originally posted 12-20-07

Let's start from the beginning.

1988 Mazda MX-6 GT
Grey faded paint
Ugly Maroon Interior
2.2L SOHC Intercooled Turbo

 

decided i didn't like the maroon interior. time for a swap.

dash out

no pics of dash in but it looks like this


also did a front seat and drivers side door swap (the grey one needed a lock, handle, and window regulator. a door swap was easier.)
shot of the cars during the swap.

 

car was purchased with a transmission stuck in first. so it was time to get that taken care of.

took a few shots during a break.



motor suspended..er...resiting on a 2x4


shots of the tranny



turns out it needed a new clutch too.

 

05-06-08

been a while with weather and stuff. but i got back into it

seperated the tranny from the motor.



looks like i have some cleaning up to do











OMG TURBOSZZZZZZZ PSHSHSHHSHSFTTT


and a few shots of my custom a/c delete bracket.

 

05-17-2008

OH SNAP!!!!!



why yes those are s5 tail lights


and what have we here? BBS FC3C Rims AAAAND drilled/slotted rotors????




yep. mazdaspeed racing seats.


not pictured:
rx7.com lowering springs
KYB adjustable shocks


WOOOOOOT!!!!!


as it sits the motor is out, we're waiting for main/rod bearings.

intake and dizzy need to be solved due to firewall fitment.

it'll probably be a few months still til i can drive this.

 

nice, i always hear the "how do i make my MX6 into a RWD car" question, im glad to see someone is acctually doing something about it haha.

just to clarify though, mx6 w/ turboII motor and tranny or rx7 w/ F2T motor ?

 

rx7 with f2t motor, turboII tranny and driveline, S4 LSD differential

 

have you also considered the FE3? Im not a 1G guy, so i don't know too much about the F2T and the FE3, just that there are plenty of people making big numbers with the FE3 since its dual cam. I can't wait to see this thing all done

 

thought about it. but by the time i got an fe3 and built it for boost etc it'd cost a helluva lot more than my f2t.

plus, there's no bolt up ecu for the fe3 for boost. my f2t will go in and be ready to run without any tuning. once i get all the swap stuff worked out (fitment, drivability, reliability etc) then i'll throw on my megasquirt ecu and start tuning the car. (ii've got 2 MS ecu's sitting here so an FE3 or some other sort of swap into anotehr rx7 might be in the works...maybe an M30 from a bmw.....? who knows)

 

Whats the plan on hooking up the engine to the TII tranny?

 

for some reason lately, ive been constantly thinking about taking a KL series motor from the 2G MX6 (i should be getting a blown motor from a friend later) and mocking it up in an FB shell my friend has in his yard. I know someone already did that with a miata and it sounded sweet. i just haven't seen anything from the guy who did it lately. thats a good point about the fe3, if you had time to wire it up with MS it would be freakin sweet, but that would just delay it further. im gonna have to look into adapter plates to fit a TII tranny on the KL when i get it now haha.
can't wait to see more updates of this swap

 

the front bellhousing off the b2200 is a direct fit to both the TII tranny and the F2T block. works out nicely

 

not much of an update but i'm currently searching out a trashed b2200/b2000 pickup for parts. once i get a transmission bolted up for some fitment, things shoudl start falling into place.

 

i was acctually wondering about this project the other day, glad to see its still heading in the right direction

 

yeah. just very very slowly.

 

i know how that goes. I have another 7 sitting at my friends shop and we keep talking about putting different motors in it. i really want to see how everything goes because i would really like to pick up an F2T block from a junkyard and go to town on it haha. well keep on goin, i want to see some pics when you get the tanny situation sorted out

 

Did this ever go anywhere?

 

i was also wondering if this ever went anywhere? im putting a built fe3turbo in my 87 tII with megasquirt, i already f2t swapped my 89 b2200. let us know if uve made any progress