Exactly.

Plus, i live on Hacienda, not Gringo Drive.

 

Gringo drive, I still can't stop laughing about that.

 

Here's my reason for not stopping by:

 

No worries duder. I forgot that Crystal had Sunday off, and that's my only day to see her out of the week, so that's why i didn't come help you. We're even!

Did you end up getting the whole thing?

 

There's still a little bit left, but I'm going to sneak in and take it tonight. I have more than enough to finish my house as it is though.
That **** is not easy in case you were wondering.

 

Top hats are going to require a few hours of work to get them to work well. Going to have to strip the paint off then go over the existing welds with a tig, no rod in an effort to smooth them out and push through for penetration. If i'm right, this should take care of my problems AND make them much stronger.

Got a care package yesterday to help finish my interior finally.

Glove box, NA6 door pads for my custom panels, a/c delete interior things. So excite.

20150612_201539 by concealer404, on Flickr

 

Where did you score the door pads from?

 

Clubroadster. There was/might still be a set in the junkyard here but i haven't had time to head out there.

 

It's not top of my list but I asked Planet Miata when I called for something else the other day. I figured I would ask because they look new.

 

Ah ok. Yeah they're pretty nice on the front face. Pretty messed up on the back face but i'm not super worried about it.

I just need to figure out the easy way to cut these sheets of ABS i have.

 

I have these:


When do you need it done by?

 

Mid-july, no real rush. We need to have a drinking/grilling/wrenching day soon. The hardest part about the panels will be getting the tweeters to work with them.

I think i have a router, too. That might be easier?

 

yeah router works great, so does the small drill bit looking thing on a dremel. With either of those choices speed control is critical to avoid melting. The nibblers can sometimes leave really bent and shitty edges.

 

Thanks for the feedback on that Leafy. I just replaced the blades so they should be pretty sharp. I have a router with table and a dremel as well.
I should be free next weekend. Will bring beer and bratwurst.

 

I umm... have a sawzall. I like sawzalls.

 

 

tile knife. Score the area several times and then break it at the score. 10x less mess, no melted plastic, no jagged edges, perfect lines.

 

Thanks Jeff, i forgot you did these again, otherwise i would have just asked you. Props!

 

Mixed results for this weekend's wrenching.

Seats: Fail.
FrankB tanks: Mixed. Coolant overflow was cake, washer reservoir, need to revisit. Instructions are from an MSM, which had ABS. My car does not have this, oem tank in a different place, need to extend some wires. No big deal, just didn't feel like doing it on Saturday.
Miataroadster shifter: Win. After i disassembled it again after i realized i forgot to fill the transmission.

FrankB coolant overflow
FrankB overflow tank by concealer404, on Flickr


Shifter setup.
Miataroadster tall/angled shifter and Carbing High Grip by concealer404, on Flickr

Dat closeness.
20150620_181606 by concealer404, on Flickr

Video of shifter. This is so much win i can't hardly stand it.




Ordered today: Radiator, timing belt kit, valve cover gasket, Trackspeed EGR and coolant neck blockoffs ($10.53 shipped da fuq?), and EGR plug for header.

Gonna be a lot of work to get this thing done in time for MATG, but very doable. I remain optimistic.

 

The only reason I have kept my slow 01 is because of that. It is truly pleasureable to drive around with such a great shifter.