69FJWagon Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I have always wanted one also. I never thought i would own one. Next time your up here let me know we can roll it. I cant decide if i want the used set of shifter cables for 150 (money is tight) or hold out and wait for new ones for 250 DO IT RIGHT ONCE... save a bit longer and buy new cables you wont be sorry in the end :D I tell you what Mikey the next time Im up there I really hope Im not coming back to California planning on staying if everything go's right.... then we can go for a ride in yours then in my Subby then we can switch ;) :cool: Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Yah for some reason my phone thinks its funny to change words when I press enter . Can't wait till next month when I get a new phone The first thing I did to my 'smart' phone was turn off the damn autocorrect :lol: Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 The auto correct is off my phone is messed up all the sudden it will freek out and start writing its own sentences . Maybe its possesed Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 The reason for having no 2nd 3rd or revers. man i cant wait to grab second Quote Link to comment
DRIVEN Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Wish I had shopping basket full o turbo parts <_< . Quote Link to comment
GreenEggs&Ham Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Looks very tidy :cool: They are fun cars to drive for sure! Go easy on the gearbox though, had a few friends fry theirs... the 4wd box is often compared to plastic. If you haven't already, check the transfer case oil level; Its oil is separate from the gearbox and is often overlooked. Just treat it right (no dry blacktop sliding!) and it should hold up. Good score! Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Wish I had shopping basket full o turbo parts <_< . they are conversation pieces only 2 are still good Looks very tidy :cool: They are fun cars to drive for sure! Go easy on the gearbox though, had a few friends fry theirs... the 4wd box is often compared to plastic. If you haven't already, check the transfer case oil level; Its oil is separate from the gearbox and is often overlooked. Just treat it right (no dry blacktop sliding!) and it should hold up. Good score! I have my sr car for burn out's Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 score one point for me finally got around to installing my cables. It is nice having all gears. Now I just need to figure out what the grinding noise is. I can't tell if it is the savvier warped and gouged rear rotors or a wheel bearing, I like how the guy we picked the car up from said he just replaced all the brakes and rotor's. the front's are new but the rears are jacked. I am hoping one of the hub's are not toast if it is a bad bearing Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 so i pulled the hub apart and the inside bearing was toast some one cut the bearing spacer with a grinder to get it off instead of using a press. this spacer is what set's the preload for the wheel bearings. now when you get every thing put together you torque the hub at 150 ft pounds. I think that with this spacer being cut it is throwing off the preload and destroying the inside bearing. SO i ordered one from mazda today I am hoping it is not nla Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 The things people do to their cars. But this thing is going to be a BAAAAD mamba jamba when you get it rolling. Turbo 4WD=Awesomesauce. It'll be worth it. Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 this is the one thing guys say over and over again. Do not loose this or mix it up with any of the other spacers! Each spacer is matched to each hub and there are 21 different spacers and they cost 5 to 6 bucks each Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 well got the hub together and took it for a spin . now if it would freaking snow i could use my dif lock button Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 well got the car together drove it to work last week it did amazing in the snow and slush. The car has a rumble at about 35 to 40 mph So I went to slowdat's to figure out what it was. jacked the car up, rear wheel bearings are good set the car down after checking out the rear and noticed that the front driver side spindle nut was un staked. I jacked up the front torqued it to spec. and the bearing was toast. So I paid phil a visit at work bought some bearings pulled the front hub apart and found this this is the part of the hub where the out side bearing rides. The measurement in the pic is in spec this is where the inside bearing sits notice the difference The bearing just flopped around in there. From what I can tell The previous owner found the problem and instead of fixing it threw a bearing in it and sold it to us. So I got a used hub pressed it all together and fixed that issue. unfortunately i still have a rumble at 35. I think it is the tires from sitting for so long in the same spot. On another note i got it side ways on a tight right hander today and it feel's weird having the rear kick out and the front pull forward at the same time Quote Link to comment
Master-O-Turbonics Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Pretty Sweet car. Didn't know about these things. Quote Link to comment
DRIVEN Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 '90s Corollas are notorious for spinning the hubs like that. Dorman offers a replacement. Maybe they have one for the 323 too...if it happens again. Need 4-wheel burnout pics! Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 '90s Corollas are notorious for spinning the hubs like that. Dorman offers a replacement. Maybe they have one for the 323 too...if it happens again. Need 4-wheel burnout pics! ever since I was a teenager i have dreamed of 4wd slides in this car. But $wd burn outs are the quickest way to kill the transmission on these cars=( now in the dirt is another story! Quote Link to comment
808DA6 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 SIK!! I need to find a GTI-R Pular now. Hmmmmmmm. Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 well on my way to go rc crawling with 808da6 and city hunter i punched it around a corner and herd a pop and broke a swaybar bracket in the rear now the car feels all loose hope fully it wont be hard to find Quote Link to comment
kneesamo Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Totally awesome score! Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Bracket looks fairly common from what I can see on my Android. Pull it off and swing by Autozone. Check out the energy suspension. Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Bracket looks fairly common from what I can see on my Android. Pull it off and swing by Autozone. Check out the energy suspension. yeah autozone! for endlinks and bushings... Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 got a clam shell for the sway bar. Still have not replaced the busted one. I have been trying to focus all my time on the dime before i tear in to this car. I turned the boost down to the stock 7 pounds but with the bigger exhaust i am pushing 10. The car was leaning out in 4th and 5th under heavy load and knocking.I talked to a couple of gtx rally guys and they told me if i keep running it like that i will burn a valve. After turning down the boost I lost quit a bit of low end grunt but gained a nice amount of top end. I am going to get the ecu re flashed for a $160.00 so i can run 14 pounds again. it should pull pretty good with proper fuel in the upper rpm's. I need to replace the rear rotors they are warped and driving me nut's. The Awesome engineers at mazda built these cars with a captive rotor So when i change the rotors I have to pull the hub apart and remove the bearings. So it is usually a good idea to change the bearings while you are in there since it is such a pain (it's realy not that bad after you have done it a couple times). Now for the fun stuff ! Yesterday I was pushing it through a corner to see what it would do and i discovered that if i push it through the corner and get the wheels to push at the beginning of the apex of the turn (at high speed in the rain) If i let of a bit and re apply foot to floor I can feel the front wheels pull me through the corner as the rear wheels push out and slid around the corner. It is so much fun! I tried this on the same corners I use to drift my 510 around. with the gtx I can attack the corner at almost 2x the speed of the 510. Don't get me wrong I am not saying the gtx is more fun then the 510. I would say they are equal amount of fun just in a different way. Now if I could only get my sr car to hook up like the gtx! Quote Link to comment
ofg Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 HAHA! Those 323 GTXs are way cool! I love awd turbo cars. Would like to have 1 of each.....impulse rs, 323gtx, celica all trac..I have already been knee deep in DSMs and audi quattros,, so thats been fun! Your car is really clean and sharp. Now show us some pics of the 1200 and gtx posing together. 1 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 well on my way to go rc crawling with 808da6 and city hunter i punched it around a corner and herd a pop and broke a swaybar bracket in the rear now the car feels all loose hope fully it wont be hard to find hey i gotta a 2.2 comp and a scaler i crawl her ein olympia... sorry to here about your troubles Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 You should post pics of your rigs In my rc crawler thread http://community.ratsun.net/topic/26832-check-out-my-rc-crawler/page__st__100 Quote Link to comment
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