Let's make babies edition

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Post em
Show em
Equinox em in a tree

>>28513312 (OP)
First for NCs

>>28513314
First for NB

Love my new tires

>>28513312 (OP)
First for NA's, I guess?

>>28513344
god I wish Michelin would make something in 205/50r15

>>28513367
Just write it in sharpie on the side or bottom of the filter, the sticker is for somewhere like your windshield, door jamb, bulkhead, etc., etc.

>>28513391
Be sure to post results.

>>28513270
I had no choice but to send it.
If it leaks. Il need to pull crank and have it polished and do a bottom end rebuild during winter.
I still got some work left, I'll report later

>>28513395
I put the sticker on the frame near the bonnet catch this time.

Let's go

>>28513477
I'm done for the day, I'll ask a friend to give me a hand with the transmission install. I do not wanna solo it again.
More next week or tomorrow.

>Mint Mica red NA listed on local fb marketplace equivalent for 5k euros
>Hardtop included
>94k km
>Looks good from all sides
>Poster says he's on vacation in description and only contactable from July 24th
I'm not sure if its a troll or bait. Since clapped out NA's are going for 8k.

>>28513402
I suppose you could've bought a "speedi sleeve" but I've personally never used one of those.

>>28513745
Well fuck I wish someone let me know that product existed a few hours ago. Too late now, I guess if the seal does leak I can use that instead of taking the crank out.

>>28513829
yea I wasn't monitoring the thread lmao. whoops. I think that's your nuclear option until it's a machine shop job.

>>28513699
Never say never until you see it in person, sometimes you do get lucky. A friend of mine was looking at an A180 CDI for 3 grand under market value, and we were convinced it was either non existent or about to blow up. When we went to go look at it it had a couple silly bits wrong, but nothing that warranted the 3 grand drop. Regardless, she wanted it, and we couldn't really find an excuse not to get it, and she had that thing for 3 or 4 years with no issues what so ever.

>>28513867
what brand of motorcycle does this cat represent?

>>28513699
The scam is that he asks you for a deposit to hold it for you until he's "back" and you come out to look at it.

>>28513314
How would i go about a rear diffuser delete? Tape and cut with a dremel? Sand and then paint? I imagine remove muffler beforehand

>>28513402
Should have RTV'd this dent in

>>28514856
Did you mean powdered metal epoxy filler?
That's something the machine shop can do if I end up pulling the crank.

I looked at the speedi sleeve, it's a viable solution, but not an easy one. I don't think I can just slap one on.
They are custom sized and ordered, probably won't be much cheaper than servicing the crank.

My friend is AWOL until the weekend so I'm gonna have to try and manhandle the transmission back in place myself. Right now I need to jack the car up a bit higher. I think I'm on the 2nd to last notch on the stands.

>>28515099
i've done a trans by myself. it fucking sucks. I slide it from the front of the car though instead of the side. I don't think mine would fit from the side.
and then I had to do the job again because the rear main was leaking!

>>28515099
>Jacks on the pinch welds
I know this is common practice, but YIKES do I hate it.

>>28515169
What's the problem with that? The Mazda factory service manual says to use the pinch welds as your jack stand points.

>>28515255
I don't know how or when, but for some reason the rear passenger side where the jacking mount is is folded the fuck over. I can't get it back straight and I'll be damned if I'm using the pinch welds at all.

>>28515255
Again, there's nothing wrong in principal, I just don't like seeing such a thin piece of metal holding up an entire car. I use the jack pads behind the pinch welds instead, and put a block of wood between the jack and the pad to stop any scratching of the paint.

>>28515255
I've never had a problem with it. What you DON'T do it jack up the car by the pinch welds, though. Haven't had a problem supporting it by the pinch welds once up in the air. My welds are straight though. If they were slightly bend I could see how putting jacks on it would make the bends worse and worse over time.

>>28515169
>>28515255
>>28515301
my car has been sitting on these jacks for 6 months like this. I took hella special care making sure the pinch is right down the center groove of the jack arm, and nothing is pushing into the floorboards
>>28515303
I use a hockey puck if I ever need to use the pinch welds as a jacking point. otherwise I aways use the diff/rear sub, and/or kmember.

