The Never Ending Build :)

Cliff notes:
Bought car when I was 18 drove it for one winter caught fire next winter
Put money into redoing entire engine bay
1 year later started car again 5 min later blew coolant seal
/cliff notes

icture of when I first bought car:


ictures after fire:

 

:Turbo parts installed:


:Stranded 50 feet from the storage unit:


:Latest Parts Aquired:

 

are we expecting to see her this summer?

 

I hope so

 

We all hope so!

 

So I'm really beginning to understand the joys of craigslist finds

I've recently acquired some 1680cc injectors

Someone is trading me my Rtek for a FMIC and a 3" turboback exhaust

That is all

 

CL is great. I also check out Mazda forums daily.... It is amazing the deals you can get BUT it can also be bad on your checkbook

 

Ooh yeah bad for the check book indeed

Ordered my Engine
Putting my order in tonight for my ECU

 

Motor



Unwrapped



Megasquirt



Exhaust bits and Intercooler



Soldering like a boss

 

Wideband



End Tanks fixed



Hood



Injectors cleaned



Stripped motor

 

Empty Engine bay (Huge thanks to Jon)



New Motor (Also with help from Jon)



Stripped down Harness



Stock vs Not stock turbo



As it sits

Also have some suspension bits that have been put in as well

Tokico blues, eibach sports springs, adjustable endlinks, suspension techniques swaybars and stainless steel brake lines

Some other parts I have no photos of...
Koyo Radiator, Fuel system setup, and Vmount so far Hood pins etc

 

Needs to work on it! Snow is not on the ground yet!!