Mooneggs 92 MX-3 Daily Driver IP 2013 in review

[fowljesse]

Speaking of teeth, now your rear passengers have something to clamp onto
I can't wait to see how you do at AutoX!

[Mooneggs]

Nice Job mark.... more cutting than I wanted to see BUT not bad for an experiment
i see the tip of the bracket goes right underneath the track... any clearance between or are they touching?
If i ever make more of those at least now i know to cut that angle.... thanks for all the detailed pics !

Well check out the pics in my other worklog... I didn't go as crazy with the cutting as on this one... the bar fits under the track but it won't slide underneath, I had to pull the track up then put the bar under it. I knew I was going to have to do a little work to get it in which is fine Thanks for at least making them! The fitment side to side was PERFECT (which is what I was hoping for).

[Mooneggs]

Why would you have HCl laying around? You'll also have to be careful on aluminum wheels unless you're using really weak HCl. Al + HCl --> AlCl + H, an AlCl doesn't like water....

well I am a n00b when it comes to chemicals but not completely stupid My roommate got it from a local detailing shop and it is meant for wire wheels (that's what the packaging states) and we wore rubber gloves with it.

I tested it first on one of my cracked 94 5 spoke rims before doing all the other 10 lol... I did not see any adverse affects... bascially we sprayed it straight on, let it sit for 2 minutes, then scrubbed with a kitchen sponge, then rinsed with water - DONE! I'm still amazed at how clean it got them... they look brand new.

[Mooneggs]

Got my 2nd MazdaSpeed front strut bar in the mail last saturday I will be selling the corksport one now that I've upgraded!

Also took some comparision pics of the corksport vs mazdspeed design for future reference. I haven't installed my Outlaw spacers on this car yet so I'll have to add more spacers to raise it up once I do...










I also slapped on the RS spoiler since the CF GS will be going on the CF hatch... I'm hoping this weekend I can get the wraparound hatch tinted and re-primed and moved to the DD...

[Nd4SpdSe]

Looks like the MS bar places itself very close to where my CorkSport bar goes with the fit-mod. You shouldn't have a problem even with the spacers

[Mooneggs]

Looks like the MS bar places itself very close to where my CorkSport bar goes with the fit-mod. You shouldn't have a problem even with the spacers

agreed... I was running that mod you did for a while but I just didn't trust it... I'd rather have the strut bar that was designed for the car and just happens to fit around the millenia IM

[MX-3zoom]

I replaced:
•Both outer tie rod ends
•Both front strut mounts and strut bearings
•Both rear strut mounts and I removed the bumpstops

Was just wondering where you got the piece on the ground,for all four corners. I Went to the junk yards today hoping to get em but they were gone

This why i ask. (sorry from phone.the right rear, left side soon to brake).

[Mooneggs]

yeah that's what's called the upper strut mount! dude yours came right through

maybe post a WTB for slightly used ones although it might be a good idea to buy brand new...

[Nd4SpdSe]

agreed... I was running that mod you did for a while but I just didn't trust it...

Trust it? I guess if you're using low grade bolts maybe, but mine got stress-tested on a daily basis with no adverse affects, not even the slightest. I will swear by that mod and those strutbars until the end

[Mooneggs]

So I recently went to the first autocross event in OR called the IceBreaker... My best run was a 38.72 which placed me at 51 out of 146 cars (across all classes!) I'm pretty happy since my fuel pump is failing too... lol

I also primed the hatch door jamb and put the hatch from the RC with the wraparound spoiler on. I also got it tinted at 20% to match the side windows.

I also put my 17" wheels on since it's getting warmer out... Basically the exterior aesthetics are done on the DD except for the hood - Full JDM Kit including wraparound spoiler!

[PATDIESEL]

nice strut bar, is that the most recent one from Ebay (a couple weeks ago?)
still waiting to see your hatch and lexan

[Mooneggs]

nice strut bar, is that the most recent one from Ebay (a couple weeks ago?)
still waiting to see your hatch and lexan

yeah I just got that MS bar

OK so I recently sold Fowljesse my CF hood for the following reasons:
[*]I have never liked the shape of the invader style hood (too boxy - doesn't match the mx-3's curves)
[*]So much oxidation I didn't want to try to reclearcoat it
[*]I eventually want to get a Terminator style CF hood for this car
[*]Jesse will make good use of this one and I gave him a great price

It is really weird seeing an OEM hood on this car since I've had the CF one for the last 7 years... It came from Oscar's second CF Hood Group Buy... It has served me well...

[IMACHU2]

Wow the car looks great I like it better with the stock hood

[fowljesse]

Yeah, it looks better, especially with the flowing lines of all the JDM stuff.

[wytbishop]

Hey Mark,

How dark is the tint on your side windows? Car looks good...would look better with paint on it...but it does look good.