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G'day everyone

Ive been meaning to start this for a while so here it is.

I bought this car in Papua New Guinea after it was imported from Japan, when I finished up there I send it back to Australia. Its stock engine wise, somewhere in the future I'll be doing a bpt or KL-ZE swap (not sure which one yet).

First thing Headlights



Chrome Ebay Lights

Next was the Back bumper, tail lights and replacing sticker for a Eunos badge (off a eunos 500)....

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I replaced the tail lights with a aftermarket set from ebay

Before:



After:




As you can see in those pics there is paint damage to the bumper, My mum decided to take it for a drive and reversed into a pole, no supprise there as she's a habbitual car damager lol

So I sanded back the bumper primed and re-sprayed finishing with a clear coat,
and picked up a Eunos badge to replace the crappy sticker that comes stock.

Before:




After:




I sanded back the windscreen wipers as they were rusty and the paint was coming off
and primed re-sprayed (with stock paint ) and clear coat





Here are some shots I took yesterday:





And my attempt at a fancy B&W Pic

So today I started sanding down the roof as the sun has started destroying the paint.

Before:




Now: Starting Sanding,

Nice work on the rear bumper..Did you paint all of it?
Very nice and clean car..You need only bigger rims

Thx mate,

Yeah did the whole thing, I tried just doing just the spot but it looked uneven,

Ive got 17'' rims but don't have a spare $ for tires

Here is a old shot with the 17's

Hey, cool car. My wife lived in Papua New Guinea for 5.5 years while she was in high School. Do you speek Pidgin English?

Yeah man for sure, but we just call it pidgin, adding the english to the end is a more formal way/old school name,

Meri bilong mi i tok: Apinun! Yu stap gut? Mi no bin tokim tok pisin long taim nau. Mi gat laik long go long PNG wantaim man bilong mi wanpela de. Lukim yu bihain!

Yu save tok tok gutpela

Picked up a new Motor, Tranny ECU and Wiring Harness at very good price.
Its out of a Familia GTX

Here starts the BPT Swap






I'll be running it relativly stock.
The Plan is:
HD clutch kit either Exedy or ACT
CP Forged Pistons & Spool H-Beam Forged Rods (Still deciding, not entirely sure its neccecary hmmm....)
Aftermarket Flywheel
Upgraded Brakes
Intercooler- Not sure what size but waiting on a call from a mate,
3" Exaust
And all the other bits and bobs along the way,
Most of this is new to me so I will be learning a lot along the way


Open her up to have a look and a decent paint job







3 Coats of Flat Black High Temp Paint


2 Coats of High Temp Clear

Nice work.

Very nice! My personal favorite color on the MX

Nice work getting the BPT started, do let us know how you go getting it all up & running, hey
Also, if you do end up getting that aftermarket kit, I might be interested in the J-spec front lip
Where in Aus are you located?

Hey mate,

Im in Noosa, QLD.
I prob wont be getting the body kit for a while I've gotta buy all the motor gear, and get it in and running, but I'll give you a yay when that time comes,

Hopefully picking up a rear disc brake assembly from the wreckers today to start changing the rear drums over

Sweet as! Noosa is real nice, hey - flew over for a family holiday once, that whole coast is beaut
Sweet as, let me know! If its like 18 months time, that still doesn't bother me!