Well, I still haven't gotten a tablet to work on it, but I haven't spend a lot of time trying recently.
However, I have gotten a few hours here and there to work on the bodywork. Because I had the left rear corner already hammered together for the first version of the rear, I had to do some work to make it fit the new back end. I'm working on filling in the cuts and whatnot from the original version, as well as adding some material to the bottom.
At this point, I'm welding on all my Dzus fasteners. I think I'm going to run short, so that's going to hold me back some more, as I'm broke, as usual. I'll try to find some money to get however many more I will need. I think I figured out about 28 total to hold the back end down, as well as the fenders on top.
(the left fender looks almost flat, but it's just resting there and there's a decent gap at the base. When up against the fender tightly, it looks much better.)
As for the fenders, I'm stuck on them right now. I have to redo the rear suspension before I can put the fenders on. I realized that when I have the fenders in place, I have 2" of clearance from the current tires to the fenders. I know perfectly well that the worn out, cut-down, stock Miata springs that are on it right now have more than 2" of travel, and a good bump would tear the fenders right off, tossing hundreds of hours of work down the drain.
So, I have the options of making bumpstops, which would suck--I'd bottom out constantly, and it would make the already weird handling characteristics worse. The other options are to either find some heavy Miata springs, or springs that would fit, and have bumpstops just in case, or, finally, find some used coilovers.
The coilovers are the best option. I've tried everywhere, but cannot find just rear coilovers for the Miata. I can use generic coilovers, like the QA-1's I have in the front, but I'd have to redesign the mounting points. I'd rather not do that unless I have to.
Any tips would be wonderful. I'm trying to find a pair used, since I never have a lot of money.
Oh well. At least I'm getting some work done. I think I may have found a source to buy new wire to completely rebuild the harness to fit the car where I want it to. I am contemplating on moving the battery from then back to the front by the passenger's footwell. There's a little space in front of it, and I think I have enough weight in the back as it is. That was my reasoning for placing it in the back in the first place--I figured I would need all the weight in the back that I could, but it turned out, I think I might actually have more weight in the back, maybe 45/55.
I will try to keep posting.