>>28515373
>my car has been sitting on these jacks for 6 months like this. I took hella special care making sure the pinch is right down the center groove of the jack arm, and nothing is pushing into the floorboards
Again, not chastising you or saying you're doing it wrong, I don't doubt you and your car will be fine, I just don't like it. Personal preference thing.

>>28515390
I know what you mean, I recently jacked up a car without a rubber disc and the jack bit into the pinch weld. need to always be extra careful.

where would you place the jacks?

>>28515399
The yellow highlights in the picture here >>28515301. It's where the factory jack from the trunk is designed to sit.

>>28515414
I see.
that seems more for stability with the emergency jack.
Pinch weld just fine

>>28515471
>stability
The pad isn't just for stability, it's the load bearing surface that the wider side of your factory jack sits on. The cut out on the jack doesn't touch the pinch weld at all. And yes, pinch welds are fine.

I was driving on the highway today while eating a burger. I have a mazda 3 with adaptive cruise control and i want to trade it in for a miata.
Anyways, i realized. I couldnt do this if i were in manual miata. Im in a dilemma.

>>28515868
What do you mean? On the highway you don't have to shift, you can eat burgers in a manual MX5.

>>28515868
Steer with the knee technique and you can even use two hands.

>>28515868
lolwut. aren't you just cruising in 5th on the highway anyway?

>>28515874
>>28515877
>>28515909
>>28515909
idk cause i also dunno how to drive manual

>>28515938
It's easy.

>>28515938
just keep driving and you'll get the hang of it
>t. manual swapped car despite knowing next to nothing about driving manual

>>28515938
It's like automatic but you change your own gears.

>>28515868
canadian market manual ND3s have radar cruise

>>28515868
real men eat at a table

>>28515868
put the burger down fat fuck

I wish there was a way to turn the "driver aids" off and not off EVERY TIME I START THE CAR

>>28515868
I ate two sandwiches on the way to a friend's house while driving a Fiat Panda yesterday.
You can eat a burger on the highway.

got off my ass and started getting the easy stuff out the engine bay. dreading getting the engine out because the only space i have to work is on a hill

>>28517436
I would love to get rid of all the shit on the left side of your picture when I go megasquirt

>>28517442
nta, but why can't you just get rid of it now? I did just that myself, its not like it's tied into the ECU or anything.

>>28517442
when the motor blew last month i had thought about just ls swapping it and getting a megasquirt but the lack of funding and it being my only mode of transportation pushed me away from the idea. i just purchased a donor motor thats still relatively healthy to swap in

I’ve got an ‘07 NC1. Overheats when I stop at idle after driving for a bit. Not even too hard, just regular motorway driving. Even worse when I’ve got the air con running. Only thing that keeps temp normal is cranking up the cabin heater and blasting all the engine heat into my face. Sucks during the summer. Recently flushed the coolant system. Helped a little but still having the issue.
I’d guess it‘s one of 4 things
>A bad relay
>Bad temp sensor
>Wiring issue
>Radiator fan problem
Anyone had a similar issue?

>>28517548
thermostat

>>28517548
check fan blowing direction

>>28517478
Honestly because I have no idea what it all does (yet) but I abhor the clutter. I know some is charcoal canister so that's no problem, but where there's wires there gonna be ECU problems.

If someone could kindly point me to a thread on it or their removal that would be great.

>>28517548
Sounds like the radiator fan isn't working. Check the relay or try "hot wiring" the fan on. Any codes?

>>28518846
No idea about the wires, but the charcoal canister is literally a case of unbolting the canister, joining the two pipes underneath together, and capping/blanking the port on the intake. I did it in maybe 3 minutes, it's piss easy and pretty straight forward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CSc-otr0y8

>>28519221
Thanks! Will do it this weekend when I replace my fog lights. Drivers lower got busted and it's been fucking brutal looking for the bracket from a NB2.5, but I found someone overseas for that. Morimoto xb evo

does anyone have a specific recommendation for a coolant reroute on an NA? i wanna do it while the engine is out the car

>>28515938
>vroom vroom too loud
>shift up
>gotta go fast
>shift down
now you know how to drive manual

will there be vendors selling aftermarket parts at miatas at the gap next month?

