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Old Mar 13, 2020 | 10:20 AM
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The carbon Miata pieces are not exactly oem fit.

New bosses in as you can see below, they do not line up in most cases.

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Old Mar 14, 2020 | 11:55 PM
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Very nice build. Lately people have been building some really clean cars here
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Old Apr 3, 2020 | 06:45 PM
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very nice
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Old Apr 10, 2020 | 10:34 AM
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Project update... A/C System - Condenser and lines flushed, created dryer bracket and bend/tweaking some lines around the turbo intake. Drier bottle was no longer available so those lines had to be made with the bracket to adopt a generic one for the MANA system.













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Old Apr 10, 2020 | 10:44 AM
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New oil level sensor popped into the oil pan.

The compressor line ran right into the oil thermostat so Andrew had to rotate it and angle it down.
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 08:07 AM
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Awesome build so far. How did those Speedhut guages fit with the Carbon Miata piece. Did you have to modify it to fit the Speedhut chrome rings? Pictures would be great if you have any. Keep up the good work.
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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 10:27 AM
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Really enjoying this so far. Excited to see where it ends up at the end.
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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 03:55 PM
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hell yeah. very similar to what I just went through on my car. I'm curious how you will fair when it comes to the injector staging issue that the haltech's have. we are still trying to solve the issue on my car once and for all.
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Old Apr 18, 2020 | 10:21 PM
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Was poking around for some E85 stuff and found your thread, amazing work, can't wait to see some videos of this thing rippin.
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Old Apr 19, 2020 | 12:21 PM
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Update time...Some more AC component love... rusty brackets painted and aligned fins as well as final line routing pics.











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Old Apr 19, 2020 | 12:25 PM
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Shameless plug for Andrew’s (Zprecision) Haltech Elite bracket. My car was the guinea pig for this and it turned out really well.






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Old Apr 19, 2020 | 12:30 PM
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When I first got the car I did not give the tan interior a second thought but the more I saw the timeless look of all black the more I decided to source some black oem pieces.

Jim sold me some nice carpet and side panels to get the conversion rolling.





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Old Apr 19, 2020 | 04:03 PM
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Like any car that had been sitting for a long time you are prone to find some surprises. In this case, more mouse homes!











Is a nice condition tan carpet worth anything?
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Old Apr 21, 2020 | 07:34 AM
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Awesome build so far. How did those Speedhut guages fit with the Carbon Miata piece. Did you have to modify it to fit the Speedhut chrome rings? Pictures would be great if you have any. Keep up the good work.
The Carbon Miata pieces seem to be a complete pain to work with. I will let Andrew comment on anything else as he is the one messing with it.

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Really enjoying this so far. Excited to see where it ends up at the end.
Thanks, lights are starting to shine at the end of this long tunnel.

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hell yeah. very similar to what I just went through on my car. I'm curious how you will fair when it comes to the injector staging issue that the haltech's have. we are still trying to solve the issue on my car once and for all.
Mind elaborating? Also on the hunt for some remote tune help to get it rolling - Anyone?

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Was poking around for some E85 stuff and found your thread, amazing work, can't wait to see some videos of this thing rippin.
You and me both. Soon.



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Old Apr 21, 2020 | 07:45 AM
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Some more progress... new foam/ cleaning and putting dash pieces back together.















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Old Apr 24, 2020 | 07:54 PM
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Most pieces under the hood are now ready to go. Besides fluids and final checks it should be good to start soon...pics below of some “adjustments” needed of the oem hood to fit the Pettit intercooler.


but first... engine **** for your viewing pleasure.











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Old Apr 24, 2020 | 08:08 PM
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Installing the interior back together needed a fix for some of the cracked dash plastics and checking the AC install for leaks...











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Old May 12, 2020 | 06:54 AM
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Painted the remainder of the tan trim with SEM Black Trim paint and the headliner with Duple-Color Vinyl and Fabric. It turned out great.






Bins and battery back in the car...

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Old May 12, 2020 | 07:07 AM
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Next onto the catch can...Custom piece made by AZ to fit the OEM oil filler neck while the other line routes to the Intake. Realize this Can is a little small for an FD, if its a problem there is plenty of room under to expand the tank.









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Old May 12, 2020 | 11:22 AM
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Wow!! That really came out nice. I wonder how durable that paint is. Did you have to do any prep
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Old May 12, 2020 | 08:13 PM
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Interesting to see some gas coming up through the bulkhead connectors on the fuel hanger. Any suggestions?



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Old May 13, 2020 | 01:41 PM
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Mine is installed the other way.... maybe that could be the issue?
I was a little worried about using that bulkhead connector too, so far no leaks or seepage and it been about 3 months installed.

Good luck man, love this build very clean!!!
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Old May 14, 2020 | 06:02 AM
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2 awg ground wire added from chassis to block after some recommendations of others. Factory ground is still in place as well.










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Old May 14, 2020 | 06:19 AM
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Man the painted bins and headliner came out great! I'd like to know what, if any, prep you did on that and how you went about the painting. I've got like 80% of the black interior in mine and am only missing the really hard to find bits, which I would most definitely be ok painting if I could get a finish like yours!

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Old May 14, 2020 | 07:51 AM
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Video attached showing the oil pressure sensor integration with the Haltech Elite. Compensated for 0.1V offset between readings by adjusting the calibration curve.


Pictures below on wiring setup...







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