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well, school's lettin' out first week of may, and i'll have gobs of time on my hands to work w/ my car (finally!)... i've been saving up a ton of money so i'm excited... here's my list of mods, all of which are definitely feasible because i already have in my bedroom most of these parts.....


stereo/alarm/etc.:

-pioneer head unit
-4 6.5" pioneer for all 4 corners
-820W power acoustik amp
-to 10" kenwood subs
-kenwood tweeters
-i'm goin to completely soundproof my car (i'll make an in-depth, exhaustive write-up w/ pics and my reaction for anyone's who's interested)
-alarm system
-keyless remote
-power door locks
-remote trunk opener
-remote start-up

interior:

-indiglo HVAC panel
-completely redone interior (headliner, seats, door panels, etc.)

exterior:

-maybe rims/tires (using OEM currently)
-MS front and possibly the sides
-Erebuni rear
-maybe paintjob, but probably not until after summer sometime
-5% hatch tint
-possibly a custom spoiler, although i have the GS one in my room currently if i wanna use it
-possibly custom sideview mirror swap w/ a Grand Am or Grand Prix
-custom headlight mod
-custom turn signal mod, if it doesn't pan out, then the clear will have to do

performance:

-headers, not sure which ones yet
-other little stuff, spark plugs/wires etc. etc.
-somewhere around a 2" drop, but haven't decided on what brands yet, but that will be done in a month or so
-possibly the whiteline rear sway bar
-rear strut tower bar to match my front one already in
-possibly custom exhaust, however i need to learn how to weld, lol... so i might take a class in september, or maybe i'll just 'wing it', and buy a welder off my friend's friend and give it the ole' college try
-ZE and MTX looks like it'll be spring '06 woohoo!



-probably other stuff which i can't think of right now
-and a butt-load of other custom stuff which i'll attempt-but i don't wanna say too much lest i give it away, or worse i fail and look like a shmuck for opening my big yap and not following through w/ it...

if i think of anything else i'll post, but that's a pretty good list for now anyways...

interior:
-redo new headliner w/black fabric
-black leather seat install! (Yay)
-try to fix up one of the 3 broken cargo covers I have & replace the one I have
-leather shift, e-brake & console lid covers

Exterior:
-finish painting rest of car (door jambs & backside of doors, underside of hood & underside of hatchlid)
-eyelids
-oem skirts
-wrap-around spoiler (either new drag wing or canadian-spec one)
-sand paint down smooth & buff up

Suspension/Brakes
-New master cylinder
-rebuild rear calipers
-new front & rear rotors
-new front & rear pads (semi-metallics)
-rear stb install in trunk
-new falken azenis installed on my 16" rotas

Engine/Drivetrain:
-finish bulletproofing transmission w/lsd
-dual-feed fuel setup w/AFPR
-dyno tuning
-possibly remove a/c (if i can't get it workign soon)

need another set of hood pins,
paint job at least on front bumper
clear corner lights

most money going to Charger project

I have a pretty short mod list..

Custom Cargo Cover
New Rims of indeterminate nature (LOL)
Possible CAI (My stock system isnt in the best shape)
Miata door handles
Rear Mud Guards


There are other general maintenance projects scheduled as well.. such as a new water pump and a brake system check up.

Tunes67

Rear Muds
custom headliner(i'm workin' on sewing one in teal/gray to match seat n' stuff
Replace front seats w/ ones in better shape
New carpet( might not be in the budget)
Paint a and b pillar trim black
Gs wing(again)
Ms sides
install my new GC coilovers/Tokico struts
rear swaybar links
install my gs tiebar
Finish and install projector project
install shiney new cargo cover when I get my trunk back together, LOL
replace Battery terminals
upgrade alternator wire, install Gs alternator
piaa fog lamps(may not be in budget)
sand and repaint rims(possibly black, or keep em'GM)
Tint windows(coming real soon!)
Pager alarm
replace 4 speakers and all wiring to them
Interior and exterior LED or neons(may not be in budget)
Finally rebuild and install BP motor(a bit outta budget, but it WILL happen this summer!!!)

...Man thats a tall order for spring and summer, but its not much in the grand sceme of things,IMO. Now if I only had a day off some of it would get done,. Been working 7 day weeks to afford all this stuff, now I gotta get it and find time to put it in, LOL

Interior
Seat Re-Upholstery GB

Exterior
Lowering the car
KONI


Not much, but at least realistic...

