Pulling the Motor and Trans! Wrecked Miata MX-5

[@jameslastname9171]

“Hi Daddy!” That would NEVER had happened if you never opened shop! Now your kids get to SEE that Dad works hard to provide for them!

[@crashoverride328]

Engine hoist - a device used to test the tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect or missed while preparing to remove the engine.

[@groosbro1]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bradhaines3142]

that's actually amazing

[@fubarmedic4222]

😂😂😂😂

[@andrewntoth1]

Word from someone who has learned their lesson ... don't throw the miata wreck away until the other is going!! 👍 , there is always something you'll need 😳

[@GuysPlayingWithTools]

No matter what you throw away, you will need one just like it next week.

[@samvalentine3206]

X3

[@clbcl5]

Just not the hood prop.

[@drrichardpaul]

Lol. I learned that a long time ago. I was putting an engine from an old Dodge Omni 023 into another Dodge, and I already crushed the first one. Guess what I needed? Yep. I needed the motor mounts.

[@gaiustacitus4242]

There was a guy who used to live near me who followed your advice to the extreme. He had almost 60 1967-69 Camaros in various state of wreck and disrepair. He wouldn't sell even trivial parts from any one of them. His excuse? "I might need that someday." They eventually rotted to the ground and small trees grew up through them. At one point he could have restored at least a dozen into really nice cars.

[@craigrinehart968]

I have to say to you Ray, when I was a kid many rotations of the earth ago, my dad told me to never throw nuts, bolts and other parts away. He said you never know when they will come in handy. I've done that now for may moons ( I'll be 74 in a few months). I have tubs of parts and they always come in handy on automotive work as well as other stuff. Love your content. Thanks man.

[@Ricardoteh345rd]

Ray I've been subscribed to both your channels for a few years now and quitting your regular job and setting up your own shop was the best move you've made seeing how both yours and Lauren's confidence has grown. really enjoying the content from the new shop. Thankyou 👍

[@MikhailScottKy]

After your reno video I thought that you might be missing an opportunity. After you remove the vent hood I would urge you to place a roof vent fan near the ceiling in it's place. Heat rises and if you suck out all of the hot air through the roof it would make a significant difference in the overall air flow of the shop. The reason I suggested this is that the wiring is there AND the hole in the roof is already in that location.

[@samvalentine3206]

That's a good idea!

[@loudelvis610]

When he first moved into this building I had a flashback to many years ago when I worked in a very similar building ....I said back then that this building was going to be hell in the summer....roof vent was a game changer in my old building...hope he puts a fan up there

[@patrickdiehl6813]

Had that same thought 👍

[@defresurrection]

I agree. Heat rises, so remove it. House attic has one. Metal building = oven.

[@papatomsthoughts]

Agree, good idea

[@nauhteeboy]

"Not going to need that..." Famous last words.

[@richardbarclay9307]

You are having way too much fun! Love watching your videos reminds me of my days working on vehicles and fixing idiots mess ups. Keep up the great work

[@DobieTanpaw]

That long support beam that runs along the driveshaft is called the "Power Plant Frame" and it helps to stiffen the car up and prevent the chassis from twisting under heavy acceleration. I love Miatas and have owned many in my life. They're a ton of fun to drive, and work on, even though my 6'3" 370lb fat butt doesn't fit well into them!

[@peacefrog0521]

@@aaronbritt2025 I wonder if that rear diff is LSD, and if it’s still any good after the collision…

[@pohtoj1]

I dont see it stiffening the chassis since its only bolted from tranny to rear diff???

[@CJRoberts8812]

I just love how excited you get over spare hardware.

[@bat__bat]

0:29 I'm so envious you got to hang with Mr Banks. 😖 Seriously, Ray. We've lost many greats lately (looking at you Ken Block) and Gale isn't getting any younger. I hope you cherished every moment. Man I hope the guys that are lucky enough to work with him and get yelled at every day for messing up are wise enough to cherish it too. So many of us have passions we didn't even know existed about automobiles, largely to G Banks and other guys like him that decided not to take any sh*t, pave their own way, tell more people than they'd ever care to admit to kiss off while they were in the process of achieving something. A true living legend! 👨‍🔧🏎️

[@bryankirk3567]

@24:15 You are a truly and Honest mechanic. We are unable to break things because we might have to fix them later, and that would be NOT GOOD. Cheers Sir.

[@vorsprungdurchtech]

That must have been awesome to meet Mr Banks! He is true diesel royalty.

[@boblongbow9170]

Put a rooftop exhaust fan on roof when you take out the hood. That would help keep it cooler in the shop.

[@litz13]

You know you’re getting quality when it comes with free chunks of asphalt!

[@chmlgr]

Love the careful teardown!! It's awesome to see all the bits and pieces that hold things together and make a car go. Thank you for your wonderful content as usual =)

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

My GOD man! I'm without words right now!! THANKS TO YOU!!

