My baby is sick

Well, I think my motor went south on friday. Its been dropping a cylinider intermitently for a couple days and I hadnt' gotten around to checking it out. Now its smoking badly off an on and blowing TONS of compression out of the crankcase. I guess its time for a motor. I've got a moderate mileage motor lined up (came out of at 94 we bought to build a SM) so I'll probably just swap that motor in. I'd lilke to keep my broken motor and start builing it for boost, but it really depends on how much our team owner wants for the one I'm getting and if he wants mine as a core.

What suggestions do you guys have for clutches? I want something strong enough to hold a good amount of power when I go FI.

I guess I'm out for sunday. Whos up for an all nighter motor swap sometime next week (whenever the clutch comes in)?

I'm up for at least a "shift" on the all-nighter motor swap... I think the ACT clutches are the preferred upgrade.

Depends on how much mad power you want. I would recomend ACT, unless you are going for the cheaper route.

On a 1.8, a ACT HD with Street Disk will hold about 225 ft/lbs.

If you plan on increasing higher than that, you might have to use the ACT XTREME with Street Disk.

I'm sure you have an account with them?

Chris

RPS makes a clutch that is very streetable and holds 350 ft/lbs. Give the guys at MVP Motorsports in Fort Worth a call. Their website is www.mvpmotorsports.com. I'd be able to help any nights but Friday and Saturday, but couldn't pull an all nighter.

I can help in the evenings....just let me know when and where.

Chris

count me as well for a shift... would be a good learning experience...

Sorry to hear about that Evil. :(

I'm willing to help if I'm able to make it. (Us old guys don't pull all-nighters anymore :P ) Let us know when and where!

I'm game! 8) Where and when??

I'm hoping to do this late next week or next weekend. I'm going to order the clutch and motor mounts on tuesday and the motor is ready and waiting. We could actually have quite a crowd at this thing. Several guys from dallasimports have also shown interest. I really appreciate everybody offering to help. I'll post up more later.

Ok, the clutch and flywheel are here. I'll be doing this friday night starting at 8 (maybe earlier). The shop is in dalworthington gardens. Exit I-20 at Bowen and go north. Take a left on roosevelt and go straight (around the triangle). Take a left on Karalyn Court and follow it around the bend to the end. Its the shop next to the huge house on the right side of the cul-de-sac. Theres a couple of big black gates. Come around the left side of the shop and in the door. Thats where I'll be, probably in air-conditioned comfort unless its really cool. If you're coming please post up again so I know how many people will be there. Call my cell if you have problems 785-317-0783. Thanks guys!

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Originally Posted by EvilSpeeder

The shop is in dalworthington gardens.

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You sure you want a bunch of cheap bastards driving Miatae entering the 'Gardens'. :P (bling bling neighborhood!)

Hehe, its not my house!! And the owner isn't ALL bling bling....just his porsche turbo and racecars are :D. Oh, I almost forgot, you'll get to look at some world challenge cars up close if you promise not to remember what you saw or tell anyone ever. ;)

I won't be there to help as I will be in Kansas but here is a list of things it takes to pull the motor. Includes pictures.

Someone needs to remember to bring the BFH.
It is always good for removing the hard to remove bolts.

Godd luck at Nationals in Madarash's car, General! :salut:

I'd love to drop by and help, but I've got to work Friday night. :?

I'll be there tonight from 7- changing the timing belt/water pump/etc on the new motor. Anybody that wants to stop by is welcome to.

Well, I was there by 7:15, but I couldn't find the shop . . . until I realized that the other houses in the neighborhood did not have 15' rollup doors on the front. Very nice backyard shop :shock: I would have realized the shop was not a house if I'd seen the 5 rollup doors on the side of the building :compress:

Thanks to Speeder and his boss for letting me hangout.

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Originally Posted by onething

15' rollup doors on the front. Very nice backyard shop :shock: I would have realized the shop was not a house if I'd seen the 5 rollup doors on the side of the building :compress:

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Ya', it sucks having to live that way! I don't know how the poor bastards can stand it! :P Thanks Evil!

Thanks for your help guys! Tonight should be cake now. If anyone has a clutch alignment tool, please bring it. I don't think there was one in the box. Other than that we should be good to go.

Looks like I'll be coming out to play!!! Hooray!!! I got a pass!!!

i might swing by if i get bored tonight. and a clutch alignment tool is less than 5 bucks at oreilly's iirc

kyle

You guys have fun I'm leaving for Tulsa.

Warm Hallett up for me. I'll be there next weekend.

We started at 830 and I drove the car home at 6am. Not a record by any means but we ran into a few problems. I'll just say that the clutch alignment tool weighed about 73lbs. :)

A million thanks to these guys:

DI
torpedan
ray_sir_6 (and Theresa)

Metroplex Miata Enthusiasts
tailchaser
POS Racing
Majik
fwMiata
Sammm
onething

I'm really sorry if I miss anybody. I was under the car for so long I'm sure people came and went that I never saw. Thanks sooooooo much for your help. What a great bunch of guys!!

you get the exhaust put on? hows it sound?

Did you say something about the clutch alignment tool? Team CB at work... Transmissions lying around? We don't need no stinkin' tool!

I hate to break stuff when people who know what they're doing are around. I enjoyed taking pictures, though! We're glad we could help, and I certainly enjoyed being a part of the process. I think I did help wake folks up when there wasn't a drain pan under the car for "Drain the radiator, part deux."

http://forums.dfwmiata.com/Timage/CBClutchAlign.jpg

I went back sat at about noon and put the rest of the exhaust on, changed the diff, tranny, and turret fluids and installed the new shift boots. The exhaust sounds great, the tranny feels even better than before (and before wasnt bad!) and the car runs great!

I think the bad idle/missing when we first started it was a combination of the timing being off and the motor having sat for a while. Now that I've got some time on it, its running great. The tick also seems to be completely gone.

Sounds like it can be called a complete success Evil! Glad to help! :D (I want to see that time lapse video! 8) )

Nathan digitized the vid yesterday but it was 90meg. I'll post it up if somebody can host it.

man, thats alot of space.

bit torrent anyone?

i dont even know what that is.

Enjoy!!!

Let me know if you remember any more of the "inside jokes" I should add to the write up.

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Fear not, fwMiata... you were definitely with us in spirit (or spirited cursing) even after you left!

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dang curfew.... living at home for free, got to pay somehow.

Good writeup! You got torpedan and ray_sir_6 backwards tho. ;)

Thanks for taking the time to write that up!

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Originally Posted by sammm

Sounds like it can be called a complete success Evil! Glad to help! :D (I want to see that time lapse video! 8) )

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Yea what he said! 8)

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Originally Posted by EvilSpeeder

Good writeup! You got torpedan and ray_sir_6 backwards tho. ;)

Thanks for taking the time to write that up!

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Nuts. Nuts. Nuts.

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Originally Posted by EvilSpeeder

Nathan digitized the vid yesterday but it was 90meg. I'll post it up if somebody can host it.

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I can probably host it :) Just let me know, and I'll set you up w/ a ftp account and you can upload it.

Did anyone host the video?? I'd like to see it!

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Originally Posted by POS Racing

Did anyone host the video?? I'd like to see it!

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Yea what he said! 8)

Never got a response :?: