Why I sold My Miata: Replacement car pics.
08-29-2011, 06:42 PM
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Found a website http://www.matrixmotorwerks.com/ , I loveeeeee This car I'm sooooooo Jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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08-29-2011, 07:33 PM
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I hadn't really been following the TR42 project much recently. The last time I was seriously involved, they were still debating whether or not to put a windshield on it.
I just remember that a whole lot of R&D got done on your particular car, and a hell of a lot of attention to detail went into it. I didn't realize that it had been re-sold after the initial delivery.
Yours is actually the first one I've seen that was totally completed. I must say, I do like the way it turned out. Did the fuel tank wind up being U-shaped, or does it have a hole in the middle of it?
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08-29-2011, 09:36 PM
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Seriously, though. The Bug / Ghia / Thing / etc all used the Type 1 engine (which was also the mechanical base for the T2 and T3). In 1968, VW introduced the Type 4 engine, which featured several radical technological advancements, such as an oil filter. The 914 used that engine.
They are all the same basic design, but very few of the parts are interchangeable (like the 1.6 vs. 1.8 B engines.) Cosmetically, they're easy to tell apart, as the T1's exhaust ports are fore and aft, while the T4's are on the bottom of the head.
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08-30-2011, 09:02 AM
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Ah, I gotcha.
I hadn't really been following the TR42 project much recently. The last time I was seriously involved, they were still debating whether or not to put a windshield on it.
I just remember that a whole lot of R&D got done on your particular car, and a hell of a lot of attention to detail went into it. I didn't realize that it had been re-sold after the initial delivery.
Yours is actually the first one I've seen that was totally completed. I must say, I do like the way it turned out. Did the fuel tank wind up being U-shaped, or does it have a hole in the middle of it?
I hadn't really been following the TR42 project much recently. The last time I was seriously involved, they were still debating whether or not to put a windshield on it.
I just remember that a whole lot of R&D got done on your particular car, and a hell of a lot of attention to detail went into it. I didn't realize that it had been re-sold after the initial delivery.
Yours is actually the first one I've seen that was totally completed. I must say, I do like the way it turned out. Did the fuel tank wind up being U-shaped, or does it have a hole in the middle of it?
It does need the timing set and perhaps some tuning.
Things to do:
1. Replace throttle cable
2. hook up parking brake
3. Fix engine (timing, fueling)
4. Raise ride height
5. swap front UCA's to get some caster in the car.
Those are a few of the 'mission critical' things to do.
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08-31-2011, 10:38 PM
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Ah Ha! That was my idea.
A couple of different companies make drop-in "points replacement" modules, which replace the cam with a disc containing either magnets or slots, and the points with either a hell-effect or optical sensor. The Pertronix Ignitor and the Compu-Fire are the two which I remember from my VW days, but there were a couple of others which were relatively popular with the Bosch crowd as well. Such devices have been essentially standard-issue on all hot VW engines since the late 80s.
I assume, of course, that you will be converting to EFI and installing a Megasquirt shortly.
The stock Solstice uppers aren't working out? I really don't know what's available in the aftermarket for that platform, but I'd thought Danny had the front-end geometry pretty well sorted. Guess I was wrong?
Apparently this one does not have points.
I assume, of course, that you will be converting to EFI and installing a Megasquirt shortly.
5. swap front UCA's to get some caster in the car.
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09-01-2011, 09:15 AM
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Ah Ha! That was my idea.
A couple of different companies make drop-in "points replacement" modules, which replace the cam with a disc containing either magnets or slots, and the points with either a hell-effect or optical sensor. The Pertronix Ignitor and the Compu-Fire are the two which I remember from my VW days, but there were a couple of others which were relatively popular with the Bosch crowd as well. Such devices have been essentially standard-issue on all hot VW engines since the late 80s.
I assume, of course, that you will be converting to EFI and installing a Megasquirt shortly.
The stock Solstice uppers aren't working out? I really don't know what's available in the aftermarket for that platform, but I'd thought Danny had the front-end geometry pretty well sorted. Guess I was wrong?
A couple of different companies make drop-in "points replacement" modules, which replace the cam with a disc containing either magnets or slots, and the points with either a hell-effect or optical sensor. The Pertronix Ignitor and the Compu-Fire are the two which I remember from my VW days, but there were a couple of others which were relatively popular with the Bosch crowd as well. Such devices have been essentially standard-issue on all hot VW engines since the late 80s.
I assume, of course, that you will be converting to EFI and installing a Megasquirt shortly.
The stock Solstice uppers aren't working out? I really don't know what's available in the aftermarket for that platform, but I'd thought Danny had the front-end geometry pretty well sorted. Guess I was wrong?
No EFI for now. I want to get it sorted, learn a little, and enjoy the car. When the OTHER project is finished I may go to megasquirt, but this thing has nice new shiny carbs that seem to work, just need to get them jetted correctly.
The uppers are fine, from what Danny said the the lefts and rights need to be exchanged. He was unsure if they could get enough caster in the car with them this way, and swapping sides starts you with 4 deg and I can add from there. I think the skystice parts will work out great, its just the PO never got around to flipping them like Danny asked.
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