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    5,000 rpm - there be torque here! MaRcOp01o's Avatar
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    Congrats on the A/C Job mighty fine work. Most miata guys nowadays just remove the AC entirely.
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    I did a thing.

    Thanks!

    I was sort of talked into removing it on the NA when I moved west. Bad idea. It was still hot many times where I wished I had left it in. It was paramount to reinstall when I moved back to the southeast.

    This NB is a true dual-use car. I want it to work, and work WELL. This was also evidently needed when I was caught in a torrential downpour last Saturday. Not so bad for the temperatures, but all the windows fogged badly while driving. Luckily I had a small cloth in the car to clear the windshield, but AC would have handled that easily.

    I am pleased.

    Totals:

    $135 for condenser, seals, evaporator expansion valve, drier/accumulator, Schrader valve kit.

    $30 for new-used evaporator assy

    $118 for test and recharge

    $35 for 2 dozen gourmet donuts for the repair shop staff

    $318 total. I love it.

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    5,000 rpm - there be torque here! MaRcOp01o's Avatar
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    I can agree with you, the NB (In stock form, hardtop, 6 speed) I feel is the perfect daily driver for someone that likes spirited driving.
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    Our summer has arrived.

    This AC system blows.

    Icy, cold air that is! (Lol) I was sporting diamond cutters sitting in traffic on the way home today. Woot!


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    I did a thing.

    Ohhhh man! My local Miata breaker just got a 2000 white NB with all the parts I need to make repairs from my fender bender!

    I was frantically trying to email him when he messaged me...maybe I have a problem when my parts guy remembers what I need and proactively contacts me before I contact him? ;)

    This is awe_some!


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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift HarryB's Avatar
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    Seems like you are on a breaker fire lately; good find!

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    Hey Steven, does that NB have good black door cards? I was needing some and can't get them locally.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsingson View Post
    Hey Steven, does that NB have good black door cards? I was needing some and can't get them locally.
    That’s a tan interior. My breaker has a healthy inventory of interior bits. Bose or non Bose cards?

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    Either or. Mine has Bose ones but those speakers are long gone. Is there a difference between the two?

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    Just the Bose badge

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    Whatever is in really good shape and cheaper works for me.

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    I will look at his stock the next time I am over there.

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    Installed the new-used front fender today. We are currently a mile from the sun, fortunately the job went smoothly! Excellent match and fit. OCD abated.














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    I did a thing.

    Time to replace the only hub I haven’t touched, the front left. It wasn’t ‘bad’, I just wasn’t encouraged by the quality of the others I replaced. Best to just nip it in the bud for my peace of mind. ;)

    I went with another Centric premium hub, like the front right. It includes the hub nut, it’s made in Japan, has nice bearings, and the pricing is very good. I also ordered replacement dust caps for the hub nuts, and the cherr(ies)y on top are these ARP studs, like I installed on the rears earlier this year.



    Front hubs are really pretty straight forward, ~30 minutes/side with hand tools.



    Pressing out the short studs in a vise with a 19mm socket as a spacer.



    Getting ready to press in the ARP studs in the press downstairs.



    Boom! One side done. Rinse and repeat for the other side.







    Yuck.



    The rear wheel for comparison.



    I also ordered new track numbers. These are larger and more what I was originally intending.





    Red numbers, black outlines. It really pops against the white. The corner workers will have noooooooo problems identifying me again for a black flag. *tee hee*

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    That’s looking good! Needs red racing stripes now.

    How did you install the ARP studs?


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