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Midtenn 07-02-2012 01:33 PM

'95 Street/Track Build
 
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I purchased the car in 2007 with the intentions of building it into a STS(2) car. I refreshed the motor because a leaking exhaust valve. For the next year in a half I spent some time trying to dial in the suspension and learn to drive on street tires. Just before the 2008 Solo Nationals I dynoed the car and found it was still down on power. A leak down test showed a leaky exhaust valve. A later tear down found a bent exhaust valve. I suspect the first machine shop did not properly check the valves like I asked the first time (it was the one thing I specifically asked them to check).

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Luckily a friend of mine was looking for a co-driver for his ASP prepared Corvette that year, so I took him up on the offer. After driving that car, I knew there was no going back to STS(2). I started researching a SSM build. While searching a another friend of mine offered me his 96 M edition with a FMII kit for one hell of a deal, so I took him up on it.

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I swapped the motor from the '96 to my car (it was fresher and upgraded with Volvo valve springs). I put the '96 back to stock and sold it for almost as much as I bought it for. I ditched the Link from the '96 in favor of an AEM Series 1 EMS. Unfortunately the car set for over a year. Finally early last year I got the car back on the street. By this time I decided I was over auto-x (at least as nothing more than the casual participant) and figured I’d just have a fun street car I could do track days in (maybe NASA time trials).

Custom radiator plate:
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I purchased a roll bar and just enjoyed driving the car again. Then in haste to get home one day I pulled out and hit another car. Luckily it was low speed and only minor damage to the car. The corner was a little mangled, but I figured it was a good time for some upgrades!

I got the corner straighten enough and took on Hustler as inspiration for my replacement fender.

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To replace the bumper I am going with a VIS Racing, Racing Beat Type2 replica.

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I am copying Savington’s RX7 oil cooler setup. The ’96 motor came with a oil filter relocation, so that part was going to be easy. I decided the web in the radiator support was a perfect place to run the lines and keep them short.

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Some McMaster-Carr (my favorite online store) clamps would keep everything neat and tidy.

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Upgraded the diff mounts:

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Also going in is a CX Racing radiator and reroute.

I found using a mirror made cleaning the old gasket off much easier, though it took awhile to learn how to use my hand looking into them mirror. It also helped that I had the diff out because I just jacked the PPF all the way up for more clearance.

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The BEGi spacer required some work to make it clear my bell house. I had to tap the barb fitting deeper and trim the end to make it fit.

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Still in the works for this summer:
- Fan shroud
- Polyurethane suspension bushings and reinstall refreshed Konis (not enough of a budget for REAL coilovers yet).
- Revised intercooler plumbing (over radiator)
- Ducting
- Custom hood venting

nickt93 07-02-2012 01:54 PM

Looks good Andrew. I really like that oil cooler setup!

curly 07-02-2012 03:00 PM


Originally Posted by Midtenn (Post 898192)

---- me that's brilliant. I ran my lines above the support and through the big hole. Not nearly as neat as yours, and I have to put a bunch of tape on it to keep it sealed (ducting wise). Thanks for giving me a new project!

Midtenn 07-02-2012 04:17 PM

No problem. I really wanted some that looked factory. I just used a 1-1/4" hole saw to make two holes then cut in between them a Dremel cutoff disc. Unfortunately my Dremel died, so now I need to get a new one half way through the project, so the holes aren't as clean as I would like, but the silicon hose cut for edge trim hides it.

mgtmse01 07-02-2012 04:43 PM

midten,

that routing does look really good! cant wait to see it done.

Midtenn 07-02-2012 09:05 PM

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Fresh coat of paint on the valve cover. A little Chevy engine orange to add a little color to the engine bay.

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Midtenn 07-09-2012 10:38 PM

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Remounted the intercooler to be closer to the radiator:
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Finished up the cold side pipe. Going to move the BOV to the hot side:
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elesjuan 07-09-2012 10:53 PM


Originally Posted by curly (Post 898255)
---- me that's brilliant. I ran my lines above the support and through the big hole. Not nearly as neat as yours, and I have to put a bunch of tape on it to keep it sealed (ducting wise). Thanks for giving me a new project!

I too am going to steal this..


What did you do about a thermostat?

