[FS] 1992 MX-3 with blown BP engine [FINAL CALL]

[im2bad4ya]

It's with a heavy heart that I put up for sale the car that I've put my blood, sweat and now tears into. But I have no other choice, so here's the run down.


I just did a fresh BP swap back in September, but last week I had a coolant leak and the engine blew on me. What I can tell you for certain is that cylinders 2 and 3 are dead. That might come in handy if you wanna rebuild this motor. Personally, I'd get another BP, but I'm tight on time and need another car ASAP, and another swap isn't in the cards right now. The pistons looked fine and so do the valves, perhaps it was the piston rings? I'm not certain but you can see my trials and tribulations here:
http://www.mx-3.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=79432

About the car, it's a '92 Tropical Emerald Green RS with the BP swap. It has a '92-'93 F series tranny. The engine has about ~95,000 mi. Not sure on the tranny. The body probably has ~200,000 miles on it is pretty good shape for it's age. (the milage cable was broken and I never got around to fix it, was gonna do an electronic swap, which you'll read about in my miscellaneous parts list). Future plans for the car had included doing body and paint (the body is in great shape, just needs bondo in spots here and there and fresh paint.) getting new floor carpet and I had wanted to do the suspension bushings and either reupholster the seats or get new ones. Has A/C but no cruise control. Here's a list of the things on the car or done to it.

ENGINE
-All the parts on the engine are 6 months old or newer (thermostat, sensors, water pump, gaskets, belts, engine mounts, etc.) you can swap it on to a new BP....or dare I say BP TURBO!?
-MX-3 GS Alternator
-Powder coated valve cover
-Ebay Cold Air Intake
-Custom Ground Kit (homemade)

SUSPENSION (Done in July '11)
-KYB Shocks
-H&R Springs
-All new struts and mounts
-Ebay Strut Bar
-Repro SRD Tie Bar (Powder coated Neon Yellow)

BRAKES (Done November '11)
-Front brake lines
-Front brake pads
-Front rotors
-Front Calipers
-All 3 Emergency Brake cables
-Master Cylinder

EXHAUST (Done in July'11)
-Davico Catalytic Converter
-18" Vibrant Performance Resonator
-Magnaflow Muffler

EXTERIOR
-Carbon Fiber Altezza lights (Right light is in rough shape though)
-Clear corner lights (front only, kept it red in back) and clear turn signals
-LED rear turn lights (red)
-GE Platinum Nighthawk Headlights (Installed February)
-Great shape door weather stripping (picked up the passenger side the other day from a junk yard in excellent shape)
-GS Spoiler
-'99-'03 15" Protege Rims
-Godspeed Lug Nuts

INTERIOR
-Dual Subwoofers & amp rated at 300W
-Ebay short shifter
-Bronzoil shifter bushings
-NRG steering wheel, NRG spacer, Sparco steering wheel hub, MAZDASPEED real carbon fiber horn button
-Tinted windows, hatch glass and both doors

SECURITY
-Avital Model 3300, 1 2-way remote, 1 1-way remote, has microphone to detect shattered glass, loud noises.


MISCELLANEOUS PARTS (extra stuff, spare stuff, or intended to be used for the car)
-Driver side Axle (USED, less than 100 miles on it, the end that goes into the tranny needs to be rebuilt if you needed it for whatever reason)
-2 CV axle boots (NEW, would need one of them to fix the above mentioned axle)
-Fuel Pump (NEW)
-2 Euro Mini skirts (needs finishing on the bondo and painted)
-White GS Spoiler
-Black RS Garnish
-BP Throttle Body
-B6 Computer
-Stock Air Box and Hose (If you want to remove the cold air intake)
-BP Flywheel (for G series tranny)
-Oil Pan Gaskets (NEW)
-B6 Exhaust Down pipe (USED)
-B6 Alternator (USED)
-Electronic Speedo Gear (USED, Intended for the electronic conversion of the speedometer)
-Corksport Clutch line (NEW)
-Interior driver side and passenger side door handles
-B6 (94-95) VAF
-B6 (92-93) MAF
-Accelerator Cable (NEW)


There's probably a few other things that I forgot about, but I listed pretty much everything. Some of these things I have the original boxes for and I'll give you the receipts for the work or parts I've bought since I had it. Clean title BTW and I have the original owners manual as well. Keys are OEM from the dealer plus an after market key.


