I'm gonna go back and read this entire thread later, but I thought I would just let you know the links on a bunch of your pictures are dead. Looks great so far though!

 

Yea I spent a while re organizing my photobucket and I moved some of the photo's so thats prob why some of them aren't visible. But I might close this thread and start a new one.. Anyways.. here's some progress. Degreased, cleaned, and painted my steering rack. And got a little Heat deflective Gold tape on my hard lines. I'm pretty pleased with how it came out. New Steering Rack Bushings and painted my bushing cuplings.



Almost done.. just need to do one more hardline..

 

Nice those steering rack bushings where a bitch to put in with the motor and rack still in the car.

 

how'd you get the tie-rod ball joints out without the SST? I'm having trouble with mine, and one of the bolts and nuts are rusted together and just spin as one unit

 

sst? ...

 

SST = special (mazda) tool

 

ohhh.. gotcha.. I didn't there still connected. Just sanded them down real good and painted the rods.

 

ahhh thats better, steering car complete!


Also got my stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines from sake bomb gorage...!


Car is almost ready to be set to roll!!

 

Why did you tape the lines? It looks cool.

 

It's a heat deflective tape. In all honesty..it's not needed. But I have it and it will deflect heat away from the hardlines My goal is to keep under hood temps under control while at the track..in the summertime. It gets ridiculously hot out here in the desert. I'm about 20 min from Willow Springs international raceway....if any of you guys have ever been to an event out there in the summer i'm sure you know what i'm talking about. But besides that... It looks damn good IMO

 

looking good Manny. I can't wait to see this thing in person some day. I assume I will be out your way on a show tour of some kind. Maybe you can enjoy my old *** car too

 

Thanks much! Yea I'm hoping it should be done in about 4 months. which really means 6 lol.. we'll see. I'm off to austrailia and New zealand till March 21st so there won't be any updates till then. Thanks!

 

Hope you're safe over there in NZ buddy!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_...and_earthquake

Yikes!

 

Everythings great!!! i go to the north island on the 25th.... Thanks! internet access is limited as of the time being..I have some cool pics i'll post when I get back! thanks!

 

MODS PLEASE Close.. Making new thread so all pics are visible. Thanks much!

 

Love the build..