HMT's '94 BA (Project L)

HMT · 04-08-2013, 07:31 PM

What's happened till now:

Acquired this:

Put it into a mates garage:

Changed the oil and water, test drove it about 200km flat out, almost broke down, car wouldnt rev up properly and hardly pick up, water pissing out of the water tank. Spent half a day troubleshooting:

Turns out, a new radiator cap and distributor were needed. Car running well now

Since my car doesnt have an immobilizer but the donor car has, i swapped the ECU for a non immibilzier BPM8 one that i luckily still had laying around - wouldnt work. Had to modify the wiring harness and now all is well.

Bye bye immobilizer

We then exchanged a few parts with my mates car...

...and i did some internet shopping

The plan now is to receive more shopping goods, go for a one week vacation, come home and pack, drive about 300km to another mates workshop, swap the drive train and strip the red car, do all the necessary services while we're at it (clutch, flywheel, timing belt, seals etc) and just hope the wiring harness will work in my car...

04-08-2013, 07:31 PM	#11
HMT Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Germany Car: '94 Astina hatch, '93 Astina, '94 NA8C Roadster, '96 MX-3 V6, '00 Astina 1.8 Posts: 178 View Photos By: HMT	What's happened till now: Acquired this: Put it into a mates garage: Changed the oil and water, test drove it about 200km flat out, almost broke down, car wouldnt rev up properly and hardly pick up, water pissing out of the water tank. Spent half a day troubleshooting: Turns out, a new radiator cap and distributor were needed. Car running well now Since my car doesnt have an immobilizer but the donor car has, i swapped the ECU for a non immibilzier BPM8 one that i luckily still had laying around - wouldnt work. Had to modify the wiring harness and now all is well. Bye bye immobilizer We then exchanged a few parts with my mates car... ...and i did some internet shopping The plan now is to receive more shopping goods, go for a one week vacation, come home and pack, drive about 300km to another mates workshop, swap the drive train and strip the red car, do all the necessary services while we're at it (clutch, flywheel, timing belt, seals etc) and just hope the wiring harness will work in my car... __________________ Last edited by HMT; 06-08-2013 at 07:42 AM.