[@roskene]

I really enjoyed this video, I am not a mechanic. but never realized that small a car had that big an engine. I own a 2021 Mazda 3 Premium hatch with the 6 speed and lots of safety bells and whistles . This is a replacement for the 2015 M3 hatch that I destroyed by starting to pull out in front of a Large box truck on Pearl Harbor day 2020. I only had a sore knuckle and am glad to still be here.

[@Aquarium-Downunder]

The good clean ones always get bent and the rusted one never get bent

[@ruthgolding9807]

Hi I love the way you talk to your little girl even if you are busy you show her so much respect and time I bet you are a wonderful father and your children will do anything for you hats off to you

[@brianreardon159]

The glow of the Superpower in Ray's hands.....brilliant 😁

[@williamsquires3070]

Thanks for giving Eric at I Do Cars a shout-out; I like that dude. 😌

[@TJEssary]

I can think of at least 2 reasons I hate the idea of chopping things apart to remove the parts from the junk car: 1) You never know when you might need a piece you chose to chop/break, 2) Taking it apart carefully is good prep for taking apart the one you want to save!

[@RRoe-n9s]

Ya I like that you are taking ot apart and not just sawall everything, good job ray

[@nrmedic2396]

Chillin' with Mr. Banks! Increasing your own celebrity, well done!

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

Ooh no I was a fanboy that day 😁

[@nrmedic2396]

@@RainmanRaysRepairs comments back! Check that off the bucket list! Keep the vids coming.

[@josephchamberlain9129]

Tough job by yourself. I like your positive attitude.

[@michaelpressman7203]

Excellent extraction I would love to heard the conversation between you and mr. Banks have a great day

[@artillerest43rdva7]

wreck parts are still good parts so often. especially when you need them! sometimes it is a night mare to trying to find / locate those odd ball items. great video, great job pulling the pair keep the wreck until done!

[@keithsbitsandpieces]

Ray , What you do with these is undo the subframe and strut bolts and leave engine / subframe / suspension etc on the floor and lift the car off it... Its how they build them on the production line 👍🙂 Brilliant channel Ray , Love watching your oily adventures ;)

[@drrichardpaul]

Good bit to know.

[@utidjian]

Yep. Ray should be watching the Cadillac that Eric is working on at SMA. Same basic operation though they are completely different vehicles. It also would have been good practice for Ray because he still has to pull the engine out of the "good" Miata. Just speculating here but I think sometimes Ray does things the hack way for 'drama'. In my personal opinion I am here to see Ray do the professional stuff. Ray does "professional" MUCH better than he does "hack" whatever "drama" there is in everything he does because... Ray!

[@manyhobbies4537]

definitely go out the bottom.

[@paulpaintshop103]

Same with Lancia Fulvias, six big bolts, fuel line, electrics, brake lines and exhaust, lift front up and wheel it out, takes an hour tops.

[@Phil_Barker]

I was looking for this - out the top is definitely the hard way to do it. Engine and trans out of these cars is a very easy job.

[@tomgibson5769]

I don’t know what was but it broke may be one of the best Ray lines ever. Keep up the good work!

[@chrismast2790]

29:00 "I'm done playing nice"... When I saw him pull that tool out, I thought he was about to go ham on that engine.

[@hollisbiffle7669]

You are a classy mechanic, the way you always take your time to do a job correctly and safely without destruction. I am also a collector of fasteners. Never know when you need them.

[@1soupasaurus]

I saw Miata and instantly thought of Eric of I Do Cars. Hope he saw this. Great video Ray.

[@robertbriley9182]

Nothing like a little overkill to cut a chain…I like it!

[@johnbornschein5525]

It is really exciting watching you work music is great ,all the little comments while you do things cracks me up

[@ttlui3310]

I agree with Michael, find exhaust fan to adapt to the existing vent that is already there and will give you better air flow.

[@johnbornschein5525]

You cleaned your shop looks great

[@c750cx]

Nice shout out to “I Do Cars”. Always a fun channel to watch👍

[@calvinevans8305]

7:40 I didn't know that the Miata had a Torque Arm. My 98 Z28 Camaro had a Torque Arm, lower control arms, and a panhard bar in the rear suspension.

[@PandaMan02]

there is also a handleless impact with that impact head, its like the head of that impact with an air hose attached to it with the trigger on the hose, no need to worry about the flex head's handle. astro 1831 and 1830, palm impact wrench.

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

I haven’t tried the palm wrench yet, truth be told I didn’t really think the flex wrench was any good till I used it.

[@stupidtomatos]

Mechanic from New York here. In years of working on cars, never have I seen someone decide unbolting an exhaust is easier than cutting it. The rust up here makes it nearly impossible most times. That just blew my mind when you reached for the impact for the muffler and not a sawzall or torch.

