RX323 Project - Chassis Brackets

[MikeLMR]

the 1st bit of rx going onto the 323

... brand new RX3 cross member from Aus and it bolts in perfectly, no need to jack the car up or anything (piddly little jack in the back ground was to push the ARB back into position)

now there the small matter of an rx7 engine and box  :3gears-rh

[MikeLMR]

btw its not as rusty as its looks in that photo

[MikeLMR]

Thanks to Moonwrap (Lynn) for this excellent photo of my 323 from RotorstockII verses the official Mazda press image

[daverey]

Mike
 just wondered if you would like a complete dashboard from a 1400 sport 323. I just found it at the back of my garage. I originally fitted it to my first Mazda, a 1978 323 hatchback. If I recall it will fit all RWD models.

[MikeLMR]

yes please

send me an e-mail if you like

Cheers ~ Mike

[Richard]

Mike - daverey is correct in what he says about fitting all RWD models, as long as you have the dash top as well.
   I converted both my 1000 and 1300 323\'s to SP spec dash - the only thing needed is a feed from the coil to a pin in the multiplug to run the rev counter. IIRC you need to find an actual female pin to fit in the multiplug as there\'s only the hole there to take it.
    Re your master cylinder - can you run an ordinary girling type? (as fitted to hydraulic handbrakes), and also is your tunnel going to need any subtle (i.e big hammer!) modifications to clear the slave cylinder?

Rich

[MikeLMR]

not looked at it to be honest (on the M/C) apparently its a bolt in swap so I\'m not expecting to adjust anything.

The dash looks like a nice easy swap with it being in seperate pieces. (was looking how hard it was going to be while driving down the A1 yesterday)

[Richard]

After getting enormous pleasure from beating a lot heavily modified RS2000\'s and 205 GTI\'s at a round of the Welsh hillclimb championships yesterday,I\'ve decided to stick with my 4 potter and not fit a rotary to my 1000.

What has this got to do with my 323 I hear you ask?Well it means that I have no longer any use for this



Before you get too excited its actually a brake master cylinder for a B16, so the question is what bore size do you need? The parts books I have for the RX3 and 4 dont actually list bore sizes,but this one comes in at 0.75.

Also at the investigative stage is a rumour of a 6 point Safety Devices cage for the 323 if your interested.

Cheers,
Rich

[MikeLMR]

oooh any photos from the hill climb ? sounds like you are well justified in sticking with the 4 pot, it certainly sounds the part :cool would love to see it at full chat on a rally or sprint ... perhaps a far flung marshalling trip may be in order.

I\'m not sure on the M/C either I\'ll have to have a look in my 1st gen manual and see what the rx7 uses (most likely donor for the slave cylinder)

ooh very interested in the cage ... driving a car without one just doesn\'t feel right anymore

[MikeLMR]

just had a look and the rx7 uses a 0.625" M/C and a 0.75" slave cylinder.

If I am thinking correctly a 0.75" dia one should work as it will displace more fluid per unit of travel. I just need to nip out and look at the 323 in the garage now.

[MikeLMR]

OK keeping with the theme of making this a conversion with step by step piccies ...

Clutch cable mounting (notice how it looks just like the mounting for a slave cylinder :cool )


and the strang \'push cable\' clutch the rod below the pivot pushes the cable rather than pulls on it ... so bolting on a hyraulic master cylinder is just a case of bolting it on (and perhaps modifying the rod ... or fitting an rx3/rx7 one ?)


anyone would have thought mazda intended it for rotary swaps

[Martiny]

Ah, Yes, strangest feature of the RWD 323, a clutch cable that pushes rather than pulls !

[travellinbob]

Hey Mike what do you plan on doing for an exhaust.? i.e pipe diameter, extracters? wall thickness? as the rotories run hotter out the hot side I guess slightly thicker wall thickness will be needed.
 Stainless or mild steel? all answers on a postcard. :p
  cheers, michael.

p.s. big gravell sprint being run by the 2300 club up here on Mull in january too.

[MikeLMR]

not sure yet keeping my eye\'s peeled for a 12a header ... or there could be the mystery plan B which could yield all the running gear to get it rotorised

Being a sucker for nicely made bits I\'m rather tempted by the 12a header for sale on ausrotary, only disadvantages are its rather short and its merged into a 3" dia collector, so a little OTT for what I was planning.

[mullins]

I\'d get someone here to bend you up some. Would be cheaper than getting them from Oz?