Feedback wanted- To Finish or not to Finish?

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Finish the Project or Part it Out

Finish the Project
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Part it Out
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Cover it With Gas and Set it on Fire
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nightridergsr
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Feedback wanted- To Finish or not to Finish?

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Sup all. I was previously registered under a different user name. My account went inactive or was banned for inactivity and i was unable to login after a certain point. I was unable to get old account working, I have, however, managed to reregister under new username. Anyway, my old username was Jdawgmx3er. My new is nightridergsr.

But, yeah, I kinda lost touch with forums for a while, I never really posted that much. However, I did spend many hours reading threads, and searching the site for info. I just didn't post that much. I've learned much about the MX-3 over years from this site. Always a big help, because theres so much info here about MX-3's And so many knowledgeable members. Very well put together site, much props.

So anyway I have this "MX-3 project". Was my girfriend's car, and of course I was its demise. I've always been hard on cars, guess that's why I learned how to work on them. So yeah, I blew the headgasket in her MX-3 ;; At least I paid it off for her ;;

Long story short, car turned into project car. Over the course of a few years I bought MX-3 parts here and there, many of them never got installed, due to time, money, and my mechanical resrictions. After I blew the head gasket, I took it off the road and made room for it in the garage I have outback my house. Have it all stripped down and gutted, motor is out, garage full of parts old and new.

The plan was, or still is, to get it out to paint, get ZE in, and get all these parts I have on it. Now, unfortunately I am at a stand still, because of various personal reasons, (had a daughter for one, and on a side note congrats to Jeff I believe it was that had a son, even though we dont really know each other, and he may not read this, grats anyhow ^^)

So at this time I am unable to afford paint (a paintjob worthy of the project) , and I am unable to afford a ZE. I dont know how far down the road it will be until I will have the time and money to finish the MX-3, if even ever. It saddens me to think of all the time I have spent working on it, and all the money I spent on parts that never got installed.

But, sooner or later comes time to make a decision, It may be time for me to focus more on my family, my career, and other things, rather than spend all my time on computer, playing video games, or in garage working on projects, heh. I'm middle aged, well 30ish, and let's just say, my life at this point, isn't quite what I had planned it to be.

So there's some of my story. Wanted to put it out there. Feel free to reply with some feedback, or shoot me a pm with some feedback, if you got time. Real name is Jason, hence - JdawgMXer >< (RIP) aka - nightridergsr
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Re: Feedback wanted- To Finish or not to Finish?

Post by hgallegos915 »

If you have financial troubles and you have not swapped the engine, i would recommend part it it out.

If you have some money going.. you HAVE TO at least HAVE to get rid of that k8 engine, get a de or a ze.
-hec

MX-3 w/ curved neck millenia klde, boosted @ 5 psi. /bov and wastegate are good!/ nitto drag radial/ gutted interior/ millenia red top injectors, vortech fmu/aem wideband/ all bolts ons/ Car put together 100% by me. Mechanic? who needs a mechanic? ew.. real men work on their own cars!
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