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build diary August 31, 2005: Ahh, a life that isn't constantly working on cars. There is a large group of Sevens undergoing quite a trip. A couple of dozen cars were loaded into containers in the UK and are currently on the way to Houston. From there, the drivers will travel to Los Angeles via a circuitous route. They'll be spending about 5 days near here so obviously I'll be there to join them. It should be huge fun. I have a bit of work to do to get ready, though. The first thing to do is to fix the fender stays. I've spent some time looking at my spare spindles and I have a few ideas. I don't know what will work best yet but I'm getting closer. It sure would be nice to have a car with fenders that fit consistently. I might also raise the headlights up a couple of inches to clear the fenders, as this is part of what pushes them off their alignment. I'm also eyeing the individual throttle bodies that I tried in the past. At that time, I had some weird driveability problems due to unsynchronised butterflies and a very strange electrical problem. The former is fixed so I'm willing to give them another shot. This would also allow me to put a bit more bracing in the engine bay. First I'll find out if it's worthwhile from a power standpoint. One thing I forgot to mention about our track days recently. At the kart track, many of the turbo Miatas were having trouble with cooling. The Seven? Steady as a rock at 94C, right where the thermostat opens. It looks as if the smaller rad with some good ducting might have worked just as well and prevented a lot of hassles. entry 974 of 1439 |