My 88' GTX Worklog

[Damkid]

Got some work done on the GTX tonight, i started by bolting the B6T and trans together, i realized my B6T came from a FWD GT because i had to cut a piece of the oil pan off to clear the AWD trans



Here's where i had to cut clearances



And on a side note, even with the engine/trans out of the car, what a PITA the starter is to install!! lol

I beleive i am also missing the bracket that bolts to the body for where the engine mount bolts to, so i'll need to search for one of those as well

Then i wen to bolt the crossmember back onto the car to install the engine and i had troubles installing the rear bolts, so i'll need to get a tap to clean the threads on the body before i can finish bolting up the cross member, but i did also get the stabalizer bar bolted back in



Then i emptied most of the parts out of the GTX so i can start sorting through everything so i can start making sense of all the parts i have and may need




Then some interior shots..... and yes the interior needs a good cleaning







and then i got the fenders bolted back on, mainly so there not in my way :lol:

[Damkid]

here's tonights progress



This tranny is very wide (front to back wise) it was definately meant to be installed from underneath, if the master cylinder was installed, it would have been in the way for sure



But after a lot of fighting with it, here it is



next came the hood and headlights etc

[E=MC^2]

I like the beer in the engine bay, good work!

[Damkid]

^^lol what can i say, i got thirsty while working on the car lol

[azgtx]

Don't feel bad..this is how one of mine looked like..


Clay

[Turpro]

Beer always makes things go in smoother.....or just makes you get so pissed off you call it a night lol

[bomdoutscort]

Nice work

[Damkid]

Last night I got the front axles in, the clutch and brake master cylinder installed, the rad is installed and the slave cylinder, next I'll be getting the wiring taken care of and getting the gas tank ready to be re-installed so I can get the long drive shaft mounted

[Mazda_Powered]

wow dude!!!! i just ****ing noticed this thread!!! awesome work! that car is pretty damn clean too!!!!

[Damkid]

Ha ha thanks man, I wandered when you were gunna notice this thread lol

[progt91]

that paint might come out alright with a polish. bring back the deep luster. after shes running of corse

[Damkid]

^^I'm hoping the paint will come back, but i'm not counting on it, i'll try buffing it to see what happens but worst case senario i'll just get give it a quick paint job so it looks better lol

[Mazda_Powered]

oh it'll come back man lol, my old protege gt was the same flat pink when i bought it lol, after an hour or so you could see your reflection! red is awesome to revive lol

[mcrumble]

good luck with the paint. my red gtx looked the same, i just ended up doing a DIY paint job. too much work to make it look even and nice. you found the starter was a bitch? i could change a starter in under 30 minutes on my gtx. maybe its because i did it around 8 times. looks good though, makes me miss my gtx even more. and i love the stock radios and the digi dash. keep us posted!

[Damkid]

^^I only found the starter to be a bitch cause of the diff lock actuator was in the way (i didn't feel like taking if off just to install the starter lol) i'm sure i'll get quicker with it though..... as for the stock radio, digi dash, well i'm loving the digital cluster, but i'm not a big fan of the stock radio, i'll probably put in an aftermarket deck but keep the stock one around so i can always return it to stock if i were to ever re-sell it