What did you buy/do to your NB? 2018 edition

[— kung fu jesus —]

R/R’d the diff bushings and axle seals. Removed the diff after work solo and got it back in. Stopped when the bugs started up for the evening. Just have to reinstall the exhaust, brakes, driveshaft, ladder brace. Maybe an hour of work I’ll do tomorrow.

I love Southern cars like these. Everything comes apart so nice! These were the easiest OE bushings I have ever removed. 2 hits each side - BOOM! Done!

[Demon I Am]

I know, it's lovely to crawl under a car without fear of snapping bolts, or getting tetanus.

[—Bryan—]

Just bought a preassembled and de-powered NB steering rack. Saves me having to tear mine apart and get the pinion welded.

[Demon I Am]

Neat, buy why for a daily? Genuinely curious.

[—Bryan—]

Neat, buy why for a daily? Genuinely curious.

A.) I liked my old NA with its depowered steering. Better feel.
B.) Saves me having to rig up all the plumbing again.
C.) I bought one of the unicorn PS delete pulleys, so I keep AC.

[— kung fu jesus —]

Hybrid mounts installed. Did a friend’s NA8, too. Engine hoist saved us a ton of time, even with the tight fit his RB header gave us. Each car about 2 hours, no hurry.

[Demon I Am]

Still looking for that install tool to arrive... bugger-all, I was hoping to button her up this weekend.

[Demon I Am]

Seal is in! Lightweight flywheel is on! Only had an hour to fiddle around today. Been trying to clean up the engine bay and underside while everything is removed. Degreaser everywhere, except where it does not belong. Hopefully, I'll be able to drive it Thursday... This weekend at the latest.

Went ahead and ordered the Gates timing belt kit from Treasure Coast. Rock Auto was back-ordered on the kit. Seemed to be a thorough kit at a good price.

[— kung fu jesus —]

The stiffer engine and diff mounts introduced more NVH, especially in the doors and hood.

Ordered, received, and installed GarageStar door bushings today. Door vibrations are gone. I was skeptical.

I placed a few squares of leftover insulation from my carpet install under the hood, and the resolved that issue, too.

[dweikum]

Upgraded my headlights to: OSRAM - Night Breaker.
Much improved!

[—Bryan—]

Ordered, received, and installed GarageStar door bushings today. Door vibrations are gone. I was skeptical.

I've got a set that I ordered as part of The Tick's resurrection. We'll see how they do.

[Demon I Am]

The more I look at this car, the more I want to replace parts and keep it. Motor mounts, bushing refresh, shifter rebuild, and on and on and on.

Was able to get the transmission in. If it ever needs to come back out, and I do keep it, I'm taking out the entire power plant. Luckily my jack came it handy, and several F-bombs later, it dropped into place. By far the most "difficult" job was that damn clutch pigtail. getting those lines properly threaded was a pain in the moobs. Starter and Ex Mani are back on. not confident that I can tighten the egr pipe bolt without removing the heater core hoses, which I dread.

From here, everything should drop into place. Exhaust/ppf/ interior bits. I have not received an update on the timing kit, so I may get to drive the thing this weekend, instead of working on it.

[—Bryan—]

The more I look at this car, the more I want to replace parts and keep it. Motor mounts, bushing refresh, shifter rebuild, and on and on and on.

Welcome to where I was with my car last September

[Demon I Am]

The only issue with keeping it, is convincing the wife to let me double the garage space... and that means losing a chunk of back yard, or buying the house beside ours. I can almost hear the "oh HELL NAW" from here.

On a slightly more serious note, I have been thinking about an aluminum carport for the car/truck, so that the newer cars can stay indoors. The 4 car shuffle can be annoying, especially when 2 are not running. Hopefully when the MX is done, I'll be able to maneuver it out of the garage. The C10 died (starter died and it looks like the fuel system has been leaking heavily). I need a month off of work, and a couple grand to get this stuff sorted out.

[—Bryan—]

Yeah...the advantage I've got is that the Miata's garage spot is too small for either of the other two cars to fit in. It's paid off, so all it's costing me is money for parts and time right now.