1995 MX-3 RS turbo (BP) 56K BEWARE

[Mazda_Powered]

yea i remember i kept changing my mind for my old EGTs paint scheme right up until the day she went into paint lol.

[mx3optidrive]

Look what was hiding under the sideskirts and fenders....

Driver's side



Passenger side too....



And a couple random shots...





Time to start cutting and welding. I guess I had to expect some rust on the car...I don't think it is too bad.

[Pox]

[pirite]

just read this straight through for the first time, and i have to say HUGE

im doing almost this same build and its nice to see what little issues might come up/how to deal with them.

again, HUGE

[FE3-323]

no good!!!! get that "cured"

[mx3optidrive]

just read this straight through for the first time, and i have to say HUGE

im doing almost this same build and its nice to see what little issues might come up/how to deal with them.

again, HUGE

Thanks. I hope this thread helped you out and if you need any other help with your project, just message me.

no good!!!! get that "cured"

Oh, it will be cured and no hints at all that this disease was ever on the car.

[mx3optidrive]

Few more pics of disassembly......











In this pic you can see the rusted seat belt brackets, they will be sand blasted and painted....





Not much left to tear apart now. I will be starting the actual work this weekend and will have progress pics Sunday night.

[Pox]

Wow. Very nice. It was sick begin with. Cant wait to see the progress!

[Turpro]

Glad to see you're not giving up because of rust.

[Lex]

How are the strut towers in the rear? I'm very glad you're working through this.

My 944 Turbo had some rust in the battery box (not as bad as yours but some holes) and I found Por 15 with fiberglass sheet to work wonders. Tedious but worthwhile. After the welding fix, coat it all with the Por 15 starter kit and use this for seam-sealing and it will never rust again: http://www.por15.com/PORPATCH/productinfo/PPB/

[mx3optidrive]

Chris, I would never give up on this car because of a little rust. I have too much time and money in it to let it go. Besides, for the year and where I live, this one is still in awesome shape even with the rust, compared to any of the ones I would buy to replace it.

Alex, thanks for th link. The bodyman that is helping me said something about seam sealing the car and using something like that, but I am not sure if that was the actual product he was talking about or not. Thanks for the advice and I will mention it to him.

[mx3optidrive]

Just a few quick shots of our progress











Well all dings and dents on the body part of the car are done and all the good surfaces on the car are sanded and ready for primer, except the final sanding of the quarters. The rust will be dealt with this Saturday.That is it so far. We will be working on it Tuesday evening and I will update again.

[psiturbo]

Works like this one makes me go ahead and finish my build, well put it back after it the oil pump blew up...

Good job!

[Mi|<e]

Check the threads on the ETD manifold and retap them, the one I got
were so poorly done the turbo bolts would back out. Also check the
flatness of the mating surfaces to the turbo and the head and get it
flattened if its out.

Just want to save you a possible turbo gasket blow out.

[scortadict]

any update????