Mazdax's 99 Eclipse RS

Well i've been crashing hard these last few days so I haven't made any progress :) lol...it's good to catch up on sleep. One bonus is I found someone who will trade me those Falkens for some 512's instead and in a smaller size so i'm pretty happy. Looking at getting some 225/45's so I should be all good in that aspect need to just pay the difference.

Well..back to sleep =)

Well i've been waiting for them to find muh shit but to no avail.

Anywho , I picked up another project : any guesses ? =)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/0215081654.jpg

What the hell is that thing?

What the hell is that thing?

Uhmm basically project 600 hp =). My company got a shit load of welding equipment and various other machining tools so it's time to find a cheap car ( above ) and go crazy and make something ridiculously fast =)

My 'idea' is to use a 400 sbc..should be fun.

Side question before I forget : Are the inner door skins basically the same on the RS/GS/GS-T/GSX ? Like when you pull off your door panel and see your door guts , that metal is the same dimensions / cuts / holes on the models all the same ?

ie : ->
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/chlamber/Window%20Rattle/IM000491b.JPG

I'm willing to gaurantee that there would be no difference between the trims of cars as far as the doors go. It just wouldnt make sense for them to be any different.

The skins are all exactly the same. The only difference will be included hardware such as power windows/manual windows, etc...

I still wanna know what that car is damnit. lol >_<

The skins are all exactly the same. The only difference will be included hardware such as power windows/manual windows, etc...

Ahh good to know. I thought they would be the same ..now I can proceed with project power RS haha..

I still wanna know what that car is damnit. lol >_<
It's a 1997...Whoever gets it right gets free parts off my GS lol unless it's like a hood or hatch or something then I have to pay ridiculous amounts for shipping =P

Its a Mazda MX-6. Also, fuck the 400. I'd either go with a 350, 383, or this one variant I remember reading about, IIRC it was a LT1 crank and 350 rods that yeilded like 306ci and a rod ratio good enough to take to 8500 all day. Fuck it, put a big block in it.

Its a Mazda MX-6. Also, fuck the 400. I'd either go with a 350, 383, or this one variant I remember reading about, IIRC it was a LT1 crank and 350 rods that yeilded like 306ci and a rod ratio good enough to take to 8500 all day. Fuck it, put a big block in it.

Bingo- 1997 mazda mx-6 ls.

The reason we are going to use a 400 is because I was given one for free that was rebuilt and only had around 10K put on it before the truck was rolled. i just have to go pull it out lol...nothing beats free =)

:werd: to that.

So I did a little work on my car today. I pulled the wire harness out of the GS from both doors , engine bay and dash area after a long process of removing everything from the dash. After I got the door harness out , I installed them into my RS and hooked everything up and no go..Is the under dash harness the same in the RS & GS ? I'm wondering if the plug where the wire harness from the door plugs into the body is different on the models.

I know these worked perfectly before because I put a charged battery in the GS and tested all the electrical stuff I could and the windows went up and down strong. Am I missing something ?

I would tend to think that if you have a difference in the doors i.e., power this or that, you might have to unplug some of the corresponding fuses.:2cents:

I would tend to think that if you have a difference in the doors i.e., power this or that, you might have to unplug some of the corresponding fuses.:2cents:

No no , I found out the problem. See the picture below...
It was basically a relay that was missing from the secondary fuse relay station. The GS had the relay and the RS had the station and the slot for the relay but no relay. I just happened to notice it before I was going to swap fuse blocks lol....So anyone who undergoes the RS power option conversion -> It's simple just don't forget the relay =P

It's this little bastard right here and sits up above and a little more forward than the main fuse block. IF anyone needs any info or advice on it -Just ask

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Eclipse/Conversions/0218081251.jpg

So now I have everything wired for both power door motors , both power mirros , power locks , cruise control and rear wiper/sprayer. Now I just need to finish the hardware portion and i'll be golden =)

Damn how did I miss so much on this thread. I spotted the 6 right away. My boy had one and totaled it if you guys remember that thread. Nice car, lacks power out of the box though. Trannys also suck too. Hold up well in accidents though.

Here's the link to that one. Pics still amaze me on that one.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=619808&highlight=mazda+mx-6

Damn how did I miss so much on this thread. I spotted the 6 right away. My boy had one and totaled it if you guys remember that thread. Nice car, lacks power out of the box though. Trannys also suck too. Hold up well in accidents though.

Yeah the KLDE is shit 165 hp to the crank and about 110 to the wheels via 5 speed. Nothing impressive. Then again you could always turn around and drop in the other version of the 2.5 l. the KLZE and create a monster 200 hp...yay..Lol.

The tranny all depends on how well you maintain them. People excpect these heavy ass beasts with tiny HP to be able to handle ripping and tearing around town on a day to day basis but that's not what they are designed to do or for. Shit my mx-3 tranny with the smaller version of those two motors the 1.8 KL-8 was one of the best transmissions i've had in any vehicle. Granted the car only topped at 130 HP from the factory but it held up just fine and never let me down. Rings on the other hand...eh..lol good luck with those.

