new build!

[Advancedynamix]

Such a weird way to drill 2 bolt patterns, I wonder why they did that.
Those wheels will look awesome painted that blue color.

[william]

Well finely got some time to work on my wheels 14x6 enkiki's I got them from festivafred. Thanks fredword!
He had them painted a gun metal gray. They looked good besides the got scratched when he had tires put on.
So I stripped them for some new paint and to polish the lip.
I'm going the same color as my tool box and I think it will look nice on the silver.

That's after the paint striper .
Now some 180 to take out the nicks and the sandblasting.

Almost out!

And now almost done with the 180.

[william]

Yeah I just completely redid the rear drums new shoes springs and all maybe I got them adjuted to tight.
I set them where the drum would just go on. My drivers side was slightly dragging though and it was set all the way loose.
I'll readjust when I throw in fresh bearings.
My breaks are feeling better after a few miles and some hard breaking I think the fronts where rusted and glazed from setting.

[ryanprins13]

You have checked the rear brake adjusters and they are moving completely freely and are setting te brakes correctly? And your handbrake is properly adjusted? A handbrake adjusted too tight can mask the auto adjusters not working properly.


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[william]

It handles lots better with little to no body role.
Only thing I'm not liking is my breaks they feel rear Bias.
Im not sure if I have air in my system after my miata booster swap or what but I've bleed them 3 times now.

[william]

Well it's been a while but I finally put my rear suspension together.

Compersons to stock

Here's the tire clearence to shock with 185 tires and them set all the way up. I had to space mt shock in other wise they wouldn't even clear.
I used the thick washer that came with the thick washer that came with the vw kyb's.


I also swapped out my energy suspension bushings and aluminum plate for some bushings from the festiva store.
I was tired of my sway bar hanging so low I had to watch parking blocks.

[william]

Thanks it's nothing special, but hopefully by next lakestiva meet it will be something to look at.

[14carrot]

I need to make a list of parts using this thread lol. Can't wait to see this car in person again!

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[william]

Well I finally got around to swapping in my miata master cylinder and booster. I have to plug the banjo fitting port with a shortened 10x 1.0 bolt and had to lengthen the clevis about 5/8 of an inch.
To make the mounting to clevis pin center the same as the festiva.

I used a piece of pipe and a 10x1.25 nut and welding it yo the clevis

It's pretty close to the fuel filter but just cleared.

My pedal still has a bit of a drop before I can feel anything I may need to turn out the clevis some more . But it feels about the same as the stock festiva unit but takes less effort for the same breaking.

[william]

Haha he would definitely win. I'm planning on making it nice though. I need to paint the vc and get my miata booster and master cylinder put on.

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[Hot_Wheels]

Are you and Charlie competing for cleanest engine bays? I would have no problem eating sloppy Joe off that!

[william]

Just tested it and wow Cranks better then my huge deep cycle Marine battery I used to have in the truck.
These must be under rated or something

[william]

So I've been driving it for a few days on my lawn mower battery while I waited for this to come it.

it may have a hard time if we get another poler vortex and have -40 wind chill but I'm not too worried about it.
The cars running good with the exception of a bad front wheel bearing on the rio swap I got from the yard.
Here's the temporary battery setup

[william]

Cleaned the trans

Ready to drop in.

It's in!
And all wired up besides the 2 fuel pump wires in the cabin.

the valve cover needs redone but I did it 2 years ago with 97 cent spraycan lol.

[william]

Thanks guys. And yeah I think this axels gunna stay the cup is undamaged and the axel even had good Greece and was,tight .
I'm planning on upgrading the trans sometime in the future so that should be good for a while.



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