93' Miata stolen and flipped build thread
01-27-2015, 11:33 PM
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I luckily avoided the builk of the cost buy buying a decently built car already. Didn't have to buy the 3.6 gears/6 speed/built motor/ARTech/turbo/MS3x/suspension bits etc etc.
Made it a little easier to swallow the bulk of the turbo miata cost.
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01-28-2015, 03:23 AM
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Well it took cutting one of my 15mm wrenches into a 3" stubby to get the last nut off but here it is like I thought. Blown oil seal. Was soaked in oil.
I forgot it is much harder removing the turbo and downpipe with the engine IN the car.
I forgot it is much harder removing the turbo and downpipe with the engine IN the car.
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01-28-2015, 04:53 AM
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At least your latest iteration should be bomb proof with how methodical your build is progressing. Going to be putting out some serious power with your new turbo.
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01-28-2015, 10:19 AM
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like shown in the video. If the bearing cartridge was both replaced and that same turbine reinstalled, it would still wobble like that.
I'm going with oil starvation, that's a pretty typical result of it.
think about how the shaft rides in this:
I'm going with oil starvation, that's a pretty typical result of it.
think about how the shaft rides in this:
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01-31-2015, 09:42 AM
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I've had to go to the hospital several times over the last two weeks, so I didn't get everybody's shipped when I planned.
It's coming. Maybe in more than one sense.
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01-31-2015, 09:48 AM
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Also, a word of caution. That grey tape is extraordinarily sticky to itself, and it is very stretchy. Once it sticks to itself, you aren't going to get it unstuck, so be careful about folding it over.
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02-01-2015, 02:01 PM
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You have my sympathies!
My exact reaction to the phone call from the police.
This is roughly what happened from the police report:
It was taken for a joy ride, slid off the road at +/-110 mph, did 3 complete revolutions before it went off the road, slid down the road embarrassed kment, tires dug into the soft sand on the drivers side and flipped onto the roof, thereby totaling the car.
I'm hoping enough speed was scrubbed to make the impact on the roof not terrible but that is wishful thinking. It tore the bead of the tire off one of the wheels and there is damage to every panel.
I talked to the tow guy last night and asked him to pop the hood and look at the engine for me and he said the cold air intake was a bit smashed but other than that nothing looked damaged. He said the car was able to roll onto the flatbed after putting it into neutral but one wheel(and I'm guessing control arm) is pushed in a bit. Rear diff isn't leaking, but I'm also guessing since it was in gear at the time of impact that one of the gears might be toast as well.
Damnit now I'm shaking in anger again.
This is roughly what happened from the police report:
It was taken for a joy ride, slid off the road at +/-110 mph, did 3 complete revolutions before it went off the road, slid down the road embarrassed kment, tires dug into the soft sand on the drivers side and flipped onto the roof, thereby totaling the car.
I'm hoping enough speed was scrubbed to make the impact on the roof not terrible but that is wishful thinking. It tore the bead of the tire off one of the wheels and there is damage to every panel.
I talked to the tow guy last night and asked him to pop the hood and look at the engine for me and he said the cold air intake was a bit smashed but other than that nothing looked damaged. He said the car was able to roll onto the flatbed after putting it into neutral but one wheel(and I'm guessing control arm) is pushed in a bit. Rear diff isn't leaking, but I'm also guessing since it was in gear at the time of impact that one of the gears might be toast as well.
Damnit now I'm shaking in anger again.
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