What have you done to your P5 today?

[bazooka joe]

Not a whole hell of alot these days. Too damn busy....it's summa' time! Instead of driving the P5, I was hauling around the mountains in a Ford Excursion. What a friggin boat. Oh well....we will see what's in store by the end of the year for the P5.

terminals are in!!

[Yaggie1]

Think I wasted the motor tonite.Got a BAD feeling that I am another victim of the VICS screw.............Was leaving the golf course tonite and as soon as I started it up I could hear something pinging around. It was bogging like a bitch and then sure enough, the check engine light..........Pull the plugs and the first plug closest to the driver side is bent.

[aMaff]

ouch...that definately sounds like a screw...

[Bala]

ouch...that definately sounds like a screw...

In more ways than one :( ...

[aMaff]

umm...yeah

[Yaggie1]

Yeah, 67,000 miles and no warranty. I also checked way back when and mine didn't get a recall notice............

[aMaff]

Talk to your dealership. If they're any good, they'll take care of you anyway. I've read on here of ppl who weren't specifically in warranty / in the recall range, but got it fixed anyway. If not, call and / or write a letter to Mazda NA, and they should be able to put some pressure on the service dept.

[Yaggie1]

Well, got some minor good news. I think it spit out the screw. I regapped the plugs and put them back in. Fired it up real quick and I got no pinging going on and the smooth idle is back. I am going to talk to the dealer tomorrow and see what they tell me. If all else fails, my brother in law has a scope at work and check it out for me too. I would like the dealer to just take care of it but, I don't know how much faith I have in them to do the right thing. I am in the process of taking off the exhaust mani right now to see if there is a screw in the precat screen. I am crossing my fingers that the cylinder and exhaust valve isn't fubared......

[aMaff]

yeah, I'd take it to Mazda and see first. Have them scope it and do a compression test on that cylinder. Also, other screws may be about to come out, so you they need to install the repair kit / whole new manifold. Also, if you fail the compression test, they need to repair the whole engine. Like I said, if they don't treat you right, take it to another dealer if there is 1 around, and if you still can't get this straightened, start getting Mazda NA to put pressure on the dealer

[Yaggie1]

The shitty thing is that I have a second intake mani with the VTCS removed and the VICS lock tited and ready to go on the car. Just haven't got around to tearing into it yet and installing............

[aMaff]

hehe, yeah. I'd get this taken care of before I do that (at least you know you have a good motor to put it on). And obviously, don't mention that little tid bit to your service dept lol

[Salmon_Rob]

i got a new motor out of that ;)

[Yaggie1]

Were you one of the ones that got a recall letter ?

[JDM-P5]

I got myself and a bunch of people Mazda soccer jerseys...ha ha...shameless plug : )

[aMaff]

dont' worry phil, I gotcha covered in here ;)

[cable43]

fresh mobile1

[JDM-P5]

fresh mobile1
Is your car PS'd or is that the actual paintjob??

[cable43]

Is your car PS'd or is that the actual paintjob??

i increased the saturation a bit but that's all

actual pics from that day:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/Robot43/wet-at-work3.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/Robot43/wet-at-work4.jpg

[JDM-P5]

teh sexy.

[kudakev615]

makes wish i found a laser blue on now:(

[Boston5761]

what coilovers do you have cable?

[Salmon_Rob]

Were you one of the ones that got a recall letter ?it was before the recall. i threatened to sue mnao. just be aggressive and dont leave until they have fixed it

[Yaggie1]

Did you go directly to Mazda North America or the dealer first ?

[aMaff]

always dealer first. You don't want to ruffle feathers if you don't have to.

[Crazy D]

Got my FAMILIA Badge (I'll add today or tomorrow), finished my headlights (Black) - upper grill lip (Silver) - Calipers (Red) tinted the Driver and passenger side - 25% - re-wired my Bass control - tried the Fog light How to but failed in the process.... I guess after hours of paint fumes you could only do so much...lol

Once I switch badges wash and wax...I'll post pictures

After looking at Cable43's P5 picture... (Which by the way looks great), what program do you guys recommend to play around with pic's... I don't have a sig as of yet and my Cannon Camera suxs

Thanks,

[aMaff]

TPIWWP!

(pics)

[Crazy D]

TPIWWP!

(pics)


Excuse my ignorance - TPIWWP ?

[rednecks_r_us]

I put a club sponsor's logo on my back window. Going to another business this weekend. Going to put on a show for them with 20 + cars hoping to get them to sponsor us for hot Import Nights this year.

[Breeegz]

got endlinks... installing this weekend, finally :)

[snowblazin]

Excuse my ignorance - TPIWWP ?
This post is worthless without pics

[aMaff]

lol ya, sorry

[Crazy D]

This post is worthless without pics

Got it sorry guys...I'll keep that in mind

[cable43]

what coilovers do you have cable?

I have the fauken factory Tuned (eibach) springs
LOVE THEM - great height, nice ride and only $100

thanks KYMP5 (http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?u=2136)

[dave45090]

I have the same. They are great!

[phazed_mp5]

killed another bumblebee with my grill today. i swear my grill catches everything

[MyZmZm]

killed another bumblebee with my grill today. i swear my grill catches everything
hey, it's not that bad... you could have a bird catcher on your hood! :p

[.paul]

Today one of my tires got owned by a piece of metal. I'm pretty sure it's unrepairable...time to buy some two new tires >_<

[dave45090]

Toyo Proxes 4s ftw

[khaosman]

Getting the car ready for Sunday's autocross. Put on the rear wheels and wheel spacers (5.5mm). I couldn't get the alignment done today... hopefully I will by race time! I'll update the thread Sunday afternoon after the event http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123631913

[Salmon_Rob]

ran off the road by a semi ftl

[rednecks_r_us]

That sucks

[CTt3P5]

ran off the road by a semi ftl

Dude that sucks....I hope you were able to get the name of the company and other info to call the bastard in.

[Kansei]

ow that's pretty bad. I hate inconsiderate drivers argh argh.

[cable43]

sorry to see that!!!!!
looks all too familiar though:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/Robot43/wheeldamage.jpg

damage from a while ago

[Tengo]

now thats curb rash!!! for the both of ya'lls, well today went to pep boys and got my new 17'' Arospeed RS-GT rims mounted on and they look so hot and nice on my black car, will have pics very soon. gotta look fresh for that florida mazda meet.

[Protege52003]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/Robot43/wheeldamage.jpg



ouch, for both of you guys! i hate curbs!

-R

[Crazy D]

ran off the road by a semi ftl


Dude that suxs...wow

[altspace]

Doh!

[Yaggie1]

Watched her get hauled away on a flatbed to the dealer...............

