Originally Posted by maplewood
(Post 1583239)
Glad you're OK and the car is getting fixed up. I didn't get a chance to say hello, but was in your group in a (slow) black NB. I had that stomach dropping feeling as I came around onto the straight and saw a giant cloud of dust at the other end. ProAuto used to run both ways, but stopped doing CCW after losing 3-4 cars in one day from the sweeper near the pits. At least one nasty looking rollover (luckily in a caged track rental), a car went through the fence and almost hit someone on the entrance road coming to spectate (in their Ferrari), and I think that was the day even the go-kart guys got into the fun and got one stuck on top of the tire wall there. I think there was a multi-car collision there too. Unfortunately there's just not much runoff at all. Doesn't help there's a decent bump in the CW end-of-straight braking zone that (at least in my non-ABS car) causes some rear lockup pretty much every lap.
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Originally Posted by maplewood
(Post 1583239)
Glad you're OK and the car is getting fixed up. I didn't get a chance to say hello, but was in your group in a (slow) black NB. I had that stomach dropping feeling as I came around onto the straight and saw a giant cloud of dust at the other end. Unfortunately there's just not much runoff at all. Doesn't help there's a decent bump in the CW end-of-straight braking zone that (at least in my non-ABS car) causes some rear lockup pretty much every lap.
Again, glad you're alright and the car is fixable. She was quick! Hoping she's back up and running quick. I'll stop by and say Hi next time. :). Tage (NASA AZ) told me that he thinks there is too much rear bias in the car, so I'll play with the bias adjuster next time I'm out (probably run a Chuckwalla promoter day since they are empty car count wise and there is a ton of runoff), and if it still doesn't feel right I'll pull the ABS fuse. I ordered a used headlight off eBay, which will be here Sunday. Also ordered a new complete Singular wing kit this afternoon. I think I might be able to stitch the front bumper up well enough to work until I can find one of a matching color to cut up as I haven't had any luck finding an NB2 bumper locally. I've pulled most of the easy parts of the quarter panel out, this weekend will be the stuff directly behind the door which looks creased to hell. I don't expect much, but at least the door jamb area is straight. I've got a lot of work to do during the offseason, but at least OEM metal is cheap. |
Glad to hear you're making progress on the repairs.
Try checking Tucson CL for 'Miata parts'... there's a guy down there that parts out Miatas, and he usually has a selection of body parts. IIRC, his name is Scott. BTW, the NB I PM'd about is a '99 so my bumper cover wouldn't help anyway. |
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Originally Posted by Roda
(Post 1583271)
Glad to hear you're making progress on the repairs.
Try checking Tucson CL for 'Miata parts'... there's a guy down there that parts out Miatas, and he usually has a selection of body parts. IIRC, his name is Scott. BTW, the NB I PM'd about is a '99 so my bumper cover wouldn't help anyway. Yesterday I got my NB2 headlight from eBay, and felt bad about taking it apart since all of the tabs are intact. I'll list everything but the lens locally if someone wants to pick it up for a pack of diet coke or something. Attachment 227649 Attachment 227650 Got the ducting all back together, painted the headlight lens, and mocked it up. Attachment 227651 Tested the destroyed bumper and it all kinda lines up, I think I can make it work until I find an NB2 bumper locally. Attachment 227652 Attachment 227653 This is what the damaged side looks like for now, I'm hoping I can clean it up a little bit more and get away without being protested locally until the offseason when I can cut the quarter out. My region isn't real serious and I know most of the people involved, so we will see how it goes. Attachment 227654 My Singular wing mounts / hardware showed up today, just for fun I laid the supports over the old ones. Right support is dead straight, left side that pulled the quarter down is about a quarter inch out. Waiting on the wing element from APR, need to cut a new splitter, piece together the bumper, and to take some rubbing compound / paint match to the quarter and door. Once the element is here I can see how much more quarter trunk adjustment I need to do for the wing to line back up, I suspect not too much. BroFab E30 front hubs with ABS rings and SKF bearings should be here next week; I'll be grabbing a set of Sadfab MR2 rear hubs on the next production run. IF, IF, IF everything is here in time I am hoping to make the November 6th Chuckwalla promoter practice day. |
Man, that track looks super sketchy. One stuck throttle away from a ramp launching you either into a lake or onto the freeway?
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Glad to see you're still going strong fellow goon. Fingers crossed you'll hit Chuckwalla on Nov 6th
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Great progress! Glad to see this thing will be back to racing soon.
I'm on the BroFab fronts and Sadfab rears, very happy with both. |
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Originally Posted by RedNB
(Post 1583739)
Glad to see you're still going strong fellow goon. Fingers crossed you'll hit Chuckwalla on Nov 6th
Originally Posted by codrus
(Post 1583701)
Man, that track looks super sketchy. One stuck throttle away from a ramp launching you either into a lake or onto the freeway?
--Ian
Originally Posted by Joseph Conley
(Post 1583748)
Great progress! Glad to see this thing will be back to racing soon.
