Tuna's 1987 Mazda B2000 build.

I picked up a 1987 Mazda B2000 with a blown head gasket for $750. Also bought a 1989 Mazda B2600I 4x4 for $1300. a little over a year ago. My buddy Jon, Fred (brother) and I swapped the front bumper, hood, wiper cowl, fenders and, bed. Then sold the B2600I for $1000. The first modification i eliminated the emissions. Next we pulled off the head and sent it to a machine shop to get hot tanked, valve grind and, new valve guide seals. While i am waiting on the head, i decided to do a wire tuck. Got the head back from the machine shop and put everything back together. Started it and noticed a lot of smoke coming out the tail pipe. Pulled the exhaust manifold off. In side of the manifold was covered in oil. So i knew it needed new rings. Pulled the engine out and stripped it down to the block. Sent the block out to the machine shop where they did the following: hot tanked, surfaced, new freeze plugs, crank & rod bearings, .020 oversize pistons & rings, and oil pump. I sent the head back to the machine shop where they did a match port and polish. Also installed new rocker arms and a stage 2 cam from Delta Cam. While the head and block were at the machine shop, I sent the intake manifold to my dad. He turned some aluminum cylinders on our lathe. After plugging the vacuum ports he welded across the top of them. Then shipped it back. I then cut off the two ground mounts and reshaped the water inlet on the intake manifold. A few days later i dropped off some parts to have them chromed: brake vacuum hardline, valve cover, intake manifold, distributor, plug wire loom, thermostat housing, cam gear, back timing cover, water & oil pump, pulleys, stock mounting brackets &, the oil pan. Back in July of 2010 Jon and I going from wrecking yard to wrecking yard and i came acrossed 95 Honda Civic coupe. We ended up cutting the roof off for the sunroof sheet metal. Someone beat me to the sunroof. Back home my other brother (Kyle) had a sunroof laying around and said if a come back to Washington State i could have it. Late September i was surfing craigslist and came across 2 Ford Galaxie parts cars. I picked up 1961 & 62 dash & steering wheel. Back in November i took a trip back to Bremerton, WA. to pick up my sunroof. There my friends i had gone to a wrecking yard and found a couple of 1973 Ford Couriers. I ended up buying a steering wheel. Still don't know if i will use it. While i was back home, i stopped my old roommates house to see if he got rid of my old car (1987 Toyota Supra). Sure enough it was still there! Fred and I got the IRS off then hauled it back to Phoenix, AZ.

1989 Mazda B2600I 4x4 for $1300


1987 Mazda B2000 with a blown head gasket for $750




With emissions








Without emissions

Replacing the head gasket


Starting the wire tuck

















Reassemble






Shaving the intake manifold









All welded up


Parts sent out for chrome













1995 Honda Civic parts car



1962 Ford Galaxie parts car


1961 Ford Galaxie de derby car


1973 Ford Courier steering wheel

1987 Toyota Supra IRS

nice work so far! keep it up

very cool tuna got another truck

damn, lookin good. I'm gonna clean up my engine bay, hide all the wires and get rid of emissions crap soon. That thing looked like a 4x4 before you started!!

340i: nice work so far! keep it up

Thank you!

toddluck: very cool tuna got another truck

I regret selling the blue and white 89. Miss it so much, to ware i got another one. This time im going to build an even better mini truck then my last one.

88MAZDAB2200: damn, lookin good. I'm gonna clean up my engine bay, hide all the wires and get rid of emissions crap soon. That thing looked like a 4x4 before you started!!

Thank you! I would recommend it. Makes your engine bay look nice & clean when you get rid of the emissions and hide the wiring. The truck with the white cab is a 4x4 and the brown cab is a 2wd.


Its time for an update: Back in July i was surfing craigslist and came across a 1993 Toyota 4runner. I bought the front bumper and valance. Today i picked up my parts from Metro Plating. Im still waiting on the intake manifold.

Nice! I love the attention to detail. Any tips for sending stuff out for plating?

wow i like where this project is going

Thank You!

Today i picked up my intake manifold from the chrome shop.

looks good, especially like the intake manifold. Was thinking of doing something similar to mine as far as "shaving" it goes. Hate all the vaccum caps on it atm.