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I managed to get a handful of little stuff done today.
Got the IM bolted on and torqued down. And with that, finished running the coolant and crank case vent hoses.
Added a support bracket to the...

While I wait on the intake manifold, I'm chipping away at a host of little things that need to get done.

The clutch splash shield was not bent square and was leaving a healthy gap at the bottom,...

And done:

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Radiator fan mounts.

Mock up:

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Confirming fitment

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Needs a little cleanup around a couple edges, but I'm damn pleased with how that came out

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I should have started doing this more (like, for smaller stuff) ages ago. I've done a couple things, but this is by far the most complex shape I've tried to make.
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After a week out, it's back in after some fettling, and with an actual clutch and transmission this time. This week it should be buttoned up the rest of the way, then exhaust, wiring and tuning.
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Got the alternator & belt tensioner setup more or less complete. I just need a correct-length bolt for the engine side rod-end.

I like it SO much more than the original stack-of-washers setup.
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It hurt doing this on the empty case. It hurt a lot *more* doing it on the VERY expensive Quaife box.

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Cut a good deal of the inside flange of the cowl and wiper mount out of the way to make clearance for the ECU and various other electrical sundries that we're planning on putting up there:
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Got the engine out (for the last time, right? RIGHT!? Riiiiiiiiiiiiight) this weekend and got started on the punch list.

Bashed this lip back for clearance for the passenger side upper-rear corner...

I put together another piece of the puzzle by building the most Miata bracket of all time. I haven't yet decided if that's a scrote or a mushroom tip (rlaugh)
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Bah.
My rad bazooka tube intake created an interference with the upper radiator hose. Because sometimes I have a startling lack of foresight (or optimism...)
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Built myself a bolt-on mount for a center mirror for track work :)

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Also the 2nd element for the wang came in :D
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Paint makes everything better :D

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I've gotta tell you, even though it's still missing several VERY important parts, the fact that it's starting to look like an engine is highly motivating :D
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Bolt on center mirror for TT stuff.

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I get that it's just a bracket with 3 holes, a turnbuckle and a couple bolts, (and at this early stage, damn ugly), but I'm genuinely proud of this silly thing. If you'd have told me I'd be building...

More alternator progress. I hacked off part of the stock tensioner mount on the pump housing to clear the coolant hose, and mocked up a bracket that SHOULD work until my machinist friend has his way...

Got the cooling system pretty much wrapped up, I think. Probably going to put some more anti-abrasion sleeve and a bit of retention where it wraps around the front of the engine, because while it...

It's no secret that I don't like the way they tension the accessory belt in this swap. I absolutely believe them when they say it works and is reliable on their & their customer race cars, but I...

Had the day off. Ended up burning most of that ferrying a kid to the doctor (yay strep throat!) but managed to get in the shop for a couple hours to knock out a few things.

1st up was fixing the...

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I wanted a way to run the upper radiator hose for the K24 from the driver's side rear of the head under the intake manifold and forward to the rad. I, at this time, will need 3 different hoses /...