Josh95mx - KLZE 94' GS / Update 5/9/12
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Picture from the other day…
Starting the repair on the MS spoiler, damage from shipping :(
The start of the Battery relo. I went to probably 5 different stores with copper cable and everyone wanted 7 to 9 dollars a foot. I said F that, I know copper has gone up but damn. I couldent seem to locate a place online to find what I wanted either. SO, was strolling through the Lowes and on the clearance rack found this… 25 feet 1 AWG gas and oil resistant direct burial copper wire... 15 bucks! Better than a 100 -140 dollar amp kit... Copper is copper and 1 awg is 1 awg, though it has fewer strands it will do the job just nicely.
Picked up a can of plastidip too :D
This weekend I will have the Spoiler, USDM sides and rear flaps painted :)
BTW Duplicolor sucks, they discontinued Mazda PT white… they say they still sell it in 5oz cans but no bueno. I found a ford color that is very similar but it is still off, I painted my rear mud guards with it and cant stand the minor difference. So to NAPA Paint for an 18 dollar pint of Mazda PT. Wesco, which is where I usually go for paint wanted 80 bucks for a pint...
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Slight Update
soon to go on with the USDM sides, MS rear spoiler, and new rear mudguards :)
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… and that bumper is almost the right colour :lol:
Fully standard on the mudguards?
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@70f29d6262=youdirtyfox:
… and that bumper is almost the right colour :lol:
Fully standard on the mudguards?
Almost, on the guards yes. The goal is to keep a factory MazdaSpeed look. So body will be done, minus wheels. Then looking for a couple of other key parts and it will be complete :)
Then I will only focus on engine and drivetrain.
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sigh… one day that bumper will be mine. I can't believe I passed one up years ago. I like this car a lot. So eh what manifold you thinking? I heard ZE heads flow better :lol:
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@e90a98b498=Marco:
sigh… one day that bumper will be mine. I can't believe I passed one up years ago. I like this car a lot. So eh what manifold you thinking? I heard ZE heads flow better :lol:
:lol: I am going to go with a reported G4, not sure when but probably next month some time. I will port match the heads when I change the IM.
Right now I am in love with this car, not as much as the RS but it is close :) The added MS front with the rest will make it near perfect for me.
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Hey Josh what width are those 6UL wheels you have on there?
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a couple smaller updates :)
Some rattle can Ford Probe paint (as duplicolor no longer sells castle white).
Wiper Arms…...
I forgot to snap completed pics of the blades… Well here is the plastic grommet for the rear wiper. I applied 3 coats of Plasti dip. the other rubber pieces I soaked scrubbed up and then soaked in conditioner and tire shine. :)
Since I decided to buy new MazdaSpeed Miata door handles why not try out the vents -_-
Keep in mind that only the right side vent is a direct swap. I dremeled the vent to make it fit :) I have two more to go so I will take progress pics on it.
side Projects
mmmmm 2.5" of mild steel goodness
I did just replace the 2 3/4" CIA with a proper full 3" but it is nothing fancy, yet… I will be done with the KLG4 IM soon and then I am going to do a proper 3" from the TB to the VAF and 4" from the VAF to filter with ram air... should be nice.
I got a KL36 ECU for the ZE... It can be viewed here :D
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what the doodleflip is that interior? never seen one of them, its all wibbly wobbly and cool…tell me?
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It is the North American 94+, it is a Left hand drive only thing :)
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Looks lovely I will admit. Interesting thing is only the White MX-3's here in the UK are our Special Editions. Odd to see a white one in the US without the half leather half suede interior.
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That would be nice. I swapped in a set of 93' seats I had laying around for my RS. but I think I may go back to the 94's they are in better shape :)
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A few more updates :)
Just the lip..
I have not finished attaching the weather stripping to the garnish lip but I will.
and the MS spoiler…
With the Mud guards…
Kind of get the idea with the rear wiper
The new toy
haha NOT, I wish, was in the parking garage so I had to snap a pic. Red is so pompous… but its still pretty hot.
