marcs_sp20
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Dunno how that'd work with me on the other side of the world
All good, got one already, just need it fitted 
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Dunno how that'd work with me on the other side of the world
All good, got one already, just need it fitted fishdonotbounce
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marcs_sp20
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- 02 Mazda 323 Astina SP20 (P5)
They may not suit everyones tastes, but I see it as the little things that count. Not bad for a father-son DIY job
They didnt turn out as we planned, with years of amorall treatment, it had inbedded in the paint, so when we went to put a coat of blue on, it turned all blotchy. We decided to sand back to bare plastic..a better photo with ok light..
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And the newest addition!!!
Here's some quick shots I took with the phone...
Funny thing was that we went to Wow Sight & Sound at Oxley to choose a double din DVD player for my brothers SS ute, and we both walked out with a DVD player
All up cost $1100, down from $1999
Here's the specs on it..
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Bit the bullet & installed the strut brace this afternoon, took no longer then 15mins to disassemble the interior plastics, and another hour marking & cutting the seat belt towers to fit. Due to the beaded weld of the AutoExe's bracket construction, cutting was the only option.
Verdict? $140 well spent makes a substantial difference in cornering at 60km/h, makes it a lot more rigid...
Pics:
from the back
RHS bracket
LHS bracket
how the sub sits now
Going to be cutting the interior plastics on Monday afternoon, didnt have time this afternoon. Will update once done.
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This is the rear of the car after all back together:buddies:
And to think this all came out...
To then resemble this
Well today I purchased some seats:
There Autotecnica seats, ADR approved, and for $300 for the pair, I couldnt leave them there! good thing about these seats is that they really hold in my fat ass, something the SP20 seats dont...
I also took the seat rails out as well for fitment, turns out the rails are 15mm wider then the anchor points on the seats, so next weekend I'll be getting some 5mm flat bar steel to make up some brackets for fitment. from centre to centre, 390mm wide, and from front to back, 255mm & 310mm respectively.
recaro rails I have are 410mm wide...
exciting times
Whats in store for the car after this? Not much really, get the side of the car repaired, and thats about it. front lip will come in time, but main thing is just getting out and driving it
Verdict? $140 well spent
makes a substantial difference in cornering at 60km/h, makes it a lot more rigid...Pics:
from the back
RHS bracket
LHS bracket
how the sub sits now
Going to be cutting the interior plastics on Monday afternoon, didnt have time this afternoon. Will update once done.
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This is the rear of the car after all back together:buddies:
And to think this all came out...
To then resemble this
Well today I purchased some seats:
There Autotecnica seats, ADR approved, and for $300 for the pair, I couldnt leave them there! good thing about these seats is that they really hold in my fat ass, something the SP20 seats dont...
I also took the seat rails out as well for fitment, turns out the rails are 15mm wider then the anchor points on the seats, so next weekend I'll be getting some 5mm flat bar steel to make up some brackets for fitment. from centre to centre, 390mm wide, and from front to back, 255mm & 310mm respectively.
recaro rails I have are 410mm wide...
exciting times
Whats in store for the car after this? Not much really, get the side of the car repaired, and thats about it. front lip will come in time, but main thing is just getting out and driving it
marcs_sp20
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Seats are in
Took it for a quick spin, man, these seats hold me in (and I aint a small guy either!) The rails need a greasing as they are hard to operate, but other then that pretty good :laughing:
Pics:
And finally in the car :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:
And one in the light...
they sit around 50mm higher then the standards, but after being in the car now 5 days i'm use to the height, and also the fabric is starting to stretch meaning they hold me in a lot more :clap:
Cheers
Marc
Took it for a quick spin, man, these seats hold me in (and I aint a small guy either!) The rails need a greasing as they are hard to operate, but other then that pretty good :laughing:
Pics:
And finally in the car :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:
And one in the light...
they sit around 50mm higher then the standards, but after being in the car now 5 days i'm use to the height, and also the fabric is starting to stretch meaning they hold me in a lot more :clap:
Cheers
Marc
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15/10/09:
Got the car booked in at Mr Muffler for changeover of rear muffler for next Wednesday, as I have purchased chicaboo's X-Force twin loop muff (when I pay the remainder off).
