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    4,000 rpm - entering the fun zone Paul B's Avatar
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    Loving it! Good time to install frame rails


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    That cleaning part is what makes me wanna pull my dash too; however too afraid of broken clips and rattles afterwards to do so...yet. Awesome progress, cannot wait to see more!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HarryB View Post
    That cleaning part is what makes me wanna pull my dash too; however too afraid of broken clips and rattles afterwards to do so...yet. Awesome progress, cannot wait to see more!
    We have pulled close to 200 dashes now and the only ones that have issues breaking clips end up being the NA6 ones...being NB I'd be willing to bet you would be more then fine on this!!!

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    I did a thing.

    I have to agree. My NA6 dash was easier, but a lot more fragile. No broken clips here on the NB dash.

    All the screws have found their place.

    The airbags slowed me down quite a bit, but I had the interior stripped in about three hours working alone.

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    Some great work on this thing so far. Interested to see it all come together.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ScratchNSniff View Post
    ...being NB I'd be willing to bet you would be more then fine on this!!!

    ESPECIALLY if you use the correct tool for the job

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    During lunch today, I touched up some areas of the pan with leftover alpinweiss paint from my e30.




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    Quote Originally Posted by Demon I Am View Post
    ESPECIALLY if you use the correct tool for the job
    Any time I pull a dash, I do all the work on a table. I take a lot of pictures for reference because there are a couple of short screws, and the HVAC tubes are intertwined pretty tight.

    I keep all the fasteners in a dish, and I lay parts on the floor in a similar way they came out. It’s nice to have good lighting, and a chair.

    I didn’t paint the crashbar like I did on the NA, but if you remove the dash harness, label connections with tape and have some fresh zip ties to reattach the harness.

    When reassembling the bar/harness to the dash, a few different length screw drivers are really helpful, especially if they are magnetic. Lay the dash on a clean, soft towel to prevent scuffs and damage. When you start attaching the dash to the bar, take your time and make sure it’s all lined up. Repair any broken bosses with epoxy before any of this, if possible.

    Start in the center and work outward, equally towards each side. As you thread in the screws, feel for resistance, you may be threading in at the wrong angle. Doing this could break off the boss. Stop, look at how the screw head should land, and re-attempt. It should screw in with a little resistance but not much.

    When you get the screw about 90% of the way in, stop and move to the next one. Snug them all down when they are all in place. Do not Hulk-smash tighten them, or bosses will break, no joy.

    The HVAC tubes are thin and blow-molded, like a milk jug, so they give a little. Watch to see that the detents on their connections line up.


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    Quote Originally Posted by kung fu jesus View Post
    Any time I pull a dash, I do all the work on a table. I take a lot of pictures for reference because there are a couple of short screws, and the HVAC tubes are intertwined pretty tight.

    I keep all the fasteners in a dish, and I lay parts on the floor in a similar way they came out. It’s nice to have good lighting, and a chair.

    I didn’t paint the crashbar like I did on the NA, but if you remove the dash harness, label connections with tape and have some fresh zip ties to reattach the harness.

    When reassembling the bar/harness to the dash, a few different length screw drivers are really helpful, especially if they are magnetic. Lay the dash on a clean, soft towel to prevent scuffs and damage. When you start attaching the dash to the bar, take your time and make sure it’s all lined up. Repair any broken bosses with epoxy before any of this, if possible.

    Start in the center and work outward, equally towards each side. As you thread in the screws, feel for resistance, you may be threading in at the wrong angle. Doing this could break off the boss. Stop, look at how the screw head should land, and re-attempt. It should screw in with a little resistance but not much.

    When you get the screw about 90% of the way in, stop and move to the next one. Snug them all down when they are all in place. Do not Hulk-smash tighten them, or bosses will break, no joy.

    The HVAC tubes are thin and blow-molded, like a milk jug, so they give a little. Watch to see that the detents on their connections line up.

    ...you make me happy that I just taped it off and spray painted my dash black. Obviously not as good looking, but that amount of work at this juncture seems daunting.

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    I did a thing.

    I thought about painting, but it would piss me off if the paint didnt’t hold up and I wound up pulling the dash to fix it.

    Do it right, do it once. Also have a number of Miata-specific breakers in the region. Scratchnsniff (Alex) has been a huge help and his parts are excellent.

    My friends and wife didn’t bat an eye when I gutted this car less than two weeks after buying it.

    Right now, I’m waiting on a new heater core. It’s an easy job with the dash out and preventative maintenance. I have a lot of other small projects to do while the car is in this state, so while this all looks daunting, it’s not my first rodeo. Organization is key.

    This being a new (to me) car, this gives me huge insight to where the car is structurally, mechanically, and it’s history. It’s like reading the rings on a cut tree.

    Another one of those “while I’m in there” jobs is the seal on the fuel pump. The pump itself tested fine, and it was replaced in the past 2-3 years by my estimate with OE parts. The seal wasn’t, not uncommon.

    Before:


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    I hate working on an open tank, so I work quickly with no distraction. I know the procedures here, so it went really smooth.

    I also swapped the VIN plates on the dash. A minor detail, but important to me. I heated the back side of the dash where the plate rivets poke through, one at a time, with the heat gun. I pressed on the rivet stud with a pick until it popped out of the dash while applying heat. Repeated on the original dash, then pressed the plate through the existing holes with my thumb. Less than 5 minutes.
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    Since there are a ton of really good tips and tricks related to most auto work above, another good tip is to start a screw by placing it at the hole, adding gentle pressure while turning counter-clockwise. Within a rotation, you will feel the screw threads drop into the thread path, then you can tighten away. I do this with pretty much every screw or bolt that I've ever handled, especially spark plugs.

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    I did a thing.

    Get yer lotion and close the blinds. Here’s something that may make your pants a little tight...










    (my NA sees you ‘batin)


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    Sexy!
    Those red seats that Phat is selling would sure look nice in that interior!
    Linky: http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....558#post212558



    If they were black I sure would have bought them.
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    I predict the finished results will create sticky keyboards.

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    Exactly what I had in mind!!! so much sexiness!!!

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