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My parents remodeled thier house a few months ago. My dad thought it would be a good idea to save a mirror....why, I dunno. My dad asked me to help him move it to his basement one day...I came over and we could barely lift the bitch, so that's where it has sat since.
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 126086)
My parents remodeled thier house a few months ago. My dad thought it would be a good idea to save a mirror....why, I dunno. My dad asked me to help him move it to his basement one day...I came over and we could barely lift the bitch, so that's where it has sat since.
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you've never lifted a 10' x 7' mirror before have you?
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oddly i lived with a guy who had a mirror in the garage. it was his gym. then I moved in and parked all my car shit in there and awwwww he was a dick anyway.
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cleaned the bay where you can see it. I cleaned the piss out of it, and then tapped it with some paint I have that's a very close match....looks good in person, will probably last 5 minutes after it's running again.
https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...inepull022.jpg got the head back on the new block https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...inepull020.jpg just a pic of the oil return location https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...inepull021.jpg |
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 126086)
My parents remodeled thier house a few months ago...
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nah, got a camera in my shoe for that...duh.
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I meant for showing off the under carriage - not upskirts! :jerkit: :ky:
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ohhh...no one wants to see my leaking diff, bent rails and sludgy oilpan.
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I don't know. Might make me feel better about MY sludgy oil pan and leaking rear tranny seal......
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well....to be honest, i did just clean my pan up...you can see the attached pic...it's all shiny.
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maybe you can get swain to coat it with oil dispersant :gay:
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So fresh and so clean..........well for now anyway.
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 126096)
you've never lifted a 10' x 7' mirror before have you?
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only one update for today. clutch and timing belt back together. head torqued.
https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...inepull023.jpg tonight will be testing the resistance values of my CLT temp sensor. tomorrow shall be putting tranny/starter back, valve cover, & return fitting. Then it's ready to go all back in on saturday |
good work. now you deserve the beer later.
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seriously, it's f'in hot out.
but i feel stupid I took the belt off at least 10 times trying to get 16 teeth in between the marks, not 19. Finally I gave up and figured it HAD to be right...turns out it was, and i could have stopped on the first try. |
Don't feel stupid until you take your car to a shop and they keep it for several months to see how mad you can get. Thats when you feel stupid.
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I bet you feel like the stupidest kid in town then ;)
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Damn, looking great scott!
Makes me realize how lazy i am.. |
delicious
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I might have figured out why my temperature readings are about 20°F lower than they should. I was able test the resistance values of my sensor. Very close to in line with the what the manual says, obviously. I believe the values I gave easytherm were slightly off the scale. We'll see soon enough.
here's the difference between what I recorded today along with the factory values....against what I currently have plugged in: https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...resistance.jpg |
I really need to start testing stuff like that with my sensors/ULIs at work.
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so....putting the finishing touches on the engine, and of course something had to break...it was my oil feed fitting:
https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...nebuild001.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...nebuild002.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...nebuild003.jpg Luckily I was able to extract it...I'm pissed I barely tightened the booger. Here is the completed longblock: https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...nebuild004.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...nebuild005.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...nebuild006.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...nebuild007.jpg and the AT TB with TPS I was able to source: https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...nebuild008.jpg |
Why no dual feed fuel rail scot?
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Same thing happened to my greddy supplied fitting. Banjo fitting FTW!
Looks like it is coming along nicely! |
It's because it was an Al fitting. Buy a steel one next time.
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you can see the fuel hose hanging there with the brass tee...I just had to unhook it from the back when i was pulling the connections in that area. I mean, I did do the writeup on it.
yeah i know it's aluminum and that's why, i was surprised because I barely cranked on it...I hand tightened it and went at it with a wrench and blamo! I was trying to be carfeul because I know how easy they are to snap....you think I haven't snapped any brass fittings before ;) |
look at the fucking zip ties
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I'll make sure to detail them in full for you once completed.
