Project rebuild....

miko_supra · March 27, 2009, 12:48:38 AM

Nice read, keep up the good work

karl_tate · March 29, 2009, 12:57:21 PM

thanks mate :yes

little more done

sorted out most of the wiring on the engine side now, all the wires that i dont need for the solenoids etc etc chopped out and tidied

the bucket of jap crap wiring is starting to get a little full now :rollin

and the assortment of bolts and brackets that i probably wont need :rolleyes:

got the bottom mounts for the rad sorted so now i can get the bottom of the rad fixed in and then make the mounts for the top, need to do something with the fan cowling and oil cooler pipe as its catching.

back to it now :wiggle

karl_tate · March 29, 2009, 03:28:44 PM

what are these two wires guys, the last few i need, they can plug together but it doesnt make any sense why they would, both black with red block every few inches.

karl_tate · March 30, 2009, 01:27:31 PM

Anyone have any ideas. I carnt find them in the wiring diagrams i have. They are starting to hurt my head hahaha

karl_tate · March 31, 2009, 10:48:57 PM

some more CAD to mount the top of the rad in

this is the top outlet chopped off and turned round to a better position for the hose

and this is the bottom outlet, again, chopped off. ive placed it like this so that i will get more ground clearance, the outlet is covered by the tape btw.

will hopefully be getting welded up thursday and have it back to mount and sort the hoses out.

also stripped back the wiring for the fans, dont know why i didnt do this in the first place before taping and mounting it all back in :2Rolleyes

then its onto mounting the intercooler in and sorting out the power steering cooler loop.

karl_tate · April 06, 2009, 06:11:57 PM

well ive spent hours trying to find out what the two plugs are that i mentioned above, lots of head scratching

decided, fduk it, and stripped it all back only to find this :Grrr :2Confused

so what was it for??

havent really done much lately but i needed some oil cooler circlips and a big thanks to Martin H (noyzboy100db) for sending me some.

they are not cheap for what they are from mazda, something ridiculous, so i just did this. there is no way that they can pop out now.

BleakBoy · April 07, 2009, 06:05:24 AM

Had the same wire, when i stripped the harness down,

It goes from the top of the coolant filler neck, to the alternator Wire Harness.

Hope this helps

karl_tate · April 07, 2009, 06:12:57 PM

thanks for that

it all makes sense now, because i have altered the loom so much the wire on top of the filler neck is long enough to reach.

karl_tate · April 12, 2009, 07:05:11 PM

no updates im affraid guys, been drinking most of this weekend and im waiting on the rad and mounts so i can get it all plumbed and mounted in and then see how the intercooler is going to be mounted and then im very nearly there

karl_tate · May 02, 2009, 08:32:36 PM

well finally got the rad done.

havent really touched the car for a good few weeks now, should really be on the road now

rad all welded up with the new/repositioned outlets, but i have found that i may have to get the top one done again, my mistake as i didnt have the turbo to bolt on to measure up properly :2Rolleyes you will see why further down.

anyway, got the rad all mounted and plumbed in. the hoses i had in the garage from previous cars/projects. little bit of cutting and joining and they connect up lovely. i love free mods

got the turbo bolted back on after a bit more polishing, i dont have the patients go get it fully bling lol

ive now realised though that i wont be able to get any kind of air filter on there although i was just planning on using some flexi tubing routed toward the hole in the bumper.

but by doing this i wont be able to have a vaccum for the omp valves http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57190

oh and this turned up today

and my ornament :rollin

leeincivic · May 03, 2009, 02:24:12 PM

lookin good matey, yeah and ya cant beat free mods!! worth while keepin all the bits till your done for sure coz always come in handy,

fancy comin and doin mine? ha

slingo · May 04, 2009, 08:37:54 AM

v mount is looking good karl,i always wondered how you run the lower rad hose with that setup. im thinking of putting a cold air feed or air filter of some sort behind the front bumper and duct it to the turbo but space is a issue and what do you do when it rains ?

karl_tate · May 05, 2009, 05:31:50 PM

yeh my garage is full of bit that i have kept over the years, just carnt throw things away lol

how you getting on with yours lee??

most of the v mounts that i have seen done by people have just flipped the rad upside down and then made up the pipes from there but i didnt like the idea of the hoses pointing towards the ground.

im still undecided about the filter/cold air feed but im sure i will figure it out

karl_tate · May 09, 2009, 06:24:46 PM

does anyone know what goes on the inside of this pipe to stop the movement. looks to be some kind of O ring seal of some kind. doesnt look to be must movement but there is quite a bit.

i hate loosing bits :Grrr :2Rolleyes

karl_tate · May 18, 2009, 10:00:48 PM

got a little package from japan today, the waste diaphragm that needed replacing. was only posted thursday :2eek

will get the wastegate back together tomorrow

have been scratching my head the last few weeks with the fitting on the trust 3 row intercooler and there was no way it was going to fit the way i wanted, the way the outlets were facing.

so chop chop :2eek

its going to sit here using the angle to mount it off and also i can plate that bit of the rad off to stop heat soak to the air filter

and plenty of angle between rad and intercooler.

fuel connected up and oil filter on

ignition all connected up. much more room now to change the plugs :yes still got the finish off the loom side of the twin power.

and this to finished off, got a bit side tracked lol was going to hide all this originally but i thought for accessibility it doesnt look too bad.

also got my wheel spacers for the new wheels, fitted one on the front as i had 10 mins, had to cut around 7mm off the threads to give clearance for the wheels.

they are going to look quite well on the car i think

also saw this little bugger out of the corner of my eye at the weekend running down the drive lol caught it and put it in the cat cage we have. some one has been round today to collect it, it was a pet and gone nearly 1 mile from its home.

packed up and left it like this