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- So in case you haven’t figured it out yet, my name is Charlie Brumfield, and I co-host the Burnout Radio Podcast with Nick Malone. I also Co-Host and write articles for Car Care 101. My ride is the the now infamous Project Miata. I’m also the web guy, the photographer, videographer, editor, writter, audiophile, and graphics monkey for all things Burnout Radio and Car Care 101. I like pie.
![There is a common missconception of sorts, that the Miata’s upper ball joints are not servicable and you have to drop over $300 a piece for new upper control arms [...]](http://www.carcare101.info/wp-content/uploads/project_miata_installing_v8_roadsters_upper_ball_joints_03-115x115.jpg "Project Miata: V8 Roadsters Rebuildable Upper Ball Joint Installation")
![So in the last post we completely blew apart Project Miata’s suspension. We did so because everything that could wear out had… some time around about a 100,000 miles ago. So before [...]](http://www.carcare101.info/wp-content/uploads/prothane_poly_bushing_install_step_07-115x115.jpg "Project Miata: Prothane Poly Bushing Install")
![It’s time to start our first major overhaul on Project Miata. The car’s 20 year old worn out suspension complete with blown shocks and crumbling bushing necessitated we start there. [...]](http://www.carcare101.info/wp-content/uploads/project_miata_suspension_tear_down_step_02-115x115.jpg "Project Miata: Suspension Tear Down")
![So being that Project Miata has little to no budget we decided to salvage all the parts we could from the crispy car. This meant transferring our old Harddog Duce Roll bar to [...]](http://www.carcare101.info/wp-content/uploads/project_miata_painting_harddog_duce_roll_bar_003-115x115.jpg "Project Miata: Painting the Harddog Duce Roll Bar")
![Yup you read that right. After a 2 month investigation the insurance company finally cut us a check for Project Miata. The very next day we spotted this beauty of [...]](http://www.carcare101.info/wp-content/uploads/project_miata_2-0_A-115x115.jpg "Project Miata LIVES!!!!")
![So now that we’ve got the brake rotors painted it’s time to get our old brakes off the car so we can get them cleaned up painted and ready to install [...]](http://www.carcare101.info/wp-content/uploads/project_miata_removing_the_brakes_001-115x115.jpg "Project Miata: Removing the Brakes")
![So Friday afternoon I go and pick up the police report from the creation of Project Miata: The Extra Crispy Edition. Oh dear Jesus. First off they tried to charge [...]](http://www.carcare101.info/wp-content/uploads/police_report-115x115.jpg "Project Miata: Police Report… You’re Doing It Wrong")
![So if you haven’t heard yet, Project Miata went up in a giant ball of fire last Thursday. Today was the first day I got to see the project car [...]](http://www.carcare101.info/wp-content/uploads/project_miata_extra_crispy_002-115x115.jpg "Project Miata: The Aftermath of the Inferno")
![So I had planned to release the rest of the articles relating to the brake upgrade we did on Project Miata a couple of weeks back, but instead I get [...]](http://www.carcare101.info/wp-content/uploads/project_miata_burninated_002-115x115.jpg "Project Miata: Goes Up In Blaze of Glory")
![So Project Miata is finally under way. After taking care of a few maintenance related items it’s time for the first real project, new brakes. But keeping with our Rule Numero Uno: [...]](http://www.carcare101.info/wp-content/uploads/project_miata_painting_rotors_step_003-115x115.jpg "Project Miata: Painting the Brake Rotors")
