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Havent updated in a few days.... so here we go...
As of Friday it looked like a scattered dirty miata disaster. I had everything necessary pulled off the chassis though, so that was nice. Attachment 180729 Planning for the future, I picked up a fender ruining mechanism Attachment 180730 I made the executive decision that this was optional equipment on a car with a cat and resonator #weightreduction Attachment 180731 I burned diff bushings out when it was 95 degrees outside on Monday, which is as awful as it sounds. Got Poly's installed and shot it with a nice coat of paint to pretty it up while I'm at it Attachment 180732 Currently in progress of removing surface rust from control arms, painting them, installing ELBJ, installing zerks, and installing NASA package Sadfab delrin kit. Here are 2 finished pieces Attachment 180733 Attachment 180734 I'd just like to point out my inner unknown genius by painting control arms the color of anti-seize. Given its nature to get everywhere upon application, I bet you cant even tell where I made a mess. And lastly, tonight I got the diff put back home which is a really fun task to do by yourself. Started bolting on orange things as well. Attachment 180735 |
you need to do a gauge reset. I usually clean everything up and reset the garage after one "checkpoint" is passed. Yours being diff installed.
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Nahh, I currently have organized chaos.. All the hardware is in a pile next to where it was removed.. I'll clean the garage when its done :)
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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...9014e8255a.jpgJust a bit more width than what i had
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c60ef8aa03.jpgNom nom nom |
those look so good...
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Yeah, in hindsight I'm so happy I ended up with these over 6ul's. Although both look good, the concavity on these is much more my style
Tonight I was having issues getting the rlca-o's pressed in place. So after some thought, i got creative with a 5/8" threaded rod, some washers, and some nuts. The bushings pressed right into place afterwords with some simple wrench action. $5 well spent https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...bfb5eac555.jpg After finishing pressing bushings in (which addmittedly took long than it should have without ideal tools), I got zerks installed, masked them off, and got the last of the control arms painted up after removing surface rust https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...aeeac00e63.jpg hoping to have the car on the ground by friday as I would like to take it on a cabin trip for the weekend of the 4th. Likely will just run the old tire setup however as I don't want to rush myself on the fender job. I'll save that for next week. |
Had a friend stop over and give me a hand which made progress a lot faster.
Depowered rack painted up then installed with new tie rod ends. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8df3f53c9b.jpg xidas installed All control arms greased/installed ball joints and tie rods tightened I got antsy and wanted to see how the wheels would look. :drool: https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...76bd98e204.jpg taking a half day at work tomorrow to finish up what's left: Paint rear calipers Install all calipers install sway bars and endlinks fill diff with fluid bleed brakes tighten down all bolts set ride height Eyeball alignment then toss on old tires for the weekend shakedown driving next week after vacation I'll focus on rolling fenders and getting the car properly aligned and corner balanced with the jongbloeds on. Can't wait! |
Got my goal done for today.
car is all bolted together with an eyeballed alignment on the old tires/wheels. That said, I took the car for a drive down a rough section of road with the xidas and sways on full soft. I don't know how, but I think it rides smoother than it did before all oem even with the sadfab delrin kit. Can't freaking wait to get an actual alignment on it with the rs4s, but that'll be next week I have the pinch welds set at 4.5" all around. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...72a954760a.jpg And just because I wanted to see how it looked on the 10's while messing with it... the orange calipers are a bit brighter than I was hoping for, but once they get a little dirty they should tame down a bit. They look a bit darker while hidden behind the wide wheels. Glad I didn't go standard red.. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3ba581dd75.jpg |
Looks great. I still have to roll my fronts but the rears came out great. Take your time and don't skimp on the heat. I probably had them to about 130 degrees, I couldn't hold my hand on the paint. This allowed the paint to be flexable and not crack. Good luck.
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Xidas are amazing, I have 900/500 and I hit a section of the highway that's a spine breaker in my stock daily a few time and it's way more comfortable. That's not even on their full soft setting. And agreed on the heat, give it lots so it doesn't crack
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Thanks for the tips. It'll be my first time rolling fenders so I'm going to be referencing the college of YouTube prior to tackling it. The eastwood roller also came with a programmable heat gun with temperature control. If I recall correctly it said to shoot for 120 degrees or so to keep paint pliable. Hoping it shouldn't be too bad.
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So break-in weekend on the suspension went pretty well overall. Got about 350 miles on the car without a major hiccup or rattle to track down, so yay for nailing that all down the first go. A couple notes:
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I'll let the pictures do the talking. Fenders rolled and pulled. No rubbing noticed so far
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...d12885ef5d.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...ca2f087670.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...1176d26d9b.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...708bf33e22.jpg |
Lookin' good.
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Your car looks awesome! Now drive it awesome.
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I love the way it is sitting. Congrats!
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I didn't know a pull was necessary. I might have to go back to get that done
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Thanks guys
Originally Posted by MiataMan00
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I didn't know a pull was necessary. I might have to go back to get that done
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