So you are keeping the (modified) Forester XT as the usual daily driver, the black NB is going to be a backup if the Forester is down and the turbo NB is the project car?
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Min! I just thought of this!!
You have a backup set of 6UL's, right? I assume they're going on the black car... Aside from a backup set of 6UL's, you also have a backup BEGI cast manifold with an external wastegate and a GT3071... Know what I'm thinkin? First and foremost though...Roll Bar. |
Originally Posted by Scrappy Jack
(Post 853422)
So you are keeping the (modified) Forester XT as the usual daily driver, the black NB is going to be a backup if the Forester is down and the turbo NB is the project car?
I think in a year i will be building the foxzie and putting a siz speed in, going for 500hp or whatever. |
Just hack off the frame rails and do a forester swap to it.
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Be smart and purchase my single turbo BP setup. Keep it low boost. enjoy driving.
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Originally Posted by TurboTim
(Post 853535)
Be smart and purchase my single turbo BP setup. Keep it low boost. enjoy driving.
This nat asp motor is actually some frikken bombsauce. I actually want to dyno it because it is really ballsy. OK so I started molesting it. Polished the headlights. Before/After https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1332710780 After/After https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1332710780 Baked the light https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1332710780 Popped the shz off. Broke the tabs of course. Notice that the plastic is melted??? Wierd huh? Got plain ol bulbs in it too. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1332710780 Other side https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1332710780 Closeup of melt https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1332710780 Went to get lunch. Got A LOT OF ATTENTION https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1332710780 |
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Looks good Min, but wayyy too much attention to headlights and not enough attention to important things such as oil drain fittings on other miatas.
Since you're all into keeping it NA, I am highly suggesting you put these on: Attachment 38013 Then get a header and make your engine bay look similar to this: Attachment 38014 and maybe, your car will sound like this and still be fun. |
So I take it you didn't pant the insides? Just left it black plastic inside. Might try it. Just haven't decided if the blacked out lights would look good on a silver car.
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So you had it all taken apart and didnt remove the ugly orange cups?
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Originally Posted by triple88a
(Post 853836)
So you had it all taken apart and didnt remove the ugly orange cups?
I really want people in front of me at intersections to be able to clearly see that I am trying to turn. If they don't see it because it's not bright enough that could lead to some serious problems for me. I will be daily driving this so safety and communication is important. Speaking of safety someone sell me a roll bar |
You could simply have unscrewed the orange cups and put in silver/orange turn signal bulbs... (silver when off/ orange when on)
Thats what we do over here... |
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Matt did you debadge your front bumper? Aren't there two little holes or did you fill em in?
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Four little holes, which you can plainly see.
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Nice job on the lights! I can't get mine that clear. I got them pretty close, but yours look like new, at least from the pictures here. Maybe this miata will fare better than the "child molester".
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wat holes??
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1332779374 (spray paint job looks boss on camera phone... looked that good for whole weeks!) |
Okay, stupid question: what did you use to fill the holes?
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Originally Posted by Faeflora
(Post 853934)
someone sell me a roll bar
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Originally Posted by rleete
(Post 854006)
Okay, stupid question: what did you use to fill the holes?
I did it quick and dirty but suffice it to say if you want to do it right, you have to take the bumper off. in retrospect, the "right" way would have been: 1. remove bumper 2. remove badge (insert badges cliche joke here for the weak-minded) 3. rough up backside of area around holes with 40 grit 4. bond some rough aluminum or something that is contoured to fit *fairly well* onto the backside of the hole area with some super strong epoxy and let it cure a couple days 5. jam the holes full of body filler and when it's "green", remove it to nearly flush. let that cure for another couple days because it WILL shrink. 6. rough up the pretty side of the holes and surrounding area with whatever the body filler recommends 7. skim on the body filler to hide the holes, allow to cure. this should be a thin enough coat that it wont shrink unevenly and leave sink marks. 8. sand, with 180, then 320, then prime with gray primer, 2 coats 9. prime with alternate color primer, 2 coats 10. knock down the primer with a few swipes of 400 on a flexible sanding block. check for high spots (will show up as primer color that went down first). respray a couple layers and re-sand until high spots are good. 11. final sand the primer with 600 12. wet sand the area you are going to paint with 1000 to rough it up for repaint 13. paint / clear 14. wet sand with 1500 until you are happy 15. fine cut compound until you're shocked at how glossy it is hand or DA 16. polish (not wax) by hand or DA 17. wait a month and wash and redo 15-16 as needed 18. wax and roll like a boss. |
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