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The Green Mile went Home
Steve Wood:
My son drove it home Tuesday. It was running good and we had driven it a 100 miles round trip to San Angelo prior.
The 2500 rpm converter is more like 1700 rpm which means it is fighting against the engine at idle. Engine needs to be around 850-900 in gear which translates to about 1050-1100 in Park. The tight converter kills the vacuum and it has a little cough when the pedal is mashed from a stop. After all the hassle we had before we found the flex plate was out of spec, neither one of us wanted to drop the tranny for about the fifth time. That thing made me old.
It ran good til he was half way home. That was about 75 miles after a gas stop. It got worse and worse until it stopped running about 15 miles from his home.
No fuel in the front bowl and not much in the rear. He has had no time to look at due to the end of daylight savings time. I am guessing brust in the tank but it might have been bad gas at the last stop, or the new fuel pump started going out. We shall see. I was afraid it was my HEI ignition system that had angered the Mopar gods but the further he drove, the less it seemed like ignition and the more it was the fuel side.
It gets a lot of attention when going down the road. That's for sure. :rock: I'll link a video in a little bit.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fd22SduJgz9Qij9x9
nocooler:
What are you going to do now that you have room in your shop?
Steve Wood:
First thing I am going to do is move some stuff around inside so I have more usable space.
My Challenger has been mostly outside for two years so it can go in, or my GN can come out from under the carport and into the shop and the Challenger can go there.
I think I bent a control arm on the Miata. After Taylor and I installed the new set of coilovers On Labor Day, we noticed that we had to hold a little left in the steering wheel. I had not noticed it before or after the latest install, but Taylor noticed as soon as he drove it. I was fixing to do a string alignment on it to see if I could get it to zero toe without having to change the control arm. Right front has some definite toe out. I need to do that. Car is on my four post lift waiting on me. Fixing to be too cold for the summer ultraperforman ce tires.
Both Buicks need some attention. Both need AC work and the T needs a new oil pan gasket while the GN has a new alky kit to install.
Then my gokart has not been touched since I bought the engine rebuild kit.
My biggest problem is that my motivation is almost zero when I am by myself. My back gets tired standing up so I either lay on the floor to work or sit in the chair and tell Taylor how to do something when he is here. LOL
gnonyx:
--- Quote from: Steve Wood on November 10 2023, 04:51:08 PM ---First thing I am going to do is move some stuff around inside so I have more usable space.
My Challenger has been mostly outside for two years so it can go in, or my GN can come out from under the carport and into the shop and the Challenger can go there.
I think I bent a control arm on the Miata. After Taylor and I installed the new set of coilovers On Labor Day, we noticed that we had to hold a little left in the steering wheel. I had not noticed it before or after the latest install, but Taylor noticed as soon as he drove it. I was fixing to do a string alignment on it to see if I could get it to zero toe without having to change the control arm. Right front has some definite toe out. I need to do that. Car is on my four post lift waiting on me. Fixing to be too cold for the summer ultraperforman ce tires.
Both Buicks need some attention. Both need AC work and the T needs a new oil pan gasket while the GN has a new alky kit to install.
Then my gokart has not been touched since I bought the engine rebuild kit.
My biggest problem is that my motivation is almost zero when I am by myself. My back gets tired standing up so I either lay on the floor to work or sit in the chair and tell Taylor how to do something when he is here. LOL
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Hi Steve, What year is the Miata? and is it possible to post some pictures?
Hate to bear more bad news, but the motivation gets worst when winter sets in.
I know since this winter I'll be in the garage block sanding and trying to keep warm.
Steve Wood:
I don't gave anything that shows it really clean. By the time I drive it down the 1/4 caliche road to my house, it is basically gray from the dust. Here is a couple.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/18CqUkLocjawUw3X6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/XRG77Hmd1pj48uut8
Mine is a 97 which is the last year of the first generation NA's with pop up headlights. My son had a 96 but he forgot he did not have four wheel drive like his subie and lost it in the rain going around a corner. Hit a tree. He bought a 95 with an automatic that ran very poorly. Pulled his drivetrain and all the harnesses, dash, etc. and put it in the '95. Was not an easy job and he ended up with an OBDI by texas law with and OBDII drivetrain. It is a pretty merlot color. I gave him the soft top off mine when I installed the hard top and his has both soft and hard tops now.
Miatas are like super go karts with air conditioning. I have done a lot of suspension work and braces on mine along with some good coil overs. I love blasting down a curvy road in it. I never take the hard top off because it's pretty heavy for a codger to handle. One day I will build a hoist for it.
The second picture is the most recent. I think I had just raised it a bit by adjusting the coil overs. It was starting to hit stuff in the road.
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