And I was amazed (and satisfied) with what POR15 degreaser did on my PPF.
That is unreal. I have no patience for such a task. |
Originally Posted by 240_to_miata
(Post 1103254)
And I was amazed (and satisfied) with what POR15 degreaser did on my PPF.
That is unreal. I have no patience for such a task. *edit* after reading what I wrote it may have come off as condescending or off putting, not my intention at all if so. I am pretty humble about stuff I do so hate it when I come off as an ass. |
That PPF.
:jerkit: This car is turning into something you would see at Barrett Jackson. |
LOLOLOL. OMFG!!! A polished PPF!!! Over the top, even for you Jeff.
You go girl!! This is awesome. You didn't come across as an ass. Not in the least. |
That's it Jeff! You will not be allowed to drive the car now. It is a museum piece. You're going to need to park it on mirrors.
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Take that PPF and mount it on the wall. It cannot go on a car. Any car.
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You polished both sides. Jesus Christ.
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n00b of the year award
seriously |
You going to clear-coat that PPF?
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Yeah yeah, idiot Clubroadster award of the year goes to Jeff!
Here, how about some real work? I installed the work of art 949Racing adjustable endlinks last night. While I was doing it I installed some zerk fittings in the frame bushings. I really love the zerk fittings in my VW for the sway bars so I wanted to do the same on the Miata. Get your tools all ready. Deburr bit, drill bit, center punch, and M6X1.0 Tap. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 Drill and deburr the interior of the bracket, and then tap it. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 I used red threadlocker since I can't think of a reason why I'd remove them. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 Mark the area where you will drill with a pin https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 Install the zerk and test to make sure you have good grease penetration https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 Installed https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 The purty endlinks. I'll adjust them perfectly when I get all the crap in the car for the final ride height. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 I also installed the PPF. Talk about a nightmare of a job. I never want to do that again. I just simply could not get the holes to sync up properly so it took a lot of swearing and muscle to get it all aligned. I will not admit how long it took me to install it. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 Throttle linkage installed https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 Deep cleaned the shift boot, removed all the old grease, and regreased the ball joint on it. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1392743466 Anyone know where this giant ground cable goes? It has left my memory banks. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...c/IMG_1765.jpg All in all it was a good night! |
I bet it took you longer to polish the ppf then it did to install it...
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Today I used some touch up paint on my car and thought of this thread. I got more paint around the rock chips, than in the actual rock chips themselves. I'm okay with this.
Jeff would have stripped my car of paint, polished every panel, then repainted it. That PPF. I don't even.. I cannot even.. |
when large images are posted, the system fails hardcore.
that ground doesn't look oem. |
Grounding strap of some kind? Strange you had such trouble with the PPF, i've never had an issue and it falls right into place in about 5 minutes.
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You can't possibly install that ground cable. The ends aren't polished yet. Get to work!
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There is a ground strap somewhere on the PPF, but I think its a braided cable with some cheap plastic covering, like the one you polished earlier in the thread.
Once you wrap your head around all the spacers, splined nuts, and sliding nuts, it goes in a lot easier. Mazda really took out all the stops for their PPF mounting solutions. The front has two linked nuts that are captured on a plate that slides on some rivets. Then I think there is a sliding spacer that gets pushed up by the shouldered bolt? Although that could only be in the back. The diff has splined nuts that lock into the PPF, the sliding spacer that gets pushed up with the shouldered bolt, and the removable spacer block that also locks into the diff. Most of which is a giant pain in the ass, until you hammer the splined nuts out of the top with the unshouldered bolt. Sav or Emilio taught me this trick, forget who, but it has saved my ass multiple times. |
Originally Posted by Efini~FC3S
(Post 1103446)
I bet it took you longer to polish the ppf then it did to install it...
Originally Posted by revlimiter
(Post 1103421)
You polished both sides. Jesus Christ.
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1103448)
when large images are posted, the system fails hardcore.
Originally Posted by Fireindc
(Post 1103449)
Grounding strap of some kind? Strange you had such trouble with the PPF, i've never had an issue and it falls right into place in about 5 minutes.
Originally Posted by curly
(Post 1103453)
Once you wrap your head around all the spacers, splined nuts, and sliding nuts, it goes in a lot easier. Mazda really took out all the stops for their PPF mounting solutions.
The front has two linked nuts that are captured on a plate that slides on some rivets. Then I think there is a sliding spacer that gets pushed up by the shouldered bolt? Although that could only be in the back. The diff has splined nuts that lock into the PPF, the sliding spacer that gets pushed up with the shouldered bolt, and the removable spacer block that also locks into the diff. Most of which is a giant pain in the ass, until you hammer the splined nuts out of the top with the unshouldered bolt. Sav or Emilio taught me this trick, forget who, but it has saved my ass multiple times. Glad you guys enjoyed the PPF insanity. I was laughing my ass off, as I uploaded the pictures know you guys would just close the window browser in ludicrous disgust. I definitely went plaid on the PPF.:giggle: |
Real quick though, I remember someone saying that there may be a spacer I'm missing on the rear swaybar bushing mounts. Does anyone know what this spacer looks like? I just want to make sure I do it right, before I bolt the rear swaybar on.
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No idea. But on a related topic, did you drill the sway bar bushing too? Currently your grease zerks are greasing the part of the bushing/bar that doesn't move...
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Originally Posted by curly
(Post 1103465)
No idea. But on a related topic, did you drill the sway bar bushing too? Currently your grease zerks are greasing the part of the bushing/bar that doesn't move...
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