Checked the oil and coolant level before driving from Seattle to Portland. Topped off the gas tank. Averaged almost 32mpg holding a pretty steady 70mph. I'm happy. Now I'm going to start looking at new tires because mine don't have much tread left. Planning on going back down to 14" rims. Trying to decide on whether I should get 185/60-14 or 195/60-14.
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My buddy lent me some space in his garage in exchange for help pulling his motor and tranny.
I was able to fix my leaky axle seal and set my timing. Like a new car!
Ian Boyd- Bellingham, WA (click vehicle to view)
1988 BF GTX
1990 x2 BG AWD Protege
1991 Escort GT- SOLD
1975 911 S Widebody 3.6 conversion
2005 Corolla
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Clay, you changing springs for the new set?
1988 White GTX - #1 parts
1988 Black GTX - #2 reliably broken touge monstar (294,000 miles no rebuilds) - dead
1988 Blue GTX - #3 in progress (view here)
1988 Blue GTX - #4 BPT swapped weekend warrior.
1988 White GTX - #5 Rally car
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Originally posted by Mr. D Cox View PostBought all new control arm and sway bar bushings today from the dealer, rear link bushings on back order from the states or Japan... better be here by monday. gotta rip apart the front end of the GTX this weekend for the first time, should be fun. Any tips with the the control arms?1988 323 GTX
2009 Mazda 5
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I need this myself, I think my t-stat is stuck open..... no heat at all, temp guage never rises anymore.
I would like to find GTX body parts..... I'm in So Central Virginia. Keep me in mind guys.
Upgrading my toy 323 SE to look cool and stay in the 38-42 mpg range.
Originally posted by slownrusty View PostNothing says love like a new set of NGKs (BCPR7ES-11, gapped to 36 thou)
And flush the cooling system and install a new thermostat
Last edited by riverrunnernky; 02-24-2013, 09:50 AM.David
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OEM two-stage thermostats are the best at maintaining consistant temps. And they cost about the same. Looks like that's the new one you got there in the pic.1990 Protege 4WD
GT-X BP26 swap [AT->MT]|Cup holder cut to fit|Synthetic gear oil|Synthetic brake fluid|Corksport SS brake/clutch lines|Mazdaspeed HV oil pump|GT-X front STB|Corksport type I rear STB|Matching full-size spare wheel|Homebrew Brass shifter bushing|Speed Source brass shifter cable bushings|EDM headlights/corners|FMIC|EDM cabin vents
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Seeking: Canadian 4WD seatbelts.
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Got hold of a 1989 323 4x4 twr turbo from a fellow member off of the 323gtx.co.uk site and been getting it road worthy. Been welding the floor pan and rear inner sill the past few days, changed ball joints and a track rod end. Put it in for MOT this morning and it failed on rear discs and rear brake lines, the metal ones that run along the subframe are corroded. No problems as ive got a complete other car for spares. So it will be on the road on tuesday.
Any tips on how to get that big bolt out that connects the rear lateral arms to the hub? mines stuck solid and cant budge it, cant even get it to twist.
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