So here it is lol...bare in all it's glory.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Part%20Out/11235.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Part%20Out/11234.jpg

All glass is loosened just don't want the bitch full of water just yet :/ so it lays.

Damn, how many projects are you working on. Shoot, you're on the ball.

Dang... That thing is majorly gutted out...

Damn, how many projects are you working on. Shoot, you're on the ball.


A couple lol..i'm running out and picking up my mazda mx-6 tomorrow night ..ugh no more room lol.

Dang... That thing is majorly gutted out...

Well i'd rather let the parts at least be able to be used/needed by some instead of just crushing the bitch and getting my 25.00 for recycling lol.

Well i'd rather let the parts at least be able to be used/needed by some instead of just crushing the bitch and getting my 25.00 for recycling lol.

Thank you for being so curtious.

Ok Pro Machine called and they found my head lol..So with the helicoil , glass beading , caustic bath , deburring , deck polishing , 1 mm over bore and seat grind it only comes out to $54.95 lol..Yay for the hook up haha. Anywho , I will pick it up tomorrow and probably save the labor costs of them installing my valves / retainers / seals / etc. Should have pics tomorrow...

Ok Pro Machine called and they found my head lol..So with the helicoil , glass beading , caustic bath , deburring , deck polishing , 1 mm over bore and seat grind it only comes out to $54.95 lol..Yay for the hook up haha. Anywho , I will pick it up tomorrow and probably save the labor costs of them installing my valves / retainers / seals / etc. Should have pics tomorrow...

Glad to hear that, can you break the helicoil and glass beading for me?

A couple lol..i'm running out and picking up my mazda mx-6 tomorrow night ..ugh no more room lol.



Well i'd rather let the parts at least be able to be used/needed by some instead of just crushing the bitch and getting my 25.00 for recycling lol.

$25???

More like $175 probably...not too sure how much that car weighs.

You lucky bastard getting away that cheap.

Glad to hear that, can you break the helicoil and glass beading for me?

Break it down for you ? Sure.

Glass Beading : A low impact way to basically shot blast aluminum and other softer metals that sand blasting will destroy the surface texture of. One of the best things for aluminum heads in order to get that ultimate shine look without a polish.

http://www.langleyublast.com/album/marine/PA130052.jpg

Helicoil kit : Basically when you suck a valve and them the piston slams that valve back up against the butt of the spark plug , it ends up seriously jacking the spark plug threads up and may end up having compression leaks so what they do is 'helicoil' it so you can get the spec. torque for your spark plug and not worry about stripping and lost compression.

http://www.woodlandsshetlandstud.co.uk/images/links/Helicoil_insert.gif

You lucky bastard getting away that cheap.
Yeah but I had to build up about 10K through my camaro in order to get these favors so it's not like they didn't cost me lol..


$25???

More like $175 probably...not too sure how much that car weighs.

I don't know what the actual pay off would be but considering all I will be bringing them is a shell I don't think I would get the normal amount :/ i've never done it before so we'll see. Plus this is Utah and bitches be stingy here lol..

Plus this is Utah and bitches be stingy here lol..

:rofl: :lol: :lol2: That was funny.




Thanks for the break down Mazda.

Well I don't know what happened but they weren't open today ..weird but anyways I didn't get my head back today like I hoped but tomorrow is another day ! lol...

I did manage to get my MX-6 home though. Runs smooth as silk cept I think I lost the master about half way home lol..grind some gears =D

Don't be jealous of my raggedy ass basket ball hoop either lol..



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/0220082242.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/0221080009a.jpg

Dude you cant even see the car....

Is that the one that was gutted? We can't tell from the pics.

MX-6 --- Eclipse RS --- Eclipse GS.

It was night , cold and snowing lol...so i'll get some better ones up later =)

ok I can at least see it now. The math lab moniters are a POS and all I could see was black.

I had always wanted to take some pics with my boys mx6 and my car. But mine was never ready. And then he smashed it.

I had always wanted to take some pics with my boys mx6 and my car. But mine was never ready. And then he smashed it.
i know that feeling... a friend of mine in highschool had bought a modded DSM, a while back, it had about 450awhp for about 3 days it was bad ass! then it was in the lake... he spun out on a really curvy road and crashed into the lake... car was F-ed.... but it was SO nice! 95 GSX 6 bolt, FP green, Bride seats, all black interior, Blue neon lights (lol) car was white.... oh and the best part, body was ALL OEM!

*remembrance rant over

Well heres some better pics :P only thing i've found so far is no radio =( , throw out bearing squeals like a raped pig and a small tear in the driver side seat but I already have a guy set up to get me the black interior so I could care less =)

I also tried my best to get to Pro Machine today but traffic was a bitch due to the snow so..yeah no head yet..fuck =(

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/0221080823.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/0221080823a.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/0221080823b.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/0221080824.jpg

This is where I drove it to work so I can work on it indoors out of the cold =)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/0221080904.jpg

Damn I love those 6s so much. I would buy one. Those headlights look EXACTLY like the ones my boy had. He had to buy the clear cover pieces separate.

Well I got my head today..boy it's clean. So clean in fact it looks like plastic.

