If some one could put me in touch with either of them that would be great. I'll just be doing basic stuff but if there is anything mx-3 specific i should know I'd love to pick some ones brain.
Al lies. I'm not fast. James is usually faster and his is arguably more stock than mine. We just finished our first year of rally and this was our first rally build.
That said, I can send send you some build pics, and some of our general experience in running the car. That looks like a B6 car and not a GS? Feel free to email me: danlittle@yahoo.com or DM me on twitter @theduckylittle.
Also, the MX3 is pretty much the same as the BG Mazda chassis used by 323s, Proteges and Ford Escorts. A few of use have successfully run Escort GTs, so there is a good bit of rallying knowledge of Mazda chassis. I always figured the MX3 was a bit too tight inside, but there are plenty of people who have raced them in road racing as well.
We have found it to be very tight inside and both Gawboy and I have girlish figures. Mostly the height. You need to fit the cage *very rightly* to the roof otherwise you'll struggle.
As much knowledge as their is regarding the BG platform, the parts sure have run out. It seems like we're always 5-10 years late to get an aftermarket part that we want/need.
Dude, as a potential grass-o-cross car this is fine as is..Of course ANYTHING is fine for grass-o-cross..
As a potential one day maybe stage rally car you're creating problems for yourself from the get go: cramped room and lousing availability of wear items like hoods and fenders and doors and glass..Thoese wear out a lot for noobs....
There IS howeber one ray of sunshine and thats there there is a model Maz-dog with a pretty OK---not "good" but OK ---set of ratios:
MT GS AT GS
1st 3.42 2.80 3.31 2.80
2nd 1.84 1.54 1.83 1.54
3rd 1.29 1.00 1.31 1.00
4th 0.92 0.70 1.03 0.70
5th 0.73 - 0.80 -
Final Drive 4.11 3.83 4.39
But can you find 'em??
So have fun with this but think hard about it as a real stage rally car....
Thanks for the input guys. I really do appreciate a better idea of what I have gotten my self into. As far as the Grass-o-cross...I wish I could but living in utah its pretty much dust-0-cross. I had planned to run the car in dust/grass-o-cross to get seat time and just because its fun. I have no delusions of one day having a junker and the next day it being a fit stage car. This will be a long term work in progress. Being perfectly honest my car knowledge is limited to the basics so if nothing else I'm down about $400 bucks to have a car to tinker with and learn on.
Dan I'll definitely get an email out to you a get more of a feel what I'm in for.
I saw you run at LSPR last year but wasn't able to meet you during the Parc Expose before we had to get to our work assignment.
I've got a '92 MX-3 GS, with no title, that I got for parts years ago, and it's just sitting on my trailer. I planned on using the steering rack and not much else, for my turbo escort wagon.
Would you be interested in this shell, for body panels and other bits? The price? Completely Free if you come and get it, maybe a bit of gas money if I transport it for you. I'm in Baraboo, WI, which isn't really super-far from you.
There's no driver door window, no gas tank/fuel pump, no interior except door panels, no rear wiper. Engine does not turn over, I've never got far enough to see what's making it bind up. I can take more pictures if you want. Here's about the only picture I can find, from 2007 when I got the car:
Let me know if you'd be interested, I need to get this car gone soon, and I'd rather it be of some use to a rallyist than scrapped just to make room.
My email: jorden dot kleier at gmail.com
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