Nothing to see here, just project Sisyphus, move along
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Pretty much everything. (I excel at this btw) I've never done anything like this before so its all new to me. I'm uncomfortable because I have no experience to fall back on. I can generally grunt my way though something like this but the stakes are slightly higher. I'm also now in a radically different financial situation than I was when I started collection parts and making evil plans. I'm not broke or anything, but if I mess this up its going to be a while before I can drop another $400 on a set of rods or pistons or whatever.
Of course, that's half the thrill, right?
I'm capable of doing this, and I'll probably change my mind 2~3 more times before it actually gets done. I just need to soak up more into and ask some more questions. Looking over your shoulder in your build thread has been a great help, so thank you again for that![](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I know, right? It seems insane but neither of them have had problems with it (afaik) I'm trying to fine more sources and more people to harass about it. Have you ever put a set of Supertechs in anything?
Of course, that's half the thrill, right?
I'm capable of doing this, and I'll probably change my mind 2~3 more times before it actually gets done. I just need to soak up more into and ask some more questions. Looking over your shoulder in your build thread has been a great help, so thank you again for that
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I know, right? It seems insane but neither of them have had problems with it (afaik) I'm trying to fine more sources and more people to harass about it. Have you ever put a set of Supertechs in anything?
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You're in Santa Cruz, right? If you decide to DIY and want someone around who's done it before, give me a call. I don't pretend to be an expert about it, but I'm happy to help out.
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Hey! There is a pic in post #594 and #599 ![Deal With It](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/dealwithit[1].gif)
haha, I like that logic ![wink](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/wink.gif)
I'm a little further south than that, by about 45~60min depending on traffic. Gesso has done it at least once now but its good to know there are some locals around
When I get a little further into it I'll definitely let you know.
Probably won't need ALLTHEREVS with the EFR. That, and the state took my SUB money in the form of sales tax. ![](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/sadwavey.gif)
Speaking of "and stuff" I went and bought the mighty Harbor Freight 1,000lb engine stand this afternoon. Then this happened:
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I really shouldn't lift things like this by myself.
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Its almost a shame to be taking this thing apart. You can still see the crosshatch in the bores (if you look close enough I guess)
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I managed to get the crank bolt out without the head in place (don't ask) but now I'm stuck here. I need to figure out how to get this ****** off the snout without damaging the crank. I apparently don't have a jaw puller anymore so I'm at a bit of a loss. I squirted it with some penetrating oil, lit my propane torch and immediately my cell phone started going nuts.
FML I hate being on-call in December.
So that's where it sits. I've not torched it yet, but I did tap on it a bit with a brass hammer. Not sure where to go from here.
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Well, if you don't spend $1000 paying someone to assemble a bunch of stuff you can do yourself, you'll have $1000 available to replace stuff you screw up. ![](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/smile.gif)
You're in Santa Cruz, right? If you decide to DIY and want someone around who's done it before, give me a call. I don't pretend to be an expert about it, but I'm happy to help out.
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You're in Santa Cruz, right? If you decide to DIY and want someone around who's done it before, give me a call. I don't pretend to be an expert about it, but I'm happy to help out.
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I'm a little further south than that, by about 45~60min depending on traffic. Gesso has done it at least once now but its good to know there are some locals around
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Speaking of "and stuff" I went and bought the mighty Harbor Freight 1,000lb engine stand this afternoon. Then this happened:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/129728d1419215491-nothing-see-here-just-project-sisyphus-move-along-phone-pics-017.jpg)
I really shouldn't lift things like this by myself.
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Its almost a shame to be taking this thing apart. You can still see the crosshatch in the bores (if you look close enough I guess)
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I managed to get the crank bolt out without the head in place (don't ask) but now I'm stuck here. I need to figure out how to get this ****** off the snout without damaging the crank. I apparently don't have a jaw puller anymore so I'm at a bit of a loss. I squirted it with some penetrating oil, lit my propane torch and immediately my cell phone started going nuts.
FML I hate being on-call in December.
So that's where it sits. I've not torched it yet, but I did tap on it a bit with a brass hammer. Not sure where to go from here.
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Never mind, I got creative and removed it without destroying anything.
Engine is down to crank, rods, pistons and oil pump. I discovered the can of "penetrating lube" I bought off the $1 table at O'Reilly makes a PHENOMENAL degreaser so I cleaned my oil pan. Now it does not look like it came out of the junkyard! I really, really should have changed the front main when I did the timing belt but I ran out of time.
Speaking of the timing belt, I did the full monty less than 15k/mi ago so the idlers, belt, and pump look great. I've not decided if I'm going to reuse the Gates Blue that was in the motor because its ...not clean anymore. I still have the Continental Contitech timing belt in my box o' stuff so I do have options.
So since I've been looking for ptw clearance information I've been looking at a lot of pictures of Supertech pistons. Then I looked at my Supertechs...
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Humm. Something appears to be missing.
Engine is down to crank, rods, pistons and oil pump. I discovered the can of "penetrating lube" I bought off the $1 table at O'Reilly makes a PHENOMENAL degreaser so I cleaned my oil pan. Now it does not look like it came out of the junkyard! I really, really should have changed the front main when I did the timing belt but I ran out of time.
Speaking of the timing belt, I did the full monty less than 15k/mi ago so the idlers, belt, and pump look great. I've not decided if I'm going to reuse the Gates Blue that was in the motor because its ...not clean anymore. I still have the Continental Contitech timing belt in my box o' stuff so I do have options.
So since I've been looking for ptw clearance information I've been looking at a lot of pictures of Supertech pistons. Then I looked at my Supertechs...
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Humm. Something appears to be missing.
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As for the piston, they don't seem to come with Supertech logos on them any more. Mine look the same.
Is that 8.5:1 or 9:1?
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MA8350-N4 so 8.6:1 CR. I had considered 9:1 for a while but I wussed out and went lower. I just don't have consistent access to anything better than CA91. I plan to integrate a flaxfuel sensor but I don't expect it to be doing much for a while.
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I took the day off and I'm working on cleaning up my disaster of a garage. I've got so much **** packed into it I can't work effectively. I've reached my maximum accrual of vacation so I figure I might as well spend some of it.
I took a break and called Supertech and spoke to a tech. For what I described, they recommend 0.0033 for my application. that jives well with some of the over info I've seen on the interwebs so I'm pretty confident. I guess we'll find out.
I took a break and called Supertech and spoke to a tech. For what I described, they recommend 0.0033 for my application. that jives well with some of the over info I've seen on the interwebs so I'm pretty confident. I guess we'll find out.
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That was also only about 1/3rd of the garage. Ok, more like a 1/4
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Metric ones?
It actually took me vising 4 locations before I could find somewhere that stocked M12x1.5 bolts that were long enough to get the job done. Then I had to make 2 trips because I was not paying attention and didn't realized one of the holes was through-hole and needed a nut. As embarrassing as this is, I also bolted it up to the oil pan the first time thus compounding my problems
Yes, it took me 3 hours to get the engine on the stand ![Bang](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/bang.gif)
TL,DR: NAPA carries the bolts.
I gutted the Triumph and left all the parts strewn about with boxes piled on top of them, then put a bunch of Miata parts inside the Triumph
I took pics of the garage but they were frightening so I deleted them.
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TL,DR: NAPA carries the bolts.
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