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I don't think a 91 even has a rear defroster, mine didn't have the pigtail for it coming off of the car. As for the drains, go to a music store and get a trombone cleaner. On a 91 you probably want to enlarge the drain holes on the bottom of the car too, since they're too small and won't let debris out. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 06:55 on Nov 9, 2014 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I don't think a 91 even has a rear defroster, mine didn't have the pigtail for it coming off of the car. Now you mention it, it is probably a '92 model. It was sold to me as a '91 because that's the year on the registration.
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Rhyno posted:Are you familiar with the SHO swapped Pulsar? I've seen that thing on Craigslist, I didn't know it was (in)famous.
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RillAkBea posted:Now you mention it, it is probably a '92 model. It was sold to me as a '91 because that's the year on the registration. NA MX-5S didn't come with demisters at all on the soft tops. Unless there's some wacky trim level we didn't get in Australia. I think that's an aftermarket thing you have there.
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Nov 9, 2014 07:50
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Memento posted:NA MX-5S didn't come with demisters at all on the soft tops. Unless there's some wacky trim level we didn't get in Australia. I think that's an aftermarket thing you have there. Yeah I'm pretty sure it's aftermarket, if the black v specials are in line with the green ones then it should be a tan top but it's black. It does have a defroster pigtail though.
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PhoenixWing posted:Thanks, hope it's still alright. I've seen the craigslist posting for it from the Pulsar facebook group, but, that's about it. Looks like it'd be an absolute blast to drive. V6 Pulsar Wagon? It's currently owned by a friend of mine and the novelty ran out very quickly. He's been trying to dump it for months. I mean, its cool as poo poo and all but the issues make ownership a pain in the rear end.
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Rhyno posted:It's currently owned by a friend of mine and the novelty ran out very quickly. He's been trying to dump it for months. I mean, its cool as poo poo and all but the issues make ownership a pain in the rear end. Did you sell him your NeuBeetle?
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Memento posted:NA MX-5S didn't come with demisters at all on the soft tops. Unless there's some wacky trim level we didn't get in Australia. I think that's an aftermarket thing you have there. The internet seems unclear on it but it looks like if you bought your car with a hardtop or a defrost-capable soft top (available in Canada post-94) originally, you got a defroster pigtail and a button installed in your car. If you didn't, that's it.
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So I've been trying to get new springs on the front of the rolling amber alert, and a forum that has been 100% reliable for part numbers listed several OEM and suitable substitute part #'s. The OEM ones were  so I snagged one of the suitable subs. $40 shipped on sale with prime, so I thought I was getting a good deal. I get them in, go over and install the passenger's side in my buddy's heated garage, and lordy it's a pain in the rear end. So I take the other one to a reputable shop here in town and drop it off. I get a call about 2 hours later from the service desk guy and he tells me they're the wrong part, and too big. I get a suitable P/N from the service desk guy and head out. I get home and do some research, and lo-and-behold the P/N from the forum has a inner diameter of 5.94" and the P/N the service guy gives me (one of the other suitable sub #'s on the forum  ) has an inner diameter of 4.03". Ordered those on amazon for $62.50 Prime, so here's hoping they're the right ones.
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Suicidal raccoons that decide to run in-front of your car while accelerating down an on-ramp can really ruin your day  After limping the car home (sounded like I was dragging my exhaust on the ground) and spending an hour cleaning the blood and hair off the underbody, I now get to figure out what the correct part number is to order a replacement. Brigdh fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Nov 9, 2014 |
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Nov 9, 2014 22:48
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What's it even for? Is it an exhaust mount? If so, slam that fucker in the vice and pound it back into shape.
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56-H20B-F151? Might have better luck in the correct order, F15156H20B Chriskory fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Nov 9, 2014 |
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Nov 9, 2014 23:22
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:What's it even for? Is it an exhaust mount? If so, slam that fucker in the vice and pound it back into shape. Cross member for the center tunnel, specifically the rear one, and probably the lowest part of the car. Basically serves as structural rigidity. Attempting to pound it back into shape cracked it. Luckily I can get a new one for $20. Chriskory posted:56-H20B-F151? Yep its F151-56-H20B (Mazda's part system is really picky about formatting). Mazda doesn't always list parts in their manuals where you'd think they would be, although this one wasn't too hard to find. I'll have t wait until Monday to figure out if any exist in North America.
