Turbo Rotary Mazda B2600i Minitruck Build!

[mymmeryloss]

theyre not super fancy...

i expected a bit more, but i think theyll do the trick...

pretty sure i couldve made them, but oh well..

ill post pics this weekend

 

[mymmeryloss]

for u corksport..

heres a cellphone pic since thats all i have right now and not much progress today cuz of the bad weather, but heres the mounts installed..

i think they turned out pretty well, just need to get em painted a different color after i get this thing in and running!

 

[mymmeryloss]

well not really updates, but u guys wanted pictures, so here u go..

intercooler pulled off... what a joke for an intercooler, ******* top mounts... bleh

pretty clean engine imo. havent dabbled with it much, and i havent cleaned it yet either...

stock turbo, stock wastegate...
no shaft play or grinding noises, so imma run with it and see how she works!

money shot..
sorry for the blurriness...

another one of the mounts... damn, someone needs to clean this ******* garage...

gonna try and make this fit.. its about and inch narrower than the truck dash, but a little cutting and stretching and some fiberglass should do the trick..

just waiting on a cherry picker...

blitz BOV. spring seems to work fine.. guess we will see til i can afford a nice tial wastegate and bov...

well, hopefully the weather warms up so i can head out and get some s*** done today!

 

[mymmeryloss]

updates

look what i did!

dash fits.... might be making a new tranny tunnel, so might have to do some alterations...

removed the turbo and mani to get the engine mounted..

whatcha think bout dem apples? no cherry picker.. me and a buddy lifted it in..

hard to see, but here is the rx7 rack and pinion... i think i can make it work for my rhd yay

now i just gotta make this wiring work and get rid of half of it lol..

then comes making this brake setup work...

and i found a hell of a deal on a 110 welder, so i bought that today.. $100 works like a champ

now i just have to decide whether to raise my mounts up for a little more clearance and do a new tranny tunnel for turbo clearance and steering clearance then mock up my new mani and my inner fenders...

the fun begins!

 

[mymmeryloss]

no more love? lulz

 

[StealthWyvern]

no more love? lulz

yeah... well.... thats what you get for cheating! You had a buddy help you lift the motor and you didnt even have fenders yet alone a rad support on the truck!! lol jk man

 

[shane02pro5]

It's definately coming together nice...the harness is what would scare me the most!

 

[mymmeryloss]

yeah... well.... thats what you get for cheating! You had a buddy help you lift the motor and you didnt even have fenders yet alone a rad support on the truck!! lol jk man

well, im sure this isnt the only time this engine will be going in.. after i get it running its gotta come back out to possibly get rebuilt and cleaned up...

and it was no way close to as heavy as the stock engine to lift out... sure wish i had a cherry picker..

It's definately coming together nice...the harness is what would scare me the most!

ya, the wiring looks scary, but im getting rid of a lot of it. shouldnt be too bad!

 

[Speed3Max]

Unreal work!!! Looks good! Can't wait to see more progress!
-Max

 

[mymmeryloss]

thanks man! be more this weekend hopefully..

 

[not yellow]

you making it a right hand driver?

 

[CorkSport]

for u corksport..

heres a cellphone pic since thats all i have right now and not much progress today cuz of the bad weather, but heres the mounts installed..

i think they turned out pretty well, just need to get em painted a different color after i get this thing in and running!

They look pretty straightforward. Will they keep the oil pan higher than the frame?

-Derrick

 

[mymmeryloss]

you making it a right hand driver?

yessir, rhd

They look pretty straightforward. Will they keep the oil pan higher than the frame?

-Derrick

nope...

well yes, but for me to run the rack and pinion and for better turbo placement i need to raise the engine up and possibly redo my tranny tunnel...

i will be measuring this weekend and figuring out the best solution...

 

[CorkSport]

Too bad on the oil pan clearance.

Who made the mounts?

-Derrick

 

[mymmeryloss]

a guy named adam that has done the swap before in a 4wd. these were just prototype mounts so i didnt have to cut my tranny tunnel and he thought the clearance would be be good, but with me running rack and pinion now i need them a little higher..

he said he would rebuild them, but idk if u wanna go through that hassle when i could easily make them myself especially now that i have the mounts and i can just make them work.

idk, it all depends, i guess i still need to do a little work on it this weekend and see what needs to be done before i go jumping to co0nclusions on stuff not fitting, but im also concerned about running 3 inch exhaust on this truck also.

only time will tell what ill run into next lol

 

[CorkSport]

The mounts don't look too bad in the picture. I need to bust the engine out of my truck and rebuild it. No compression on the back rotor.

-Derrick

 

[mymmeryloss]

dont get me wrong, they are great quality mounts, but im just not sure theyre gonna work for what i need them to do ya know?

they may be for sale soon if u want them lol..

if not pm me and i can put u in touch with the guy if theyre something u might be interested in..

 

[mymmeryloss]

well i spoke to a guy last night that i have been talking to for a few months now about possibly rebuilding my engine for me.

he is in commerce city and is very reputable, so now i just have to decide if i want to put the engine in and see if there are problems and then take it out or take it up to him and have him tear into it and see what it needs...

any suggestions?

i would build it my self but u have to have certain rotary specific tools to do the job right and get everything lined up right. i would hate to mess it up since it is my first one and i cant really afford to buy another one right now ya know?

 

[mymmeryloss]

well i was bored, and im sick, so i snapped a few pics..

i need to get a new bottle of gas for the welder so i can finish up my fenders and get my steering mocked up..

 

[msp5]

wow there is really no room for the turbo.Any plans on a custom manifold????