My 95 becomes my fun track toy. (WARNING: COLLEGE BUILD, slow progress)

[xjdesertfox]

Got some stuff today



I gotta give it up to Brian at goodwin racing, not only was he the ONLY one who had the mazdacomp mounts in stock, he got them to me OVERNIGHT. Im VERRRRY pleased with my purchase from goodwin, great communication and super fast shipping. How every seller should be.

[xjdesertfox]

So today I tore into my car to replace the motor mounts. I was scratching my head wondering how the mount was supposed to come out. So i just started unbolting shit.

Decided the header was in my way, so I ripped it out.

While it was out I decided I was just going to replace it. Called up a customer from work, went down the street to his house.

Paid him a hundo, walked out with this + 2 brand new mazda rear calipers + Stock air box w/ K&N drop in + an exedy HD clutch kit with a stock flywheel.



Jackson racing Carb legal 1.8 header.

I have to say, I came out on top here...the header looks brand new, apparently he ran it for a month.

So then I took out my motor mounts, does it look like I needed new ones?



Stopped tonight after we got the passenger side out. We're going to finish up the motor mounts tomorrow, Install the jackson racing header, install the stock airbox(hate my janky filter setup), and flush and fill my cooling system.

ALSO, I need to replace a freeze plug, does anyone have tips on replacing it? I have a brass freeze plug replacement from dorman, but I have never changed one before...

[xjdesertfox]

Today i finished up my weekend project. I love my header, the butt dyno feels an improvement, Im assuming this is due to the motor mounts as well.

Once I had everything ripped out:



You can see where the freeze plug was leaking. I smacked the old one out, cleaned up the surface with sand paper, applied some permatex "right stuff" to the new freeze plug and smacked it into the block.

After that I finished up with my motor mounts, and dropped in my new JR header, as well as a stock airbox.


Compared to my janky ass old setup.


I flushed my cooling system right after this, I think I burped all the air out. No problems as of yet. I flushed out all the green in favor of 1 bottle of water wetter + Zerex G05

[xjdesertfox]

Just put in some Bosch Ecodes with hella xenon bulbs, girlfriend snapped a pic of me putting them in.



Ill get some pics of output and aiming tonight when I get off work.

[xjdesertfox]

Got a rennenmetal spec miata gas pedal cover in the mail today, pics tomorrow.

Trying to procrastinate studying right now, Ive been thinking about things which I want done, in the general order of how I want them done.

Now that maintenance is done I can actually start modding...

Shifter rebuild: Planet miata full shifter rebuild + 5xracing aluminum shifter collar
Respray my front bumper
Wheels/Tires: White Konig flatouts with some sort of sticky 205's
Blueprinted front hubs with ARP wheel studs from 5xracing
New steering components: MOOG inners, outers, and lower balljoint.
Coilovers: FCM, Xida, Monoflex? Something cheaper like konis + GC? who knows?! If fcm would put another sale on them Id probably lean toward the fcm's
RB Tubular front bar + 949 adj endlinks
Prothane master bushing set
Blackbird fab GT3 6 point
GV lip
Aero: Planning on making a splitter which goes all the way back to the rear of the subframe, and a diffuser which goes all the way to the front of the rear subframe, as well as a rear bumper cut, front canards...
Transmission: Im on the hunt for another tranny. My grinding into 5th really bugs me.
Clutch: Probably a FM happy meal
Motor: 99 head with VICS manifold + 01+ header. Maybe a bottom end rebuild while im at it.

Other things will be done in between these big mods too, im planning on stripping my interior down to bare metal and respraying it soon, along with my trunk.
I HATE my seat, its too small for me. Hopefully a seat pops up in the for sale section for me to pick up.

I expect most of this to be done about this time next year. In my head i feel ahead of schedule right now, My DD will be paid off in september so that will open up a lot of funds as well.

Decided to update the list a little bit.

Diff mounts(poly from 949)
Respray my front bumper
Wheels/Tires: White Konig flatouts with some sort of sticky 205's
Steering wheel <---For the love of god, I need to ditch that flexible Ebay wheel
Seats <---- Bride vios reps.
Aero: Planning on making a splitter which goes all the way back to the rear of the subframe, and a diffuser which goes all the way to the front of the rear subframe, as well as a rear bumper cut, front canards...
Hardtop
Coilovers:Konis + GC or Vmaxx 2 Track
RB Tubular front bar + 949 adj endlinks
Prothane master bushing set
Blackbird fab GT3 6 point
GV lip
Clutch: Probably a FM happy meal <------Just got an Exedy HD, needs a new friction disc though.
Motor: 99 head with VICS manifold. Maybe a bottom end rebuild while im at it.

[AARP]

Got some stuff today



I gotta give it up to Brian at goodwin racing, not only was he the ONLY one who had the mazdacomp mounts in stock, he got them to me OVERNIGHT. Im VERRRRY pleased with my purchase from goodwin, great communication and super fast shipping. How every seller should be.

