Depending how far in the hole is you might be able to get some high temp epoxy and fill it and get a shorter stud in there. If there is no heating issues and it looks to be a small leak so you might be able to get away with it.
I just took a look at my head and it looks like you'll be ordering a new head. You definitely hit a coolant passage and I can't imagine there being a fix for that. I just didn't realize that the passage was so close to the stud points. Good to know for future reference but sucks that it happened...
Trust me, I'm more than happy I got that trans. I'll be heading up to Jersey in the near future to pick it up. I just broke down the engine, I'll need to get pictures of it put up. But that will hopefully get sent over to the machine shop shortly.
The model that I'm looking at has been...
SSR is a well known company that produces high end wheels. Same level as buying BBS or Volks, just these are an older model. The problem is the company, I've never heard of RPM Garage.
So I'm thinking of making my primary color white instead of gold for the fact that I can't find nice gold wheels that aren't 3-4 grand and are also not cheap knock offs. So I was looking at these from RPMGarage but have never heard of these guys.
What do you guys think?
That's the spirit! I'm sure you'll be fine, can't wait to see some videos of your Auto-X runs.
By the way besides the 2-3 pictures provided with what I assume of concept 1, why hasn't there been more updates on the oil pan progress...2.5, I didn't know there was a 2!
Wife and kids are gone until tomorrow so I figured it was the best time to break down the engine in preperation of dropping it off at the machine shop. Well I got the trans off and as I was about to remove the clutch and flywheel I decided to mock up the engine stand so it would be a smooth...
There is a great How-to section on this forum under Mazda Tech. This one is specifically what you're looking for
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123668132-How-To-Repair-curb-rash-and-paint-rims
And this is a link to the How-to section...