Rebuild Mazda 626 (Capella) 1981 - Rags to Riches (Hopefully)

[Xulfiqar]

quite rusty. if you are in karachi. goto bohrapir market or haji camp mkt and ask for weld through primer apply it before welding later on spray cavity wax too

[imaadu]

So how much is has it costed u yet so far .. Seems like a pretty hefty job u guys are doing there !

It has costed alot, actually lost track of all the expenses as the mechanical works were done before then the denting next followed by the paint job. I'll post the details of the expenses once it is complete and yes it is a pain to restore a car!

[imaadu]

quite rusty. if you are in karachi. goto bohrapir market or haji camp mkt and ask for weld through primer apply it before welding later on spray cavity wax too

Yes the car is in karachi since 10 years or so. Brother the car is almost at the completion stage. It will be painted any time next week. I wish I created this thread earlier and knew about this procedure. I'm sure it is not possible now but thank you for the insight, I will surely do it on the next project we're planning soon.

[ImPeCcAbLE]

whaaaaaaat the no moe updates ?

[mazher]

@imaadu...thats for refreshing some fond memories with this car. mazda 626 1981 was bought by my fathers close friend in 81 as a brand new vehicle. The car was in light green metallic colour and i remember riding it at many occasions including a trip from khi to sukker...a very nice ride it was.
BTW..626 came with a 1.6L engine in Pakistan and not 1.8L..do u have a JDM model? can u recheck if its a 1.6L or 1.8L engine..?

[ImPeCcAbLE]

@imaadu...thats for refreshing some fond memories with this car. mazda 626 1981 was bought by my fathers close friend in 81 as a brand new vehicle. The car was in light green metallic colour and i remember riding it at many occasions including a trip from khi to sukker...a very nice ride it was.
BTW..626 came with a 1.6L engine in Pakistan and not 1.8L..do u have a JDM model? can u recheck if its a 1.6L or 1.8L engine..?

This is a 1.6L .. actually this car belongs to my grandfather, and he too imported it 0 Meter from Dubai Sharjah - Amiri Motors

i think @imaadu is dead on the updates, so ill upload some pics then

[ImPeCcAbLE]

few pictures from before the engine overhaul!

ones after ;

heres from the start of the Paint Job ;

car being stripped to bare metal base using paint remover !

[CityLover]

Keep going looking good so far

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[centos]

I had 1991 Mazda 626 for 2 years in Australia, loved it!

I wish they bring Mazda cars to Pakistan, they are so much better than Honda and Rolla. Mazda 3 has been a looker for last three generations.

[imaadu]

some progress

[imaadu]

Keep going looking good so far

Thank you!

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I had 1991 Mazda 626 for 2 years in Australia, loved it!

I wish they bring Mazda cars to Pakistan, they are so much better than Honda and Rolla. Mazda 3 has been a looker for last three generations.

Beautiful cars.Sad but true!

@imaadu...thats for refreshing some fond memories with this car. mazda 626 1981 was bought by my fathers close friend in 81 as a brand new vehicle. The car was in light green metallic colour and i remember riding it at many occasions including a trip from khi to sukker...a very nice ride it was.
BTW..626 came with a 1.6L engine in Pakistan and not 1.8L..do u have a JDM model? can u recheck if its a 1.6L or 1.8L engine..?

It is a jdm.

[Xulfiqar]

This is what burns me up - these guys are professional mechanics for years and still prop the worked assembly on a cement brick on the floor with no dirt protection.

They dont believe in Worktables?

[afarooqi]

This is what burns me up - these guys are professional mechanics for years and still prop the worked assembly on a cement brick on the floor with no dirt protection.

They dont believe in Worktables?

Worktable is a misuse of space inside workshop, bcuz engine to mahinay mai aik ya do khultay hain. Or phir zameen pay rakh k bhe to kaam hojata hai.,
(Interview of Pakistani mechanic)

[Oracles]

Worktable is a misuse of space inside workshop, bcuz engine to mahinay mai aik ya do khultay hain. Or phir zameen pay rakh k bhe to kaam hojata hai.,
(Interview of Pakistani mechanic)

No one takes any pride in their work... Bas kaam chalana he kafi hai

[msabbasi]

This is what burns me up - these guys are professional mechanics for years and still prop the worked assembly on a cement brick on the floor with no dirt protection.

They dont believe in Worktables?

You beat me to saying exactly that!! To your observation, I'll add .... if that is the level of care during disassembly, then what is to be expected during assembly .... clearances, interferences, valve seat angle and contact width, sealing surfaces trueness, Cam lobe height, bore trueness, correct bolt torque. The list just goes on and on.

[msabbasi]

I may be wrong but I think too much material has been skimmed off the head. Even material from the boss indicated in the picture by the arrow has gone. Looks like maybe 2mm has been removed. WOW!!:o

[CityLover]

Bhai whats the update.

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[Xulfiqar]

that would really mess up compression ratio and even cam timing. The head shaving was the end of the life for this head, it was not even needed unless the head was warped, if the head galleries were corroded they could have been built up with aluminium impregnated devcon epoxy and shaved with a blade then the head gasket sprayed or coated with hylomar and tightened to correct torque.

(source: I owned an 808 as a teen, fixed it on a shoe string budget and then swapped this very same engine in it as a no charge swap from a taxi owner who was using this same model car as a taxi in Karachi)

hylomar + devcon build up works sweet.

btw this engine is the same that was used in the 1974~75 mazda 929. It is (H)

[Xulfiqar]

The surface after the job looks terrible too.

A profilometer is used to measure the surface texture of the finish and usually a finish measured at 20 or better Ua measured on arithmatic average - (too much note pad and calculator BS here)

But a correct machined texture is vital to head gasket clamping. Such a rough finish as seen here is not recommended. a little example of the finish I mention is that is actually gives a rainbow shine.

[imaadu]

dont know what u guys are on about .. if u really wanna help ... would u care to elaborate

as far as the update goes ;