Crazyblackman

Got the 6 speed in with plenty of hassle.... the 6 speed was the easy part. Minus me forgetting 4 rear main seal bolts after everything was in.

PAIN.



Wanting to avoid taking off the downpipe was just not gonna happen.

Eventually caved and took downpipe off,of course I broke the gawd damn bolts and they broke off inside.

I used 10 grade bolts to prevent them from breaking but it didn’t matter... so this has caused more headache than it’s worth.

Soooo time for an upgrade, working on vband setup and new turbo.

I’d like a Garrett 2871r but need to make sure it comes in vband configuration.




So since I can’t be turbo currently and I needed to move I bought stock headers and put those back on for the time being. Such a sad day but it can move. Glad I held on to the block off plates for the AN lines.




Suggestions of turbos are much appreciated with vband capability... still aiming for 300whp is the goal.

That’s all for now, just waiting for the turbo purchase and Vband setup.

Crazyblackman

Damn it’s been a while again, been busy.

Moved into our new house, finally have a place for Brutus and Shelby together!

Got a new short shifter for the 6 speed from Gracingshifters... looks pretty nice, and it is definitely short compared to stock.

I had a short shifter for my 5 speed so I had to have another, just different brand.




I already said I was getting a new turbo, so I got all that put together and put in the car. Had a buddy help me get the downpipe and rest of exhaust set for Vbands.





From this:



Back to this:




Got all the lines connected, and finally think I got the car bled properly for coolant so we’re good for now.



Took it for some rips, the line to the ECU came off, I guess a zip tie didn’t do the trick anymore. Once that was fixed up we’re back in business.

Holding boost till 10PSI, and it feels great!

Now to get the flex fuel sensor installed, fuel pump, and brakes!

Until next time!

DNMakinson

iTrader: (3)

Tell me about your beautiful valve cover. And did you have to mod it to mount the COPs?
DNM

Crazyblackman

Sure thing, it’s a Capri cover I had powdercoated silver and black. Put -10AN lines on it for catchcan purposes, along with recessed valve cover hardware.

I love it honestly! I did not have to modify the cover itself to fit COPS I had garagestar COP bracket for 1.6 and they bolted right up, I need to clean up the wiring but meh, on the to do list.

Crazyblackman

Hey all,

It’s hot, so I don’t do much in the garage despite wanting to. Drive it when I get a chance and it’s always the feeling I’m looking for!

More photos from upgrading lighting for the jetstream headlights to LED’s

OLD








Need to shave the inside of buckets down to use these LEDs since it’s a different shape.





After reassembly, the turn signals are built in so I may block off the existing turn signals but we will see I don’t think they are bright enough when the headlights are on so.

LEDS are bright but focused.








Also got a 3D printed filter that fits NA/NB, prevents all the usual crap from going inside the cabin. (Peep the yoga mat)






Need to clean some things up but next step is working on the brakes, long time coming…. Until next time

Crazyblackman

Another dump of things I’ve done semi recently!

Finally got the brakes completely.

-Wilwood 4 pots up front
-1.8 in the rear
-Wilwood 1” Master Cylinder
-Prop valve










Everything feels pretty solid, not worried about slowing down anymore, no weird shakes…. Now

Problem I ran into was with the wheels being 15x9 -0, they contact the brake caliper in the front normally






Got 5mm spacers, it appeared to clear but under heavy braking could feel a little vibration, so I had 25mm spacer (I know huge leap) and I can drive again.

So flare removal again


I just can’t turn super far without rubbing issues. Still need to re-do alignment but haven’t been able to find the time yet.


I also got my oil feed line replaced again since it burnt through…. Again….I’m not sure why I haven’t being using PTFE lines but I now am for the oil feed.


Old line

Got a new turbo blanket since the old one was done in with oil.








Finally put the car back on the ground, and with the weather finally getting nice again, bikini top went on!


That’s it for now, once I get 10mm spacers for the front we should be good and I’m going for a long drive up north to enjoy this thing for a couple hours!

Still need to do E85 and fuel pump, etc.

Teejay187

I'm glad the cabin filter fit like it should! Nice work on the brakes too! Got any weights on the setup?

Crazyblackman

Sure does, I need to replace that windshield piece one day but no rush.

I don’t have ANY weight numbers, I am curious though, need to find a place to see what I’m at now vs stock curb weight.

Crazyblackman

Well then, I haven’t been updating here as much as I thought.

Anyways since putting all that time in for that meet I’ve done a few things.

If you’ve been following the YouTube channel I fixed the AEM gauge

Needed to replace it with an entire new gauge, so if anyone needs an LSU4.2 sensor let me know cause I don’t need it anymore



Changed the lines for the catch can to be a little cleaner as well.

Having the gauge back gave me my piece of mind back as well!

It was time to get the flares back on, if you recall since putting the wilwoods on I need more space so putting the bigger spacer took up some of my turning space

Trimmed the flares again and everything was looking good, still need to move caster forward about half an inch



Finally got around to replacing the OEM coolant overflow for a metal one. Seems to do the job for now.



Looks right at home!

I then drove to south mountain to put the car through its paces, since I put the battery tie down in and 5th harness in for track days this would be a great shakedown

And it was!





More of that driving here:

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The car did great and nothing broke at this point I felt pretty well off with the car.

While I did some clean up of the car, we went back to south mountain for a 2nd trip and it was even more fun with friends!

I’ll post more about that trip in video format, however fun was had!

Our friend with the nice camera came out as well!



Then after this the best thing about this post!

We’re getting ready for paint after 9 years!



This is the current state of the car…. glass out along with everything off, bumpers, fenders, flares, etc.

