April 2019 Update #2: Engine Issues Continue
Engine Apparently engine building is not my calling…discovered some new issues when I brought the car to DBW Motorsports to get it tuned. We were having some issues with misfires on cylinder #3. After checking injectors, coil, plug, wiring, etc. we did a quick compression check which showed only ~90psi compression on that cylinder. DBW […]
April 2019 Update #1: It Drives!
It is driving! I drove the car for the first time, at parking lot speeds, which was quite satisfying. The brakes are not up to the task of any higher speeds yet and and the engine isn’t tuned so I hope to get both of those solved soon and get a real driving evaluation of […]
March 2019 Update #3: Brake plumbing, seatbelts, still leaking coolant…
Brakes Lines plumbed to all 4 wheels. Master cylinder lines waiting for a new MC. ABS sensors installed and wiring secured. My NC miata master cylinder didn’t work out… :(. Couldn’t get the front line to clear the frame. Another guy on the forum bought a RHD miata booster+master which I would say is a […]
March 2019 Update #2: Seat Install, Firewall, Brake Lines
Engine Yet more leaks! It’s become like a game to fix the new coolant leaks every start-up. This time it was the water pump clamp, which hasn’t leaked before, but I tightened it and it stopped. The driver’s side coolant pipe was leaking a little still so I adjusted the adapter and re-clamped. Seats Finally […]
March 2019 Update #1: Moving under power, brake lines, leaky coolant connectors
The cooling lines starting leaking a bit at the front adapters between the solid pipe and flex piping. I tightened them down and hopefully the leak is fixed now. Chassis Drove the car out of the garage! Only about 10 ft because the brakes are still MIA. Rear brake stainless lines installed and mounted to […]
February 2019 Update #2: Shifter, Exhaust, Wheel Spacers
Shifter I installed the aluminum K-Tuned shifter and the shift cables. The shifter looks awesome, but there’s still some work to do to make it feel great. I can currently get every gear though so I’m leave it as “good enough” for the moment. I cycled through all the gears and they all work 🙂 […]
February 2019 Update: Seat brackets, clutch, and shifter
Engine: Still working through the little issues. Finding new leaks every time I start it so far…Fixed a small coolant leak from a hose clamp this time. Throttle cable installed I’ll have to change my throttle pedal mounting solution because right now there is too much angle on the cable firewall connection and it’s causing […]
January 2019 Update #2: Engine Idle Fixed, Odds and Ends
Engine 3rd ECU was finally tuneable! I adjusted the fuel injector size and latencies to match the 2005 WRX Sti stock tune which are what my fuel pump, fuel rail, and injectors are from. Idle is fixed after finding a open vacuum port on the intake. There are quite a few of these and I […]
First Start!!!!
The car has finally started without any mechanical carnage! (See video) It has a new passenger cylinder head now since the last attempt. Engine I disassembled the engine while it was still in the car. This involved removing the timing components, turbo, partially removing the intake, the intercooler, misc hoses, and half of the exhaust […]
December 2018: Engine Issue Update
Engine Issues So I’ve diagnosed the root cause of the issue with my passenger cylinder head. I made a bit of an error when reassembling the heads…by switching up which side the cam caps went on. Each of the caps is labelled with the cylinder number and whether it is intake or exhaust. For some […]