MX-3 finally getting some attention
MX-3 finally getting some attention
My car's been up on jackstands for the last three years, after getting a KLZE swap. It's about as rust-free as a 25 year old car could possibly be, thankfully.
Finally started giving it some love over the last couple of months.
Wheels, brakes, suspension parts are all off. What can't be replaced is being bead-blasted (satisfying, but gets laborious after a while) and painted with POR-15.
Took a lot of the hardware, brackets and clamps out of the engine bay, bead-blasted them, and am sending them off for plating.
And - found a leather interior last week on Kijiji, in great shape.
front seat by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
rear seat by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
Finally started giving it some love over the last couple of months.
Wheels, brakes, suspension parts are all off. What can't be replaced is being bead-blasted (satisfying, but gets laborious after a while) and painted with POR-15.
Took a lot of the hardware, brackets and clamps out of the engine bay, bead-blasted them, and am sending them off for plating.
And - found a leather interior last week on Kijiji, in great shape.
front seat by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
rear seat by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
92 Mx3 GS KLZE 5 speed
97 Dodge Dakota - Boyd rims, custom built 5.9 360, custom tranny with kevlar guts and shift kit. Too many upgrades to list.
92 Mazda 323 - winter beater
mx3 by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
97 Dodge Dakota - Boyd rims, custom built 5.9 360, custom tranny with kevlar guts and shift kit. Too many upgrades to list.
92 Mazda 323 - winter beater
mx3 by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
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Re: MX-3 finally getting some attention
Thats interesting leather interior, different than SE came with.
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Re: MX-3 finally getting some attention
Yeah, I know.
At first I suspected they were a swap, but I found a couple of similar front seats in European MX-3s.
And when I google the part number on the seat bottom, MX-3 pages come up. Frame rails are a perfect fit.
If anyone else has any info, I'd be happy to hear it.
At first I suspected they were a swap, but I found a couple of similar front seats in European MX-3s.
And when I google the part number on the seat bottom, MX-3 pages come up. Frame rails are a perfect fit.
If anyone else has any info, I'd be happy to hear it.
92 Mx3 GS KLZE 5 speed
97 Dodge Dakota - Boyd rims, custom built 5.9 360, custom tranny with kevlar guts and shift kit. Too many upgrades to list.
92 Mazda 323 - winter beater
mx3 by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
97 Dodge Dakota - Boyd rims, custom built 5.9 360, custom tranny with kevlar guts and shift kit. Too many upgrades to list.
92 Mazda 323 - winter beater
mx3 by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
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Re: MX-3 finally getting some attention
Someone probably had them reupholstered with leather. Its not unheard of.
'95 MX-3 RS - Project "Déjà Vu" Destined for the scrapyard.
'93 MX-3 GS - SOLD!
'93 MX-3 GS SE - Parts car!
'94 MX-3 GS - Scrapped
'94 MX-3 RS - Scrapped
'96 Sunfire SE - Scrapped
'03 Sunfire SE - Deathtrap
'95 Cavalier Base - Scrapped
'94 Thunderbird LX - Collects dust
'89 Mustang GT - SOLD!
'93 MX-3 GS - SOLD!
'93 MX-3 GS SE - Parts car!
'94 MX-3 GS - Scrapped
'94 MX-3 RS - Scrapped
'96 Sunfire SE - Scrapped
'03 Sunfire SE - Deathtrap
'95 Cavalier Base - Scrapped
'94 Thunderbird LX - Collects dust
'89 Mustang GT - SOLD!
Re: MX-3 finally getting some attention
Nope. it's European. A lot of them come without the integrated head rests over there.
More progress on the MX-3, posted on Grassroots Motorsports, where I spend a lot of time:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum ... 094/page1/
More progress on the MX-3, posted on Grassroots Motorsports, where I spend a lot of time:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum ... 094/page1/
92 Mx3 GS KLZE 5 speed
97 Dodge Dakota - Boyd rims, custom built 5.9 360, custom tranny with kevlar guts and shift kit. Too many upgrades to list.
92 Mazda 323 - winter beater
mx3 by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
97 Dodge Dakota - Boyd rims, custom built 5.9 360, custom tranny with kevlar guts and shift kit. Too many upgrades to list.
92 Mazda 323 - winter beater
mx3 by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
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Re: MX-3 finally getting some attention
'94-'96 had that style seat in your picture even in North America. They're probably just simply recovered in leather as I stated before. The leather looks too loose compared to any leather that has been fitted factory to any mx-3 seat that I've seen. That includes overseas variants as well. Your backseat almost looks ruched. That's not something Mazda would do on a non-luxury model.
Oh, the rims in your grassroots thread are '94-96 GS rims, not SE rims.
Oh, the rims in your grassroots thread are '94-96 GS rims, not SE rims.
'95 MX-3 RS - Project "Déjà Vu" Destined for the scrapyard.
'93 MX-3 GS - SOLD!
'93 MX-3 GS SE - Parts car!
'94 MX-3 GS - Scrapped
'94 MX-3 RS - Scrapped
'96 Sunfire SE - Scrapped
'03 Sunfire SE - Deathtrap
'95 Cavalier Base - Scrapped
'94 Thunderbird LX - Collects dust
'89 Mustang GT - SOLD!
'93 MX-3 GS - SOLD!
'93 MX-3 GS SE - Parts car!
'94 MX-3 GS - Scrapped
'94 MX-3 RS - Scrapped
'96 Sunfire SE - Scrapped
'03 Sunfire SE - Deathtrap
'95 Cavalier Base - Scrapped
'94 Thunderbird LX - Collects dust
'89 Mustang GT - SOLD!
Re: MX-3 finally getting some attention
Thanks!
92 Mx3 GS KLZE 5 speed
97 Dodge Dakota - Boyd rims, custom built 5.9 360, custom tranny with kevlar guts and shift kit. Too many upgrades to list.
92 Mazda 323 - winter beater
mx3 by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
97 Dodge Dakota - Boyd rims, custom built 5.9 360, custom tranny with kevlar guts and shift kit. Too many upgrades to list.
92 Mazda 323 - winter beater
mx3 by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
Re: MX-3 finally getting some attention
Looks good. May I know the cost of the leather interior? I found a set though not sure if they are worth getting.
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Re: MX-3 finally getting some attention
Nice to see someone taking pride in their mx-3 and getting it restored right.
Magnum s/s lines, strut bars, carbon fiber bezel, indiglow gauge, Sony Xplod, inverted c/f hood, SRD lower tie bar '93 GS SE '95 Cobra SVT #2722 '68 Charger R/T 440
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Re: MX-3 finally getting some attention
Thanks guys.
I found the interior on Kijiji, and scooped it right up since it was only $350.
Had to bead blast and paint the rails, but the leather is in good shape other than some expected wear and a small tear.
I found the interior on Kijiji, and scooped it right up since it was only $350.
Had to bead blast and paint the rails, but the leather is in good shape other than some expected wear and a small tear.
92 Mx3 GS KLZE 5 speed
97 Dodge Dakota - Boyd rims, custom built 5.9 360, custom tranny with kevlar guts and shift kit. Too many upgrades to list.
92 Mazda 323 - winter beater
mx3 by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr
97 Dodge Dakota - Boyd rims, custom built 5.9 360, custom tranny with kevlar guts and shift kit. Too many upgrades to list.
92 Mazda 323 - winter beater
mx3 by Leadfoot Lesley, on Flickr