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You're living my dream man, I can't believe there are clean BG 323's up in Canada, I've given up in Florida a long time ago. My last 323 was so destroyed by the sun it was a waste case. They were disposable cars and are almost impossible to find here now, sad but true. It seems like 323s were WAY more prevalent everywhere else but the US, Europe and Canada got them all apparently  God speed man, I will be living vicariously through you.
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Did you call the junkyard you took it to? Maybe they didn't shred it yet? [e] if you haven't already, you might want to join club protege, it's a great resource for parts, I'm willing to bet you would find someone that could get you that bracket. http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/ Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 16:51 on Dec 15, 2017 |
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Dec 15, 2017 16:48
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Yep, disposable car syndrome. Even tho the V6 MX3 is a pretty cool car there wasn't enough interest in them to keep them alive so they are all slowly dying along with all the other BG cars. They were never meant to be like a Miata so they get recycled to make more Miatas.
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Dec 16, 2017 01:06
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Astonishing Wang posted:I don't get why people are always bragging about stealing small things from pick n pull like it's not still stealing Apparently you haven't been to a pick n pull yard much? Little poo poo like relays, fuses, nuts and bolts that you can fit in your pocket nobody cares about, but if you are hiding small parts in your tool box like a brake cylinder or something then yeah you're stealing.
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Dec 16, 2017 18:09
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Astonishing Wang posted:So you show it to the guy up front every time just to make sure they're okay with you taking it, right? After the first I tried time no. When no one else at the boneyard cares why the hell should I? If you think it's stealing whatever dude, think what you want I guess.
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Dec 16, 2017 23:06
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Yep same thing here. For all the times I've paid to get in and walked out with nothing I guess that covers all the little poo poo 
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Dec 17, 2017 05:47
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I have a Protege/323 service manual you can have if I can find it
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Dec 22, 2017 21:39
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poo poo I can't find it, it's probably buried somewhere or I got rid of it already. This is the one I had. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-Mazda-323-Protege-Workshop-Manual-From-Mazda/292355042354?hash=item4411b7ec32:g:-O8AAOSw9gRZ-3s2 $30 is a great deal you should grab it
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Dec 24, 2017 20:32
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So, ah, just wondering but do you plan on selling this car when you're done? Asking for a friend...... me
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Jan 1, 2018 22:50
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That's some engine porn right there. So jealous, I want another 323 now dammit 
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Mar 4, 2018 05:57
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ionn posted:The 323 BG most definitely came with swaybars both front and rear. You live in Europe right? Must be a North American thing because mine didn't have a rear bar. Not having a front bar is strange tho.
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Mar 28, 2018 17:26
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ionn posted:Much Europe. But weren't they all made in Japan? Why would some regions/versions have rear away bars and some not? Costs as always. I remember reading about how Europe always got better handling economy cars because that's what Europeans like or some poo poo. Stiffer shocks/springs etc. North America got bottom of the barrel economy because apparently no one here cares about that 
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Mar 29, 2018 01:19
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This is really bizarre, I had no clue there were so many different ECUs for basically the same car/engine, like who was doing the tuning/code for each individual ECU? Great investigative work man, I really want to buy this car from you whenever you get bored of it 
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Apr 28, 2018 15:10
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Just wondering, but if you happened to make an error like transposing some numbers completely loving up the tune will it be easy to find or a nightmare? Seems like an awful lot of opportunity to make a mistake in there  The level of detail is awesome, too bad there wasn't more info around like this 15 years ago when these cars were still around, I might have attempted something similar.
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May 1, 2018 17:54
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Voltage posted:At the end you should make a list of all the different cars you used parts from. Yeah I'm gonna need that when I buy it from you eventually
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May 19, 2018 00:27
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Great work man, the engine sounds smooth as hell. Can't wait to see some driving videos! Are you gonna do any suspension work to it at all? Also I can't tell from the pics but did you swap in the MX3 rear end for the disc brakes too?
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Jun 18, 2018 18:07
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Well done. Can't wait to hear how it drives!
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Jul 6, 2018 20:59
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Great job man....So have you driven it yet?
