**CLASSIC 1994 MAZDA 323 CHECK IT OUT !!

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**CLASSIC 1994 MAZDA 323 CHECK IT OUT !!

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Күн бұрын

In this video, I show you a 1994 Mazda 323 that I have had for years. I'm wondering what to do with it and I'm curious about any ideas you may have. It is 28 years old and runs great! The body and interior are in very good shape. Write a comment below and tell me what you know about these cars. Do you have one? What is your experience with these cars? Please give my video a "Thumbs UP" and subscribe, thanks!
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@glomargadaffi2129 2 жыл бұрын

I had two of these. A 91 and a 94. Been looking for another because of nostalgia.

@EverydayProjects 2 жыл бұрын

We may sell this one. Where are you located?

@jameskatry3127 Жыл бұрын

I currently have the same exact car, just like the one you have on your video, and I truly can't express in words, how much I love 💕😘 my Mazda 323. I've had the car for about 2 and a half years, and I got sooooo much compliments for my car, I've even twice got stopped on the road from people telling me how much they love my car, in the 2 and a half years I've had the car, I've had 4 people that wanted to buy it from me. Love the car, and I'll NEVER sell it.

@EverydayProjects Жыл бұрын

We love this little car too. It is not used as much as our other cars and we have thought to sell it but every time we hold back at the last minute, not wanting to go ahead with posting an ad. This one starts and runs perfectly and has just 133,000 kms (145,000 miles). I do have some small rust spots to address on the sub frame just forward of the drag-link attachment point on the driver side, but that's it. We keep it rustproofed with Fluid Film. A few years ago, I bought a whole lot of new spare parts if I ever needed them, things such as new control arms, gaskets, etc. But so far they are still waiting to be used. Great little cars these 323s! Take care and enjoy yours.

@jameskatry3127 Жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️.

@Andy-Andeee Жыл бұрын

Swapping in the 2.5L v6 out of: 93-97 MX6/626 , Ford Probe GT and 96-02 Millenia, wakes these 323s Up !

@EverydayProjects Жыл бұрын

I'd bet it would. Surprisingly, the little 1.6L engine in this car coupled with the 5-speed manual transmission moves this car along very fast. It has 145,000 original miles and is still licenced for the road in 2023...that makes it 30 years old this September. Amazing cars. By the way we are considering selling it for about $3000 CAD. If interested contact me by email. The email link is in the "About" section below. We are in British Columbia, Canada. Cheers

@Andy-Andeee Жыл бұрын

@@EverydayProjects great little cars, good luck with the sale.

@smallmj2886 2 жыл бұрын

This video brings back great memories. I had one of these from 1995-2006.

@EverydayProjects Жыл бұрын

Fantastic little cars. We still have this one in the family. It will be 30 years old next fall!!! Still runs perfectly

@EverydayProjects 2 жыл бұрын

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@RegisPro 2 жыл бұрын

Spectacular!

@EverydayProjects 2 жыл бұрын

This car lived most of its life in Alberta, Canada where vehicles are known to last for years without rusting out. I'm not sure why but I suspect it is because they use sand instead of excessive salt on winter highways. Plus the winters are cold and dry. thank you for watching!

@sbellcaster Ай бұрын

my first car! i hope this thing is still out there on the road somewhere :) mine was the '94 auto transmission in white with 19,000 ORIGINAL miles on it when i bought it from an elderly lady in 2017, and had 38,000 when i sold it after working a few summers to buy an upgrade. it unfortunately had degraded weatherproofing and several electrical issues. hoping to eventually buy another one at some point when i'm better off financially and restore it to factory quality with maybe a few upgrades. anyways, thanks for making this video.

@EverydayProjects Ай бұрын

@@sbellcaster This one is still on the road. I sold it just a month ago. Hated to sell it but no place to keep it. The weatherstripping on this one was deteriorating too, and the hatchback wiring ( where they pass from roof to hatch) was sometimes causing a short but I stripped back the wires and added heat shrink. All good though and it still drives like a dream 😎

@davidlabelle4927 11 ай бұрын

I bought a 90 LX brand new, only sold in Canada. It had a 1.8 from the Protege. It had 400k when I let it go. Regretted it since. I have two 93's now and have put 1.8 into both. I have daily driven one for the last 6 years with a engine over 400k. It's still so reliable. I had it to 200k once. Its weight is 1100kg with me in the car. Such a fun car to drive. I have just restored and painted the other 93 and just got it going recently. I put all the extra from the Protege like AC, a dash with a tach and cloth seats. I have a third very rusty 94 I would like to restore with the Protege floor pan, maybe. A lot of work though. I have 4 Protege's also. 94 is complete. The others are stripped. I have a 90 b2600 4x4 that I want to use the frame to make it a 4x4 Protege Ute. Love my 90's Mazda's sooo much. I had 98 Protege and it wasn't as good as my 90 323 LX though. I'm in BC also.