Will also be painting the cam cover, strut brace, fuse box & turtle cover. Im unsure if I want to take the CAI out & spray it metallic grey as well, what do you kids think?
I have also bought (awaiting delivery from ebay) a 3A racing pod as I can remember reading an article a couple years back in Autosalon Magazine that it came first, considering it was 2nd cheapest out of some of the big companies
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16/10/09:
OMG! Im back to half stock!!
Took the passenger one out and put the original seat back in as the missus has been getting terrible back pain from the seats, as with less rear cushioning and rigid ride with the 18's, its a little too much for her. No way im taking mine out
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20/10/09:
Got my Dad to polish up the muff before it gets installed tomorrow morning
Before:
After:
im over the moon with the results
Got the car booked in at Mr Muffler for changeover of rear muffler for next Wednesday, as I have purchased chicaboo's X-Force twin loop muff (when I pay the remainder off
).Will also be painting the cam cover, strut brace, fuse box & turtle cover. Im unsure if I want to take the CAI out & spray it metallic grey as well, what do you kids think?
I have also bought (awaiting delivery from ebay) a 3A racing pod as I can remember reading an article a couple years back in Autosalon Magazine that it came first, considering it was 2nd cheapest out of some of the big companies
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16/10/09:
OMG! Im back to half stock!!
Took the passenger one out and put the original seat back in as the missus has been getting terrible back pain from the seats, as with less rear cushioning and rigid ride with the 18's, its a little too much for her. No way im taking mine out
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20/10/09:
Got my Dad to polish up the muff before it gets installed tomorrow morning
Before:
After
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im over the moon with the results
marcs_sp20
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Exhaust is on & loving it!
All I can say that the car is super quiet, yet I have A LOT more power at my right pedal
We did encounter a problem though, when I first took off I was getting a large clunk from the rear, but after a while it got a little worse. I took it back and we had found that the rear loop back into the muffler was hitting up against the rear endlink. After a chat with gav on the phone we came to the realisation that bending the exhaust hangers down would give us that space we needed to clear it when hitting a bump.
This reduced the clunk by 75%, and im assuming it'll go completely once I replace the springs & shocks in the rear...
Anyways, pics:
CHeers
Marc
All I can say that the car is super quiet, yet I have A LOT more power at my right pedal
We did encounter a problem though, when I first took off I was getting a large clunk from the rear, but after a while it got a little worse. I took it back and we had found that the rear loop back into the muffler was hitting up against the rear endlink. After a chat with gav on the phone we came to the realisation that bending the exhaust hangers down would give us that space we needed to clear it when hitting a bump.
This reduced the clunk by 75%, and im assuming it'll go completely once I replace the springs & shocks in the rear...
Anyways, pics:
CHeers
Marc
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had time to kill, so took some photo's in the carpark at work...
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15/11/09
JDM conversion is complete
Some people might not like the look, but was kinda over the altezza's...
Why I said I am now all JDM, is that the US boys only got the 3 circled tails on all the Protege5's, and update the look with older style lights, basically the opposite we usually do, just with the clear lights...
JDM conversion is complete
Some people might not like the look, but was kinda over the altezza's...
Why I said I am now all JDM, is that the US boys only got the 3 circled tails on all the Protege5's, and update the look with older style lights, basically the opposite we usually do, just with the clear lights...
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25-11-2009
Got bored, so took the missus to work and took some snaps down the road, yes the car is filthy, and it aint worth cleaning due to the crap weather over the last couple days
Phatness!
04-12-2009
Standard seats are back in
Also took some shots of the dash with the dvd on and off
Got bored, so took the missus to work and took some snaps down the road, yes the car is filthy, and it aint worth cleaning due to the crap weather over the last couple days
Phatness!
04-12-2009
Standard seats are back in
Also took some shots of the dash with the dvd on and off
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06/12/2009
Put the guage rings in this afternoon
Also will be booking in the car for the exhaust to be fixed next weekend, its still clunking, even with playing around with the hangers, so I think they'll need to put an extra length of tubing before the axle & making it sit higher, so bring it forward & cut & reweld the tip...
Other then that, the car drives a whole lot better
Put the guage rings in this afternoon
Also will be booking in the car for the exhaust to be fixed next weekend, its still clunking, even with playing around with the hangers, so I think they'll need to put an extra length of tubing before the axle & making it sit higher, so bring it forward & cut & reweld the tip...
