PROJECT MAZDA 323 GEN 1 = BG CHASSIS
What a! Very Thick body filler
Project Painting
The engine to be installed....Mazda 323 GTX engine....BPT...180HP
Oil Pan/ Crankcase....sand blasting...for a good engine clean up of external parts.
A very clean engine...internal parts condition is the most important thing to check in buying a good surplus engine :)Of course all of my engines are clean as this....
Valve cover cleaning and painting...plus sand blasting...plus pressure wash with solvents the oil baffle....para sobrang linis :)
Engine detailing...prior to installation....block painting to factory blue. And decarbonizing....and then Turbine installation
Ready to mount.....323...now painted black
BPT Engine....now complete...and CLEAN as NEW!
This is my KiaOrange 3 inch pipe mandrel Turbo Exhaust...in the pic is not me....but my assistant.
BPT....now mounted in the engine bay....now to complete the small parts and wiring the EFI.
BEFORE and AFTER :)
BPT engine is complete with its original side mount intercooler and its intercooler pipes
BPT spec 180 HP
VJ20 IHI Turbine
UPDATES....immediate upgrade to Front Mount Intercooler and stainless 2.5 inch mandrel bent charge pipes. And also full 3 inches mandrel bent exhaust. With a Blitz blow off valve
Mounting the Intercooler...
Finished upgrade...
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