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Finished mount
Tank mounted in place with plenty of room for the drive shaft!
One of the new tank mounts.
Nice shot from the rear.
So today went rather well aside from breaking my old drill. I managed to get the whole rear sub-frame out of the car as well as the factory fuel tank. Did a little bit of testing on the two fuel sending units and found that at empty the ohm reading is identical and at full its only 1ohm off. That came as a huge relief to me.
The most exciting part of my day was learning that my hypothesis was correct. I had done some research and found that the Mazda 3 chassis is shared with the Ford Focus and Volvo S40. I was able to locate a fuel cell from an 06 S40 AWD. When i put it in the car it fit perfectly. I as very happy to learn it fit. I also discovered that the passenger side tank strap fit with zero modification while the drivers side however was a different story. I had to mark off holes, drill them, and weld in thread pieces to mount the tank straps with. I also did a little bit of testing on the two fuel sending units (Mazda and Volvo) and found that at empty the ohm reading is identical and at full its only 1ohm off. That came as a huge relief to me. I need to do a little more research on the Volvo fuel system, because it is much more complex than the 3's system is.
Next week i should receive the modified diff mounts and toe arms so that i can hang the new rear sub-frame. I also need to figure out a place to mount the factory charcoal canister.
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ReplyDeleteYou beat me to it! I have to wait a couple years to save up the $$, however was going to do just this type of swap using a Speed6 drivetrain.
ReplyDeleteI also didn't plan on doing the work myself, however you just may blue-print the task for me!
did you think about upgrading the in tank pumps while you had everything out?
ReplyDeletealso did you happen to weigh your car before you tore it apart? would love to know the before and after weight difference
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How’s the build
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