My first posting on here. Yay

Hey all, I prefer to be called Reign (yes i'm female) , I'm 24 and I live in North Dallas.
A friend of mine, David Hedderick, actually hinted me to this site and I joined a while ago as none of my nearby friends are actually miata enthusiasts. bastards. lol. I own a 97 Miata, her name is Torrent and she is actually umm, sitting right now cause she needs a little tlc and i'm down on my luck at the moment. I have to say, that I am so eager to get back on the road with her for the fact that when I'm behind her wheel, blasting the music and shifting her gears, damn, there is no feeling that is more powerful. If it was allowed, I would marry Torrent. lol I'm kidding. Or am I?:burnrubr:

Welcome aboard. :burnrubr:

Welcome to this!

Welcome to the madness!

(w00t! In the thread before Merv scares her away!)

So what's wrong with the car? (And do you have any tools?)

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Originally Posted by channelmaniac

Welcome to the madness!

(w00t! In the thread before Merv scares her away!)

So what's wrong with the car? (And do you have any tools?)

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What the maniac of channels said.

Post pics (of the car... ...or y'know of you and the car.)
::Naughty:

Welcome.

I've got some weadeater string if you need any to fix your car Hedderick-style. ;)

Welcome aboard.

Welcome!

Welcome! I'm sure there's some peps on this board who can help get Torrent on the road. Let us know the problems.

Welcome

As far as I know it's REALLY simple stuff.
The oil pan needs to be replaced, or fixed, cause the jackass who last changed my oil at a shop decided to be an idiot and used an impact to tighten the bolt so now the bolt is stripped and there's a big crack in the oil pan.
::Censor::
I've had four guys try to remove the oil filter and none of them have been able to *smirks* and so I've been holding onto the new oil filter for quite some time. The radiator needs to be flushed but that's so simple a baby can do it. *rolls eyes* And I've got to replace the middle part of the dashboard where the radio USED to be, until someone jerked it out and so now I no longer have a hazards light button or that one little fun button that makes the eyes of Torrent go up and down. Oh yeah and I have to replace the drivers side window cause someone busted it out.
::Rant::
That's just the bigger stuff that concerns me, there's other little things but I'll take care of those later. Geez, I haven't even had time to visit a junk yard...

I ended up putting up a message at the end of all these posts but started a new thread. *mumbles* at least i figured out how this works.... BUT at the same time I forgot to say that my tools are limited to the most basic of supplies and an oil pan that holds what you drain. .... Drain it like you mean it.

Welcome.

Welcome. Lots of help and good advice mixed in with the bull around here.

So you are an oil pan, oil pan gasket, and labor away from driving it? Car-part.com lists an oil pan in Fort Worth for $65. I don't know if Mazda Heaven would beat it.

Welcome and good luck.

Welcome

Welcome to your first thread!

You might also check with Track Dog Racing to see if they have a replacement pan for you. They have all sorts of goodies lurking on the shelves...and they're local!

The oil filter wrench is a necesity after a oil change shop gets their hands on it. Autozone has Lisle oil filter wrenchs for about $12 last I checked. It's a Lisle part number 63600. You will need to have a 3/8" socket wrench to work this as well.

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For the oil drain plug, temorarily, you could get a rubber expanding plug, if you are able to get the other one out. If you still have threads on the pan, you could also get an oversized plug.

Most of these guys will work for beer. Just call for a Tech day.

Oil filer pliers have saved me before. They hook INTO the filter itself and destroys it, but the grip is unbeatable. Saw some at Autozone.

Hey playa don't hate :) lol

I appreciate any help you guys can give her. I'd do the work but I'm a bit too far away :)

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Originally Posted by jrj512

Welcome.

I've got some weadeater string if you need any to fix your car Hedderick-style. ;)

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Welcome aboard. Sounds like you need a tech day.

Welcome aboard and I'm betting you get enough help to get her rolling.

Welcome. I've had my car for a week and a half and I'll be in need of a tech day or two in the future... Do those happen regularly or just whenever someone needs help?

Just find a date a few weeks in advanced that does not interfere with an autocross day and I am sure you will get a few takers.

Post up pics, and you'll probably get an even bigger response.

J/K.......

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...ageID=36133349 hmm, just trying to see if I can put a little picture on here. Really just testing stuff out current.. And a tech day sounds like a good idea. I'm moving Torrent to my mom's that way there is room to work since I live in apartments. Who would be willing to come play with Torrent? Need to know since I'm thinking about cooking for that day too. Maybe fried chicken or grilled burgers? How about beer too?

Throw a post into the Event Planning area with a proposed date. You should be able to get a good idea on who's interested in dropping by.

You might also consult the local auto-x schedule elsewhere on this site. That should give you an idea of what days to NOT pick. ;)

Welcome, and let us know when to attempt to help

I'm up for a tech day in September... as soon as it cools down.

Loogie needs all new belts and hoses along with new coolant and spark plugs. She still has her originals at 68k miles and 5 years, 5 months of ownership.

Burgers? Chicken? Beer? You bet! Better wait to serve it after the work is done, otherwise you'll have a bunch worthless SOBs napping in your mom's garage. :rolleyes:

You could also come out to a Wed Nite GTG and probably round up a few spare hands for a tech day.

Ohhhhh, I just can't resist..........(she opened the door!) I wanna come and play!!!!!!!