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Member Forums => Other Projects! => Topic started by: greencactus3 on June 04, 2017, 08:01:20 AM
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My buddies and I have an annual road trip where we all buy a car, (fix it) and then take on the road trip, come home (hopefully) and then sell for profit. This year's theme is "ricer" and we're headed to Mt Washington in NH and then back.
we have a points system so we can decide "winners" based on line items.
see current list for the '17 competition below.
early purchase penalty (buying earlier than 1 month before the trip date takes away penalty points
Cost of purchase + all parts cost (labor and parts found in garage, side of the road, etc are free)
hp increase with mod, 0.5 pts per group agreed believable hp
1 point per $1 fine on tickets received during the trip
Acceleration
Handling
Fuel Economy
Burnout Length
Tofu Delivery Challenge!
Drift competition....?
Rice burner challenge
# of "mad props"
# unassociated cars you can get to race you from a street light
# of breakdowns
# car alarms set off
Pop off the orange targa top on the highway
2JZ no shit!
passing a car in reverse on the highway
wheelie
drive under a semi truck trailer
blowing the welds on your intake
wearing baby oil all over throughout the trip
Terminal failure
# miles driven less than other competitors
lbs of rice carried through entire trip
Sale Price
Sell date
Rules are still in the works, so if you guys have funny suggestions let me know!
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so this year I came across this. 94 miata advertised as a "tired engine, probably needs a rebuild soon"
guy told me it had low compression, but never gave me any numbers
no matter, i ended up picking it up.
it wasn't running right but it at least drove up onto the trailer which is always nice
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annnd compression check
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timing belt was a little loose
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normal wiring quality of a sub $1k craigslist purchase
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set off the aftermarket alarm 3 times before i pulled it all
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leakdown
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turns out the PO had the intake cam on advanced one tooth.
fixed that up but still not great
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one of the cleanest CL interirors I've had
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oh and it smokes a lot
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gaskets were installed wrong too
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i ran water through the intake before pulling the head, amazing how clean some parts got from it
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not so much on the valves though.... how does this happen?
pretty much all valves looked like this
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cyl2 had a reason for low compression
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picked up a used head for super cheap
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slapped it together, crossed my fingers
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and good enough for this build
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made some oil feed port fittings
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law mower batteries are a direct bolt-in and have onle 30less CCA than the dead battery that was in there
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we're trying CB radios this year after being annoyed with our cheap walkies for years
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got a 16G TD05 for super cheap
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got a used shitty log manifold that had exploded at pretty much every weld on the log side to hack apart and use the flange from
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conveniently had this shit head to use as a fixture
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got a freebie CF look gauge pod for more rice
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homemade adjustable fuel pressure regulator
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got an email from summit racing
"Part number VPE-13960 which is being shipped directly from the manufacturer is currently out of stock. Based on the most recent information provided by the vendor, this part is expected to ship the week of June 12th."
so
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and making log progress
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weird twin scroll things
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figuring out IC piping routing
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downpipe build
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no money for real transitions
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relocated the wastegate on slotted holes so i can adjust preload
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getting things routed
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am i doing exhaust pie cuts right?
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i made this nearly a decade ago when i did my first 5.3 swap into an s10.
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im putting too much effort into this car
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relocated the cruise control actuator
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backed base timing to about 7 degrees in attempts to not blow this up
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"made" a sheet metal brake
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for a heat shield
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found a small patch of gold foil
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used a little photoshop to figure out where to place hood vents
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first test drive, no major problems, just need to figure out how to keep AFRs from going to 16 around 5psi :o
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so, "new" NB fuel pump going in
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getting the cable actuation
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clutch slave is leaky, replacements are $10. why did the PO not replace it?
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got a hold of some rx7 460cc injectors (stock is 265cc)
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had to extend the shifter so i dont smash the cb
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Maybe I missed it..but how much did you pay for the car?
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Maybe I missed it..but how much did you pay for the car?
$900
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Your buyem-beatem-sellem cars are built quicker and better than any project that I've ever touched.
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in case you guys were wondering,
so far in the past years we have had
2012 - 1300 miles in $1300 4x4s and went around lake michigan with offroading in the upper peninsula (of michigan)
I actually missed out on this one because i had just bought my house and had zero money to spare.