[aMaff]

sux dude. Good luck

[shane02pro5]

Man you are lucky it wasn't worse. I hydroplaned on a freeway onramp once and crossed into the left hand lane straight under the last axle tire of a dual trailer 18 wheeler. It bounced me off and I did a 360 and stopped dead on the shoulder to the right like I meant to do it. Shattered my windshield and broke my A-pillar. Talk about lucky!!

[Yaggie1]

Yeah, I'm just kinda kicking myself in the ass for not putting on my new intake manifold that I have ready to go just sitting in my basement........ Sad thing is, we were just talking a little bit ago in the Michigan section about having an install meet too...........

Friggin sux !!



sux dude. Good luck

[Kansei]

Well today my P5, unlike most of them (it seems), is doing just fine. Actually, even better. I gave her a wash between 11pm and 1am and 6 and 6:30am, oh and I did a little polishing under the hood and finally torqued down the bolts on my front driver side strut, no more noises!

Now I need to figure out why my driver side headlight suddenly decided that it was a good idea to get a ridiculous amount of condensation in it. From the way it felt, I think my hid bulb wasn't clamped down as tight as it should have been. It's all fixed as of now, but the condensation is still there. I removed the high beam bulb hoping that it will air dry or something, but yeah I bet it'll just get worse since it is very hot and humid today. I don't have time to take off my front bumper to remove the headlight and dry it out today, I have to drive 9 hours to NH after work bah!

[Protege52003]

Well today my P5, unlike most of them (it seems), is doing just fine.

I have to drive 9 hours to NH after work bah!

yeah, my P5 is has been running nice for a while

i have not taken my poor P5 on a long trip in a while. she probably missed that!

just want to leave work!

-R

[altspace]

Woah! I actually put over 200 miles on the P5 yesturday. Good ol' biz trip in the rain. So I gave her a good bath today.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5a.jpg

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5b.jpg

[cable43]

how do you not have any door dings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bazooka joe]

how do you not have any door dings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he doesn't drive the car anywhere...it's in his garage...it's like a musem piece!!

[altspace]

So true....so true. Though I do drive to the mall and places as such throughout the week. Pure luck as well. Oh...and I try to park far away from everyone.

[rednecks_r_us]

how do you not have any door dings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its cause he still has those door gards on. LOL

[altspace]

Haha...don't think it makes much difference with a lowered car anyway. There is a small rub mark on the left side door guard though. Was there when I purchased the car. Other than all of my mods, the car looks exactly the same as when I first layed eyes on her, errr...even better with my cleaning skills. :)

[bazooka joe]

you do have one nice looking ride!! :)

my baby just turned 5 last week and she's in pretty nice shape...83K miles!! no dings either!! probably shouldn't have said that, huh?(ughdance)

[CTt3P5]

Both of you have very clean and BEAUTIFUL cars....two good reasons I would buy sunlight silver.

Josh, how do you drive it only 8 miles a day and stay sane? :) I have had mine for 7 months and put a little over 7k on the odometer. No regrets though.

[Bala]

Sunlight Silver FTW (first)

Well, found out a 13" BBK ain't gonna fit :(:http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123639417

[Rosshole]

mazda lost a game of bumper tag on wednesday night....

http://www.msprotege.com/members/zerorossi/crash.JPG

[Rosshole]

at least no one got hurt.... and the airbags didn't go off!

http://www.msprotege.com/members/zerorossi/crash1.JPG

[Bala]

OUCH! (boom01) ... What the hell with all this bad karma lately?!

[Rosshole]

it is at the body shop now.... soon enough it will be back to newish again.

[Yaggie1]

Hey Zero, what wheels have you got ? Got any other good pics of em ?

[Rosshole]

thay are konig maxxim E-Racer wheels, ken at protegegarage.com sells them.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/zerorossi/mazda.JPG

[Protege52003]

^^^^

rims looking nice!

-R

[Yaggie1]

I was thinking that's what they were. Thanks

[NJP5Guy]

after being jerked around by one company i ordered my wheels and tires today from another(though this second order consists of different wheels). I ended up ordering kosei k1-ts 17x7 silver finish w/ 42mm offset wrapped in goodyear eagle f1-gs d3 in 215/40/17.

also just placed an order with protegegarage for an awr 21.5 mm sway bar

can't wait to get this stuff.

[cable43]

mazda lost a game of bumper tag on wednesday night....

http://www.msprotege.com/members/zerorossi/crash.JPG
'
OMG!!!!!!

glad you're OK!

[pnfnj]

Genie header:)

[Hy8us]

just oredered my p5 hat and zip up hoodie!

[Kansei]

today I slept in my car.. well yesterday and today. I left for the 6 hour drive back home (a stopping point on the way to New Hampshire) at 10:30pm and by the time I was 90 minutes away I was far too tired (asleep at the wheel a few times a minute) so I pulled into a rest area and slept until 3am. Then I got up, was all disoriented (had to sleep in the driver seat not reclined all that much because there was a mountain bike chillin in the back seat behind me), and got back to CT. It wasn't all that uncomfortable sleeping in that seat though. It's a first for me though, I usually sleep in the back seat when for some reason I'm all tired and stuff.

[Bala]

Got a 58 lb box of RAAMatt and Ensolite from a very sweaty UPS driver ...

[dave45090]

Glad you were smart enough to pull over. Too many people try to "stick it out" and hurt themself or someone else on the road. I had a horrible wreck 4 years ago from falling asleep. Needless today I was within an inch of my life. I rolled my Jeep 2 times in the road and ended up in a 8 foot ditch.Somehow came out w/ only minor injuries. Be safe.


today I slept in my car.. well yesterday and today. I left for the 6 hour drive back home (a stopping point on the way to New Hampshire) at 10:30pm and by the time I was 90 minutes away I was far too tired (asleep at the wheel a few times a minute) so I pulled into a rest area and slept until 3am. Then I got up, was all disoriented (had to sleep in the driver seat not reclined all that much because there was a mountain bike chillin in the back seat behind me), and got back to CT. It wasn't all that uncomfortable sleeping in that seat though. It's a first for me though, I usually sleep in the back seat when for some reason I'm all tired and stuff.

[Kansei]

Glad you were smart enough to pull over. Too many people try to "stick it out" and hurt themself or someone else on the road. I had a horrible wreck 4 years ago from falling asleep. Needless today I was within an inch of my life. I rolled my Jeep 2 times in the road and ended up in a 8 foot ditch.Somehow came out w/ only minor injuries. Be safe.

I didn't pull over to keep myself safe, I pulled over because I didn't want to end up damaging the car :D

Well now off I go on the second leg of my trip... I should probably have slept this morning but I don't feel tired at all right now. The 3 hours sleeping in the driver's seat really did wonders haha.