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Aug 27, 2018 23:45
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Sgt Fox posted:I have, and it's glorious. This thread is about 3-4 months behind actual progress. Oh man, so jealous. Hope you have a full report with video
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Aug 28, 2018 05:11
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The 2nd gear hard cold shift is normal for BG's, I put syncromesh in my last BG ( a '97 Kia lol) and that solved the problem, pretty sure it had the G series as well. Good poo poo man, wish I could take a ride in it! Seriously let me know if you ever want to sell it
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Oct 3, 2018 00:52
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Sgt Fox posted:Thanks! There is still more to come, anyone care to guess what the next rabbit hole will be? I used Penzoil sycromesh, but GM makes it as well and is supposedly the best but kind of expensive. The Penzoil stuff eliminated the 2nd gear issue and everything felt better overall. https://www.amazon.com/Synchromesh-...nsmission+fluid As far as the rabbit hole, let me guess......Brakes and/or suspension?
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Oct 3, 2018 15:52
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Sgt Fox posted:I'll give you guys a hint. At this point we are caught up in project timeline to the end of spring. Not a very good hint  If not FI, gonna have the V6 built?
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Oct 4, 2018 12:22
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A rabbit hole indeed. An old friend of mine that ran a Miata shop did it once and swore he'd never do it again Those wheels look cool, you should put them on the 323.....Are they OEM mazda wheels? Don't think i've ever seen those before.
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Oct 4, 2018 17:54
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You won't be driving it during the winter will you?
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Oct 31, 2018 12:49
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Sgt Fox posted:A guy came by the other day to buy the old 323 radiator off me. Kinda weird that a 323/BG enthusiast was surprised by your swap, people have been doing it forever now.
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Nov 2, 2018 17:34
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Jan 13, 2019 18:14
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You live in Canada tho, do you think you really need it?
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Feb 15, 2019 04:04
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Well hey I bet that a/c system would work great down here in Florida, you don't need that car I'll come get it ok
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Feb 15, 2019 04:37
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Wibla posted:Yeah, we got the 323F with the 1.8 and 1.6 iirc. The 1.8 16V moved quite well all things considered. The BP is an underrated motor imo. It's a shame they didn't come in 323's in the states, you had to buy a Protege (4 door) to get one or get an Escort GT which had them as well. I had the BG Escort GT with a BP and it was a blast, one of the best cars I've owned. Or comedy option Kia Sephia which was also a BG chassis with a Korean built BP, I had one of those too, it drove great but the cheap rear end Kia interior was disintegrating on me
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Feb 17, 2019 22:51
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Makes me miss all the BG cars I ever owned (a lot) they are the best econoboxes ever.
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Yeah idk about that, I was a pretty hardcore BG fanboi and I never once heard about a factory V6 Protege. 1.8 is the DOHC BP. 4 cylinder. Nice work as usual Sgt, you are really tempting me to get into a 323 again but there really aren't many left around here worth saving.
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May 22, 2019 23:23
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Well that's interesting, of all the years I was posting in Club Protege I never heard of them, and there were lots of Canadians in that forum too. I imagine they all rusted away to nothing unless someone put one on mothballs which I highly doubt. Too bad, If I had one of those cars I would treat it like a Hemi Cuda
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May 23, 2019 23:44
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Sockington was the BG savant, he was a mod for Club Protege too. I wonder what ever happened to him I like that guy.
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May 24, 2019 03:18
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Tell him I want my jorts back Seriously tho, tell him I said hi and that AI misses him. [e] and use my old name leica, he probably doesn't know this one
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May 24, 2019 03:24
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Man I miss my 323s so much. They are completely non existent around here now Great work as always man, love that you are keeping a 323 on the road.
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I had a BG EGT as well. Loved that car, loved the motor (BP). I've owned six cars with the BP Saw a BG EGT the other day in mint condition and was astonished, you just don't see those cars around anymore and usually when you do they are trashed.
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Sep 11, 2020 22:06
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It's the best car  I'd love to take it to Mazda meets, open the hood and see how many people catch on and go 
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Feb 4, 2021 01:09
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Lol that's fabulous, the dealer part is the best. "Rare option" on a 90's econobox like it was a 70's muscle car
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That little dump trailer must be heavy lol. Nice tractor, love it.
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