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Old 11-19-03, 08:02 PM
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Looks as if you also modified the box for the positive battery terminal the same way I did... Or, the other way around I should say.
Yep, I just cut away the plastic to expose the "bar", and then drilled a hole through it and mounted the battery terminal to it with a 10mm bolt and nut.
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Yep, I just cut away the plastic to expose the "bar", and then drilled a hole through it and mounted the battery terminal to it with a 10mm bolt and nut.
Awesome. Same thing I did. At least now I know it works!
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Originally posted by rockshox
i got you all beat. i eliminated my relay box. i figured why do i need this big ol box to hold 3 relays. so i just made a little mount for the 3 relays that holds then in front of the crossmember.
Not so fast... I eliminated my front relay box completely in '98 and only have one relay left... TNS (tail number side).
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Well, I didn't really see the need to completely remove it as I might want to (Doubt it) put the car back together someday...

Good job though!!
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Originally posted by jdhuegel1
Well, I didn't really see the need to completely remove it as I might want to (Doubt it) put the car back together someday...
In my case, it was sort of pointless to keep it for only one relay, and considering the other stuff I removed from my front harness...

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Originally posted by jimlab
In my case, it was sort of pointless to keep it for only one relay, and considering the other stuff I removed from my front harness...



WOW!!
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hey Jimlab youhave the connectors that go to the ecu, just the connectors itself with enough wire to solder onto? mine are all torn up from the last two engine I have had to install... Pulling it through the firewall is a bitch
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WOW!!
It's amazing what you can strip out after eliminating a few things like the air bags, air conditioning, pop-up lights... rotary engine...
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hey Jimlab you have the connectors that go to the ecu, just the connectors itself with enough wire to solder onto? mine are all torn up from the last two engine I have had to install... Pulling it through the firewall is a bitch
I'll have to check and see if I still have them. I tossed out a bunch of stuff recently, and I'm not sure I kept the ECU connectors.
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Originally posted by jimlab
It's amazing what you can strip out after eliminating a few things like the air bags, air conditioning, pop-up lights... rotary engine...
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Jim,

Bumper have to come off to remove all of the crash sensors?
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Jim,

Bumper have to come off to remove all of the crash sensors?
I've had the bumper off several times, so everything was easy to access. In fact, there isn't a panel on the car that hasn't been removed at least once. I think the only part that's never been touched is the gas tank.
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What does the TNS actually do? "Tail Number Side" doesnt exactly explain much! Is it the tail lights?

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Originally posted by rpm_pwr
What does the TNS actually do? "Tail Number Side" doesnt exactly explain much!
It explains exactly what it does...

Tail - tail lights
Number - license plate lights
Side - side marker lights
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aaaah! thanks!

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i was looking into moving mine some other place as well. the first pics are in the way of my intake piping though. . . ill have to figure something else out. . . maybe make a new box elsewhere like mentioned before.

good thread!!!

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I'm going to make a rack from billet aluminum and mount 3 or 4 Bosch relays on it and call it good. I was down to "TNS", but realized that I need one for my horns, if I install some, and will need one for my electric water pump.

I expect before all is said and done that I'll be back up to 4 or more, but they'll be out of the way, and if one blows, you can replace it with a $4 part instead of a $20+ Mazda relay.
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Originally posted by jimlab
It explains exactly what it does...

Tail - tail lights
Number - license plate lights
Side - side marker lights
:BOWS: Learn something every day:thumbs up:
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Originally posted by jimlab
I'm going to make a rack from billet aluminum and mount 3 or 4 Bosch relays on it and call it good. I was down to "TNS", but realized that I need one for my horns, if I install some, and will need one for my electric water pump.

I expect before all is said and done that I'll be back up to 4 or more, but they'll be out of the way, and if one blows, you can replace it with a $4 part instead of a $20+ Mazda relay.
Sounds great! Make sure you keep the pics coming

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