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Old 01-07-2013, 03:32 AM   #1
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Default Engine, tranny, turbo installed and exhaust started

It was a productive day. Got the engine and tranny in. Put the turbo on and started the down pipe. Everything was pretty painless except for that damn tranny. Also test fitted the fiero fan.
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Old 01-07-2013, 10:39 AM   #2
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More pictures and some details please .
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Old 01-07-2013, 06:36 PM   #3
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Rebuilt street ported 12a with 14000 mile
HKS manifold, wastegate
Garrett TO4E
3 inch Stainless mandrel bend exhaust
2.5 inch intercooler piping
48 IDA downdraft carb
actual coilovers on the frond and Respeed adjustable coils on the back
16x6 16x7 rota wheels in gunmetal gray
interior stripped of the tar sound deadening material
No A/C
Electric heater
TRUST FMIC
FMOC
OS giken twin plate clutch
Mazda racing aluminum oil pan
MSD 6A
3 MSD coils for direct fire
Fiero electric fan
Roll bar
mazda speed or respeed strut bar havnt decided yet
respeed rack and pinion steering
Recaro seats
nardi steering wheel
crank up windows
fiberglass louvered hood

im sure there is more

anything specific you want pictures of?
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Old 01-07-2013, 09:07 PM   #4
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anything specific you want pictures of?
i'm putting my request in for the exhaust system whenever you get around to it. also are you planning to utilize any coatings?
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Old 01-08-2013, 03:30 AM   #5
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i dont have the full exhaust done yet I have the muffler over the axle and the 45 degree mandrel of teh turbo still have to connect the two but Ill give you pics of what I have so far.. btw the rear axle no longer looks like that. I removed the rust and painted it and new brake lines.

havnt given any thought to getting anything coated
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Old 01-08-2013, 03:48 AM   #6
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todays progress, my intake manifold came in from Japan!!! so i got to install the intake carb and hat. couldnt help it I had to get an idea of what the intercooler piping would look like so I got started on that. also made one oil cooler line
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a few shots of the engine before it went in.
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Did a little more work this morning. Intercooler piping pretty much all mocked up. Need to change the angle of the BOV's there going to hit the strut bar at that angle.
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question: why did your intake manifold come from Japan? i ask simply because i'm trying to source one for myself (13B though). thanks.

you do quite impressive work.
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question: why did your intake manifold come from Japan? i ask simply because i'm trying to source one for myself (13B though). thanks.

you do quite impressive work.
I really like the short runner ida manifold. They don't sell them in the states. Hell they don't even make them anymore. I have a friend in Japan that will bid on yahoo auctions for me.

Are you looking for a 4 or 6 port ida manifold? I have a 4 port.
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good Lord you do awesome work. i'm really liking the way this thing is coming together. did you teach yourself how to weld or is that something related to your profession?
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I really like the short runner ida manifold. They don't sell them in the states. Hell they don't even make them anymore. I have a friend in Japan that will bid on yahoo auctions for me.

Are you looking for a 4 or 6 port ida manifold? I have a 4 port.
i didn't realize there was a tall and short. i guess i'm just used to seeing the tall ones, which i guess i'd prefer. i'm going to need a 4-port, 2 actually (old school 13B and 13B-T bolt patterns) when the time comes.

i was just curious because i check Ebay and Craigslist every so often for them and NEVER find one... anywhere. only place i've seen them new is Mazdatrix and true to form, since i kept waiting (until it was more convenient) the price went up about $70.
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I really like what your doing! If I had the cash I would boost my 12A..Not picking nor will I say I'm a expert at what I'm going to ask..It looks like you are pretty skilled with the welder wouldnt it make sense to change you FMIC end tanks so you have much shorter pipes?
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I really like what your doing! If I had the cash I would boost my 12A..Not picking nor will I say I'm a expert at what I'm going to ask..It looks like you are pretty skilled with the welder wouldnt it make sense to change you FMIC end tanks so you have much shorter pipes?
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I spent alot of time researching for my set up looking at alot of intercoolers with it just on one side. Problem with them was that the inlet/outlets were far apart. with this intercooler both the inlet/outlet are close together and have a lower profile for the pipes. There isnt alot of space on the radiator bracket to cut out two pipes that are far apart.
I'm not trying to do that much work.
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lookin good Sean! nice carb hat that thing is blingin
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