[@aaronshutts1024]

A pallet sitting on the legs is a good idea. Gives a good base to set the lifted item down on the legs.

[@hestheMaster]

Nice video editing Ray. Expansion room looking good. I appreciate the update. Good engine extraction.

[@livingdeadbtu]

Was watching VGG where he was building his NASCAR burn truck big block and he went "click" !!!! Awesome

[@mehagel65]

That escalated quickly with the chop saw. Nice.

[@steves009]

Greetings from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@lorditsprobingtime6668]

I bet I beat you in the stripping down department! I was working as a welder for a business buying trucks, newish and old and refurbishing, restructuring, repainting and generally making them look pretty and worthwhile again. Frequently with older semis that in their day were considered powerful but, as engine hp increased they were too slow for most businesses so in a lot of cases I'd use old chassis rails salvaged from other old trucks to extend the wheelbase then build a truck body and mount that on them and they were very popular with farmers. The one I'm talking about though, I had none of the fantastic power tools available now so EVERYTHING was done with whatever hand tools I took down to the other yard, an oxy cutting set and an old giant forklift that had been originally used on the docks to move shipping containers around. I didn't have much welding going on so they sent me down to completely strip absolutely everything useful off this old ERF cab over semi. I unbolted a lot with spanners and sockets but, mostly I carefully carved the heads off the bolts with the oxy then just knocked the stubs out and in a normal 8 hour day I had that thing with it's huge diesel engine and gearbox out, the bogey drive out and the chassis rails stripped ready to use to extend another truck in the future. I was told not to worry about the cab so after detaching every mounting and all wiring and everything else I just shoved one of those massive forks right through and plucked it off leaving all useful components separated and ready for use after whatever preparations. That time included loading up a truck with the gear and driving down there except for the monster forklift that was already down there for a different reason. So there, nah nah😛. Pretty sad to see that little Mazdabater as it looks like it's pretty new underneath there. Oh well, at least the recipient hopefully will have a low mileage, undamaged from either the accident or abusive driving that may have led to it's destruction.

[@robertpimpo4698]

Awesome video ray thats always fun to do not a bad job at all

[@francodeiuliis1562]

Big job there nicely done ✔️ Cheers from Nova Scotia

[@Rekuzan]

OHHHH my gosh, she's SOOO adorable!!! How DO you manage to get ANY work done with that little angel wandering around??? Seriously duder, I'd be distracted every two minutes; AWWWW, SHE SO KYOOOOT!!!!! Wait, what was I doing???

[@shaunkelly9053]

You could put a nice vent fan in the hole in the roof where that range hood is.

[@robertopenheimer1451]

Ray I thought that your days of working on pigs were over with when you left the Pepboys you were working at, You actually get more of them working for yourself. You need an apprentice working with you. Hats off to you for taking jobs a lot of shops would over estimate because they don't want to work on them.

[@bigbigrichie]

That stabilizer bar thing is called the c beam..corvettes have them too

[@bobby9195]

Good morning Mr Ray, interesting to see how a Miata is cramped together 😆 no room

[@ricgunn1439]

Made to assemble not to repair😡

[@zevgoldman6769]

Navy training remembered here."Don't force it. Get a bigger hammer." At what point did you use the rock recovery unit; an EPA approved rock recovery unit?

[@rickmerritt8035]

'More hardware for me. ' Love it.

[@bigbird2100]

Great video 👍 Just check and make sure the differential on the scrap car is a limited slip type!

[@gwelte]

I see the old closet wall has been removed from the other side of the garage. Wow, so much more space.

[@jameslowe57]

Nice Banks hat and Shirt, I had a Banks system for my 97 Ford 7.3 years ago and loved it, wish I never sold that truck!

[@TXCherokee]

Thank you RainMan I don’t want to get hurt either. Saturday was dragging garbage can out to street and tripped on ledge on driveway fell flat on my face. OUCH. knee both hands and fat lip

[@1eingram]

That was fun! Maybe you could start a chop shop!

[@brenttaylor1548]

Welcome back Ray glad to have my morning routine with you

[@JamesDvorak]

"Always more pry bar." Right on, Ray!

[@TheCorpsehatch]

Disassembly when you don't have to be careful about breaking stuff is fun.

[@eddieMurphy11111]

when you have moved into a building there is always something to do and is going to cost money ,thanks for the interesting video

[@mykofreder1682]

Cables and harnesses to get to a repair in a modern car are a major barrier to doing the job, just to watch the carnage and problem makes it more familiar and less an obstacle.

[@patrickdiehl6813]

Sweet Miata deconstruction 👍 definitely want to see it dragged out and the power plant installation in the red one👊

[@donw3912]

I'm surprised you didn't cut the upper radiator tie bar away...wouldn't have had to raise the unit up as high. A great video as always Ray.

