Well I thought this is a great way to share what I am doing with the rest of my fellow Mazda owners..
I have owned a few 323 models thru the years and got my hands on this super clean 323, and figured I would drop a 1.8L BP motor and 5 speed transaxle and complete with the GT 4 wheel disc set up into it .
So I went out and found a donor 1990 Protege GT to supply me with all the parts needed.
Only 156,000 original miles , lady driven , garage kept !!! sweet find !! to bad is a putt putt 1.6L SOHC , Automatic
So... I found the 1990 GT Protege near by where I live and didn"t waste any time tearing in down
It wasn't in bad shape for having 260,000 Kms on it .
Time to rip it apart !!!!!! Weeee
The interior was the first thing to come apart then moved on to the rear and front suspensions.
There was a bit of rust and stubborn bolts but all went smoothly for the dismantle .
At this point I have started cleaning up all the parts and getting them powder coated or painted. Prepping them to go on to the 323
Lots to do still .... Had to customized some Super Pro bushing for the rear suspension to make them fit , but the fronts are installed in the control arms . The complete rear suspension has come back from the powder coaters and I am starting the assembly !!!!
More pics to come of the rear and front build up before install in the 323 ...
I have owned a few 323 models thru the years and got my hands on this super clean 323, and figured I would drop a 1.8L BP motor and 5 speed transaxle and complete with the GT 4 wheel disc set up into it .
So I went out and found a donor 1990 Protege GT to supply me with all the parts needed.
Only 156,000 original miles , lady driven , garage kept !!! sweet find !! to bad is a putt putt 1.6L SOHC , Automatic
So... I found the 1990 GT Protege near by where I live and didn"t waste any time tearing in down
It wasn't in bad shape for having 260,000 Kms on it .
Time to rip it apart !!!!!! Weeee
The interior was the first thing to come apart then moved on to the rear and front suspensions.
There was a bit of rust and stubborn bolts but all went smoothly for the dismantle .
At this point I have started cleaning up all the parts and getting them powder coated or painted. Prepping them to go on to the 323
Lots to do still .... Had to customized some Super Pro bushing for the rear suspension to make them fit , but the fronts are installed in the control arms . The complete rear suspension has come back from the powder coaters and I am starting the assembly !!!!
More pics to come of the rear and front build up before install in the 323 ...
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