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dc2696 03-17-2007 05:33 PM

Longest 2 weeks ever (PAN IS TAPPED Pics Inside!!)
 
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So 2 weekends ago I finally find a local guy with a 1/2npt tap i can borrow, next day I leave for 2weeks 16hrs north into the dam arctic circle practiclly.

Finally back and tapping the pan tom, weather is supposed to b nice at 0*C (compared to the dam snow and -30 I had the whole time I was up there)

Also dropping off my downpipe tonite to get the turbo flange put on...

When the snow is gone the miata will b driving:bigtu:

Well I did it (finally). Wasn't hard at all really, lots of filings though, took prolly half an hour or so. I had my technical consultant on hand to direct me too:cool:

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I seriously did do some of the tapping myself though :gay: The drilling was done by me atleast,

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Followed braineacks advise for location (atleast as much as I could remember)

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Pretty happy how it turned out, seems quite strong even though its only 2threads or so.:bigtu:

dc2696 03-18-2007 05:42 PM

now with pics (bump)

expensivehobby22 03-18-2007 05:53 PM

good work. i know how you feel too. i'm about a day of work or two away from getting my car up and running again and had to go on a 9 day trip and have to go on another 5 day one next week.

spike 03-18-2007 05:54 PM

I think you drilled it too high up on the pan,it should have been an inch lower.

Anyways....-30!!!!! Dude you need to move to B.C,the temp outside today is +10.

Braineack 03-18-2007 07:58 PM


Originally Posted by spike (Post 93800)
I think you drilled it too high up on the pan,it should have been an inch lower.

it's fine.


you should have asked me to borrow a tap.

m2cupcar 03-18-2007 08:59 PM


Originally Posted by dc2696 (Post 93529)
....I finally find a local guy with a 1/2npt tap...

Wow- local, hot and does the work for you- are you sure he's a guy? ;)
Yeah- IMO the higher the better for the return.

mxv 03-18-2007 09:23 PM

wish i had a hot blond to do work on my car for me :bigtu:

dc2696 03-18-2007 11:43 PM


Originally Posted by m2cupcar (Post 93872)
Wow- local, hot and does the work for you- are you sure he's a guy? ;)
Yeah- IMO the higher the better for the return.

I agree higher better imo.

lol well shes real local (espicially since we live together ;) ) and actually it was surprisingly hard to find someone around town with a 1/2npt tap.

dc2696 03-18-2007 11:44 PM


Originally Posted by mxv (Post 93877)
wish i had a hot blond to do work on my car for me :bigtu:

Doesn't everybody:bigtu:

dc2696 03-18-2007 11:45 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 93856)
it's fine.


you should have asked me to borrow a tap.

I thought shipping might cost alittle too much to bother. I just had to put a deposit down to use this one. Can't argue with free.


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