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STR posted:Lots of cars do. Yeah but the evo x clutch MC seem to blow up a lot. And are a hassle to replace. And now I'm remembering doing it a few times. loving evos. Only cars that I consistently wind up with cuts on my hands when I work on them.
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jamal posted:Yeah but the evo x clutch MC seem to blow up a lot. And are a hassle to replace. And now I'm remembering doing it a few times. loving evos. Only cars that I consistently wind up with cuts on my hands when I work on them. Better than ending up with cuts on your wrists!
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Yet another reason the miata was peak automobile. Cast iron clutch MC for $12 from Exedy  Clutch slave for $6 
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Aug 18, 2018 10:37
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BloodBag posted:Clutch slave for $6 Yeah they were cheap because they made millions of the drat things so that we could all keep up with the 20,000 mile replacement schedule.
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A clutch job on a Miata is also ridiculously easy (aka cheap to have someone else do) so who gives a gently caress.
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Aug 18, 2018 14:23
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InitialDave posted:AND PULL YOUR KNEES IN TIIIIIIIGHT Then it's the bang and blow That really drives you ins-a-a-ane! Let's do the Otto again!
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Aug 18, 2018 21:38
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Beach Bum posted:Yeah they were cheap because they made millions of the drat things so that we could all keep up with the 20,000 mile replacement schedule. Also because the recycled a lot of parts from the RX-7 and every other Mazda extant at the time.
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Aug 18, 2018 21:44
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Darchangel posted:Also because the recycled a lot of parts from the RX-7 and every other Mazda extant at the time. I was wondering why my Capri's master and slave together cost about as much as the brake fluid I bought to refill the system
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Aug 18, 2018 22:06
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evil_bunnY posted:A clutch job on a Miata is also ridiculously easy (aka cheap to have someone else do) so who gives a gently caress. Clutch slave, you mean? Dropping the trans on a Miata is a goddamn pain in the rear end with the PPF bolts that are inevitably seized right to poo poo.
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Aug 19, 2018 04:22
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Beach Bum posted:Clutch slave, you mean? Dropping the trans on a Miata is a goddamn pain in the rear end with the PPF bolts that are inevitably seized right to poo poo. I wasn't gonna say anything and see how far into his mouth he could fit his foot. If the two options for doing a clutch on a Miata are 'horrible PPF bolts' or 'pull engine & trans', I highly doubt it's that easy. I'm now reminded that mine needs replacing 
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Aug 19, 2018 10:42
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The first time is the worst because 2 of 4 ignition coil bolts require either alien hands or a series of sockets and even then you only get a few mm of movement. Pulling the engine and trans out at the same time isn't crazy hard, a little time consuming for sure though. The key is taking those two bolts and throwing them right in the loving garbage so next time you don't spend 40 minutes undoing two loving bolts.
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Aug 19, 2018 13:59
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autism ZX spectrum posted:The first time is the worst because 2 of 4 ignition coil bolts require either alien hands or a series of sockets and even then you only get a few mm of movement. Pulling the engine and trans out at the same time isn't crazy hard, a little time consuming for sure though. The key is taking those two bolts and throwing them right in the loving garbage so next time you don't spend 40 minutes undoing two loving bolts. Oh my god, this has just brought back a memory I have of feeling around for those loving bolts and not realising a PO had already binned them off. I was too stupid to just remove the bolts I could see and see if it would come off. I'm not smart 
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Aug 19, 2018 14:13
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autism ZX spectrum posted:The first time is the worst because 2 of 4 ignition coil bolts require either alien hands or a series of sockets and even then you only get a few mm of movement. Pulling the engine and trans out at the same time isn't crazy hard, a little time consuming for sure though. The key is taking those two bolts and throwing them right in the loving garbage so next time you don't spend 40 minutes undoing two loving bolts.
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Aug 19, 2018 17:05
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Heh. Reminds me of doing a timing belt change on my SHO. Granted it was 20 years ago and using who knows what tools...but it must have been bad because everyone bitched about it. Just removing the bottom bolt of the battery tray was like some half hour ordeal. You had about .5mm arc to swing the wrench. Then after that you ground out a notch so it could slid onto the bolt and it would take 10 seconds the next time you did it.
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BloodBag posted:I wasn't gonna say anything and see how far into his mouth he could fit his foot. If the two options for doing a clutch on a Miata are 'horrible PPF bolts' or 'pull engine & trans', I highly doubt it's that easy. I'm now reminded that mine needs replacing Oh no, I'm going to be doing a clutch on the Miata's ugly sister, I really hope that it's easier...
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The Door Frame posted:Oh no, I'm going to be doing a clutch on the Miata's ugly sister, I really hope that it's easier... Someone needs to replace a Fiata clutch already? 
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BloodBag posted:already? 
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Speaking of Miatas, we had another ND eat a transmission at AutoX yesterday. I wish I could have recorded the noises it made as I was helping push it off the course, sounded pretty fuckin' gnarly. Another friend of mine is on his third ND transmission, but apparently "This is the fixed one this time we swear".
