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I'm building for Solo2 C Street Prepared. It's not going to be 100% legal, but I have no interest in doing national events in CSP (hello, $75k+ Miatas). The plan is to eventually cage and turbo it, and do something like NASA TT*. Or even PTE. With the dash out, I figure it's going to be hella easy to replace the accelerator cable. Also misc cleaning and wiring crap.
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Did you end up just buying that connector/bypass hose new from Mazda or did you find a used one? All the recommended parts sources that I've heard of don't have any.
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Nov 28, 2012 14:42
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NitroSpazzz posted:Did you end up just buying that connector/bypass hose new from Mazda or did you find a used one? All the recommended parts sources that I've heard of don't have any. That would make sense because the only donor vehicles would be wrecked cars with no AC. Nobody really reinstalls AC.
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Nov 28, 2012 16:40
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New from Mazdaspeed; it was $17 or so. I need to seeing by Home Depot and but some rubber grommets for the new holes, should come or to sub-$4.
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Nov 28, 2012 17:07
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Fatcow helped me with some minor weight reductions today. You can see that the AC has been completely pulled in the pic.
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Dec 1, 2012 22:06
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What kind of welding and whereabouts are you? If it's something I am capable of and you're in the northeast, I'm game.
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Dec 1, 2012 23:39
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He's in NC, iirc.
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Dec 3, 2012 07:01
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Yeah, I'm in NC. I'm spending some money today on more parts because I hate money (and possibly myself). The lower shift boot is torn, so a rebuild is in order. Going to also order a few slave cylinders, an exhaust blanket, and air intake bits. Right now, the car is just carpets, suspension, brakes, steering gear, and a rear diff. 
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Dec 3, 2012 16:13
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Whoa, weird: new edit/quote buttons. Anyways,  is my bank account
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Dec 4, 2012 00:51
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I'll give you $20 to help out bro.
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Dec 4, 2012 00:58
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Does this mean I have to put FAT COW MOTORSPORTS all over my car?
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Dec 4, 2012 01:03
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Phone posted:Does this mean I have to put FAT COW MOTORSPORTS all over my car? If you put a SAAB sticker on it, I'll send you $10.. and the sticker.
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Dec 4, 2012 01:42
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Phone posted:Does this mean I have to put FAT COW MOTORSPORTS all over my car? I'd do that for free, I think.
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Dec 4, 2012 01:57
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Phone posted:Whoa, weird: new edit/quote buttons. This is when you really start debating whether it's better to have that total number or not. Right now we have like 6 Lemons spreadsheets from the various times we've totaled up. I will never look at the total of those 6. It's sometimes better to remain ignorant and hope you can afford it.
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Dec 4, 2012 02:06
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Unbolted transmission from 1997 engine Got rid of the charcoal canister Swapped the CLT Soldered in a new injector clip (yay 18 year old plastic) Bolted back on the intake Figured out the wiring for the coils.. I hope... Cleaned off the tranny a bit Did an oil change in the 2 Figured out the gift for my AI:SS santee Was disgusted by the amount of grime/dirt/rustproofing on the subframe; it's pretty drat thick I wanted to get a bit more done, but pulling off the clutch and flywheel will be easy-peasy.
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Dec 6, 2012 05:48
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Deceptor101 posted:This is when you really start debating whether it's better to have that total number or not. Right now we have like 6 Lemons spreadsheets from the various times we've totaled up. I will never look at the total of those 6. It's sometimes better to remain ignorant and hope you can afford it. My last estimate for 6 races including estimates on fuel and miscellaneous expenses was $21,000. Luckily fuel has been donated through pity as well as  corporate sponsorship .Phone if you need money let me buy your NAS !
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Dec 6, 2012 06:41
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I PM'd you back. Freakin' Paypal me. :P
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Dec 6, 2012 06:44
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Super Clean is the loving poo poo. I did round two of degreasing the transmission; it went more than well. I also installed the NB throttle cable which was an unexpected pain in the rear end. Miata.net folks are the biggest pussies on the planet and are quite unhelpful (unless if you want to know what year had the super limited edition Nardi wood trim with perpendicular grain), but nothing a screwdriver, mallet, and a set of helping hands couldn't fix. Oh man, check out these weight savings   Pulled the fly and clutch, going to hit it with a brillo pad (like 2 streaks of blue)  Going to grab something to eat, then solder up the coils. 
