And so it begins....323BG hatch ----> V6 powa with a few extra surprises

[Dan [Sac]]

Today I put on a hood strut - it's already pretty strong so I may forgo the second one, although I will wait until it's colder to fully decide (105*F today). I made a mess of the upper mounting point so I'll redo that later on when it's cooler outside.

I think the struts were off a Probe hatch, but I can't remember for sure.












Bonus sex shot:



It's really sweet to have an almost vertical hood (here's where the shaved hinges pays off) and not dick with a hood prop or look for a stick like i have been.

[jinx]

me likey! I've been wanting to do this to mine for awhile now.

[323Permin]

I to have plans for this mod... going to have two , so there is a even lift oon the hood.

[miK3Pro]

thats mad jdm lol.....it looks good

[Dan [Sac]]

I weighed the car today, it came in at 2380 lb with a tank of gas. That includes the full interior, spare tire, jack, etc. Looks like it gained about 130 lb with the KL swap. The old 1.6 had an iron block and the atx attached to it wasn't light.

[Mazda_Powered]

nice numbers!

[DeeAOne]

Wow. I didn't know the BF and BG were that close in weight. I weighed in at 2350lbs. Full interior, spare, and a system.

[Turpro]

Fromwhat I remember hearing, the kl only weighs 60lbs more than a bp.

[Mazda_Powered]

yea its not far from a bp due to the differences in cast iron and aluminum meow

[shark524]

quick question is the supercharger running in the spot where the ac would go?

[IMACHU2]

quick question is the supercharger running in the spot where the ac would go?

Dan made a table of contents kinda link page 1000 pages back LOL (page 1)

http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showpost.php?p=567316&postcount=167

[shark524]

i know and i've looked through the links but he didnt seem to go into much detail. also i have no clue where the ac is on this engine all i know is that on my protege it is in the same spot but you really cant compare cuz they are 2 completely different engines

[nerd racing]

In a word... yes. he describes the adapter being made to fit where the original AC bracket was.

[ghaze24]

Really amazing work, makes me want to completely re-do my 323 haha.

Would you mind sharing the measurements on your fenderl arches/flares and or where you got them? I don't have access to my car right now and would like to make sure I get ones that fit.

[viper_707]

buddy start reading its all in the thread