Edit- I see it has an internal thermostat. WIN!

viperormiata 07-09-2012 11:36 PM

I had no idea VIS knocked off the RBII front end. How is the quality, in your opinion?

Midtenn 07-10-2012 08:44 AM


Originally Posted by viperormiata (Post 901267)
I had no idea VIS knocked off the RBII front end. How is the quality, in your opinion?

It's not too bad, but I went in to it knowing I was going to have some work ahead of me because of the accident. Some of the body panel mounts are a little off. That's my next big task to get everything lined up.

Midtenn 07-15-2012 09:36 PM

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I got some more forward process this weekend. My friend finished up the hot side piping:
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While he worked on that, I cut the the hood to clear the new pipes. The cold side is pretty close to the hood, but it was a necessary evil because of the expansion area of the radiator. I only had a 4" angle grinder to work with. Once I get a working a Dremel, I'll clean up the cutouts to make them look a little better.

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All closed up:
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Hopefully this week I'll get my shroud done and the Spal fans installed. I got my Koni's back from Pro Parts USA and I'm going to work on the rest of the urethane bushings.

mellowout 07-15-2012 11:03 PM

Looking good man! Its come a long way since I saw it.

Midtenn 08-20-2012 01:24 PM

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I've been busy getting the car back together.

I spent a few hours fussing with the bumper, brackets, fenders and hood to get everything lined up. Its not perfect, but given the fiberglass bumper and the crash tweaked some of the bumper mounts, I am pretty happy

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Rebuilt Koni Yellow's (revalved too), my McMaster-Carr NB sway bar bolts, and adjustment hole on the RB 1.125" bar.
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I have also been working on my ducting. The FMII intercooler posed a little bit of a problem. It hangs slightly lower than the radiator and its it is pushed as high as we can get it. So as you can see, I had to make a little window for it to sit in. I will cover the finished ducting with aluminum duct tape to keep any air from making its way out the window.

Window layout:
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1.25" hole saw for a cleaner cutout (same one I used for the oil lines)
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Finished:
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I did have one small problem pop up. The FC oil cooler I bought had a crack in the thermostat housing (I think it was my fault for installing the thermostat backwards). So I had to pick up another oil cooler. Luckily this one doesn't leak. I've only driven it a few miles (without a bumper) but so far no leaks from the oil lines or the coolant reroute.

I hope to get my radiator shroud done this week and then I'll finish up my ducting with some various bulb seals and sealing tape. In the mean time, I'll finish putting the bumper on tonight and enjoy the wonderful weather we are getting.

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Midtenn 08-20-2012 09:41 PM

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All wrapped up! Just one little seeping oil line fitting to clear up. The bumper took awhile to fit up, but it came out looking pretty good.

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Leafy 08-21-2012 05:37 PM

Hey buy 2 6436K143 from mcmaster. for your swaybar and put them on the inside of the swaybar brackets to prevent the bar from walking. It is very un-fun when the bar walks in the middle of an ax run.

Midtenn 08-22-2012 07:28 AM

I used to have some, but I gave them to a friend who's CSP car I was driving a few years ago. They are on my list of parts for my next order.

Midtenn 08-25-2012 06:56 PM

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Oh how I missed this car. The weather was great all week so I just left the hard top off an drove her work everyday this week.

Today I took some time to tighten up the oil cooler fitting that was seeping some. I also broke out some old rattle can painting skills from my drifting days (yes, I rocked a primer black AE86 hatch). Took some time today to paint the ducting and bumper support to clear up a few rust spots.

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I modified the OEM splash guard to fit around my ducting. Complete with aluminum tape to seal it up (and keep it from flapping in the wind).
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A little aluminum tape to seal up window I had to cut for the intercooler end tank.
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Finished the day off with a little white primer on the bumper and fender. This will have to do until I have time this winter to give it a full paint job. I decided to carry the black rocker stripe onto the front bumper to make it look at little cleaner.
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viperormiata 08-25-2012 07:14 PM

That RB2 knock off looks great! So does all the work on the ducting and smart move by flipping the intercooler.

The whole car is completely tits. I like it.