[rednecks_r_us]

You know that part in the Dukes of Hazzard theme song where is says some day the mountain might get'm but the law never will?

Mingus Mountain on Highway 89A has 158 curves in a 12 mile stretch.
Mingus Mt took a bite out of my left front fender.

I was in a 180 left curve then a quick 90 degree right. As I was in the apex of the right curve I hit washboards (ripples) in the road and lost traction and bounced into the guardrail with my left headlight.

So far it looks like I took out my left headlight, left fog, left fender, left fender support, radiator support, lower grille, and the front bumper.

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123640687

[khaosman]

after being jerked around by one company i ordered my wheels and tires today from another(though this second order consists of different wheels). I ended up ordering kosei k1-ts 17x7 silver finish w/ 42mm offset wrapped in goodyear eagle f1-gs d3 in 215/40/17.

also just placed an order with protegegarage for an awr 21.5 mm sway bar

can't wait to get this stuff.

No RPF1s?! :( Also... see if they can get you the +50mm offset on those Koseis. That is what I had and they worked great.

[khaosman]

You know that part in the Dukes of Hazzard theme song where is says some day the mountain might get'm but the law never will?

Mingus Mountain on Highway 89A has 158 curves in a 12 mile stretch.
Mingus Mt took a bite out of my left front fender.

I was in a 180 left curve then a quick 90 degree right. As I was in the apex of the right curve I hit washboards (ripples) in the road and lost traction and bounced into the guardrail with my left headlight.

So far it looks like I took out my left headlight, left fog, left fender, left fender support, radiator support, lower grille, and the front bumper.

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123640687

Good thing you are okay. Also... good that your wheels aren't bent :)

[rednecks_r_us]

There is just a small nick in the paint on my rim. That can be touched up.

Allignment is still good. The headlight hit the rail and was pushed back into my inner & outer fender.

[NJP5Guy]

No RPF1s?! :( Also... see if they can get you the +50mm offset on those Koseis. That is what I had and they worked great.

the rpf1s wont be in until the end of august(backorder). i wanted a wheel and these where my second choice. the 50mm offset increased the weight of the wheel so i stuck with the 42. the 42 mm will give me a wider track anyway. i don't think i will have any rubbing probs. i really just needed some wider rubber for auto-xing. in time i might get the rpf1s and put competition grade rubber on them and use them just for racing.

[awsmp5]

haven't seen it for a little more than a week...
been sitting in the garage with no one driving it while i'm on the other side of the world(ughdance)

[awsmp5]

haven't seen it for a little more than a week...
been sitting in the garage with no one driving it while i'm on the other side of the world(ughdance)

[khaosman]

the rpf1s wont be in until the end of august(backorder). i wanted a wheel and these where my second choice. the 50mm offset increased the weight of the wheel so i stuck with the 42. the 42 mm will give me a wider track anyway. i don't think i will have any rubbing probs. i really just needed some wider rubber for auto-xing. in time i might get the rpf1s and put competition grade rubber on them and use them just for racing.

Ah, gotcha. Yes some 16" RPF1s with r-comps would be hot :D Hopefully you don't rub. I rubbed with 215/45/17 on my 50mm Koseis. Depends how low you are and the amount of camber you have. Rolling my fenders fixed that problem. You have a lower OD tire so that should help.

In other news, autocross today :D !!! yay

[aMaff]

haven't seen it for a little more than a week...
been sitting in the garage with no one driving it while i'm on the other side of the world(ughdance)
I know the feeling...I've been gone since June 28th :(

[JDM-P5]

Double Post Ownage!

[aMaff]

really? Where? :p

[JDM-P5]

La bastarda! (ughdance).
Okay...I'm going home!

[aMaff]

lol have a good'n

[JDM-P5]

lol have a good'n
Check the "About Gone...." thread.
-JDM

[wildo]

Just blacked out the headlight bezels... Turned out better than I thought it would. Since I used 1200 degree black with ceramic in it, it kinda has a satin finish, instead of flat black. I used this how-to:

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114394

One thing I hated about this mod is how the turn signal surround is also painted. To me, that just doesn't look good- I mean, the low and high beams have chrome around them, why shouldn't the turn signal? So with some very careful masking, I was able to keep it chrome. Sorry for the crappy pics- best my camera phone can do. I may be able to get some better ones near sunset tonight.

[Breeegz]

that looks really good with the chrome surround... I might do the same when I paint my headlights.

[wildo]

Thanks, Breeegz. It required about 30mins extra per light to mask it off, and a hella sharp knife, but it really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. My advice would be to use small strips of tape rather than larger ones, and overlap by 50%. And, like always- it looks so much better in person than in pics. I really wasn't sure how much I would like the mod, cause i didn't want flat black- but I did want high heat paint. I used "Duplicolor High Heat with ceramic" black- #DH1602, and it has a nice satin finish. I put on abour 4-5 thin coats, which produced very nice results.

[Red5_02]

Mazdaspeed Springs...woohoo!

[aMaff]

(pics)

[bazooka joe]

Just blacked out the headlight bezels... Turned out better than I thought it would. Since I used 1200 degree black with ceramic in it, it kinda has a satin finish, instead of flat black. I used this how-to:

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114394

One thing I hated about this mod is how the turn signal surround is also painted. To me, that just doesn't look good- I mean, the low and high beams have chrome around them, why shouldn't the turn signal? So with some very careful masking, I was able to keep it chrome. Sorry for the crappy pics- best my camera phone can do. I may be able to get some better ones near sunset tonight.

good job!! the pics are a bit crappy, but it looks like you work is first class!!

[kudakev615]

changed the oil and blacked out the rear emblems. tomorrow is washing it and cleaning out the interior. i'll have pics later on

[JDM-P5]

haven't seen it for a little more than a week...
been sitting in the garage with no one driving it while i'm on the other side of the world(ughdance)
Tell me about it it's been 2 whole months......grrrr.

[bazooka joe]

gave her a bath.....nice and clean again!

[aMaff]

Dude, when am I gonna get to meet the terbow auto mang?

[bazooka joe]

Dude, when am I gonna get to meet the terbow auto mang?

haha!!! F1 baby!

[aMaff]

you mean racing america? :p

[wildo]

here's a couple more pics. Sorry- that's the best I can do with this camera phone... I think you can get a pretty good look with these though.


...ok that is all of 'em. Thanks for the comments guys!

[wildo]

gave her a bath.....nice and clean again!
This is a great shot! Nice placement on the Konig logo:
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=84852

[bazooka joe]

you mean racing america? :p

(thumb)

[bazooka joe]

This is a great shot! Nice placement on the Konig logo:
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=84852

haha freakin luck man! :)

[Breeegz]

taught my wife to drive it.

