Just another build thread

[dliverance]

Ah. Good to know. I'll try to source those parts

[Advancedynamix]

I went ahead and got some parts on order today. Phenolic spacers for the carbs, exedy clutch kit, the rear metal timing cover for the b6d, miata 1.8 crank pulley, alternator and water pump pulley for the ribbed conversion, transmission mount, front mount and the dual dcoe linkage kit. Now all thats left is the plastic timing cover, external/inline fuel pump, timing belt/water pump kit, valve cover gasket, manifold block for vacuum, a spare festiva harness, spare festiva distributor, the coolant tube from the front to the heater core, exhaust studs and a wideband 02 sensor.

Somewhere in all of this I need to decide if I want to paint the block but I know for sure I will be powdercoating the valve cover. I also want to strip all of the grease and grime out of the engine bay. I guess I should paint that while I'm in there too.

The escort gt/ protege LX timing cover is nicer than the Capri b6d one and it bolts right up to the b6d tin. It doesn't have the hole for the motor mount like the Capri. You won't need that hole with the mount your using.

[Advancedynamix]

I am converting it myself using a miata manifold.

I finally got a tracking number from Junspeed after pushing the issue with paypal. We will see what the parts look like when they arrive. Other than that I've just been winter daily-ing it. I'm in the works of sorting out the carb stuff and it's almost time for me to start buying all of the misc parts for the engine. I need the heater tube that comes from the passenger side front of the engine to the firewall for the heater, timing covers, a new alternator, spare dizzy, clutch and more. Hopefully I'll have the motor installed by spring.

The Festiva heater bypass tube works with a little modification. You'll need to use the Festiva water pump inlet as well.

[dliverance]

I went ahead and got some parts on order today. Phenolic spacers for the carbs, exedy clutch kit, the rear metal timing cover for the b6d, miata 1.8 crank pulley, alternator and water pump pulley for the ribbed conversion, transmission mount, front mount and the dual dcoe linkage kit. Now all thats left is the plastic timing cover, external/inline fuel pump, timing belt/water pump kit, valve cover gasket, manifold block for vacuum, a spare festiva harness, spare festiva distributor, the coolant tube from the front to the heater core, exhaust studs and a wideband 02 sensor.

Somewhere in all of this I need to decide if I want to paint the block but I know for sure I will be powdercoating the valve cover. I also want to strip all of the grease and grime out of the engine bay. I guess I should paint that while I'm in there too.

[dliverance]

I am converting it myself using a miata manifold.

I finally got a tracking number from Junspeed after pushing the issue with paypal. We will see what the parts look like when they arrive. Other than that I've just been winter daily-ing it. I'm in the works of sorting out the carb stuff and it's almost time for me to start buying all of the misc parts for the engine. I need the heater tube that comes from the passenger side front of the engine to the firewall for the heater, timing covers, a new alternator, spare dizzy, clutch and more. Hopefully I'll have the motor installed by spring.

[Sleeper]

Sounds good! Are you converting a B6D to carb? Or where there some factory B6D's that came carborated from the factory?

[dliverance]

If you have a carbed model and are going to swap in a B6D. Could you document the wiring and swap info in detail for those of us looking to do the same.... please please pretty please!!!! :^)

I'm going with a carb'd b6d so there wont be much of a wiring change. I will be adding a relay and power for an inline fuel pump but that's about it.

[Sleeper]

If you have a carbed model and are going to swap in a B6D. Could you document the wiring and swap info in detail for those of us looking to do the same.... please please pretty please!!!! :^)

[Advancedynamix]

From my personal experience, putting hard to get aftermarket body kits on cars makes it harder to enjoy the drive, because your always worried about damaging the body work. On some cars this isn't a big deal because the car itself may be ultra rare and valuable, or it may not be that fun to drive hard anyway. The Festiva is the opposite of both those criteria though. It's value is it's ability to be driven like a go kart on crack.

[dliverance]

Yeah I am a little bit bummed about it but I can live without the parts. I spoke to him yesterday and he said the parts were ready. He also sent a picture of the parts but he said he wouldn't send the parts until I removed my refund request from paypal. I said I wouldn't remove the request for refund until I had a tracking number. I gave him until the 6th to provide a tracking number as the 6 makes 3 months exactly. If when I wake up this afternoon there is no tracking number I will proceed with the dispute. From there I will use the refund money to go ahead with the swap. It's unfortunate that it's come this far and nothing received but I guess I will just have to change direction with the exterior part of the build.

[Advancedynamix]

I think this has happened in the past with other enthusiasts. I'm sorry to hear that you've had bad luck with this.
On a positive note, when you get that b6d in and dialed, you'll enjoy driving it so much that it won't matter as much what it looks like. I didn't find the beauty in these cars until I drove one that was set up well, then I wanted it to look stock. It's like secretly driving James Bonds DB5, except it's invisible to the rest of the world.

[wwwdotgov]

That sucks! What there any explanation for hold up? I really was hoping to see these parts installed on your car too.

[dliverance]

Well...It's coming up on 3 months now since I've ordered my parts from Junspeed. He was replying on a regular basis with updates but I think I'm going to have to cancel the order now. I like to consider myself a patient person but I think anyone would start to lose hope after 3 months. If I do end up getting a refund, I'll just put that money towards getting the swap done I guess. It sucks pretty bad that it's taken this long. I just need to get the project moving and I can't keep waiting to finish the body work.

As for Junspeed as a parts seller, I don't know what anyone else's experiences have been but I will say that I'm pretty disappointed. The communication was pretty good but the time it's taken so far has begun to leave a bitter taste.

[dliverance]

Do you have all the stuff you need for the engine swap now?

not yet. I need to rebuild and re- jet the carbs, get clutch parts, a fuel pump, carb filters and I'm missing a bunch of b6d parts like timing covers, the tube that goes from the front left of the block to the heater, I want to do a timing belt and water pump and some more nonsense. i don't think I'll be swapping it until around march at the rate I'm going.

[Advancedynamix]

Do you have all the stuff you need for the engine swap now?