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Chriskory posted:56-H20B-F151? OK yeah it's $36 so so it's probably easier to buy a new one rather than try to reshape your bloody raccoon one.
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See you in spring, buddy!  I got a discount due to the size of my car. Hah. BRZ will be getting raised and steelies with winter tires put on this week. Snow coming!
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Seat Safety Switch posted:The internet seems unclear on it but it looks like if you bought your car with a hardtop or a defrost-capable soft top (available in Canada post-94) originally, you got a defroster pigtail and a button installed in your car. If you didn't, that's it. It would make a lot of sense for a demister to be available in Canada but not Australia, actually. poo poo, I can't imagine owning a convertible in the great Frozen North. My dad owned one while living in Perth many years ago, and he once went over 400 days in a row without putting the soft top up - undercover parking at home and work, combined with the worst drought on record made for some nice drop top driving.
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Memento posted:It would make a lot of sense for a demister to be available in Canada but not Australia, actually. poo poo, I can't imagine owning a convertible in the great Frozen North. My dad owned one while living in Perth many years ago, and he once went over 400 days in a row without putting the soft top up - undercover parking at home and work, combined with the worst drought on record made for some nice drop top driving. Honestly, it's pretty loving great. At highway speed, keeping the heater going and the top down is fine.
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Got the external touchups mostly done. Wheels repainted and all chrome except bumpers polished ala aluminum foil followed by a pea sized bead of old Zymol I had lying around. Starting to look a little less abused. Haven't decided what to do with the molding.. it looks OK (as does the rest from 100ft here), but it is pretty weathered and the plastic over the chrome top has yellowed and has UV cancer. I haven't tried to tackle the door other than painting the exposed metal since I don't really want to be stuck with Bondo not curing thanks to a magical 40 degree 3-6am November. I decided to black out the bowtie because 2 of the 3 looked like rear end, and it really didn't make a lot of sense that those were gold- the only thing gold anywhere on the truck. Was going to tackle the interior over the weekend, but the steam cleaner was stolen so that isn't gonna happen yet.  I discovered that hitting Rustoleum BBQ black with their clear coat before it is 100% dry gives it a nice orange peel sort of effect. Haven't decided if I am going to do that on the handles or just give them a blast with the semigloss bbq black to match the wiper arms.
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salt the fries! posted:See you in spring, buddy! 
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Yea there are some righteous Mopars in there.
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Night Danger Moose posted:I need to see everything else in that garage. I thought for sure I'd have the least valuable thing in that whole facility, but there's a New Beetle convertible going in as well. Regardless, I'm glad it's as secure as it is. There's some neat swaps and some awesome classics that aren't in the photo.
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Threw on a set of no-name wheels with some 18" Nokian R2's for tomorrow's impending snowstorm. For $500 shipped, these wheels are actually pretty decent. I've never been much of a fan of black wheels, especially on black cars, but I like how this looks for winter. And I clearly need a phone that takes better photos at dusk. 
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Got a scare last night when it went to 1 degree Celsius last night, so I decided that it was time to run some anti-freeze in my corolla haha. Got that done and then changed the oil on it. Somehow managed to jam my foot in the oil bucket during the process of all this too 
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Hope you guys like trivial Miata crap because I did more of it today! First up I made my second attempt at trying to get the wheels off. I tried yesterday but the lug nuts were all fairly corroded on and all I had was the lug wrench from the OE tool kit. Not that anything changed today. I managed to get two wheels off by pulling with my whole body straight up but I very almost put my back out so I switched to hopping on the wrench which worked too. Everything looked pretty good underneath, the brakes were even a lot better than I was expecting and PO had actually had some braided lines put on which I was planning to do myself anyway so there's $100 saved. Then the delivery guy arrived with my plug wires and plugs. Looking sharp little buddy! Blue wires were the cheapest   Obligatory old plug shot  I almost wish I'd known it had iridiums before I started pulling them all out but new plugs are new plugs. A little carbon build up on the plugs there and I could see some on the pistons too. PO didn't drive this car nearly hard enough. I also made a start on removing the tie-down hooks for cosmetic purposes but I only managed to get the back ones off because not only have the bolts not been touched for 23 years they're also some sort of weird hell bolt. The best thing my hardware store had for it was CRC 5-56, which after trying it I'm not actually sure even works.  They weigh about 750g per piece.
