Lewis7789's 2003 Protege5 build thread

[Protege03ak46]

Looking good Evan! Love to see this car getting some work done

 

[rar40941]

I broke a single slider but I don't know if they are wedge brand they might have been a different brand

 

[iamthewheelman]

I broke a single slider but I don't know if they are wedge brand they might have been a different brand

Then why did you say you had wedge seat brackets?

 

[Lewis7789]

I think he means he has Wedge brackets but isn't sure of the brand of sliders.

 

[magnumP5]

Wasn't a fan of the Wedge brackets I had briefly in the P5. They took way too much work to fit for the amount I spent on them. Does Planted make brackets for the Protege yet? I'm thinking about getting one of those for the passenger seat in the RX-7.

 

[eprx799]

corebeu makes slider brackets for fb and fc rx7's , I had them on my RX-7 for over 5 years they work great.

 

[Lewis7789]

These are stamped "Corbeau" on the sliders. I tried for a couple weeks looking for other brackets for the Protege but it seems Wedge is one of very few companies that make them, if no the only one.

I don't expect anything to ever just bolt right in though. A little trimming is usually expected.

I'll get some grade 8 hardware from Home Depot Racing tonight and some eye bolts for the harnesses at Summit.

 

[CR3 Motorsports]

Sparco makes them...... Takes about a month and a half though.

 

[iamthewheelman]

Wasn't a fan of the Wedge brackets I had briefly in the P5. They took way too much work to fit for the amount I spent on them. Does Planted make brackets for the Protege yet? I'm thinking about getting one of those for the passenger seat in the RX-7.

I have planted brackets on both drivers and passenger side's of my car, they are a bit overpriced for the quality of the finish but the fit was perfect.

 

[Protege03ak46]

Sparco makes them...... Takes about a month and a half though.

Contact Speedware Motorsports out of Redmond, WA. The produced a few for locals and have the jig waiting to be used.

 

[Lewis7789]

Seats and harnesses are in. Whew! That took a lot longer than expected, but that's usually the case. haha

Panorama of my garage for s**** and giggles.

Seats and harnesses;

It's like a bloody jungle gym back there now.

This is how I bolted the crotch belts in;

And for anyone interested in harnesses, the G-force eye bolts thread right into the OEM locations.

 

[Perro del Sol]

Seats and harnesses are in. Whew! That took a lot longer than expected, but that's usually the case. haha

Panorama of my garage for s**** and giggles.

Seats and harnesses;

It's like a bloody jungle gym back there now.

This is how I bolted the crotch belts in;

And for anyone interested in harnesses, the G-force eye bolts thread right into the OEM locations.

Nice Job, Evan

 

[CR3 Motorsports]

Hey could you post of pics on how you have your battery mounted and what not?

Looking good man!

 

[WillD]

Very nicely done! (2thumbs)

 

[Lewis7789]

Certainly, Cres. Here ya go.

 

[WillD]

Where is the battery located?

 

[Lewis7789]

That's the passenger rear seat area.

 

[KZL_99ES]

so why didn't you want to keep the trunk cage? (or do you still have it, but not in)

 

[Lewis7789]

Because honestly, it didn't do much more than a $90 Corksport strut tower brace and the roll bar does more for structural rigidity than that thing. They go for big bucks so I sold it.

 

[magnumP5]

Looks good! Convenient you could use the stock mounting points for the lap belts. Mine were too far back in the RX-7.