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Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:41 pm
by 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.

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:06 pm
by Evo_Spec
pictures, NAO!!!!

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:50 pm
by 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.

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 9:16 pm
by Evo_Spec
RS_OBD'oh_2 wrote: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.

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: February 25th, 2012, 3:17 am
by Calg_93GS
rob had apparently forgotten that i have spring compressors :P

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: February 25th, 2012, 5:04 am
by Evo_Spec
he also forgot to post pictures up today!!!

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: February 26th, 2012, 4:52 am
by 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.

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It was a tight fit, but nothing my MX3 couldn't handle.
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Intrax lowering spirngs and random strut components
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Tow hook, euro clears and fog lights
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EDM bumper and EDM bumper support
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B&M short shifter
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Euro mini sides
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Side Sills
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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
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And theres my car, just chilling under the snow. You can't even notice the scratches and different coloured hood with the snow :D

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: February 26th, 2012, 5:42 am
by Calg_93GS
time to get your install on :welder:

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: February 26th, 2012, 12:25 pm
by Evo_Spec
i'm so jelly lol

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: February 26th, 2012, 8:55 pm
by 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.

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: March 10th, 2012, 12:08 am
by RobMinhas
So an update:

I installed a short shifter 8) 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 :shock: :oops: 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.
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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!
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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
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1st
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I found something else when my car was jacked up, as well as a broken sway bar link :'(
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and I found something weird underneath where my heated seat switches would go, if i had heated seats
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I got my tokico blues in the mail!
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and I installed a sway bar along with a new air filter
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Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: March 10th, 2012, 12:37 pm
by Nd4SpdSe
RobMinhas wrote:and I found something weird underneath where my heated seat switches would go, if i had heated seats
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Nope, those are different. Every Mx-3's with non-heated seats have those.

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: March 10th, 2012, 5:37 pm
by RobMinhas
Nd4SpdSe wrote: 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.

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: March 10th, 2012, 10:36 pm
by Nd4SpdSe
RobMinhas wrote:
Nd4SpdSe wrote: 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

Re: Robs '95 RS Daily driver: No more BPT, more likely BP

Posted: March 10th, 2012, 10:49 pm
by 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