Hi, I think I'm gonna post my build thread here and contribute to this new forum, ...

This is more a built thread or an instant build:

I bought the car in August 2009:

April 1989, SU RED

Then it was painted Sunburst Orange (Dodge Caliber) in summer 2007 or 2008

When I bought it:



It was bone stock with 190 000km (118 000 miles)
No A/C
No P/S

Can't tell what package it was because it has an unpowered steering rack with Daisies,
Somehow, I think the Daisies were 1991, so they most have been had lately.

I think it's a base package.













First step forward for a B6-T

I first rebuilt the engine in May 2010 because the engine was drinking 1 Gal of oil every 1000 km (600 miles)

I was looking for a bearing and gasket rebuild, the pistons and rods were fine and because the early shortnose 1.6L are suppose to be 323 GTX B6-T non turbo, I though it would be a good thing to put this B6-T to his original designed form.

Here is how it was when I took it out
















Rebuilding / Cleaning :

Alot of carbon deposit on the pistons


The timing belt was about to give up





I bought this little tool in a local Autoparts, very helpfull and specialy designed for 323 and Miata


Inside the block


Cleaned piston/rod


I don't have any picture of the head, but all valves seals were changed, the surfaces were planned and the head was deeply cleaned by Napa


And, ready to go, after a big week



I drove the car like this for a month or two

Then I did the last step to had the famous "T" at the end of B6

-Garrett T25G out of a Nissan Bluebird
-BEGI 1.6L cast iron exhaust manifold
-BEGI 1.6L Stainless Steel Separate dump tube 2.5" down pipe.
-Flyin Miata 1.8L stainless steel turbo exhaust 2.5" straigth pipe - no cat



















As it was standing in September 2010:

Dirty


Clean



2010-2011 Hibernation:

Winter mode




Spring checkup and first start up of the year


Few hours later, sitting next to my all seasons DD driver



Season 2011:

-ARC four point rollbar
-Flyin Miata front and rear sway bars
-Racing Beat adjustable endlinks all around
-FM V-Maxx NB convertion all around
-New Rotors
-EBC 1.6L green stuff all around
-Autokonexion NA/NC adore bumper
-25mm wheels spacers


ARC roll bar







Autokonexion NA/NC adore bumper



















FM V-Maxx




Comming up for next winter :
-Toyota COPs conversion (harness already done)
-Fidanza 8 lbs 1.8 flywheel
-FM stage 2 clutch & pressure plate (Still clutch slipping....)
-Denso EVO 750cc injectors
-Maybe sequential fire and I would like to do sequentiel fuel, but I would need a MSII


Toyota COPs with harness



EVO 750cc injectors



Sadly, I don't have any recent shot of the engine bay...






Engine / Tranny
-Magnacore KV85 wires
-Innovate LC-1 wideband
-Standalone Megasquirt I PCB 3.0 (build it myself)
-460cc RX7 Injectors
-750cc Denso Deatsch Werks Injectors (to be installed)
-626 mazda oem oil filter (bigger volume than the standart one)
-Twin radiator fan Flyin Miata
-1.8 Fidanza flywheel 8lbs (to be installed)
-FM stage 2 clutch & pp (to be installed)
-BOSCH Vtps BMW E34
-Toyota COP (to be installed)
-Walbro 190 lph HP

Turbo stuff
-Garrett T25G
-2.5" Begi SSSP downpipe
-Begi exhaust manifold
-Flyin Miata Stainless Steel 2.5" exhaust line (no cat, no resonator)
-Arc-TECH complet oil and water turbo lines
-turboXS TYPE-H bov
-Front mount intercooler
-2.5" aluminium piping

Wheels / Suspension
-205-50 r15 Yokohama S Drive
-MX-3 15"x6" wheels
-FM V-maxx NB conversion
-FM sway bars (front and rear)
-Racing Beat adjustable end links

Interior
-2001 sports seats
-Ford explorer 6cd HU (to be installed)

Body
-1994 hard top with defroster
-Canva sof top
-Autokonexion NA/NC Adore front bumper



This car is being built to became a fun DD with track weedend purposes, on a student budget

I drive it at 7 psi on 94 octane pump fuel

I'm gonna need a big dyno tune sometime
And my goal is to do more than 200 whp



Thanks for looking!

 

Great build thread and she looks good!

When are the next mods coming and dyno tune?

 

Nice, another Canadian!

I don't have alot of time right now, I think the final modification will be done during the winter and the dyno tune should come when everything is gonna be done, I still have to troubleshoot some things around that does'nt go as well as I would have like to... Like my LC-1 and my E34 VTPS, both are unplug right now.

 

WAIT RICK IS CANADIAN????? ----!!

I can't see any of the pictures... is this just me?

 

Pictures seems to be fine for me

 

I'm joking about Rick being canadian...

Also I'm just getting red Xs.

 

I can't see the pictures either? I'm using Firefox here.

 

Curious, I can see them on my phone and at work...

 

nope, pics fail.

 

I will reload them tonight