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    Finally received the double-wall boxes I ordered yesterday, but too late to get it packed up and shipped. Did that first thing this morning. I cut the styrofoam to fit and layered it in the box to give a nice, solid holder all the way around the 'charger:



    Cutting it was messy but made a lot easier using my weapon of choice:



    It is due to arrive at the rebuilder's on Monday, I'm hoping they don't have too much of a backlog and will be able to tear into it right away.

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    I bought a new driver's side brake shield, I had to cut the original a little bit for clearance when I tried to fit the BBK I had and it bothers me despite not being visible. Also, today was a good day:



    Thought I had missed out on this one but luckily they had extras (although not the usual heavy duty shirts I buy).

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    Since I have some time on my hands now while waiting on the supercharger to get rebuilt, I decided I would try putting the Feal top hats on again but not use the rubber cushion on the top. I don't want the spring to contact the top hat with nothing between so I picked up everyone's favorite rubberized coating:



    A little cleaning with denatured alcohol, taping and spraying later, I had this:





    Peeling the tape off removed a little of the coating as you can see but nothing to worry about.

    I also received the following today:





    The second picture is of a switch housing that replaces the air bag switch in US cars. As some point I will likely install seat heaters so this will give me a place for the switches.

    I was expecting another delivery today that didn't happen. All I will say is it is going to make my life much easier when working on cars.
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    I missed a post somewhere.?.

    Why are you removing the rubber?

    Also, curious, about how long a 'paint' will last as the spring compression coils against that coating.



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    Quote Originally Posted by NCGreasemonkey View Post
    I missed a post somewhere.?.

    Why are you removing the rubber?

    Also, curious, about how long a 'paint' will last as the spring compression coils against that coating.

    Feal 441 race 12/8s on the little one here. Peace my fellow nut!
    You probably did miss a post, but then you are getting older. The Ohlins have a thick rubber ring that fits on top of the spring to isolate it from the top hat. I used it the first time I tried the Feal top hats and I think it contributed to the problem I found with getting my shock length where I needed it. I don't expect the spring to move around when everything is tightened down so the PlastiDip should be fine.

    Today was a good day. I picked up or received what's in the picture:



    Horns are actual Fiamms from '90's Mazdas, they are brand new from the same place I got my ashtray from. They are a little smaller than the horns I currently have, and since they are actual Mazda parts that's a plus. The cubby and head gasket I got from the local dealer. After thinking about things a little more, I decided now would be a good time to install the ported/polished head I have along with the JDM intake cam. The cubby is for another little project I am contemplating.

    The icing on the cake came when I finally heard from the freight company and arranged delivery of my large package tomorrow. All curiosity will soon be satisfied.

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    It has arrived:


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    Now that I have it all together and operating, here are the money shots:





    This thing is slick. I got the 120v version, it's plenty fast enough for me so I can't imagine how much faster the 12v version is.

    If you get one, you do have to assemble it a little. This means putting fittings on the air and hydraulic cylinder as well as the hoses, filling the reservoir with 2 quarts of ATF and then bleeding the system. I had a slight problem with one of the Schrader valves on the air cylinder, it wasn't holding at all. After pulling it apart a couple of times I found the valve stem wasn't tight. Took care of that and all was well. Here is the ATF I used:



    You will also need 17/19mm wrenches, 5/6mm Allen wrenches, a couple of Crescent wrenches and some Teflon tape. I performed the bleeding of the hydraulic cylinders per the instructions, but what really did the job was putting a load on the unit by raising and lowering the car a few times. You do want to raise/lower the ramps a couple of times with no weight on it as they will move unevenly due to air in the system. One thing to note, due to the movement of the lift as it raises the car will move to the rear of where it starts out (or to the front depending upon how you orient the ramps).

    I don't know if I was responsible for this or not, but Flyin' Miata now lists how many of this model lift are available (I was a little nervous when I didn't hear anything for nearly a business week). You can get it delivered to your home but it will cost extra. Despite mine being delivered to the freight terminal Monday it took me until today to receive it. My life working on any of our cars got a lot easier.
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    Sweet fellow Quick Jack owner!

    Now I will drop the security surrounding mine back to Def Con 3.

    Were you able to grab one of the old 5K versions? Or did you get the newer version 3500#?

    (To a fellow thread watcher: Still waiting on my kickbacks, Rene! LOL)
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    Quote Originally Posted by NCGreasemonkey View Post
    Sweet fellow Quick Jack owner!

    Now I will drop the security surrounding mine back to Def Con 3.

    Were you able to grab one of the old 5K versions? Or did you get the newer version 3500#?

    (To a fellow thread watcher: Still waiting on my kickbacks, Rene! LOL)
    Older 5000# model. I haven't been under the car yet but I love it. I see a battle between my kids in the future when I kick the bucket for who gets it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chiefmg View Post
    Older 5000# model. I haven't been under the car yet but I love it. I see a battle between my kids in the future when I kick the bucket for who gets it.
    You two breeders dropped how many youngin's?

    If it is just two I just went back to Def Con 5! The second child's inheritance might be mine.

    And the full up down with the 12V is here...



    Listen. Shhh. The Dodge is not running. So all battery power.

    Peace!
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    Just curious but why a 12v version?


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    Track and auto-x fun!

    And it is faster for the same price.
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    I have trust issues with that thing. (Yes, I still keep my 6-ton jack stands around.)


    No todo que es oro brilla.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Agent☣Orange View Post
    I have trust issues with that thing. (Yes, I still keep my 6-ton jack stands around.)
    There is a lock brace on each side of the lift. When those are engaged it isn't going anywhere.

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    Sorry Chief.

    I explain my choice and use here...

    http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....l=1#post201535

    RIP Sol3dad!
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