Midtenn 08-25-2012 07:34 PM

There were a few fitment issues, but I tweaked the fenders, headlight lids, and hood to get everything lined up. I know I'll have to pull it again at some point, so I didn't spend to long this time getting everything perfect.

My biggest complaint about it is the lack of holes. Some of them a easy to layout, but the ones from the bumper to the fender are a pain in the ass. They drilled the ones that hold the stud plate in place (but you can't use the plastic retainers because of the thickness of the fiberglass). So you have manually layout the holes and there is no real easy reference to take measurements from. I go them close enough and opened up the holes for adjustment.

Midtenn 11-04-2012 08:09 PM

I took it out to a local auto-x to test out the rigidity of the front bumper. It took a few good solid cone hits with nothing but some scuffs in the primer. Halfway through the day, I decided to put my LG Lucid in the GPS mount and take some video

Run #4


Run #5 -- Fastest so far, but a coned it away.


Run #6 -- Fastest time of the day

Midtenn 03-20-2013 01:31 PM

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A little update for 2013. My wife started her masters degree program in January, so I needed a "little" project to keep me out of her hair while she studied. I decided I was tired of the multi-white look, so I started tearing everything down to repaint it.

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Disassembly Photo by midtenn86 | Photobucket

Surprise, surprise. I found a massive dent in the driver's side door with some nice big holes from the stud welder:
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Sealed for your protection:
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Still trying to figure out how to remove the old primer from the replica bumper:
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I think that is everything I could remove:
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After a few weeks I have finally got to the point where I can put some body filler on. I sourced some replacement doors. Unfortunately the drivers door has a similar dent, its just not as bad, so I'm going to go with it:
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I think my wife misses me:
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This is my favorite part of the project so far, a custom "drop" vent hood:
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My inner ricer giggles a little that the BOV can be seen through the cutout:
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Working on the templates for the gurney flap and side dams:
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Luckily I work for a sheet metal fabrication shop, so after layout work, some time on band saw, and a short trip over to the press brake, the gurney flap is done:
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Hopefully I'll get started welding on the hood tomorrow night at a friends house and then start the body filler work. With my intercooler piping I can only drop the vent down 1", but I figure it is better than nothing.

nickt93 03-20-2013 08:34 PM

Damn Andrew, great update. Keep taking pics! Looking forward to seeing the final product.

mellowout 03-21-2013 02:01 AM

im admiring the hole in the ceiling to mount the bike :fael:

Braineack 03-21-2013 08:13 AM


Originally Posted by mellowout (Post 992106)
im admiring the hole in the ceiling to mount the bike :fael:

Im sorry... its the.... its... the pleats... its actually an optical illusion...its the pattern on the pants, they fla flattering the crochral region, im actually taking them back right now,.... taking them back to he pants store.

Midtenn 03-24-2013 06:58 PM

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I little mock up of the gurney
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All welded up. Just have to trim a few places under the hood. It didn't warp as bad as we thought, but I still have a few ours of mud work ahead:
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Midtenn 04-01-2013 01:05 PM

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Spent 5+ hours this weekend sanding on the hood. I still have at least one more coat of body filler then it should be ready for some glazing putty.

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Midtenn 07-22-2013 01:31 PM

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Almost done! After months of sanding, filling, more sanding, and so forth and so on I finally got the paint sprayed this past weekend. Luckily enough my step-father works for a construction company which is owned by a car guy. He picked up a spray booth a few years ago and my step-dad lined up some time for me to work in a much better location than my garage.

Took a break one weekend to modify a 3" Enthuza exhaust and FM downpipe to fit my car. V-bands FTW!:
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Fixed a broken filler panel with some two-part epoxy:
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Installed a new fuel pump from Deutsch Works because my 6 month old Walbro 255HP (installed just before I started this project) locked up:
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With my new hood vent, the carrying the stock prop rod along with no longer a good option. I had some sample gas springs laying around my office, so with about $20 in hardware, I made my own hood lift kit:
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I didn't like the straight cut on the Enthuza exhaust, so I shortened it some and put a angle cut on it. I'll fab up a bumper protection plate from some scrap aluminum I have laying around this week.
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Finally go everything over to the shop to start painting.
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Got up a 5 am on a Saturday to beat the humidity (it didn't work), so I had to make myself an omelet to power through the day.
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After long day, I finally laid color:
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and 4 coats of clear:
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Finally I brought her home last night:
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I still have a few weeks ahead of me, aligning panels, reassembly, and sanding out some (a lot) of runs in the clear coat. Given this was my first time painting, I'm pretty pleased with the results.

