Going to pick up a new header panel for the car this week. Time to get the car back on the road for the summer.

 

Picked up the new nose panel a couple weeks ago and got it installed. Took some pics along the way:

Nose panel removed:





New panel ready to go on:



Old panel on left, new panel on right:



New nose panel installed:

 

Took the car for a drive this afternoon and just got back. What an awesome car. I absolutely love it!

 

Took some pics of the car the other morning when I got home from work:

 

Took the car for a drive today to ensure the speedometer was working properly after I took the cluster back apart and cleaned all of the connections. After I got back I washed the car and at the end of the night, tucked it safely away in the garage:

 

So, I ordered a bunch of parts for the car yesterday and decided that I would wash the car again because it had some pollen on it and I wanted the car to be clean when I worked on it when the parts arrived. I pull the car out and notice that the wind is picking up and its getting cloudy pretty quick like. I decide to wash the car anyways...I get it hosed down and get the soap on the car and it starts to pour:



I did what I could to get the soap off and pulled it back in the garage. The rain stopped and I was able to hose the car off the rest of the way and get it back in the garage, though I'm not particularly pleased with the wash job I did. But better than having pollen on the car making me sneeze in the garage:

 

Felt like messing with the car today and decided to see what was up with the gas gauge not working. So after some diagnosing, I was led to the sender. Pulled it and cleaned it and began my testing:

Low and behold it worked!!!:



So, I put it all back together and it seems to work just fine now. I'm pretty darn pleased!:

 

"It Worked", that's my favorite

 

A couple pics to share after I backed it out of the garage today to get some fresh air:

 

Ordered new hoses for the ICV and a new hose and seal for the AOS along with intake gaskets. Got everything apart and cleaned up and am getting it back together. Trying to eliminate a high idle that sometimes creeps up after a drive on the highway. I found that the AOS hose as well as both ICV hoses were cracked and leaking. Its a wonder the engine ran as good as it did!

AOS cleaned with new o-rings installed:



ICV with cleaned with new hoses:



Acid washed the intake manifold and got it all clean:



Intake manifold and AOS installed:

 

Car is all back together and running great. No leaks or issues and idle is rock solid. The engine will pull to redline without hesitation now. Took it for a long drive today and got gas and had a great day in the car!! More than pleased!

 

Impressive transformation!

 

That acid wash stuff is magical! Cleaned up my cam tower and made it nice and shiney!

 

It really is good stuff! I will do my cam housing with it when I do the belts here soon!

 

Looking Good Mazda ;-)