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2013 - sports car challenge $1300 budget to the tail of the dragon
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2014 - offroad sports car to drummond island and copper harbor offroading.
picture at the most northern tip of michigan overlooking lake superior
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2015 - american v8s, canadian takeover to thunder bay (the long way around Lake Huron and superior)
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2016 - SBC challenge to virginia bieach and atlantic city
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obviously some years we've had a couple cheat cars. it's all just for fun with buddies so we allow pretty much everything. including the contour in the SBC challenge because he literally placed a 305 block in the trunk for the entire trip.
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because he literally placed a 305 block in the trunk for the entire trip.
BWAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHH
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turns out i didnt really understand the stock FPR too well. i returned the aftermarket one because the stock one works the same (actually more linear according to my bench testing)
anyways, updates
got some stickers
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added an o2 bung to add a narrowband. going to attempt to tune in closed loop next.
17mpg in a miata is pretty terrible for street driving only.
my entire exhaust goes back and forth between stainless and mild steel based on what scrap metal bin i got the tubing from.
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and decided to go a nice ricer gold color on some wheels i had rolling around in my garage from when i had the FB rx7
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Don't tease me with the Audi like that.
Those wheels will indeed have the ricer look, but you definitely need more stickers.
Any plans for suspension mods? Definitely needs to be low with almost 0 travel for that fore/aft teeter totter style. Super camber is good too.
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haha the audi made progress. it now has a battery tender hooked up to it - hence why it is now by the garage
i think unless i magically find time to do the rust repairs I'll sticker up all the rust holes.
not sure I'll have time (definitely no budget) for suspension mods.
as I actually have to drive this thing and not die, i can't really stance it or lower it too much unfortunately
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being on budget means i can't go out and buy aluminum barb fittings whenever i want.
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also im working on improving my abysmal fuel economy
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also managed to make a catch can to try to pull nasty blowby out of the crankcase without sooting up the bumper (more)
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i've never built a catch can before but hopefully these stainless scrubbies will scrub all the nastiness out before the intake sucks it in.
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Borrowed a coworker's lisle spring compressor/keeper remover/installer thingy and wow that works amazing
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/lil-36050/overview/
it's a tool that works exactly as it should for its specific purpose.
anyways, got all the valve seals swapped to new ones last night.
who knew pushing rope would be the hardest part.
i burned through nearly a gallon of oil in the past 2 gas fill ups so hopefully this alleviates some of that.
and while i had the plugs out, anyone want to provide input on how these plugs look?
I have no idea how to "read" plugs unless they are catastrophically bad
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I don't have much experience reading plugs but I would say those look like a heat range too "cold" for the level or frequency of boost you're running. I think that black crud should be burning off if the plug is heating up enough. May not be an issue once you start driving the car hard though.
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Unless that bottom barb is the drain, don't you want both fittings to be near the top of the can, air in, air out, let the oil fall? Otherwise the oil will eventually reach the level of that bottom barb and start pouring down it.
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I don't have much experience reading plugs but I would say those look like a heat range too "cold" for the level or frequency of boost you're running. I think that black crud should be burning off if the plug is heating up enough. May not be an issue once you start driving the car hard though.
I was actually wondering about that too, but going one heat range hotter places me right back at stock, which seems wrong for a 13psi car.
i just ordered a FMU to hopefully get my cruising AFRs somewhat reasonable, i am currently running super rich...
Unless that bottom barb is the drain, don't you want both fittings to be near the top of the can, air in, air out, let the oil fall? Otherwise the oil will eventually reach the level of that bottom barb and start pouring down it.
bottom port you're seeing goes to the valve cover.
I think i thought it through, and decided to keep the in and out at the far ends of eachother to get the flow to go across as much of the scrubbies as they can.
even if the port is submerged it shouldn't really matter much, the vacuum should pull through it?
plus i should empty it often enough that doesnt matter. i plan on adding a ball valve to the drain (not pictured) for easy emptying.
my thought on the aftermarket top-top ported ones is that they won't separate/condense the oil enough, and the ones that have a top port but have a straw going to the bottom will have the same issue as mine.