Braineack 07-22-2013 02:52 PM

awesome tone.

MicaCeli 07-22-2013 03:20 PM

Awesome. What color is that?

Good build. Would read again.

Braineack 07-22-2013 03:23 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 1035239)
awesome tone.


Originally Posted by MicaCeli (Post 1035270)
Awesome. What color is that?


Gray is not a color, it's a tone; a combination of white and black (both are not colors).

If there was color and black, it would be a shade.

Fing Noob.

krissetsfire 07-22-2013 03:25 PM

Agreed. Nice work I'm loving the way this is turning out. I don't know what it is about NA miatas but i don't like them in white. I LOVE white. but think it looks awful on an NA. Nice work.

MicaCeli 07-22-2013 03:30 PM

It's considered to be a achromatic color.

Ok I will rephrase the question.

What did that Grey Tone or a color that is without color come from?

MicaCeli 07-22-2013 03:31 PM


Originally Posted by krissetsfire (Post 1035275)
Agreed. Nice work I'm loving the way this is turning out. I don't know what it is about NA miatas but i don't like them in white. I LOVE white. but think it looks awful on an NA. Nice work.

You are incorrect, white looks awesome on NA's.

Onyxyth 07-22-2013 03:31 PM

I saw the grey and initially thought it was primer, I wondered what color you were going to paint it. I got confused when it was suddenly glossy, turns out that IS the color! It looks really good though, I like it.

Midtenn 07-22-2013 03:33 PM

It is Toyota/Scion "Cement" paint. The only two cars/trucks that come in it are the FJ and the tC that I know of. My wife was a little apprehensive about the color based on the pictures of the tC's I showed her, but she really likes it now that its on the Miata.

All told, minus parts I had to replace, I've got a little less than $1000 into the paint job. That includes the paint, consumables, and tools.

viperormiata 07-22-2013 03:55 PM

god damn that is a beautiful

MicaCeli 07-22-2013 03:57 PM

Very cool....plus your time :) Now you gots to put everything back together.

The doors look soo much better without they triangle window.

Fireindc 07-22-2013 04:29 PM

Looks fuckin' top tits my friend. Keep up the good work.

TorqueZombie 07-22-2013 07:45 PM

Looks good and love the color. . . um shade.

brooke5 07-22-2013 09:41 PM

Love the end result, looks great. Jealous!

Midtenn 08-04-2013 10:45 AM

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Spent the last two weeks wet sanding and polishing the car. Its not a perfect paint job, but its a 10x better than what it was before. Hopefully I'll have everything back together today and ready for the road. I've got a few mechanical parts to install to get it ready.

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Midtenn 08-15-2013 08:31 PM

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Got off early today, so I decided to wash her up and take some pictures.

Because everyone needs to see their radiator:
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Interior shot:
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Anyone looking to build a home?
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Makes the "whoosh" noise a little louder now:
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Because stickers are cool:
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viperormiata 08-19-2013 03:06 PM

I love that paint. Great looking car, man.

Fireindc 08-19-2013 03:19 PM

Car looks great. Functional and sexy. +1propz.

miata2fast 08-19-2013 10:48 PM

I had to come in here to peak at your paint job. Really looks great.

What is the reason for the taped edges? Is that for assembly purposes, or for sanding?

Midtenn 08-20-2013 06:46 PM

The taped edges were to keep from burning thru the edges when I was buffing the paint out.

Midtenn 09-23-2013 07:39 PM

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Picked up an '01 with 59k on the clock for a VVT swap. Now the question is whether or not to stay turbo...

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Midtenn 12-02-2013 01:25 PM

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Pulled the turbo motor last weekend so it can go to it's new owner (going into an Exocet).

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Pulled the valve cover on the donor motor to find the cleanest head I've ever seen:
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Pulling the head off the donor motor this week to have it machined down 0.03" and install a 99-00 head gasket. I should have a big order for 949 Racing next week. Going to clean and paint the engine bay as well as install a de-powered PS rack while everything is out.

