Project Time Attack Miata
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btleier;305307 wrote:
nice Nick... get that thing ready to rock for Proving Grounds.I'll see what i can do, time is of the essence here and i haven't had much to dedicate to this. Rear diff, brake calipers and brackets are ordered, possibly be here this week then that should wrap up the drivetrain until the trans grenades.
Joel;305351 wrote:
<is officially pumped for this car! after being in hiding for ... 10? years. since this will be a track car, are you removing the headlights? if so, when can I buy them from you!It'll possibly see some street time thus i'll be keeping it as much street legal as possible.
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Looks amazing Nick, good work.
What engine management are you running with it, and do you have a built motor already??
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DaveH;305382 wrote:
Wow, is that whole cage made of 1-5/8"? If so, that car is safe enough for Spanky Spangler to take and go jump some bus's with.
Yeah its all 1 5/8" thus far.
inspector01;305396 wrote:
Looks amazing Nick, good work.What engine management are you running with it, and do you have a built motor already??
AEM for EMS.
Motor isnt built yet, right now trying to get all the chassis, suspension, driveline, and brakes complete and the car back as complete roller and go from there. Lots of work and lots of time that i currently dont have @ the moment.
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Gundar1;306748 wrote:
What do you expect the final weight to be?Not a clue. If i remember correctly it weighed in the 2140lb range stock.
Rear brake rotor, pads, and driveshaft showed up today. Had to pickup a new longblock as the last swap suffered fron thrust bearing failure which in turn salvaged that longblock. Dropped off the other motor a week ago, may possibly see it back this week, then start assembling this weekend if all goes as planned.
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Get it done for BIR, shit load of testing time for pretty cheap...
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PSI2HI;309074 wrote:
Not a clue. If i remember correctly it weighed in the 2140lb range stock.Rear brake rotor, pads, and driveshaft showed up today. Had to pickup a new longblock as the last swap suffered fron thrust bearing failure which in turn salvaged that longblock. Dropped off the other motor a week ago, may possibly see it back this week, then start assembling this weekend if all goes as planned.
Did you have 1.8 or 1.6? I still have one sitting around complete throttle body to clutch I'm looking to get rid of.
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inspector01;309077 wrote:
Get it done for BIR, shit load of testing time for pretty cheap...If it was only that easy it'd have been done long time ago but we've been slammed w/ work this spring a top of the new development and testing little time is left come end of the day/week.
Bookem;309081 wrote:
Did you have 1.8 or 1.6? I still have one sitting around complete throttle body to clutch I'm looking to get rid of.It's a 1.8
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Hate to tell you this, Nick, and you probably only know, but if you've got the original 5-speed you'll be very luck to last a single track day before it shreds its gears. I'd really look into a SE/LE 6-speed. The MSM unit is nice for its shot-peened gears, but I'm just unhappy as hell with mine. Really bad shifting attributed to an improperly designed shift gate, and syncro key retardation. I am going to use my old 6 to work on figuring that out. MER racing has syncro's/keys they designed to help fix the problem.
Bob Bundy has managed to put down 350 something through a 6 without grenading it, however the 5 speed stories blowing up from 250ft lbs of tq on up are endless.
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I am well aware of the 5 spd trans issues and honestly dont really care if it blows up, its an easy swap and the clutch will need to be replaced once i turn the boost up anyway.
Sounds like you've been doing a little to much forum reading... I like to do things from experience not from reading and will approach the issue once its in front of me.
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Eh, if you say so. I've not blown up my own 5 speed yet, but I've been at a few track events where its happened. You're right though, at least its an easy enough swap.
I'm not a heavy track guy though, I'm hoping to get deeper into the sport in the next year. Been to a lot of tracks and events, but I've only run a handful myself.
Anyway, I love the project, wish you luck on it.
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