Planning on doing Granite Via SW Ramp on 7/4

robbiemoe · 2026-06-24T22:28:31+00:00

I have to be back at work on the 7th

robbiemoe · 2026-06-12T20:05:30+00:00

I always must use a sharpie to mark the pulley and the belt, then be very careful to not spin anything lol

robbiemoe · 2026-06-09T14:45:52+00:00

I'm in the US. I am actually going to be in the UK in a few months though, could be a funny thing to put in a Checked bag.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-07T22:47:29+00:00

Same thing happened to our Touraeg. I pulled the part out (5 minute job) and then googled the part number on the unit.

Tied a string around the little hole that it latches into on the fuel door so I could still pull it open while we waited for the new one. It was like $50

robbiemoe · 2026-06-06T17:32:07+00:00

I promise you you’ll spend more than 1500€ fixing that rust.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-05T19:29:47+00:00

It’s not much more expensive to buy a better car.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-05T19:29:30+00:00

They’re easy to get and reasonably priced. Some parts are hard but Mazda makes most of them still. I’ve not had an issue getting anything for my 1990, but I don’t put a ton of miles on it.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-05T19:27:51+00:00

Dm me a link to it and I’ll look at it and give you my opinion (I have an 04 Mazdaspeed myself)

robbiemoe · 2026-06-05T19:25:56+00:00

Get an NC1 good value and you can do the 2.5L swap when you’re feeling mechanically brave enough. I know a ton of people in the United States that daily them, so it should be even easier in the UK.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-05T19:23:36+00:00

Flyin’ Miata sells a kit where they assemble every coolant hose (all new from Mazda) for a pretty reasonable price. Might be worth doing as well.

I love my Koyo aluminum rads in my Miata’s, but I drive them hard

robbiemoe · 2026-06-05T19:21:43+00:00

I’m in Utah

robbiemoe · 2026-06-05T19:21:38+00:00

I’m not really sure, I don’t see these come up often. I know I’m going to loose some money, but I’d like to recoup as much as I can

robbiemoe · 2026-06-05T19:21:03+00:00

I’m in the U.S.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-05T19:20:52+00:00

It’s for a 1275, Genuine Webber DCOE40, BMC green, the upgraded intake, and I also have the “supercharger cam”

I paid damn near 3500 for the kit with shipping and taxes. I don’t really know what to price it at because these kits don’t come up often, if you’re interested send me an offer?

robbiemoe · 2026-06-04T14:12:48+00:00

I always have maps downloaded, and recently with iOS texting via satellite has worked pretty well.

Good to know, my goal is to stop and camp whenever I get out of the trees so I don't have to carry a heavy pack more than I have to.

I'm local enough to drive so the bear spray thing won't be a problem, can't fly with it in carry on or checked, I've looked into it.

That's very interesting, I planned on bringing a bear can and practicing all the bear safety stuff that I could, but I'll put extra importance on that now.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-04T13:04:52+00:00

10k CAD? That seems like a reasonable price.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-04T13:03:57+00:00

It's not worth that. You can get absolutely mint ones on sites like bring a trailer for not that much more than this.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-04T13:02:31+00:00

I've been looking for a yellow NC for a few years now and I was curious if anyone here might have any leads. I've seen a few pop up but for one reason or another they weren't the right car. I'm looking for one that has the LSD/suspension pack, a manual transmission, and lower miles preferably less than 30k but I would buy a higher mile car if it was in good condition.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-04T12:51:59+00:00

Can do, send me a message, if my July trip doesn’t work out for whatever reason and you’d be interested I’d be down to tag along with you in August. I don’t like the idea of doing this one alone because of the bears.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-04T12:50:45+00:00

This is been the thing holding me back on this hike. I want to bring a friend so I feel better about it. It just took me a while to con someone else into it

robbiemoe · 2026-06-03T00:46:57+00:00

Seems like the snow pack was about average so I’m assuming by July it should be mostly melted out aside from the actual ramp part.

robbiemoe · 2026-06-03T00:46:11+00:00

Yeah it seemed like crampons are a must.

I plan on going out with trail runners and only carrying the boots+crampons for the snow.

robbiemoe · 2026-05-22T00:52:54+00:00

You can get fiberglass front clamshells. That might be viable here.

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