what did you do to your non-Protege today?

[SPENONE]

My bad i read your post wrong. My subframe bushings are what took a **** on me so everytime i shift it sounds like someones kicking my floor board in...lol.

As for the battleship-ness.....i'm currently doing the 5 lug swap so i'll be on S14 SE's soon. Later the plan is to do the 35th anniv. 350z wheels.....:sigh: and i said i wouldnt spend any money on the daily...

[atomicEGT]

Gonna do risers? It took a little longer to do them on mine than I expected but wasn't bad at all, made a mess of a couple screwdrivers though haha.

Should look good on the Z wheels.

[atomicEGT]

I am so done with this ****.

no one local has a dual cam for decent money, either.

[Boosted Escort]

why does that oil look yellow? is it just the picture?

[atomicEGT]

Uh no.

Coolant + oil = coffee milk.

[KAinjection]

Time for (Mazda) GTR swap, no?

[atomicEGT]

No.

Next drift event is July 13th, my only real option is swapping in another KA for now. GTR swap would mean new mounts, driveshaft, clutch, wiring, ECU, etc. Don't have the time or money, and I'd rather sell the GTR setup and buy an SR anyway.

[atomicEGT]

piston #4 is now underwater, lol.

went and worked on my buddy's track S13 instead today.

[CODY004WD]

The Ace Hardware/ TrueValue right up the street is closing down and having a big sale for the next week... This morning I fought the crowds, and got the last fitting I needed to finish the lower radiator hose! I had a plastic fitting off of god knows what vehicle in temporarily, I picked up a stainless version this morning for $3.50!

I also picked up the last of their Raychem solder/shrink tube splices because they kick ass for wire tucks in tight spots. Just attach the wires snugly then slide the splice in place and apply heat, and voila- weatherproof soldered connection.

Anyway. My cooling system now consists of an F2t Radiator tilted, since its too tall, on custom brackets; the upper hose is half of the stock 2000 Miata's lower hose (perfect fit somehow) and the lower is the other half of the stock lower, followed by my new stainless fitting, followed by half of a KL lower hose, followed by a KL lower hose outlet/neck (the steel tube after the thermostat housing, above the trans on a kl car) followed by half of the stock upper 2000 miata hose. It all fits perfectly, but I had to flip the BP4W Thermostat housing 180* to face the drivers side instead of pass side. When I go to do the coolant re-route it will be a cakewalk since the upper rad hose is now on the driver side. To top it off I have two 12" Push/pull fans that were readily able to cool Ryan's KLZE MX6 with that 67mm turbo right beside the radiator.

Should be plenty of cooling even when the car is pointing at a 55* angle relative to the direction it's traveling, as I intend to take some drift lessons in this car while I build my next miata.


edit:
Not much left now, waiting on a few parts, and a few odds and ends left, but getting close!

[atomicEGT]

Pics?

[CODY004WD]

[atomicEGT]

Cool.

[FE3-323]

cody i'll get that cam sensor ready to go out monday.

[CODY004WD]

Okay, I'll send money sometime tomorrow.

Ordered a pair of 16x8+25 White Enkei Compe's for the rear of the Zombiata. After the car is running I'll probably grab a pair of 16x7-0 offset for the front and some 10mm spacers for the rear to even them out a bit (within 2mm front to rear track difference)

[Turpro]

Bought a new non mazda.