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    I know you'll enjoy the fender braces, as I did with the Frog Arms. Definitely a lot of pre-work there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HarryB View Post
    That's my general approach as well, and I tend to do it with any shop. Being OCD does not help me as well.
    My problem is that I don't trust shop work but I don't trust my own work, either. Kind of sucks and starts a downward spiral that normally leads to the car sitting for months.
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    Great job! Glad to see you back in the saddle again, moving forward!

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    Solved the problem with the hood needing to be slammed--I think. Cut a little bit off the two rubber bumpers on either side of the latch.


    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    Ordered some odds and ends (fender fastners, new OEM NB2 splash shields, and a portable jump starter pack). Really wanting to order a steering wheel spacer, but it looks like Supermiata is OOS and has been for almost a year. Any thoughts on the Spacershop piece? Looks a lot like the Supermiata one, but has to come from across the pond.
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    I think the SM ones are made by them, but I may be wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HarryB View Post
    I think the SM ones are made by them, but I may be wrong.
    I think so. I forgot that the design originally came from Italy. I've reached out to them to see if they have any in stock.
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    Got in contact with Supermiata, who told me the spacers would be back in stock on the site today.

    MONEY SPENT ALERT: Supermiata NB steering spacer is on its way!
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    I put off installing the spacer because I finally got a time slot at the alignment and suspension shop I had originally hoped to take The Tick to last year and had to settle for the shop of my nightmare.

    Well, one more nail in the coffin of that shop (if you are in the Cincinnati/Indiana/Northern Kentucky area, Turn-In Concepts is not your friend): the alignment tech found that one of the inner tie rods had almost completely backed out and the other was only finger tight. I trust his word (Bill over at Performance Alignment) because he's been aligning my Miatas since 2004 along with a lot of the Vette/Porsche/SCCA crowd since a lot longer than that.

    What this means is that the only thing that the shop didn't screw up (that I know of) is the oil pan resealing, which is the one thing I didn't bring the car to the shop for. I'm scared to find out if they did at this point.
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    That is just plain scary! I know shops don't like it but I need to be there under the lift to check.


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    Look up the torque specs and patterning on the oil pan and go over it yourself.

    The steering bungles make me mad. That is down right dangerous and inexcusable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kung fu jesus View Post
    Look up the torque specs and patterning on the oil pan and go over it yourself.

    The steering bungles make me mad. That is down right dangerous and inexcusable.
    I'd have to drop the subframe wouldn't I?
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    No, only to remove it. You should be able to get a wrench or 1/4” socket on them. You can put a chunk of wood between the oil pan an a floor jack to raise the engine a little if you need to. The bolts are all m6x1.0 10mm. They bolt into the iron block. They don’t need to be hulk-smash tight, just consistent and in a pattern; middle-out, similarly as the valve cover sequence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kung fu jesus View Post
    No, only to remove it. You should be able to get a wrench or 1/4” socket on them. You can put a chunk of wood between the oil pan an a floor jack to raise the engine a little if you need to. The bolts are all m6x1.0 10mm. They bolt into the iron block. They don’t need to be hulk-smash tight, just consistent and in a pattern; middle-out, similarly as the valve cover sequence.
    Sounds like I could just put the car up on ramps and jack the motor up slightly, then. I could do that when I change the oil. To tell the truth, the car doesn't appear to have left a single drop of oil on the floor and the oil level is still good a year later, so I shouldn't be panicked, but that hasn't gotten me very far.
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    If it is dry, I would not touch it. But I am with KFJ as it regards steering/braking components.

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