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Its pretty much stripped! Inside and out but it runs
Not bad for 300 bucks
It has spent the last 20 years in So. Arizona so the dash is all dried out and cracked, looks like the hood caught fire at some point or just due to the sun. Its ok though, i plan on getting a new hood anyway down the road.

Cool pics cant wait to see your progress on it!!

Brings back memories from my build lol, look forward to seeing updates !

Erin, if you still need any parts let me know!

I make frequent junkyard runs, and I would be happy to set up a bulk shipment for you if you need anything that you can't find locally.

Had a cracked resonator so got that removed, also decided to put on an actual muffler lol...look at those cobwebs!! LOL

Gotta love ebay with their 35 bucks mufflers lol

This looks and sounds so much better now : )

MrMazda92 wrote:Erin, if you still need any parts let me know!

I make frequent junkyard runs, and I would be happy to set up a bulk shipment for you if you need anything that you can't find locally.

Thanks! il have your number on speed dial!

That original muffler was pretty sweet, i would've kept it haha.

Next step, fenders!

Got the headlights, front bumper, and fenders put on today. Just grabbed some random ones from the junk yard they will do for now so i can drive around without bringing too much attention to myself lol




Right now there's not wiper switch, so its rigged up to a toggle switched connected to the lights lol.. will only only if the headlights are on

took a while to find but got lucky and my part finally came in all the way from Israel : )

Woooh, it's coming together!

Don't you love that moment when all of the body panels are finally in place? The completion of any project(or even steps of one) is such a satisfying moment!

You should write out a list of the parts that you are still missing, so I can start looking around. Those combination switches can be a pain by the way, I had to combine 2 of them to fix my original GS switch, it ended up being a hybrid of GS and RS, so I could keep the cruise control enabled.

If you have any issues with cruise, I'd be happy to walk you through the process.

yes it is a great feeling : )
now going to start putting the interior together. and pretty much rewire everything. the cigarette lighter port is all intact but no plug just the wires. i wonder if i could just get one of those universal plugs from autozone or walmart and wire it up.

Got some interior parts : )
Still a work in progress but i think im doing ok for myself lol





I have power yay! lol

I love seeing cars being brought back and saved!

Keep up the good work, she'll be complete and matching before you know it!

Replaced alternator today, and got a new fuel filter
Issues I ran into today lol. The brake lights were working, the horn wasn't working. So i changed all the bulbs, tails work fine, reverse lights work fine, but still no brake lights. Then I thought it was the wires, before i did that, noticed that the guy i bought the car off of removed a bunch of fuses lol. so went ahead and replaced them all. brake lights now work, but the horn would not shut up. So then i got it! that is why the guy removed the the fuse, but then that sucks, i need/want my brake lights. i figured since it was and has been so hot down here something must of burned out and is now causing the horn to just constantly blare out. had no idea how to fix this, so i thought maybe i could just removed the relay, i never really used my horn in my other cars anyway. But i didnt have to do that : ). after i put in my turn signal/wiper switches, i went ahead and installed an aftermarket steering wheel. Decided to try the fuse again.. and it works : ). Brake lights works with no issue with the horn. I guess the problem was my old steering wheel then .... idk
But now the wipers arent working! Before I had it rigged to go on (only the driver side would work) when the headlights were turned on. Spliced the wires into the wires that make the head lights turn on and off. So i was a little upset about that, but then i noticed.. there was no fuse in the wiper slot either LOL. Blonde moment i know : ).. but still the only the driver side wiper works and Im not sure why.

The horn is likely an easy fix!

When you remove the steering wheel cover, there is a little contact plate that depresses as you push the rubber "button" down, this contact plate connects a circuit which activates the horn. Try removing the spring that presses the plates apart, and stretch the spring out somewhat. This is a rather ghetto trick, but it has worked for me in the past with 2 different cars...

If that doesn't work, you could always disable the horn temporarily by unhooking it from the rotating electrical ring beneath the steering wheel cover(sits above the combination switch).

Oops, I just read the bottom of your post... If you decide to use the OEM wheel in the future, try referring to what I just wrote If you stick with the aftermarket wheel, disregard my post

Drove 3 hours to phoenix today to get some more parts for my mx : )
And must i say the landscape was amazing

Finally got some rear seats! and other random rear interior parts lol

Im going to have to do some sewing and i will most likely changed the fabric, but for now, at least i have some rear seats : )


Also decided to paint my interior parts red, so the rear seats kind of match now





Just some random aftermarket steering wheel i picked up


New switch installed : )

Steering wheel installed