Turbo Rotary Mazda B2600i Minitruck Build!

[mymmeryloss]

alright, heres a little gay update since its been awhile since i posted pics.

mind u i still have a lot of work to do on these and they are nowhere near perfect..

used evercoat body filler if anyone wanted to know. just make sure u are applying filler to bare etched metal or to existing filler...

and just a random pic after etching the metal. i will probably skim the whole firewall to make sure it is straight, but i still have to do my inner fenders and reweld my filler piece for the hole from the old steering.

then ill be fitting a engine and looking to build a custom turbo mani and exhaust and getting a new driveline fabbed up! :thumbs up

 

[Vocko]

You have my greatest respect for doing everything by yourself!

 

[mymmeryloss]

You have my greatest respect for doing everything by yourself!

thank u!(first)

its a lost art. but a decent amount of us minitruckers and quite a few of my friends build all of their own stuff..

its just metal. it makes u take ur time and learn things the right way so u dont have to waste time and money to redo them..

plus its fun knowing every inch of your whole vehicle and where everything is and how it operates..

 

[CorkSport]

Grind, Grind, Grind, Fill, Fill, Fill, Sand, Sand, Sand.

Repeat

-Derrick

 

[d-machine]

durn even though most of the pics are blocked for me here at work... the ones that were hosted with imageshack look awesome!!! ill have to wait till i go home to see the rest

 

[mymmeryloss]

Grind, Grind, Grind, Fill, Fill, Fill, Sand, Sand, Sand.

Repeat

-Derrick

yep, i need to pick up some seam sealer also....

 

[mymmeryloss]

durn even though most of the pics are blocked for me here at work... the ones that were hosted with imageshack look awesome!!! ill have to wait till i go home to see the rest

thanks man.. should have big updates soon..

 

[mymmeryloss]

any luck on that steering box madmat?

 

[CorkSport]

yep, i need to pick up some seam sealer also....

I used 3m structural adhesive in the past for seams. The stuff is really sturdy and paints easy enough

-Derrick

 

[mymmeryloss]

cool man. thanks for the info. i really had no idea what brand to get or what was good or not.

much appreciated!

 

[shane02pro5]

Looks like an awesome project...looking good!

 

[mymmeryloss]

Looks like an awesome project...looking good!

thanks man. now if an engine would hurry up and get here....

 

[CorkSport]

Mazda uses the 3m stuff when they assemble the cars for the sheet metal seams.

I used the stuff when I put a new core support in my 323 after doing the welding.

 

[mymmeryloss]

good to know..

what did u use to apply it with? a brush or did u just use ur finger?

 

[mymmeryloss]

well, i had some trouble with my bank and letting me make an international order for the front clip, but i finally got it all figured out, so the clip is in transit as we speak(its about time).

also, i ordered a chrome front bumper. i have wanted one of these for awhile now, and found one for a really good deal, so i jumped on it.

i was really after a stock hood since mine is all cut up from the body drop to fit the stock engine, but now that imma have a rotary in there i can run a stock hood again with no clearance issues.

anywho, the hood i found was really inexpensive, but the shipping was a bit much for me right now, so i said **** it and ordered the bumper instead..(headbang)

 

[CorkSport]

good to know..

what did u use to apply it with? a brush or did u just use ur finger?

There are two ways to do it. #1 is to buy the overprices applicator squirt gun or #2 mix it and wear vinyl glove and got he finger route.

I did the second method.

 

[mymmeryloss]

lol, thats what i figures would be the best/cheapest way to go..

good stuff man, thank u!

 

[madmat1987]

any luck on that steering box madmat?

hey i've tryed to reply to ur emails and no go

stearing box is very very $$$$$$. and its about 120 usa to ship it.

 

[mymmeryloss]

hmmm. how much is very expensive?

 

[mymmeryloss]

So i called around today to see how much a custom turbo mani would be to bring the turbo in front of the engine since i am pretty sure i am going to run into clearance issues with the frame rails and the turbo mani...

one shop quoted me $1500.... and everyone else says $75/hr plus materials and a tig welding charge...

soooo, ill prolly be building my own, so i guess thats another thing i will have to tackle. if anyone has any advice or knows any place that would fab one cheaper please lemme know!