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surprise rain during the day made me realized that all the glue i've slapped on the worn out roof means nothing if i leave the windows down :/
I also figured out that the drain holes i thought i cleverly drilled in the rear shelf drained directly into the trunk :/
I am the dumbz.
anyways I fixed that today by adding tubes to go from the shelf drain holes to outside the trunk.
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hopefully this will keep both the interior and the trunk dry.
a wet interior/trunk on a camping road trip will make for a miserable time if it rains.
also the oil burning is getting annoying.
im resorting to snake oil to see if it does anything.
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new valve seals did jack shit.
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popped an IC line today to verify the turbo isnt leaking oil on the cold side.
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not a drop of oil here.
I'll drop the downpipe again soon and see what the turbine area looks like too.
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Love the drain tubes - engineering FTW!
The colder plugs will probably be fine once you start driving it hard. I run NGK TR6ix plugs in the truck, which are a heat range colder than stock. Since I'm near or on the rev limiter so much, I want to do anything I can to reduce the chances of detonation. I'll even add a bottle of octane booster if I know I'll be doing a lot of laps in hot weather (I know it's useless but it makes me feel better...). I tried AC Delco R42's (2 steps colder than stock) when I first put the S/C on and they fouled pretty quickly. I wasn't driving the truck hard then though.
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yea, it's hard to know on a street car. i have already fouled even these plugs once already.
track cars are much more specific on the driving style constantly
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got the FMU in early. bench testing says it definitely isn't the advertised 4:1... it's quite non-linear ranging from 1:1 to 2.3:1 but it should help compared to before for sure.
it's the shiny gold thing on the left
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took the stock wheels off and found all 4 calipers (and everything around them) were red! perfect ricer already
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slapped "new" tires and wheels on
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and ran another leakdown test.
feels like everything is going out to the crankcase (oil fill port) but what do you think of the numbers themselves? not too bad?
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made a hitch since the trunk is basically useless once i put several jugs of oil, a space saver spare and my tool bag and jack in there.
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Lesson: never power wash a car with old paint. bumper is now in unpainted status... luckily that is a totally ricer thing to have so it will stay white
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went by a buddy's house to help out with his challenge car
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and another challenge car showed up for some grilling
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my to-do list is basically empty with a week to go, so im in pretty good shape.
I'm getting an annoyance on the highway where i get an EGR malfunction CEL, at which point the car gets stuck in open loop until i either rev it or engine brake it (defeats the purpose of the cruise control, which i finally got to start working again after toasting the cable a bit)
all EGR components are still there aside from the exhaust connection so I'm not sure how the ECU is defining the malfunction. OBD1 so it's hard to diagnose.
not a big deal, and it really only hurts fuel economy at this point but I wish I could fix it.
the EGR valve is cleaned up and freely moves, so it isn't a valve position sensor seeing no movement... I guess it's possible the sensor is malfunctioning too
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Nice rack.
Completely unrelated, hows that oil spewing exhaust now?
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last days before the trip i did some "minor" work to make life better on the road.
I was getting seriously nauseous and headachey so i decided to repair a coworker's discarded shifter boot (mine was not repairable)
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and removed the rattling around perf pipe from the resonator (how does that thing get so bent up anyways?)
there wasnt much packing material left
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and then the trip.
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initial line up just before we entered ohio for breakfast
basically if it's red, it's a contender. the non-red cars are cheaters which we allowed because we're friends.
NB miata, purchased 6 months ago from california for <$1500, but money tossed at it to attempt to become a lemons car supposedly.
obviously the most miserable car of the trip
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me checking oil, constantly.
I can return the dipstick into the tube with my eyes closed now.
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ae86. full ricer mode with carbon wrap, wing, neons, rattly subwoofer, etc
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mine. maybe more stickers than the last time pictures were posted
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prelude. wing on wing action. lowered, and an exhaust that continually got louder as the trip continued
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cheater RSX-S. guy is getting married in august so we're just happy he can come along with his beater car. stickers were a new addition.
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FC. guy bought 2 rx7s. a wrecked s4 with a good engine and then a s5 with a bad engine. this is the combination
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always gotta have the right look
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first failure 100 miles in.
the black miata stopped the convey with a breakdown claiming significant vibrations.
his online purchased take-off R888 tire broke a belt and was no longer round.
