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Mazda Projects \ Noob to Mazdas but not to Minis!Noob to Mazdas but not to Minis!
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djh
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Hey all, just bought a 1983 Mazda P/U and found this site, hoping to get a bunch of good info & help here when I go to bag the thing. A lil about me...
I'm a member of Freaks of Nature, out of Albuquerque NM. I've got one minitruck build in the works already, a VG30DETT swapped, shaved, and bagged Nissan Kingcab.
A buddy of mine had this Mazda and was going to build it, but got ahold of a Sonoma and decided to do that instead. When I heard he was gonna sell the '83, I couldn't pass it up as I love the old school body style, so I bought it. Came with an extra engine and frame (from a courier) so I figure my plan is to take that bare frame and build it for the bags, then swap everything over when ready. I love wild @$$ builds, so I'm not sure what yet, but an engine swap will be involved eventually. Maybe a turbo rotary or such, I do like to "keep it in the family" so to speak.
Anyways, nice to meet all of you, and I'll be sharing some pics soon.
ETA: here's a shot of how it sits now.
I'm a member of Freaks of Nature, out of Albuquerque NM. I've got one minitruck build in the works already, a VG30DETT swapped, shaved, and bagged Nissan Kingcab.
A buddy of mine had this Mazda and was going to build it, but got ahold of a Sonoma and decided to do that instead. When I heard he was gonna sell the '83, I couldn't pass it up as I love the old school body style, so I bought it. Came with an extra engine and frame (from a courier) so I figure my plan is to take that bare frame and build it for the bags, then swap everything over when ready. I love wild @$$ builds, so I'm not sure what yet, but an engine swap will be involved eventually. Maybe a turbo rotary or such, I do like to "keep it in the family" so to speak.
Anyways, nice to meet all of you, and I'll be sharing some pics soon.
ETA: here's a shot of how it sits now.
befarrer
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4.0 V6 is not technically in the family, as it was in the re-badged Ford trucsk and is a 100% ford engine. How about the Mazda KJ-ZEM 2.3L V6 engine, makes 217HP and 210lb/ft torque, supercharged and intercooled miller cycle V6 engine.
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