So, for winter last year I bought a little stock white 323, auto tragic 1.6 SOHC ($600.00) cleaned it up and drove it for the winter /spring. Then sold it for a nice profit.
Then I figured I would look around for another winter car and work on it through the summer so it would be ready for this winter... So it begins Ha ha ha ....
Found a 1991 323 LX model 1.6 B6, 5 spd 206,000 km ( which in this trim level we dont find many here in BC ) black paint with tan interior.
Hell for $300.00 bucks what can be wrong. DOH !!!
It fired up right away, drove it and the first thing I figured is it needed at least one CV joint replaced and the exhaust was hooped !!
Well months have passed and I am deep into the project ... all the profit I made from the white 323 has been sunk into the new black 323.
I was surprised ( well not really ) that it needed alot more work from first glance.
I have done a full mechanical tune up and then some !
-New Spark plugs ( NGK )
-New Spark Plug wire set ( NGK )
-New Cap/Rotor
-New Air Filter
-New Fuel Filter
-New O2 sensor
-New Tranny and engine oil change/filter
-New Radiator
-New upper and lower Rad hoses
-New Reman front calipers/pads
-New Front Sway Bar End Links
-New Rear Drums, Pads, Wheel Cylinders and Hardware
-New ( both side ) Drive Axles and Tranny Seals
-New Valve cover Gasket
-New Bronze Oilite Shifter Bushings
-New OEM Power mirrors
And some other items I have picked up or had from the other builds are going on the car.. like :
- Front OEM Strut Bar
- Ultra Race Rear Strtut Bar
- MX3 lower rear tie bar
- Rear GT Sway Bar and New end links, Poly bushings
- Full Set of newer Struts with Protege GT springs ( GT ones have a higher spring rate than normal 323 or proteges )
- Full JDM GTX 3 hole front bumper and headlights and JDM grill, JDM rear bumper.
- 4 Front Rally lighting array ( to be fabricated )
- Front skid plate ( to be fabricated )
- EDM rear hatch fog garnish
- Upper Led Hatch spolier
- the 1993 Mazda GT ( Canadain model ) 14" aluminum spoked wheels with studded snowies :0)
The vision I am having for this car is a 1991 GTX clone from the exterior visual, just not 4wd or turbo'd :0(
I think these parts will help obtain the GTX look ..
Will post more pics of the progress soon..
Then I figured I would look around for another winter car and work on it through the summer so it would be ready for this winter... So it begins Ha ha ha ....
Found a 1991 323 LX model 1.6 B6, 5 spd 206,000 km ( which in this trim level we dont find many here in BC ) black paint with tan interior.
Hell for $300.00 bucks what can be wrong. DOH !!!
It fired up right away, drove it and the first thing I figured is it needed at least one CV joint replaced and the exhaust was hooped !!
Well months have passed and I am deep into the project ... all the profit I made from the white 323 has been sunk into the new black 323.
I was surprised ( well not really ) that it needed alot more work from first glance.
I have done a full mechanical tune up and then some !
-New Spark plugs ( NGK )
-New Spark Plug wire set ( NGK )
-New Cap/Rotor
-New Air Filter
-New Fuel Filter
-New O2 sensor
-New Tranny and engine oil change/filter
-New Radiator
-New upper and lower Rad hoses
-New Reman front calipers/pads
-New Front Sway Bar End Links
-New Rear Drums, Pads, Wheel Cylinders and Hardware
-New ( both side ) Drive Axles and Tranny Seals
-New Valve cover Gasket
-New Bronze Oilite Shifter Bushings
-New OEM Power mirrors
And some other items I have picked up or had from the other builds are going on the car.. like :
- Front OEM Strut Bar
- Ultra Race Rear Strtut Bar
- MX3 lower rear tie bar
- Rear GT Sway Bar and New end links, Poly bushings
- Full Set of newer Struts with Protege GT springs ( GT ones have a higher spring rate than normal 323 or proteges )
- Full JDM GTX 3 hole front bumper and headlights and JDM grill, JDM rear bumper.
- 4 Front Rally lighting array ( to be fabricated )
- Front skid plate ( to be fabricated )
- EDM rear hatch fog garnish
- Upper Led Hatch spolier
- the 1993 Mazda GT ( Canadain model ) 14" aluminum spoked wheels with studded snowies :0)
The vision I am having for this car is a 1991 GTX clone from the exterior visual, just not 4wd or turbo'd :0(
I think these parts will help obtain the GTX look ..
Will post more pics of the progress soon..
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