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Alright, I thought it was time to post a pic and maybe a little background.
So, she's a 1996 (canadian) RS. I bought her about 5 or 6 years ago for ~$13,000. She only had 56,000 Kms on her and she was mint. I've been "creepin" these pages since I've owned my mx. So, while not totally ready to do a work log, here's some old and new pics. Please be gentle, there is much work still being done.

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The paint I was lucky enough to get from Se7en. I did not want to be sporting the primer-ricer look. Nothing against primer, just not on the bumper alone. She still needs another coat or 2, wet sand and the clear.

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And the current state of my basement
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Here's hoping the turbo gets done within the next few months. I won't have to neglect the interior any more.
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Sweet! I'm jealous. Looks like you're a little closer to being turbo than me.

How big is your intercooler?
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tehbrookzorz wrote:Sweet! I'm jealous. Looks like you're a little closer to being turbo than me.

How big is your intercooler?
with endtanks: 27 x 5 1/2 x 3
Core 22"
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Nice to see the paint match! Looks great..

you can't really tell it came from a can at all. At least not from the pics anyway :)

Nice work man..


Oh, and I sent your paint out today at lunch, it will be there tomorrow as usual :)

I sent the tracking info via PM.

cheers

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nice trubo parts there, and good stuff too..looks like your not screwing around.
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mx3autozam wrote:nice trubo parts there, and good stuff too..looks like your not screwing around.
Thank you. I figure it's cheaper to do it right the first time. This has been a really slow process though. I've had my turbo now for a year. It just kills me seeing everything in boxes and not on the car. Still need 370cc injectors, piping (intercooler and exhaust), pump and afpr.
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I bought that ebay AFPR, and I am super happy with it man...only 25$ +shipping too..

I think worth it for sure.

It is even polished too ;)

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I've been looking into those, but I have my heart set on either aeromotive (now that shameem has found me the rail fitting) or synapse engineering.
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No worries :)

Aeromotive is really good too.

but a bit pricey though...
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The interior is a little too much ricer bling for me, but hearing that you'll be boosting the 3, makes it not as bad. Can't wait to see the after pics.
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what kind of seats are those? did you have to mod the rails?
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rekognize wrote:what kind of seats are those? did you have to mod the rails?
Just cheap ebay seats. Shipping is so damn expensive to Canada. The rails are just heavy guage 2" wide steel flatbar. They are not the nicest things in the world, but they work exactly as they should.
JustinStrife wrote:The interior is a little too much ricer bling for me, but hearing that you'll be boosting the 3, makes it not as bad. Can't wait to see the after pics.
I am well aware of what the inside looks like. I will be directing my attention to it after the turbo and tuning is done. Well maybe b4 the tuning, I don't need the snide remarks from the guys at the shop.
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I like the blue/ black, but am not into flashy floor mats.
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are you going to drop her a bit? With those rims she looks like she is floating in the air.
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she is. I'm rolling on eibachs w/ tokicos hp's
wickedmx3 wrote:are you going to drop her a bit? With those rims she looks like she is floating in the air.
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