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Re: C147TMX
Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 2:38 pm
by Hobbawobba
Looks good bro! What's the plans for the FB?
I'd be interested to see an update on the FD also.
Re: C147TMX
Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 2:55 pm
by Lucky
Just needs some love, dude. Need to properly waxoyl the sills as I haven't had a chance to do it since the welding. There's a few leaks need fixing, I'll have to get the manifolds off to do the coreplug mod in the carb passageways. And while it's off maybe tap the waterpump housing out to take a better fan switch as at the moment once the fan comes on it never gets cold enough for it to switch off again. And then maybe the fuel tank... and ... and...
Might be another year, after all
I'll pop up an update on the FD in my Stable Mates thread then. Ready for a looooooooooong read?
Re: C147TMX
Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 6:13 pm
by Hobbawobba
Hahahah oh one of those! Another one thing leads into another and next thing you know you've got the whole car apart
Bring it on!
Re: C147TMX
Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 10:00 pm
by myatt1972
Lucky wrote: And while it's off maybe tap the waterpump housing out to take a better fan switch as at the moment once the fan comes on it never gets cold enough for it to switch off again.
Sounds more like you need a better fan ?
Re: C147TMX
Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 12:59 pm
by Lucky
myatt1972 wrote:Lucky wrote: And while it's off maybe tap the waterpump housing out to take a better fan switch as at the moment once the fan comes on it never gets cold enough for it to switch off again.
Sounds more like you need a better fan ?
No, it's the stupid size boss Mazda put on the housing. It's M16, which almost no-one seems to use for solid-state fan switches; most are either 22 or 14 mm. The only ones you can find are for quads which switch at 65 degrees. Or Nissan Micras, which is what I have. It switches on at 89 on but off at about 75 (seems Micras don't have such energetic cooling systems as RX-7s, who knew). Show me a fan that can cool an RX-7 to 75 degrees and I'll show you a horse fly
Re: C147TMX
Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 10:51 pm
by myatt1972
I see what you mean Nik, mine has a seperate controller but I tend to use my overide switch before the controller kicks in.
Re: Lucky's Series 3
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:00 pm
by DeanRX7
I love this thread!
Re: Lucky's Series 3
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:26 pm
by ian65
Nik mentioned last month that he's considering selling this car
Re: Lucky's Series 3
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:57 pm
by codge
ian65 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:26 pm
Nik mentioned last month that he's considering selling this car
Remember the grief over TMX before Nik got it? A chap just about trying to sell it for a profit - but he boasted about it before he'd bought it!