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Air inlet goes to a pocket under the cowl, complete with drainage tube. The air can be sent wherever it's wanted.
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coolant reroute
From the swirl pot down to the radiator.
From the radiator into the water pump
The Kia outlet sends the hot water over to the swirl pot, the highest point of the system.
Hot water comes in, swirls around, and exits hopefully with fewer air bubbles. A temperature sensor sits at the bottom of the pot.
A custom fan shroud holds two 12" no name fans.
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First fitment of the aluminum trunk prototype
It will have some space added to the rear portion, along with a flange to close the gap in the back.
Always remember to take your jack to the race track.
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The swirl pot is a custom item. If there was enough interest I'd make a Miata-specific unit, but they're just not cheap to make. There are a few overflow tanks on Ebay that can be used as a "starter-kit" for a swirl pot. You'd just need someone who can strategically weld on a couple 1.25" tubes.
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The trunk has some flanges now so it can be connected to the other pieces. Perhaps has striker plate will mount on the rear flange so we can hinge the trunk.
This is just a test-fit of the dash. The gauges will mount onto that blank aluminum plate. Right now I'm looking at a four gauge setup with Oil, Tach, Speed, and Water, from left to right. Volts, Fuel and maybe an AFR gauge will reside above the transmission tunnel.
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New Part unveil
Sometimes when you build a new part for a 25 year old engine package, you either feel very smart or very foolish. Usually after the crowd at MT.net gets done with you, it's the latter.
There's more than a few "coil near plug" mounts for the LS engine on Fleabay, and I picked one up, along with some truck coils. As there's no room behind the engine to mount them, I thought this solution was pretty cool. Thoughts?
Aluminum mount for the coil packs. Note the nice oil line routing (heat shield coming).
Coils in place.
Closeup. This might end up looking like spaghetti, but at least everything will be accessible.
There's more than a few "coil near plug" mounts for the LS engine on Fleabay, and I picked one up, along with some truck coils. As there's no room behind the engine to mount them, I thought this solution was pretty cool. Thoughts?
Aluminum mount for the coil packs. Note the nice oil line routing (heat shield coming).
Coils in place.
Closeup. This might end up looking like spaghetti, but at least everything will be accessible.
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I would have missed that one...
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Any time anything rubs against anything inside an engine compartment, regardless of what the things are wrapped in, something is going to abrade first. If you're lucky, it's not the thing which contains a hot, pressurized, flammable liquid.