Worklog: Compnut's fe3t 4ws project (56k... no.) DO NOT POST HERE

[compnut21]

Please keep comments to this thread: http://www.mx6.com/forums/fe-dohc/21...ct-56k-no.html (Comments On: Worklog: Compnut's fe3t 4ws project (56k... no.))

Anyone who posts here, their posts will get deleted.

Zach

yep, its time i made a project thread too. so onward with the pics.

a. 1989 mx6 gt 4ws


b. 10:1 fe3 engine with feap/fe3n cams




c. Dutch bar thanks to professorblaze




so now for some pics of how the motor arrived


broken dizzy cap and rotor (wont use, going wasted spark)


some sort of broken sensors (useless?)


knock sensor with cut wire (wont use stock sensor, have an extra anywho)


missing dipstick (can i use the f2t one?)


missing 4 valve cover bolts

and finally a bucket of broken chunks and useless pieces


and now a random group of pics

[compnut21]

UPDATE: 8/16/08.. mostly just more pics for the night

it seems my f2t wasn't as old as i though it was. the vin number i found on the back of the block doesn't match mine and instead goes to a 1990 626gt hatch

also included is some pics of the final tear down of the f2t.










enough of the old f2t, now on to the new fe3 (plus the accessories)


stock mazda oil filter


gt oil cooler on an fe3



everything bolted on



dirty engine bay awaiting cleaning an a new motor



old worn out tranny (reverse and 5th are screwed.)

and last but not least, the pics of my all day work area. thanks ghetto engine hoist! (which is now broken.)

[compnut21]

part of this complete breakfast.

[compnut21]

thanks to my friend scruffy for staying up till 5am to help me with this install

(thats him, not me)




on a related side note, i pulled the passenger side cv joint apart on accident trying to get it back out of the tranny. now i have to get a metal tie to hold the boot on and pack some more grease back in

[compnut21]

update: installed all coolant and fuel hoses, except the heater core ones. reinstalled the broken coolant sensors to fill the holes since i couldn't find 16 and 18mm plugs/bolts that weren't expensive. do i really need pics of this minor update?

[compnut21]

and now for some useless repair and weight reduction


stock broken gt seat on left, 626 dx bottom on right i got for $9.99


disassembly


filled hole



poor old broken track

in the end it was a 10lbs loss (55lbs stock, 45lbs after track swap) and it ended up sitting a little lower in the car too. works just find too, i just need to relube the tracks.

[compnut21]

looks what i just got towed up to seattle so i can finish working on it