zhy's progress followup [student budget!]

zhy

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I aint even mad!
Im going to re-introduce you to myself and how it all started!
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Hello, names Chad, this is my 2nd car, first was a 1995 corolla!
Hence, this was sold to fund the car I was waiting for... i've been looking for a good all-around project car since june-july of 2010)
I craved the idea to have a project car and to love a car THAT much! The corolla didn't bring me this feeling... I needed something.. more sporty! And since I had now the money.. after so many months of weekend work (Full time college student, hehe)
I fell in love with the hatch idea, IDK why, i just didn't like the sedan model (which is what I wanted at first)
Im kind of shy on the mods because money isnt overflowing, im going more the cost-effective way!

So heres my brand-new used Mazda protege5 2002 ! :cool:


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Had to spend 600$ on brand new stockies + winter tire combo... didnt expect this expense :/
And I bought it a brand new battery too!

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Stockies

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Interior is so clean!.. My first manual car :D

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Foggy headlights...

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The car is amazingly filthy.. Its winter here in Quebec and they're very nasty... Thats why Ill only thoroughly clean/polish/wax when spring hits

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Car has only 145 000 Km's... so little and the engine runs very smoothly

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Dirty engine bay... this is going to get cleaned up as soon as snow melts

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Car is a bit rusty... but its only superficial dommage, this is going to get fixed with sanding + body filling this summer


Alot of mods are going to happen when I get a bit of money from working part-time and some more time... here's a list (feel free to propose mods to me, ill add them to the list!)

[√] Lose the bonnet deflector
[√] Steamclean + Vacuum Interior
[√] Clean headlights with Turtle Wax kit
[√] Stock red to blue LED conversion in the whole car

[√] 1-DIN headunit
[] Sub + Amp setup
[√] Remove side moldings
[√] Cold air intake (K&N, AEM or INJEN)
[√] ZFR5F-11 V-Power NGK spark plugs
[√] Rear wiper delete
[√] Seafoam motor treatment
[√] Synthetic Motul1 + K&N oil filter service
[√] Take care of the supercificial body rust
[] Steamclean/wash the engine bay completely
[√] Paint calipers (Bright yellow)
[√] Mazdaspeed pedals
[√] Aftermarket rims
[] Chargespeed or DG front lip
[√] MSP axleback exhaust
[√] Mazdaspeed plate frame
[√] Plasti-dip the rear valence
[] Get the windows tinted
[] Paint the trims and headliner BLACK
[] TWM shortshifter + gear knob
[√] Sickspeed Carbon fiber antenna
[√] Dual sickspeed Supertone hellahorns
[] Gas hood dampers
[√] Nightshaded bumper blinkers
[√] Tein springs


BOSS LEVEL :
[] Plasti-dip the whole car in matte white
[] Turbo conversion




** I may forget some here... Gonna go back and edit when I have new ideas

This is basically it for the moment.. this thread is gonna be updated bit by bit.. I hope I can see the progress I made in a long-time period. Cheers
 
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Lost the hood deflector
I hate hood deflectors, they're style killers!
I was scared I couldn't remove it without having holes in my bonnet, because my old 1995 corolla had one, and it was being held in by screws.. this one didn't *win*

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Before

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After
 
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Car got its armor-all treatment!

gave her a little steam clean on the inside yesturday.. previous owners werent smoking and I thought water would come out clear-ish... WRONG. dirty brown was at the rendez-vous.
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Before (yes the car is dirty..)
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After
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MCM sticker! (You should check them out on youtube, awsome australian DIY show that really got my into cars
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here's where im at, also started removing side moldings (took 1hour do only 1trim..)
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Calculated today that I only get 23mpg... this will be fixed very soon.
Meanwhile, i did stuff to my car!

put LED lights in my cluster / AC controls / roof liner / cargo bay
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didnt come out as good as I expected, so
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wayyyyy better.
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Cleaned my headlights and taillights with Mcguiars headlight restoration kit... came out very clean!
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Then put chrome-dipped turn signals in my headlights and taillights
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After
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Finally got done modifying my coolant overflow bracket and intake, + finally added the k&n filter
weird spot, but its DIY!
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ooo.. look what came in through the mail today!
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As you can see on my last cluster pictures, needles were broken(cant place them back in their socket)
so I had to buy a new cluster, which i did. And then decided to paint the needles BLACK.

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During
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Voila
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Needles look really ninja, but I see them clearly at night, picture doesnt justify the real color (as alwais..!)
 
Okay, i did a few things this week. Our college called strike over here in Quebec and I hate it, i love going to school, and now I have nuttin to do of my days! I bet ill have to do stuff on my car!

Painted the valve cover...
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While painting + new gasket
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Voila!
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Oh, and I did a rear wiper delete and placed a 32mm honda rubber grommet
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Ive had some bad luck this week
Heres the story
I went to the movies with friends, parked RIGHT BY a silver protege5 (very same car as mine), I notice its driver-side mirror is gone
I enter cinema, see those 2 girls leaving
*oh s*** I forgot to lock the doors*
Go back to my car, follow the 2 ladies
They enter fellow protege5 thats sitting right by mine as I power-lock the doors
*movie*
Go back outside, 10mins later on the highway, notice my driver-side mirror is gone.. wtf?
those silly ****s smashed my mirror.. could have been worse..
funny thing is, they cut it right off at the base, not removing side plate, they wont be even able to use it lol!
Filled a complaint to the police.. there were cameras, and she wasnt parked backwards so they may get their plate numbers.

Meanwhile, I bought and installed a new mirror
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im going to plasti-dip both of the mirrors in a few
 
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Got some things done today

DIY plate holding since the holes for the plates on my car arent regular
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Sickspeed Hellahorns mounted and plugged in
Had to cut some plastic away from the grille.. Since i dont have a dremmel I had to go with the drill&cut method, which took ages. But im very happy with the results
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Also finished removing the side moldings too, which was long hah damn you 3M double-sided tape.
All it needs is a good wax now. (or a clearcoat)
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Added some more bling today
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And yeah, I recently got a delivery job, so this means more time spent riding the p5! awsome
 
Welcome! Looks like you got a good start going :)

ty alot!!

hold off on that TWM shifter. I'm producing a new shifter for the protege5 msp, and protege shortly!

Those 150$ upgrades are coming last, so youve got plenty of time! how is it to be different from the twm one? shorter throw? cost?
i guess youre goin to make a big GB, id be in totally!

good work man. sub'd

and you're lucky you don't require a front licence plate.

thank you!!
yea well we have rustier cars than you in ontario, so that 1-1 lol
 
My shifter is going to have a shorter throw, and a shorter overall height. not by much, but just enough I think.

Yes there's going to be a group buy. I'm already creating some radiator brackets which are going to look awesome too! feel free to check my threads for interest. or find us on facebook

Here.
 
lol ya but i got some rust as well. how long has it been since you restored the headlights with the meguiars kit? mine are foggy as well.

those are the pictures I took right after cleaning them up
its not the best product you can get for your money really.
Turtle wax does a much better job, and it comes with a sanding pad. the only downpoint in gettin the turtlewax kit is that you have to do the sanding by yourself, which I would have prefered, but couldnt find any.
If you cant find such kit locally, order one online, they're like 15bucks
 
do you know where i can get touch up paint in spray can?
classic/eternal red
code is A3E red

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