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GTX fix up, on a budget with some unique twists
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1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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Originally posted by crazycanadian View Posthumm... interesting idea on the short throw... I'll see how things go.. My time line is kinda short so I don't think I can go back now.. Might be an idea for when I do the BPT swap I have for the car..
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More updates..
I have had issues with my fuel gauge only reading down to 1/4 tank and then stopping... While I had the car apart I figured I would pull the sending units out and test them.. The previous owner told me this issue started after he replaced the fuel tank... I found the secondary sending unit was bad.. Thankfully I had gotten the old tank from the previous owner... The secondary sending unit was good in the old tank..
I also wired in an accessory relay to power up an extra fuse box.. This is going to be used down the road for rally lights and other additions I have planned...
Mounting my amp was an interesting task... The arm rest in the rear panel protrudes into the cavity I wanted to mount the amp.. This meant I had to play with various spacers to get everything to fit.. Once the amp was in place I didn't have any way to put bolts in it.. So I had to come up with some spacers with nuts welded to them... These spacers were then epoxied to the amp so that I could just feed bolts in and tighten it all up.. While I was at it, I wired in the stereo..
Last thing I worked on was building a new speaker shelf for the rear speakers and rear panels.. I am not sure what was done in the past but a lot of things in the trunk had been ripped apart, lost, missing not put together properly.. I started by putting the rear panel in and measuring things out to create a cardboard template.. After that I test fit, and adjusted where I needed to.. From there I copied it over to some scrap steal I had lying around, and cut it out.. I added a little bit to the edges and bent a lip in to the piece to help strengthen it... I was pretty happy with my self.. I started with nothing and came out with both of these pieces in 3 hours..
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i've read alot about the fuel pump sending units going bad & folks rewinding them with new copper wire. you can always use that alternative if need be.
how are those speaker mounts going to be installed. i can't visualize it atm.
also nice amp placement- clean and very very hidden---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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Originally posted by FE3-323 View Posti've read alot about the fuel pump sending units going bad & folks rewinding them with new copper wire. you can always use that alternative if need be.
how are those speaker mounts going to be installed. i can't visualize it atm.
also nice amp placement- clean and very very hidden
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I love it!!!! wish the BG 323 had speakers mounted like that---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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Originally posted by FE3-323 View PostI love it!!!! wish the BG 323 had speakers mounted like that
Originally posted by azgtx View PostAnother twist to this..use the same part from the 86-89 Merc Tracer and then you can use a 6" speaker... Although you will lose the rear shoulder belt due to mounting interference, but you would still have the lap belt.
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BG 323 hatch has the speakers mounted where the amp is in his above photo.... not up by the strut towers where the sound would follow the body lines & or maybe even sound good---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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Originally posted by FE3-323 View PostBG 323 hatch has the speakers mounted where the amp is in his above photo.... not up by the strut towers where the sound would follow the body lines & or maybe even sound good
I could have swore when I was doing all the work on the race car that it was wired in the same place for speakers... Maybe I am mistaken then...
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Even with the amp being lower cost because of being refurbished I'd be concerned about lack of ventilation to it.
Maybe throw on some extra heat sinks or a small quiet pull fan.
Guess it'd depend on the wattage and class though.Beater=/= Sleeper
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Originally posted by Kitty View PostEven with the amp being lower cost because of being refurbished I'd be concerned about lack of ventilation to it.
Maybe throw on some extra heat sinks or a small quiet pull fan.
Guess it'd depend on the wattage and class though.
plus the amp came with the car.. it was originally installed in the trunk under the carpet... it's lasted over 4 years like that.. I think it'll be ok in its new home..
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