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jamal posted:Yeah but the evo x clutch MC seem to blow up a lot. And are a hassle to replace. And now I'm remembering doing it a few times. loving evos. Only cars that I consistently wind up with cuts on my hands when I work on them. There's a Walgreens right next to the Autozone in my old neighborhood. I feel like this is some solid corporate symbiosis, especially after I shredded my hand last Friday trying to dig the broken turn signal lamp out of my busted headlight so I could use my turn signal on the commute home...
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Dirt Road Junglist posted:There's a Walgreens right next to the Autozone in my old neighborhood. I feel like this is some solid corporate symbiosis, especially after I shredded my hand last Friday trying to dig the broken turn signal lamp out of my busted headlight so I could use my turn signal on the commute home... Where I used to live there was a Harbor Freight and a Christmas Tree shop in the same complex. The doors were 30 feet apart. If that isn't hard core genius I don't know what is.
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BloodBag posted:Someone needs to replace a Fiata clutch already? I thought we were talking about NA Miata's, thank god
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My first car was a 1988 Ford Escort GL. About 2 weeks after I bought it, the linkage snapped and I lost 2nd and 4th and mostly Reverse although I could sometimes fiddle it. I spent a month just working around those two gears. It took me a while to get back in the habit of using them after I finally had money to fix it. Shortly after that it blew a brake pad when stopping for a crossing divided highway. Went crazy with downshifting and pumped the brakes and they came back just enough that I was able to stop and not get t-boned hard. That I borrowed money from my parents to fix. E-brake had been long disconnected by that time and wasn't ever going to be fixed. Several cars later I had a 1994 Geo Prizm that I loved, that thing was great. The starter went out on it when I was broke so I just parked on inclines and pop-started it for 3 months, occasionally getting a push from someone here and there. The clutch was shot when I bought it so you had to be careful giving it gas in 3rd or higher because it would just start slipping. I still miss that car.
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Darchangel posted:....why? shortspecialbus Feb 16, 2006
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Darchangel posted:....why? Probably the same reason I miss the 1983 Le Car I started off in (in 1996); because uh,.....
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You never forget your first  Hence my current project...
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Darchangel posted:....why? He just described why. I've had cars similar to that, which I loved because they didn't require a trip to the dealership and a 2nd mortgage to repair. Simpler machines are better machines. Newer cars are worse cars.
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The Prizm is just a GM Corolla, with that venerable 4A motor. They really weren't terrible cars, they just weren't Hondas.
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shortspecialbus posted:Several cars later I had a 1994 Geo Prizm that I loved, that thing was great. The starter went out on it when I was broke so I just parked on inclines and pop-started it for 3 months, occasionally getting a push from someone here and there. The clutch was shot when I bought it so you had to be careful giving it gas in 3rd or higher because it would just start slipping. I still miss that car. Had a 94 Geo Tracker. I still miss it. It was a loud, lovely, gutless, cold-in-winter-hot-in-summer loving crapbox. But goddamn it just worked. Every day. Started, ran, and got me from A to B every day. Cheap to fix, cheap to keep. I regret the gently caress out of getting rid of it.
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Siochain posted:Had a 94 Geo Tracker. I still miss it. It was a loud, lovely, gutless, cold-in-winter-hot-in-summer loving crapbox. But goddamn it just worked. Every day. Started, ran, and got me from A to B every day. Cheap to fix, cheap to keep. Those things fetch a pretty penny these days. I've been eyeing one for a while because I apparently can't fathom owning a car with more horsepower than a lawnmower That or the 3cyl Metro Lsi Convertible. Give me every terrible 70-95 Suzuki
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I just saw the first metro I've seen in a while on the freeway yesterday. Didn't most of those go to the scrapper for burning their valves up? E: just imagine gen z kids in 25 years going misty eyed over the thought of their first chevy aveo.
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Someday the pointy spiky crap that Toyota and Honda are shoveling out right now is going to be considered vintage and highly sought after.
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BloodBag posted:I just saw the first metro I've seen in a while on the freeway yesterday. Didn't most of those go to the scrapper for burning their valves up? Sadly not. My sister has one and it's a loving nightmare of rusted stuff. I can't wait until next year when I refuse to get it through inspection again. I really want the engine out of it for reasons...
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chrisgt posted:Sadly not. My sister has one and it's a loving nightmare of rusted stuff. I can't wait until next year when I refuse to get it through inspection again. I really want the engine out of it for reasons... I guess something has to power Vietnamese longtail boats.
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BloodBag posted:I just saw the first metro I've seen in a while on the freeway yesterday. Didn't most of those go to the scrapper for burning their valves up? Metro wasn't half-bad for what it was. I was surprised the little 3 banger had enough torque to take off in 3rd without much issue. Now god help you if you get in an accident with that tin can...
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Wasn't the Geo Tracker #1 for rollovers or something?
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Cojawfee posted:Wasn't the Geo Tracker #1 for rollovers or something? That was the Samurai on an admittedly rigged test. You could overturn just about anything with the Moose Test done purposely wrong.
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Yeah. "People driving vehicles inappropriately have crashes more" is hardly a newsworthy headline though.
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BloodBag posted:I just saw the first metro I've seen in a while on the freeway yesterday. Didn't most of those go to the scrapper for burning their valves up? I had a 94 Metro with that problem. At 191k miles, it got so bad that the air filter had burn marks on the bottom 
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Replacing the valves is easy. Replacing the front LCA mounts, however, is a different story.
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