alex's 92 mx-3 gs k8 atx to a de mtx

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Re: alex's 92 mx-3 gs k8 atx to a de mtx

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ahhh i gotcha! my tranny needs a nice little bath, but im to lazy. i just want my car on the road! lol.
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Haha yaa I miss my car lol I hate public transit
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so i've been doing some polishing and buffing so here take a look :)
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after :)
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Sorry I haven't been able to post any pics lately my internet is down and all I have been able to use is my cell
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Nice job on the polishing. It looks like you took your time with it.

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Thanks :) yaa I did
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Shinyyyyy
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1996 1.6 automatic Mx-3 -----> Sold
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Smooth
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Make sure the surfaces around and between the cylinders are a very fine finish. Blown head gaskets start with a capillary leak.
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Black '93 BP RS - wrecked, parted, scrapped.
Green GS - Sold.
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Red GS - K8-ATX -> MTX-KLDE - Frakencar. Scrapped
White GS - Rusty. Parts. Scrapped
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So to get around the wirring issue from the atx to mtx swap could I just use a wirring harrness from a mx3 that already has a mtx
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yes, but thats even more complicated than splicing a few wires.
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Black '93 BP RS - wrecked, parted, scrapped.
Green GS - Sold.
Black GS - Summer DD/Race car - Fancy KLZE
Red GS - K8-ATX -> MTX-KLDE - Frakencar. Scrapped
White GS - Rusty. Parts. Scrapped
1997 BMW M3 - my summer baby
2002 BMW 325Xi - sold
2003 Forester Xti - EJ20K swapped.
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Ok lol would the the side trany mount from a 94 4 cyl work or is the trany completely diff
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all mx-3 ones are the same
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Black '93 BP RS - wrecked, parted, scrapped.
Green GS - Sold.
Black GS - Summer DD/Race car - Fancy KLZE
Red GS - K8-ATX -> MTX-KLDE - Frakencar. Scrapped
White GS - Rusty. Parts. Scrapped
1997 BMW M3 - my summer baby
2002 BMW 325Xi - sold
2003 Forester Xti - EJ20K swapped.
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Ok thanks
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Re: alex's 92 mx-3 gs k8 atx to a de mtx

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i just took my atx wiring harness part and zip tied it into a bunch then stuffed it down in the hole by the fender behind the head light, you only need 1 plug off it, for the rad im pretty sure..
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