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Old 01-13-2011, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by jacob300zx
Your in Canadaland so...

I think crashnscar has been around a race miata or two lol
yes...the n00b label was to myself
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Old 01-13-2011, 09:32 AM
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Andrew, is this car going to get driven by a hot shoe? What times ie under spec record, are you expecting.
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Old 01-13-2011, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jacob300zx
Andrew, is this car going to get driven by a hot shoe? What times ie under spec record, are you expecting.
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Old 01-13-2011, 10:15 AM
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lol, faeforskin
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Old 01-13-2011, 11:45 AM
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My laptop just ate crap so updates to this thread will slow down until I get it back. Posting this from my phone now.

Originally Posted by natedawg
That fuel filter has a stainless element?
No, but everything I was able to find said that people were not having any issues with this filter and e85. If you have first hand experience with this filter and e85 I'd like to hear about it. This also won't be running e85 initially, I'm just preparing for the future when the motor gets built.

Originally Posted by jacob300zx
Andrew, is this car going to get driven by a hot shoe? What times ie under spec record, are you expecting.
Car will be driven by me. I'd like to think I'm pretty quick, race spec miata and am usually within a half second to second of pole. Most recent time I drove Savingtons car (after not having driven anything with power for over a year), in one session I was only a second off his best time of the day. I believe he had the fastest lap of the day and mine was second fastest. The goal is to have this be faster than his turbo car, but that is obviously not a simple goal to achieve.
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Old 01-13-2011, 12:10 PM
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Sweet build. I kinda wish I did a V8 instead of a turbo. Not enough $$$ though. What is the initial power goal and what do you think you'll eventually get to?
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No idea you were driving it, this should be interesting
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Old 01-13-2011, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jacob300zx
Andrew, is this car going to get driven by a hot shoe? What times ie under spec record, are you expecting.
Once it's dialed in it should be every bit as fast as my black car is.
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Old 01-25-2011, 01:27 AM
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Picked up a couple goodies that should help get this build going.





Also think I have decided on Honda Competition White for the color, with an orange cage, wheels, wing endplates, etc.

And a quick picture of the new shop, as of 2 weeks ago:

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Old 01-25-2011, 02:08 AM
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buy a whole donor car = best way to do a swap.
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**** ON MY ****. What the hell transmission is that?
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Old 01-25-2011, 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Faeflora
**** ON MY ****. What the hell transmission is that?
Sequential box.
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Old 01-25-2011, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by scottyd
Sequential box.
No it's not. It looks like a Jericho but definitely not a sequential.
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Thats the bat mobile transmission!!!! Only few can afford one of those rare pieces.
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Shift linkage with heims is where it's at. Just succumbed to the limp lever in P-car. Old antiquated ball and cup are going to be updated to the "RS" Golden Rod. Same as above...
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how much is one of those?
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I don't know, but same size and external shape as my old 3-speed peanut in the '61 Chevy Stepside I had. The bearings alone were $600 at the time 10 yrs. ago.
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Originally Posted by hustler
No it's not. It looks like a Jericho but definitely not a sequential.
It's a sequential box.
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Originally Posted by Savington
It's not a sequential box.
************, I know that. Now please, stfu and send my brake parts with the extra rotors.
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Damn. Damn-damn.
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