I'm on the BroFab fronts and Sadfab rears, very happy with both. Pieced together the front bumper temporary since I can't find an NB2 one locally for the life of me. Might just plastic weld it from behind and refinish it, but it really does need a new metal support piece since it sags down a bit due to bends, which I also can't find locally. Attachment 227643 Cut out the headlight bucket and fender mount since it was too far gone to bother saving, imo. The splitter was mounted to this before, hmm, won't be replicating that. It basically means that catching a curb will bend this since it is practically made out of paper mache. Attachment 227644 Installed SKF bearing BroFabs with ABS rings up front. Driver front wheel bearing had some play in it when I pulled it off. Attachment 227645 Attachment 227646 Attachment 227647 Attachment 227648 |
I would mount the splitter to the front bash bar. Its the sturdiest and most forward point you have to work with.
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Originally Posted by George Jorge
(Post 1584067)
I would mount the splitter to the front bash bar. Its the sturdiest and most forward point you have to work with.
The side supports are where the issue was, imo, and are something I will be changing to be similar to what I did on my S2000. Rivnuts into existing holes in the front frame rails, manifold studs, and professional awesome rods / hardware. I also really liked the Racebred quick release main splitter mounts. Attachment 227639 Anyway, as I've said before, I'm not a body guy and I've never welded outside of some test strips of steel on a bench, so with that in mind... Attachment 227640 Attachment 227641 Attachment 227642 I found out about the Mazda Motorsports OEM part discount so I'll be ordering a NB2 bumper, both rear quarters, both trunk drip rails, and a right door shell for the offseason. |
That headlight area replacement looks like it turned out pretty damn good.
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Originally Posted by Arca_ex
(Post 1584490)
That headlight area replacement looks like it turned out pretty damn good.
I received an invoice and paid for the WHP fence replacement today. Turns out it cost $2k to replace an 8 post length of fence so, idk, maybe don't hit it. Anyhow, seat showed up from Poland this week. Attachment 227634 Cut a new splitter out of 15/32 birch using some guesstimation, it was pretty close. Attachment 227635 Attachment 227636 Attachment 227637 Attachment 227638 Seems pretty sturdy, I'll figure out some side supports but it actually isn't too bad. Probably end up hanging the front and notching the rear when I have some more time. Need to cut a new airdam, paint the splitter, and clean the bumper up a bit then the car should be good to go from the doors forward. Ignore the bumper fit to the headlights in the picture above, I didn't have it slotted in correctly, they fit fine. Wing element also showed up this week and it looks like I need to do some more quarter adjustment to get it to fit how I'd like. I also need to get ahold of some MR2 or MiataHubs rear hubs. |
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Airdam done, makes the wavy splitter fairly obvious.
Attachment 227627 Attachment 227628 Attachment 227629 Until I get told 'NO' for the 50/50 rule or the offseason I just need to massage the trunk drip rails enough to get the wing mounted. Edit: Decided to push through it today. Attachment 227630 Attachment 227631 Attachment 227632 Attachment 227633 |
Oh damn, I just barely got to reading this thread. Heartbreaking to see such a gorgeous car get whacked, but way to go on the reconditioning, very impressive work.
If you come out on Nov 21-22 chuckwalla I'll be running the timing equipment and you could run in the Superspec race group. Maybe you could get Alan out there with Bullit. |
Way to rebound brother. Keep it up.
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Originally Posted by emilio700
(Post 1585501)
Way to rebound brother. Keep it up.
Originally Posted by turbofan
(Post 1585494)
Oh damn, I just barely got to reading this thread. Heartbreaking to see such a gorgeous car get whacked, but way to go on the reconditioning, very impressive work.
If you come out on Nov 21-22 chuckwalla I'll be running the timing equipment and you could run in the Superspec race group. Maybe you could get Alan out there with Bullit. Debeaded the rear tires and cleaned them out today, car is ready to go back on the ground so I can check the alignment. I ordered Miatahubs for the rear yesterday, hopefully they show up before Chuckwalla. Also pulled the check valve line off the booster, which seems to hold against pressure and the booster sucked air when I pulled the line off, so it doesn't appear to be leaking. Wound the brake bias valve all the way out so I'll be walking that in on track, then I will play around with putting the ABS fuse back in. Attachment 227626 |
If you remove the check valve from the booster, you will not have any brake booster. I would order a new line from Mazda to make sure you get a new check valve. It is a rare failure but sometimes those check valves go bad.
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You've got a good point, ordered a NA01-43-640.
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Good call on new check valve, boost sometimes makes those old parts do weird things. If you remove just the valve the brake booster doesn't just stop working though, it ends up varying the assist wildly depending on however much vacuum is currently being generated by the engine. Make sure the direction is oriented correctly too.
One other tip, try Mother's R3 Race Rubber Remover on all those scuff marks on the panels, it should improve the appearance of the car from a distance by a lot. |
Yup, we use mother's R3 too. Good stuff.
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