If you put your trailing arms on with M12 x 1.5 bolts, you f**ked up big time. Trailing arm and shock bottom bolts (the ones with 22mm hex heads) are both M14 x 1.5 :-P

Hey Chris,

For hardware, I've had good luck with these 2 vendors.
http://www.boltdepot.com/
http://www.metricmcc.com

Let me know what you're looking for. I have some leftover stuff from my suspension replacement but probably not the length you're looking for.

Score! I just called them and they can pretty much get me anything I need. Super nice, too - they sales guy spend 20 mins on the phone tracking down what is basically $20 worth of random nuts and bolts.

Yeah, I realized that when I was in Strosnider's looking for M12 x 1.5 bolts for you (they have lots of sizes of M10 x 1.5, but M12 by 1.75 and 2.0 only).

Peter

Update 5.June.2007:

Well, this weekend was pretty much a bust as far as car work went. But, I did get some help tonight from BlackTalon so I decided to remove the one thing left in the car:

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That should make the fuel line thing easier. BTW - a lift is the GREATEST. TOOL. EVAR. I will not debate this. Now, the axles were off, but other than that nothing was prepped on the car other than the oil was drained. Dave actually did most of the prep work while I assembled the new ATV jack and made a maple pallet to support the engine. We also BSed and drank beer, and the engine was out of the car in < 3 hours.

Oh, and I got my new Miata battery. Here it is getting a test fit:

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It is literally 1/3 the size of the old semi battery I had.

It's pretty interesting how everything is coming apart. I really admire you're attention to detail. Hopefully you'll be able to get it all back together with plenty of time left before your next DE.

What, no cinder blocks for you?

Looking good Chris....I've been quietly following your progress on this thread. I'm curious....why did you pull the motor?....was the 3 hours to remove it purely to make fuel lines easier....surely there is more to that story (or was it just to see what a truly bare tub looks like)? Also, why the miata battery? Obviously it is much lighter, but I'm wondering why you chose that over the ever popular Odyssey dry cell?

Obviously we won't be seeing you at SC this weekend, but I hope you can get things done on schedule for the rest of the season. You damn Marylanders live a long ways away....but I'd be happy to lend a hand when you start to realize the mountain of work you have left to do near the end (and you WILL). We share many of the same OCD traits....and proud of it!

Keep us posted.

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We've had several of these fail in track only cars.

We've moved on to use Rock racing battery and haven't had any trouble for a couple of years.

www.http://www.rockracingbattery.com/

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Just curious....what was the failure mode? Death by vibration? Unable to hold a charge? I'm happily using the metal jacket Odyssey right now, but it hasn't been in the car long so I can't comment on the long term.