For Now ->

Side Shot in shitty light.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Engine/0222081851a.jpg

Bottom shot in shitty light.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Engine/02220818513.jpg

Exhaust manifold side.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Engine/0222082014a.jpg

Intake manifold side.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Engine/0222082013a.jpg

Here you can see the damage when dropped...ugh however none of it will have any effect on the compression areas so it's nothing more than ugly :/
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Engine/0222082013.jpg

I did one window ( passanger side ) today. It started off nice then rain and cold.

crap cell phone video - Power Windows (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Eclipse/Conversions/?action=view&current=0224081608.flv)

Nice pics of the head.

That video kinda made be dizzy. It was sideways and upside down most of the time.

Nice pics of the head.

That video kinda made be dizzy. It was sideways and upside down most of the time.

Lol...sorry. My LG enV is kinda shit for a 2.0 mega pixel. The good news is though I will finish the other side tomorrow when it's warm and indoors at my warehouse =)

I also spent the last hour or so ordering all new sensors and gaskets so here within a week or two I should be about ready for motor reassembly so thats got me excited.

I did one window ( passanger side ) today. It started off nice then rain and cold.

crap cell phone video - Power Windows (http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Eclipse/Conversions/?action=view&current=0224081608.flv)
NICE!

the things we 2g turbo guys never have to worry about... installing power windows... i bet that was a pain in the a$$ to do!

NICE!

the things we 2g turbo guys never have to worry about... installing power windows... i bet that was a pain in the a$$ to do!

Eh wasn't too hard. Just need to change out the door harness , relay & fuses and crank / power assembly and not so much the rails but while you are in there it might be a good idea to lube it up =)

Just need to locate some black door panels now =(

Just need to locate some black door panels now =(
yeah, you and me both! :banghead:

the space allowed to work with in the doors is very minimal! IMO, doing anything in their is hard... even replacing a door handle! :icon16:

Replacing the door handle is such a PITA. I think it took me like 3 hours.

Replacing the door handle is such a PITA. I think it took me like 3 hours.


You just need tiny asian hands =) lol..

Well I got my valves / springs / retainers and clips in today on the head. I also picked up a 1998 RS with body kit for 500.00 from a buddy of mine. Car is in descent over all shape but whoever tried to custom 'shave' the door handles really doesn't know how to use BONDO so the driver side is fack barred.

I'll snag some pics tomorrow , everything is chilling at my buddies and it's snowing/ hailing / raining right now so I am going to play Guitar Hero =D

Damn son, you buy cars like its nothing. Thats a great deal though. The motor and tranny are worth that much alone.

Damn son, you buy cars like its nothing. Thats a great deal though. The motor and tranny are worth that much alone.

Well I usually buy them , fix them up and wait for something major to go like motor / tranny or electrical fire then part them out or let my friends take them then help them fix them. It works out lol.

Yeah, you go thru cars like a whore thru panties. But hey, its nice plan man. I'm guessing you make more than that whe you part it out.

So I brought my other eclipse home today lol...

Yeah it's a beast :/ they disconnected the exhaust , ripped up the carpet , shaved one door handle and bondo'd the shit out of the other while doing a home rattle can primer job which turned out like shit but for the most part it runs super strong , no CEL , no stutter in idle , no issues in the electrical system and most of all , no weird sounds from the block & no leaks =)

The body kit is undamaged as well thank god...Now for the pictures...->

Mmm...beefy bumper.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Eclipse%202/0226081811.jpg

Yay for bondo...not.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Eclipse%202/0226081750b.jpg

Wheres the door handle O.o
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Eclipse%202/0226081750a.jpg

3 2G's...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ohjiro/Eclipse%202/0226081750.jpg

Where are the sides parts of the wing? :confused:

Where are the sides parts of the wing? :confused:


It's actually missing about half the interior pieces as well so..the wing is the least of my concerns lol..good thing I have the white GS parts though easy to reassemble the black one in no time. Maybe one afternoon should have it all back together minus the exterior ugly. I am thinking of just slapping a Maaco paint job on it and calling it good.

I would just put a nice coat of primer on the car. I actually like the look of a primered car. A shop here use to have a 2g gsx that was primered as a paint job. It looked sweet as hell and had like a red pin strip. That shit was fast to.

I would just put a nice coat of primer on the car. I actually like the look of a primered car.

The standard grey primer or colored?

Hey Mazda, how much........PM.:evillol:

Damn, that thing looks like my car used to look.:loser:
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q278/josealejo05/l_3abb97e83244a0d222e1e5d4718224e1.jpg

The standard grey primer or colored?

They used grey and black primer. I dont really remember how they had it laid out, this was about 3 years ago. But it looked good and the car was a beast. That was when I was getting into cars but didn't know much about them so I have no idea what was under the hood.

Yeah, you go thru cars like a whore thru panties.
proof... couldnt have said it better myself!

any progress on this one? hello, any one esle here?

Update This Thread!!!!

Update This Thread!!!!

Hard to do from behind bars man =)

Hard to do from behind bars man =)
Sounds like a happy ending to me. lol...