Visit to ABT Machine Tuesday, September 8, 2009 I bought a boat anchor and dropped it off to the machine shop a couple of weeks ago. Before the anchor was an anchor, it was a short block from a 2002 Miata. I wanted to use the main bearing support plate, oil pan, and crank shaft from a 2001+ Miata. As it turns out, Leos at Expolines Auto, a Miata salvage yard in New Hampshire, had a short block from a flood-salvage car. Since the bottom end is going to be rebuilt, I wasn’t too worried about the water & rust. In hindsight I should have taken pictures of it before having it torn apart, but I didn’t. Upon arriving to ABT Machine, Mike invited me in to show me how thing are progressing. There was more rust than i expected, and the cylinder walls were pitted, but Mike thinks all of the parts I care about (block, MPSB, oil pan, and hopefully crank) will clean up nicely. Mike had torn the block down, magnafluxed it, and cleaned up a few of the parts. PICTURES: <a href="perma://BLPageReference/7C3DD3F1-BFB9-40E8-8988-30B45153746D">Visit to ABT Machine in Holliston, MA</a>.