@EverydayProjects 11 ай бұрын

This was my wife's first car! She's had it since almost new (second owner). We liked the 323 so much that we bought another Mazda (Mazda 5) to have AC/air bags and the space for short trips. You can't beat a Mazda although some Toyota owners have challenged us on that LOL But we still have the 323 and drive it occasionally. It's a fantastic car, as you know. I have small rust repair to do under the left side where the trailing arm to the rear subframe joins the car. That'll be here on my channel eventually. This has the 1.6 and it starts and runs beautifully...every time!

@andrewhagopian468 Жыл бұрын

I got a 91 SE. Swapped in a 2.0L Zetec from a ZX2. Since ford used this chassis in the escorts from '91-'03, yes the motor mounts directly with no fab.

@EverydayProjects Жыл бұрын

Sounds like it was a fun project.

@joshuathompson2131 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet Mazda. I have a 93 that I'm working on. Just got her running and starts with 1 turn of the key but I found another coolant leak that needs sorted. Your dash looks amazing too, thr Arizona sun decided to break mine like peanut brittle. I'm jealous of your passenger side mirror 😆 I don't have one and mines an SE too...but I have ac though.

@EverydayProjects 2 жыл бұрын

I'm jealous of your AC. hahaha This car spent most of its life in Alberta, Canada (notice the odometer is in Kilometers) but it also spent several years in Atlanta, Georgia. Alberta is known for using little winter road salt. Cars from there typically have less rust.The interior is very good including the dash. We keep a sun shade (silver thing held up by visor) over the dash all summer which helps. I had a chevy 1/2 ton that the dash cracked on one day. I had been using Armorall on the inside plastic and I've since heard that it may lead to the dash cracking in the heat. Thanks for watching!

@GrampiesWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Good day eh!!! I like red cars and this one's a beauty!!! Some good shape for the year and the engine sounds good too for having all those miles on it. If you aren't interested in keeping it, selling it wouldn't take long I wouldn't expect. But you probably wouldn't get too much for it because of its age. Like the guy says, "It's a 'real' nice old car, but it's also a real nice 'old' car." LOL Take care!!!

@Oyvind88 2 жыл бұрын

Great car😎🇳🇴❤

@EverydayProjects 2 жыл бұрын

We are still driving it everyday ! It drives and rides like new !

@Oyvind88 2 жыл бұрын

Thats great, have a corolla but now i am buying a 323 coupe😁😎🇳🇴

@heliarche 2 жыл бұрын

Dude that's a honey! All I could really suggest to do is drive it. Probably drive something else in the winter or give it a good going over with that fluid film stuff. Can you still find another engine and trans, better yet an entire parts car? Get a complete overhaul done on a spare engine and trans and either install them right away or keep them on deck. I love that car. It's so simple and sweet! Looks like that one could be carbureted if you felt like doing some modifications but I'm betting the EFI on that is pretty reliable and efficient. Get a parts car, keep it going for as long as you can. Crank windows!!! I love it!

@EverydayProjects 2 жыл бұрын

I think you're right. It's been in the family for over twenty years and we were going to sell it, but all we've had is a bunch of Low-ballers and critics trying to steal it. Rockauto has a lot of spare parts and I have a bunch of them on hand. It starts and drives like new and I don't really want to see it gone. Maybe I'll do a Fluid Film treatment and keep starting it every few weeks for now. It is soon approaching 30 years old (in 2 years). I've got to get it out of the weather though. Sitting out on the gravel is no way to preserve it long-term. (But a good going over with fluid film and grease will help keep it rust free).

