Spring Maintenance and Repairs (Long-overdue post)

Warning: Ahead is a barrage of poorly-composed, blurry photos of my Miata Spring Break.

As mentioned previously, I placed a sizable order with Moss Miata and a few other places in order to gather all of the items needed for the services I planned for the week of March 15th through 22nd.

By March 15th, all of the necessary items I ordered had arrived, and I wasted no time getting things unwrapped. I carefully laid out the top in a clean, dry, storage room so that the creases from packing would smooth out some.

 

I wasted no time tearing into the old convertible top. I kept the hardware in a plastic tray (bin lid). Though I did remove the fasteners and such in a civilized fashion, the top began coming apart as I did so.

  

I couldn't help myself. Pictured is the tattered remains of the old roof, ready for the trash.

 

We removed the convertible top latches, cleaned off the corrosion, and sprayed them down with bedliner to give them a durable, textured finish.

The top installation was complete within four hours or so. It's been awhile since I've done one, and I made the mistake of doing it with the frame mounted to the car. I imagine this would have all been much easier if I had removed the frame from the vehicle and laid it out. 

  

 

 

 

   

 

  

 

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