1.8L NA Miata Useless Underhood Crap Removal Guide

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06-17-2008, 08:33 PM

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there should be a rule here about posting a miata engine bay without a turbo installed

06-17-2008, 08:35 PM

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give you five bucks to trade me bumpers stealth

also how did you go about filling in the holes fom the washer nozzles?

Thats the old bumper. I smacked a guardrail, busted it up and sold it to a buddy. I have a OEM bumper and GV lip now.

I cut out holes behind the windshield sprayers in the frame, took a couple scrap bits of aluminum and jb-welded them in place, then bondo'd over the top.

I did the same with the antenna hole, but it "shrank" recently and is starting to show. It gets new paint as soon as I get around to tearing it down anyhow.

06-17-2008, 08:41 PM

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Have i mentioned that i think im in love with my new DSLR?

then stop using it with a flash....

06-17-2008, 08:44 PM

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Has anyone here had an E-Test pass without the EGR? I would love to remove mine but worry about the E-Test I have to do next year.

06-17-2008, 08:45 PM

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how did you go about filling in the holes fom the washer nozzles?

fiberglass underneath, bondo on top. Same with antenna hole.. (high-five, Stealth97)

bumper emblems just got bondo and paint.

06-17-2008, 09:01 PM

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then stop using it with a flash....

It's too damn dark in my garage....and the only lighting i have makes the pictures evn worse, ill get better one's with better ambient lighting eventually.

06-17-2008, 10:26 PM

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Kplafin, dude thanks for some kind of writeup man...
Instructions wouldve def been a big +, but this is a very good start!

06-17-2008, 10:39 PM

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Kplafin, dude thanks for some kind of writeup man...
Instructions wouldve def been a big +, but this is a very good start!

Sorry there weren't any better instructions per say, but im more of a..there it is, just start unbolting **** til you get to a dead end kinda person...just start the car and let it warm up between removing each system, if something isnt right, put it back together or sk questions....but ill see what i can do over the next couple days with it.

06-18-2008, 12:51 AM

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It's too damn dark in my garage....and the only lighting i have makes the pictures evn worse, ill get better one's with better ambient lighting eventually.

1. Put the camera in manual shoot
2. Get a Tripod.
3. Adjust the ISO
4. Adjust the aperture
5. Adjust the shutter
6. ???
7. Profit.

IMO Low light shots are where to start learning your camera. Figure out what you can do with what little light you have, then go from there.

Heartland Park, Topeka at 9:40 in the evening, no tripod shot with Eos Digital Rebel (the real one.. 300D.)

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Btw, what camera did you get?

06-18-2008, 12:53 AM

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1. Put the camera in manual shoot
2. Adjust the ISO
3. Adjust the aperture
4. Adjust the shutter
5. ???
6. Profit.

IMO Low light shots are where to start learning your camera. Figure out what you can do with what little light you have, then go from there.

Heartland Park, Topeka at 9:40 in the evening, no tripod shot with Eos Digital Rebel (the real one.. 300D.)

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Btw, what camera did you get?

Just a Rebel XT, the older one, nuthing TOO terribly great, but it beats the hell out of the cyber shot i've been using.