Other then that, the car drives a whole lot better
marcs_sp20
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09/12/2009
my new gearknob arrived!
Will screw it down more tomorrow, have sore hands at the mo, seeing you need to make your own thread with plastic bungs provided...
Car goes in for exhaust on Friday too!
Took some piccies after I washed the car this morning
my new gearknob arrived!
Will screw it down more tomorrow, have sore hands at the mo, seeing you need to make your own thread with plastic bungs provided...
Car goes in for exhaust on Friday too!
Took some piccies after I washed the car this morning
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05-01-10
These baies arrived this morning, quite quickly they left sydney yesterday morning!
They are 35w H7 4300K low beam HID's, wanted to have something a little brighter, while not bring attention to myself, came out to be $110 delivered, and the quality speaks for itself!
These baies arrived this morning, quite quickly they left sydney yesterday morning!
They are 35w H7 4300K low beam HID's, wanted to have something a little brighter, while not bring attention to myself, came out to be $110 delivered, and the quality speaks for itself!
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12-01-10
did some half assed paint job on the engine bay parts, looks 100x better then it being all blue, I dont mind how you can only see part of the still blue rocker cover I also added the mazda badge I bought months ago too, a little too big for the cut out, but still looks the goods
did some half assed paint job on the engine bay parts, looks 100x better then it being all blue, I dont mind how you can only see part of the still blue rocker cover
I also added the mazda badge I bought months ago too, a little too big for the cut out, but still looks the goods
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21-01-10
My replacement Ballast for HID's (which works)
And weatherstrips for my car!
Unfortunately they have sent me the weatherstrips for a protege, and not an Astina as stated on the auction, so I have sent off an email to see if they will do a replacement with just the rears, as they are unusable to me... So in the mean time I did a dummy fit of the front:
The HID's are both now in, and fk they are bright!
My replacement Ballast for HID's (which works
)
And weatherstrips for my car!
Unfortunately they have sent me the weatherstrips for a protege, and not an Astina as stated on the auction, so I have sent off an email to see if they will do a replacement with just the rears, as they are unusable to me... So in the mean time I did a dummy fit of the front:
The HID's are both now in, and fk they are bright!
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My LaminX foglight film arrived! And pretty damned fast I must say, only paid for them last week!
So before:
After:
Full shot:
With the lights on:
Im not really fazed by the light output of the fogs, as the HID's fills the void.
And pretty damned fast I must say, only paid for them last week!So before:
After:
Full shot:
With the lights on:
Im not really fazed by the light output of the fogs, as the HID's fills the void.
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So I went & picked up the AWR 70duro mounts from my parents this afternoon, and am stoked with the level of quality in these mounts
the 4pc set cost me $525 all up including delivery, considering Mazda wanted over $800!
So will be hopefully have 3 (front & both sides) done on Saturday, along with detailing the car ready for the photoshoot cruise
the 4pc set cost me $525 all up including delivery, considering Mazda wanted over $800!
So will be hopefully have 3 (front & both sides) done on Saturday, along with detailing the car ready for the photoshoot cruise
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Thanks Efren
19-02-2010
So I had time this afternoon to install 2 of the 4 mounts, and although its only the drivers side & front mount done, they have improved clutch contro & wheel hop 10 fold!
Vibrations are a little different to what I am used to, as its noticeable through all gears driving in town (pretty bad around 1000-1800rpm), but you can not notice a difference doing 100k's down the highway... Its just something I will have to get use to, and would assume it will get better once all mounts are in, and have couple thousand K's are put on them..
Overall, I love them!
Pic of the drivers side & front mounts in:
Cheers
Marc
19-02-2010
So I had time this afternoon to install 2 of the 4 mounts, and although its only the drivers side & front mount done, they have improved clutch contro & wheel hop 10 fold!
Vibrations are a little different to what I am used to, as its noticeable through all gears driving in town (pretty bad around 1000-1800rpm), but you can not notice a difference doing 100k's down the highway... Its just something I will have to get use to, and would assume it will get better once all mounts are in, and have couple thousand K's are put on them..
Overall, I love them!
Pic of the drivers side & front mounts in:
Cheers
Marc