[Bala]

Tried to wash it but the water vaporized before it hit the car ... went inside and drank a beer (also lost approximatly 5 lbs installing ksports on my MSP in the 105 F heat of my garage - note to self ... get a fan knucklehead).

[magnumP5]

Tried to wash it but the water vaporized before it hit the car ... went inside and drank a beer (also lost approximatly 5 lbs installing ksports on my MSP in the 105 F heat of my garage - note to self ... get a fan knucklehead).
^^^ The exact reason mine has not been washed in over three weeks. She needs a washing badly and I feel bad for it being so long - that and a nice waxing. Maybe once I get my 03 MSP Racing Hart's on...

[Kansei]

Thanks, Breeegz. It required about 30mins extra per light to mask it off, and a hella sharp knife, but it really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. My advice would be to use small strips of tape rather than larger ones, and overlap by 50%. And, like always- it looks so much better in person than in pics. I really wasn't sure how much I would like the mod, cause i didn't want flat black- but I did want high heat paint. I used "Duplicolor High Heat with ceramic" black- #DH1602, and it has a nice satin finish. I put on abour 4-5 thin coats, which produced very nice results.

I won't dare try to load the full-sized pics (on cell phone) but from the thumbnails it looks like you did what I've dreamed of doing for years. Too bad I didn't think of it until a few weeks after I already sanded and painted the whole thing. I was going to do it on the low and high beam as well though, just a narrow 2mm or so strip of chrome near the edge.

[Kansei]

Dude, when am I gonna get to meet the terbow auto mang?

oh yeah you're in NEPOCland, eh? there should be a meet or something

[i12drivemyMP5]

Threw in a fresh set of long reach plugs, fresh oil & filter. Smooooth action.

[bazooka joe]

oh yeah you're in NEPOCland, eh? there should be a meet or something

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2576959#post2576959

[aMaff]

aww man, bazooka beat me to it ;)

[bazooka joe]

aww man, bazooka beat me to it ;)

old but quick!! :)

[aMaff]

I'm sure the turbo hasn't got anything to do w/ that :p

[Yaggie1]

Well, I called on it today........Supposedly, the tech had just got started on it at 4:30 when I called. I'm not planning on hearing anything until tomorrow..........Hopefully they don't lie to me and say "no, there was no screw missing".............

[Thieu]

Got an s2k antenna for it. First mod FTW!

Here are a few pictures from me and my friend's drive down some fun roads, the other day.

RSX-S couldn't keep up in the turns. (peep)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d936b3127cce8b52981e2f9400000016102NbNHLVjw
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d936b3127cce8b529819aea300000016102NbNHLVjw
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d936b3127cce8b52980baeb100000016102NbNHLVjw
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d936b3127cce8b5298e7ae5d00000016102NbNHLVjw

[Yaggie1]

Quick Update :

Just got a call from the dealer. One butterfly has both screws missing. The service rep is going to get with the Service Mgr tomorrow and see where we go. I have already got a case with Mazda started so, hopefully they come thru for me...............

Keep your fingers crossed for me people !!

[aMaff]

good luck man, you know we've all got fingers and toes crossed for you (except for all those assholes out here :p). I was lucky enough to have the recall kick in before it happened to me, but just barely. I hope you get treated right :) so far it seems like they're moving in the right direction

[Yaggie1]

Yeah, I'm still hoping they come thru......

[Red5_02]

(pics)

No pics yet. But I'm very happy with the end result.

[Breeegz]

Got an s2k antenna for it. First mod FTW!

Here are a few pictures from me and my friend's drive down some fun roads, the other day.

RSX-S couldn't keep up in the turns. (peep)



modding is a sickness, and I think you might be infected... welcome to the forums, plans? or just playing it by ear?

[aMaff]

just playing it by ear?
that's what the antenna's for (rofl)(rlaugh)






(ughdance)

[Boston5761]

Let her rest!

[cable43]

apologized to her for weeks of neglect

[wagonwhatmp5]

well i put her back on the road last week andhooked up most of the sterio shit and tv's and bought a corbeau trs seat in gray adn a black weapon R 4pt harness also in the process of buyin a custom turbo kit

[Thieu]

modding is a sickness, and I think you might be infected... welcome to the forums, plans? or just playing it by ear?

oh don't you worry... the bug is here and never left... not since my 240sx.

Plans are minimal (for now)... just an intake, rear sway bar, short shifter.

But I foresee a fully built suspension (as was the 240) and an exhaust...

I'm currenlty trying to decide between the TWM shifter/bushing set or Kartboy... any suggestions?

[DE31]

i heard with rear sway bars you need aftermarket struts/shocks, because the tabs for the endlinks on the stock ones will break, under the load from the stiffer sway bar.

[rednecks_r_us]

i heard with rear sway bars you need aftermarket struts/shocks, because the tabs for the endlinks on the stock ones will break, under the load from the stiffer sway bar.


I have 102,000 miles on stock struts with Eibach springs and a SR Motorsports 19mm swaybar. No problems with that set up.

Anything bigger than 19mm would worry me.

[Breeegz]

oooo--- guardrail bruise

I agree on the swaybar thing too.. isn't the stock swaybar 19mm?

[Boston5761]

P5 sway bar size is 16mm..

[i12drivemyMP5]

I have the progress 22mm rear sway bar, stock struts (at least for a bit longer til the illuminas show up & magically land on the car while I sleep) 1.3 lowering springs & stock endlinks without any problems with tabs. I do get a good bit of 3 wheel motion entering driveways that are angled much at all. BUT...with the illuminas will come the AWRs with the grommet silencer treatment. Been this way for 2 years or so they'll hang if not autoXing the hell out of them & the struts aren't complaining yet either.

[Kansei]

well i put her back on the road last week andhooked up most of the sterio shit and tv's and bought a corbeau trs seat in gray adn a black weapon R 4pt harness also in the process of buyin a custom turbo kit

wow she's been off the road for a while now. must be awesome to be back on the road.


I have the progress 22mm rear sway bar, stock struts (at least for a bit longer til the illuminas show up & magically land on the car while I sleep) 1.3 lowering springs & stock endlinks without any problems with tabs. I do get a good bit of 3 wheel motion entering driveways that are angled much at all. BUT...with the illuminas will come the AWRs with the grommet silencer treatment. Been this way for 2 years or so they'll hang if not autoXing the hell out of them & the struts aren't complaining yet either.

3-wheel action is so freakin fun. My car does it quite a bit, and I'm just running tokico HPs with the MSP rear sway lowered on goldline springs. I actually left my car parked overnight on 3 wheels because the parking area in front of our summer condo is angled just enough to get her on 3.

