thanks a lot man... it does look pretty F'n big in there. lol. hope fully it has as big of a bite matches the bark...

whats the ETA? will it be ready for carlisi?

Most definitely not going to be ready for carlisi... I will be there in my daily though...

Things are taking longer than expected and I can only work on it on the weekends, and that's if my weekends are free (and they haven't been)

Let alone the time it will take to get a appointment to tune!

what NEEDS to be done? ive skipped a lot of stuff i wanted to do in order to actually get to drive the car.. its gonna be more work down the road but ill have seat time to satisfy my thirst for sometime.......

just cant pop my engine bay! lol.....

Well first I need to fabricate the downpipe to clear the Wastegate!(and connect to the midpipe) then I need to make a waste gate dump tube...

Then I need to get all the fittings and lines to hook up the turbo!
Then I need to install the whole fuel system, from the injectors to the new lines to the tank as well as rewiring and installing the new fuel pump!

Then I need to install the Wideband and the new boost controller!

Oh and I also forgot, since I have everything off I need to properly place my radiator in there and not have it just sitting there on the old brackets because the blades are hitting my oil lines so I tied those back to clear for now... and I need to weld on the new wastegate...

I think after that I can put the UIM back on and get it started. lol. so yeah I got a little bit to go, and I bet I am forgetting something here.

one day I will be done. haha

haha u dont NEED to wire the boost controller or wideband just run off wastegate spring for now lol that saves u like a full day. yeah well thats all i got lol thats a hefty list lol

yeah I don't need to but i might as well while I have the DP out and stuff apart so I can get wires in easier... but aside from that, yeah the rest of the list is what is holding me back. lol. hopefully I Can make some moves this weekend.

Not much progress again this weekend! picked up a new cosmetic goodie for the car! but while trying to see if I can extend the DP out to clear the WG I realized that its a bit too much... I went and ordered some 44mm flanges and a band and will be making a 90degree adapter for the waste-gate! hope it works out as planned.

Also tried to see if I would be able to align the DP with the mid-pipe without cutting but I might have to. was not lucky enough to just bolt up... BUT... I think a part of it is because the exhaust is just hanging there. and might be a little twisted.

I had to zip-tie the exhaust back up, the old zip-tie must have fallen off :-/

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...729_200650.jpg

:lol: @ zipties
why not just get a new hangers from mazda?

^ Because it looks like the hanger broke off of the muffler. You can see the rubber mount is still there with the hanger in it.



John

You mean its not normal to have zipties hold up your exhaust system.:scratch: lol. just kidding. I had like 5 together and when it gets hot it melts into one big one!

So I had some plans on working on the car this weekend and that was a bust! Thursday I head to court to handle my speeding ticket from the rx7 which puts a damper in the weekend. then I get home from work on friday early and get ready to go to my garage and this is what I see on my DD, some ass hole broke in to my car! =(
http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...805_160248.jpg

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...805_160255.jpg

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...805_160551.jpg

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...805_201655.jpg

So most of my free weekend was spent worrying about this crap! back the car next week I guess =(

^ That sucks... Did they get anything valuable?


John

yeah man, they stole my chucky cheese tokens! was so pissed!

but no, they took that. the took all my change in the ashtray and the spare $20 I had hidden in my glove box. and other than that nothing that was important to me! I mean they made a mess and broke the center counsel but left everything else! maybe they were looking for a gps or something.

still, sucks though:icon_tdow

:(

That sucks, I hate people that bust a $300 window to steal $30 worth of stuff :scratch:

Dude, tell me about it! I don't even think he got $30 worth of stuff! It's just sad that people have to go to that level still. I mean I know times are tough, but is it worth going to jail if you get caught.. I Lucked out because there were no cameras on the block.

And I was pissed cuz I had to worry about fixing that and couldn't go work on the rx7.

anymore I just keep my car clean and pull my face plate and leave the doors unlocked.

yeah well I keep the inside clean of stuff and the car don't have a faceplate its all build in behind the dash so they cant even take any of that. I used to do that with my old car because its not worth a broken window, but I am not leaving my bmw unlocked in ny. lol. ill wake up and there will be bums sleeping in the car.

GREATEST QUOTE EVER!!!!!
Nice man Im subscribed..

can i play along?
What my rx8 looked like before it became an rx7....
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/p...min/aug057.jpg
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/p...min/aug058.jpg
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/p...min/aug059.jpg

^^^ haha. yeah man its nice to realize we once actually had money! haha.

this is what my new CF hood and random non essential parts look like before they get bought.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...2_144900-1.jpg

:lol: they'll do what they gotta do I guess.

I love benjamin, especially when there's many of him.

hahhahahahhaha monies, i wish i had some...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/...44121457_b.jpg
buying a new daily tonight, thank you insurance company!

HAHA yes! gotta love when the insurance company actually pays back for all the money we give them. lol. what you getting!