scmp3's build thread:start to...it will never be finished

[SCMP3]

in this thread i will be covering everything ive done to the my titanium gray msp 1490. the plan of attack it to eventually be up at 350-400 hp. the car will never be a straight line car, i love mountain roads to much

and heres how it began. the first pics i took of the car the night i bought it, october 31st, 2008

and then i got the mod bug. so i picked up these things...

prosport electronic boost gauge, force fed column pod, arp exhaust studs, gaskets, a wheel bearing and a millenia s pcv.

then i picked up this dg cf grill off of rush's old msp(rip)

then i got a awesome deal on some eibach sportlines....$55...

grill installed

boost gauge installed

pic of it on the sportlines.

then i traded for a 3 inch apexi n1 catback underaxle exaust. and also picked up a 2.5 inch catless mid pipe

around this time i baked my headlights and sprayed them gloss black and deleted the corner orange lense.

and added led tag lights

also cut my rear flying m. sprayed it, a ms6 mazdaspeed badge, and my protege emblem black.

picked up an injen intake

picked up a msm oil cap

picked up my aem wideband, hkpro5 endlinks, maf relocation couplers, forged bov and the last turbolife fmic made....

got some tribute washer nozzles

nozzles in action


picked some hids up

put some ksports in and sold the sportlines.

rolled 200k miles

about 203k miles blew the head gasket 1.5 hours from my house while joy riding in the mountains

here you can see my wideband, my new stewart warner boost gauge(since the prosport sit the bed)

changed out my single din kenwood for a double din jvc

picked up some speed 6 rotors for free

compared to oem msp rear rotor

picked up cp 3 point strut bar, kmr rear vbrace, and a split second v2. split second went in with the super stock map, strut bar and vbrace went to powder coating.

parts came back from powder coating....

also picked up a optima red top, adp, hks black edition, and a ss clutch line

acc sag fix brackets

before...

after...

signature sound coolant overflow and ps can. coolant in. pswill go in with the new ps i got from the junkyard.

picked up a twm

new o2 sensor

destroyed my wideband sensor

picked up scratchnsniffs old jdp lip. plan is to fix it, paint it black.

picked up some gaskets for my engine rebuild

waiting go in:
kmr rear vbrace, pep 3" dp, on the gb list for the 505 intake mani and the cold air box, jdp lip

plans are as such
another 12" slim fan for my p5 radiator(forgot to mention)
pep dp,
speed circuit coolant water neck kit,
cs 80 mm exhaust with qtp cut out,
forged pistons and rods,
steedspeed mani,
gt28rs,
built head, doc b oil system with relocated oil filter,
signature sound pcv delete kit,
built trans,
complete kmr braces,
cf hood,
dg eyelids,
projector headlights,
some 17x8.5 +35 rims,
kdw2 tires,
speed 3 seats or sparcos,
speed 6 brakes,
ss brake lines,
929 brake booster.

thats all i can think of right now. im sure i missed some stuff. heres some of my fav pics of the msp

thanks for looking will add more as it happens. comments, questions, suggestions welcome!

 

[SCMP3]

bump for updates. :]

 

[ScratchNSniff]

A lot of those parts look familiar...

 

[SCMP3]

they should...thanks for all the hook ups alex

 

[justanothermp5]

schweet, you made a build thread....lol
you forgot about the 505 btw

 

[justanothermp5]

OH, and next time you see ricky, ask him how much it would be to ceramic coat my manifold, turbo, and dp, stanks

 

[Sleezer1533]

Nice build!

 

[super1chow]

Good Work! When you gonna get some wheels?

 

[ScratchNSniff]

There is a 929 at the yard...

 

[NocturnalSpeed]

Get some spacers for your ride! if not then pick up some new wheels with a wider offset. Great job with the car man (thumb)

 

[SCMP3]

schweet, you made a build thread....lol
you forgot about the 505 btw

OH, and next time you see ricky, ask him how much it would be to ceramic coat my manifold, turbo, and dp, stanks

its up on the list. and ill ask him

Nice build!

thanks

Good Work! When you gonna get some wheels?

wheels are a little down on the list. with a 217k mile motor, worried more about rebuilding it right now

There is a 929 at the yard...

wonder how much thed want...and i wonder if they are rebuildable

Get some spacers for your ride! if not then pick up some new wheels with a wider offset. Great job with the car man (thumb)

thanks man. and i wheels are on the future list. onna try 17x8.5 +35....

 

[HKPRO5]

Awesome. Let me know if you need anything!

 

[SCMP3]

Thanks man.

Does anyone know what year 929 brake master cylinder I would need? Im pretty sure they only made one newer body style. And it is the master cylinder that I ashould get for the speed6 setup?

 

[justanothermp5]

I dont think its the master you need....pretty sure its the proportioning valve

but i could be wrong

 

[95blkprobe]

sub for more pics and building

 

[SCMP3]

hopefully will be ordering another 12" fan by the end of the week and working on my coolant system here soon.....

 

[SeR_Cyclops]

nice build

 

[SCMP3]

thanks man

 

[HKPRO5]

You should run some water wetter (Redline) or radiator relief (DEI) if you haven't already. That stuff is awesome.

Another thing you could do is get a adp. Also sealing the sides of the radiator to the rad support greatly
Improves cooling. (that way air doesn't escape from the sides and is forced into the rad) It's also a very cheap mod.

 

[SCMP3]

i have a adp. and its not over heating i just figure having 2 fans would be proper lol