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February 10, 2004: Steve at CMC is going to send another rear control arm to replace the one that's off.
As someone who deals in complex, essentially hand-made turbo kits I'm not surprised to find small problems like this - particularly in an early version of a product. So far, none of the problems have stopped me from working on the car.

A componentry update. Miatas use the same steering column splines as Subarus. A co-worker gave me an unneeded steering column adaptor from a Subaru steering wheel (he put the wheel in his Corrado) and it fits perfectly. I'll have to make a plate to adapt the OEM Subaru flange to my Mountney wheel, but that's simple. It will also give me the ability to space the wheel forward and back depending on the thickness of the plate. The Miata brake flex lines aren't going to work with the frame so I'll have to get some custom ones made. There's a decision on the "OEM vs stainless steel" quandary and another few bucks for cost. When working on the wiring harness last night, I also realized that I'll need to get a set of coils from a 1.8 Miata instead of the 1.6 ones I have. The 1.8 ECU won't drive those 1.6 coils. Yes, it would be easier to use the 1.6 ECU. But I have plans for down the road. Oh, and that mystery bracket is for the steering shaft. Fair enough, I'll make that work!

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