>>28519636
I have the flyin miata one and it's nice, the install in the car wasn't as bad as it seems if you have an inspection mirror to look at the mating surface on the head with. I like that it comes with a support holder thing for the hose that bolts to the intake manifold support brace and the block off plate to delete the neck entirely.

>>28513314
Nth for smolbros

>>28515126
for me i had the output shaft housing on my knees (not as painful as it sounds) while the rest of the tranny was on the floor jack, then i bench pressed it into place. it went in so much easier than expected. also make sure you have the bolts ready. my box didn't fall back out but i had the bolts close by just in case

>>28519728
I fear this post may have forced me into finally joining the club.

are these too played out? I want a fun/cheap weekend car but these seem overdone. There's not a whole lot else up for sale though that satisfies what I'm looking for.

>>28519973
>too played out
>seem overdone
what do you mean by this blud
surely any fun/cheap used car is going to need TLC

>>28519979
They’re too popular now is what I mean. NA Miata for a weekend driver/project car is like reddit recommending a CX5 as a daily. Not to say they’re bad choices. Idk maybe I should just drive one and find out.

It's been a year since I sold my na Miata to a 16 yo girl. I wonder how it's doing

>>28519973
I don't get this obsession with having to have something unique, turning down something else simply for its popularity. Buy what you like/makes you happy, it's your money. Having a popular car (especially in the Miata's case) also means there's endless aftermarket parts support for it, any question you could have or DIY guide you might need to reference has already been posted online, and (for the most part) you can even get parts you need short notice from local auto parts stores. Yeah an imported MG F might be more unique and special (for example) but nobody is going to have parts for it and there will be little to no documentation online for it either. You're on your own.

>>28520065
>"please i need oil changes to live"

>be me buying new 2002
>Change the oil every 5k like I was told
>Today do valve cover gasket as it was starting to leak in rear exhaust area
>Valve cover comes off and met with dark caramel color
>Was expecting much lighter, more oil looking interior

Feel like I got fucked. Guess I am going to 3k oil changes with the millenia oil filter instead.

*breathes through mouth*

>>28521031

>>28520597
Just use rotella t6, the shit will be silver in the inside after like 2 oil changes

>>28521088
I'm not putting diesel oil in my gasoline engine. It's already silver inside anyway

>>28521099
Probably because the cunt before you used t6, wrenchlet

>>28521100
no, it's because I cleaned it before I put the head back on

>>28521107
yea well this shit will never run again

>>28513312 (OP)
>Be me
>Fall in love with NA Miata after borrowing one for a month
>Want to buy 80s/90s sports car
>Lack of cargo space has been kind of awkward at times
>Am planning a cross-country trip and potentially some shorter trips with passengers+their cargo

Long story short it's either get something a bit bigger or get a cargo rack.Probably the wrong thread to ask this, but does anyone have experience with Porsche 944s, Nissan Z31s, Toyota Supra MK2/MK3s, C4 Corvettes, etc? I know that their handling is going to be boatier and that parts/maintenance is going to be more expensive, but how much more so are we talking?

If I do just get another Miata what's the best cargo rack? Does Thule make cargo pods for miatas?

>>28521084
god i want to smell this cute girl plushy rancid morning breath

>>28521272
NB has more cargo space than the NA because the battery was moved further down.

>>28519728
nice headlights, those are clean af

>>28521589
The spare was also moved to be below the trunk carpet rather than on the same level. (NB pic is missing the fuel filler shield but it's the same when installed)

>>28521673
>ebonics
>>28519728
LOL is your suspension broken?!? fucking rIcEr bmaooo0o0o0

>>28521589
>>28521778
Thanks, but at risk of sounding like a poser popups are non-negotiable.

>>28521789
based

They have kits to put the NA spare under the car if it really bothers you.

>>28513477
alright gentleman. I had to deal with a slipping k46 transaxle last few days. I got that rebuilt, and now back to the Miata. I'm gonna try get the trans in solo today.
i got the thing balanced on a hydraulic jack. hopefully it wont fight me.

