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Yeah I got a 90s spec laptop with serial port that talks to it fine - anything more modern can’t open the help files ...

Right got a few questions for the gurus from a diy efi noob basics - ems stinger ecu setup for wasted spark 3 ignition channels thru Mitzi j723t igniter and Mazda/ford coil pack for v6 36- 1 crank trigger and vr. ( magnetic ) pickup I have power in the right places and tachometer on laptop shows steady 200rpm cranking so theoretically the sensor and settings for crank trigger are working rising rate ignition and dwell settings are as set for Mitzi ignitor tested ignitor and coil resistances and connections and wiring don’t seem to be getting spark visible at plugs or on lead tester but have had a few chuffs on engine start ether stinger software has an ignition simulator but it won’t seem to open on laptop any ideas ? I’m kinda at the stage of fuck it buy a link atom g4x ...

Yeah it’s getting an almost fire on engine start - have tried earthing a plug out but can’t see or hear a spark - will go for fresh eyes in the morning

Ok here’s a question - will a petrol engine fire on engine start ether with no spark ? ??? Can it give a chuff just from compression ? attempting to wire something that has many ways to put the leads on coil pack don’t seem to have visible spark at plugs but have had a couple chuffs when I put ether down the throttle

Cool I need to give him a call sometime - would be so much easier in mot

Other stuff I have done then forgotten about removed the stupid cooling hose that runs from front of the heads to the back between the V to the thermostat bought a Davies Craig electric pump and gutted the water pump to feed inlet water in thru there and return back thru the stock water outlet at front of heads - ecu will have control of pump got main throttle cable sorted and mounted and double return springs bought runs a crossover cable between the two banks of throttle bodies - will I need 2 sets of double springs ??? ( each ITB has its own spring on butterfly also) Stuff on the list to cross off ... wiring .... ecu and get the motor running first then body wiring fit rx7 Flexi clutch hose and bleed / check clutch engagement refit rear brake lines and bleed - has all new pads rotors in the bigger nb size fit new polybushes front and paint front arms Refit dash and seats and centre console delete test hoon round section in ever increasing laps go for a bigger test hoon and see about an alignment and fail a warrant find somewhere for cert as closest was Nelson /mot but no longer cert guys there which is gonna be a pain - build trailer may be an option

Long overdue update now with added shed hoist and coronavirus bought a new mig and spoolgun and attacked welding a new mount for starter onto bellhoising - seemed to work ok used 10mm alloy plate and there are 2 bolts that capture it right thru to the block - no photos but it looks factory - starter mounted and engagement checked many times threw motor and box back in again - love this put engine on crane and then just lift car on hoist under it got very bored during lockdown even working some days so small steps one wire at a time - made a big fat new earth wire for battery - and better terminal on positive lead and reattached lead along the pppf frame to the starter new wire from starter positive to alternator output and new wire from there off to start of new fuse box clipped a wire onto starter solenoid filled engine with oil and removed spark plugs that were sitting in loose and turned it over with socket on the crank pulley for a bit touch starter wire to positive fuse terminal and we have turnover yay was not sure if I was gonna have to prime oil pump after sitting so long with no sump on and being upside down and stood on its nose quite a bit but had a gusher from my oil filter adaptor right away stopped attached hose for filter and oil cooler then turned it over till solid oil out of the return hose then reattached that if I can make and fit 1 wire per day it’s progress Blah blah wall of text - photos

Yep I have seen the whole guide to doing it looked at it while I had both gearboxes apart - about that time I figured my new diff was higher geared so no need for a taller 5th gear seems the pro7 series race cars do quite a bit of mix and match with the 2 smoothcase gearboxes and mazdatrix has a lot of info on them 323 is gonna be fun with that tiny wheelbase and some power

Good on you for getting into the depths of the gearbox - was going to do the rx 5th gear swap into my Mx5 gearbox - but it’s the last piece you get to disassembling ... so it stayed

Don’t pull the motor out - Easier to support the motor where it is and remove the bike from around it - these are tanks 100k km is just about run in for a bmw bike

Sheet of glass and fine sandpaper ? Or just sheet of glass and grinding paste ?

Mx5 loom is a clusterfuck - no seperate engine loom all wires for everything bundled together and exit out both sides of the engine bay can be done and you will end up with not many wires - check out some of the guides for Mx5 based kits cars as they do exactly this no immobiliser on early models unless aftermarket

Yep my cigweld 135 is still going good but just upgraded to an inverter based mig and the difference is amazing so much more adjustment and control and having the euro torch fitting and smoother liners and easier replacement paid 299 for the cigweld 135 new weldsmart 200 was 500 $ on 1$ res auction from online tools trademe Nelson - also does arc and can do alloy spool gun cigweld is good for a starter but for a few dollars more ...

Diesel pump seal fail so they leak down overnight and then you drive 1km in the morning and conk out / bleed / go again $500 to fix - or electric fuel pump hidden under the battery box - ask me how I know lol

Cracked head - they all do it usually starts with the radiator header tank bottle dying

Sweet will take a photo and some measures - looks like your own pictured up earlier just with remote

@twisted Hey I found a rf900 rear shock in my shed rebound adjust and remote res with hard/soft adjustment - going for the price of courier to you if you want ?

First one looks very generic Vw/ Audi / BMW i bought some from AliExpress to fit vw 02 sensor

Also more mass to absorb heat more surface area to shed heat as well as the leverage it's also more actual rotor surface contacting pad for every rotation under braking

So is that the way to get a custom front subframe approved ? or is there another form for that ? Stock suspension locations and mounts to body and engine just built from tubing not from pressed tin spot welded together

The gearbox is just too small for a 4wd go fine if you are gentle but if you start pinning and then smashing 2nd it's all over

They are basically an early 2.5 Pajero underneath - so weak link is the gearbox

Hold that thought that may have been cos I was doing rereg from scratch - never ever had them even look in interior for any other cof

Has to have bed table and cooker to reg as mobile home easy enough to throw in even if the interior is gutted