Coming out of retirement :)

[Sonicxtacy02]

Some of you already know i was planning this but i guess i'll let the cat out of the bag. Over the last year or so i've been gathering parts from various junkyards all over the east coast to "build" my new mx-3. My building plans came to a stop when i found this on my trip to bumhole PA yesterday


Its a 93 SE, 5speed, 176000 miles (wont matter). I picked it up and dragged it home in my minivan for $600 dollars! Soon it will see a ZE swap, 94 dash conversion, drop, rims, and yes a new paintjob (either Rona blue or a deeper based blaze red) Add the CS mazdaspeed kit and a few odds and ends and i'll be back to be happy when i drive. I'll probably end up selling my turbo altima to finance this endevour but its a switch well worth it IMO.

<small>[ July 19, 2004, 08:40 AM: Message edited by: Sonicxtacy02 ]</small>

[jplar]

Originally posted by Sonicxtacy02:
Soon it will see...a new paintjob (either Rona blue or a deeper based blaze red)

Thank you for rescuing that MX-3.

[Pat308]

The piant job looks like an MX-3 with a Back-gaman theam

[nos92mx3]

welcome back, the paint job isnt that bad

[Sonicxtacy02]

Its kinda hard to see but its currently 3 colors. The nose is a dark purple that fades to the lighter SE color... then there's the white. It must have been painted recently cause the paint was in great condition. The interior is immaculate, but i still wanna make the dash swap, the 92-93 dash just does nothing for me.

[jplar]

What color is the dash right now?

[Sonicxtacy02]

The Dash now is black. I'll be doin the swap this weekend baring some nice weather. I'm painting my 94 dash pieces before doin the swap.

[psyense82]

hey sonic... wanna do a write up on how to do that swap... i might jus keep my 93 if i can do that swap.. jus gotta get it from auto to standard...

[gueedo]

hey Shaun glad to see you coming back to the world of MX-3....although you never really left. Can't wait to see the progress of this project.

[Sonicxtacy02]

Actually i havent done the complete swap before but i've read up. I've got all the parts available and plenty of metal in case i need to make custom brackets (i know i will need them around the stereo area). I'll take notes as i go and complete a write up when i'm finished. I'm just waiting on a decent weekend to do it at this point!

[RaverChankoMX3]

LoL! That paint-job is ph- phat. You don't like the 92-93 dash? I'll admit, it's nothing special. Just simple and straightforward. However, I feel that the 94+ is just too bubble-y for me...like I'm in a submarine or something. But dat's just me

[mitmaks]

its not SE, doesnt look like it anyways, wheels are incorrect, spoiler, looks like RS