i wanna roll my fenders too!!!

ill post some vids of the car....


hahah I LOVE IT!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiH1k2ExVDI hahaha YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

so you fingered it out!?!?!?

What was it?


Andrew... shoosh you.

 

recorded by finishline.

 

That did not sound good!!! It sounded like you were pinging. What was that sound?
Thanks Robert

 

Thanks for the help today Casey! Ride home was great except it pulls left like a ****.
Damon

 

im out, motor pretty much lost compression on the rear rotor, and blew coolant seal

 

Ah no, thats too bad. What are you going to do?

 

honestly idk right now.. im see how much itll cost me to get an re and rebuild it with a large street port or bridge..

and or i might rebuild the motor and and bridge port it,

idk.. just sucks, didnt plan for this ****.

 

That is definitely a bummer. Let me know if you ever need an extra pair of hands on the weekends. Every now and then I'm free and have nothing to do. I can't bring any knowledge to the table, but I can help with whatever you need.

 

cool much appriciated ill let you know when i need some help , im not going to start tearing the motor down till maybe in dec. i have some stuff i gotta pay off...

sucks i really didnt see this coming..

 

I wouldn't recommend an RE swap to anyone unless they had deep pockets and lots of patience. I tried a while ago and ran outa money and patience. Just rebuild a current motor and pay or have someone very competant install it, get a haltech, tune it, and enjoy a fast turbo rotary for a long time. Just my $.02. Sorry to hear about the problems.
Damon

 

dude, that sucks butt.

keep us informed.


No problem Damon. it was fun to work on the quest. that car was huge in my garage. I am used to a little miata.

 

yea its ******* lame...

but i dont plan to do anything to it for atleast 3 months... which blows......


still gotta see what im going to do..

 

Hey Casey, Can you throw this in the tire Calculator?
205/55/16- 275/40/17X9
245/45/16-275/45/17X10
I'm wondering What the total diameter change is going to be and what the FR/Rear difference in diameter will be.
Thanks,
Damon

 

http://www.csgnetwork.com/tireinfo4calc.html
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html


205/55/16:
Width: 8.07
Diameter: 24.88

245/45/16:
Width: 9.65
Diameter: 24.68

275/40/17:
Width: 10.83
Diameter: 25.66


275/45/17:
Width: 10.83
Diameter: 26.74


I dont think you meant 275/45/17, Kumho does not make such a tire in the V710.

though something is wrong with one of those 275's widths.... they would NOT be the same.... close, but not the same.... the 45 would be a bit narrower thent he 40.

but again, I dont think you even meant to put the 45 in there.

 

so 2.75" wider in the front
and 1.2" wider in the rear.

thats a lot in the front. in auto cross you really use up those front tires! thats a big deal.

 

Thanks Casey! According to tire rack they do sell a 275/45/17 in the V710. Can't wait to feel the G's.

 

I think you need to check again. there is no 275/45/17 Kumho V710 on Tireracks website....

they have the 275/40/17 and its $248

 

Here's the link for the 275/45/17 V710's. Doesn't look like they will stock them till 11/7. Might be new. Price is something like 226.00. Anyway, I'll proly go 275/40/17 anyway. Thanks for the good tire links Casey!
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes....del=Ecsta+V710
Damon

 

Dude, check again... I STILL do NOT see a 275/45/17... check real close.

I even had Michelle look... anyone else see a 275/45/17 on the link?

I swear I am not a tard.

 

Oh man am I a bonehead. You be right. I was looking at teh 245/45/17.

 

How about some pics of your freshly rolled fenders gents

 

not much to show on either car.

all we did was roll the inner lip up.
We tried to flare my front fenders, but all we did was chip the paint and make one of them look crappy. we clearly dont know what we are doing when it comes to flaring them.

but the rolling them part went well!


how did you do such a good job on your flares?

 

Hey Casey, I'm going to see Robert at Firestone first thing tomorrow. Race day coming up! Can't wait! See some of you at Eagan's B-Day party on Sat.! Remember, no shoes in the jumper. LOL
Damon