1989 Mazda B2200 Ls 5.3/Th400
03-09-2015, 02:42 PM
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1989 Mazda B2200 Ls 5.3/Th400
Wanted to start over with a real build thread. Got rid of my old Lt1 Z28 and got a new toy a little while back. 1989 Mazda b2200 currently setup for sbc. Roll cage, Race seats/harness, and fuel cell.
Got the truck home and sat several months and gathered bunch of parts. Now have a Lmg 5.3/317/6.0 cam/DoD and vvt delete and a Th400 to put behind it. Motor setup for boost but just want to get it running and rolling first. Pics and info as I go along.
Night we got along with previous owners sbc setup they ran.
Previous owners small block setup
Got the truck home and sat several months and gathered bunch of parts. Now have a Lmg 5.3/317/6.0 cam/DoD and vvt delete and a Th400 to put behind it. Motor setup for boost but just want to get it running and rolling first. Pics and info as I go along.
Night we got along with previous owners sbc setup they ran.
Previous owners small block setup
03-09-2015, 03:00 PM
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So I was just gonna find a cheap 4.8/Th350 and throw my nitrous kit on it, but things changed since then. Ended up getting a 4th gen Lmg 5.3. Did DoD and vvt delete. Had a 4th gen 6.0 cam lying around which is a hair bigger than the factory cam. Used the old 317s off my 6.0 build and regapped piston rings for boost. Roughly 8.5:1
Buddy is doing an Ls in a Rx7 and decided to go with a different mount kit so I got these
Solid sbc clamshell mounts
Bought a used E38 ecm online for my project. Turned out it came out of a v6 Impala. Luckily working at a Gm dealership I was able to reflash it with a usable Vin# before I upload HpTuners to it
Engine harness I got free from work. Rat chewed through customers harness and insurance company paid for a new one. I kept and repaired this harness for this project. Bought a 4l80e flex plate to mount to a Th400 stall. Gas pedal/pigtail to splice into my engine harness.
And my box of ricer goodies.
Main thing waiting on before it all starts to come together is a stall converter. No pics of the trans yet. It's at a buddies shop. Thanks for checking it out.
Buddy is doing an Ls in a Rx7 and decided to go with a different mount kit so I got these
Solid sbc clamshell mounts
Bought a used E38 ecm online for my project. Turned out it came out of a v6 Impala. Luckily working at a Gm dealership I was able to reflash it with a usable Vin# before I upload HpTuners to it
Engine harness I got free from work. Rat chewed through customers harness and insurance company paid for a new one. I kept and repaired this harness for this project. Bought a 4l80e flex plate to mount to a Th400 stall. Gas pedal/pigtail to splice into my engine harness.
And my box of ricer goodies.
Main thing waiting on before it all starts to come together is a stall converter. No pics of the trans yet. It's at a buddies shop. Thanks for checking it out.
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03-16-2015, 04:25 PM
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Nice build!!!
what rearend is it running??
i'm doing a 5.3/4l60e swap in my 87 b2000 and thinking ahead of how to use stock rearend, and what to use for drive shaft
any help on that subject??
what rearend is it running??
i'm doing a 5.3/4l60e swap in my 87 b2000 and thinking ahead of how to use stock rearend, and what to use for drive shaft
any help on that subject??
03-16-2015, 09:01 PM
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Right now it's a factory Mazda rear end with a welded differential. The drive shaft he gave me was for using a long tail shaft Th350, but I'm running a Th400 anyways so I won't use that shaft and will have to see what I need when the motor goes in