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My 2001 Italian Stallion money pit build
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So I thought I'd finally share a picture or two of my miata.
I made a poor decision buying this particular, it had so much wrong with it, the original owner did zero maintenance, and somehow shifted like a moron, because the synchro are messed up. I did water pump, timing belt, plugs and wires, coilovers, swaybars and endlinks, brakes and lines, clutch slave, master, and line, and put in a flat top manifold with phenolic spacer. Still needs clutch (slipping) new trans or rebuild, megasquirt, a/few gauge and wideband module, maybe injectors and a tune on e85... Super fun to drive now though! I love when my whole body feels the cornering forces, it is ecstasy. anyways, here it is... https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1448253858 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1448253858 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1448253858 |
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I can take more pictures of it in my back yard lol |
Seeing this makes me almost want a hardtop for my teal 01.
That looks pretty good. |
Welcome, thumpetto007. Check out the Miata Gallery and post up some pics!
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Originally Posted by Erat
(Post 1285849)
Seeing this makes me almost want a hardtop for my teal 01.
That looks pretty good. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1448413440boner by jestmaty, on Flickr |
Originally Posted by jestmaty
(Post 1286529)
Not to thread jack, but a little fuel to the fire
How much lower does that front lip sit than no lip at all? I've never scraped the front before but I think i would scrape for sure. I don't like scraping/hitting the car on anything, and I'm really not that low, but I still bang the frame support on stuff occasionally. |
It's only like half inch lower. If you hit the frame on stuff at your current height, you need to learn to drive more careful lol
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I could do without the trim, it's just more places to hold moisture and salt. I would have a hard time not buying a teal hardtop though, that looks really good.
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We're in CA.
404: salt and moisture not found |
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Moving this to Build thread section so I can upload pics of the various stuff it's about to get done
@thumpetto007 Finally started working on this thing a little bit. 1st thing first, I drove it and confirmed that the synchro's in the trans are fine, and feel like any other 6sp I've driven. The clutch, however, is completely toast, and I think there's a leak from rear main seal and/or trans input shaft seal https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598541https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598541 OP bought a FM happy meal with 949 racing light flywheel, some OEM replacement engine mounts, and a rear main seal. Some parts are here already, some on the way still. OP is also having me install the Rev built MS3 basic with wideband module and AEM Uego for him, as well as tune the car, and do a bunch of other random things. codes the car threw before I disconnected the factory ecu https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402 wideband install found a spare plug to cut open adn replace secondary o2 with wideband so it looks OEM :) https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402 routed the wiring OEM like as well, and mounted the connector behind the heat shield so it's protected https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1453598402 |
Damn, I got sexually excited when I saw that flywheel.
I bought that Slave cylinder in August 2015 from FM... yeah. real quality piece. I think my compressor has been leaking this whole time, could it be from that? Thank you for spending the extra time cleaning everything and doing a quality job. |
the leak at the compressor is likely from the bolt that holds the bracket that holds the compressor. if it's loose oil will get out from the block and run down the engine.
the slave was hosed, it was sticking, and the boot was torn, and it looks to have started rusting. replaced it with the local auto parts brand as you can see from the rear main pics, rear main seal was leaking. took care of that. but it also kinda looked like the half moon seal was leaking a little bit too. Not sure. we cleaned/degreased it and put some sealant on it, hopefully that works. cause I'm not about to yank the oil pan on this thing. the clutch...oh brother. whoever installed it is a moron. bearing wasn't even pressed into the flywheel. and as you can see the clutch disk is completely trashed, and so is the pressure plate and flywheel. all good now had to adjust under the dash for the new clutch too. per FM instructions. it's all tight now, and engagement point is pretty good. the car drives so much better. revs fast too we were going to fabrication your stealthy maf delete tube but didn't have time. the diff bushings also arrived way late, like late noon, so didn't get to those either. lots of little things to do now, but progress is made :likecat: PS: no more squeaks :D |
WOOOAHHH IT'S NOT STEALTHY IF YOU POST IT IN PUBLIC!! lol
Thank you and the car gods (mostly you) for no squeaks!!! I always felt like trash when I'd roll up, winkin at some chick, and the damn car is squeaking. IT WAS RUINING MY GAME ahem... in all seriousness, i really do troll for chicks in the miata. Were the oil pan bolts tight? I'm guessing it would also be difficult to tell, since the rear main was leaking... lets just hope! I won't be pulling that oil pan any time soon. I bet the car shifts sooooo much better! I cant wait! |
While you were there, did you change the input shift seal? And did you put sealant on the flywheel to crank bolts before reassembling it?
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lucky that pilot bearing didn't fall out...
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^yeah! I couldn't believe it! I mean, I've only owned the car for like 10,000 miles, but I drive pretty hard!
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Originally Posted by btabor
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While you were there, did you change the input shift seal? And did you put sealant on the flywheel to crank bolts before reassembling it?
And yes, not sealant but locktite. I put locktite on fw and pp bolts every car |
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alright more progress today.
made some really strong and OEM like steel mounts for the megasquirt. found a spare bottom bracket and used it, and made own top bracket. this is the PROPER way to install this thing (as is the singular bracket, but it's way too expensive), not stupid zip ties like most places tell you to install it. started mockup of mounting brackets https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 comparing the giant MS to small OEM computer https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 comparing ms to oem https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 OEM bottom bracket installed https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 installed OEM bottom bracket https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 modified OEM bottom bracket https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 custom top bracket https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 finally installed this giant thing what a pain in the butt workign under the dash lol https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 installed like OEM https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 routed the MAP line along the firewall so it looks OEM https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 teed together the MS and cruise control vacuum lines so it's clean and simple https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 deleted this ugly cruise control vacuum line that ran across the whole engine bay. pulled stock ecu Then we made the super secret maf delete :likecat: Found a spare MAF at my bro's shop https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 hollowed out OEM maf https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1454827215 spare OEM maf There's still wiring to clean up and route, as well as various random things to do before I start tuning on Monday: like set up the MS/TS/Project, do timing sync, bla bla blah, but: She fired right up :party: |
Woo! Finally, the driveability will not suck for the first 10 minutes of running!!!!
Thank you as always, for taking the time for proper installs and photos! Also for replacing that ugly vacuum line, lol... it was on my list of little things to do! That ecu doesn't change foot clearance, does it? It sure is a big boy. I cant wait to see the gauge install! Oh, and I'm not sure if the A/F gauge comes with different color faceplates, but please use whichever one matches the other gauges best. |
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