something you all can appreciate
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mad scientist
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From: Savannah, GA
something you all can appreciate
84 GSL. I just rebuilt the 12A motor, big street port, intake and exhaust ports. The intake manifold was also ported. Best of all, I replaced the crappy stock oil-to-water oil cooler with an air-to-oil oil cooler off a 2nd gen RX7. Now THAT is an oil cooler. Heres a how-to on this. I didnt run into any major problems, except Im waiting on the extra banjo bolt to finish it up. Ill let everyone know how it works once I get the whole car finished later this week. Ill also add more pics to the how-to once I finish it on my car.
Sad to say though, this car will be sold by the end of the week. I already have a buyer, and as soon the car runs, he's picking it up.
Heres a pic of the engine bay.
Sad to say though, this car will be sold by the end of the week. I already have a buyer, and as soon the car runs, he's picking it up.
Heres a pic of the engine bay.
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From: Birmingham, AL
That carb looks familiar 
My oil line fit the stock 12A cover. I bolted my oil cooler to the part with the two bolt holes instead of the tubular crossbeam.
For those of you planning on doing this, don't cut a slot in your radiator support like I did, your radiator will not fit right afterwards.
My oil line fit the stock 12A cover. I bolted my oil cooler to the part with the two bolt holes instead of the tubular crossbeam.
For those of you planning on doing this, don't cut a slot in your radiator support like I did, your radiator will not fit right afterwards.
Last edited by Felix Wankel; Mar 26, 2002 at 02:05 AM.
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good job. im usually too lazy to go out and do something new on my car because i dont have someone pointing at what to mess with, but with those cool pics i wont have to do any searchin. thanks
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mad scientist
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Originally posted by nipplebandit45
pett engine. but to bad you have thestock header on it. Itkinda detracts from the nce color.
Mike
pett engine. but to bad you have thestock header on it. Itkinda detracts from the nce color.
Mike
Ill put up some how-to's if I do anything else to this car. Let me know if theres anything inparticular you would like to see. I would most likely be able to talk the person whos buying it from me into doing some of that stuff to the car. Anyone wanna see a 12A turbo install?
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standard combustion
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I am currently converting over to a 2nd gen cooler from the stock water/oil cooler as well. I didn't want to buy new mazda 2nd gen lines or buy used ones from a salavage yard and didn't want to order any special parts so I found that is was faster to simply wield on more common pressure line fittings and using the banjo on the water/oil cooler line to hook to the back engine connection all with stainless steel braided line. I will write up the cost of this and parts I used when I have time.
Last edited by WackyRotary; Mar 26, 2002 at 06:26 PM.
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mad scientist
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I updated the page, and added a few pics. Its all finished now. Ill have more pics up once I finish putting the car back together. Hopefully tonight Ill finish it, or at least by tomorrow. I cant wait to hear that thing run.
Last edited by mazdaspeed7; Mar 27, 2002 at 03:35 PM.
