Aidan's loose oily bunghole actually runs a track lap
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Recognize this @Savington? Need to stuff it under the bumper somehow. Then weld on these 2 bungs. Pre and post intercooler air temp.
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Cutting off the crash bar. Going to replace it with some toob. Going to mount an oil cooler from it, and also work on hanging the intercooler
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Cutting off the crash bar. Going to replace it with some toob. Going to mount an oil cooler from it, and also work on hanging the intercooler
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Just a friendly reminder, I laughed in the faces of everyone having packaging issues with fans/radiator/intercooler pipes/etc when I had my 1.6. Make sure any of that stuff waits for final fitment of the 1.8, all the extra length of the 1.8 block sticks forward.
Also for the love of god paint your over flow bottle anything but red. It's like colored silicone, just no.
Also for the love of god paint your over flow bottle anything but red. It's like colored silicone, just no.
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More picture dump. Check out this new oil cooler. Its a giant setrab. 25 row. But 14 inches long. ***** about to get weird up in this nose.
Old intercooler comparison in there too.
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Old intercooler comparison in there too.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
Don't know yet. Got any examples of one?
I thought @ThePass was planning a removable beam before his car went all crazy with the tubes, but I could be remembering wrong.
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First thing that comes to mind is 2 pieces of angle iron welded to the end of the frame rails. Then bolts running through the square tube.
Maybe I'll cut the core support out too and go crazy. Would be nice to just slide a motor in.
Maybe I'll cut the core support out too and go crazy. Would be nice to just slide a motor in.
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I'm going to strip most of the sheet metal from the end of the frame rails. But maybe figure out how to keep the tow point.
Weld a new cap on the frame rail. Add 2 pieces of angle iron per side, and bolt some square toob between them.![Party Kitty](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/birthday[1].gif)
I will also probably weld some mounts for a splitter while im up there.
Weld a new cap on the frame rail. Add 2 pieces of angle iron per side, and bolt some square toob between them.
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I will also probably weld some mounts for a splitter while im up there.
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Not of the top of my head. Was thinking some double shear mount welded to the frame rail with a bolt-in square tube.
I thought @ThePass was planning a removable beam before his car went all crazy with the tubes, but I could be remembering wrong.
I thought @ThePass was planning a removable beam before his car went all crazy with the tubes, but I could be remembering wrong.
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Title of this thread always throws me off. Let's talk about cutting the chassis for the Stock Class autocross build
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Thanks for chiming in Ryan. Trust me, i've been looking at that over and over again. If I can figure out ducting I might just do it. So easy to install the engine. Did some more cutting last night. Going to leave the passenger tow hook, and reinforce it a bit. Also going to clean up the frame rails and cap them off.
Ducting will still be interesting around there. And the massive oil cooler isnt helping. I wonder if I can just duct my oil cooler where your intercooler went, and send air into the engine bay. Slightly worried about that directing too much air around the radiator though.
I'm going to get the intercooler mounted, and then decide if I can cut the core support out.
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Ducting will still be interesting around there. And the massive oil cooler isnt helping. I wonder if I can just duct my oil cooler where your intercooler went, and send air into the engine bay. Slightly worried about that directing too much air around the radiator though.
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Ducting will still be interesting around there. And the massive oil cooler isnt helping. I wonder if I can just duct my oil cooler where your intercooler went, and send air into the engine bay. Slightly worried about that directing too much air around the radiator though.