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    You got a lot of toys on your hands


    '88 GT
    '88 GTX
    '85 Toyota Cressida 5-Speed
    '88 323 GT
    '88 323 GTX

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      The complete GT interior is now in the wagon which includes all the grey pieces to get rid of any signs of the old blue interior

      Time delayed interior lights
      Tilt steering
      Power mirrors
      And my favourite, power windows!!!


      1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
      1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
      2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

      1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

      If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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        looking nice!!!
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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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          So I finished stripping the GT down and ready for the scrapyard, it's a very sad sight but here's the final pictures of my GT



          Since the wagon needs a windshield, I kept the one from the GT, we just cut the roof and under the cowl



          R.I.P.



          But now the wagon is back inside the garage, first time in months



          First order of business is the much needed brake job, 3 out 4 calipers were sticking, wheels bearing were making a hell of a lot of noise so it was easier to just change the entire front knuckles since the GT got a complete front brake job only a few months before I stopped driving it

          And the also good rear calipers and brand new ebrake cables



          When installing the rear calipers I inspected the rear wheel bearings and found metal shavings throughout the grease, so next up is to install new bearings



          In the meantime I've also installed the OBD2 port


          1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
          1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
          2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

          1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

          If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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            woo OBD port goodness!
            shame the gt saw its demise :/ but onto better things!
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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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              I got the new wheel bearings installed and the next step is to fix an oil leak on the engine

              Turned out to be a cam seal and once I pulled the valve cover, I wasn't happy with what I found.... milky oil....



              So instead of replacing head gaskets, it'll be less work to replace the engine which I'm picking up another engine later today

              But I did get the battery fitted into the rear panel, just needs a tray to fasten it into place now


              1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
              1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
              2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

              1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

              If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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                RIP in GT!

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                  Picked up the new engine last night to add to the pile lol

                  now to get it installed


                  1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
                  1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
                  2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

                  1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

                  If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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                    nice collection there!!!
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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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                      To hell with photobucket!!

                      I got the new engine installed, tweaked a few of the small things to do on the car, got the ECU mounted

                      Only thing left is a battery tray and windshield and this car is ready for the road

                      Here's a YouTube video of the car now


                      1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
                      1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
                      2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

                      1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

                      If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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                        looks like it would be quite nice to drive. good to see it all buttoned up, wishing i had motivation to finish up my cars.
                        is there a tach solution? or do you have an aftermarket gauge somewhere? i was curious where you were shifting rpm wise
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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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                          Pretty awesome ride[emoji469][emoji469]


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                            Originally posted by FE3-323 View Post
                            looks like it would be quite nice to drive. good to see it all buttoned up, wishing i had motivation to finish up my cars.
                            is there a tach solution? or do you have an aftermarket gauge somewhere? i was curious where you were shifting rpm wise
                            Yes there is a solution to get the tach working

                            On my festiva I bought a Dakota Digital Tach convertor designed for engine swaps like this that change the number of cylinders so you can still use the stock tachometer

                            They're designed to work with pretty much any combo of gauge/# of cylinders and on my festiva I never had an issue in all the years I ran it, so it makes sense for me to buy another one for this car

                            Although they've certainly gone up in price since I last bought one lol

                            1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
                            1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
                            2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

                            1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

                            If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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                              My to-do list at this point is to

                              - make a battery tray
                              -new serpentine belt (forgot to clearance the casting on oil pump for the different pulley setup and chewed up the belt lol)
                              -new windshield
                              -tach convertor

                              Then I think I'll be able to say it's 100% done

                              1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
                              1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
                              2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

                              1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

                              If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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                                The 88' 323 Wagon build

                                So I recently got a GoPro so I wanted to make a short video with it, it'll be awesome for when I take the wagon to the track



                                And testing out imgur for hosting pics

                                One more step finished, custom battery tray

                                The last mock up before paint



                                This is just to show the pieces I welded to the car that the tray bolts to



                                The tray itself



                                Bolted in place



                                Once the battery is in, I made this plate to slide into a slot in the front of the tray to lock down the battery



                                And the finished product, i plan on cleaning up the battery still since it's out in the open like that

                                Last edited by Damkid; 09-11-2017, 10:01 AM.

                                1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
                                1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
                                2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

                                1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

                                If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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