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

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



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


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


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

 

now with pics (bump)

 

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.

 

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.

 

it's fine.


you should have asked me to borrow a 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.

 

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

 

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.

 

Doesn't everybody

 

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.