The ALBERTA chat thread!

[Khamul]

Gawd this waiting is driving me nuts!!!


Can't wait to get the first run of mods done..... Feel like a kid waiting for Christmas....

[Sugarphreak]

Still waiting for Parts?
 
I am having a hell of a time with my Isuzu... I can't get the damn carrier bearing / centre bearing on the axle apart, and I distroyed the seal while trying on it only to find out NOBODY makes the seal anymore anywhere!!! Uhhgggg

[Khamul]

Lol - buy a MIATA!!!

[Sugarphreak]

I nearly bought one... probably would have been the smart way to do this; but I like to give myself a hard time for no good reason, just to make it interesting.
 
New tires arrived today for the car:
 
Dunlop Direzza ZII



Sport Edition Rims, only weigh 12.4lbs

[Khamul]

Those look badass!!


So where you at with this thing?

[Sugarphreak]

Just wrapped up the installation of the rear springs, shocks, wheel bearings and brakes today. Just put in un-cracked/un-tinted tail lights, head lamps yesterday.
 
Still waiting on a couple of seals for the front wheels and a slide hammer to take apart a centre bearing. Might be a week or two getting the front all done the same way.
 
After that I have to clean up and fix the inside of the car, currently it is stripped. Then get it to an exhaust shop somehow to get a new front pipe and muffler on it.
 
A lot of little stuff in between all of that too. Realistically it probably won't be on the road until mid July.

[humybby]

Miata???  I was racing one at Button Willow on the weekend.  We were in a 24 hour race that went well until about hour number 5.  Head gasket failed.
 
This created super heated steam that eroded a good part of the exhaust valves away, including part of the actual heads.
 
Miata's are excecllent cars - but they're not 100% trouble free.  Almost 100%, but not quite.
 
Nick, you do know that I run a track goup?  We only let folks in that have some type of performance driving experience beyond scaring the crap out of a girlfriend.  Let me know if you're interested - we have room in the group this year (which is rare).
 
Greg

[Khamul]

LOL - what about a supercharged jeep on Mudders??

[Sugarphreak]

[quote="humybby"]
Miata???  I was racing one at Button Willow on the weekend.  We were in a 24 hour race that went well until about hour number 5.  Head gasket failed.
 
This created super heated steam that eroded a good part of the exhaust valves away, including part of the actual heads.
 
Miata's are excecllent cars - but they're not 100% trouble free.  Almost 100%, but not quite.
 
Nick, you do know that I run a track goup?  We only let folks in that have some type of performance driving experience beyond scaring the crap out of a girlfriend.  Let me know if you're interested - we have room in the group this year (which is rare).
 
Greg
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That sounds wicked, I'd actually love to join... although I don't think my i-Mark is much good for anything other than autocross
 
However I was thinking about picking up a new Corvette maybe next year, also if that BMW M2 comes out I will by buying it.... still to this day I regret not getting the 1M coupe.

[humybby]

The new Vette is awesome.....
 
Greg