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limped it to the nearest discount tire to buy a pair of the cheapest all season tires possible.
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while waiting at the tire shop, a real ricer came to check us out.... or more likely to boost his own ego to a bunch of ricer high school kids, then noticed we were all near 30 and ran away thinking we were a bunch of losers, lol.
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stop at classy places for beer and food for dinner
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we park compactly.
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but black miata dude can't back up correctly and ruined my paintjob
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the ae86 was miserably loud - had to add the fart can insert so we don't kill the car just to shut it up
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prelude had some strange rubbing noise - turned out a front caliper was missing a bolt completely.
fixed it in reasonable time here
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there was time for the rx7 to get a new filter while we waited
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also time for some aero adjustments
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the miata showing off some early morning condensation/steam in the morning
(how do i link a video?)
https://www.facebook.com/9635731/videos/10105377950206567/
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found some time at watkins glen to do some sightseeing
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also no pics but went to a buddy's place in upstate NY for some rallyX fun. unfortunately my worn 200TW tires didn't like the grass much so i placed a tied 4th place with the rx7 who was also on 200 tw tires. all season shod cars took the win.
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cockpit panorama
i packed light but the german guy came with a whole suitcase which took up the entire passenger area.
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found an amazing campsite in VT where we got 1 out of the 2 showers for the trip
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we all had only the best of beers
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my bumper is still pristine here
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AE86 showing off the underglow
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swapping to a ricer aluminum blue water pump pulley at a campsite.... turns out it was the wrong offset so the stock one went back on
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wings are good trash bag holders
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had to stop a couple miles down for one of the more pathetic breakdowns.
accessory belt tension was a little low after the failed pulley swap... easy fix, but a 25 point penalty for stopping the group
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and then mt washington
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rx7 brakes were making noises.... maybe because there was no pad left
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miata gained a new sticker
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traditionally we hop on a ferry for a nice break during every year's trip.
we found an hour long one across lake champlain this year
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of course, no time is relaxing time when dealing with beater cars
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fastener was starting to pull through the plastic wing
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roofless miata with rain in the distance
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my bumper could use a rainwash
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little break at the ausable chasm
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ice cream break after fording rivers in NY.... this was a very very wet day
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https://www.facebook.com/greencactus3/videos/10108659171382953/
found a campsite at cranberry lake
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woke up the next morning to a leaking tent and my sleeping bag drenched....
https://www.facebook.com/greencactus3/videos/10108662700540493/
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made some friends in the morning after the rain cleared up (i ended up trying to sleep in the miata)
https://www.facebook.com/greencactus3/videos/10108662918363973/
the rx7 is smoking as bad as the miata by this point. possibly a stuck injector
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in the hard rain, if i dont have AC on, the hood vents warms the driver's half of the windshield good enough to keep from fogging. a nice side benefit i wasnt expecting
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more rain
https://www.facebook.com/greencactus3/videos/10108663776139983/
more breaks, at lake ontario
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i dropped the roof just once for a short stint. i still hate convertibles. i don't get the point.
i quickly put the roof up again and enjoyed my AC later
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things dragging is a common occurance
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my car started running a constant full-rich mode so i stopped with my first breakdown penalty.
most likely stuck injector or a sooted up narrowband so i decided a hammer was the best tool for repair.
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we always get a hotel for the last night so we can shower and get good sleep.
so we reserved some rooms at an Adam's Mark in Buffalo, but accidentally reserved for the next day so there was confusion.
that's okay, we classed up the hotel front roundabout for a while.
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unfortunately the hotel parking garage was under construction and we did not get to drift up any ramps
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we drove home thru canada so this was a big deal.
breaking down prior to crossing back into the US would cause towing home a nightmare.
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aaand i managed to safely make it home, 2000 miles, ~100 gallons of fuel, ~3.5 gallons of oil.
I'm buying a coworker's spare freshly built spec miata motor later this week...
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You're back! Great trip report. I was laughing at the rice all the way through.
At least you still consumed more gasoline than oil.
I've got a clean 5.3 intake in the bed of the truck and a cup full of hardware in the holder up front. Probably won't help your Miata in any fashion, but it's ready for you.
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great! one of these days I'll recover from the exhaustion of the trip and maybe go climbing again!
