"Chinny Raccoon" (chinnyraccoon)
10/28/2018 at 14:54 • Filed to: Metro-Miate
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"Chinny Raccoon" (chinnyraccoon)
10/28/2018 at 14:54 • Filed to: Metro-Miate | 3
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As it turns out, barn storage isn’t a great idea. The MX5 had turned into a cozy house for rodents, mostly in the engine bay and above the fuel tank. The wiring to the fuel pump was completely gone, but the main loom has mostly escaped damage.
The trolley jack is somewhere, but using a Mini loader is easier than finding it. And easier in general.
Much undoing later, and ready to come out. Again, there’s an engine crane just out of shot, but when you’ve got a powered one to hand...
But not before causing a bloodbath. Someone forgot to drain the ATF...
Carrying on wiggling it out- only snag was the main engine fuse box, which turned out to easily unclip.
Eventually everything came free!
Now time to remove the rest of the loom- the plan is to strip everything non essential to engine/drive operation and build a new loom for everything else. I found a guide for removing the dash, which gave great detail about the fixings(including the wrong ones!), but completely glossed over which cables were to come off. Got there in the end though.
Quality radio install. Not seen chock blocks used for this before.
As it sits now.
Just need to finish removing the loom then the shell can be scrapped which will give the working space back. Next step is to work out where the engine will sit in the Metro to make engine mounts- The Mazda uses a very similar style to the BMC B series, but not in a usable location. Also stripping the loom and getting the engine running off the minimal wiring before it’s permanently in place.
More to come as it happens!
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Chinny Raccoon
10/28/2018 at 15:05 |
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So the plan is to make that white panel van drive like a Miata, right?
RIGHT?
Aremmes
> Chinny Raccoon
10/28/2018 at 15:19 |
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Have you considered swapping
the subframes from the MX-5 into the Metro? Looks like there's enough space.
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Chinny Raccoon
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
10/28/2018 at 15:20 |
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If your Miata is on cart springs...
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Chinny Raccoon
> Aremmes
10/28/2018 at 16:18 |
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That would be a more advanced solution, the difficult part would be getting the steering somewhere in the right place, plus all the other work .
The real problem with doing that means it would (I think) need an IVA test like a kitcar, and wouldn’t be considered a historic vehicle anymore.
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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Chinny Raccoon
10/28/2018 at 16:30 |
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And by CART springs, OBVIOUSLY it means you’re installing springs similar to those used on cars like this:
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Chinny Raccoon
10/28/2018 at 17:01 |
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Today I made one become Two
CanyonCarver
> Chinny Raccoon
10/28/2018 at 19:45 |
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If you've still got the steering wheel and hub I'll take those off your hands!
daender
> Chinny Raccoon
10/28/2018 at 21:05 |
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Make sure to sell that Eunos emblem! I know owners in the US would love to upgrade to that badge!
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Chinny Raccoon
> gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
10/29/2018 at 08:13 |
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914 stretch limo?
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gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Chinny Raccoon
10/29/2018 at 22:52 |
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“the deal is if you want take the engine, you have the haul the car out too”
I thought of a 24 hours of Lemons, but the sills and underside wa s swiss cheese.