Just a little purple protege5 build

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TonyKahrs

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2002 Protege 5
Hey guys! I'm completely new to the fourms, and I'm making this forum for mainly the refrence to everything I do, so if anything breaks, I can re trace my steps. Expect a lot of pictures, thanks!

This is how the car stands as of now.
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A list of basic stuff I have done.

-plastidiped emblems, rear valance, mirrors
-painted inside headlights, found out they were broken, need new ones.
-tinted tails, fogs, and sidemarkers
-STICKERS!
-cleaned engine bay, tune up.
-(white wheels are a go-to)

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I saw a while back a couple of proteges with the 17" mazdaspeed wheels. But my main idea is some multispoke wheels.

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Are those on some models of the car? I saw some diffrent style rims on a protege5 at the mall earlier today!

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They are the racing harts that came on mazdaspeed proteges. There are also another set of factory racing harts that came on the protege mp3.

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Sweet! I'll look into those. After the holidays my job picks back up.

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Hey guys! Quick update! I bought an ebay exhaust for the car, and thought I would document the process.

Unboxing the cat back was a little bloody, (stabbed my hand) which means that it was packaged well!

Nice and shiny.


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Size comparison!

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I had to cut the old exhaust to get it out, rusted to the car. Ew. The new exhaust is 3 pieces instead of the 2 peices the original exhaust had.

The gaskets that came with the exhaust were not vary good but they will do nicely.

The exhaust sounds amazing. Deep and throaty. I do not recommend removing the 2nd cat. (unless you want to sound like a weed eater)
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Small update.
I pulled into my family's house for the Christmas day and my car was leaking coolant from the overflow box. There was also a hissing from the radiator cap. I think I need to replace the cap. It's 14 years old. I don't think it's holding presure anymore. There was no trail of coolant into the driveway, so it burst when I turned the car off. Should have been watching temperature. Yikes.

All the auto stores are closed so I'm leaving it in the grass untill tomorrow morning when I can get the part. Then I'll refill the missing 4 cups with water. Btw, it's 72 degrees in Christmas here haha!

I just topped it off with 1 cup of tap water. Not gonna risk anything, just gonna park it and replace the cap.

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I used to run an eBay catback. No complaints, sounded good, fitment was good. Eventually the core in the muffler rusted out and I was dragging a 20ft long strand of packing. Pulled the rest of the packing out, as well as the baffling, leaving just a hollow muffler shell. And it actually sounded really good. Only reason I swapped was because I found a mazdaspeed axleback.
 
So, I replaced the radiator cap and it didn't solve the issue. The car still ran up to high temp. O shut it off and parked before it over heated. Having it towed to a buddy so we can check it out tomorrow. Thinking it's the thermostat now, hopefully it's not a blown head gasket. Yikes.

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So my car was towed to a buddies shop, waiting till tomorrow to get it checked out. If anyone knows what it is, or had the same problem, let me know. Thanks guys!

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If your gonna go aftermarket thermo, get a fail safe from autozone. If it fails it stays open so the car doesnt overheat. And make sure to get a new seal for the thermo cause it will not come with a new one. AND ALSO CHECK FOR CRACKS ON THE OVERFLOW TANK, CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING ASWELL.
 
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Alright! Sorry there hasn't been much activity on here, I've been out for holiday season. I've landed an interview with a factory, hopefully I get the job so the mods roll in!!

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Hey guys! After washing the car and waxing it after the harsh winter, I have a part I don't want anymore.
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It's a trunk liner that came with the car, I'm thinking I want a net more than a rubber liner. Where do I sell it and or how much does it go for?
There is a small stain as you can see in the picture, it's from spilt gasoline, nothing a good paint coat can't fix!!

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