Exterior:
Paint MS Bumper & install it
MS Sideskirts later this summer
MS Miata Projectors (if money left over)
Paint entire car
Install GS wrap around spoiler & remove old GS spoiler
Rota Slipstreams

Interior:
Full custom door panels
Custom cargo cover
New A-Pillars
Do something about ugly beige seats / back seats
Sparco floor mats
Install Deck / Speakers

Performance:
Install CAI thats laying around the house
Get H&R springs / Koni's
Replace brake rotars / pads
Short Shifter

I'm sure with my list, it wont be in that order and there will probally be other things that i didnt plan on doing that i do intead of something on that list... But theres a fairly accurate list of what i hope to get done.

do my BPT swap again (this time fully rebuilt)
replace almost all suspension components and drop it 1.5"
new tires
maybe some strut bars or something
custom cargo cover (possibly)

not a big list but it will make my car 10x more fun to drive.

for my 323/MX-3 hybrid

Stereo:
- Center chanel 4X2.5" 150watt speaker , and the Panasonic CQ-VD7700U head unit ($3200 retail )

Interior:
- not much actually, its pretty much done other than door trim customizing

Engine: The Swap

Suspention & Brakes:
- Ground Control Coil overs, kyb gr-2 struts, steel braided lines
- HP RACING big brake kit for minimum 16" rims
- conversion or rear from drum to disc brakes

Body:
- paint job peral white w/ a lil metalic flake, similar to stock 2004 acura tsx's, just a lil brighter white.
- shave off all annoying things like lock cylinders, side bump inserts, roof dips, antenna, rear wiper
- new door handles
- Mazdastyle GTR rear end from cork sport: http://www.corksport.com/content/00/01/ ... 480923.jpg
- Pakfeifer Blau front spoiler and gtx bumper http://pakfeifertuning.com/store/images ... gturbo.jpg
- and Pakfeifer Blau side skirts http://pakfeifertuning.com/store/images ... blau_4.jpg

Well here is goes...

-new tires for stock se rims
-paint the black plastic trimming myself to factory colour
-new windshield
-do rear vcg if i get time

And maybe if i can find a car with a klde in it and i get to see the milage etc i may do the swap but i doubt i want to dump that kind of money in a 10 yr old car that runs perfect and is reliable.

saving up for a motorcycle so that i'll end up spending less on the car. you know how it is.. but here is my list anywayz:

Roll Bar
Sway Bar
Projector Headlights
Modded Taillights
Brembo Rotors
Working Intake
Full Exhaust system (headers, cat, muffler, everything)
and different springs

Civic Projector swap
goodbye orange ugliness, hello clear corners (Sylvania Silverstars)
tint windows
strut bars front/rear
rear tie bar
15" Motegi TrakLite 10.5 lbs.
Possibly Eibach Springs/undecided struts if time/income allows

First, maintenance to the 626 before I use it while my car is in the shop:
New summer tires and 15" rims (done today)
Front Brakes and Rotors, Front Left Lower Control Arm and CV Boots (installing Friday)

And the Mx-3:
Exterior:
MS Bumper (have)
JDM OEM Side Skirts (have)
Supra-Style wing (have)
Rear 99+ Miata Mudguads (not yet)
Remove the rust and give the car a whole new paint job, same color with blue perls added.
40% Tint (sometime over the summer)
CF Invader Hood (pending on side job)
***Paint job and body kit, excluding CF hood, install is planned to start the week after returning from the Ottawa Mazda Meet - May21-22)

Performance:
Modify and install OBX 1st gen headers (have)
New 02 sensors (have)
Brembo crossdrilled/slotted rotors (have)
PBR Ceramic Pads (missing rears )
B&G Springs (have)
KYB E-Spec Struts (backordered)
Rear-right wheel bearing
Stainless Brake/Fuel and Clutch Lines (have clutch line, but can't buy the fuel/brake lines cause they want to see the old ones first)
Gas Tank (have)
SRD bushings out the ying-yang (most in shipping, some not ordered)
"Hi-Flo" Catalytic Converter (to be made at headers install)
***All above performance items will be installed sometime in the next 2-3 weeks, waiting on arrival of KYB struts, and finish ordering bushings and find rear pads)***

Interior:
J-Spec "Passenger" door panel (after I find one that doesn't rape me on shipping)
Sparco Racing Seats (prolly end summer)
Re-carpeting rear sears and rear and door panels (pending on J-Spec door panel, prolly end summer)
Final LCD monitor mount (in progress)
Computer case/trunk cover (pending on weather and time to finish, will continue this project sometime in June)
Front bezel to dash mounted DVD/CDRW (May/June)
Paint Interior dash trim (June, while the exterior is getting painted)

haven't had my car long but i've been collecting stereo stuff for a while and 1st thing im gonna do is install a system.

180 amp alt
2 XXX6.5 speakers, gonna have to custom fit them somehow
15" RE XXX with 1600 watts going to it, in a 4.1 cu ft ported box, which takes up pretty much whole trunk.


After this, i'm going right to a ze swap which will be done in the summer sometime. No clue if i'll get to doing other things here and there after that.

Gro Harlem wrote: -finish bulletproofing transmission w/lsd

you and me need to have a little chat


as for me
dyno tuning and wideband install