I'm asking $1000 OBO FOR THE CAR PLUS THE PARTS, I'll listen to your offers and hear your questions. I WILL NOT PART THE CAR! The shell of the car is way too nice to do that, but I guess whoever buys the car could do just that if they wanted, I just won't do it myself. A link to my worklog to get a better idea of the car http://www.mx-3.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=78176 Let the queries begin.

[MrMazda92]

I'm sad to see it man I was watching your progress and enjoying it thoroughly!

Will you come back to the MX game down the road do you think?

Good luck, wherever you go from here!

[RobMinhas]

It's a shame you've got to sell it bt sometimes that's just life, good luck with your sale.

And if you do decide to part it, I know you said you wouldn't, but just in case you change your mind, I want that CAI

[wagZE]

Wow. For the sake of just saying it, what a shame I saw your worklog. All those new parts & good shell. I hope it doesn't end up getting scrapped, an engine swap only takes a weekend & a $150 junkyard motor

[pox]

... discussing with the wife.

[im2bad4ya]

Thanks for the thoughts you guys. I hate to see it go, it's been my daily driver for the past 7 years and its been so awesome to have a car that stands out from the sea of Honda's and Toyota's and domestic cars on the road. I'm currently in the works of getting another Mazda, which if it goes down and I end up getting it, it'll be A GREAT consolation car (a little lacking in the engine department by a bit for what it is, but awesome looks), I'll let you guys know about it if it goes down by the end of this week. TRUST ME


I also wanna mention that I got into an accident about 3 weeks ago on the highway, a guy in his SUV brushed up beside me on the passenger side, his tire marks are sill on the door, and he dented the body a little, but I've popped out the dent and along with the 'body work' I was going to do anyway, it should be an easy fix. I'll upload pictures if they're requested. Also, if you wanna make this a better than daily driver, you're gonna wanna get a new front bumper. It's fine for what it is, but you can repair it or replace it along with the body work.

Also forgot to mention that I still have:

-OEM 3 spoke steering wheel
-dual subwoofers and amp rated at 300W
-OEM Shift boot (I replaced it last year with a Mitsubishi Eclipse boot)
-Fuel Strainer (goes with the fuel pump)
-OEM Door weather stripping (not the one that goes on the door, that ones that go around the body of the car, passenger and driver side, NEW from the dealer)
-the EDM Mini Side Skirts come with HARD TO FIND, UNUSED mounting pieces
-RS Gauge Cluster

I'm probably missing just a few more things. Regardless, if it's related to the car, it's gonna get sold along with the car. Inspection is good until 5/2013.

As for if I'll ever get another MX-3, I'd absolutely love to. If it weren't for the circumstances, I'd just do another engine swap. But if I get another MX-3, it'll be a project car, not a daily driver. If I knew I was DEFINITELY gonna get another MX-3 in the future, I'd probably take a lot of the good parts off my current car, but I don't wanna cheat potential buyers and take the good stuff for myself, I'd like to see someone build on top of what I already did.

I also put up my car on CL, so it's first come first serve. Hopefully a member here will take it

[pox]

Sorry, probably not going to work for me. Wife just bought a new bedroom set, and a new crib for the soon to be moneypit.

[im2bad4ya]

no worries pox, if you happen to get more money than expected in your tax return this month, reconsider

[im2bad4ya]

Just additional pics, (dont mind the paper, in addition to these forums and craigslist, i also put the car on clubprotege):


The clear coat on the roof is going, going, gone! Paint is still there (hence why I was gonna do body and paint)





Damage from a few weeks ago






Front bumper is in rough shape, needs to be fixed or replaced


(I got into another accident a while back when I still had yellow corner lights, so these clear ones are not broken, they're in great shape)

[im2bad4ya]

My MX is still for sale.......but on another note, I got myself a new car.........*drumroll*

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Besides this site, http://mazdaspd.com/ , can anyone else tell me more about this car?

My MX is called Lucky, cause it's always gotten me out of jams (break-downs, mechanical, cops, I ALWAYS came out unscathed). I guess if my car didn't break down when it did, I wouldn't have found my new car. My LUCKY car came through for me for the last time.

[AaronTietje]

Good purchase Good purchase

[im2bad4ya]

If I can sell it on these forums, a proceed from the sale will be donated to the site

[im2bad4ya]

[im2bad4ya]

SALE PENDING

[im2bad4ya]

pending sale fell through, STILL FOR SALE! Contact me, $1000 OBO