Good stuff man .

You'll love the lightweight flywheel, and removing the a/c was the right way to go.......real men would rather sweat than let their baby sweat

 

my thoughts exactly goodfella

here's some pics:

engine bay pass side after painting


pass side painted, drivers side untouched


drivers side untouched


drivers side painted

 

Haven't heard from you in a while. Whats going on the with the motor mounts and the engine? I have everything disconnected in my engine bay and the enigne is ready to be hoisted out, but I dont have an engine hoist. Give me a call or shoot me a pm sometime.

 

pm'd ya

 

got the cwest light kit in, progress is being made....

 

yummy

 

installed stainless braid, power steering loop, oil filter relocation, all hard line heater tubing was powdercoated, abs bracket/heat shield powdered, fuse brackets powdered, cwest lights installed, now i'm pressurisnig my fuel system

pics:

 

Hey 93blackFD, what did you use to paint the engine bay. I've my engine out too and mine is also black.

 

pm'd you

 

Any chance of getting a parts list for the braided hose?

 

which parts in particular? the power steering loop someone already posted the list...mahjik could probably chime in and link you

 

Did you get the flywheel? Has the engine came in yet? Let me know if you need a hand with anything.

Tim

 

yeah tim, i'll get your help when the motor gets here...always good to have extra hands

fidanza flywheel +6 puck racing clutch (pineapple custom job)

so that's all good, rotor was machined today, motor is being assembled on tuesday, we're getting close!!

 

sweet, that's going to be a nice ride, looks and speed when you get done. The extra time on the engine bay looks great...really nicely and tastefully done. Let me know and I'll try to get up there.
What weight flywheel? 9.5 or 11.5? Either will be great as far as throttle response.

Tim

 

wow. thats gonna be killer!!!! you gonna be done in time for some tuning going on in bham? id love to see it. therell be another car there that youll wanna see. very clean ride. they guy is meticulous. yours is superduper clean man. id really like to see it.

paul

 

thanks for the compliments, the hardwork is starting to payoff

i just spent $162 at malloy mazda on new studs/nuts/orings for the car, and i expect to spend about $250 on oil cooler lines....then i should be ready!

and yeah, i'll be tuning with you guys

i went with the fidanza flywheel, i think it's a 9.5lb?

 

Wow, that's hardcore! Good thing you have an understanding GF!

 

yeah, she got me the c-west headlights

 

oil cooler lines are here!! i picked up a passenger oil cooler from a wrecked R1

anyways, instead of buying those terrible factory lines, i deicded to get braided lines

wahtcha think? $225 or so, all -10 braided

 

What size fittings and how much line is needed for the oil cooler line upgrade?

 

here's my parts list:

-10 Braided Autoflex hose, 20ft- $125
-10 Auto-flex hose ends, 6 of them - $8/piece
20mmx1.5mm->-10 AN reducer, 4 of them - $12.99/piece

and that's assuming you have -10AN fittings on your motor (pineapple stage 2 oil mod)

if you still have the banjo crap, i imagine it's 12mmx1.5mm banjo fittings

i ordered it all from www.barnettperformance.com, ask for shane, and tell him brian thompson referred you

 

yes, tim this is your PPF how's she looking now? 1 can of brake caliper paint, it looks like candy

 

whee, just got the call from rob tonight, he put my engine in the mail i'm so damn happy

 

motor arrived today, pics will be posted soon

 

so that was your motor that was taking so much time with rob. i heard from joel today, mine's in the mail tomorrow, or is it today now? brian, that looks amazing. so clean, hopefully you can keep it that way. post the pics, i'm curious to see what mine will look like too.