"fourvalleys" (fourvalleys)
03/16/2017 at 11:53 • Filed to: wurst case racing, fourvalleys, Miata, MX-5, track car, Mazda Miata, Miata Is Always The Answer
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"fourvalleys" (fourvalleys)
03/16/2017 at 11:53 • Filed to: wurst case racing, fourvalleys, Miata, MX-5, track car, Mazda Miata, Miata Is Always The Answer | 5
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Despite the snow, the first track day for the year is only two weeks away. Oh god, there’s so much to do before then.
A friend has been kind enough to lend me some space in his garage over the weekend, so here’s what we plan to do Friday night and hopefully finish sometime Saturday:
Timing Belt replacement/new water pump
Install all new belts and hoses
Change engine oil/coolant/gear oil/diff fluid
Install new bleed nipples and bleed brakes
Mount Kirkey seat and one remaining harness eye bolt
Polish yellowed headlights
Repair cracked front lip (okay, just gluing the broken piece back on)
Paint the floors (carpets are stripped but it’s all different colors underneath)
I’ve been pretty sick this week, so hopefully I’ll be back up to 100% by the time we get started. The big meat & potatoes part of it is the timing belt and water pump. Even that shouldn’t be too bad, since I have the specialty tool kit designed specifically for that. The rest of the jobs should go fairly quickly, since we’ll have a cast of about 5 people helping out at various times. Three of those five have classic Minis! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
I was initially a little bit nervous that I might not have this work done in time to get the Mini out of storage (since they fight for a garage space), but the recent weather means the Mini is staying tucked away for a few more weeks. Then that becomes the center of attention...
Wish us luck!
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> fourvalleys
03/16/2017 at 13:34 |
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Nice! I’m actually working on recommissioning my racecar, too. Although in my case it is to sell it.
shop-teacher
> fourvalleys
03/16/2017 at 13:39 |
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That’s a big weekend! Good luck man!
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fourvalleys
> shop-teacher
03/16/2017 at 13:52 |
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Thanks! It shouldn’t change too much, but it’s all projects that need to get done. I’m excited!
AntiSpeed
> fourvalleys
03/16/2017 at 14:48 |
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Not that you need any more work, but if you have a webcam you should stream on Twitch.tv! There’s an “automotive” subcategory on the Creative channel. It’s pretty barren but you might pick up a few viewers.
https://www.twitch.tv/communities/automotive
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fourvalleys
> AntiSpeed
03/16/2017 at 15:29 |
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If I had any equipment, I would! I don’t have any functioning equipment other than my phone, and that will be used for reference materials. My buddy will be making some videos of some of it (I think) but we’ll see how that pans out.