Strict budget, slow restoration. *Now with moar budget*

[MikeK]

nice arms bro

[agent]

Oh look! Another AutoX course NOT tailored for Miatas...

[Wh33lhop]

Great driving! Car looked very composed throughout the course.

Thanks dude, and it wasn't at all, lol. I am super ham fisted because it's constantly trying to swap ends on me. It really screws with you during quick transitions and trail braking.

[Wh33lhop]

what's problem with GC eibach spring?
or you just wanna upgrade it to stiffer one

Yep. I felt 450/600 was too soft when I put the R888s on before, so now it's 600/780.

[tinkerputzer]

Great driving! Car looked very composed throughout the course.

[Wh33lhop]

Woo!



Handful and a half right now, it has no alignment (It has a Wh33lhop "good enough" alignment) so it oversteers everywhere.

Besides that I have fixed a few things and changed the springs to 600/780 and have the ASTs on 8 clicks. Biting at the heels of a few slick-shod Evos at that autox.

[cyberkaa]

Makes good noises (minus the rattle).
Can't wait for the tune for moar powar!

[ngampleh]

what's problem with GC eibach spring?
or you just wanna upgrade it to stiffer one



great job buddy ;)

[MR 325]

Nice job on the upgrade yo!

[Wh33lhop]

Spring swap! New swift 780# 60mm (5")



vs old rear 600# 2.5"





Old front 450# vs "new" front 600#



Cam swap and vanos!



pulling the last bearing cap... slowly





cam trays and lifters (didn't touch em just took a cool pic)



M50 cam right vs S50 cam left.. there is a noticeable difference in the shape of the lobe. Check out how pointy the M50 cam lobes are vs. the S50 which are a lot more rounded.



New chain tensioner


Vanos piston


Installing new vanos seal from Beisan Systems


Aaaaand... on


later/S50 style cam dowel vs. early style. I reused the early style... don't do this. Get a later model washer stack for the intake cam sprocket if you are doing this cam swap.


super official cam timing check... turns out this isn't even the right way to check it. I realized later that the "squares" on the back of the cams aren't perfectly square. What really matters is the right angle between the head surface and the upright surface on the square. Unfortunately the actual official factory cam timing blocks don't fit my car due to lack of space, so we had to do it this way.


S50 cams in.. new vc gasket.. good to go


Donezo


Lot more pep up high now. Tune is on the way as well as the updated intake sprocket washer stack ($100 for three washers... ugh)

[tinkerputzer]

Ha! No point in taking this thing to nationals, it's nowhere near competitive in SM. I autox it but it's not built to any class.

Werd. I'm in the same boat. Though i've never been to an scca solo event, i autox with the local porsch club and a lot of the scca guys run with them too. After seeing some of the cars that i'd be in SM with i realized my car won't be remotely competitive. I just try to have fun and close the gap between the top guys.

Also my shocks are at elephant awaiting return shipping. Make sure you have adequate droop travel if you get ASTs. I had to lower it another inch after it topped out and they started making funny noises.

Dang that stinks. How much travel each way do AST's have when they're at ideal ride height? I'm currently having some ix bilstein inserts revalved and was planning to set it up to have 2.5" compression tavel and 2.5" droop travel at my ride height.

[Wh33lhop]

Video of driveshaft flopping around because of reasons? ;D

Actually the driveshaft is good now. Gave it a used DS with new CSB and giubo, no more flaccid floppy shaft. ;D

I think he's showing off with his new dampers at solo nationals in lincoln :)

Ha! No point in taking this thing to nationals, it's nowhere near competitive in SM. I autox it but it's not built to any class.

Also my shocks are at elephant awaiting return shipping. Make sure you have adequate droop travel if you get ASTs. I had to lower it another inch after it topped out and they started making funny noises.

[tinkerputzer]

I think he's showing off with his new dampers at solo nationals in lincoln :)

[serdar255]

I need updates, for reasons. ;D if you know what i mean ;D

[ak-]

Video of driveshaft flopping around because of reasons? ;D