Search results

They're not the shiniest, but they definitely look better. Goal is to fire up the car by the end of this week, so wish me luck!

Happy to help!

https://mintt.com/ Numbers matching PCM in Orlando. https://mintt.com/2009-mazda-mazdaspeed3-2-3l-pcm-engine-computer-ecm-ecu-programmed-updated.html Not sure what the difference is between this one and that one, my guess is maybe warrantied different.

So I got my knuckles to a shop to put the bearings in, only to find out that I had fallen for the same tragedy that at least one other person has fell for on this forum (this is what I get for buying all the things with 0 patience). The knuckles I bought were made by MOOG who doesn't actually...

Got the engine in. Routed the piping to dry fire the engine. IT STARTED. Now I have to get the bay buttoned up, radiator hoses installed, ac lines, vacuum hoses, route ebcs, intercooler piping, route gauge lines, relocate battery, install coilovers and some other stuff. Realized I bought new...

Round 2 is this Saturday. Wish us luck lol

Well the engine did not go in, few hiccups, but the MAIN problem would be that the hoist that I rented, failed its own namesake and did not do the thing it was meant to do. BUT, we did get a lot accomplished. Intake mani, Throttle Body, MAP sensor, Exhaust Mani, Turbo, Downpipe Connector, new...

Baby steps. Might not get it fired up this weekend but we're making a lot of progress.

Yeah I'm incredibly grateful and excited to get to work this weekend with Clint. I'm heading to buy the celebratory booze, to be opened when we fire her up, right after I leave work today in about 20 minutes.

Been slacking off. I'll check that out, tomorrow. I did get the short throw shifter installed with the assistance of one of my buddies. Speaking of tomorrow. THIS WEEKEND THE ENGINE GOES IN. @phate has graciously offered his expertise to get the engine in and the speed back to being road...

Put in an order for some lights from Terlizzi Auto Concepts, so looking forward to that, as well. I doubt those are going to show up before the car gets running again, so luckily I have a spare pair of headlights (that maybe work?) from my parts car.

Engine picked up on my birthday (last Thursday). The guy that was helping me, ended up having to pull out of the weekend help for work. Forum member offered to help get this guy in the car and get the JB-Welded 6 back up and running. (I don't think I ever touched on this, but there is a bit of...

Painting is hard. It's not perfect by any means, but I'm happy with it. More work to do tomorrow.

Fun fact, for the exactly 0 people who will probably do this, if you need to block off your brake booster to sand off surface rust, a traditional 1-5/8th > 1-3/4" rubber bathtub stopper will absolutely fit perfectly.

Subframe and some other items freshly sandblasted.

In hindsight, I'd have done this. But I already grabbed a second TCase. If I ever have to do it again, I'll keep that in mind.

Christmas quickly turned into the naughty list when I opened up my transfer case

Early Christmas present to myself showed up in the mail todayyyyy

Pulled the subframe sanded and grinded the bay to remove all the rust. Put down a coat of rust remover/treatment and two coats of Eastwood epoxy primer. I've got an idea for what color I'm gonna paint and I'm gonna blatantly assume it'll annoy people but I don't care because it'll bring me joy...

Welcome!