Lex
South East
日本車 <3
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Oct 18, 2011 20:10:06 GMT
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I'm jumping in with the others who used to not think much of these cars until now. That looks fantastic.
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I can only echo what's been previously said, I used to hate these, but this looks absolutely stunning! I guess coilovers for these aren't cheap? And aren't these a daft PCD like 114.3 or something like that? No Mate.. These are 4x100 PCD...  Wheel choice greatly expanded with this PCD ;D |
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Hey thanks guys appreciate it Budget coilovers for these are around £650 so not cheap for most people, thats why you don't see many this low! PCD is 4 x 100 so pretty common really. I had thought about splitting down the ebay projectors and painting them bodycolour, it looked pretty cool when I shopped it, but still not what I'm really after as you lose the whole teardrop shape which really defines the front end of this car. Currently driving around with full beam on> and no one has flashed me yet! will get it sorted soon enough, but got a knocking outer CV to sort first.. |
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,926
Club RR Member Number: 174
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Thankyou very much will come in handy:) not been upto much lately really, done some virtual modding of these skirts that I wanna fit.  along with some custom made wing tips. change over the washer jet hose for some lime green silicone and also added a one way valve.  and getting ready to receive all my body bungs back from the painters so I can delete the bonet jets, roof jet and aeriel, so I'm planning on fitting these wipers with jets.  also been playing around with a yellow tyre pen for a bit of a motorsport look.  and one last pic from the series.  cheers all. |
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Hi wassup folks, not updated this for a while so one is on order skirts arrived safe and sound, not bad quality really tested fitted up nice. mocked up a piece in cardboard for the shark fin.    still not 100% if i will use them or need them cause I'm thinking about dropping the ride height another 20mm or so along with a sump bash guard, but will keep them in stock for some better weather or speak to the bodyshop when funds arise. have fitted the wiper blades with washer jets and deleted bonnet jets, roof jet etc with body coloured bungs   Finished off my washer bottle and test fitted it up.   also made the spigots for the power steering res.  Been busy @ the breakers too getting stuff to be chrome powder coated & painted.  also got the ECU plugs some me and a buddy cant start working out the loom for the AEM piggyback install!!! but before that we are going to fit up these speedhut dials my lovely wife bought for me chrimbo along with the chrome surrounds and a RX7 350mm Momo steering wheel  Cheers all and happy new year  |
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micrat
South East
Building a Kanjo styled Cinquecento :)
Posts: 1,176 
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looking good as always! still hear you scraping up that drive  is that your pal's 180sx, the nutter white thing? not to detract from the mazda but that thing is drool-worthy! twin shoot?! |
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Hey thanks dude yes those pesky tow hooks underneath always catch driving up, i wanna grind them off when I go a little bit lower! Not sure whos 180 that is, maybe I think a friend of the new tennant whos moved in upstairs, yeah it is well sexy twin shoot would be ace |
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Jan 17, 2012 18:29:54 GMT
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Jan 17, 2012 22:09:32 GMT
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This car just gets better and better. Keep up the good work mate!
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Cheers mate been fairly busy tinkering with her lately Had some new 195/45/15 Goodyear eagle F1's fitted for the impending MOT along with chrome mazda wheel nuts, also flipped the rear coilover mount round same as the front to gain more lows when I get hold of a new sump ( shipping from US taking too long!!) so I can fit a skid plate on it and drop it another 20-30mm or so. also going to be working on giving the rear some negative camber by slotting the hubs just so the tyres don't get there sidewalls ripped up again.   I fitted a new O2 sensor and fuel filter, and refixed the top radiator expansion joint by drilling it out and putting something more substantial in there now 100% leek free while I was there I went back to my original plan of using all black OE looking silicon hoses.  fitted my alu washer bottle and started doing a little bit of a wire tuck  Got hold of a SH bumper for cheaps that had just had a respray to replace the pink one.   and after another good paint resto session.  Cheers all. |
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Last Edit: Apr 1, 2012 8:45:11 GMT by teknomaz
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Apr 14, 2012 11:16:17 GMT
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couple of bits of great news Car went straight through the MOT. Got a spot on a blog > r32taka.com/2012/04/06/the-rare-mazda/Did a bit more lowering yesterday! @ -125mm the bottom of the coilover body gets awfully close to the CV boot and I ground out getting out the drive!  It did look frickin amazing though... So jacked it up to -110mm in the front, ground off those two tow hooks underneath and cut back some of the plastic guards.  I Wont take anymore pictures of the whole car though till I get my new camera for my birthdays in a few weeks  |
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goldnrust
West Midlands
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Nice work. Gotta be the nicest mx3 I've seen. |
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Cheers Fella got some great responses at Japfest too> still plenty of work to go though inlcuding the turbo I'm after some 16's now maybe(hopefully) 3pc, and it could really do with the paint redoing.. in too deep now I got to see it to the end |
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So this afternoon the Wife and Her sowing machine helped make a new gear gaitor, using a GTA San Andreas limited edition bandana that I found in my box of stuff at my Mums...  I'm thinking it needs the bottom of a shot gun cartridge on top of the gear knob  Have started work on a hack job single wiper conversion, this is a spare motor arm I got today and by extending it 10mm I'm hoping to get more sweep on the middle wiper. Not quite sure its going to work yet, will get this welded up and have a play at some point.  Made one of these before for my 205 but a slightly different method, failed the MOT once with it before as it used to park up the middle, wont do that again,lol EDIT> Got our welder on this this morning, if only He spoke English He wouldnt of welded it on the wrong way round so I had to cut it again and turn it round and get him to do it again,lol It frikin works though! fitted it up in the gale we are having down here this afternoon shitting myself the bonnet was going to blow down on my fingers! No guts no glory as they say :cheers: and this it where it parks.  |
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Woah this is a very cool car! nice work, like all the subtle mods
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Jun 25, 2012 16:37:12 GMT
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Thanks bro I'm trying hard not to overcook it like alot of them out there! he Wifes been quite busy lately with a new venture so that's given me lots of time to play with turbos and do some research on where exactly I'm going to hook curse word into and what extra pipeage I going to need. Over the last two days ive hit up the cooling system T pieces and oil hoses and tonight I put together my plans for the Intercooler and boost pipes. It may end up looking a little different to this once finished and installed Still need plenty more elbows joiners, clips etc and everything in the picture is probably not in the exact location but this is kinda the way I hope its going to play out. I have left most of the alu pipes long so they can machined true and to size then welded.   'cooler test fit.    |
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Jul 11, 2012 20:17:46 GMT
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Been buying a few more parts towards the turbo: Digi boost gauge  breather filter for rocker cover  T-pieces for water tap   Luckily I hadnt bought the oil line yet aswell as have some bad news but kind of a blessing in disguise! After further inspection the IHI VJ-11 turbo I bought off ebay US donkeys years ago has a crack in the exhuast housing right through and around the penny valve, so I'm now working on an adaptor block so I can use a T25 for now and will mate with a T3 further down the line to a T28. luckily I had both gaskets lying around to check to see it would work, so proper 8mm laser cut flanges on there way now  |
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adaptor block done:  recently rebuilt Garrett T25 bought.   manifold crack welded and repaired broken stud.  AEM F/IC wired in and running:  2.5" stainless steel downpipe started.  |
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Last Edit: Jul 29, 2012 7:15:12 GMT by teknomaz
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is that your pal's 180sx, the nutter white thing? not to detract from the mazda but that thing is drool-worthy! twin shoot?! 
