Rob's '95 RS -> BP is in!

[RobMinhas]

Sooo I picked up a ton of goodies from good ol' Anthony/Diezzel for my CF hood. I haven't got any pics right now but I'll throw them up later today.
What I got:
-Euro side skirts w/ hardware
-Euro bumper w/ lip and Euro support-->Unfortunately is red so I'm gonna need to paint it
-Fog lights w/ switch
-Euro clears
-Tow hook
-B&M short shifter
-Intrax lowering springs(Used to belong to Mooneggs )
-Strut mounts
-Eunos side sills

And as you can tell from the last page of my work log that means I have all of the pieces of my Suspension!!! Now to put them together! Which has proven problematic as I need to rent spring compressors and an impact wrench, I haven't found anywhere that doesn't need a credit card for rental, and BC requires you to be 19 to get a credit card

I havent' been too proactive in my search I will admit, I've been very busy with other stuff.

[Evo_Spec]

pictures, NAO!!!!

[RS_OBD'oh_2]

I used the partsource one a couple times, not sure if I needed to give them a credit card or not.

[Evo_Spec]

I used the partsource one a couple times, not sure if I needed to give them a credit card or not.

When i rented spring compressors from partsource they didn't need a credit card but needed an $89 deposit or something high like that.

[Calg_93GS]

rob had apparently forgotten that i have spring compressors

[Evo_Spec]

he also forgot to post pictures up today!!!

[RobMinhas]

So a couple of things happened today.......

I found out the struts i purchased are for 95-98 Proteges-not compatible with MX3s. So I"m not the search for struts

But I found my phone cable! So pictures muahahahha

So I went out to Red Deer to pick up my goodies as I mentioned before.
Not pictured: I got a black hood with a Eunos badge. Just 'cause.


It was a tight fit, but nothing my MX3 couldn't handle.

Intrax lowering spirngs and random strut components

Tow hook, euro clears and fog lights

EDM bumper and EDM bumper support

B&M short shifter

Euro mini sides

Side Sills

I sanded down and primed up the tow hook. the Hook bit is going to be yellow(matching my callipers) and the rest will be black

And theres my car, just chilling under the snow. You can't even notice the scratches and different coloured hood with the snow

[Calg_93GS]

time to get your install on

[Evo_Spec]

i'm so jelly lol

[RobMinhas]

So I finally managed to remove the can of nite shade I used on my stock tail lights. OH dear was that hard. I used nail polish remover and a sand sponge to get them off. Now that I have it off I have no idea what I want to do with it haha.

[RobMinhas]

So an update:

I installed a short shifter All by myself..
Not gonna lie, it was a bit of a struggle. I successfully found a way to safely jack up my car
And go all of the trim removed around the shifter(yes in this order), then I scooted underneath and removed the bolt that was holding the shifter in. Removed the shifter, threw in the new shifter, then scooted back under the car. Then I forgot I didn;'t put in the copper bushings I got so I pull it out again, remove the old ones and put in the others. Threw it back in again, I scooted under the car and when I tried to fit the bottom of the shifter into the linkage, it wouldn't fit.

But I muscled it in, then another problem occurred.
I couldn't line up the hole for the bolt in the shifter and the holes in the linkage. I probably took about an hour to finally get it lined up and in, but I was successful! I rewarded myself with these stickers!

Heres some pics of the Short throw shifter, not sure what I was trying to get through as i should have actually measured the before and after.
Neutral

1st


I found something else when my car was jacked up, as well as a broken sway bar link :'(

and I found something weird underneath where my heated seat switches would go, if i had heated seats


I got my tokico blues in the mail!

and I installed a sway bar along with a new air filter

[Nd4SpdSe]

and I found something weird underneath where my heated seat switches would go, if i had heated seats

Nope, those are different. Every Mx-3's with non-heated seats have those.

[RobMinhas]

Nope, those are different. Every Mx-3's with non-heated seats have those.

What purpose do they serve? I ask because Evo_Spec doesn't have them.

[Nd4SpdSe]

Nope, those are different. Every Mx-3's with non-heated seats have those.

What purpose do they serve? I ask because Evo_Spec doesn't have them.

No clue!

Never seen an Mx-3 not come with them tho, but I've only worked on 92-93's it seems

[RobMinhas]

THat's strange... The next time i go to a junk yard I'm gonna follow them and see where they go. I don't want to mess with my trim anymore haha