My buddy and I both got our FDs from this dealership...they have really nice cars!

 

@Olmytsi

Nice looking car. Still pretty rare.

I think to change the bulbs in the '99 fogs, likely you needed to undo the three bolts, for each light, that attached the bracket to the bumper. Then you remove the bracket from the light, and open up the screws on the back. Note well how the bulb is held in place before you remove it, so you remember when you put the new one in.

As you have a '99 spec. make sure you understand how the coils position was changed after 1995. Local mechanics may try to hook up the coil harness and plug leads according to the USDM FSM. This can cause the firing order to be messed up, possibly leading to detonation.

 

Here is how the coil harness should be hooked up for Version 4~6 cars. Keep a print-out of this picture with you.

 

@Redbul

Yeah, some of the bolts just look hard to get to...I just have to dive in and figure it out..."project" for this weekend.

Noted on the firing order...actually planning to do plugs, wires, fuel filter and fuel pulsation damper next month...and fortunately, my buddy helping me has had a 99 FD for 7 years so he knows his way around these things.

Thank you!

 

Corrosion on the bolts can be an issue. Use lots of liquid wrench.

Same with the little machine screw for the cover plate. I had to re tap a few after the heads broke off.

 

For RHD owners still with stock ecu, here is the code reader you really should have (buy two).

https://buyee.jp/item/jdirectitems/a...n_DirectSearch

 

Yes, they do. I have been looking at the site for a while. I almost bought the 3-rotor Cosmos but then decided on this FD.

 

Have you used it?

Couldn't understand how it displays the digits...

 

It blinks. You have to count the blinks, long and short.

Then check the FSM for what the code is signalling.

Before you had to do this with a hand-held LED light and a jumper wire.

The guy has put that into a 3D printed little black box.

It makes it easier and convenient.

I have used mine on several Spirit R recently. it took less than 5 minutes to "Read the codes".

I don't know if it works with USDM ECU, but as you can also read the USDM ecu by hand, it may well.

The USDM and JDM codes list are substantially the same.

As we have discussed elsewhere, JDM did not have a check engine light. Instead, if your car started to run bad, you were instructed to take it to a dealer.

The dealers had bespoke code reader devices which almost no one has here in North America.

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Noted...I didn't know there was no check engine light.

Thank you!

 

In place of the check engine, there is an overheat warning light, in the same spot, that people mistake for the check engine light.

 

Friend of mine recently moved his shop and had a grand opening in conjunction with the local brew house. Finally gave me a reason to knock the dust off the car and take it out. Love bugs are still out and they love white cars unfortunately.

 

Looking sharp. Hope the new shop has a bay for rotary car repair!

I have provided our local shop with a scrap 13B for young techs to train on.

 

He doesn't really do work on customer cars. He mainly sells and rebuilds turbos, parts sales and other services like injector cleaning etc. So its not a full service shop. He does plenty of work on his own toys though. Boost Lab, Inc

I've hassled him for years to work on a solution for our factory twins like what BnR does but he doesn't have the time. He has grown so much his regular services keep him more than busy which is a good thing for him.

 

Pics from this weekend's cars and coffee

 

Outstanding! You must be getting lots of comments on the '99 spec car.

 

I sure do...we do have ALOT of nice cars in Miami but not that many 99 FDs...

 

Heard about a last minute meet pretty close to my house so we decided to check it out. Sounds like its going to become a regular thing. Weather was nice and cool

 

That Varietta S15 could be a nice contender for a top down fun car...too bad they come n/a...rb26 swap perhaps and you've got a nice combo.

 

I've got mixed feelings on it. For some reason I don't like the back part of the car, its too flat and bulky looking going up to the back window and seats. Just doesn't match the rest of the flow of the body. I've seen a couple with wings which helps but its just too out of place for me. It is a bummer they only made them in N/A but they are so easy to swap or even run a DET in there.

 

The back is UGLY AF...there's a reason they are not popular lol

 

Local here has one, lowered and with some kit on it. Looks pretty radical. Many makers had trouble getting proportions correct on their HTC variants.

Was a puzzle to me.

Local junk yard has a Miata NC retractable hard top for sale from a wreck. I have tried to imagine it grafted on an FD.

But, in any event, the NC Miata HTC might be close enough..

 

 

Gemini didn't do great...

 

Something seems unfinished about that.