93' Miata stolen and flipped build thread
#1402
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Yup! Easy and super cheap. I think it was $20 shipped for the dye and the top coat.
OK, curiosity got the better of me and I couldn't wait.
Damn, sometimes, things just work out perfectly. So pleased with how this will look. The fitment is so tight you have to squeeze it in, I think I got lucky on this one!
![Party Kitty](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/birthday[1].gif)
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OK, curiosity got the better of me and I couldn't wait.
Damn, sometimes, things just work out perfectly. So pleased with how this will look. The fitment is so tight you have to squeeze it in, I think I got lucky on this one!
![Party Kitty](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/birthday[1].gif)
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Finally finished reading this thread from beginning to end. Can honestly say I didn't expect it to turn into an all out restoration at the beginning of the thread. Must say I am truly impressed to the attention to detail and how quickly things got done here.
Keep it up! INB4 startup video
Keep it up! INB4 startup video
#1412
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Hah, it didn't start as a full blown restoration but it slowly evolved to that due to Turbofan/Hornetball/Vlad and several others dictating the level of OCD I would go to.
Got the radiator cleaned up and slotted into the car. It took a lot of work to get it all cleaned up.
First started with some degreaser and a steam cleaner to clean all the dirt/bugs/grease out of the radiator fins. Glad I did, there were so many bugs in the radiator the water wouldn't penetrate the other side in some places. Overheating is no bueno!
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Dirt fans
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Needed to put some epoxy on a broken fan leg
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Cleaned the fans
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There were a lot of hard water stains and other scuffs on the radiator. I know 90% is covered by the radiator shroud but I decided to give it a quick polish "while it was out of the car"
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All polished up Also spent an hour and a half straightening all the radiator fins. I was amazed how many were bent. It isn't pretty since I don't have a radiator fin tool but I used a dentist pick to get them all straight.
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One of the fan brackets had a broken bolt stud in it so I needed to redrill & tap it
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all assembled (yes I know the brackets are on upside down, I fixed that!)
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I had some clearance issues with the fan shrouds with the sway bar. So instead of messing with it for another hour I just drilled a new hole which gave me juuusssttt enough clearance of the sway bar.
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And all slotted in the car! Looks really good. Decided to leave the Miataturbo.net sticker on...you know...gotta represent the only reason the car has gotten this far this quickly!
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Next is the intercooler.
#1416
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From what I have read most recommend replacing the weather stripping under the defrost vents near the edge of the dash. Also I would just place it wherever you notice a potential rubbing point. I like to tap various plastic pieces and see if there are any rattling/odd noises that come from the area I shake/tap.
OK so here is the problem I'm having with the intercooler. It looks like the old intercooler was attached to the hood latching bracket. But seeing as I will be running hood pins, the top bracket on the intercooler is now kinda useless, unless I can come up with a bracket that will attach it to the 2 M6x1.0 bolt holes that were meant for the hood bracket.
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Also this side bracket is odd...it looks like the intercooler was mounted off center to the very right of the radiator.
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The left side is blank. There are only 2 mounting points for the intercooler, which seem about 2 too few for how damn heavy the thing is.
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Anyone have any good ideas? I won't have access to a welder until next week, so hopefully a bolt & cut solution.