Protege03ak46's Build Thread

Ive been working on this car for more almost 2 years now, and its finally time to start documenting it. You cant really talk about the now and future with out first going back to the past. I first bought this car in November of 2008, Its my first car. Currently, It has 48,000 65,000 as of 1/20/12 70,000 as of 8/10/12 miles on the clock and is running strong.


1/09



8/10



10/10



10/11


8/12:


Suspension Mods:
-"Custom" Fortune Auto 500 Series Coilovers 6k/8k front/rear
-4-point 2012 SCCA/NASA approves roll bar, made with 1.5" x .120" DOM tubing
-Reinforced rear sub frame with custom bracing
-Racingbeat rear sway bar
-Full set of AAC End Links
-5-lug, 4 corner disc brake swap
-AAC Adjustable rear link kit
-US Brake DOT4 600+ fluid


Wheels, Tires and Brakes:
- 5Zigen FN01R-C White centers and polished lip.
Front:
-17x8 +25 with 205/40s
-~1.5 degrees of camber
-rolled fenders
Rear:
-17x9 +35 with 215/40s
-~2.5 degrees of camber
-rolled and pulled fenders
-Muteki lug nuts
-R1 Concepts slotted rotors
-MetalMaster pads
-Corksport SS lines


Exterior:
-Protege sedan front lip
-Rain visors
-Bumper latches
-Cut out front grill
-6k HID Headlights
-All red tails
-Completely debadged
-Hella Horns
-Camo vinyl fender
-GT-300 Fiberglass Rear Diffuser


Engine:
-Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
-RAI
-AC delete
-2 1/4" Cat-back exhaust with bozo style tip


Interior:
-Megan Shifter
-3 inch extension
-CorkSport shifter bushings
-NissanParts shift knob
-Wink Mirror
-NRG bucket driver seat
-Sparco WRX Harness bar
-Orange RJS Racing 5-point harness


Ordered/in delivery
-2 Passenger side doors
-Newer hood
-Hawk HPS Brake Pads
-New wheel Bearings



Accomplishments/Feature's::
MazdaFitment: "Mini Mazda Invasion!" http://mazdafitment.com/2011/04/09/mini-mazda-invasion/
NW-Built: "Mini Mazda Invasion!" http://nw-built.com/?p=1054
NW-Built: "Adam's Protege Update" - http://nw-built.com/?p=1038
NW-Built: "Random Roller: Adam's Protege" - http://nw-built.com/?p=964
Rustyairland: "one of my fav Proteg out there!" - http://rustyairland.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/one-of-my-fav-protege-out-there/
Almost Evil: ”He’s special” - http://almost/evilcrew.com/?p=486
NW-Built: "Ever See a Protege Like This?!" - http://nw-built.com/?p=102


Longterm goals:
-Fortune Auto 500 series Coils 8k front/6k rear
-Removal of rear deck
-Wire removal
-Spare tire well delete
-225/35 Yokohama S-Drives
-APR or custom front splitter
-6-8 point chromoly cage (Ill make it at school next year)
-KLDE V6 motor swap from the OBD1 93-97 MX-6
-AWR 86 duro motor mounts
-Chevy aluminum radiator
-CF hood
-CF trunk
-Possibly CF Fenders

looking good!

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Personally, not a fan of that "low clearance" sticker.

LOL. not everyone is, thats the best part.

i like the low clearance sticker. its aggressive. along with the eye lids. im lovin em. looking good man.

edit. but why did you remove the roof rack?

edit 2: why dont you list your performance mods?

and for the love of god.... tint your ******* windows lol

Thanks, the roof rack isnt on because its summer. The only reason i use it is for snowboarding and theres no snow


I like the fishbowl look

Protege03ak46 said:

Thanks, the roof rack isnt on because its summer. The only reason i use it is for snowboarding and theres no snow


I like the fishbowl look

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i still think roof racks are badass. just include it and put winter in parenthesis next to it in your mod list.

and ugh really? haha at least go like 50%. or orange (thought) hahahaha

ajkulish said:

and ugh really? haha at least go like 50%. or orange (thought) hahahaha

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haha, no thanks. Ill stic with what i got.

alright...

are you gonna go msp sides with 03 or 03.5 rear lip?

msp sides, yes. Rear im going somewhere different....diffuser. But the one like weaksauce has, not the isport one.

Protege03ak46 said:

msp sides, yes. Rear im going somewhere different....diffuser. But the one like weaksauce has, not the isport one.

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You just getting the black urethane one? That's in my future plans as well... Interested in seeing what fitment issues arise, if any.

ucMP3 said:

You just getting the black urethane one? That's in my future plans as well... Interested in seeing what fitment issues arise, if any.

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I dont think they make a urethane one. Only fiberglass. Im gana see him tomorrow, Ill try and take some measurements. If its to wide ill just cut it in half and patch it.

Protege03ak46 said:

I dont think they make a urethane one. Only fiberglass. Im gana see him tomorrow, Ill try and take some measurements. If its to wide ill just cut it in half and patch it.

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Ya you're right, I wasn't thinking. I feel like it should fit pretty well. It's not like there are any seams or places where it has to go in order to look right. As long as the width & depth works, it should be good.

Ive seen it in person, Its a little more involved than it looks. He was extremely lucky because it fit almost perfectly. The rear end on a mx-6 is longer than on a protege and thats what im worried about. I can see it extending to far front, and start hitting the suspension components. It also is tucked up pretty far, which could make it hit the muffler.

Protege03ak46 said:

Ive seen it in person, Its a little more involved than it looks. He was extremely lucky because it fit almost perfectly. The rear end on a mx-6 is longer than on a protege and thats what im worried about. I can see it extending to far front, and start hitting the suspension components. It also is tucked up pretty far, which could make it hit the muffler.

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I'll be using it with my rear lip if/when I get one, so the clearance above shouldn't be an issue. It's mainly all width and depth that I'm concerned with.

the MX6 is about 2" wider.....

Protege03ak46 said:

the MX6 is about 2" wider.....

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Ya. The diffuser is for an FD, so...