Sixshooter's Slow Torture™ Build Thread
12-12-2017, 09:45 AM
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Picked up some cheap wheels that are a little wider to help reduce sidewall squirm and in impart a little bit more stability and feel. Secondhand 15 by 6.5 Konig helium wheels will be retired from the spare wheel stack. I got entirely too many spare wheels.
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12-15-2017, 03:42 PM
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So I put the Hoosier SM7 205's on the new 9in Koenig Helix and mounted two on one side of the car last night. I didn't roll the car forward and backward to settle it so probably slightly higher than actual ride height in these pictures. I also didn't check the air so there's probably too much in the tires right now. But this is what it look like last night and this morning as I was leaving. I think it'll do fine and it will allow me the opportunity to also fit 225 and maybe 245 at some point if I come across some.
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12-21-2017, 04:19 PM
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My old girlfriend just left in the arms of another man. But she's happy and so is he. I neglected her for many years. She'll be better off where she's going
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05-04-2018, 12:14 PM
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So, I did a thing.
Actually, a couple of things.
I bought a MiataCage weld-in full rollcage kit. I'm going to have to take out my Hard Dog rollbar, door bars, seats, carpet, dash, and other things to put it in. This will be interesting.
Additionally, I determined my 6 speed needs to come out. It isn't blown up but has likely partially "un-pressed" 4th gear from itself. 4th gear is two pieces pressed together and the helical cut of the gears pushes them apart when you apply significant engine power. It makes the gear a little wider than it's supposed to be and this causes a dragging that wants to make the car roll forward when the shifter is still in neutral. It also makes it difficult to shift cleanly. The solution is to disassemble it and have that gear pressed back together and tacked with a welder. Or to buy a K-Miata 6-speed kit and just go ahead and put BMW transmission in it.
Actually, a couple of things.
I bought a MiataCage weld-in full rollcage kit. I'm going to have to take out my Hard Dog rollbar, door bars, seats, carpet, dash, and other things to put it in. This will be interesting.
Additionally, I determined my 6 speed needs to come out. It isn't blown up but has likely partially "un-pressed" 4th gear from itself. 4th gear is two pieces pressed together and the helical cut of the gears pushes them apart when you apply significant engine power. It makes the gear a little wider than it's supposed to be and this causes a dragging that wants to make the car roll forward when the shifter is still in neutral. It also makes it difficult to shift cleanly. The solution is to disassemble it and have that gear pressed back together and tacked with a welder. Or to buy a K-Miata 6-speed kit and just go ahead and put BMW transmission in it.
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05-06-2018, 09:04 PM
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Cleaned out the shed to make room for the Miata to be gutted for the cage. The shop needed to be finished out and insulated over the last few months and air conditioned to make life a little better. Summer's tropical humidity just finally arrived this weekend. Finished just in time.
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05-07-2018, 08:15 AM
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So, I did a thing.
Actually, a couple of things.
I bought a MiataCage weld-in full rollcage kit. I'm going to have to take out my Hard Dog rollbar, door bars, seats, carpet, dash, and other things to put it in. This will be interesting.
Additionally, I determined my 6 speed needs to come out. It isn't blown up but has likely partially "un-pressed" 4th gear from itself. 4th gear is two pieces pressed together and the helical cut of the gears pushes them apart when you apply significant engine power. It makes the gear a little wider than it's supposed to be and this causes a dragging that wants to make the car roll forward when the shifter is still in neutral. It also makes it difficult to shift cleanly. The solution is to disassemble it and have that gear pressed back together and tacked with a welder. Or to buy a K-Miata 6-speed kit and just go ahead and put BMW transmission in it.
Actually, a couple of things.
I bought a MiataCage weld-in full rollcage kit. I'm going to have to take out my Hard Dog rollbar, door bars, seats, carpet, dash, and other things to put it in. This will be interesting.
Additionally, I determined my 6 speed needs to come out. It isn't blown up but has likely partially "un-pressed" 4th gear from itself. 4th gear is two pieces pressed together and the helical cut of the gears pushes them apart when you apply significant engine power. It makes the gear a little wider than it's supposed to be and this causes a dragging that wants to make the car roll forward when the shifter is still in neutral. It also makes it difficult to shift cleanly. The solution is to disassemble it and have that gear pressed back together and tacked with a welder. Or to buy a K-Miata 6-speed kit and just go ahead and put BMW transmission in it.
Dibs on door bars
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