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And so it begins....323BG hatch ----> V6 powa with a few extra surprises
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My car is a Vazondissan. Part Nissan. Part Mazda. Part Ford. Part VW. Part Honda.
1993 Protege - DX with LX upgrades. Still rockin' the SOHC. Custom HID headlight Retrofit.
2009 Mazda 3 - Finacee Car. No power nothing. About to trade in for a 2014 Mazda 6 Sport.
Install Shifter Bushings: http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/show...491#post646491
Custom HID's: http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/show...&highlight=hid
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Originally posted by Dan [Sac] View PostNo work this week, I have 3 midterms and lots of studying to do.
But, I did pick up a mint 626 front bumper lip and initial mockup shows a pretty good fit. Maybe I don't need an OEM lip after all.
sigpicWorlds first car with GPS was a Mazda
~~~~~~~~> Thanks again to member gooseinyou for the familia garnish <~~~~~~~~
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Not much new for now. Been busy at school, and replacing my tow rig for the summer. F150 now gone, F250 in, should pull quite a bit better.
On the 323, I've got all the parts together (well almost all) that still need painting
Black - front & rear bumper lips, a-pillar covers, the b-pillar glass covers, flares, mirrors, and some misc. parts & brackets.
In silver I still have to do the right side chassis engine mount, coolant lines and misc. nuts & bolts.
I can't find the motor mounts yet, they're in one of the myriad of parts boxes though.
So first I'll be laying the wiring harness, then doing the steering rack mounts, then the hydraulic lines...those 3 things will take the longest.'90 Mazda 323 - V6 KLDE, supercharged, right-hand drive, build log
'93 Ford Probe GT - a few mods...
10.24 @ 139.5 mph [16 psi] - Timeslip
490whp, 447 wtq @ 20psi - Dyno sheet
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Well at this point i'm 99% sure that my retarded no-crank issue pre-paint was the missing switch on the clutch pedal (I know that because I found it in a box, instead of on the harness).
Tomorrow (friday) I hope to knock out the steering mounting. Using the 323 pedals also means I have to make a plate to allow the mx3 steering column to mount to the pedal box. I wanted the mx3 column because of the tilt adjustment and intermittent wiper options.
Also started sanding the flares, hope to have everything primed by next thursday.'90 Mazda 323 - V6 KLDE, supercharged, right-hand drive, build log
'93 Ford Probe GT - a few mods...
10.24 @ 139.5 mph [16 psi] - Timeslip
490whp, 447 wtq @ 20psi - Dyno sheet
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The finish line seams so close yet so far away doesn't it? Good to see so much progress in such a short period of time.1993 Protege LX-Midnight's shadow SOLD
1996 Honda CBR600-Wrecked. Damn Honda crippled me
2002 mazda MPV-family truckster SOLD
2010 VW routon
Originally posted by jay.....they totally underestimated the number of gearheads such as myself that have families but refuse to grow the hell up and stop playing with cars, or that otherwise see the utility of having 4 doors. Obviously I ain't alone, as there are a helluva lotta sti and evo here. Bueler? Beuler? Mazda? Mazda?
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All right, steering rack brackets are done - this took quite a bit longer than I thought, because there were lots of little pieces that had to be made to fit.
So I took the factory bracket that was spot welded on the GTX, drilled it out, and tried to mount that to the stock USDM mx3 subframe....that didn't go so well.
So then I just cut out the mount points. Then I took a piece of flat stock, measured its placement, welded it to the stock subframe, then closed it up for full 360* support. I then made rear-support brackets from gussets which I boxed up.
Peek-a-boo!
'90 Mazda 323 - V6 KLDE, supercharged, right-hand drive, build log
'93 Ford Probe GT - a few mods...
10.24 @ 139.5 mph [16 psi] - Timeslip
490whp, 447 wtq @ 20psi - Dyno sheet
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The GTX doesn't have a front subframe - the control arms are bolted to the chassis, and the rack is firewall mounted. A subframe would have impeded the placement of the transfer case and driveshaft in the AWD GTX.
Don't know if the GT-R is the same or not. I tried for the longest time to source a manual RHD MX3 rack but with no results, so then I just used what I had (depowered the stock GTX rack) and made it fit the USDM subframe.'90 Mazda 323 - V6 KLDE, supercharged, right-hand drive, build log
'93 Ford Probe GT - a few mods...
10.24 @ 139.5 mph [16 psi] - Timeslip
490whp, 447 wtq @ 20psi - Dyno sheet
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Yea guess that makes sense, the AWD models never had the complete subframe...lots of work...sure paid off though! did a great job too.-Jack
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91 626 LX - basically stock and pretty slow still
http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/sho...my-GD-626-LX-)
01 E53 3.0i - FOR SALE! pm if interested
91 USDM Protege LX - SOLD! turbo/manifold up for sale!
http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46606
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Spring break is next week! It'll be pedal to the metal starting this friday, w00t!'90 Mazda 323 - V6 KLDE, supercharged, right-hand drive, build log
'93 Ford Probe GT - a few mods...
10.24 @ 139.5 mph [16 psi] - Timeslip
490whp, 447 wtq @ 20psi - Dyno sheet
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