Hi everyone,
if you need any parts for this car please let me know, you can have them for free.
I have a `81 coupe that I wanted to restore for a long time but I really don`t have the time and now I would rather give the parts or the whole car away rather than see it crushed.
I have lots of parts from engine components to small trim and electricals.
BTW, I have all the parts for the factory electronic ignition. Completely service-free and ultra-reliable; waaaayyy better than the points system.

The bad news; I`m in Canada, while most of the fan base is in Australia.
Well, if you can afford the shipping...I`m willing to pack and ship anything.

Happy RWD-ing

You should post a link to this thread in your Swap Meet section ad.

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Any pics of the front suspension?

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No, front suspension is damaged (1 broken tension rod), but the rest of it is OK. I put new control arms on it a few years ago shortly before I had to park it.
What kind of pictures?

No, I don't have pics of the front suspension. It's just a standard McPherson strut arrangement (with rear wheel drive).

Do you have any idea what other motors fit straight in to the 626 as I have a 1979 626 and the engine is not happy but I have had a jap wrecker suggest a 1983 model engine and if this works what other engines fit ?

I just recently spent about $800 on the suspension (monroe GT Sport gas struts and shocks with 1 and a half inch lowered springs) and I am trying to fix my beastie up a bit

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where MA lives, FE will fit, but not from the next 626, look for B/E2000, mazda 929 some of which had turbos and EFIs, and turbo efi

from memory last of CBs came with FEs???

however the FE from GC 626 would still work (motor is the same essentially) stuffing around with distributor though and watter lines (probably still would need bits from RWD FEs)

and if you want to really stuff around with electrics, you can always go for FE-DOHC, mounts are the same as FE 8Valve, only EFI and 140-170hp to boot

That's in pretty good condition, most of those cars rusted to death here in the States.
Are the engines on these prone to blowing head gaskets ?

oh Yeah!! wish I had a dollar for every NA/VC/MA headgasket I've done, damn the museum would be finished!!!

Thought of a turboed MA?? a good friend and I are doing that to a Capella at the moment. My old 79 626 I actually supercharged the MA and it frigging flew. Certainly put a few of the rotary boys to shame.

MAZ79, I would recommend some nothathane bushes too for your suspension arms, makes it handle almost go-kart like.

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Too many Mazda's in the collection. 4 Mitsubishi's, 6 Toyota's and now 3 Datsun's as well.
Putting together a Mazda/Japanese motor museum. New bigger venue for the museum has been bought, watch this space!

Are they prone to head gasket issues ? I just saved an 82 from one of those mini demo derby guys, and don't know too much about them.

Certainly can be. Usually poor quality coolant is a Mazda's engines worst enemy. They are prone to internal heat and blow out between cylinder's 2 and 3. The MA 2 litre was better but by no means free from the problems as Mazda were starting to use plastic tank radiators by the 626 which didn't have the same size cooling surface as earlier Mazda's.

There was also a very common fault in the top two factory cast ports. If you look under the cam shaft you will see two upright alloy cylinders with a sorta cap in them. They were basically glued in from factory after the cylinder head was cast, but service life had them leaking after about ten years. They can make the headgasket blow as well mainly due to heat transfer. It's quite easily fixed though using tig welding done at your local engine reconditioning shop. Just need to weld the caps in and over the top of them, just make sure that you give them the camshaft to make sure it doesn't hit them!

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Too many Mazda's in the collection. 4 Mitsubishi's, 6 Toyota's and now 3 Datsun's as well.
Putting together a Mazda/Japanese motor museum. New bigger venue for the museum has been bought, watch this space!

Thanks for the info; yea, poor coolant can be the deathnail in an aluminum head engine. I picked the car up for cheap, theres almost none left in my area (due to rust) this one although rough has a very good body. It has 170,000 miles, it wouldn't surprise me if the head has already been off.
Do the timing chains become an issue with these miles ?

yeap, can do. Usually the actual adjuster gives away first, but the will get a rattle. They are a bit hard to see as they sit behind that triangular plate on the timing case which unfortunately sits behind the water pump!! Nice one Mazda! They usually run out of ratchet and can come out of the housing but do wedge themselves into the gap, stop the rattle but wearing all the alloy off them and in turn going through the engine. I've seen a few engines pulled apart in my time looking for bearings and then finding that out.

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Too many Mazda's in the collection. 4 Mitsubishi's, 6 Toyota's and now 3 Datsun's as well.
Putting together a Mazda/Japanese motor museum. New bigger venue for the museum has been bought, watch this space!

Thanks again. I gotta give this engine credit despite all the miles it runs pretty well and doesn't smoke.
I'm going to go ahead and change the coolant, although it doesnt run hot its not very clean looking.
Is there anything else I should look for on this engine ? I'm going to use it as a back up car, but if gas goes way back up It might see more use including long trips.

yeah, they are a fairly bullet proof engine, my 626 hardtop sports 290 k on the clock and still runs quite nice.

I find personally quite regular oils changes help. They do seem to go through rocker cover gaskets, but that's been happening since the the 1.5 UB in 1967! Mine tend to eat up spark plugs too, but we do get a rather odd mix of blended fuels now in Australia.

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Too many Mazda's in the collection. 4 Mitsubishi's, 6 Toyota's and now 3 Datsun's as well.
Putting together a Mazda/Japanese motor museum. New bigger venue for the museum has been bought, watch this space!

Preventive maintenance goes a long way. Mine really runs well for 170,000 miles (about 300K kilometers) I suspect the head has been off it, especially considering its 28 years old.
Biggest problem with this car is there's none left and it's largely forgotten, so junkyard parts are non existent

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i have a mazda b1600, with a 2l MA engine from a 626. It has been backfiring on quite a regular basis. Any help?

If the timing hasn't been tampered with, I'd check for air leaks in and around the carby.

Is it intake or exhaust backfire? Does it backfire on acceleration? Deceleration? All the time?