>>28522437
I'm tapping out early. I cannot get the transmission in place. It doesn't fit between a k-member. I need to slide it from the back to the front. The PPF is in the way. How do I get it off the diff? should this dowel be so far up?
It won't rotate or slip pff

>>28522501
Never mind I got it off. Forgot about the nothing on top of whatever it's called. I ended up pinching the fuck out of my finger so I am giving up for the evening here. I'm going to ask my neighbor to give me a hand or something

>>28521673
I hate them! The halos broke within a year. I actually have a brand new crystal clear set of stockies on my bookcase waiting to be put in. It's just really cold here rn and I don't want to be in the freezing garage.

How often should I change the oil on an NA with 170k miles on it?

>>28522780
I wish I could find some super clear headlights like that...

Does anyone have the picture where it says "color a face on your miot"?

>>28523108
every 3k with dino oil or every 5k with synthetic, takes 4 quarts of 10w30 and check the level at least once a month to make sure it isn't low

>>28523904
Thanks
I'm gonna use my next paycheck to buy a jack and some stands for myself finally

I'm aware of the ND Miata's side to side lean during aggressive turns.
But how is the front to back lean under heavy breaking?
Can you really get away with just sway bars?

>Mazda and Toyota partnership rumored
Miatabros I don't feel so good. They are going to hybrid our baby

>>28524199
>rumored
CX-50 hybrid uses Rav4 Hybrid powertrain. They're already sharing drive trains unfortunately. Mazda has always made good engines.

Did you know that the teacher in the original Final Destination owned an NA?

Did you know that Meadow Soprano's ugly friend in the Sopranos owned an NB?

F U N

>>28524199
Hybrid is the inevitable fate of the naturally aspirated engine.

>>28525113
Yes https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Mazda_model-MX-5.html

I feel like I wasted an entire weekend with it being so goddamn hot and humid, and they are saying 100* during the week. Didn't get to work at all on the car and it feels like at this point I am just collecting parts.

04-05 fog light brackets are impossible to find, had to get a set printed from the UK!

>miat
>drain coolant from the radiator
>job done
>get ls400
>drain radiator, merely ~5 liters drain out of 11 in total
>picachuface.wav
>find out there are two more plugs on the sides of the block
Had no clue things were done this way.

Edging closer to the mega squirt install. Hate having the Miata as a DD, no time to mess things up.

anyone familliar with how mazda leases work? I have a lease on a mazda cx 30 and im only a year and some change in. Its a 3 year contract but i realy want a fucking miata already. would it be possible to just trade my cx30 for a miata with no penalties? dont tell me i really gotta wait 2 more years broo

>>28529903
Ask the dealer, worst they can say is no

>>28529905
worse they can do is sell my miata to someone else and i see them drive off with it

I haven't had a miata in 6 years now (picrel 2011). I need it back in my life. I think about it every day.
>>28513312 (OP)
>Post em
>Show em
>Equinox em in a tree
Boil 'em
Mash 'em
Stick 'em in a stew

>>28529910
Have you ever known a former Miata owner who didn't regret the loss?

>>28529986
I didn't even sell mine, it's just been dead for 7 months and I still miss the fuck out of it

Br/o/s I want to get an older Miata so bad for like 4-5 K and it would be around 5% of my savings. I want it as a fun car and a car I can use to learn to wrench. The thing is I'm planning on going to school in the nearish future, and while I think I have enough money for everything without taking out loans I'm scared I'll feel guilty for buying this instead of saving it. I also sorta feel like I should just be satisfied with my 2013 3.6 outback for now and be grateful for what I have

>>28531374
Bro, just buy the fucking car, 4 or 5k might seem like a lot, but it really isn't in the grand scheme of things. Worst case is that you have to sell the car if you get in trouble. Heavily doubt you'll lose money on an old Miata, assuming you don't rice the fuck out of it.

>>28531374
Are you going to have anywhere to keep a second vehicle? To me, I think being young and heading off to university is the perfect time to have a two-seater.

>>28531409
You're misunderstanding, he's talking about going to a pre-school. He needs a van, not a Miata.

