Jeez Brian. You've got iot bad... but it looks so good.

I LOVE saving unsprung weight.

Sorry its been a while since I've checked in here.

 

Calipers Aligned and Pads Installed.

Everything is torqued properly in the Suspension and Brakes



Can you believe that I spent $130.00 on Wheel nuts..

***K~!

 

Found some tape. Will put more on in the morning..

 

Love it!

 

Yeah, quite a ride, Brian. But I think we know where you spend all your time (and money) too.
You must dream about this car and what you'll do to her next, huh?
I've had dreams like that before... as a matter of fact, just recently I saw a '57 Chevy on eBay Motors that looked like a good project car. My first car was a 210 "Del Ray" 2-dr sedan and I miss that car. Put a 327 w/a Carter AFB. It had a Hurst 3-speed from an early Corvette (long tail) and 4.10 gears. Got terrible mileage but I didn't care that much.

That night I dreamed of all kinds of things I might do to it should it happen to befall me.
The colors I would chose. The engine and tranny combo. Frame, suspension. Carburetors, etc. It was a VERY nice dream but probably only just that for me. Still a good night of dreaming. I haven't had one like that in a long, long time.

 

New Rims from my Trip to Toronto. They are WORK Emotion KAI, in a non standard Finish, Semi Gloss Black. They are about 9 Pounds lighter (Each) than the other rims, and the tires are 3 Cm Wider than Standard. Big thanks go to Scott (TO Protege). They need to be rebalanced with the weights in a different location, there is 4mm-6mm of clearance from the caliper to the Rim. LOL The weights will not pass between.






Before Anyone Comments on the Height of the Car. I am letting the car Settle and then will play with the Height settings a bit on Tuesday. These tires are only 1cm Wider, but that 1cm is HUGE.





Installed the AEM Ignition Box. Now that this is located, I can start to wire in the Coils.


Still waiting on some AN3 Brake Lines, but the Bias Adjustment is installed.

(Yes I know I can be in the Car)
(No I do not want it in the car, H8TRs)



SO I did end up with Option One.

I need to finish up the Loam with Black Tape. I find it's the best way to make something that is Different Blend in and look like it is supposed to be there..

I will De-Conflict the wires a bit and tape them down On Wednesday.



So I got some progress on the brakes. The front brakes are finished. The Rear are waiting on the Handbrake, but the remainder of the parts are here.

-AN3 Teflon/Stainless Braid Lines.
-Banjo Fittings
-Compression Fittings
-K-Sport Hydraulic Handbrake



A Comparison of 4 215 Tires vs a 225 Tires

Quite a difference.



With the new Rims being Black, The MP5T is getting a huge face lift.

Silver Decals Removed
Silver Decal Replaced on Friday with a Flat Black one.
Silver Tinting is being replaced with Black.

Thank Christ for Goo Gone.




So User Name JUDMAN13 from www.themazdaforum.com You get a GOLD STAR! for a Fantastic Idea.

I like Fantastic ideas SO MUCH, that I had it done only 2 Days after it was suggested.

The MP5T

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Today, Nothing too hard, more precise. and the Rims were dropped of to get balanced, so don't bother to ask to see it with the rims.

The car is going BLACK...





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Oh and a Massive THANK YOU to Loudmouth Design and Printhouse in Ottawa
613 321-3353

They literally took a drawing and made EXACTLY what I was looking for.
Vinyl Decals in 24 Hours.

Because I have a PS1000 From HALTECH. I literally have 14 Inputs for various things.

I decided to Log the Fuel Pressure twice, at the Regulator and on the Rail. Should be interesting to see if they are the same off and on load. Could be helpful in tuning and managing the fuel.

 

More work on the fuel system as I am waiting on some Brake Parts for the rear.

The AN6 Fittings were placed on the Rail, Plus the second fuel pressure sending unit has been attached to the rail.

I am impressed how "Beastly" the AN6 Looks, It's really huge and should be perfect. My Hopes are for a Leak Free test to 80 PSI Rail Pressure.










Minor Update.

Found a Place for the FPR. Attached some AN6 Fuel System.
Waiting on 3/8" Plugs for the FPR
Waiting on Fuel rail adapter.

Started to secure the fuel lines under the car... Notice how clean it is for a 10 Year old car...

 

Well it`s Official...

My Transmission is worth more than most peoples Entire CAR...

Just got a tracking number from PAR Engineering. My Gear Set is on the way.

Custom Lay Shaft
Custom Output Shaft
Custom Ratio 1,2,3,4,5 Gears Much Taller across the set.
Needle Roller Bearings


Straight Cut Gears do not apply a transitional load (Side Load) to the Mazda Transmission case like the cross cut gears. This Transmission should be able to handle anything I can throw at it.

 

Agreed!! Straight cuts are much, much stronger and produce much less side-loading.
And (you should know) they will whine you out of the car.
'Ever ridden or driven a muscle car with a 4-speed Muncie "Rock Crusher?" (M-21 if memory serves?) It sounds like you are going to have the 5-speed, FWD version of that tranny when installed.

Anyway, congrats on the find. Hope you can live (day-to-day) with the results.

 

I hope the gears sound like reverse at about 30 KPH Backwards.

I hope that my passenger starts looking for ear plugs.

I hope that people in other cars roll up their windows to block out some of the sound.

(Get the picture)