Midnight's shadow worklog take 3

[Turpro]

Yes, here we go again. This time I'm not going to go deep into my plans until I know for sure what they are. I'm aiming for a 200hp normal everyday clean car. How I grab it IDK fully yet. I'm thinking of just getting a t25 miata turbo manifold and saab t25. After doing the compression test, the motor looks solid enough. See link

http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showpost.php?p=661006&postcount=2680

So my plans right now are to get her back to being good looking and sounding right. I'll be fixing everything I can before doing anything big.

To do list:
Reseal the motor and trans
Fix tiny rust spot
Replace old rad with a civic half rad
Replace dr side mirror, Thanks honey for backing into my car
Probably replace both front fenders
Do some minor filling of dings
Do some budget dynomat
Fix dr window regulator
Redo headliner
paint upper inside mouldings
Install mx3 ps rack and ps pump. Going to run protege pump and get new lines run


If you're tired of seeing my threads then don't subscribe or post. It's not going to move fast either so don't expect all this dine by next summer. When I can spend a few bucks here and there I will. Mind you I have 3 kids and a huge mortgage payment. Also with christmas and holidays coming up money is tight. Also I'd like to really buy a dd so I don't need to rush to finish ****.

[white-lightning]

Glad to see you are staying with the protege. I understand that it is hard to have a project car that is also a dd, I'm in the same boat. On the sound damping I believe FatMat might be something to look into, cheaper and just as good as Dynamat from what I have heard.

[tireboy]

glad you are keeping the pro.. i do the same thing have big plans for the clown car , but funds are tight . a bit here and a bit there..

[SleptWithURWife]

Glad to see you are staying with the protege. I understand that it is hard to have a project car that is also a dd, I'm in the same boat. On the sound damping I believe FatMat might be something to look into, cheaper and just as good as Dynamat from what I have heard.

Awesome suggestion about the sound damping, that stuff is like a 3rd of the cost of Dynamat.

http://www.fatmat.com/

[Ace]

Damn right. I you need anything I've got lmk.

[protegemartin]

Glad your stayin with it, Midnight shadow was one of the cars that got me inspired in this addiction.
As for the time and money thing, I know that one to well. Mine is a DD to. Most parts are either free, modded to fit, or made by me. Ultra cheap either way. Function before looks atm. So don't worry, just have fun and do what you can, when you can. Like me.
Good luck, and have fun!

[The Pile]

Whats the compression supposed to be?? Doesnt look to bad considering its probably original motor and it was turbo'ed at one point already, I wouldnt worry about it at all.

[Turpro]

According to the haynes manual its suppose to be 125-185(?) With no more than 15% difference between cylinders so she's healthy. 189k on the clock. Original motor and trans.

For the dyno mat ****, I was looking on another forum and found a real cheap alternative. Its also lightweight. Can be found at lowes. Its called peel and stick. Roofing section. Do a youtube search on it.

Also forgot to add a couple things to the to do list

Fix crossmember bolts
Add radio
Clean HLAs
New valve stem seals
Put my mx3 alt in

[The Pile]

did u ever get that mille alt tested?

[Turpro]

Told you things would move slowly lol. After debating wether to sell her or build her my bud told me he was selling his wrecked bp t3 powered mx3. I didn't have the money for it but it was killing me inside not buying it. Well after losing out on a 96 626 v6 by less than an hr I said fk it and bought it. It will be delivered this weekend

https://Www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxkUpaB-K3Q

Yea its not the cleanest setup but it runs so good and the price was perfect. I'm going to pull the motor and do a couple seals and **** before installing it. Won't be installed till spring.

Things id like to do before installing it:
Weld a t3 flange on the manifold(currently t28)
New ic piping
Redo the dp
New timing belt and tensioners
Oil pan gasket
Maybe slap a 2nd gen vc on it if I don't sell it first

Specs on the motor and turbo setup:
60k bp(verified)
T28 ebay manifold
F2t injectors(might upgrade to 460s)
China charger t3 rebuild 2000 miles ago with garrett seals and rebalanced
F1 stage 3 6 puck clutch installed 2000 miles ago
Fmic
Na ecu(probably going to get a gtx ecu before installing)
Ported and polished intake manifold with vics butterflys deleted
4 wire tps
Ss braided feed line with oil flow restrictor
U code vaf(will use b code when I go 460cc)

[atomicEGT]

I'm confused- it's an eBay T28 manifold but it has a T3 on it?

[Turpro]

Yes. That's why I need to find someone to weld at3 flange on. It actually sealed fine till the accident.

[Mazda_Powered]

nice man! i thought you were going to grab it! i'd fix the manifold and run that turbo tho dude, why not? its rebuilt, all garrett internals...ect. just have to mount a half rad offset onto the drivers side since that manifold is pretty big...

[yunvmyegt]

let me make a suggestion, dont use peel and seal, or anything like it for that matter, it totally rotted out my caymen egt i used to have.... save your car, dont do it...lol...

[Turpro]

For real? What would you recommend? I want to quiet the interior and make it more solid sounding when I close the the doors and trunk