ridethecliche

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Thanks Vlad! Also thanks for making me route the IC piping behind the headlights. Really helped with the undertray stuff. Everyone with an nb, esp nb2 should be doing it this way!

Still have some double vision when I look all the way down but other than that I feel solid. I can actually feel how my facial bone structure has changed as a result of the accident.

I'll spare you the video the surgeon sent me of the surgery, but heres the CT showing the orbital blowout fracture. Crazy thing is that it didn't hurt that badly! My eye just started sinking back into my orbit because of the defect. So they put a titanium plate under it.

Arrow shows the defect. The two ends are supposed to be connected. I count like 5 fractures in this picture. And I'm kinda sorta actually a doctor now atleast that's what a pretty piece of paper tells me... I start clinical training July 1st(yikes!).

wackbards

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How do they get in there? Do they go in through the sinus or something?

ridethecliche

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Surgeon was an omfs so double doctor (dentist + MD). They went in from the mouth to see if they could do a minimally invasive procedure but there was no way. They cut the lateral side of the skin around your eye and use the space to lift the eyeball out of the way.

The double vision and pain after surgery was probably the single most painful thing I've ever experienced... Atleast it's done with!

Edit : I also broke my sinus. So every time I blew my nose, I'd feel pressure in my eye. How I figured that I didn't quite get off easy with the injury.

Had to go to two emergency rooms. The small one up in Vermont didn't do any scans and didn't seem that concerned. Said I could go ride the next day if I felt up for it. Went to a better hospital in the Boston area the next night and they were like... Sooo... What do you see wrong in this picture. My gfs dad is an ED doc at said second hospital. They may have tested me a bit as well lol. Gotta love medicine.

x_25

Getting tested on yourself seems like the way to go! Congrats on the piece of paper, sucks in the faceplanting.

NJ has a fairly solid miata scene if you want to hang with all us when you move down here. We usually do two big (100+ car) meet ups a year.

ridethecliche

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Thanks man. I already know a few people down there.

I really hope I have the time for some shenanigans... Right now I'm trying to figure out if I should just get a street level storage place for the car. I don't really want to park it on the street in my complex and don't have a garage here. Might have to buy a house next year just to get a garage lol.

x_25

I bought a two car garage with a small house partly for that reason (and partly because I cannot stand being that close to other people).

sixshooter

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New Jersey puts you close enough to come to Miatas at The Gap in August.

ridethecliche

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I see what you did there lol. Might have to come wrench with ya sometime.

I'm honestly planning on pacing in 3 years so... Not sure it makes sense to buy something but whatever. I guess I can rent it out down the line.

But... Intern year!

ridethecliche

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So uhhhh contemplating a PS delete but super on the fence about it because I don't feel strongly about it. I just want the real estate for intake routing.

Is there any good way to relocate the PS pump reservoir? I haven't really seen much done...

Right now all I can really do is put a filter right on the turbo. Limited real estate with the IC routing behind the headlight as well. This isn't really hurting anything, but I feel like it could see fresher air. I do have hood vents and a solid undertray now, so maybe temps won't be that far over ambient once moving with any appreciable speed?

Or just delete PS and don't worry about this.

x_25

The PS tank has a single rubber line and just needs to be higher than the pump. I moved mine a few inches for the supercharger setup when I had that.

ridethecliche

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Let me to doing that first then.

I like having PS in that I havent had any issues with it yet. If I could squeeze some silicone tubing and piping to get the filter in a good spot I'd be set. My bay isn't much of a looker anyway lol. I just need to make sure it's protected from getting water logged off it rains or if the car is sitting due to hood vent positioning.

codrus

It has two (feed and return), but they are non-pressurized. FM's NB turbo kits used to include parts to mount it on the passenger side fender in order to make room for the intake -- basically just a bracket and some hose.

--Ian

x_25

Huh, I only remember fighting with one, but that makes sense. I just wrstled it to mount on only one bolt hole so it was further out of the way.

ridethecliche

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Oh that's awesome. Re: non pressurized. Relocation would be super helpful.

I've driven a couple of cars without PS and I'm not sure how it would be for a mostly street driven car that sees an autocross here and there. Deleting it seems like it would be the easy button but 15x9's and 225/245's might be a bit of an annoyance for a car that is likely going to see more road trips than autocrosses.

sixshooter

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What part of nude Jersey?

borka

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I've had no ps on 195 tires and it was a pita when parking and not that great at autox. Could not do quick wheel movements.

I'm back to ps.

It's nice having a 300hp track capable car, with ALL oem creature comforts.

ridethecliche

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Yeah.... That's the goal.

i think my AC needs a recharge haha. I think it'll do better with cooling since it won't need to work as hard.

psyber_0ptix

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Ran 245 on 15x9's and have known nothing other than manual steering on the 400+hp miata. Zero complaints.

cpierr03

K-Miata's EPS conversion is an option as well, and probably where I'll end up at some point.

ridethecliche

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