11-21-2012
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#681
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cambridge
Drives: G37, 91 TSi
Posts: 7,150
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Re: Project Lex
I thought you were going to use por15?
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I swing from the nuts of cold hard data. Anything less is a guess.
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11-22-2012
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#682
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flips McGee
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Re: Project Lex
I think powder coating anything possible is a great idea..we have a great local and reliable resource for this and cost is low enough to make it worth it.
Looking good man!
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
I need to listen to Scheides more often i think :)
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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g
...I realized that I can't keep up my shit talking without anything to back it up.
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Originally Posted by JV
S2000: For those of us that know the Miata is the best car on the planet, but also want extra power and to not have to turn in our man cards.
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11-23-2012
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#683
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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Re: Project Lex
Exactly, while it's out might as well just get everything coated that I can.
I did considered por15, but just decided to use Rustoleum. Don't think I ever said that I was 100% set on the stuff.
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11-23-2012
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#684
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: Project Lex
I've been doing research to undercoat my civic and apparently por15 is pretty spendy and needs a lot of prep, for something that you plan on not seeing any salt it looks like you went the right way.
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11-23-2012
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#685
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flips McGee
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Re: Project Lex
This is super random but I had a dream last night about you and your car. You got the trans and rear end in a rush to make an appointment with Shane and you threw it in and turned up the boost w/o changing anything else and made 599...you were flipping outwith excitement!
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
I need to listen to Scheides more often i think :)
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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g
...I realized that I can't keep up my shit talking without anything to back it up.
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Originally Posted by JV
S2000: For those of us that know the Miata is the best car on the planet, but also want extra power and to not have to turn in our man cards.
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11-24-2012
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#686
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: North Branch
Drives: 2004 Corvette M6 F45
Posts: 972
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Re: Project Lex
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Originally Posted by scheides
This is super random but I had a dream last night about you and your car. You got the trans and rear end in a rush to make an appointment with Shane and you threw it in and turned up the boost w/o changing anything else and made 599...you were flipping outwith excitement!
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He didn't mention you are naked throughout the entire dream.
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Converted to LS
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11-24-2012
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#687
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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Re: Project Lex
Lol, Scheides you must have gone back and read posts 578 - 586 or something...
Anyhow, no huge updates, but I did get 2 coats of paint on the rear diff. Looks much better I think compared to the old!! Going to give her one last light coat and call it good.
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11-25-2012
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#688
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flips McGee
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Re: Project Lex
Haha no homo!
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
I need to listen to Scheides more often i think :)
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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g
...I realized that I can't keep up my shit talking without anything to back it up.
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Originally Posted by JV
S2000: For those of us that know the Miata is the best car on the planet, but also want extra power and to not have to turn in our man cards.
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11-25-2012
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#689
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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Re: Project Lex
Shot a light coat of black on the wheel hubs and rear axles to clean them up and prevent rust. Put the last coat of black on the diff. And shot the areas under the car where I put the rust inhibitor. The paint already feels pretty solid so I think it'll be good.
Depending on how much they end up quoting me for that rear subframe, I may listen to you brownman and just shoot it with this stuff too, I'm liking it so far!
I also just purchased a pair of new rear brake rotors (slotted, zinc coated) off ebay
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11-26-2012
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#690
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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Re: Project Lex
Last edited by Halon; 11-26-2012 at 06:14 PM..
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11-27-2012
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#691
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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Re: Project Lex
Just purchased a 2006 350Z (CD009) trans with 47k miles! Picking it up on Thursday
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11-29-2012
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#692
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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Re: Project Lex
Subframe is dropped off at PowderKeg to get coated.
Picked up the trans today.
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11-30-2012
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#693
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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Re: Project Lex
New chinese special eGay rear rotors showed up today. Slotted / zinc plated. Not too bad for $79 shipped
And since I know someone is going to ask, I did not buy these because they were slotted. I bought them because they were zinc coated. If I could have found blank/solid zinc coated ones for a reasonable price I would have chosen those. I plan on getting these same ones for the front as well.
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11-30-2012
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#694
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Big Lake MN
Drives: 98 Eclipse GSX Auto
Posts: 1,516
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Re: Project Lex
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Originally Posted by Halon
New chinese special eGay rear rotors showed up today. Slotted / zinc plated. Not too bad for $79 shipped .
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Nice Ive been looking at zinc plated roaters ever since you posted about them before. That day I looked at mine and the hats were totaly rusty I think if nothing else it would be worth the zinc coating to prevent that.
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11-30-2012
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#695
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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Re: Project Lex
Yep, that's pretty much why I wanted zinc.
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12-02-2012
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#696
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2stepadepaaadepaaadep
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: bloomington, Mn
Drives: myself crazy
Posts: 822
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Re: Project Lex
that transmission looks pretty beefy, looks very similar to a STi 6speed, minus the front diff. how much does it weigh do you think?
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I put more into my car then what its worth, did it for my own enjoyment and that was all.
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^^thats what modding is about.. your own enjoyment
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12-02-2012
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#697
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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Re: Project Lex
No idea on a number, but definitely more than your standard dsm awd trans. I was still able to load/unload it from the truck by myself, but it wasn't easy.
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12-02-2012
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#698
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2stepadepaaadepaaadep
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: bloomington, Mn
Drives: myself crazy
Posts: 822
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Re: Project Lex
i know the STi 6speed in around 100lbs more than a wrx 5speed, hopefully it doesnt have any issues putting down the power you want like i said it looks big and stout
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Originally Posted by 311evo
I put more into my car then what its worth, did it for my own enjoyment and that was all.
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^^thats what modding is about.. your own enjoyment
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12-02-2012
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#699
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
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Re: Project Lex
If SP can push 1200hp through theirs with several drag passes & dyno pulls, then I think it'll handle anything my little 61mm dishes out.
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12-02-2012
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#700
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: Project Lex
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Originally Posted by Halon
No idea on a number, but definitely more than your standard dsm awd trans. I was still able to load/unload it from the truck by myself, but it wasn't easy.
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Don't act like you aren't a beefcake!
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Originally Posted by Halon
If SP can push 1200hp through theirs with several drag passes & dyno pulls, then I think it'll handle anything my little 61mm dishes out.
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650+whp
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