Mazda is getting a small block, "100% Driveway Built"

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nisrod said:

Looks awesome!!!! Where did you get that altenator bracket??

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All the brackets and pulleys are March performance brand.

Did the Ford ranger headlight conversion today, Anyways here's how i did it.



Got the grill out of the shed and placed it onto a sturdy stand



Traced the headlight onto a piece of cardboard then transfered it onto the grill. Using masking tape to prevent some scratching



My tools of choice



Take your time cutting and cleaning up the edges.



Test fit a few times making sure theres nothing on the back side of the grill thats getting in the way, had to clean up the back of the grill, a few tabs and bulk plastic



Now time to get rid of the stock adjusters, went to the local parts store and bought replacement bolts for the lower bolts which will snap rite into place where the adjuster was mounted, cost 4 bucks so well worth the hassle



This is what it looks like after, all three bolts are the same..



hold it up the the rad and place the bottom two into the holes that are factory and mark where the top bolt hits the support, now drill... here pictured in the top left is the hole i drilled..



Now for install i picked up 12 of each, nut, lock washer and washers, I used a set on both sides of the rad support this is so you can lock it into place and able to adjust the headlights later



Just adjusted the headlights by eye for now untill i get the grill on and then I can fine tune it to where the are flush



After alittle adjusting they fit pretty good ;)



Now onto something else, maybe finish wiring the truck lol

Motor is maybe a day away from firing up, Went with a painless wiring harness and ran all the wires threw the frame rails, front to back.



Rad installed and rad hoses, using a 500 cfm edelbrock carb.



Some billet goodies installed

The pics so far are beautiful cant wait to see the final product, good luck.

great work!

Nice!!!

you Canadians build some nice shit dude. thanks for the pics on my thread. there is a red mazda being built in Canada as well anyone know where the build up is posted?

i got a red one from canada check out my build thread http://www.noregrets.cc/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1747
sorry for the thread jack i love your truck too btw

Thanks for adding more build pics! You have a clean mazda!:TUP::TUP:

not the red one i was thinking of man. the one im talking about has a chopped top. bottom of the cab is painted it's wayyy over the top