It has been a very busy few weeks for Me. Thanksgiving, Frying Turkeys and stripping Miatas.

I have never worked on a car that I didn’t need to have ready by Monday morning, so that I could get to work. Having a second Miata gives me quite a bit of freedom, and I am enjoying the process.

During the Stripping process, I have found precious little bondo. That’s one of the great advantages of living in the great state of Texas. No snow. No salt. There was a little bondo in the upper door.

Not anymore. The circles show the outline of the dents.

But… If you do live in the snow belt, here is a piece of advice. Watch the inner bottom of the front fenders, It seems to accumulate stuff that could start a patch of rust.

Little nuggets of information like this is why I go to extremes when I start a project. None of what I am doing is truly necessary, But I hope that I can learn something in the process of rebuilding this car.

This week I have completely finished stripping the visible red from the car. Next week I plan to clear the Door jambs and remove some parts for painting.