Until next time!

Crazyblackman

I need to keep this place up to date more. Anywhoo!

If you’ve been following along on the gram or YouTube you likely are caught up!

For those that aren’t, a few things have changed!



While waiting for the painter to become available (space issue) I decided to completely disassemble the rest of the car.

Thinking to myself if I paint this car another color, I don’t want to see the old color on the inside, it would irritate me personally

I pulled the dash out…



Thennnn I saw my stock seatbelts I didn’t take out when putting the original rollbar in…. Soooo I took them out




If you know what it takes to get to these then you know what had to come out!



I took the rollbar and door bars out which isn’t terrible with power tools!


Then I decided to fill some holes I drilled a long time ago in my younger days!




Threw some primer down after masking everything off(doors will be painted with car)



Got to painting…






Got to painting the door bars and roll bar!





Few days later I went to do the trunk cause of the same reason. I don’t want to see any red!





The insides have to match of course!

And I don’t want to see red right on the edge of the hood! One day I’ll pull the motor again to paint the bay and fill some holes but for now this will do.



I would hate to see the silver with different silver, it’s just refreshing these!



Then we’re now caught up with some of my recent activities. Painter will have the space right in the beginning of March.

I have an oil leak I need to fix, cause I’m sick of it! My oil pan gasket is leaking on one side slightly so I’m dropping the subframe to fix that seal!




Stay tuned for more rabbit hole activities!

You can watch my activities here:

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sixshooter

iTrader: (12)

Very nice work

Crazyblackman

Oh hey thanks! My garage floor will thank me

Crazyblackman

Man I’m pretty bad about updating this as much as YouTube now.

Okay, long story short I dropped the subframe successfully, I missed a few bolts which took me longer than I care to admit.




Sealed the oil pan with a new gasket and it still leaked. Originally it was double layered, not sure why I did that but here we are.



Here’s the credit for me doing it at least haha

So I figured the next time it was easier to pull the motor than drop everything, to me anyways.




I already had the fluid drained so I figured let me just do it again.



Got it sealed up right this time around no more leaks…. Or so I thought





Same day, motor is back in and we left it here, that was the goal.

I also got the kazespecengineering oil pan baffle installed the first time around as well.



Looks so nice!



But the downside of moving too fast is you break some things…. And they are usually important.

Broke the AN line on the back of the head and cross threaded my front AN line.

So long story short I had to take that off the back of the head to get a good look at it.



If you’ve been following for a while this was a custom piece I had made for a reroute to the back of the head

I also found out from the same person who made this piece for me, that the 1.6l
has ports for water already on the block. So I didn’t need this port.

So I drilled it out and tapped it




I tapped it for a block off for now but eventually will use it as a separate AEM water temp gauge.


Here is the thread pitch for the block of a 1.6 Miata

Got all the lines situated and worked on the bumper to put the canards back on






Then I did the scariest thing and drove it without any real type of gauges a couple miles up the road (had tail lights in)




Now we wait. I don’t have a time frame for paint but I’m hoping before the end of this month would be ideal.

I’m also going on a trip to California to drop off the best parts of this car.

For now I just have the parts chilling on the garage floor (on mat) waiting for the car to come home and I’ll throw everything back together ASAP.

Crazyblackman

Well we meet again, and a lot has gone down!

The main thing is that the paint is done!

There are things that need to still be touched up but that can be done after it’s put back together fully.




All the body panels, flares, trunks (yes multiple) were all painted!

I took those back home to give him some space.


Soon after I took my Starsharks that were originally 14x6.5 and 14x7 and will have some work done to them to fit my car how I like.

Made the trip from Arizona to California to Love20Bee! I couldn’t have been more excited to make the trip and see the guys in person!









Not soon after our trip to California, Brutus was finished up with paint!

Now he does not have a booth and I knew that going in so while it’s not perfect it’s all black and it does look sweet!











Then I drove home to get some more shots!

I was beyond excited, something I’ve dreaded for 9 years is done!






And as I usually do, I can’t stare too long because I want to see it go back together sooner than later.

So I get to work on reassembly!





Switching out trunks!



I got the front bumper on and fenders on (not carbon, paint color difference, they were painted at different times)








Part 1

Crazyblackman

Got my flares back on soon after!







Then I had to finish up with the trunk and the front lights!






This is what I’ve been waiting for!!!!








Now the last piece now that the exterior is done is the interior!

I got carpet, cause I’m old!

So I got to work on putting that in along with the rollbar and door bars!

And that brings us up to today!





Brand new carpet, freshly painted roll/door bars!

Carpet was an experience let me tell you but we’ll worth it so far!

That’s it for now, until next time when I’m driving!

der_vierte

CATS, CATS, CATS... I'm not a fan of heavily modified NA's, but your car looks AMAZING. wow

Crazyblackman

Hey thanks man, me too! Appreciate the kind words!

Stock

What are your pinchweld heights?

Crazyblackman

Pinch welds

Rears: 3 and 5/16 inch from the ground




Fronts: 3 and 10/16 or 5/8

So fronts higher for sure, I still need to move caster forward a smidge as well so I could lower it but we will see

Crazyblackman

Drove it for a bit…. Only issue was the need to rebleed the Coolant and replace the clutch hydraulic piece (ripped boot)

Also noticed only 1 side of the car dropped down after the suspension settled and while it looked great for photos!

Driving was terrible!

Photo dump

This is before it settled











Then I got my favorite hood of all time!









Garage Vary Type 1 Hood in full Carbon!


Then after driving the suspension was significantly lower!








Mandatory gas station photo Miatastyle




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