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Originally Posted by Fireindc
(Post 955906)
:ugh: Damn salty roads. How hard is it to find an actual clean shell over there?
Edit: neat b13, what are the plans for that? What motor/trans does it have? we're going to clean it up a bit, get good (by lemons rate) suspension, strip it completely and do 400 laps every race. Didn't want an SE-R because a) they are expensive b) lemons judges hate them If the Sentra runs good and reliable, we'll just turbo it. And it's easy to find a clean miata shell but I'm not swapping parts to another shell anymore. Been there, done that. I'll just clean up what I have and maybe get widebody kit (although don't really have street tire options for a widebody kit) |
Originally Posted by Fireindc
(Post 955906)
:ugh: Damn salty roads. How hard is it to find an actual clean shell over there?
Edit: neat b13, what are the plans for that? What motor/trans does it have? |
I also have a special requirement of 90-92 shell because I can't register it as historic otherwise. Has to be 20 years or older.
Anyways, I don't care. Car runs fucking fantastic and doesn't need anything. I'm going to get the 949 racing crank pulley, pimp out my fuel system, duct the radiator and track it a couple of times a year. |
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So I have a coolant leak and it appears to be coming form the stock oil-water cooler (???).
Of course I have a spare in my garage so no big deal. Just sucks that I did an oil change... there goes $25. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1354826684 block used to be white, now it's a nice caramel-white-piss-yellow color with oil streaks. aw yeah. oil leaked from vave cover gasket once when I didn't install it correctly. |
why does this mean you wasted money on oil?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 956580)
why does this mean you wasted money on oil?
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oil ends up in the oil pan, not the oil filter; gravity dictates this (in mother america at least). You'll lose a tiny bit at best as youre unscrewing the filter.
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I thought cars were 25 to be historic in VA, or is that just exempt from emissions?
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Originally Posted by g_reichow
(Post 956588)
I thought cars were 25 to be historic in VA, or is that just exempt from emissions?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 956586)
oil ends up in the oil pan, not the oil filter; gravity dictates this (in mother america at least). You'll lose a tiny bit at best as youre unscrewing the filter.
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There are also limits on what you can do with a car with "historic" tags. I do not think those requirements are ever actually enforced though. Fairfax Cops can be dbags though, so it would not surprise me if they ever messed with you about them.
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Originally Posted by shuiend
(Post 956594)
There are also limits on what you can do with a car with "historic" tags. I do not think those requirements are ever actually enforced though. Fairfax Cops can be dbags though, so it would not surprise me if they ever messed with you about them.
Once, in Vienna, cops were chilling by a stop sign (Courthouse Rd, fucking speedtrap :jerkit:). I pulled up to the intersection and one of them looked at my car (no front license plate), then walked around the car, saw my MD tags and frowned. Fuck yeah :fawk: can't ticket me for that. I also got a parking ticket (!!!!) in DC for not having a front tag. I wrote them a letter saying they wrote me up for a different violation (i got written up for "car does not confort DC standards"). They responded 4 months later with a 2-page letter. I felt good about enough by wasting government money so I just paid the $50 fine at that point. Finally, both of our lemons cars are registered as historic. The Stanza was, in fact, driven to Summit Point in July. That car has no lights, windows (except windshield), interior, seats, wipers, turn signals, anything. It does have brake lights and a cage, that's about it. I love historic tags and I love Maryland for it. |
The trick, really, is to drive slow. In Maryland (cameras), in VA (asshole cops), everywhere.
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I know a cop, he's cool. Problem is he cant get me of fhte hook when a Lt. writes the ticket :(
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All this cop talk and how easy you whores have it sounds like a fairy tale.
Having lived in CA for basically ever, I don't even know how it feels not to have Hitler reigning over your car related activities. *sigh* Oh well |
I think the oil in the filter has something to do with the check valve. I could be wrong.
I have a couple of those oil cooler gaskets in my tool box, I get them every time I've bought a gasket kit. Problem is I have a 1.6 with no oil cooler. Need one? |
Originally Posted by curly
(Post 956622)
I think the oil in the filter has something to do with the check valve. I could be wrong.
I have a couple of those oil cooler gaskets in my tool box, I get them every time I've bought a gasket kit. Problem is I have a 1.6 with no oil cooler. Need one? |
and fuck antique plates. get "Dont tread on me" plates like a bossman.
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pinhole leak in one of the lines? leak at the clamps? water plug in block?
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you need moar sawzall to the frame rail
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