Next to come is the full length usdm sides and the MS replica front.... I was worried about the paint but the color match is pretty close maybe I should just roll with it rather then spend a $h!t load on some Castle white.
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Looks kool and the gang! Can't help thinking that garnish would be better in black so it melts away into the rear window, but the colour match does look spot on from the pictures, keep 'em coming :D
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Color match is ok, under the florescent lighting you notice it more I think. I originality had the garnish painted black, but it did not look nearly as good. It almost blended in too much and looked out of place. I figured white was the way to go for now. I am going to try to wrap it in CF eventually.
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I really like white mx3s these days. Can't wait to see it skirted.
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White cars do stand out from the rest ;)
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Have not updated this in a while, here they come.
My long awaited button swap. I have been wanting to do this for years. quite literally, but finally got around to it. was not as straight forward as I thought it would be. I thought the buttons would be able to swap right over. Nope had to cut, melt, and glue them together. and the switches were completely different as well, just was not swapable that way either. But happy with the outcome none the less.
Crappy pic, the sun was too bright, but switch installed and MS vents now installed as well.
The prequel to the new stance. Rear coil … bye bye helpers :D
addition of 10mm spacers and cusco camber plates in the rear as well. Pics to follow soon :)
OE winter mats from Germany :)
Just messin around it was kinda cloudy so cant get the full effect of the snow covered mountain but oh well.
This is the new badging that will take place this spring… mmmm OE MazdaSpeed... makes me giddy.
This white round MS emblem will be the closest thing to ever finding the emblem that is on the front of the MX-3 in the MS catalog. The one in the book just does not exist.
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Dyno Run at CorkSport. up almost 10whp from previous time. 168.8WHP not bad not bad at all.
Only upgrades to motor are KL36 ECU, JE50 VAF, 3" intake from 2.5" and new mid pipe :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQM69EolsEw&feature=player_embedded
Next step KLG4 intake mani and another Dyno run :D probably in September.
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So it's time to take my DD to the next level, getting rid of loud obnoxiousness exhaust… since I am not running a CAT and don't have to I am swapping out the Magnaflow muffler to a more sophisticated gentlemans exhaust a legit MS back box.
So I will let the barrage of photos start
The MS muffler got dropped in shipping and dented the tip and marred up the end so after I repaired that stripped the paint and hit it with a fresh coat here she is.
Now the MS muffler had a inlet pipe diameter of 1.83" the MX6 rear box is 2" for reference, and I am running 2.5" . So what I found is that the inlet on the muffler is actually 2" so with the excess tig welds on the box I was able to attach a 2 1/4" to 2.5" adapter and welded that to the rear.
I also took this out for my none baffle screw style resonator. the problem with this one was that whoever installed it installed it backwards so it was doing more harm than good.
While it was out I decided to wrap the chincy heat shield with a nice coat of peel and seal. With AMAZING results.
I tried to get a few vids of each, idle rapping it out and whatnot.
Ok so here is the before - Heders > No Cat > Straight threw res > Magnaflow muffler
http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae325/josh95mx/?action=view¤t=CAM00004.mp4
http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae325/josh95mx/?action=view¤t=CAM00006.mp4
http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae325/josh95mx/?action=view¤t=CAM00007.mp4
MS box is - Headers > no cat > corkscrew style resonator no baffles > GS MS muffler
There is a bit of smoke but it is mostly fuel from no cat and running the KL36 ecu. But the majority of the smoke is from it being below freezing not because the engine is cold!
http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae325/josh95mx/?action=view¤t=CAM00068.mp4
http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae325/josh95mx/?action=view¤t=CAM00067.mp4
http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae325/josh95mx/?action=view¤t=CAM00069.mp4
Then decided to put these on… yep my second set of MX-3 SS sills.