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make sure all the zip ties at least match and no more worm clamps either :hahano:
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Brainy ---
Multiple color Zip Ties for Philip, Please! Make him Happy :gay: |
It's back in. Just the turbo bits left and driveshaft:
https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble001.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble002.jpg A while back I was surfing through the new FM installation instructions and saw the low radiator hose they use. Well I liked it and got one...frees a lot of space just under the turbo (my drain fitting rubbed on it). https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble003.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble004.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble005.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble006.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble007.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble008.jpg (2) zip-ties so far. |
No coolant re-route for Brainy?
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coolant reroute = effort, time, money.
Will be done on built engine once completed. (see thread 1-2 years from now) |
hey that looks easier than the crap I did with two random hoses and a hose nipple.
by the way, your shit gonna SMOKE like a SOB when you start it the first few times. :gay: |
the more i read about the reroute the more of a PITA it seems fuck it, i doubt i ever do one.
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Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 128153)
hey that looks easier than the crap I did with two random hoses and a hose nipple.
by the way, your shit gonna SMOKE like a SOB when you start it the first few times. :gay: you think? that manifold was white when i pulled it...greasy hands later; it's saturated in oil/grime. |
dont forget to clamp those hoses down man, just in case you get to excited this will be my excuse to say i told you so if you don't :gay:
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oh there will be something I forget...there always is. I just gotta try really hard not to crank it before my oil feed fitting comes in.
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I found out why the last engine blew....the waterpump is leaking. Gotta replace it...dunno why I decided against swapping mine over with a new gasket, but it serves me right. Oh well. Everything else is done, only puts me back a day.
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Engine out, changed the timing belt and you didn't change the water pump. Doh! Even Guru's screw up.
I've got a bunch of heavy duty twisty ties you can have, if you decide zips aren't pissing Philip off enough. Thanks for the shot of the flexi coolant hose. Looks like a great idea and an inexpensive solution. I wonder who FM got the idea from? |
Originally Posted by cueball1
(Post 129118)
Engine out, changed the timing belt and you didn't change the water pump. Doh! Even Guru's screw up.
Thanks for the shot of the flexi coolant hose. Looks like a great idea and an inexpensive solution. I wonder who FM got the idea from? |
yep, bastard gaskest!
https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble020.jpg it started leaking more once i pulled that firt bolt you see...but it was obvious before that it was leaking like a champ. |
It's done. Gotta clamp down better on one of the heater hoses, but other than that it's idling. Needs a better tune with MegaSquirt, I guess having a shitty block makes you have to tune accordingly.
compression: 187 | 182 | 183 | 185 |
what caused the piston/ring failure would you say?
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heat/load + boost + bad block to begin with.
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Originally Posted by mxv
(Post 129703)
what caused the piston/ring failure would you say?
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Shit man congrats on the quick build! Looks real nice in there too!:bigtu:
And thanks for all those nices shots!!!:cool: |
here's some more of the charge pipe.
https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble023.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble024.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble025.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble026.jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ssemble027.jpg |
damn we've progressed from zip ties to JB weld.
did your blind grandmother do this IC pipe weld or what? https://www.miataturbo.net/braineack...ssemble015.jpg |
aw, give me a break already. i didn't weld it, and if i did, it would look just as bad. Don't really care.
it's running again and has cool miataturbo.net stickers all over it. |
where can I get those flex coolant hoses?
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Napa autozone FM etc.
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Originally Posted by supra441979
(Post 130105)
where can I get those flex coolant hoses?
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lol, i just wrote it down as I'm off to get one!!
Brain glad to hear ur back on the road...and thanks for more great shots and and info... Any diff on the butt dyno now that ur pipe isnt restricted...or not noticeable? |
Originally Posted by supra441979
(Post 130105)
where can I get those flex coolant hoses?
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I think the majority of cash invested in this turbo setup went to Tbolt clamps...no? ;)
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reminded me of my motor troubles... i just bought another long block for $100, and threw it in. back to terrorizing "faster" cars out there.
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