[@detailerslife8127]

That Throttle Body has seen better days 😬

[@bobbg9041]

After tearing out the coolent package id take a sazall to the radiator core supports top and bottom so I didnt have to fight the drivetrain out.

[@JamesSargent-dh6ci]

When doing work with a body shop. Remember. hammers and pry bars come in a "plethora" of sizes. Nice to see angels back in the shop. Good job 2all. 🥶🐲

[@PapasHobbyGarage]

always save the ac caps hose clamps fuses relays

[@richardsmith2721]

I cut the roof off of my college car with a saw like that before junking it. The car was a 1981 Ratsun 210. It was rotted out and had a broken frame. I cut off the roof in the driveway and drove it for the summer as a convertible. I had to wipe the seats off after it rained. The crazy thing was that it never broke in two with a rusted unibody and the top removed. The engine and trans worked too until the day I dropped it at the junkyard. I tried to kill it and I couldn't. I even kept a screwdriver in the car in case I had to pull the plate and leave it at the side of the road.

[@MikeHudson-px2gc]

Good you tore out that wall by the door. Opens the whole space and will allow easy access to the new lift .

[@mikebarrington8828]

Loving the Timelapse deconstruction. Think it’s a way forward for multiple processes like suspension brake work show one Timelapse the rest

[@ProfessorDisaray]

Ray you should have used the blue tip tool and just cut the frame apart and saved yourself a headache.

[@zergerx8846]

Enjoy your videos, happy to see your business is growing

[@StrengthAndConditioning61]

Went to Hawaii in 19 and rented a MX-5. Talk about fun

[@zepp3lin]

I'll keep the 4 wheel rims of that wrecked Miata definitely, it still looks good.

[@cjroberts4457]

That shop has to be cleaner than 98% of the others I have seen

[@cameronrobinson4278]

You are awesome Rrrray! Love the "unless you want me to" at the very end!! Lol 🤣👍🏾 Anything for the customer. 🤣

[@D3M0ify]

That orange gloves have a bad reflection at certain angles! Love your videos

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

Oil on the camera 😬

[@ivari75]

cherrypicker definition : A device used to test the tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect...

[@louism8217]

Also, a wobbly car lift....yep, made that slight mistake putting in long tube headers.

[@davidfarrish3768]

Hey Ray. Sometimes its a lot easier to drop the engine out the bottom with the subframe. Thats how most of them went together. Enjoy your videos

[@richpeggyfranks490]

Ray, This was one of your most entertaining videos ever. Always love your banter and positive attitude. Also, it's inspirational to watch the progress of your self-employed enterprise. Always remember your roots and who helped get you there. Thanks.

[@vanchie21]

oh yeah that reminds me I have some videos of his to catch up on...

[@stevo4649]

thankyou Ray,a very productive upload,,👍👍

[@michelswerissen6544]

Video approved, no gravity.

[@umwzhills999]

Watching you all the way from Zimbabwe. I wish you all the success you could or would want. Keep it going, thank you.

[@leonhart2452]

After your done with the engine swap, most of your extra parts can be sold to recoup some of the cost.

[@larrybe2900]

Don't believe Ray is the one who will be reinstalling this drive train. He just had to remove it.

[@1DarkStorm]

Welcoming back!

[@411NOW]

Shop is coming together, my question is why safe a Miata? I hate those stupid cars. I gues there are reasons just seems like a lot of work for nothing. We keep a spare large truck tire without a rim to set blocks / engines on. Sure others do as well. Thank you for the video Ray. You stay safe out there.........

[@madddawg1369]

Please explain ignition Dwell.

[@MonoBrawI]

I believe Astro have an even smaller impact wrench where they dispense with the handle completely.

[@martinvs6415]

I watched my brother extract engines in unorthodox ways when they were scrap. But we were dealing with GM and Chrysler products with 3 feet of space around the engine compartment. That is one big engine for that small compartment. Was it replaced with something bigger than the original? Good job, Ray. I bet that beer tasted some good after that job.

[@anthonylewis7866]

You should hire Peter, I miss you calling out for him to help you

[@bobl185]

Hiring Peter wont be happening, Ray has told us about Peter and his new adventure......but very soon we will be seeing a new face besides his great helper he already has,,,,Wife Unit does it all !!!!!!

[@IrrationalDiversions]

Petah....

[@jamesmillhouse4795]

I have ben wondering when you were going to put a big daddy sean in your videos 🤣🤣 nice add in👍

[@douglasbuhr5741]

the flex head wrench is cool also checkout Astro Tools 1830 and 1831 palm impacts

[@garyh7949]

Can't wait to see the install video. Is the engine already out of the other vehicle?

[@stanSnider]

Good morning Ray

[@deadpixelmedia3171]

I love when you get a parts car and you can just go ham ripping it apart without ever having to worry about having to put it back together!