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Been in your shoes before. Best thing to do, is ask yourself what the car is worth TO YOU. Not the value in blue book or trade in value. If you let the insurance total it, you'll get peanuts for it. You could part it out, but that is very tedious. Been there done that too. I got into a...

The CD player is important to me. I have a LOT of underground music that isn't on streaming apps or is out of print. My half bro recommended a Kenwood unit he got for an old car, but for now it's extremely low on the priority list.

Small update... Got some gaskets and maintenance parts this week. Lots of little things for the Speed. Spark plugs, ITFP sock filter, new coolant tank and cap, axle seals, valve cover gasket, etc etc.... Oil change for the Mustang. For the truck... New taillights, Ignition cylinder...

I haz 12 ton, but it needs a new hydraulic jack. You gotta get real creative in supporting the control arms with some of these presses.

Please let me know how the bearing puller works for you. I have a kit like that, and bought it for the same reason as you. Been useful on many other projects, EXCEPT the control arm bushings. I literally got fed up and torched a LCA out of pure anger. Damn thing didn't die.

The fact that it can pick up fuel from just that one single corner of contact, is pretty amazing!

It's true the rust on manifolds has to do with quality of the manifold, it also depends on where you live and the weather. I've seen cheap exhaust rot/rust here in FL, not to mention the weird rust you get on cars the closer you live to the coast. It's not like northern salt rust from winters...

As far as I know, that vent tube is supposed to stay open like that on the firewall. As far as the catch can, as long as it was just mild smoke and it was cold and wet, you should be fine. If it starts smoking once it's warmed up and idling, could be worn rings or cracked ringlands. Based on...

Swain Tech is awesome! It's some extra money and work, but I would totally recommend them if you are on the fence. I had the manifold ceramic coated by full race when I ordered it, just convenient. I sent the hotside of the BNR to swain tech. First thing that was obvious, quality...

Yes, on a MS6 there is a breather hose on the firewall for the transfer case or something like that. I have a MS3 Gen2, so I forget the details. But the weird breather hose has been discussed plenty of times. As for the smoke, that looks like an oil catch can. Quite a few reasons for why it...

Love it! If you want or need any info just let me know. I have a shit ton of notes written down from modifying these cars over the last 12 years. Everything from suspension tuning notes, to pics and data from heat management. There is a lot of stuff that mazda did right, and a shit ton that...

Is that ppf stuff what you put on your roof now? I'm open to ideas to help seal it once it's treated and painted. Yeah, about this mental health stuff.... it only gets worse with age... I flew out to NC last November for my buddies 40th birthday. (Same dude I bought the truck from) Our...

Update... It's a new year! Since the accident in Dec 2021 I had been fighting bad depression. Nothing new to me in my life, but the accident amongst other things made it worse. I got a new psychiatrist who is much better and has actually helped me a lot! It sucks that I lost almost 2 years...

@Mtnbker3531 Smart phone fail It starts on Post#8 (Monster Torque Steer: Part Deux!) Build thread Basically, Mazda left a FUCK TON of room for improvement in handling on this car, just from proper ducting and aero. Part of it is the platform we share with the economy mazda3's. There are...

Those pucks are usually used to prevent bumpstop bind when the suspension compresses. If Bilstein didn't include them, don't worry about it.

Could be different spring rates than your previous springs. Your springs may settle a little after a few miles of driving. You may have also bound the suspension bushings at an awkward angle, if you torqued them down with the car in the air at full droop. If that is the case... Put the car...

Interested in what you did to the Cummins.

Love the trap door design!!!

They could have run it without oil for a long time, and just worn down the bearing. I would be surprised if you don't find any pieces inside the engine as you continue dismantling it. Keep in mind that the previous owner may have done some funny shit to the car that he didn't tell you. If...

+1 for morimoto. Swapped out stock halogens for them years ago, and literally night and day difference. The beam is so much brighter and significantly wider.