Rebuild all the salvage Miatas! ASS!
05-01-2014, 11:46 AM
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bingo!
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05-01-2014, 12:04 PM
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I ended up finger tightening the bolts on the new housing and let the RTV set overnight, then came back the next day and torqued em down. I just checked when i was working on my car over the weekend and it still looks sparkly clean several thousand mile later
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05-01-2014, 12:24 PM
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Oh **** Ed, I'm an idiot.
This is going to be a very easy swap. I forgot everything was bolted into the iron part. My bad on the misleading bit.
You do still need an axle though.
This is going to be a very easy swap. I forgot everything was bolted into the iron part. My bad on the misleading bit.
You do still need an axle though.
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05-01-2014, 11:47 PM
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They are different only in that the abs cars have a small bracket on the control arm. Otherwise identical. Nothing that FIA-rated zipties can't also do. Or your friendly CSTG welder.
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05-03-2014, 12:25 AM
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Well...
Car drives PERFECTLY. Picked up the axle, a proper '99 NB intake, and some plastic interior pieces that were missing, as well as the front subframe and control arms for the MSM. Josh and I put the axles back in, put in the plastics, and went for a drive. She drives perfectly! Runs great, brakes feel good, clutch is strong, shifts very nicely, torsen works as it should (hehe).
Oh, and I totally didn't know that Josh is a youngun til yesterday.
Monday the rear control arms go on the MSM. I'm going to try to borrow some wheels and get the front aligned well enough to drive to CTSG for a front subframe swap.
Car drives PERFECTLY. Picked up the axle, a proper '99 NB intake, and some plastic interior pieces that were missing, as well as the front subframe and control arms for the MSM. Josh and I put the axles back in, put in the plastics, and went for a drive. She drives perfectly! Runs great, brakes feel good, clutch is strong, shifts very nicely, torsen works as it should (hehe).
Oh, and I totally didn't know that Josh is a youngun til yesterday.
Monday the rear control arms go on the MSM. I'm going to try to borrow some wheels and get the front aligned well enough to drive to CTSG for a front subframe swap.
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05-03-2014, 01:00 AM
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What a trooper. Sits for a year, starts with a jump, and after a $20 diff casing, $70 axle, and $10 in axle seals, it just runs awesome. We beat the **** out of it on some back roads, and aside from some soulless rear tires it felt awesome. Both my first NB and first 6spd. Loved both.
And then after a 6 mile round trip to a local wine bar with the wife, who's car sickness won't allow me to rev past 3000rpm at 10% throttle,and there's now a check engine light. Tempted divorce on the way home to about 5500, and still cannot for the life of me feel or see anything wrong with it. I'll get it read tomorrow.
And then after a 6 mile round trip to a local wine bar with the wife, who's car sickness won't allow me to rev past 3000rpm at 10% throttle,and there's now a check engine light. Tempted divorce on the way home to about 5500, and still cannot for the life of me feel or see anything wrong with it. I'll get it read tomorrow.
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05-03-2014, 01:15 AM
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Oh they're by far my "dream" car, but the wife has said numerous times my '08 lancer needs to sell first, and both cold/rainy winter days and hot summer days don't sound fun in my NA. I'll live with this thing for a weekend for now.
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