Project "driveway built" Mazda gets a heart transplant
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Project "driveway built" Mazda gets a heart transplant
buildmagazine
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Been working on this for the past couple years, after coming home from a show last year the stock motor started to knock so figured my not stuff a small block in her lol.. My name use to be Bick on here if this looks or sounds familar....
This is my Mazda before stripping her down
Stock as she comes blown mazda motor
Me and a friend pulled the motor and scrapped it for parts
Looks like theres alot of work ahead for me lol
Getting ready to cut the firewall and make room for the 305
The motor ill be using, out of a 80's cutlass.
Cut the old motor mounts out
Cleaning up the frame, welding all the factory holes smooth
More smoothing out
Now time for new motor mounts to hold the V8
In place on blocks doing alittle test fit
Hood still closes looks good here so now time to make the mounts
Start of the mounts, pretty basic and will do the job.
Now time to weld in the round tube for the bolts
Energy suspension motor mounts to help with vibration
Welding motor mounts now.
After welding is done ill cap the openings of the mounts
Alittle firewall mock up with plastic sheets that ill use as a template
Time for a new gas tank
Using a 90's blazer gas tank that will fit in here now
Frame ready for sand blasting and so on lol
Parts sandblasted ready for high build primmer
In high build ready for paint
Section of the firewall ready to be tacked into place
Starting the firewall fab
Rebuild the motor and sprayed the block to match the new body colour ill be going with
Got the suspension and frame painted and back together
Installed 4 link I fabricated and new tank installed
This is my Mazda before stripping her down
Stock as she comes blown mazda motor
Me and a friend pulled the motor and scrapped it for parts
Looks like theres alot of work ahead for me lol
...
Getting ready to cut the firewall and make room for the 305
...
The motor ill be using, out of a 80's cutlass.
...
Cut the old motor mounts out
...
Cleaning up the frame, welding all the factory holes smooth
...
More smoothing out
...
Now time for new motor mounts to hold the V8
...
In place on blocks doing alittle test fit
...
Hood still closes looks good here so now time to make the mounts
...
Start of the mounts, pretty basic and will do the job.
...
Now time to weld in the round tube for the bolts
...
Energy suspension motor mounts to help with vibration
...
Welding motor mounts now.
...
After welding is done ill cap the openings of the mounts
...
Alittle firewall mock up with plastic sheets that ill use as a template
...
Time for a new gas tank
...
Using a 90's blazer gas tank that will fit in here now
...
Frame ready for sand blasting and so on lol
...
Parts sandblasted ready for high build primmer
...
In high build ready for paint
...
Section of the firewall ready to be tacked into place
...
Starting the firewall fab
...
Rebuild the motor and sprayed the block to match the new body colour ill be going with
...
Got the suspension and frame painted and back together
...
Installed 4 link I fabricated and new tank installed
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89mazdawg(daniel)
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looks sick, lets see some more pics and get some details on the motor
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baha
+1y
Welcome to the site nice project you got going there
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elbine69
+1y
Welcome to the site. That looks great! Anything special done to the engine?
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toddluck
+1y
welcome back bick
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v8mazda4ever
+1y
very nice and ya lets see more pics and welcome back man
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92mazdab2200
+1y
looks good man, i have a sbc in my mazda too
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paparoach1983
+1y
SUP MAN lookn good so far i got a 5.0L in mine lol
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scrpnmazda
+1y
Hey man nice to see the Mazda again. Well the frame. lol. Miss seeing you at shows around the NW.
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v8mazda4ever
+1y
any other pics bro