Mazda MX-5 Miata

Name: Mazda MX-5 Miata
Brand: Garage, Galley & Hangar
SKU: mazda-mx-5-miata-1989-1997
Price: 29 USD
Availability: InStock

The car that restored the affordable roadster: 1.6 and 1.8 litre, double wishbones at all four corners, a powerplant frame tying the driveline into the structure, and a design brief that put immediacy ahead of outright capability. An honest owner's reference to the NA MX-5, covering the short-nose crankshaft that is the single most consequential thing to establish about any early car, the drain channels behind the seats whose blockage rots the frame rails from the inside out, the 1.6 against 1.8 gearbox and differential differences, and the deep Spec Miata parts and knowledge base that keeps these cars cheap to own.

Hardcover $159 · digital book $29

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The digital edition is ready to read the moment you buy. The hardcover is printed to order and ships in about two weeks.

A sample of what's inside

Specifications

Engine	1.6L B6ZE (1,597 cc) or 1.8L BP-ZE (1,839 cc) twin-cam four
Power	116 hp at 6,500 rpm (1.6 manual); 128 hp at 6,500 rpm (1.8)
Drivetrain	Five-speed manual or automatic, rear-wheel drive, viscous or Torsen limited-slip on some cars
Kerb weight	940 to 1,030 kg (2,072 to 2,271 lb) depending on engine and transmission
Used market	United States asking prices spanning about $10,000 to $50,000 across nationwide listings

Known issues, covered honestly

The short-nose crankshaft on 1990 and early 1991 cars: what fails at the pulley bolt, why engine serial numbers will not tell you which crank you have, and how to identify it by eye
Rust in the frame rails and sills, driven by blocked soft-top drain channels, so a drainage detail is a structural concern rather than a maintenance one
Cooling and the crank angle sensor, including why a timing light can report correct ignition timing on an engine whose crankshaft keyway is destroyed
Where the published data is simply wrong: English Wikipedia lists the 1.8 as lighter than the 1.6, which is backwards, and circulating valve-clearance figures belong to a later engine entirely

…and the full survey guide, service schedules, systems, and parts sourcing in the complete volume.

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We fold in your year, your engine, your electronics and refits, your hull number, and your vessel name and your own boat's photo on the cover. The book stops describing the boat that left the factory and starts describing the one in your slip.

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