I took some pics but then of course my 2GB SD card for my cam broke.. piece of crap.

[snowblazin]

Drove her to the Red Sox game on Sunday in 8,000 degree heat, she didn't like me very much. Yesterday I did a quick polish job on the mazdaspeed heatshield, looks amazing and I haven't really gotten it good yet. My egr came in today so hopefully I'll have that in tonight and I can get rid of my cel.

[bazooka joe]

Drove her to the Red Sox game on Sunday in 8,000 degree heat, she didn't like me very much. Yesterday I did a quick polish job on the mazdaspeed heatshield, looks amazing and I haven't really gotten it good yet. My egr came in today so hopefully I'll have that in tonight and I can get rid of my cel.

you had to order one? did you never find yours?

[snowblazin]

you had to order one? did you never find yours?
Nope, looked everywhere so I just ordered it.

[Mr. 4500 RPM]

im going to buy new wheels for the p5....rota d2's in black!

[Boston5761]

Put on my new Mazdaspeed oil cap, thanks Ken!

[Kansei]

im going to buy new wheels for the p5....rota d2's in black!

... and an AutoEXE replica spoiler?!?!? :D :D :D oh wait the wheels could be transferred over to the ms3.. damnit haha.

Oh yeah in case anyone missed it, click the link in my sig to see the group buy for a replica of the AutoEXE rear spoiler for the Protege5. $250 dollars is the target price, which is a great savings over buying it from AutoEXE. Get on the GB!! :D

[magnumP5]

im going to buy new wheels for the p5....rota d2's in black!
Awesome wheels, especially black. I was planning on going with those as well until I got a good deal on some Racing Hart's and tires. I think I kind of regret getting the Racing Hart's now that the D2's are "on sale" but that will probably change once I get them on my car. Pics will be up once I get them on...

[i12drivemyMP5]

3-wheel action is so freakin fun. My car does it quite a bit, and I'm just running tokico HPs with the MSP rear sway lowered on goldline springs. I actually left my car parked overnight on 3 wheels because the parking area in front of our summer condo is angled just enough to get her on 3.

I took some pics but then of course my 2GB SD card for my cam broke.. piece of crap. Yeah it's funny when people are in the back seat & it does it & they freak out. Those damn SD/Mini SD things, had one dump a gig of wma's off my pPOD (Verizon Vcast phone) but just went to Verizon store & they swapped it out & I reloaded. Harder f'ing when they are pics tho. ON TOPIC: got MSP engine cover thang & working on scoring the valve cover/mounts.

[rednecks_r_us]

I called the insurance company again for day 5 with out my car. They still haven't done anything about it.

[Yaggie1]

Had a daydream about when I will get it back and can drive it again ...........:mad:

[MyBlueBaby]

Hey I am looking to get new tires, mine are nearly bald, any suggestions? I have a p5 with stock 16's

[AKYellow]

Just installed my Injen CAI. Works Great!

[rednecks_r_us]

Hey I am looking to get new tires, mine are nearly bald, any suggestions? I have a p5 with stock 16's

Yokahama AVS ES 100
Get the 205/45/16 a little lower profile and a little wider. I have them on my stock rims and have had no issues with them. As soon as my NITTO 555 wear out I'm going to get the Yoko's for my 5-Zigen rims. I like the Yoko's better than the NITTO's.

[Tengo]

i suggest toyo proxes 4, real good tires, to bad i have new rims andtires and kant use the toyos anymore

[dave45090]

i suggest toyo proxes 4, real good tires, to bad i have new rims andtires and kant use the toyos anymore

I second that! I love my toyo proxes 4s. Great tire!

[Yaggie1]

Got screwed over by Mazda today for the intake manifold recall.............Does that count ?

[CTt3P5]

MyBlueBaby - I am running on Toyo Proxes TPT's 195/50/16 and like them. Stick to the road like crazy and good in the rain to boot. I will need new tires soon also and have been shopping (the TPT's run about $100 or so).

rednecks_r_us - Will have to research these two...how good is the wear on those Nittos? I had the 460's on my Jetta (14 inch) and loved every aspect of them.

Also GL with the insurance company and getting her back on the road.

[CTt3P5]

Bought a jumbo sunshade from Autozone. According to the back jumbo fits all Proteges 95+! :bs: I put it in the window and the thing wont even unfold all the way. Now I gotta stop on my way home to return.

[MyZmZm]

Got screwed over by Mazda today for the intake manifold recall.............Does that count ?
that sucks... what excuses did they give?

bluebaby - everyone's going to have different opinions (as you can tell :) ). if you can still get them, i really like my falken fk-451; great traction wet and dry, and so far they seem to be wearing decently. best of all, unlike with a lot of higher performance tires, i don't notice any noise from the tires.

redneck - hope they quite giving you the runaround so you can get 'er back on the road where she belongs!

[Yaggie1]

basically just that my VIN isn't in the recall range. Kinda sux. As long as the block is OK then I'll be allright. If the cylinder is messed up then I have some overtime to go work.............


that sucks... what excuses did they give?

bluebaby - everyone's going to have different opinions (as you can tell :) ). if you can still get them, i really like my falken fk-451; great traction wet and dry, and so far they seem to be wearing decently. best of all, unlike with a lot of higher performance tires, i don't notice any noise from the tires.

redneck - hope they quite giving you the runaround so you can get 'er back on the road where she belongs!

[bazooka joe]

Got screwed over by Mazda today for the intake manifold recall.............Does that count ?

sorry man! ya, sure we'll count it!!

[Yaggie1]

All right, sweet. I feel better now. Thinking it's about time to start saving up for a turbo build. You're running on a Auto tragic aren't ya Bazooka ?


sorry man! ya, sure we'll count it!!

[Breeegz]

Hey I am looking to get new tires, mine are nearly bald, any suggestions? I have a p5 with stock 16's

Are you looking for summer only or something that you can use in snow/ice like some all seasons?

[bazooka joe]

All right, sweet. I feel better now. Thinking it's about time to start saving up for a turbo build. You're running on a Auto tragic aren't ya Bazooka ?

i had a "slowmatic" ya, (it's an auto)

[aMaff]

auto magic?

[Yaggie1]

More like "auto-tragic"

[aMaff]

they already said that one...

[Tengo]

the worlds fastest supra is an auto matic, so dont hate.(bird)

[NJP5Guy]

the worlds fastest supra is an auto matic, so dont hate.(bird)

maybe in a straight line. but on a race track i highly doubt it.

