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Pictures: 1998 MX-3 RS - Codename: Blackbird
Posted: July 22nd, 2005, 1:12 pm
by Thunderstorm
At last I finally got round to slapping a few pictures of "Blackbird" on Cardomain.
For all members curious enough to check out my totally stock ride, please check the link below.
Please let me know what you think of my 1998 MX-3 RS.
Thunderstorm.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2058708
Posted: July 22nd, 2005, 2:34 pm
by Custommx3
WISH MY CAR WAS A 98
Posted: July 22nd, 2005, 3:47 pm
by jrors
WELL DONE! Nice and clean!
Posted: July 22nd, 2005, 3:48 pm
by Selecta
98
Posted: July 22nd, 2005, 3:53 pm
by mitmaks
clean ride
Posted: July 23rd, 2005, 1:27 am
by MX-3 Money
Very clean, but having a codename seems a little weird. What makes it a "blackbird" other then the fact that the car is black.
Posted: July 23rd, 2005, 4:59 am
by neutral
MX-3 Money wrote:Very clean, but having a codename seems a little weird...
ummmm... "this is 'neutral' - calling 'MX-3 Money'... 'neutral' - to 'MX-3 Money'... come in 'MX-3 Money'... do you read me...?" maybe "codenames," whether for cars or even ppl, aren't that weird after all...?
Hey Thunderstorm, your ride looks great - very clean. Eurospec stock MX-3 is a thing of beauty. I've admired your MX for awhile now & betcha get a lot of compliments in your area driving around. Nice to see such a late model too since '96 was last year sold in North America.
Have you ever considered lowering springs for a small 25mm -35mm drop? Would add an awesome stance.
Posted: July 23rd, 2005, 7:45 am
by GregoryChristian
nice, but sounds weird saying 98 Mx-3 .....by the way is Blackbird any relation to BlackShark ?
Posted: July 24th, 2005, 1:42 am
by MX-3 Money
neutral wrote:MX-3 Money wrote:Very clean, but having a codename seems a little weird...
ummmm... "this is 'neutral' - calling 'MX-3 Money'... 'neutral' - to 'MX-3 Money'... come in 'MX-3 Money'... do you read me...?" maybe "codenames," whether for cars or even ppl, aren't that weird after all...?
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LOL, true but i don't call my car the "money mobile". If you're giving it a name give it one that suits the theme. And I don't see the bird theme here. I'd rather give my car a girls name or something. But thats just me.....
Posted: July 24th, 2005, 2:50 am
by Flashpoint2
I believe the "blackbird" he is referring to is not a bird, but the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird high altitude spycraft.
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research ... /b5-68.htm
Posted: July 24th, 2005, 5:29 am
by manowar821
cute!
Posted: July 24th, 2005, 7:30 am
by Thunderstorm
Flashpoint2,
You're right in the pipeline, "five by five"!
Thunderstorm
Posted: July 24th, 2005, 7:43 am
by Thunderstorm
neutral wrote:
Hey Thunderstorm, your ride looks great - very clean. Eurospec stock MX-3 is a thing of beauty. I've admired your MX for awhile now & betcha get a lot of compliments in your area driving around. Nice to see such a late model too since '96 was last year sold in North America.
Have you ever considered lowering springs for a small 25mm -35mm drop? Would add an awesome stance.
Thanks Neutral, & everyone else who gave me some feedback on "Blackbird".
I have considered dropping the suspension of "Blackbird", however, in the UK, London in particular, the roads are not that good.
Worse still, the local authorities are deeply obsessesd with sticking all manner of "sleeping policemen" on most roads, meaning lowered cars virtually always suffer severe damage to their undersides.
The damn beaurocrats over here are dedicated killjoys who create jobs for themselves by ruining the driving experience of the average motorist. I calculate most of the damage to the suspensions of most cars here are directly inflicted by these rotten road bumps designed to "slow motorists down".
However, it does still sit pretty low, on account of the 15inch Alloys & the TOYO low profile tires on the car.