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Dec 7, 2012 02:26
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Phone posted:Miata.net folks are the biggest pussies on the planet and are quite unhelpful (unless if you want to know what year had the super limited edition Nardi wood trim with perpendicular grain), but nothing a screwdriver, mallet, and a set of helping hands couldn't fix. Yeah, can't really depend on that forum. Although every once in a great while you get a response that actually helps from someone that isn't worried about getting their BBS wheels scuffed, which is in the minority of posters there. I mostly use the search function.
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Dec 7, 2012 04:24
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Nice project Phone. I'll be following along. Good luck and try not to think about the dollars.
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Dec 7, 2012 14:41
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Looked at the rest of the expenses...
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Dec 11, 2012 05:13
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Opened a fortune cookie yesterday, it readFortune Cookie posted:It is important to you that money is not important. And then I bought some safety equipment, received some parts, did some work, messed with Discount Tire a bit. The biggest thing was getting a HUGE discount on safety stuff; thank you, Apex Performance. Since the last time:   And the grand total is.... $8366.68. This is minus some misc parts that I still need to buy and any services that I will need in the immediate future. I'll probably brush $9k by the time it has a tag back on it permanently.
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Dec 13, 2012 23:11
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Man I cannot wait until it's summer and I can put my 949s and RS3s on.
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Dec 14, 2012 04:47
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gently caress Momo hubs. That is all.
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Dec 19, 2012 06:10
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Phone posted:do something like NASA TT*. Or even PTE. Do this, do nothing but this, but do yourself a favor and never total up the cost to build it to PTE trim.
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Dec 21, 2012 00:27
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Savington posted:Do this, do nothing but this, but do yourself a favor and never total up the cost to build it to PTE trim. Can I do some form of work-study with you, but like work-drive instead. I'm scared Savington... will you hold my CC for me?
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Dec 21, 2012 00:36
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Probably not a good idea. Savington pops diffs like he runs a fetish website dedicated to it.
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Dec 21, 2012 00:40
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Phone posted:installed the NB throttle cable Didn't see anything with a real quick search, why put a NB cable in a NA car?
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Dec 21, 2012 01:51
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Use the NB throttle body vs the NA.
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Dec 21, 2012 01:52
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Phone posted:Use the NB throttle body vs the NA. Not knowing anything about Miatas, what is the difference here?
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Dec 21, 2012 07:49
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Left Ventricle posted:Not knowing anything about Miatas, what is the difference here? Bigger, designed for the engine, if I had to guess?
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Dec 21, 2012 08:35
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Yeah, he has an NB engine.
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Dec 21, 2012 13:52
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craig588 posted:Yeah, he has an NB engine. I forgot about this being a NB engine, everything makes sense now.
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Dec 21, 2012 15:42
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The NA throttle body mates fine to an NB intake; however, I did it just as precautionary thing to make sure that it will fit. Sometime next year I am probably going to replace the TB with the Skunk2 64mm to satisfy my need to spend money, have my TB whistle, and to hedge all bets on my engine grenading due to a TB failure.
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Dec 21, 2012 16:09
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Horray, more loving parts to buy. Protip: don't buy a loving Momo hub unless your car doesn't have an airbag at all. The clockspring ribbon is SUPER easy to tear. So now I have a broken clockspring and plastic poo poo all over the place from trying to dremel that dumb poo poo out.
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Dec 22, 2012 01:36
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Engine in. Bought wrong size fuel hose, though. poo poo.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Didn't see anything with a real quick search, why put a NB cable in a NA car? Spacing between the cable bracket on the intake manifold and the throttle body is different on the NA vs the NB. You can build an adapter bracket to space the NA cable correctly, or you can just use the cable that matches the engine. The latter is much easier.
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Jan 12, 2013 21:40
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Phone posted:Engine in. I think 'Engine in.' deserves more celebration. Hooray!  Did you take the requisite picture of you standing in the empty engine bay?
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Jan 12, 2013 21:46
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Alright kids, let's see if you can find at least 7 things that aren't supposed to be in the engine bay! Click here for bigger pic Mat_Drinks posted:Did you take the requisite picture of you standing in the empty engine bay? Nah, it was all gross and oily in there. And this isn't the first time the engine's been out. Gosh.
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Phone posted:Alright kids, let's see if you can find at least 7 things that aren't supposed to be in the engine bay! The air bag harness, the horn, the hood latch brace, the power steering reservoir, the headlight motor caps, the drivers side relay bracket, and the windshield washer reservoir.  (Great build by the way) craig588 fucked around with this message at 02:19 on Jan 13, 2013 |
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