Yeah its the hub, upright, etc. 40$. Should be a good solution.

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Quick update of the transmission kit. Parts showed up and are awesome. Will be working to get the transmission mounted soon and get the motor back in the car.

Woooo! Cats for sexy transmission pieces! :likecat:

Looking good!

Long ass day at work but was happy to see this when I came home. I hope to start mounting the transmission this weekend and maybe even get the motor back in the car very soon.

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Defi 45psi boost gauge for what reason I don't know...wishful thinking I guess

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IQ3 street dash

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My tentative setup with the innovate wideband gauge. Also got the can cable to connect the MS ECU to the cluster. I just now need to figure out how to do the sensors -- oil temp, oil pressure, water temp etc. I just don't know which ones need to go to the ECU directly or which can be just sent to the IQ3 cluster. Let the reading continue. My upright showed up too so just need to order the ABS sensor so I can send the VSS to the ECU and then onto the cluster.

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Got the ABS upright mounted. Managed to not fuck any of the ball joints up so I was happy about that.

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You can see the area requiring modification for the starter.

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Nothing a grinder can't fix. This is my first attempt at using a grinder on anything so forgive the shitness.

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Starter fits. I dont have an oscillating saw so I had to go with the box motif. So the gaps are a little larger around the starter but overall I think it came out ok.

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Not super sure on this one...My starter isn't OEM but it bolted up fine to the old transmission. Should be fine either way. The other two bolts hold it pretty damn snug.

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Just an overhead shot of the progress. Tomorrow Sixshooter is planning to come over and help me get the trans on the engine and put the bitch back in the car. More pictures of the install to follow.

My starter is only held on with 2 bolts cuz I ran a 1.6 5 speed, as I learned from Lars, standard procedure for a 6 speed swap. I know tons of cars that only have 2 bolts without issues.

Nice progress! :bigtu:

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So got the clutch/flywheel mounted but hit a roadblock. Im retarded and can't find the gasket/dust shield that goes between the transmission and engine off the original trans. Sadly there is a gap so I will need the shield. Annoying because I was hoping to get the motor and transmission into the car. Anyways heres what the assembly looks like. The flywheel is a nice piece. Very happy with it thus far. Just have to wait on the shield. I ordered one online for cheep. Hopefully be here this week sometime.

I helped by hitting it with a hammer. Then I left.

Are those your pasty legs in the picture?

Yeah, try not to get too excited. Small garage and I had to move the seat back and lean back out of the way for the picture or you would have seen more of me.

We were missing some little parts and a special socket that prevented more progress.

You can always tell it's Sixshooter by the white tube socks.

True. And running shoes even when I'm not running.

And I never work on the car in flip flops, ahem, cough cough. Too perilous.

I know.....I'm missing out on all the protection that well supported cloth toe is offering you.

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Very nice, and yum!

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Finally got the transmission mounted. Clutch alignment tool was off so thanks to sixshooter and eyeballing the bitch we had success.

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Motor Finally in! Also got the correct SADFab bracket in. Looking good.

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Some underneath shots of the gear selector rod and transmission support. Definitely more than a one man job but we were able to get it mounted fairly easily.

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And the gear selector. With just the transmission in and obviously no hydraulics the selector feels awesome. Cant wait to get the motor running and feel it in action. Today was a big hurdle and really thankful for sixshooter, ryan g, and miata2fast for stopping by and helping me out. Definitely pumped about the progress.

You have a surprise coming.

tacotaco? :giggle: jk

Pic dump from my phone. Some of the detail shots really show the beautiful machined parts.

The new shifter has the best feel of any shifter I can remember ever. It's that good. Great delineation between gates and very positive action. Tight, slick action much like a good bolt action rifle.

Tony's done a lot of work in a really tight garage. He's been working diligently and has only been held up by small parts missing or not having specialty tools.

RyanG in the flippy floppies I presume?

Indeed, and Dr. Montana beside the fender of the car. Miata2fast not pictured.

He lives dangerously

Those are some choice parts! :drool: How is the vertical position (angle) of the transmission support determined?

Put a level on the valve cover and tried to get things with the 1-2 degree rear angle as described by KMiata. I guess that's the approximate angle the stock setup is. That was followed by prayer.

Gotta live that Florida life.

Preach! A good chunk of the expense of this trans kit was doing the shifter parts right. We incorporated all the upgrades from the premium $400+ BMW short shifter kits into this design. I have many early versions of shifter plates, shifters, and selector rods sitting here as a reminder of how much work went into it.

Also, turn the shifter around 180 degrees so the groove in the threads is pointed towards the front of the car. That groove is for a set screw built into our shift knob so you can set the position and it won't spin. The knobs didn't ship with the trans kits because they came in with a couple issues that need to be corrected, so they will be sent to everyone separately in a couple weeks or so.

It is definitely awesome. I don't have any experience with the 6 speed but it is so tight and direct. Better than any shifter on my other cars that I can recall. Thanks for the heads up...Ill rotate the shifter.

that's a sweet build. It's fun just watching it happen, especially when good folks from MT are taking part with the know-how to share.

100%. Id be far behind where I am now without their help.

