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Old 22-05-2014, 09:11 AM   #341
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This. I did tell you this AGES ago when I did mine. Used factory bushes instead. (assuming for front swaybar)
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Old 22-05-2014, 09:32 AM   #342
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This. I did tell you this AGES ago when I did mine. Used factory bushes instead. (assuming for front swaybar)
Why?? its already in with my 24mm superpro bushes and fits fine.
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Old 22-05-2014, 10:18 AM   #343
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That front bonnet latch support brace thingy you've got chopped there, you reckon it's needed at all?
It gets in the way of my oil cooler placement.
I was thinking of chopping it shorter than you did for the latch, but making new braces that hold oil cooler and replace this bit at same time. Chop or chuck?
Keep it if you can. Too hard to close the bonnet without it there to brace the latch. If I was Mat I'd weld a bracket to the top of the I/C and bolt it in place... Well that's the plan for mine and I've got a Davis Craig power steering cooler I'll put in under the headlight and duct air to it.
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Old 22-05-2014, 10:20 AM   #344
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Keep it if you can. Too hard to close the bonnet without it there to brace the latch. If I was Mat I'd weld a bracket to the top of the I/C and bolt it in place... Well that's the plan for mine and I've got a Davis Craig power steering cooler I'll put in under the headlight and duct air to it.
Thats the plan stan.
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Old 22-07-2014, 10:27 AM   #345
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UPDATE

So not much has happened to the old girl as i have been busy with family issues and getting the BF 323 registered and working.

The other day Sam came over and i was showing him some secret projects and one thing lead to another and we ended up putting the front end on and lining everything up.

god i miss this old thing.. im hoping to have the ending in this weekend actualy as im off call for a week.

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Old 10-08-2014, 01:15 PM   #346
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hows this thing going?
Is that the bg rack in there? It seems really narrow in the guts like a nonpowered rack?
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Old 10-08-2014, 01:48 PM   #347
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Hey man.

Yer that is a non power steered rack off a BG.

Waiting for my adaptor plate to get a bolt tig welded to it and then it's time to put the motor in
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Old 10-08-2014, 04:28 PM   #348
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do i see an mx5 clutch master in there also?
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Old 10-08-2014, 05:18 PM   #349
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do i see an mx5 clutch master in there also?
Yep I'm using them on all my cars.. It's good for trouble shooting
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Old 11-08-2014, 04:19 AM   #350
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except, they cause more problems than good
MX-5s typically have clutch master cylinders go bad because of two reasons:
1) fluid isn't circulated enough to get the rubbish out of the rubber parts (clutch line pressures are much lower, so less fluid moved)
2) fluid isn't changed often enough

the shared reservoirs used in a 323 and FD RX-7 allowed for much more reliable clutch hydraulics... it's sad but true... a cost cutting method that turned out to be beneficial
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Old 11-08-2014, 08:07 AM   #351
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except, they cause more problems than good
MX-5s typically have clutch master cylinders go bad because of two reasons:
1) fluid isn't circulated enough to get the rubbish out of the rubber parts (clutch line pressures are much lower, so less fluid moved)
2) fluid isn't changed often enough

the shared reservoirs used in a 323 and FD RX-7 allowed for much more reliable clutch hydraulics... it's sad but true... a cost cutting method that turned out to be beneficial
ow hahahaha.. well that handy to know

i only got it as it was very cheap at the time and it helps me with the gearbox conversion.. well makes it easier..
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Old 11-08-2014, 08:11 AM   #352
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UPDATE,

as some people would have seen on Facebook that i have done some more wok on the BA this month..


i reinstalled the suspention, put my MS01lm's on, installed my cable shifter, fixed up some of the wiring and even took peppa for a slow ride down the driveway hahaha
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that labby looks dejected
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Old 18-08-2014, 09:36 AM   #354
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that labby looks dejected
she was just upse as i was sitting in her seat.. she had been sleeping there for a good hr or more..
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Old 18-08-2014, 09:41 AM   #355
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UPDATE,

got the gearbox all ready to bolt to the motor just need to pull the motor off the stand and bolt the two together..

i has a threaded bolt tig welded to the plate in the weak spot for extra strenght.. also tested my starter motor as well and its working fine..

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Old 21-08-2014, 11:17 AM   #356
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Hey Matt, your little crank trigger has blue/pink/black wires, do you know what is what? Ihave diagrams for later mx5s but they are different, I could guess?
Did you get yours wired up to the adap?
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Hey Matt, your little crank trigger has blue/pink/black wires, do you know what is what? Ihave diagrams for later mx5s but they are different, I could guess?
Did you get yours wired up to the adap?
Na mate i haven't touched the wiring yet and wont untill the engine is in the car and I can get a good idea what will go where..

But I have a fpde loom that I have been steeling past from and thats where I got my cas plug and wiring from.. I believe the cas itbfrom a NB mx5
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Old 25-08-2014, 10:02 AM   #358
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Update time

SO yesterday I woke up and said "FU@K IT, im working on my motor today. and this is what happened..


Pulled the engine off the engine stand so i could put the rear main seal.



yes that right i broke the head off a bolt what holds on the rrear main seal casing. lucky for me this isnt the first time its happened to me and i had some easy-out and was able to remove the broken thread from my block



Attached the adaptor place and flywheel.



Now this was the fun part.. as the setup for the cluthc erquires not spigot bearing in the flywheel (this is due to the toyota box design) it made getting the box on alot harder. I ended up putting the motor on its crank, and myself and my room mate took a good hr to wiggle the box on.. its such a tight fit but got there in the end..



As you can see from the above photos i still have to make the layshaft bracket (which im in the process of making atm) then i can put them motor in the engine bay for the first time
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Old 01-09-2014, 09:12 AM   #359
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UPDATE,

so this happenbed on the weekend

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Old 01-09-2014, 04:30 PM   #360
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