since 2 years i'm busy with a mate to swap my mx3 1.8 v6 into a 2.5 v6 turbo.
with around 350 bhp. and a brutal looking body.
this is how she looked 2 years ago:
lifted the car up and pulled out he engine(on the driveway)
new headgasket, timing belt, silicone vacuum hoses,cleaned up the engine and painted it
me and the rebuilded engine
then painted a few interior and exterior parts just for fun
then we had the idea that we can make the bonnet vents all by ourself :(
even as the thought that we could chrome some parts by ourself, the copper came out very nice but the chrome didn't stick :(
then stripped the rear
then put the engine back in, and it was running like it was a new one :P
then a horse leaned against the side of the car and it was full of bumps:( and we discovered more and more rust so we decided to buy another mx3
so here she is the new one:
the clutch was dead of this one so, out with the engine and in with the rebuilded one
new front bumper came in so how does it looks on a beetle:
but now back to work:
plasma gauges and made the blinkers in the dash orange instead of the green ones:
then ordered a second hand intercooler from an 200sx to mock up on the mx3:
and a mocal oil coiler (on the right)
new rear lights
second hand rear bumper(pakfeifer)
and then the turbokit arrived:P
but nothing fitted:( so out with the grinder and welder
mocked up all the inlet tubes
all welded:
other pics of the installation of the kit
then cut out the spare tire box
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welded in 1mm plate off steel with in it a nice battery tray, and began on the rollcage
other pics of the build of the cage
windscreen washer reservoir behind passenger seat(more space in the engine bay)
made up a new strutbar from 2 originals
built up an pillar mount with oil pressure,oil temperature and turbo pressure gauges
built in tacho meter with shift light
new radio, starter control panel and other switches for coolingfan and others
removed antenna
installed double cooling fans
other engine came in... klze
engine is running
standing with my mate's miata
and have an new mazda but this one is for sale... xedos 9
made some new leather seats for my mate's miata
and with 4 point harness
installed hoodpins and some hood lifters(old ones from the trunk of an mx3)
build the oil return line from the turbo on the oil pan:
new 336cc injectors,powdercoated rails with an-fittings
installed the sparco 4 points and fire extinquisher
build in an racing tow strap
sunstrip
so this is it for now we're moving on within a month we want it painted and we're waiting on side-skirts and a sparco fuel filler cap witch will be place in the b pillar, furder we have an standalone ecu but needs to be wired :(
a long long way to go,