Fireindc 12-02-2013 05:56 PM

Holy shit, that head looks factory new.

If it's a track only car, i'd be tempted to go the N/A route with that motor.

Midtenn 12-02-2013 06:10 PM

I am going the N/A route this time. My wife and I have plans for a family in the future, so to be able to keep playing with cars, I needed to reduce the cost of wear items (i.e. less HP). Luckily, if I sell the last of the parts from the parts car I got this motor from, this motor and transmission will have given me $16 to install it.

Fireindc 12-02-2013 07:02 PM

Sounds like a good plan, much better than getting rid of the toy altogether. Should be a mean track setup in the end.

Midtenn 01-19-2014 10:08 AM

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While I had the motor out, I figured it was a good time to paint the engine bay. I almost went with black, but my wife and friend convinced me otherwise. I picked up a few cans of custom blend spray paint to match the Toyota/Scion Cement grey. Everything is masked off and a light coat of primer laid down. I hope to get color sprayed today.

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Leafy 01-19-2014 04:30 PM

That was probably a better idea than black. I'm constantly loosing the roll of electrical tape in the blackness.

Midtenn 01-19-2014 06:37 PM

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Spent two of these:
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To get to this point:
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After it dried, I started putting everything back in place. Painted the head light assemblies black because I ran out of grey paint.
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Efini~FC3S 01-20-2014 02:17 PM

It's not warm enough for painting





at least not in my garage.


BLARF

Midtenn 01-20-2014 05:53 PM

It was only in the 50's here. It took the primer almost a day to dry. The color dried in a few hours though.

Midtenn 02-20-2014 01:08 PM

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Been making some progress over the last month.

Fresh coat of VHT black for the block:
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The only "JDM" part going on my car. Decided that an oil pan baffle was a little bit of extra insurance. Picked up a Mahura for a decent price direct from Japan.:
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Gates racing timing belt, new timing belt pulleys, new water pump, square-top manifold, and Garage Star water pump and alternator pulleys installed. I wasn't planning on getting the pulleys, but they came with my used header for cheap.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392919710

One my best friends came over and helped me depower the steering rack:
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949 Racing clutch installed. I remember why I hate installing transmissions by myself after fighting installing the transmission for an hour, only to find out that I mushroomed the splines some and had to file them straight.
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After which it was time to drop the motor in so I could start wiring everything:
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Stealth97 02-20-2014 10:42 PM

I LOVE this car! That's exactly what I want to do to my hood.

Midtenn 03-01-2014 08:16 AM

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I've been working on wiring everything the past few weeks. So far I've been able to us wiring from the '95 harness to do everything I've needed to do. I noticed that the '01 injector harness uses the same connector as the 95, so I just repined the connector to match the 95 harness. Now I don't have a crusty, broken injector harness. I also saved the wire carrier to run the cam and crank angle sensor wiring through as well. Not pictured is my VVT wiring. I used the purge control valve wiring from my 95 because it already had a 12V+ from the ECU and a trigger ran to the ECU. I'll just repin the ECU side to move the trigger from one pin location to another.

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Ran my new fuel lines. 6AN Aeroquip socketless hose. They were out of black when I ordered it :loser:. I just plumbed the M-tuned rail as a single feed, single exit.
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Wiring up the Toyota COP
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Finished product. I still have some cleaning up to do on the valve cover. My Dremel died on me last weekend.
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Hopefully this weekend I'll have the exhuast installed with a new "all flow cat" and v-bands, wrap up the wiring, and start working on the intake. Cross my fingers that 949 Racing gets trigger wheels and crank pulleys in stock soon.

Midtenn 04-22-2014 10:31 PM

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Its been a few busy, busy weeks.

I painted the valve cover wrinkle red and made a strap to hold down the COPs.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1398220306

Fabricated my own intake:
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My SuperMiata damper finally came in after a 4 months back order:
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Bled the clutch and brakes. Picked up the steel fittings and brake fluid from TSE.
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Finished product:
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After a few hours of tinkering with the AEM and some emails to Savington everything is up and running. I'm pretty excited to get everything running and took it for a spin around the block tonight. Now time for tuning and enjoyment.


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