>>28531374
How old are you? For a second I thought you were college age but 100k savings is quite a lot unless you're some crypto whiz kid. Id get the miata if it were me.

>>28527648
Interesting sidegrade

How do I make my NA8 more playful? It's bone stock and frankly kinda boring to drive.

>>28531404
This is actually a good (and honestly pretty obvious) point I somehow didn't think of. It would break my heart to sell something I love but I guess it's better to have love and lost than to have never loved at all

>>28531409
Storage is the primary concern for me. I only plan on using one car at a time, I would keep my Subaru for fall / winter and the Miata for spring / summer. I would prefer not to pay for a storage unit to store one of them while not in use. There is a gravel / dirt patch of land next to my family's house I could park one car but I'm unsure about what kind of / how severe the wear would be from just letting a parked car sit there.

Also I've actually already completed a few years of college but I am pivoting what career I'm going into. I have recently completed the pre-requisite courses most transfer programs are looking for. It would be "going to university" a second time I guess

>>28531432
I'm 24. So upper end of college aged I suppose? I've always liked working with my hands and I like engineering / mechanics, but my interest in cars didn't really begin until relatively recently

>>28531453
sway bars and stiffer suspension
that's what I've got on mine and it's so fun taking tight turns at 45 mph

>>28531453
Sways
Shocks/Springs
LSD

Also check your alignment. Tires at some point but I wouldn't make it priority unless you're breaking loose as is

Man, I love driving my Miata.
I also have a C5 Z06 Corvette, but I genuinely enjoy my turbo'd shitbox more on backroads and city driving.

I spent all of my money on a miata and now I don't have enough money to buy gas and a radiator fan.

>>28531618
Are you me from 20 years ago when I bought my shit box with the last dime and ran out of gas 75 miles from home and had to ask strangers for a few gallons but it has to be premium too?

>>28531629
I was able to get it home and drive it around on the back roads for a while. I just have to wait to fill it up and also fix the radiator fan until next week when I get paid.

earlier today i was having some regrets about buying a convertible in a region where it's always either too cold, too humid, or raining, but the weather was perfect later in the afternoon and that drive made it all worth it

Speeding btch hit my 95 m miat in the front side. Insurance totaled it cuz lolold. I wanna kms. Every single accident I've been in involving another "person" has been some woman that screams about how sorry they are for hitting me etc etc then goes to insurance and claims I caused early menopause.

Current NA market is batshit, 15k for a good one now. (Prior rustfree happy 91 and 95 for 3k, 5k). What the fk do now? 15k +5k in peak parts is still cheaper than a 35k ND2/3 without popups and thought monitoring but don't have 15k cash. Fk women drivers.

>>28532103
Can't you just have the totalled car fixed...?

Frame
>>28532119
Frame damage and don't have a garage or place to keep it while saving up for repairs. City/apt stuff. Was maybe possible to repair, but landlord was complaining about it in my carport even when covered. Didn't think it was worth it to dump $ into with 160k miles :/ still probably made the wrong choice though in the long run but ye not enough money on hand. NB front with no pop-ups is painful to look at.

So is it just this one or is it common than metallic color doesn’t continue to the inside?

>miata overheated
>now the engine won't stop ticking

>>28532103
Transition to a Corvette. We're all getting older.

Wh/o/ has weekend wrenching plans?

Is there a /mg/ discord server? Currently looking for a server to talk Miatas but every Miata server is gay as hell when it comes to shit you can and can't say.
And if there isn't would anyone be interested in joining one?

>>28533109
>would anyone be interested in joining one?
I definitely would

i want to get suck miata anon dicks

https://discord dot gg/55dt9CES
Just made this, join up. I may catch a ban for posting this lol

>>28533120
me first

>>28533004
installing my engine

>>28533004
waiting for my friend to come over this weekend to help me put the trans back in place

>>28532463
I bought my ND when I turned 40

>>28533314
Are you local?

a/s/l

>>28533308
NB2 in nb1, nice. I am thinking of picking up one of those NB2 JDM engines from eBay that come with the 6 speed

>>28513312 (OP)
So consensus on the 2.4MZR swap on the NC? Or should I just try to add a dry sump system to a 2.5, since that seems to be what kills most of them?