[MyBlueBaby]

Awesome thanks guys, i will go look at all those tires you suggested, i have a deal at firestone to get fuzion 205/50/16 87h series, what do you think?

[Tengo]

havent heard about them much? but hey if it a good deal then shoot go for it

[Boston5761]

Front motor mount insert goes in tomorrow...tonight I might drive her up to northpoint...

[NJP5Guy]

tomorrow my wheels and tires get delivered to my work. So excited to have some new rubber. I'm as gitty as a little school girl.(boobs) (burnout) (drive2)

[MyZmZm]

tomorrow my wheels and tires get delivered to my work. So excited to have some new rubber. I'm as gitty as a little school girl.(boobs) (burnout) (drive2)
not to be the grammar nazi, but it's giDDy, not gitty :)

what rubber did you get?

[gimpo2]

today i cleaned out the broken glass and got really ANGRY!!!!(pissed)(argh)
http://www.msprotege.com/members/gimpo2/072006.jpg

[Protege52003]

^^^^^

that sucks Gimpo

[2003newlyack]

ouch, how'd that happen?

[gimpo2]

someone smashed it with something to steal my things :(

[CTt3P5]

That sux man.

[Kansei]

omg no I hate hearing about people having stuff stolen from their cars :'(

when I move in a week I'm going to have to make my garage ultra-secure so that I can sleep at night... I don't trust the city enough :P

[kudakev615]

Awesome thanks guys, i will go look at all those tires you suggested, i have a deal at firestone to get fuzion 205/50/16 87h series, what do you think?
ihave those on my stockies and they are decent all weather tires. nothing to brag about performance wise but they last a long time, not to loud but the tread pattern is gay:(

[Kansei]

are we talking Fuzion ZRi or HRi? I had a friend with ZRis and they seemed really loud to me. The ZRi are the high performance, the HRi the highway all-season type.

[Protege52003]

ihave those on my stockies and they are decent all weather tires. nothing to brag about performance wise but they last a long time, not to loud but the tread pattern is gay:(

this is what i need......i don't get many miles out of my tires!!!!!

[kudakev615]

i was referring to the hri's. i can get killer deals on fuzions. and if your getting horrible miles outta your tires; check air press reg, reg alignments and reg tire rotates will let out ALOT

[Tengo]

what kinda deals on fuzions are we talkin bout here

[Protege52003]

i was referring to the hri's. i can get killer deals on fuzions. and if your getting horrible miles outta your tires; check air press reg, reg alignments and reg tire rotates will let out ALOT

it's my driving style that hurts them.........my tires all wear equally! i am good at rotating, pressure checking, and alignments!

[2003newlyack]

wash and wax, now off to take some new photos!

[MyBlueBaby]

yea I can get a set of 4 Hri's for 237 total, good deal?

[rednecks_r_us]

Cleaned all personal items from the Prote to take her to the body shop this evening.

[Rosshole]

Cleaned all personal items from the Prote to take her to the body shop this evening.


My estimate after they ripped the car apart was just over $4900

$2100 in parts

$2800 in labor and paint

she will be done 8/4, until then, the loaner taurus is my pimp ride (pos)

[rednecks_r_us]

My estimate was $3200.00.

I find out from the insurance co this afternoon if they approve it.

[gimpo2]

today i cleaned out the broken glass and got really ANGRY!!!!(pissed)(argh)
http://www.msprotege.com/members/gimpo2/072006.jpg

well today i got my window fixed (pissed)

[SoonP5ismine]

Well i installed a transmission cooler. if anyone is interested its made by Torqflo part#911679. I got it in Autozone for 44$. It fits nicely on one half of the radiator. if you have questions pm me as i may not check this thread that often. here are the actual dimensions.
thickness: 3/4 inch or 19mm
height: 11 inches or 279mm
core: 9 7/8 inches or 251mm
fitting: 3/8 inch or 9.5mm
application: fits up to class "A" motorhomes towing 10000 lbs


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/yourmomblows/car/DSC_4103_2s.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/yourmomblows/car/DSC_4147_resize.jpg

[Rosshole]

I just had a new windshield put in two weeks ago also...

Also, in my area, the insurance value/body shop value that they would pay out in the event of a total loss for a 2003 P5 with 58k is $12000.

Kelly blue book is:

trade in: $9000
Private party: $10500
Sugg. Retail: $12200

[NJP5Guy]

Installed my wheels today. i will have to post some pics I know. i got my 21.5mm sway bar today. thanks ken. can't wait to put that on next week.

[aMaff]

Installed my wheels today.
that musta been rough....











:p

[MP5cd]

Hi, I figure that we need a thread that alows P5 owners to enter any mods or anything done to rides every day!!
Today I told my P5 in the face that it will get fixed very soon(waiting on some dow$$$)
This is at it looks like right now! I actually jumped on the hood, so it looks alot better. (hah)another job done:)

[Bala]

another job done:)

Nice! (thumb) There's a set screw on the side of your cap that will let you rotate and line up the Mazdaspeed logo ...

Well, I tore down and rebuilt the struts (again). The definitive bumpstop reference is coming tomorrow ...
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/Bump%20Stops%2003.jpg
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/Bump%20Stops%2002.jpg

[NJP5Guy]

that musta been rough....











:p


umm, i guess....so:confused:

[aMaff]

umm, i guess....so:confused:
nothin, just givin you a hard time :)

[Kansei]

Nice! (thumb) There's a set screw on the side of your cap that will let you rotate and line up the Mazdaspeed logo ...

Well, I tore down and rebuilt the struts (again). The definitive bumpstop reference is coming tomorrow ...


OMG NO NOT THE BUMPSTOPS!! the Tokico HP install guide specifically said to leave the bumpstop alone because it would invalidate the warranty if it were modified. hmm

well I reparked my P5 today, and in a few minutes I'm going to toss my mountainbike in the back seat (don't worry, seats are protected) and probably drive to Rhode Island to pick up yet another CF hood off someone on the forums :P

[Bala]

OMG NO NOT THE BUMPSTOPS!! the Tokico HP install guide specifically said to leave the bumpstop alone because it would invalidate the warranty if it were modified.

My Tokico install guidlines recomended cutting the bumpstops 1/3 - 1/2 (but not more than 1/2). I didn't cut them ... and decided something was wrong after living with this setup (Tokico HP's and Espelirs) for a few weeks. For the record, I didn't actually "modify" any of the bumpstops (shady). More to come ...

[FrolessWonder]

Broke an endlink and bought AWR endlinks, A shift knob, and a new sub!

break 1 thing, buy 3!

[dave45090]

probably drive to Rhode Island to pick up yet another CF hood off someone on the forums :P

Chris are you buying the CF hood for yourself? What does the "yet another" mean? I think CF on silver is hot. Right Mark?

