My 1996 Mazda B3000

[legoms013]

Just a bit of a heads up , anyone doing this with a Mazda , you will need to modify the floor of the truck . there is a valley(from the inside of the truck) in the floor that contacts the drive shaft , you have to reverse this valley and make it a ridge( inside the cab) . this give you the clearance to right the Ford drive shaft in the Mazda

I think it is a 2wd drive thing, that is not specific to Mazdas but I could be wrong.

I didn't have to do that on mine when I switched to a 1 pc driveline, but again mine is 4wd.

 

[forzda]

Wreckers value of parts removed from the 1999 parts truck. I paid 500 for the truck minus 120 paid to me for scrap ,so i really paid 380 for the truck . all in all I say I came out way ahead with this .
Drive shaft 175
alternator 125
starter 100
lights/bar 400
fan shroud 40
Rad 125
carpet 250
Box 750
hood 300
fenders 250
bumper 175
door locks and 75
ignition assembly
Total value 2765

 

[forzda]

Update time , With the nice weather we are having I have started to work on the truck once again. Today I replace the latches on the cap I got a couple of weeks ago , it now locks . I also installed the headliner I covered with faux suede 2 weeks ago . This is the first headliner I have done so excuse the wrinkles .

This is the cap I got , yes it needs paint but then so does the truck

there will be more added in the coming weeks .

 

[brandothehick]

i am very interested in putting power locks in my b4000, what did u get and where?

 

[forzda]

i am very interested in putting power locks in my b4000, what did u get and where?

I used the Autoloc 2 door kit ,got the kit from SARS Sound in Ottawa. This is the kit I used http://www.autoloc.com/catalog/Power-Door-Locking-Systems/Central-Locking-System/CL2000/AutoLoc-Central-Locking-2-Door-System

 

[brandothehick]

thank you!

 

[forzda]

I have had a few issues with the truck , a bad brake line , then this happened had a little trouble last week , the truck died , the engine was running ,just no go , this is why

 

[forzda]

had a little trouble last week , the truck died , the engine was running ,just no go , this is why

 

[forzda]

Your work looks really awesome and I think it will come out great.

Thanks , here is how it looks now ,