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DropShadow posted:Threw on a set of no-name wheels with some 18" Nokian R2's for tomorrow's impending snowstorm. For $500 shipped, these wheels are actually pretty decent. I've never been much of a fan of black wheels, especially on black cars, but I like how this looks for winter. And I clearly need a phone that takes better photos at dusk.
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Guys, what kinda interval should I expect for the timing belt and stuff? I think the previous owner said he had switched it recently, but it's been a while since and I'm not even sure about that, don't want my engine to die because of something simple like that.
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salt the fries! posted:I can't really see the wheels but I think this looks pretty nice for a winter setup. That's exactly why I haven't really ever been a fan of black wheels, you can't really see them. Here's a slightly better photo. These are the wheels I got. 
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RillAkBea posted:
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 Put seats in my Yota that I bought on Craigslist, does anyone know what they're from? The guy said mid 80s Toyota "4x4" but I haven't found any pictures online with that pattern...
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Put on my winter wheels and tires and drove around a bit. Now I'm really looking forward to replacing my summer tires because holy poo poo my winters ride so much better. Not sure if one of my summers wore differently than the others or if it's out of balance but they aren't super great tires and new ones are very cheap for the Fit so I'll just get new good tires in the spring.
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Wires just got here. Its still below freezing, outside. Might as well wait for the rest that should show later today, right? (Ignore the fram filter - it cut $3 off the oil if I took it) 
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Fram oil filters make good silencers. Better silencers than oil filters, anyways...
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kastein posted:Fram oil filters make good silencers. What irony - causing deaths without repercussions. Almost to the level of comic. E: Box has (most) tools I think I'll need.
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BigFuzzyJesus posted:
They look exactly like my brother's 85 4x4 SR5 seats, except without the SR5 text.
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Changed the plugs on my TJ. I think they were pretty much done: No misfires though.
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Stop chewing your thumbnails.
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Viggen posted:Stop chewing your thumbnails. I don't chew them, that would be pretty nasty, just use other nails to keep them all short.
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Chriskory posted:Did you install the copper NGK R? I think so, they got replaced with NGK V-power BRK5E. I actually thought I'd ordered regular so that was a nice surprise when I opened the package. Would I have been better off putting the iridiums back in?
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Replaced that other rear hub on the car. Had to drown the old one in pb blaster to get it to separate from the brake drum. Also changed out the thermostat because the old one wasn't closing and the temp gauge would tank when the car was moving or the heater was running. For some reason the leak where the endtank attaches to the radiator core stopped happening after I changed the thermostat.          In non-car stuff I changed out the failing sequencer relay pack and a limit switch in my house furnace, so I actually have heat now.   gently caress whoever wired up that mess of bullshit originally.
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RillAkBea posted:I think so, they got replaced with NGK V-power BRK5E. I actually thought I'd ordered regular so that was a nice surprise when I opened the package. Would I have been better off putting the iridiums back in? 949 says they use the Iridium and they last twice as long, just don't gap a precious metal spark plug. Rule of thumb if the car is stock, it's best to use whatever the factory used. Don't Miata's eat plug wires every 30k? If you stay copper you'll replace the plugs and wires at pretty even intervals. edit- It's pretty interesting how the V-groove actually works, but you're still probably better off with the Iridium. Chriskory fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Nov 11, 2014 |
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