hey guys here it is the start of my build. I got all my parts in the mail the other day finally after some hassle with the shipping company.

Many thanks to Japan2LA for the TII swap great guy to work with.

here is some pics of the car and parts as of now, getting ready to dive in head first once i get a few days off work...














That's me cleaning off some of the dirt and dust its been sitting in a barn since August.






One of the new Mazdaspeed seats were fabing to fit in the car were almost done with that will post pics later

 

More pics

 

Good start!

 

Very nice im doin the same soon here. I'm getting motor from japan2la as well. U got it running? Hows the condition of motor?

 

Sweet, where about in IL are you? I'm also starting my build soon too once I get some money for the engine and trans.

 

I'm 35 mins south of Rockford in the small town of Rochelle

 

update the engine is in and all my trans mounts and everything will be here on the 3rd...

were getting close to a first start hopefully lol

 

She looks great! I like that color! get a turbo hood for her so that intercooler can breathe. Or go front mount

 

I'm either going to modify the hood i have or buy a new one i'm not sure yet lol. I'd like to paint the hood with chalk board finish so people can draw funny stuff on it at meets...

 

Yeah I saw that on an fc a while back! Cool idea, but definitely hit up your local craigslist for a t2 hood or something. Awesome deals always come up, at least around my area.

 

here's an update guys.

i lost my job so now i'm broke, and the cars been sitting in the driveway basically crying because its so nice and hot out.

i took sometime off from the car trying to find a job and that hasn't happened yet so back to work on the car...


i pulled the interior to be cleaned and to install the new ECU and redo some wiring


then after and 30min struggle i got the carpet back in by myself lol


then i put the air box back in so im getting some where this morning and its making be feel better about being a broke bum lol

 

i got the dash put back together and put in the car but i didn't get a chance to take a pick because i had to cover the car back up because it started raining

 

nice build... take advantage of the time you have off to do anything to the car that dosent involve spending money for now! good work!! similar to my build

 

hey guys i have a problem, can anyone tell me what i'm missing here???



also i took sometime and cleaned my turbo because it was covered in oil so here's before



and after...



thanks guys

 

can anybody help. I've been searching on the forum but i cant find it in any pictures

 

Looks like it's missing the nipple to connect the hose which leads to the stock bypass valve (stock bov). Here is a photo.

 

is this the little piece im looking for??

 

as you can see i have all the other ducting i think i'm just missing that line and the nipple

 

here is the pipe with the nipple still in tact.

 

Here is a diagram

 

Hey guys I got a quick question what's the easiest way to get my old diff out and how much fluid is suppose to go in the new TII diff???

 

also if anyone in the Rockford area is willing to help me out some id really be thankful... all i've got to offer is some beer because im outta a job right now but hope someone will take the bait haha......

 

Easiest way to get your stock diff out is to drop the subframe. It's like two nuts on the diff, two nutss on the subframe, and two nuts holding that bracket thing. I used an impact and the nuts came off easy. Make sure you have a jack or something to lower the rear down tho so it doesn't simply drop lol

 

Not sure about the Diff. The guy I bought my turbo 2 rear from said this "synthetic blend 75w-90". I think there are two bolt things in the back of the diff to fill and see the level, but not entirely sure if they are specifically for filling it up or what.

 

The nipple on your power pipe isnt "removable", its broken. You might call Japan2LA, post a "Wanted" ad in the 2nd Gen parts forum, check ebay or buy the aluminum replacement from Corksport. RotaryResurrection has one on ebay thatll cost you $18 shipped.

Or since youre unemp'd you might epoxy up a patch and plug the BPV port in the turbo intake duct and join the BOV-free club.