"Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy" (zipppyart)
09/18/2016 at 21:10 • Filed to: Mazda, Hunk the rallybeater, FML
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"Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy" (zipppyart)
09/18/2016 at 21:10 • Filed to: Mazda, Hunk the rallybeater, FML | 0
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uhh.. nope.
Replaced the filler neck on the Mazda, had to deal with a crapton of expanding foam and some hard epoxy-thing in the process, and even SELF TAPPING SCREWS. all to sort out a gasoline smell, which turned out to be a missing EVAP separator (bulge on right side of filler neck).
thankfully this is all gone. Next step after getting it to pass safety is to get it ready for either a F2T or KL V6 swap down the road. That also means getting the exhaust welded back up. and (hopefully) fixing it all.
MM54
> Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
09/18/2016 at 22:08 |
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Good work, but next time, Jackstands. Seriously.
I twitched a little seeing a car sitting on a bottle jack with a mallet nearby...
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Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
> MM54
09/18/2016 at 22:10 |
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given I only had one wheel off the ground, and it was already sturdy, i decided it wasnt worth it.
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MM54
> Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
09/18/2016 at 22:14 |
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Even with the other three wheels on the ground, if it comes off the jack (which I assure you, if you walked to the other side and gave the car a good shove it would tip that jack) that fourth wheel/fender/rocker is on
you
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AdverseMartyr
> Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
09/19/2016 at 02:13 |
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I have to agree with MM54. Regardless of how sturdy that might seem it is still a narrow footprint on a bottlejack compared to a jackstand.
Granted, it is the rear corner of a hatch so I guess it might be feasible to push it off you depending on how it fell, but is it worth the risk?
VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated.
> Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
09/19/2016 at 06:03 |
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Ooof. My BG Protege sedan had a leak from the fender into the trunk I could never fix, always had a damp trunk and frosted inside windows in winter.
If you go KLZE, make sure to get a real one, it’s easy to get the ~180hp version if you don’t personally stare down an engine importer.