Birth of a Race Car

[BUGMAN]

None of us really see the point in drag racing.

Until you put a car on the back bumper for 100 feet or so you never will.
To each his own but I like racing of any kind whether it be road course, drag racing, dirt track, ATV, Motocross, asphalt, etc..

Hey WTF is the chrome moly looking part in the box? I am not very educated on the Miata's but it does appear to be chrome moly in that pic.

Good luck with the build.

[Capt._Ron]

Ryan humping that engine is more action than you have gotten in a couple of months....... except for that one crazy night and syne...........nevermind just let it ride

[Cool Cat Racing]

Not sure what moly piece you're looking at. If you're talking about the NACA duct under the diff its actually made of plastic. Its job is to pull air from under the car to blow on the diff since it won't get any airflow with the paneling under it.

[BUGMAN]

Hey WTF is the chrome moly looking part in the box?

Not sure what moly piece you're looking at. If you're talking about the NACA duct under the diff its actually made of plastic. Its job is to pull air from under the car to blow on the diff since it won't get any airflow with the paneling under it.

I see the gauge boxes, another box, a black hose maybe and then the only thing that resembles chrome moly to me.

[Cool Cat Racing]

That's the coolant reroute pipe. Its actually aluminum. Well she started right today and settled into a nice idle right away. Let her get up to temp twice and no leaks or problems so the drive time begins tomorrow and then back up to get aligned and put the paneling back on. Barring anything unseen she will be purring and ready to tear up CMP on friday.

[BUGMAN]

Ah cool. I love it when we do a build and the first fire goes good.

[yogi08]

Leave it to bender to get it running right

[Cool Cat Racing]

So far so good. Took it out a few times today and it runs like a top. I need my lines back for the oil cooler though. I deleted the factory water/oil cooler and without the air/oil cooler hooked up the oil temps are getting higher than I like. They should be done tomorrow, sucks when the guy making them has to leave town for 2 days when I'm on a schedule. I'll take some pics tomorrow once I put the middle tray on it. I'm waiting to put the rest of the paneling back on till I verify there are no leaks. Turbo stuff should be here in 2 weeks along with the parts for the cage and the new seats/harnesses. I figured since the current harnesses have been there for 2 years they're ready to be replaced since they see a lot of UV in a convertible. I'm using a pair of Ultra Shield lightweight spec miata seats with seat back braces to keep everyone planted. Since myself and the other driver of this car are both NASA instructors its nice to take passengers at times. I'm glad this one is almost over, its been a lot of long nights to finish this one on time.

[Cool Cat Racing]

Well here's how she stands for CMP. Round 2 will come when the turbo, new exhaust, intake, and the remainder of the fun stuff arrives. All this so far and it still has cold AC. Of course round 2 is deleting that for better air routing for the intercooler and radiator, round 2 includes the parts listed already plus the full cage, aluminum seats, gutted interior, some top side aero additions, added vents in the front bumper to relocate the oil cooler and power steering cooler, fire suppression, and a cool shirt system. Then its off to RA to get it dialed in. I'll be using the remainder of this season to get the car working perfectly and play with a few different setups so its ready to start next season on top.

[yogi08]

i can haz superdems and cheezburger?