GONE!
![[Image: engine_bay_650.jpg]](http://evan55.homeip.net:8080/miata/engine_pull/engine_bay_650.jpg)
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just kidding of course.
RJ, Lorena and I spent the last 2 days pulling out the old sorta-busted lump and transferring the stuff to a new one
new* engine in foreground, old one in background
![[Image: old_and_new_650.jpg]](http://evan55.homeip.net:8080/miata/engine_pull/old_and_new_650.jpg)
another shot
![[Image: old_and_new2_650.jpg]](http://evan55.homeip.net:8080/miata/engine_pull/old_and_new2_650.jpg)
and the obilgatory "standing in the engine bay" shot
![[Image: standing_in_engine_650.jpg]](http://evan55.homeip.net:8080/miata/engine_pull/standing_in_engine_650.jpg)
mucho thanks to RJ and Lorena for helping out, and thanks to G for the engine hoist (and for the entertainment while watching him try to put it together)
*by "new", I mean 100k mile junkyard motor out of a wrecked car. hopefully less busted than the one in there now. If its not, that would be awesome.
I'd like to see you take those caster wheels off then try to put them back on asshole. I am never assembling anything from Harbor Freight again.
2018 Ducati Panigale V4
Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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G.Irish Wrote:I'd like to see you take those caster wheels off then try to put them back on asshole. I am never assembling anything from Harbor Freight again.
lmao...
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
nice job guys. whats a junker miata motor cost, if you don't mind me asking?
2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
compression numbers? new engine in?
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
wow! :o You finally did it! 8)
This particular junker cost me $400, mainly because its got 100k on it. Lower mile motors run closer to $700. I bought the motor from Bret at RP, and it came out of a wrecked car. Of course I easily spent the same amount as the motor on all the seals, hoses, belts, gaskets, water pump, motor mounts...etc
no, new engine is not in. The compression numbers that Bret told me were very solid.
Next up is to finish the little stuff like all the hoses (quite a PITA actually...), paint the valve cover ( :bling: ) valve cover gasket, clean the engine bay, and some other stuff Im forgetting.
Order a clutch, and install it when it gets here.
Im having impure thoughts about sending the old head to Sunbelt for some voodoo magic, and rebuilding the bottom end..............
maybe if I have $2500 or so just laying around.....
Hopefully I'm not speaking too soon (since the 'new' one isnt back in and running), but I almost felt like I knew what I was doing pulling this thing out 
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
Bah let us have a crack at it, we'll do it for free!
2018 Ducati Panigale V4
Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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G, I think he wants it to actually run for more than 3 laps
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
.RJ Wrote:Hopefully I'm not speaking too soon (since the 'new' one isnt back in and running), but I almost felt like I knew what I was doing pulling this thing out
pulling shit out is the easy part. putting it all back together is when "two hour" jobs become eight.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Mike Wrote:.RJ Wrote:Hopefully I'm not speaking too soon (since the 'new' one isnt back in and running), but I almost felt like I knew what I was doing pulling this thing out
pulling shit out is the easy part. putting it all back together is when "two hour" jobs become eight.
....and then having a bunch of important looking bolts left over and not knowing where they go :lol:
400 bucks for a motor is awesome Evan. that leaves plenty of money for ITB's, or maybe a call to Flyin' Miata....
2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
Left over bolts and part just means you put it back together more effectively than the designers planned. :-D
ScottyB Wrote:400 bucks for a motor is awesome Evan. that leaves plenty of money for ITB's, or maybe a call to Flyin' Miata.... heheh....if only a Flyin' Miata kit were Spec Miata legal. 
I know, Ill start a new race series....Spec Boosted Miata! SBM :lol:
slightly unrelated, but I dont feel like starting a new thread.
I took the day off today, and spent it doing very important tasks
![[Image: goldstuff1.jpg]](http://evan55.homeip.net:8080/miata/goldstuff1.jpg)
![[Image: goldstuff2.jpg]](http://evan55.homeip.net:8080/miata/goldstuff2.jpg)
![[Image: goldwheel.jpg]](http://evan55.homeip.net:8080/miata/goldwheel.jpg) (this pic before the clearcoat went on.
:bling:
that's very tight...it deserves a :bling:
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Aaron
"Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor." - John Ciardi
bling up, yo :thumbup:
Mouse
Dragon Wrote:Left over bolts and part just means you put it back together more effectively than the designers planned. :-D
phew - makes me feel better about my car 
ziplock bags are man's best friend when it comes to motor pulls!
navin Wrote:ziplock bags are man's best friend when it comes to motor pulls!
I think evan had about 37 ziplock bags and a bunch of little plastic bins.... probably a smart idea when we put it back in next week.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
.RJ Wrote:navin Wrote:ziplock bags are man's best friend when it comes to motor pulls!
I think evan had about 37 ziplock bags and a bunch of little plastic bins.... probably a smart idea when we put it back in next week. Don't forget a RED sharpie (different color than grease) and write more info than you think you need at the time....like the longer one goes in the back, etc.
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