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Posted April 13, 2022 Cooling

Miata Radiator Upgrade

While testing the engine I found that the radiator was leaking coolant from the core. I have a spare radiator but the top inlet is on the incorrect side. I … Continue Reading Miata Radiator Upgrade

Posted January 16, 2022 Chassis

SA63 Light Conversion

While the chassis is pulled apart to do the rust repair, I decided to swap out the RA60 front lights and replace them with the pop ups from the white … Continue Reading SA63 Light Conversion

Posted October 12, 2021 Engine

Idle and Cold Start.

Now that the vacuum distribution block is fitted, I can work towards getting a solid idle. It wont be possible to get the idle perfect while the base map is … Continue Reading Idle and Cold Start.

Posted April 2, 2021 Chassis

Chassis Swap pt.2

Now that the engine is in the car I can work on getting it running. Fuel Tank The RA60 fuel tank won’t work with EFI so I put the 22RE … Continue Reading Chassis Swap pt.2

Posted February 7, 20211 Comment Chassis

Chassis Swap

Now the engine is working I wanted to take a closer look at the rust on the car. After removing the window trims and roof lining I found the rust … Continue Reading Chassis Swap

Posted January 18, 2021 Engine

First Engine Start

Before I could try to start the engine, I had to first check if the engine had oil pressure, and the ECU was recieving the required signals to start. I … Continue Reading First Engine Start

Posted September 26, 2020 Chassis

Engine Reassembly

Due to the pitting on the exhaust valves, I have taken the valves out of the cylinder head on my spare engine. The second head has some compression issues of … Continue Reading Engine Reassembly

Posted July 6, 20201 Comment Engine

Engine update

Now that the body electrical system is working I was able to do a compression test. When I did the compression test I found that #1, #3 and #4 figures … Continue Reading Engine update

Posted March 7, 2020 Engine

Febuary 2020 Update

This month I have been tying off the loose ends as I am getting closer to starting the engine I had to make some changes to the engine harness for … Continue Reading Febuary 2020 Update

Posted January 4, 2020 Wiring

I have started joining the Celica chassis harness to the 3SGE/Haltech harness I have already put together. The original engine didnt really have a harness, as there wasn’t much in … Continue Reading Chassis Wiring

Posted September 29, 2019 Cooling

September Update

Installed the Haltech in the glove box. I ran the harness through the grommet that feeds into the wheel arch. The grommet can be accessed by first removing the dash … Continue Reading September Update

Posted June 23, 20192 Comments Cooling

Engine Installation

Now that the engine and transmission are bolted up to the correct position I can start put everything back into the engine bay. Apart from the nose being shorter, the … Continue Reading Engine Installation

Posted April 23, 2019 Engine

Haltech and 3SGE wiring

Now that I have the altezza engine harness from the half cut, I can start splicing it into the Haltech harness. Some of the harness will be redundant, so I … Continue Reading Haltech and 3SGE wiring

Posted March 16, 2019 Driveline

J160 6 Speed

After spending several months looking for either a Y series bellhousing or a J160 for sale in australia and finding neither, I decided to buy a complete SXE10 Altezza half … Continue Reading J160 6 Speed

Posted March 8, 2019 Fuel System

4age 20v ITB’s

I had originally planned to use the beams intake, but decided that the benifits of changing to an ITB setup was worth the small cost increase These are the ITBs … Continue Reading 4age 20v ITB’s

Posted September 30, 2018 Engine

Test Fitting the BEAMS

One of the first problems I found with engine bay clearance is the differences between the sumps. The 2s has two brackets that attach to the transmisson. On the BEAMS … Continue Reading Test Fitting the BEAMS