What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[TorqueEffect]

Well it was yesterday. But the people at Tire Discounters were a bunch of boneheads. Though I really shouldn't be saying much, they did do it for free.

Sometime over the weekend I had picked up a nail in my driver's side front tire, well I decided to go to Tire Discounters on the way home from work yesterday to get it fixed. They saw I worked for Autozone and they order parts from Autozone commercially, so they did it for free which was extremely nice. I waited about an hour or so, then they beckoned me to the garage, first to tell me my car is unsafe because the lug bolts are only holding on by 5 or 6 threads (The thread in the hub are only about 5 or 6 threads deep, if that.)
Then said it is like that because I had spacers on my aftermarket wheels (I don't have spacers), I told them there are no spacers, all I have are hub rings, and he told me "Same thing" I was like "no, they sit in a recessed part of the wheel, they don't space anything." He didn't believe me. Then tried to overrule what I said by telling me the part of the brake rotor was a wheel spacer. I told him, "no that is the brake rotor."

Ok, the main reason he brought me into the garage was to say the lug bolt has stripped and was rounded off, and they couldn't get the wheel off to patch the tire. So I went home, and pulled out my 9/16th 12 point socket, and a breaker bar, and took it off with no effort at all. I basically took it back to tire discounters and told them in a polite way that they were dummies and didn't bother to try another socket to take the lug bolt out, the idiot tech and all the other techs that were crowed around my car instead of working on the other cars there, all believed this stupidity that they were telling me about my car, and nobody thought to tell the guy working on my car to use another damn socket on his impact gun.

I'm glad I got it done for free, and I really appreciate that they did it. But then to accuse me of making my car unsafe, and then being too dumb to try another socket to get the lug bolt off. I am glad I didn't pay any money, I would be friggin' furious if I paid the regular $25 asking price to patch a tire.

[WTFestiva]

On a different note... we put the motor back in, sending our guy to get some fab work done on the front end to strengthen the lower front beam and the engine forks with some 1/4" steel or something, not sure what his plan is honestly...

[WTFestiva]

Today, I accidentally hooked my battery terminals up in reverse to a spare winter battery. Nothing fried. Lucky. I turned the battery around, hooked up the terminals properly and it started. Everything worked normally. Thank goodness for no ECU.

That is pretty lucky, i did the same thing, didn't realize it and fried some of the ground wires once... wiring has been a pain ever since...

[bravekozak]

Today, I accidentally hooked my battery terminals up in reverse to a spare winter battery. Nothing fried. Lucky. I turned the battery around, hooked up the terminals properly and it started. Everything worked normally. Thank goodness for no ECU.

[Icedawg]

Kept working on an engine rebuild, and put in new bearings and rings then tapped all the holes on the outside of the Miata block that are not used until you convert it to a B6T configuration. Still a lot of work to do before I can go racing this weekend. Going to miss Saturday.

[Icedawg]

Stripped down my remaining cores looking for one to rebuild in a hurry.

[ryanprins13]

Just finished installing my oil pressure gauge. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1454553995.461032.jpg


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[Meepersly]

Added roof rails! Just need a windfaring now

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That stickerbomb fender! I love it!

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[Cory_Thurmond]

Added roof rails! Just need a windfaring now

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[ryanprins13]

It is disappointing indeed. We race this weekend, so it is unlikely I will get back out. Points add up from each race day so missing two race days out of 7 is pretty hard to come back from.
I have another well used block I bought to build up as a spare, but have not done it yet. Tonight I took it apart, and learned it needs bearings, cylinder honing, a polish on the crank and rings. I will get that done tomorrow and then attempt to assemble it myself. Not at all sure I can get it done in time.

Well i hope you do manage to get all that done on time, good luck!


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[Icedawg]

Wow, thats got to be disappointing for having paid someone else to do it. :/ hopefully you can get it fixed soon and back to racing. How much of the season can you miss and still do decently? Or is it all individual races and not like a tournament?

It is disappointing indeed. We race this weekend, so it is unlikely I will get back out. Points add up from each race day so missing two race days out of 7 is pretty hard to come back from.
I have another well used block I bought to build up as a spare, but have not done it yet. Tonight I took it apart, and learned it needs bearings, cylinder honing, a polish on the crank and rings. I will get that done tomorrow and then attempt to assemble it myself. Not at all sure I can get it done in time.

[bravekozak]

I need a center armrest, you have any pictures so I can get an idea on what to do with mine.

Keep an eye on thread 55126 .
I was going to test the fit on mine today, but will put it off until next weekend. I have cut and drilled the mounting holes akready.

[TorqueEffect]

Had to pull the ebay universal power window kit, driver's side unit failed, but it wasn't the motor that failed, one of the cables snapped.
So I had to put the manual cranks back in.

[ryanprins13]

Sadly, not well, it would not make enough oil pressure, so I pulled it tonight, and checked the pan and oil and then bearings. Fines in the pan and the oil, scuffing on the bearings I looked at.
Will talk to the builder Monday.

Wow, thats got to be disappointing for having paid someone else to do it. :/ hopefully you can get it fixed soon and back to racing. How much of the season can you miss and still do decently? Or is it all individual races and not like a tournament?


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[ECCustom]

I need a center armrest, you have any pictures so I can get an idea on what to do with mine.