[snowblazin]

OMG NO NOT THE BUMPSTOPS!! the Tokico HP install guide specifically said to leave the bumpstop alone because it would invalidate the warranty if it were modified. hmm

well I reparked my P5 today, and in a few minutes I'm going to toss my mountainbike in the back seat (don't worry, seats are protected) and probably drive to Rhode Island to pick up yet another CF hood off someone on the forums :P
DUDE! Who in RI is selling a CF hood?!? And what do you mean another? You wanna sell one while you're down here???

[Reitrof]

My Tokico install guidlines recomended cutting the bumpstops 1/3 - 1/2 (but not more than 1/2). I didn't cut them ... and decided something was wrong after living with this setup (Tokico HP's and Espelirs) for a few weeks. For the record, I didn't actually "modify" any of the bumpstops (shady). More to come ...

I bought some MP3 bumpstops when I did mine. Shorter than stock P5 bumpstops.

[1 Sick 5 door]

put the injen itake on, and painted the valve cover today. pics to come

[MP5cd]

Nice! (thumb) There's a set screw on the side of your cap that will let you rotate and line up the Mazdaspeed logo ...

Well, I tore down and rebuilt the struts (again). The definitive bumpstop reference is coming tomorrow ...
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/Bump%20Stops%2003.jpg
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/Bump%20Stops%2002.jpg
thank you sir,i lost it

[NJP5Guy]

nothin, just givin you a hard time :)

i know you were but its really hard to be sarcastic in print(omg)

[aMaff]

I know. That's what the :p was for. Get with the program man!

[ok, still being sarcastic lol]

[Breeegz]

They should make a sarcastro smilie... then we can all express our razor sharp wit..


http://www.thetick.ws/images/sarcastro.jpg
Sarcastro


Sarcastro is one of the students of Tick (http://www.thetick.ws/tvheroes.html#tickcartoon)'s superhero class, and he holds the distinction of being the only one to flunk. He fights crime with the razor sharp sting of sarcasm, but he needs to improve his aim as he usually uses sarcasm on the other superheroes as well. Some of his lines are absolutely hilarious, and it's too bad he doesn't show up until the last episode of the series; they could have really used him.

Appearances: Tick vs. Education (http://www.thetick.ws/car36.html)

Sarcastro was voiced by Charlie Adler

[Kansei]

DUDE! Who in RI is selling a CF hood?!? And what do you mean another? You wanna sell one while you're down here???

Terbow :D and now it's mine :)

You wouldn't have wanted my old CF hood, but it's already sold anyway. It was the APC hood. It's now doing duty on a crazy LX/MP3/MSP racecar protege that needed some more weight reduction.

[aMaff]

[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]They should make a sarcastro smilie... then we can all express our razor sharp wit..
hahaha that's awesome!

[NJP5Guy]

I know. That's what the :p was for. Get with the program man!

[ok, still being sarcastic lol]

ummm, duh(enguard) geese louise

[aMaff]

(enguard)
(fight)

[Kansei]

what is the weirdest combo of items you've ever had in your Protege5 trunk (maybe I should start a new thread)?

Right now:
- 1 Fiber Images CF Evo-style hood (painted Blazing Yellow)
- A massive patio umbrella from Ikea
- A full-size spare (17x7 Exel Speed w/ 215/40/17 Ecsta MX)
- my subwoofer
- suitcases from my trip to NH
- 2 laptops
- a cast iron umbrella stand
- oh yeah my mountain bike
- a couple backpacks of random stuff.

now the trick will be to see if I can fit all that plus a very large treadmill, a 6x9 foot area rug, and a 27" CRT television :P ... in the truck of course, all that in the protege5 would just be ridiculous :P

[Kansei]

ok here are the pics.. oh and I forgot my 180 piece craftsman mechanics tool set and a bug zapper :P

edit: just to clarify I'm not a packrat or anything.. ask anyone who knows me, my car is usually totally empty. I was just on my way back from a weeklong trip up to the summer condo in NH and stopped by to pick up the CF hood on the way back to my parent's house. :)

[CTt3P5]

ok here are the pics.. oh and I forgot my 180 piece craftsman mechanics tool set and a bug zapper :P

edit: just to clarify I'm not a packrat or anything.. ask anyone who knows me, my car is usually totally empty. I was just on my way back from a weeklong trip up to the summer condo in NH and stopped by to pick up the CF hood on the way back to my parent's house. :)

Nice! It is funny you mention this right now. I 'test fit' our luggage in the trunk today and was pleasantly surprised....it all fit. Looks like the P5 gets to trek to Myrtle Beach this year. Fit 2 large, 2 small and a duffle bag in without the cargo cover and the seat up....gotta save room for the kids.

Nice p/u on the hood too. Was contemplating buying it on Friday due to the hail damage from earlier this week. Still haven't called my insurance agent, guess I better get off my butt. lol

[Bala]

ok here are the pics.. oh and I forgot my 180 piece craftsman mechanics tool set and a bug zapper :P

edit: just to clarify I'm not a packrat or anything.. ask anyone who knows me, my car is usually totally empty. I was just on my way back from a weeklong trip up to the summer condo in NH and stopped by to pick up the CF hood on the way back to my parent's house. :)

Awesome! (first)

[NJP5Guy]

this is what i did to my car yesterday....can anyone spot the change, huh, huh,huh, anyone:)

[asifmbadar]

this is what i did to my car yesterday....can anyone spot the change, huh, huh,huh, anyone:)

You washed the car? Thats my best guess looking at how clean the front wheels are.

[NJP5Guy]

You washed the car? Thats my best guess looking at how clean the front wheels are.

nope. strike one. I wish my car were clean. It's actually quite dirty. It just rained so thats why it looks kinda shiney.

[asifmbadar]

New wheels?

[CTt3P5]

this is what i did to my car yesterday....can anyone spot the change, huh, huh,huh, anyone:)

I am going to say you cleaned her up, but gosh I do remember you mentioning being VERY HAPPY about something :) (ok end sarcasm)

Wheels look good (what happened to the center caps?)

[asifmbadar]

Those are supposed to be light as hell no?

[NJP5Guy]

New wheels?

ding ding. the winner. got my new wheels yesterday at work. so happy. they look better than i expected.


as for centercaps redhot i was going to put them on when i got home from work because i rushed to get the wheels on before my work closed but when i got home realized that the caps needed to be put on before the wheels got mounted to the hub.....doh!!! they aren't snap in caps. i guess when i put the sway bar on this week i can redo the caps.

