MF-Rick

oddly enough i see them as attachments, but they arent attachments. real odd.

absRTP

I cannot edit my post....

And I don't see the picture anymore.... curious

RyanRaduechel

where did you get the Miata in your signature absRTP?

absRTP

I took a MX3 for the wheels, a miata for the body and a 2008 MX5 for the front bumper and I "ms painted" it, I took these car on MangaCar, google it

absRTP

Looks like my were transformed into attachment..... That's why no one can see the pictures, can a Mod alowed me to edit my post?

absRTP

Since the forum transforms picture's url into attachments, I'll just repost my first post with all my pictures uploaded onto the library section, hope it will work

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Hi, I think I'm gonna post my build thread here and contribute to this new forum, ...

This is more a built thread or an instant build:

I bought the car in August 2009:

April 1989, SU RED

Then it was painted Sunburst Orange (Dodge Caliber) in summer 2007 or 2008

When I bought it:




It was bone stock with 190 000km (118 000 miles)
No A/C
No P/S

Can't tell what package it was because it has an unpowered steering rack with Daisies,
Somehow, I think the Daisies were 1991, so they most have been had lately.

I think it's a base package.












First step forward for a B6-T

I first rebuilt the engine in May 2010 because the engine was drinking 1 Gal of oil every 1000 km (600 miles)

I was looking for a bearing and gasket rebuild, the pistons and rods were fine and because the early shortnose 1.6L are suppose to be 323 GTX B6-T non turbo, I though it would be a good thing to put this B6-T to his original designed form.

Here is how it was when I took it out















Rebuilding / Cleaning :

Alot of carbon deposit on the pistons



The timing belt was about to give up





I bought this little tool in a local Autoparts, very helpfull and specialy designed for 323 and Miata


Inside the block (not so bad for a 20 years old block)


Cleaned piston/rod


I don't have any picture of the head, but all valves seals were changed, the surfaces were planned and the head was deeply cleaned by Napa


And, ready to go, after a big week



I drove the car like this for a month or two

Then I did the last step to had the famous "T" at the end of B6

-Garrett T25G out of a Nissan Bluebird
-BEGI 1.6L cast iron exhaust manifold
-BEGI 1.6L Stainless Steel Separate dump tube 2.5" down pipe.
-Flyin Miata 1.8L stainless steel turbo exhaust 2.5" straigth pipe - no cat



















As it was standing in September 2010:

Dirty


Clean



2010-2011 Hibernation:

Winter mode





Spring checkup and first start up of the year


Few hours later, sitting next to my all seasons DD driver



Season 2011:

-ARC four point rollbar
-Flyin Miata front and rear sway bars
-Racing Beat adjustable endlinks all around
-FM V-Maxx NB convertion all around
-New Rotors
-EBC 1.6L green stuff all around
-Autokonexion NA/NC adore bumper
-25mm wheels spacers


ARC roll bar







Autokonexion NA/NC adore bumper




















FM V-Maxx



Comming up for next winter :
-Toyota COPs conversion (harness already done)
-Fidanza 8 lbs 1.8 flywheel
-FM stage 2 clutch & pressure plate (Still clutch slipping....)
-Denso EVO 750cc injectors
-Maybe sequential fire and I would like to do sequentiel fuel, but I would need a MSII


Toyota COPs with harness



EVO 750cc injectors



Sadly, I don't have any recent shot of the engine bay...






Engine / Tranny
-Magnacore KV85 wires
-Innovate LC-1 wideband
-Standalone Megasquirt I PCB 3.0 (build it myself)
-460cc RX7 Injectors
-750cc Denso Deatsch Werks Injectors (to be installed)
-626 mazda oem oil filter (bigger volume than the standart one)
-Twin radiator fan Flyin Miata
-1.8 Fidanza flywheel 8lbs (to be installed)
-FM stage 2 clutch & pp (to be installed)
-BOSCH Vtps BMW E34
-Toyota COP (to be installed)
-Walbro 190 lph HP

Turbo stuff
-Garrett T25G
-2.5" Begi SSSP downpipe
-Begi exhaust manifold
-Flyin Miata Stainless Steel 2.5" exhaust line (no cat, no resonator)
-Arc-TECH complet oil and water turbo lines
-turboXS TYPE-H bov

Wheels / Suspension
-205-50 r15 Yokohama S Drive
-MX-3 15"x6" wheels
-FM V-maxx NB conversion
-FM sway bars (front and rear)
-Racing Beat adjustable end links

Interior
-2001 sports seats
-Ford explorer 6cd HU (to be installed)

Body
-1994 hard top with defroster
-Canva sof top
-Autokonexion NA/NC Adore front bumper



This car is being built to became a fun DD with track weedend purposes, on a student budget

I drive it at 7 psi on 94 octane pump fuel

I'm gonna need a big dyno tune sometime
And my goal is to do more than 200 whp



Thanks for looking!

Dem768

I'm really digging that valve cover...

absRTP

(I hope you are talking about the second one, not the one with red letters)

Thanks, and it's not even powdercoated

-cuted the valvecover
-I used different type of degreaser, acetone and wire brush to get rid of all trace of oil or dirt
-I pressure washed it
-I cooked it to get rid of all humidity
-I used an aluminium primer, 2-3 or three thin coat
-I used Rustoleum Hammered exterior paint 3-4 thin coat in every angles


The paint haven't chip anywhere on the VC since it has been done (July 2010)

I think the secret is in the preparation, I saw powdercoated valve cover that look terrible and I'm glad it only took me a Sunday afternoon and cost $20

** more pics of the first one, done with VHT caliper paint, no primer and only pressure washed with a degreaser, It was doing well until I accidentely put a rag with tinner on top and it took off alot of paint. Somehow this gold quickly turn into an orange/yellow gold with the heat.

absRTP

Can someone edit my first post for this one ^

absRTP

Alot was done yesterday

B6 heavy flywheel -> OUT
B6 slippy clutch -> OUT

Fidanza 7.8Lbs flywheel -> IN
FM Stage 2 clutch & PP -> IN

I did'nt take pictures, but we (my friend and I) did it in 6 hours where we took one and a half prying on the damn tranny because we had forgotten a bolt on the starter.

My impression : A hole new car! never though a clutch might be this hard, but still drivable. The flywheel is really light! I'll have to rev match a little more now.

Now I have to fix 2 leaks, one is my CAS the other one is a heater core hose.