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- Completely Stock P5
Thanks. Nothing fancy, just had to upgrade for the wifey. The garage is a tad bigger, which is all I care about. If it will fit the Protege, a workbench, my tools, an engine houst, and a beer fridge, I'm sold.
Maxx Mazda's 2011 Build Thread
- Thread starter Maxx Mazda
- Start date
CheeseHelmet
Member
I can't believe I wasn't subbed to this thread...
I'm just reading through the first few pages right now, you do awesome work Maxx!
I'm just reading through the first few pages right now, you do awesome work Maxx!
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege
hows the p5? is it gonna be up and running this summer>?
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- Completely Stock P5
Work will begin within a week or two. LOTS of fun stuff planned this time around! 
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- 2003.5 Titanium Mazdaspeed Protege
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SuperProtege5
Member
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- 2004 Mazda 3 2.3
Gotta be something in the water up there in Canada which causes you guys to build amazing Protege5's. First Brian and now you Maxx. Quality stuff going on north of the border.
dacquesta1
Member
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- 2000 Mazda Protege ES
Probably because they didn't ship their jobs to china...
Plenty of them shipped to India though...
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- Completely Stock P5
Well, the 2012 saga begins.
Pulled everything out of my garage (which is now 4 stalls smaller than it used to be) and cleaned the floor, and put stuff away neat and tidy:
Washed the Protege up for the first time in about 7 months:
Got the bikes put aside for now, and pulled her in for the "surgery"
Not a bad shine for a 10 year old car?
The teardown will start this week. Trans is coming apart, and there may be a surprise planned to replace it. Have to wait and see!
Pulled everything out of my garage (which is now 4 stalls smaller than it used to be) and cleaned the floor, and put stuff away neat and tidy:
Washed the Protege up for the first time in about 7 months:
Got the bikes put aside for now, and pulled her in for the "surgery"
Not a bad shine for a 10 year old car?
The teardown will start this week. Trans is coming apart, and there may be a surprise planned to replace it. Have to wait and see!
I've seen lots of good posts from Maxx Mazda over the years, but this is the first time I've come across his build thread. I honestly didn't know there were still Protege owners left who had this much care and attention to detail. Simply amazing work.
Subbing. Really anxious to see what is done about the transmission.
Subbing. Really anxious to see what is done about the transmission.
shane02pro5
25ish_psi
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- New Caney TX
Keeping Posted... Wish my finish was that pretty It will be before the summer's over! Got my hands full with lots of bodywork paint and CF'ing to sweat over
It will be before the summer's over! Got my hands full with lots of bodywork paint and CF'ing to sweat over - :
- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege
sweet u gonna put a mfactory diff in? i want a dirtbike damnit lol
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- Completely Stock P5
FINALLY got some time to work on it tonight! (Wife is out of town!)
I knew I needed some new front tires, so I took it down the street to a new area under construction and let them smoke! Wish I had someone along with me to take a video. Held it for a good minute at least, figured I might as well get rid of whatever tread was left. The aftermath:
Got it home, pulltd the wheels off, bumper off, and got to work:
Intake manifold, fuel rail off, most of the electrical connections out of the way as well as vacuum hoses:
Sorry for the lack of descriptors on each photo, I kinda got "on a roll" and didn't stop to take many pics. Once the engine and trans are out, the cleanup will begin!
I knew I needed some new front tires, so I took it down the street to a new area under construction and let them smoke! Wish I had someone along with me to take a video. Held it for a good minute at least, figured I might as well get rid of whatever tread was left. The aftermath:
Got it home, pulltd the wheels off, bumper off, and got to work:
Intake manifold, fuel rail off, most of the electrical connections out of the way as well as vacuum hoses:
Sorry for the lack of descriptors on each photo, I kinda got "on a roll" and didn't stop to take many pics. Once the engine and trans are out, the cleanup will begin!
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- Banned For Being A Troll
Par gears
shane02pro5
25ish_psi
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- New Caney TX
Really... must have been all the peer pressure and all the cool people are doing it so
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- Banned For Being A Troll
Or the fact that you can Fly 3rd gear out of mechanical stability so many times before you have to fix it for good...
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- Completely Stock P5
I will not be going with a PAR setup.
