MrMazda92's '92 GS - New daily

[Thefez]

nice brakes!!! like the FD wheels too

[MrMazda92]

Sleeper6,
If you could find me a KLG4 with that mileage, I would have it shipped my way as soon as possible. Shipping costs money, but 60K is 60K...
The list is pretty straight-forward:
- 06-07 Speed6 calipers(BRACKETS INCLUDED), the bracket is different between the 6 and the speed6, the caliper is the same.
- 06-07 Speed6 rotors/pads
- 1st/2nd Gen Ford Probe(base model!) front spindles - The stub that the strut mounts to is 1/4" thicker than that of the MX-3 spindle, have 3/16" shaved from one side of the casting, and 1/16" from the other.
- 94+ Mx-3 lower balljoints
That's pretty much it. Oh, and 5 lug wheels...

Thefez,
Thank you kindly! They were the only OEM Mazda 5 lug that appealed to me, and the weight/dimensions were perfect for my goals! I just wish the offset were milder, +50 makes me work harder.

[Thefez]

They loook good but i was really hopeing for FD wheels would been sick

[MrMazda92]

I'll do everything I can to make them work, I'm definitely not giving up at this point!

[Sleeper6]

- 1st/2nd Gen Ford Probe(base model!) front spindles - The stub that the strut mounts to is 1/4" thicker than that of the MX-3 spindle, have 3/16" shaved from one side of the casting, and 1/16" from the other.

3/16" from the inner or the outer portion?

[MrMazda92]

It's actually the mating surface that mounts to the strut itself, where the bolt-holes are visible. IIRC, you remove 3/16" from the rear(towards the hatch), and 1/16" from the front(towards the hood).

[MrMazda92]

Taking a break from this for a while... I need to put my time and money into more important things than a car. May start updating things in a month or two.

[MrMazda92]

Just noticed today that my left camber plate is bent from my wreck last year.

Greaaattt. Here I thought this damned car would be on the road sometime soon...

Does anybody happen to know if the plates are replaceable individually? I only need the anodized blue part, none of the mounting hardware or the pillowball mounts.

[WhiteFinish]

Is the Mazdaspeed 6 brakecaliper really the same as the regular 6 ???
So it's just the bracket that's on there and the bigger brake disks.

[MrMazda92]

It is 100% identical. At least for the other 06-07 Calipers, the 03-05 are different.
Edit:
The pads, rotors, and brackets are all different. You will NOT be able to source the Speed6 bracket for a cheap price... Honestly, it won't happen.

[MrMazda92]

Modified power steering system(Manual conversion):
When grinding the seals off of the shaft, I nicked it in 2 places. This is the finished product after hand sanding the hell out of the shaft. I did a final polish job after this...

It took quite a while to properly de-grease and clean this rack. After that, welding the PS line fittings up was a piece of cake.

Organized re-assembly process, look how clean it turned out!

In the end, I did COMPLETELY clean out the rack and all of the components... There isn't a spec of grease, water, de-greaser, or any debris inside the assembly currently. I just tested a dry re-assembly, and everything works as it should... I'm liberally coating it with quality high-temp grease and torquing everything down this evening.

[MrMazda92]

Baby update, no photos yet.

I picked up a new Probe wheelbearing, so the front end will be ready to go as soon as I find somebody with a press, who won't charge me for the privilege! I intend to re-use the old dust seal, assuming I can clean it up well enough.

After I get this bearing issue sorted out, bolt the steering rack and tie rods back onto the car, and press extended studs into the Probe hubs... I will once again have a drivable MX-3.

I still need to adjust the ride height after mounting the wheels, to even out the arch gap as best I can. After that, it's time for an alignment...

[WhiteFinish]

It is 100% identical. At least for the other 06-07 Calipers, the 03-05 are different.
Edit:
The pads, rotors, and brackets are all different. You will NOT be able to source the Speed6 bracket for a cheap price... Honestly, it won't happen.

What do you mean ?
The pads, rotors and brackets are different between the 03-05 and 06-07 ? Or between 06-07 and mazdaspeed 6 ?

[MrMazda92]

I can't speak for the rear, as I only did the conversion in the front, so here is what I know 100%:

The 06-07 Mazda6 and Speed6 have the same front calipers.
The 06-07 Mazda6 and Speed6 have DIFFERENT pads, caliper brackets, and rotors.

The 03-05 I can't speak of, because I never got my hands on a set of them.

[MrMazda92]

After so much time, so much money, and so many unfinished plans... I'm done.

I'll keep the car how it is for now, and sell the performance parts that I haven't used, along with those that I am reverting to stock.

I'll repair and maintain it until it craps out on me, and then I'm moving on.