Goodwin is usually my go to but for future searches Corksport sells them for around $20 cheaper. Just got them today, installing at the GW Techday.

That's one hell of a deal for $100. I'd kill for a 1.6 JR header.

[xjdesertfox]

Goodwin is usually my go to but for future searches Corksport sells them for around $20 cheaper. Just got them today, installing at the GW Techday.

That's one hell of a deal for $100. I'd kill for a 1.6 JR header.

I did not order from corksport because I did not believe they were selling mazdacomp mounts, I believe they were selling mounts for the mazdaspeed miata.

http://www.corksport.com/mazdaspeed-...ata.html?sl=EN

The pictures on their site are not of mazdacomp mounts, they are of standard style motor mounts with the "N" casting.

It also nowhere makes note of the part number, and the fact that they were $20 cheaper than EVERYONE made me believe they werent the product I was looking for.

This thread shows that the "N" mounts shown on corksports website arent the "mazdacomp" mounts
http://www.miataturbo.net/showthread.php?t=49332

Thanks for stopping by my build, drop by more often ;)

[AARP]

I did not order from corksport because I did not believe they were selling mazdacomp mounts, I believe they were selling mounts for the mazdaspeed miata.

http://www.corksport.com/mazdaspeed-...ata.html?sl=EN

The pictures on their site are not of mazdacomp mounts, they are of standard style motor mounts with the "N" casting.

It also nowhere makes note of the part number, and the fact that they were $20 cheaper than EVERYONE made me believe they werent the product I was looking for.

This thread shows that the "N" mounts shown on corksports website arent the "mazdacomp" mounts
http://www.miataturbo.net/showthread.php?t=49332

Thanks for stopping by my build, drop by more often ;)

Nope, Corksport is selling the real deal. Here's some pics I snapped out of the box.

[xjdesertfox]

Damn, now I wish I emailed them first. Oh well, theyre in the car now =D

Youre going to love those mounts. It was a royal bitch putting them in though, atleast for me since I do everything with a basic jack and jackstands.

[AARP]

Damn, now I wish I emailed them first. Oh well, theyre in the car now =D

Youre going to love those mounts. It was a royal bitch putting them in though, atleast for me since I do everything with a basic jack and jackstands.

You can come offer constructive criticism for me next Sunday at the TechDay.

[xjdesertfox]

I might stop by once I get off of work. I work until 4.

The biggest hurdle was lining up the bolt holes on the passenger side once it was time to bolt them back up, what we did was raise and lower the motor with each bolt starting with the one closest to the starter.

Also, do yourself a favor and just remove the exhaust manifold.

[xjdesertfox]

Today I replaced my left rear caliper again as the 2nd replacement I got seized on me.

This time its been replaced with a mazda genuine rebuilt unit.

Flushed the whole brake system with ATE super blue, Put some liquimoly mos2 anti-friction additive in the oil.

I figured this was all stuff I had done before so it wasnt worth it to take pictures.

Next things coming up is going to be a set of Konig flatouts in mag blue or polished. Any opinions?

Also,on a (currently) non-track, canyon driven car which gets driven only on the weekends, but is driven very hard, should I be looking for a 300 treadwear like a neogen? Or a sub 200 treadwear tire?

[stormin'norman]

Also,on a (currently) non-track, canyon driven car which gets driven only on the weekends, but is driven very hard, should I be looking for a 300 treadwear like a neogen? Or a sub 200 treadwear tire?

I would opt for something sticky. Star Specs and re11 are pretty well mannered tires for their performance. If you want more longevity get s.drives.

edit: only on the weekends.. 200 treadwear or bust.

[xjdesertfox]

I would opt for something sticky. Star Specs and re11 are pretty well mannered tires for their performance. If you want more longevity get s.drives.

edit: only on the weekends.. 200 treadwear or bust.

Any thoughts on kumho ecsta XS or Federal 595 RSR's? I REALLY want starspecs, but I dont know if the budget can handle it.

Also, If I were to get TR motorsports 15x8's instead, would I feel a big differece between the 12.5lbs of the konigs and the 14.8 of the TRM's?

[stormin'norman]

Any thoughts on kumho ecsta XS or Federal 595 RSR's? I REALLY want starspecs, but I dont know if the budget can handle it.

Also, If I were to get TR motorsports 15x8's instead, would I feel a big differece between the 12.5lbs of the konigs and the 14.8 of the TRM's?

I have no experience with the xs or 595. I think the XS is supposed to have phenom dry grip, poor cold/wet performance and if I'm not mistaken performance drops off quickly the older they get/more heat cycles. Many people love them though especially for the price.

I doubt you would notice a difference in weight but seeing as both the Konig and TRM are similar in price I would chose the lighter one.