Yezzir Montego 94-M Turbo Build
02-14-2014, 12:17 PM
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That car looks GREAT inside. I love that tan leather interior but every Miata I've ever seen looks so dingy because it's always cracked and super nasty (same with the wood pieces on the steering wheel and shifter). I love how clean yours is, and now I understand why they sold it like that new.
Classy.
Classy.
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02-14-2014, 03:19 PM
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That car looks GREAT inside. I love that tan leather interior but every Miata I've ever seen looks so dingy because it's always cracked and super nasty (same with the wood pieces on the steering wheel and shifter). I love how clean yours is, and now I understand why they sold it like that new.
Classy.
Classy.
We can discuss this... my brother and I were talking about it and then after building it, we understood why people charge so much for one! PM me if you're seriously interested.
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02-21-2014, 09:37 PM
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Pretty much it stops the master cylinder from causing the firewall to deflect when you press on the pedal hard so that you get a much more positive brake response and "feel".
Takes the mush out of the pedal.
Takes the mush out of the pedal.
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02-27-2014, 05:03 AM
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I've been working on a custom, washer fluid reservoir. I based the dims (roughly) off of the one that BEGi sells...which is tiny. But I don't mind because I don't need that much washer fluid anyway!
I cut this out of a 12"x12" sheet of aluminum. In hindsight, it might have been easier to use an extruded rectangle piece but whatever. Bending that metal...
Drilling the hole for the pump
Test fitting
After alumiwelding all the cracks, I shaved down all the excess globs with a file. I know... it looks like a mess
JB welded to make sure there were no holes and to smooth it out a bit. I've decided that I'll paint it black.
Here it is in its current state: sanded everything and riveted brackets on both sides and put JB weld around the rivets so that it seals. No pics of it on the car yet, but it is going in the drainage area in front of the windshield. It fits fine.
I'll start painting tomorrow.
I cut this out of a 12"x12" sheet of aluminum. In hindsight, it might have been easier to use an extruded rectangle piece but whatever. Bending that metal...
Drilling the hole for the pump
Test fitting
After alumiwelding all the cracks, I shaved down all the excess globs with a file. I know... it looks like a mess
JB welded to make sure there were no holes and to smooth it out a bit. I've decided that I'll paint it black.
Here it is in its current state: sanded everything and riveted brackets on both sides and put JB weld around the rivets so that it seals. No pics of it on the car yet, but it is going in the drainage area in front of the windshield. It fits fine.
I'll start painting tomorrow.
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03-03-2014, 01:25 PM
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Nice.
If I didn't work down the street from a very competent/affordable welder, I would give aluminum brazing a shot.
How tedious is it? The videos I've watched make it look a bit sloppy, however, no one even bothers clamping their parts so I suspect their standards/work habits are quite low.
-Zach
If I didn't work down the street from a very competent/affordable welder, I would give aluminum brazing a shot.
How tedious is it? The videos I've watched make it look a bit sloppy, however, no one even bothers clamping their parts so I suspect their standards/work habits are quite low.
-Zach
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03-03-2014, 05:46 PM
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Nice.
If I didn't work down the street from a very competent/affordable welder, I would give aluminum brazing a shot.
How tedious is it? The videos I've watched make it look a bit sloppy, however, no one even bothers clamping their parts so I suspect their standards/work habits are quite low.
-Zach
If I didn't work down the street from a very competent/affordable welder, I would give aluminum brazing a shot.
How tedious is it? The videos I've watched make it look a bit sloppy, however, no one even bothers clamping their parts so I suspect their standards/work habits are quite low.
-Zach
Also, when you want to heat it up again and add more material, there's risk of melting what you've already done. So, if I had a competent/affordable welder close by, I would rather save myself the trouble and go that route
For simple projects that are more covered up (such as my license plate bracket), I don't mind doing this.
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