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What did you do to your NA today?

Old Jul 14, 2012 | 12:16 AM
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If it's journal bearing, I can rebuild it for you.
Old Jul 14, 2012 | 01:12 AM
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Picking up my sand blasting cabinet tomorrow so I can do proper preperation for powdering parts. I'm thinking about starting up a thing for blasting/powdercoating parts for us miata nuts. I enjoy doing it, and a little extra cash never hurts.
Old Jul 15, 2012 | 08:47 PM
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Got my blast cabinet up and running, started blasting parts. I don't think my wife is going to see me for a long time.



I also painted ant threw my TSI's onto the red headed ****. I think it looks pretty good. They blend in better than they did on my white one.
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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the red car is looking good.
Old Jul 15, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Thanks. The mcguires no. 7 / no. 26 combo is pretty awesome.
Old Jul 15, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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She is not a ****, I only drove her once and we never hit redline.
Old Jul 15, 2012 | 10:41 PM
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Maybe you had performance anxiety? I can assure you she hits redline everytime I'm inside her.
Old Jul 15, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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Thats true. It wouldn't be the first time
Old Jul 16, 2012 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Tallgeese
If it's journal bearing, I can rebuild it for you.
I've watched a fellow do it in a shop once and it looked pretty straightforward. I just need to find my snap ring pliers
I don't know where they got off to...

The CHRA needs to come apart so I know which style of thrust bearing it requires so I can order the kit.

My 3 inch v-band clamp for the downpipe broke. The nut turned a bit then seized and the bolt broke, yay! Most common metals seem to dislike the amount of heat my exhaust produces.
Old Jul 16, 2012 | 08:01 AM
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finished up the torsen install the other day, found out there was new redline fluid in it (saved like 20 bucks there), and installed the kyb based coilovers i picked up. my car sits like a monster truck, needs some adjustment and an alignment.
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