[NJP5Guy]

Those are supposed to be light as hell no?

yeah 14.1 lbs from what tirerack lists. i will have to weigh them to see how acurate that is. the wheel/tire combo did feel slightly lighter than the stock wheels w/ the toyos(toyos were lighter than the stock dunlops). i can't wait to hit the auto-x course in a few weeks.

[asifmbadar]

That is just awesome man, I love those wheels but have only really seen them on Honda's and Nissans. They have rwd offsets for those and sell them for 240's, they look sick. Congrads and if you do weigh them please report the difference in weight, with tires mounted of course ;-)

[NJP5Guy]

That is just awesome man, I love those wheels but have only really seen them on Honda's and Nissans. They have rwd offsets for those and sell them for 240's, they look sick. Congrads and if you do weigh them please report the difference in weight, with tires mounted of course ;-)

ok so i just weighed my stock rims with 195/50/16 toyo tpt tires. it came to 35lbs nearly on the dot. weighed two rims and the same weight. when i pull off my wheels this week i will weigh my new wheels and tires.

[aMaff]

mmmmm sexy. What are those, KT1's?

[NJP5Guy]

mmmmm sexy. What are those, KT1's?

kosei k1-ts

check out the sig:p :p :p

[CTt3P5]

That sux about the caps, but at least you will be removing the wheels for another purpose other than just putting them on.

[aMaff]

kosei k1-ts

check out the sig:p :p :p
hahahaha wow. There are no stupid quesitons, just stupid people lmao

[kudakev615]

rims look good. and you know what else in now in order. DROP!

[NJP5Guy]

rims look good. and you know what else in now in order. DROP!


(poke) :confused: :confused:

ummm??? it is dropped. like it was hot(i know i shouldn't have said that) yes you can flame me now.

[cable43]

(poke) :confused: :confused:

ummm??? it is dropped. like it was hot(i know i shouldn't have said that) yes you can flame me now.


i think you've suffered enough

[NJP5Guy]

i think you've suffered enough

gee thanks. you're all heart:)

[asifmbadar]

So do you have a lotus or is that ur wet dream?

[cable43]

lets see
today i stripped my rims with this stuff (not the rims in the pic.. my other ones):
http://www.kleanstripauto.com/art/products/areosolaircraftremover.jpg

I fixed me washer fluid reservoir with this:
http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/e3/3a/6662931022078600326.pre-resized200.jpg
(please tell me that I'm not the only one who has broken it)


painted my pilliars dark grey to match the dash with this:
http://international.ehobbies.com/images/product/1002-7195.gif

installed these:
http://images.autoanything.com/images/products/med/brakes/power_slot_hps.jpg

i also did some cleaning and moves my head unit and ALP1 SAT tuner because the were over heating from lack of vindication... I mean ventilation

it was a long day

[SoonP5ismine]

another job done:)
i've seen aftermarket ignition wires but having them lay on the whole valve cover cuz they are too long doesnt make sense to me. what is the purpose of them being so long? unless they were designed for a totally different car.

[Kansei]

How well did that stripper work? I've got this blazing yellow hood that needs to be stripped :P I wonder how that would work with the gelcoat that's underneath the paint. I'm just going to take it to a plae and get it painted but I was wondering if the paint could be removed.. I like how terbow had it completely painted but I'm a ricer at heart and want to see at least a little CF :)

[cable43]

How well did that stripper work? I've got this blazing yellow hood that needs to be stripped :P I wonder how that would work with the gelcoat that's underneath the paint. I'm just going to take it to a plae and get it painted but I was wondering if the paint could be removed.. I like how terbow had it completely painted but I'm a ricer at heart and want to see at least a little CF :)

the "Aircraft" stripper works a little too well for JUST removing certain layers.
it took of clear, base, primer in 1 1/2 coats (and that was wheel paint).
this stuff will take it down to bare metal if you us a little too much or leave it on a little too long. I'd recommend using something more mild

[Bala]

Drove around trying to bottom out the suspension. Here's a teaser ...

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/Bump%20Stops%2001.jpg
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Bala%20de%20Plata/Bumpstop%2004.jpg

[rednecks_r_us]

My car is at the shop. I decided to mow my lawn and the mower had a dead battery. So I had to jumpstart my mower with my truck. I know there is a redneck joke in there someplace.

[Bala]

My car is at the shop. I decided to mow my lawn and the mower had a dead battery. So I had to jumpstart my mower with my truck. I know there is a redneck joke in there someplace.

Only if you used your mower to start your truck :D Time to Xeriscape: http://www.xeriscapenm.com/links.html

[rednecks_r_us]

You know thats not a bad idea. I'll keep that in mind.

ROFL

I do plan on air brushing some flames on the mower though

[Yaggie1]

Lookie what I got back. Before and after pics. The before is on the flatbed heading to the dealer last Thurs. The after is Friday night in the driveway after a quick wash. Engine checks out OK. No internal damage from the screw. Had a borescope in it yesterday as well as a compression test, leak down test. All is good again.

[NJP5Guy]

So do you have a lotus or is that ur wet dream?

if only. Yeah, wet dream would be an understatement. though i do own one in GT4.

hey redneck, do they even HAVE grass in arizona. it looks like you just have dirt for a lawn.

[bazooka joe]

ok here are the pics.. oh and I forgot my 180 piece craftsman mechanics tool set and a bug zapper :P

edit: just to clarify I'm not a packrat or anything.. ask anyone who knows me, my car is usually totally empty. I was just on my way back from a weeklong trip up to the summer condo in NH and stopped by to pick up the CF hood on the way back to my parent's house. :)

roof, bike, travel bags....wow!

[rednecks_r_us]

if only. Yeah, wet dream would be an understatement. though i do own one in GT4.

hey redneck, do they even HAVE grass in arizona. it looks like you just have dirt for a lawn.

Of course there is dirt that is my driveway not my lawn in the pic. :)
I'm at a 5,000 elevation and even have 4 seasons including snow in the winter.
I crack up at people that think tha ALL of AZ is the desert. Thats like saying all of California is desert like in El Centro or Blythe.

Here is a pic of my daughter in the back yard last fall.

[NJP5Guy]

Of course there is dirt that is my driveway not my lawn in the pic. :)
I'm at a 5,000 elevation and even have 4 seasons including snow in the winter.
I crack up at people that think tha ALL of AZ is the desert. Thats like saying all of California is desert like in El Centro or Blythe.

Here is a pic of my daughter in the back yard last fall.

from all the places i've been in arizona most people have rocks for grass. I guess i'm just used to the grass i see everyday here. and yes cali is not just desert...i used to live in north cali and it definately wasn't desert, quite the opposite.

[CTt3P5]

Changed air filter. (peep)

[Yaggie1]

Fixing to replace spark plugs and re-paint the heat shield.