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Finally got things hooked up and tried to get her started. It scared the CRAP out of me. LOL. After a few almost starts... it fired right up and revved HIGH (must be awesome for the motor :ack: ). Since I have everything just hanging off the car, I wasn't prepared for that :willy_nilly:. It didn't bounce off a rev limiter - if I had to guess, it probably went to 7k or so. I think it died on its own. Yikes. Didn't do my ears any good either with open headers in a garage with closed doors.

 

On the next attempt I was prepared to shut her off. LOL.

 

Finally realized the two throttle actuator connectors are interchangeable. swapped them and she starts up smoothly :hurray:

 

Posted
I bet your face hurts from the smile on it.

 

Yes it does... As soon as I came back in the house I started listing all the stuff that need to be done before I can take her for a spin. LOL. It's a LONG list.

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Mazda, I certainly hope that you will make the effort to get it done in time for our Spring Trackday event.

 

Hopefully, you and Al will both have your cars ready by then. :driving:

 

 

Tom

  • 2 months later...
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Not much. Brakes are functional now.

I just finished the shift linkage and have lost one of my rod ends... have to clean the garage to find it :)

accelerator pedal is done - just need to finish hooking up throttle and clutch cables.

 

Then I need to put a wood board on the driver side and see if I can drive it around the cul-de-sac :)

 

VERY slow progress on this car.

  • 2 weeks later...
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Coming along nicely Mazda. :hurray: Looks like your head is pretty close to the height of your roll bar. With a helmet on, you may be a little above it. Might want to measure that just to be sure, if you plan on doing any track events.

 

Tom

Posted

Tom, since i don't have a floor yet, I'm sitting on a piece of wood on top of the frame, so I should drop a little more than an inch. I'll also be more laid down when it's all said and done. So much to do still...

Posted (edited)

Yoohoo...Hello Possum!

 

You might be thinking you are making slow progress but I still beat you for the slowest restoration on earth :mad: I am still stuck in Ben's garage in Denver waiting for the world's slowest USA7s Officer decide if my gear stick should be 5.15 inches or 5.25 inches. :willy_nilly:

 

So what is your new girlfriend (or FWB, or "close personal friend", or "we are just friends") called? She looks like she should be called Shirley The Seven as 'shirley she must be finished soon'? What are your plans for new sexy body work? Given this is a R1 BEC I think it has to be red bodywork to match the chick on the Special K cereal ad. :)

 

Will I get to meet her one day 10 years from now when Al finally gets around to finishing me? :rolleyes:

 

Keep posting those updates - a girl has to stay competitive!

Edited by BessieTheSeven

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