Panos' 1999 MX-5 Miata, PEP model

IMAGE GALERY

1. In Solo II Racing Attire

2. Solo II racing in Honolulu (Barber's Point AFB) in early 2000

3. Approaching a tight chicane while finishing the sweeper at Hawaii Raceway Park at 65 mph (early 2002)

4. Inspection of the crankshaft end play

5. Where does the fuel filter hide? Look under the car and between the rear wheels. This photo with the filter's cover off.

6. More than 150 hard miles at the counter-clockwise track (Hawaii Raceway Park) took a toll on the RE-730 tire (close-up).

7. Modification of the stock intake airbox for easier breething. (Superceded by a Monsterflow intake system.)

IMPROVEMENTS & MODIFICATIONS

Item, purchase price excluding shipping, (installation)

• Classic Soft Trim perforated leather seats: $750
• Brainstorm wood trim: $250
• Wheel fender trim: $100
• Body side trim: $130
• Hornet alarm and keyless entry: $242 ($50)
• PIAA 1400 fog lights: $198 ($100)
• PIAA plasma headlamps: $97
• Silver front mud guards: $50
• Removed sun visors and replaced by Knobmeister visor plugs: $8
• Duetto Deluxe key light: $43 ($35)
• CRI air horns: $45
• JR air filter: $29
• Mini jumper cables: $15
• NGK extended reach spark plugs: $16
• Magnecor 8.5 mm High Performance spark plug wires: $72
• 4 Yokohama A032R DOT race tires 185/60-14: $452 ($42) - lasted 3,100 street miles and 10 autocrosses
• Clear front bumper marker lights: $38
• Brainstorm leather arm rest: $80
• Lanny Chamber's alignment: $69
• Racing Beat Power Pulse muffler: $225 ($45)
• Hard Dog Hard Bar: $235 ($100) - Superceded by SCCA-spec road racing roll bar.
• CRI cockpit cover: $45
• 4 Rota Circuit 8 wheels for strett use: $500
• 4 Bridgestone RE-730 street tires 195/50-15: $334 ($36)
• Removed windblocker
• Replaced the rear part of exhaust midpipe with wider pipe: $70
• REDLINE in shift turret (MT-90), gearbox (MT-90) and the Torsen differential (75W90NS): $25 ($20)
• Special edition chrome fuel cap: $99
• 4 Kumho Victoracer 700 DOT race tires in 195/55-14 for autocross: $446 ($50)
• Flying Miata front sway bar: $136 ($30)
• Buck Design stainless grille: $105
• Brainstorm oil filter relocation: $135 ($50)
• Real oil pressure sender from VDO: $30 ($20) - Oil pressure gauge indications.
• Shock absorber tower brace by Freedom Design: $88
• Brake ducts for cooling front disk brakes using the OEM bezels for fog lights - ducting, finished side view, finished front view: $95 ($100)
• Brainstorm 4:1 racing header - old exhaust manifold and new exhaust headers: $500 ($75)
• MOMO Start full bucket seat: $290
• Replaced DOT-3 brake fluid with more heat resistant DOT-4 fluid, ATE ("cool blue"): $20 ($50)

SCCA SOLO II RESULTS

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