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RS Factory Stage front tow hook
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I actually got this months ago. Before putting the turbo in. I'm just now getting around to posting pix.
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I got it from Max. He stocks them now.
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I wanted a tow hook with a bend in it so that it wouldn't just stick down at an angle. And this one has a bend. Not quite enough of a bend to be parallel with the ground, but it's better than a flat hook. My photos do well in making it not look straight at all. :( But really, it comes out of the mouth at a nice angle.
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My wife bought me a Beatrush Radiator Cooling Panel for my birthday. I've wanted one of these for so long. Rather, I've wanted a cooling panel. I wasn't sure which one. After installing the turbo, I knew I wanted a metal one to go with the metal heat shields that FM gave me.
It's a beautiful piece. Lots of nice bends to follow the bodywork. I never noticed the lip on the back of the panel (it's holding it off the ground in the above shot). Everything follows the lines of the Mazda metal perfectly.
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Gurren has never had a parts install all to himself. Until now.
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Even the hardware with the Beatrush panel is beautiful.
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Before. So sad and stock.
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My assistant took care of tool fetching duties.
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... and those hard to reach bolts on the corners.
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Yes, I think Gurren did more actual work on this install than I did.
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Installed!
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STICKERED!!! Totally the reason I've wanted one of these. I've been saving stickers for ages. Years. That TEIN plate has been in a drawer for 5 years waiting to be stuck to something.
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I am a 6 year old girl. And this is my stickerbook.
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Team Gurren! Number one!!!!
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Before the plastic surgery.
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The official "This isn't a knockoff" symbol...
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Sharka's new ass! The install went great. No problems. I've got about 20 photos to add text around, then I'll post it on my blog and link back in a few places.
Hmmm. What's that badge below the keyhole?
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Prime knows Vintage.
This is a modified Mazda RX-2 wing badge imported from Australia. I scoured ebay for about 2 weeks looking for just the right badge. The problem with old Mazda text-only badges is that they all mounted centered on the trunk lids. That placement meant they were mostly huge. 8" wide and bigger. Finding a small one to fit on the GV panel's small space available was hard.
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Chrome dipped metallic awesome.
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Resist the urge to smack it.
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Tiny update for this post. Pix of me driving Sharka at the track! I don't get out all that often and it's even more rare that there are guys with cameras, so I'm pretty happy to be able to see and share these pix.
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It was a non-timed "low speed" event. Basically Cars and Coffee at a track. Hence, there's a guy without a helmet in the S2k.
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And a bonus pic: a driver close up. I must buy a new helmet very very soon...
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The Joyfast valve cover bolt set! From Stoly!!! It was installed moments later.
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So beautiful! These just blow the stock acorn nuts out of the water. Thank you again Stoly! You made a certain striped roadster and his driver very happy.
And if anyone wants some toy pix, they're on my blog.
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I have a few small interior parts to update this thread with. Nothing earth shattering, but I'm pretty proud of them.
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Sazaire Factory gift set.
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The key area was in bad need of something shiny.
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The odometer button matches the KG Works cluster perfectly. I felt the need to add a little red arrow to the image.
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The Sazaire gift set is quite nice. The ignition cover is DAMN shiny and beautiful. The odometer button matches my stuff nicely and doesn't seem out of place due to being somewhat short (a common complaint). And the little key cover is brilliant at the back of the console. But... it's a very small change. So I held off updating my thread till I had a bit more content.
And this is it.
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Take 1 neutered window switch...
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Add a metal plate cut juuuuust right.
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Measure carefully.
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Drill!
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Wire.....
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And finish with some switches and a sticker!
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Landwomble kindly helped me source the parts I needed to make a window switch to match his. So I spent the past weekend doing just that. Cutting, machining, wiring, and making that damn sticker. That sticker took me hours to get just right. My machine cutter helped, but it was still damn difficult.
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I've got a few more pix and a shit ton of text on my Retro Window Switch blog post. Go check it out if you want to see more.
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I did a tie rod end swap this past weekend. I went for the 93LE parts to help with bump steer. It didn't really bother me, but I thought I'd do something to address it and make Sharka a little nicer around town. And damn. Those rod ends are great! I didn't realize how much bump steer there was till it was gone. Or at least till it was a bit less.
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A pickle fork. I just love saying it. Pickle fork. Pickle fork. Pickle fork.
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The pickle fork in action.
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Rod end removed without destroying the boot.
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Works Bell Rapfix QRSII - sorry for the lack of toy helpers.
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Hub-side
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Wheel-side
Not bad, eh? I scrutinized every quick release on the market for like a year. I finally chose this one. I liked the thickness (or lack thereof), the all-metal construction, and the idea that maybe not every thief might have a Works Bell wheel in their trunk.
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Connect 1 wire...
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Align the QRS like so. And then bolt it on.
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The install is half over already!
Notice the marking at the top of the QRS. That hollow triangle is the 12 o’clock mark for when the wheel is released, or “OPEN.” You line the bolt hole directly below that mark up with the top bolt hole on your hub. The V made by the five wiring connections should be pointed down.
Seriously. This is dirt simple. Maybe other hubs make this whole process much harder? Or other quick releases require wiring? It's a half hour job. And that's including the 20 minutes to take photos.
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The bolts must NOT poke through the wheel side.
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Bolt on the wheel.
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Line up the wheel and hub.
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Rotate the lock arm. Done!
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The turn signal is still easy to hit.
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Daikei + Works Bell = matching textures
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Total hub depth.
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One inch thin.
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Obligatory wheel-off shot.
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I needed a head gasket. It seemed logical to get all of this other stuff too. Yay, Mazdacomp!
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ARP studs from 949 Racing.
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Also a spiffy 1-piece clutch hose from 949 to fix the FM one that burst.
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And this stuff too. I hear cars use them every so often.
I put some parts numbers of this stuff on my blog for those who might need them.
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So, I got Sharka's head off and was greeted by these crusty, yucky pistons. We can't have that, now can we?
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#3 on the left and #2 on the right.
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#1 and #4. Notice how #1 is rather shiny? That's because the coolant leak was there. After I scraped the block, I found a thin oxidation trail leading away from a coolant port on the exhaust side.
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The magic liquid is Mopar Combustion Chamber Cleaner. (MCCC) It is super, super aggressive.
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This is after exactly 10 minutes. Zero scraping. Just a paper towel to soak up the MCCC.
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After 2 more soaks of about 20 minutes each.
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#3 and #2. These are the same pistons.
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#4 is happy.
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#1 practically looks forged.
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Obvious product photo.
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Since I had the head off, I took the opportunity to help it flow a little better.
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The exhaust, pre-porting...
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Exhaust ported! By me!
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I took the head to a local Spec Miata shop. Because really, I have no clue how to do this sort of thing. I'd create a paperweight out of the thing at record speed. I was shown how to do it and given the die grinder. It was great.
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Ported intake. No re-engineering was done. Everything was just smoothed out in the right places to help it breathe a bit better.
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Decked. Valves lapped. No reworking of the bowl.
Nothing huge, but I'm happy with the work done. Every little bit helps, right?