Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
Nice idea, however you cannot just unbolt the subframe from the celica seat as it is integral.
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
That sucks!
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
That is a really close fit. So close I probably would just bend the mounting points to mate up
Another thing to look at is the 94+ rails are a bit different than the 92-93's.
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
I know in the pics it looks real close, but in reality I don't think there is enough meat to bend round and open out the hole. So what I'm working on is cutting the celica feet off and double bolting some new feet onto the subframes which will then be drilled in accordance to the mx floorpan and bridge the gap.
3mm mild steel plate ready for marking, drilling and folding.
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3mm mild steel plate ready for marking, drilling and folding.
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
As well as the seats I'm also reworking my cooling system. The repairs that I had done twice to the missing top radiator expansion spigot are failing again, this is where I'm loosing coolant from so S/H radiator has been bought (98> Ford focus 1.8 Deisel TDDI/TDCI)with all spigots intact this time. Have a new working fan to go in that the car runs as it should.
Going to be running a coolant recovery system with a filler neck in the top radiator hose (lucky I kept the old one)
and a catch bottle to be tucked away somewhere. Have a 0.9 bar double seal cap coming also which I can change
to 1.1 if I want when going F/I.
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Been a shame to say goodbye to my alu. expansion pot and stainless top hose but engine bay will look a lot tidier this way. Once I have fixed all the little running problems I'm going to be hacking up some side skirts I have had for ages that no one wants to buy so I figure I will put them to good use and try and create some front spats and some add ons for the rear spats.
Just need some good wheather as I have far too many car parts in the flat now![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
Going to be running a coolant recovery system with a filler neck in the top radiator hose (lucky I kept the old one)
and a catch bottle to be tucked away somewhere. Have a 0.9 bar double seal cap coming also which I can change
to 1.1 if I want when going F/I.
![Image](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b393/djsonofsam/KGrHqVlcFDyriJVW3BROgKYEw-60_12_zps280968d8.jpg)
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Been a shame to say goodbye to my alu. expansion pot and stainless top hose but engine bay will look a lot tidier this way. Once I have fixed all the little running problems I'm going to be hacking up some side skirts I have had for ages that no one wants to buy so I figure I will put them to good use and try and create some front spats and some add ons for the rear spats.
![Welder :welder:](./images/smilies/welder.gif)
Just need some good wheather as I have far too many car parts in the flat now
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
With a few gaps in the rain today I went out and affixed the new fan to the rad, then it was time for something a bit more fun then fixing broken s---, and that was to break some s---...
Remember those full length side skirts I have, well not full length anymore after I hacksawed the end off. Booom front mini spats!
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Got hold of a set of these also to see if they will work as an add on to the euro mini rear spats!
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Also note stock wing mirrors back on, and the generally filthiness of my car...
Remember those full length side skirts I have, well not full length anymore after I hacksawed the end off. Booom front mini spats!
![Image](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b393/djsonofsam/DSCF3545_zpsec7ef50f.jpg)
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Got hold of a set of these also to see if they will work as an add on to the euro mini rear spats!
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Also note stock wing mirrors back on, and the generally filthiness of my car...
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
I am really interested in seeing how this will look! Make sure you take pics
you know they might look good in the front.
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
I can show you now Bro if you want as its all been designed in PS already ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
Turns out the 323 spats are a nice fit on the front so no need to make any now, looked whack as add on's to the rear spats though.
Ghetto fitted with an equally ghetto paintjob! Had to hack some out the back of the spat to get it to sit higher...
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Ghetto fitted with an equally ghetto paintjob! Had to hack some out the back of the spat to get it to sit higher...
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
Me too
Proof they work when I take them off it looks like something is missing!
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
They look good - It would be great if you could do a write up on what you had to modify to get them to fit ![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
those look great with the euro mini skirts ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
Cool idea.
I would like to see a full profile pic in order to see how they flow with the rear mini.
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Re: Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.
Yeah will get more pics when mounted properly with more details of what I did for a how to.
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