CheeseHelmet
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That's the confirmation I was looking for, thank you!
What have you done to your P5 today?
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That's the confirmation I was looking for, thank you!
bikingpro5
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- 03 Protege5
CheeseHelmet
Member
^Thanks again, if I get around to doing it before him I'll post some pics.
Scotty_biz
Member
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- 2002 Protege5
Replacing my spark plugs, wires, and coil packs after i get home from work. See if i can bump up this 23 MPG I've been getting since I've had the p5
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- 2002 Mazda Protege
Started assembling the replacement motor. New bearings and gaskets, should be fine on the old rings after I put a new crosshatch in the cylinders. Just waiting on the new headgasket and random replacement gaskets to come in and then I can finally drive my car again. God I cant wait. Even without the turbo it'll be so much better then having to ride around on my motorcycle all the time.
CheeseHelmet
Member
^-- Those are some seriously nice pictures! Looks like you got your money's worth on those pads 
Over the weekend I removed the steering rack to depower it. What a pain in the ass. It's mostly done, I just need to reconnect the steering linkage inside the car.
Pics: http://imgur.com/a/UL4eA
Over the weekend I removed the steering rack to depower it. What a pain in the ass. It's mostly done, I just need to reconnect the steering linkage inside the car.
Pics: http://imgur.com/a/UL4eA
^-- Those are some seriously nice pictures! Looks like you got your money's worth on those pads
Over the weekend I removed the steering rack to depower it. What a pain in the ass. It's mostly done, I just need to reconnect the steering linkage inside the car.
Pics: http://imgur.com/a/UL4eA
Want to do mine? LOL. Interested in hearing how it feels.
CheeseHelmet
Member
Suuuure, just fly me down and I'll do it for free
I'll report back once I get the steering column connected to the pinion u-joint.
LOL now on page 3662. Haters gonna hate
CheeseHelmet
Member
Finally hooked up the steering column tonight and realigned the clockspring.
You'll be happy to hear that it makes quite a big difference! I no longer have to fight with the car around low speed corners. Parking is still a b****, but not as bad as it used to be. Overall I'd say it was worth the effort.
Now I need to get an alignment...
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Looked at it leaving in the truck this morning wishin it had a 505zoom air intake....................still hopin for the GB to actually happen.
CheeseHelmet
Member
Spent the better part of the day working on it. I finally replaced my broken parking brake linkage and the battery. I used a size 26R battery instead of the stock size since it's the smallest one I could find that wasn't crazy-expensive. I also installed a Progress rear anti-roll bar and some new endlinks. The understeer and body-roll reduction is very impressive, I can't wait to see the difference it makes on the track. I ended up getting the moog endlinks and was pleasantly surprised to see that not only are they much beefier than the stock ones, but they're also greaseable.
I still need to replace the front endlinks and all of the brakes. I was hoping that the rears would still be in good shape, but sadly the pads are quite thin and the rotors look like they've seen better days. Do you guys think it's worth it to throw 'performance' pads on the rear, or should I just get some midrange stuff instead?
I still need to replace the front endlinks and all of the brakes. I was hoping that the rears would still be in good shape, but sadly the pads are quite thin and the rotors look like they've seen better days. Do you guys think it's worth it to throw 'performance' pads on the rear, or should I just get some midrange stuff instead?
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- 2016 GT ST 47A
Saturday morning, she had a face to face with a curb. The curb won. My daughter was driving and other than being shaken up she is doing ok. When I arrived I planned on throwing on the spare, driving her home and assessing the damage. Well......instead she was towed to a collision center, now I've got a 3-5 day wait to see what the estimate comes back at. Bumper, fender, wheel and tire will need to be replaced. Fender liner and side skirt might be salvageable. Def. some suspension damage but not sure just how much, thinking the lca, tie rod and maybe axle?
Not sure if she'll get totaled or not. Should that happen, I'll have a few parts f/s. If anyone is local and has some stock tails +$125, I can swap them out before she gets taken away and give you JDM tails in return....otherwise they go with her.
Not sure if she'll get totaled or not. Should that happen, I'll have a few parts f/s. If anyone is local and has some stock tails +$125, I can swap them out before she gets taken away and give you JDM tails in return....otherwise they go with her.