Everything will be ready to go by the time Andrew's surprise shows up right.
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Busy week so far at work so just a quick update. Got the radiator put in...must say it does look nice. Also plugged in the oil pressure sender relocation line. I will mount the sender for the racepak to the firewall. Picking up my freshly welded and powder coated rear subframe and differential mount on Friday so should be able to get the rest of the drivetrain on the car.

You're like the second coming of jeffbucc!

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Got my subframe back--freshly welded with the getrag bracket and powder coated the same gray as the other pieces. The upgraded hubs and axles are showed up as well. They are beefy as shit.

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Started putting on one side...got tired so Ill finish tomorrow but starting to look the part.

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Also got a set of PCI seat brackets for my future seats not yet ordered. Look to be a nice piece of kit as well.

Looking GREAT!

If that is a bottle of Water Wetter I see there, DO NOT use it with any kind of antifreeze. Use Motul MoCool instead, if you really want to use an additive. Certain chemicals in Water Wetter polymerize in reaction to certain chemicals in many modern coolant formulas. That reaction creates a black or brown sludge in the cooling system.

See here:

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Today was productive. Managed to get the differential, driveshaft, and axles mounted. They all went together perfectly. Axles are brutal compared to stock. Happy with the way everything came out.

Diff looks like it's now the lowest point for ground clearance. Looks about 2-3" lower then stock

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Looks good to me. I mean we can't really expect to have a nice huge beefy diff and not lose a little clearance. Should be bullet proof :bigtu:

I honestly can't remember what kind of clearance I had with the stock diff. Ill have to look at sixshooters for comparison. This is a 95% track car so I don't really care. Thing is a beast to look at.

I'm gonna demand launch control vids when it's done. Cause.....this is like the 1 percentile miata that has the drivetrain for it

Oh my god this thing is shaping up to be glorious

I saw it with my own eyes. It's going to be awesome.

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Just a little progress today. Was tired from yesterday. Got the rear brakes mounted. Look nice. Got some brackets I think for the calipers to mount the Emerg Brake cable to the calipers although I don't think they really do anything. Just for show. I need to figure that part out. Made my spark plug wires. Watched Greg on youtube for this one. I think they came out good. Also started putting in the new hoses. Shiny silicone for the win. Im up in the air about the vacuum lines. I have new ones but they are definitely not as stiff as the original ones. Now what I can't decide is if the originals were always that stiff or if this is just a product of being 23 years old. I just don't want to have limp dick vacuum tubing causing issues. Any ideas on this? My questions are likely to go up too lol. I didn't know what I was doing before but with the wiring and shit that Im about to get into I seriously don't have a clue on what Im doing so should be interesting and painful.

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This is the LS harness ill be using. If I cut off the GM plug is there a miata specific plug I can use or do I just have to wire it directly into the harness? Id like to keep it clean so I can still remove it as a unit.

Man that is looking good! Did V8R do the rear subframe welding and powder coating for you?

Yeah I just brought it to him and he was kind enough to weld it and send it to the people that powder coated all the other bits. I wasn't going to but he said I should and now seeing it Im really glad I did. Nothing better than having the guy that designed the kit weld on the bracket. He literally is a 15 minute drive from me and is super helpful. He tolerates my retardation which is appreciated. Ill gladly give him my money whenever possible.

The driveshaft is clear coated :)

I don't think the Getrag really hurts ground clearance, I think it just might be the angle of the pics. We have them in two of our cars and it doesn't looks like it sits low once it's all buttoned up. However I didn't measure before and after.

Finished buttoning up the rear end of the car. Took a few more pictures of the diff with the rear brace on...its hard to tell but the diff is like 1-2cm below the brace. Not too bad really. Got the rear sway bar mounted as well.

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Snapped a quick shot of the V8 roadsters brake bracket just to give people an idea of the quality. Both front and rear brackets are extremely robust.

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This baby also showed up.

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Stayed up way too late doing this

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Gonna have to figure out the heat shielding. Turbo damn near sits in the brake master cylinder.
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Heres with the EBC solenoid on the turbo. I know there was some reservations about this from someone earlier but I actually think it looks good. Guess only time will tell if it works.
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Also just to answer some curiosity of a few from earlier I through a light underneath the car so you could get an idea of the room and exposure with the new subframe. Basically its a giant hole and you have a lot of room to access things from below.

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Anywho thats the progress from today. Now I have the long awaited manifold which does look nice. Funny story though--I don't have a downpipe yet...

While I wait Ill continue with other projects and start working on the heat protection. I work on the lines and such tomorrow.

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In before collective MT.net wad shooting.

Everything thing looks nice, real nice.

Jeffbucc approves and said he's willing to pass his MT.net crown to you.

This is just assembly- right? You're going to pull everything and paint, then reassemble? (Jeffbucc needs to know)

I don't think I have the energy to take the whole car apart again.

Paint doesn't make it faster or more reliable.

don't worry guys he will re-spray the bay when doing the k24 turbo swap

Why am I not surprised you wrote that? ;)

How much time do you give it? Over/under?

Lawdy.

I didn't even notice the car had paint. :giggle: There are too many goodies.

My methods are legend here.

Just in time ;)