I will try to write something about my build every day or so for awhile to cover the things that might be a bit unusual (at least to my eye).
There were a couple of mentions of the wheels. My thoughts in this build were to keep it as inexpensive as was reasonable (to me) and yet build a car that looked nice and certainly was safe. The Prisoner wheels were steelies. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the early Miatas had a basic steel wheel as standard. I had some difficulty locating 5 of them, but did eventually find them. I then fashioned a means of mounting the moon hubcaps to the wheels. The Lotus insignia are just JB welded to the hubcaps. I was fairly pleased with the result, although the hubcaps do stand out a bit more than I would like... But, everything is a compromise..
I think I will talk a little about the steering. I de-powered the rack and then shortened is as described in other posts on the forum. Then I modified the stock steering column to work pretty well in the car. I was able to use the stock column from U-joint on up. I welded the hex hub from a steering wheel quick release to the end of the steering shaft. Here is a picture that shows the column as modified and mounted.
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By having the steering shaft point slightly outboard from the wheel to the U-joint, I was able to just clear the exhaust manifold. This view from the front shows that alignment. I used DOM tubing to lengthen the steering shaft in this area.
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This next picture shows my forward mount and you get a good view of the U-joint.
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This picture shows the rearward mount.
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And, finally, a picture during final assembly after painting.
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This has been pretty brief. I really don't want to bore anyone. If you want more detail. just ask.