My car went in for body and paint today!!
My car went in for body and paint today!!
I am so excited. I bought my MX-3 in March of 2003. I fell in love with her the instant I saw her (was unfamiliar with MX-3's back then), and from the moment she was mine, I have dreamt of fixing her up.
Back then money was pretty tight, so I couldnd't do much, but I took care of her the best I could. In the spring of 2004 I released my first book (I'm a cartoonist) and since then money has never been a problem. It was always my philosophy to work "from the inside, out". I never wanted a car that looked fast but couldn't back it up. So in the late summer/early fall of 2004, I bought a KL-ZE engine and had the swap done.
In the fall of 2004 I started collecting body parts for the car, with the intention of finally bringing her in for bodywork and paint this spring. I know that shipping of parts like these usually takes quite a while, so I started early.
As of a few weeks ago, the last of the parts had arrived. MS Front Bumper, KMAX side skirts, B-2 Rear Bumper, inverted carbon fiber hood, NSX vents and Z3 inserts, and a Sparco chrome locking fuel door.
Because there was some damage on my car (most seriously the driver's side door had rusted through beyond repair) I picked up a parts car for $500, a 93 special edition salvage title.
I spent my whole day yesterday pulling the front fenders and doors off the parts car so they can be used as donors.
Doors and fenders stripped off the parts car
All of the pieces ready to bring to the shop. They'll do the actual swap onto my car, since it's easier to do a color change (paint job) when parts are off the car.
I also gutted all of the interior panels from the parts car. They were in fantastic shape (a full set of perfect black interior panels!), and some of them will be replacing the ones my car came with. This way I also have an extra set to try and get professionally reupholstered (I want the panel inserts to be the same shade of light gray as my headliner). If it doesnt work out, I've got a nice all-black set to use.
You can see I was also using the parts car as trash and tool/parts storage.
Finally I took some pictures of my baby to serve as "before" shots. Now that she's been dropped off for the work, she'll never look like this again.
In about 3-4 weeks I'll have my car back, and she'll be "Sunlight Silver Metallic", the newest Mazda factory silver, and it will finally be the car I always knew it could be!
-Tim
Back then money was pretty tight, so I couldnd't do much, but I took care of her the best I could. In the spring of 2004 I released my first book (I'm a cartoonist) and since then money has never been a problem. It was always my philosophy to work "from the inside, out". I never wanted a car that looked fast but couldn't back it up. So in the late summer/early fall of 2004, I bought a KL-ZE engine and had the swap done.
In the fall of 2004 I started collecting body parts for the car, with the intention of finally bringing her in for bodywork and paint this spring. I know that shipping of parts like these usually takes quite a while, so I started early.
As of a few weeks ago, the last of the parts had arrived. MS Front Bumper, KMAX side skirts, B-2 Rear Bumper, inverted carbon fiber hood, NSX vents and Z3 inserts, and a Sparco chrome locking fuel door.
Because there was some damage on my car (most seriously the driver's side door had rusted through beyond repair) I picked up a parts car for $500, a 93 special edition salvage title.
I spent my whole day yesterday pulling the front fenders and doors off the parts car so they can be used as donors.
Doors and fenders stripped off the parts car
All of the pieces ready to bring to the shop. They'll do the actual swap onto my car, since it's easier to do a color change (paint job) when parts are off the car.
I also gutted all of the interior panels from the parts car. They were in fantastic shape (a full set of perfect black interior panels!), and some of them will be replacing the ones my car came with. This way I also have an extra set to try and get professionally reupholstered (I want the panel inserts to be the same shade of light gray as my headliner). If it doesnt work out, I've got a nice all-black set to use.
You can see I was also using the parts car as trash and tool/parts storage.
Finally I took some pictures of my baby to serve as "before" shots. Now that she's been dropped off for the work, she'll never look like this again.
In about 3-4 weeks I'll have my car back, and she'll be "Sunlight Silver Metallic", the newest Mazda factory silver, and it will finally be the car I always knew it could be!
-Tim
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92 Blaze Red MX-3 GS, KL-ZE, ACT Clutch, KL 36 ECU, SS Clutch Line
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Wish i had my own parts car laying around but i have no were to put it!. Looking forward to seeing your car painted. Sounds like its going to turn out very nice dude
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that is going to look amazing
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f**k... you disassembled SE...man..thats just wrong Id keep SE
good luck on your project
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is it illegal in your state to rebuild cars? check out my SE its been wrecked very bad, I fixed it, painted, getting compliments on it. what a shame..I would love to get another SE esp for $500
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It was a NY salvage title, and Connecticut doesn't accept New York salvage titles for rebuilds. Don't know why. I probably could have done it in another state, but that's just more trouble than it's worth to me, and I really needed the parts. I wasn't going to put all that work in just to end up with a stock engine and automatic transmission car. Not when I've got a KLZE 5 speed that needed some TLC.
And it is a shame, because the engine runs beautifully. Original engine, only 90k miles on it.
Also, all of the leather seats were taken before I got the car, so if I were restoring it, that's just one more thing to worry about replacing.
-Tim
And it is a shame, because the engine runs beautifully. Original engine, only 90k miles on it.
Also, all of the leather seats were taken before I got the car, so if I were restoring it, that's just one more thing to worry about replacing.
-Tim
Don't park drunk, accidents cause people.
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