I finally did it three!

[altspace]

Good to hear!

 

[bazooka joe]

not so quick....had to remove the trubo to get to the back rear bolt...ordered gaskets and such...tomorrow...

on another subj...i'm not a tire guy...what tire and size would you recommend for my 43mm offset,16x7 wheel? i'm running 205/45? looking for a summer tire only...thanks

 

[subspeed6]

Try using this size calculator to figure out what works best. Stock MSM rims are 17x7 +40 and 205/40R17.

I came up with 215/45R16 as a comparable size.

 

[bazooka joe]

car will be back in my grubby hands tomorrow, finally! new wheel ordered wed, shows up at my door at 7:30 tonight! i'll get the tire on tomorrrow too!

 

[bazooka joe]

cars back in my driveway! yay!!!! runs great, no more leak and got the new thompson relocation kit on, boy are my oil changes going to be a breeze now! tire goes on the new wheel next week....by the way the parada spec II bite! nice grip, but way too loud for me!

 

[subspeed6]

Did you take a look at that tire comparison chart?

 

[Reitrof]

Great to hear Mark.

 

[bazooka joe]

Did you take a look at that tire comparison chart?

yes...not sure what i'm reading...

Great to hear Mark.

you can't believe how much i missed that car!

 

[subspeed6]

On the chart... Left side is OEM and right is what you have. You can play with the tiresize to figure out how close you can get to OEM size.

 

[bazooka joe]

On the chart... Left side is OEM and right is what you have. You can play with the tiresize to figure out how close you can get to OEM size.

ya, but i'm not running oem anymore so i need to look for the 16" rim i have now

 

[bazooka joe]

so i've been off for 2 days and haven't touched the car !^$$**!@....more house crap! tomorrow! yes tomorrow!
MBC, voltage clamp, rims, bose ipod adapter, new bad boy horn.....yes, tomorrow!

 

[Reitrof]

Keep trying Mark. Forget the house.

 

[bazooka joe]

haha bruce....as you well know, you gotta fix her up to sell her...next up, hang new bedroom closet doors...i made a walk in closet in the master 2 yrs ago and never hung the doors...after that new base board and the bedrooms done! then on to the master bath...new tile floor, sink and toilet...gonna keep the fiberglass stall...the new owners can change it if they want.

on the car front, still haven't installed the mbc and voltage clamp...maybe this weekend!

 

[chuyler1]

Wow, lots of improvements Mark. I hope you get back the investment when you sell.

 

[bazooka joe]

Wow, lots of improvements Mark. I hope you get back the investment when you sell.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=185830&d=1310145474

ya, me too! because i'm doing much/all of the work i'm saving on all the labor...for instance...the mantle head board i just built cost me $45

...the one i modeled it after at the pottery barn was $399

 

[chuyler1]

Awesome! That's a great idea! We've got a quilt above the bed but I like that mantle better!

 

[bazooka joe]

thanks....i can't take any credit for the idea...it was robins, but i can take all the credit for building it!!!

 

[Zelse]

Was good seeing you at the Miata meet Marko! Car lookin' amazing as always. I'll be posting up some pictures of the show a little later for everyone.

 

[bazooka joe]

thanks man! i'll get some pics up as well

 

[bazooka joe]

installed the voltage clamp (o2 signal mod http://www.flyinmiata.com/support/instructions/ecu/O2_signal_modifier.pdf ) what a pain...i did this on my p5, but th ecu and harness is right there in front of you, not over your head in the drivers footwell....installed the turbosmart boost controller...10psi...yummy!