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Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: May 23rd, 2010, 12:27 am
by IMACHU2
daryl wrote:how did you avoid getting paint into the altenator?
I didn't avoid getting paint into the alternator.
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I have paint alternators before,they always worked afterwards
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Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: May 23rd, 2010, 12:28 am
by IMACHU2
Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: May 23rd, 2010, 2:15 am
by SteeleMX3
this build is
Crazy as hell!
Looking forward to seeing the progress to come, keep updating!
Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: June 14th, 2010, 11:00 pm
by IMACHU2
Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: June 15th, 2010, 2:38 am
by fowljesse
That harness tangled up is what the underside of my dash looks like, with all the aftermarket electronics.
What an undertaking! I like the visual of relay fruit. Mine has them, and fuses, and things I don't recognise.
Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: June 30th, 2010, 12:28 am
by IMACHU2
fowljesse wrote:That harness tangled up is what the underside of my dash looks like, with all the aftermarket electronics.
What an undertaking! I like the visual of relay fruit. Mine has them, and fuses, and things I don't recognise.
Ya I should look at the wiring diagram, I could likely un-plug most of them. I was going to make brackets for them, then I though about it, almost all of them are for options a base model 323 just does not have LOL. The 94 MX-3 GS was fully loaded, the 323 has a rear window defroster
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Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: June 30th, 2010, 12:29 am
by IMACHU2
Bought some hose to make my brand new MX-3 filler neck fit my MX-326GS LOL. I threw out two 323 filler necks cause I thought the MX-3 one was the same. IT IS NOT! LOL. I cut the MX-3 filler neck to size and trimmed all the smog crap off of it.
I am going to clean it up and paint it. It should look and function good when finished.
Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: July 5th, 2010, 4:38 pm
by IMACHU2
Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: July 12th, 2010, 11:52 am
by IMACHU2
In the battle of man VS steering column, man won LOL. Got a key cut off the MX-3's VIN. Figured out the steering wheel would not turn. Had to further modify the little plastic thinger that cancels the signals. Got it all figured out and bought myself a steering wheel puller which came in really handy.
The 323 lower mount mated to the MX-3 Column
Got the dash and the steering column all in (for real this time)
Was excited about the key, it is almost a car, it needs a key!
Started splicin' wires, the clutch switch was the first to not plug and play
Used the brake safety switchs off the MX-3 so they plugged in.
Looks like the panel dimmer, heater, hazard lights and cigar lighter will need to be figured out and spliced in.
Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 1:19 am
by IMACHU2
Played at the garage for a few hours.
First splice was the low fluid level thinger on the brake fluid container. That is it for the engine compartment!
Next spice was the dimmer switch, it I were to do this all again, I would have saved a ll the mx-3 switches, then it would have been plug and play. I could have mounted all the MX-3 switches in the options I do not have plates LOL.
Most of the wires are the same color from car to car, so it was pretty easy splice-in some plugs deal.
Next spice was the cigarette lighter and the light bulb. Same color wires.
The Hazard light splice did not go so well. If you wire the four matching colored wires together the hazard lights do work, but the switch does not light up. The switch has an extra orange wire on it. I screwed around for a while , but could not get it to light up. It you add power to the green wire it does light up, but solid, it does not flash on and off like in a normal 323. I need to look at the wiring diagram for this one.
By far the happiest part of the night was the heater. I was scared to death of it. My MX-3 had the Knight Rider Darth vader digital climate control deal in it. There are like 5 plugs that go into it. One of the plugs fit into the standard 323 blower motor switch, but the plug appeared to be wired very differently. I plugged it in and prayed for no fires. All my fears were for nothing. On the blower motor side I plugged one of the five plugs into the blower motor resistor and then I cut a big blue power wire off a plug I marked blower motor, and spliced it on to the 323 blower motor feed wire. To my delight the heater actually works and no dash fire! Aw-right!
I took the mounting brackets off the MX-3 cluster, I plugged in, and placed it in the dash. Like Dan had mentioned, it fits pretty good in there. About half an inch of open space on both sides of it, I may make little filler panels to make it look more factory.
The yellow light means I am low on gas LOL
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Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: July 20th, 2010, 11:02 pm
by IMACHU2
I bought a new Powermaster Dry Cell battery for the MX-326GS today.
I got the mount for it too.
I am going to mount it to the frame behind the left front headlight
Regular battery left, Dry cell right
Even though they are small and the cold cranking amps are seemingly low, this little battery could start a V8. The more important power measurement (reserve capacity) is much higher then a normal battery. I have the slightly larger one in my Mustang II.
http://www.powermastermotorsports.com/xspowercat.pdf
Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 1:37 am
by fowljesse
Does that mean that it could power all the accessories? I'd like to free up some trunk space, but will be running an underdrive pulley, and need to have my music pretty loud, to be heard over the exhaust.
Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 2:50 pm
by IMACHU2
fowljesse wrote:Does that mean that it could power all the accessories? I'd like to free up some trunk space, but will be running an underdrive pulley, and need to have my music pretty loud, to be heard over the exhaust.
I can't see why not. The battery basically just starts the car and stabilizes voltage after it is started, your alternator will power the car once it is started. You may want to go with one of their "bigger" ones, which is still very small. My car is a base 323 with no power options. I am going to throw in a small amp, box with a 10" sub. (old man base)
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/XSP-S680/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/XSP-511/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Tech info for a fellow car geek LOL
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Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 2:00 am
by fowljesse
That's cool. Thanks for the link. I'll get one when mine starts to go.
Re: Project Jay-Spec MX-326GS
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 8:11 am
by Hammy
I love this project... Soo much fabrication, ingenuity and down right skillz...
Man you are a legend!!!
I'll be watching this to the end!!!
Keep up the awesome work!
Hammy