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Looked like an awesome trip, I'm jealous!
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new motor
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aand old one leaving the miata
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i hope i put it together right
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aand going in
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aand in
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That didn't take long. Do anything special with the replacement or just slapped it in as is?
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it's a different year engine so some small differences to account for, like the loss of the turbo oil pressure port i had on the old engine.
i took some covers and pan off to torque check key things, welded in a oil return bung on the pan, transferring over everything else.
sounds so simple when you say just slapped it in as is, but yes that's basically what i did :D
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I'm just jealous after spending my time the last several months more fabricating than slapping together.
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i know im supposed to just enjoy it as is and prepare to sell it next spring, but i keep dumping money into it :(
But at least it'll be way more comfortable through the winter and I can officially ice race/rallyX with a hardtop (OEM)
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the fresh spec miata motor runs great and doesn't burn or leak a drop of oil which is a nice change.
"new" ACT clutch seems to hold up to 13psi no problem but i'm getting some pinging.
I need to figure out a way to soften up the stock evo wastegate springs and bring it down to a more reasonable 10ish psi of boost.
I tried backing timing off a lot but it didn't seem to be enough.
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cut open the stock evo wastegate
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pried over the spring and cut 1.5 coils off and welded it back together.
It is magically now maxing out at 10psi, just what I had hoped for.
Got super lucky it was the right amount the first try, since it is annoying to adjust.
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need to take it off and fully weld it, but for now it's holding up well!
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im not sure my paint choice was the right color.... oh well.
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So.....how much to buy it? :D
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not for sale yet but depending on how i like it through the winter or not i might list it on CL for something ridiculously high and hope for bites.
seems similar condition NA miatas without turbos or hardtops are going for $3k :O around here, so with the turbo and hardtop i have a feeling $5k isn't unreasonable to ask.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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not sure any of you have been in an old miata in the dark, but the single dome light at the passenger's left knee area is basically useless.
flexible LED strips are amazingly cheap on amazon now, so i tried some out.
i used 4 out of the 10 pack i bought for under $10 and it seems plenty bright.
I can always add more later if i wanted to.
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also entered it into the company car show/burnout contest last week.
I finally confirmed on video that it does in fact have a torsen and will spin both tires. (this increases its value by a not insignificant amount I've been told)
https://www.facebook.com/greencactus3/videos/10109105610635113/
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couple updates:
turns out if you buy a spec miata motor sometimes they won't have a thermostat...
Didn't realize this until one of the coldest weeks Michigan has seen in a loooong time.
went to replace a stuck open t-stat and ended up just adding one.
also improved my light output with wrangler LEDs
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made some interesting similarities
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had to replace a clutch master in the driveway because the garage is full of blazer and audi
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popped a sidewall and cracked a wheel on the highway, news article the next day said 50+ cars with flat tires documented on that stretch which required emergency road repairs.
borrowe'd a buddy's summer tire/wheel combo while i waited for ebay to ship a wheel
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found some "summer tires" for it
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and added some buttwarmers
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well, I keep wasting time on this thing.
Turbo manifold was cracking so I took it off and welded up with some gussets. hopefully it'll last over a year this time.
While i was at it I made a new exhaust for it to quiet it down for daily duty.
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Took off the fart can and added a pair of magnaflows I got from CL for $10 for both
also did the boring but necessary things such as all new brake things all around and balljoints and tie rod ends and stuff which i had been neglecting.
oh and "new" OE shocks from a facebook group, and this since I was down there anyways
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Looks pretty goofy. Hopefully I can get the alignment to something somewhat reasonable.
Then I need to start hacking up the fenders and see what size tire I can fit.
unfortunately I ran an intercooler pipe through the fender back in the day thinking I was clever... which is going to eat up tire space so I don't think I'll be able to quite stuff a 235/75/15 as I wanted to.
pic from last year (may 21, so i guess not quite 1 year)
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I'm targeting a 205/75/15 now, but we'll see how it looks after i get it aligned.
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It was clever at the time haha
And here I go shopping for Magnaflow mufflers on Craigslist now. You're getting pretty good at making and packaging exhausts now. Does it pass through both mufflers in series?