@heliarche 2 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayProjects Vehicles are getting nothing but more and more complicated. The People have spoken. They don't want to work on them anymore. That lovely little Gem you have there is a throwback to before the Manufacturer, at least Mazda, started an all out war against the shade tree mechanic. I'd do anything I could to preserve that vehicle and keep it on the road. I'd never let it go. And you're good with even newer stuff. For you, working on this must be like building with Lego blocks. Dead simple, reliable, rugged transportation. If you like, you can wire in all the doodads and gadgets you want but if they fail it's not going to cascade over and effect how it runs. Under the hood of that thing even looks nice to work on. Sure it's EFI but that looks like something I could handle without a ton of problems. I'd love to have something like that. It's a proper Beauty and it's in the very best of hands.

@EverydayProjects 2 жыл бұрын

@@heliarche My wife bought the car more than 20 years ago and she doesn't want to see it go. We are thinking to preserve it (on your suggestion) with a good coat of Fluid Film underneath and inside the panels and find a dry spot to store it between uses. Most of the prospective buyers have wanted to get it for next to nothing but I won't let that happen. For much of its life it was away from salt-covered winter roads and that's why it is still in sound condition. Before she bought the car it had been communting between Canada and Georgia, USA where it benefited from a warm dry climate.That's where most of its miles were put on. We think that keeping it will outweigh any profit from a sale, especially because nobody wants to pay enough. Some have offered only a few hundred dollars! No way! I have sorted through a few of the common issues such as changing the timing belt and water pump. Other than that, the gas tank has been dropped, painted and a new filler neck installed (also all new fuel hoses at the tank). We were driving it everyday until my wife needed a car for work. We bought a newer Madzda 5 that has air bags and air conditioning (essentials for highway travel these days). But we both are reluctant to let this old 323 go. So I think we have decided to keep it. Thanks for your input. Any other tips and comments are always welcome!

@heliarche 2 жыл бұрын

@@EverydayProjects If I had the ways and means I'd happily take the bus and meet you in your driveway with $2500 US cash in hand and I know it'd get me back home. I think that'd be a fair price for it. I think it could go for more. I sure as hell wouldn't let go of it for less. A few hundred is an insult. Screw the nonsense. It's been faithful and it's still got lots of miles left. A small concrete pad and good protection from the elements would be money well spent when you need it again. I'm kind of surprised the Ricers aren't fighting each other in your driveway over it! I'd hate to see it all hacked up and modified though. Save that for the basket cases that have no chance. Also, you're the one that showed me about Fluid Film and the undercoating gun. Many thanks for that!

@heroesofthelandstrasse 2 жыл бұрын

@@heliarche I bought our 93 two years ago in Germany, first hand, 83tsd km in way better condition for 1100 €. At least hear in Germany thay are usually not worth more than that. There are exceptions, I have recently seen one for 6000 € in mint condition.

@TheOdinOrion 2 жыл бұрын

Just got me one of these. only 97k miles. Zero rust.

@EverydayProjects 2 жыл бұрын

We're still driving this one and it's 28 years old. All stock and running like new!

@Dongzzzzzz 11 ай бұрын

Question, we never seen the original radio of the 323 and we are curious if the original radio had a headphone jack?

@EverydayProjects 11 ай бұрын

No headphone jack on this radio. Perhaps there was one prior to this year (1994).

@jackgalloway1265 Жыл бұрын

Hey, i have a 1990 323. Any idea how easy it would be to fix a sticky fuel gauge?

@EverydayProjects Жыл бұрын

Anything's possible. So your fuel gauge stays in one spot while the fuel is obviously used up, right. Or it chatters on it's way to empty? Or it doesn't reach full? I was thinking it could be the sender in the tank.Or the needle on the guage is gummed up from years of use. If it's the last one, you could disassemble the guage cluster and "gently" spray a little canned air around the needle or some sensor cleaner (it evaporates immediately).

@jackgalloway1265 Жыл бұрын

@@EverydayProjects so it works correctly when you put fuel in there. It's when the fuel is heading towards the low mark, it jumps around from way below the empty mark to half full, and everything in between.

@EverydayProjects Жыл бұрын

@@jackgalloway1265 Sounds like you're going to have to change the tank sending unit. You should be able to access the top of the tank if you remove the back seat. I'd take it out, clean it up and see how it looks. Not sure how hard they are to find new?? Other option is to just try to keep the tank full and not rely on the guage.

@fasistakos Жыл бұрын

I recently bought a mazda 323 and it doesn't have a cup holder, do you know where I can find one?

@EverydayProjects Жыл бұрын

The only thing I can think of is finding one on eBay. Perhaps there is a 323 in a junkyard somewhere? Try running a "wanted" add on Facebook marketplace or other online service. Good luck! Take care