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yup it makes a forcibly tight 180 on the other side of the mufflers to go in series.
these guys make some really tight bends for times like this.
http://catalog.woolfaircraft.com/category/bent-elbows
on a budget and CL note, buddy is offloading these, https://annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/d/2001-chevy-blazer-and-1999/6589170502.html He'd give a significant friend of a friend discount im sure.
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on a budget and CL note, buddy is offloading these, https://annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/d/2001-chevy-blazer-and-1999/6589170502.html He'd give a significant friend of a friend discount im sure.
I could certainly be interested in the Blazer. I'd take both, but not sure I'd want to make two trips with the trailer. Feel free to pass on my number, but I wouldn't be able to pick up until next week.
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I could certainly be interested in the Blazer. I'd take both, but not sure I'd want to make two trips with the trailer. Feel free to pass on my number, but I wouldn't be able to pick up until next week.
Just shoot him an email through the CL link, say you're my friend. I don't think he needs to sell both together
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well the little miata grew up a little bit.
Trimmed the sheet metal and banged some firewall lips enough to get the tire to bolt on and statically get full steering.
hopefully I can get away without too much more trimming for regular street driving.
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this is the most 'stretched' tire I've ever had to mount. what a bitch!
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Looks mean! What size tire did you end up buying?
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205/75/15, so a decent bump in diameter.
crossing my fingers for better highway empeegees
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have any of the same size rolling around in the barn? I want to make a swing-out rear bumper with a full size spare on it
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These trips sound like a great time! Are you doing another trip this year? That miata looks like it would be a blast on a rallycross!
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These trips sound like a great time! Are you doing another trip this year? That miata looks like it would be a blast on a rallycross!
Yup, this year is a big change, we're doing a lap around lake superior on motorcycles.
Time's running out and I still haven't gotten my bike to riding condition yet :/
I don't know if i'll ever get around to rallyx since im always busy in the summer months but i do hope i have time for ice racing over the winter!
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That's awesome! What bike did you get? Ice racing would be pretty cool too!
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I'm voting for ice racing the bike.
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just got it running, but it's weeping coolant so i have to take it apart again
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81 cx500c
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Nice! Those are neat old bikes. Not power houses, but smooth runners with a good ride and good torque. Where is it leaking coolant from?
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i started throwing more metal at it
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work car show today, entered the miata.
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and then i won my first car show trophy wohoo!
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BEST TROPHY EVER 8)
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We have no idea what you're trying to accomplish, but can't help, but like it award?
Is that FWD drag car a Civic? I'm guessing based off the valve covers, but I'm so GM I know I could be wrong.
Also spy that crazy super travel suspension buggy I've seen some videos floating around for.
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haha it's a good award for cars that aren't nice but bring fun to the show.
the drag car is a plymouth laser...was...ish
it's actually my manager's car
https://kigglyracing.com/racing/
he obviously sells specific parts for DSMs as well
yup, the DARPA METS project I was working on is more publicly released so it's allowed to be shown now
here's a pic i took setting up a show
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started working on some protection for the underbits.
square bar steel frame with some aluminum plates bolted in 6 points.
I think it'll be pretty solid for whatever i get the miata into.
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Finished up the skidplate, should be able to actually whip up a flag mount soon enough.
I'll be going offroading (or I've been calling it softroading) early next month when i have a free weekend
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Finally got around to having fun at the local ORV park.
the miata had no problem getting through all the "green" beginner trails and some "blue" intermediate trails.
the hardest thing to deal with was predictably lack of gearing and needing to have the tires spinning to get into boost.
some clutch slipping required.
backing up in sand is very difficult without having a driven steered axle.
Got pretty beached after a failed sandy hill climb that went up in an arc
came across a guy who wasn't having as much fun as i was.
noone in our group had a winch (several of us have it normally like on my blazer but this was a "softroading event")
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and fun pics
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Was the Astro softroading too? That does look like you had a good time.
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yup, or at least doing what it could with just 2wd open diff on crappy all season tires.
definitely fun, would do again
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I really need a video to fully appreciate this car off roading.... 8)
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does this work?
https://www.facebook.com/amy.t.allison/videos/10156229180539092/
also had fun at home
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I couldn't access the vid
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Welcome home. Please enter the skid pad at full velocity.