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Howdy fellow mx3 brothers and sisters. I have been really hesitant to start a work log because im not to much of a mechanic. So this is going to be a gallery/worklog to show you guys why I have dubbed my baby as the "Unofficial" mazdaspeed mx-3.The funny thing about the mx3 is that i bought it for my wife and it is her car ( I own a 1993 MX-6) but I am always adding new stuff and trying to keep it tip top as if it was mine lmfao and I believe it´s a great car with tons of potential. I dont know if i´m the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th owner or any history on the car. After me and my wife had got engaged in 2008 I wanted to get her a car so we looked at a few. Something small yet nice was what she was looking for and me already being a mazda man I suggested the mx-5.

She had told me it was nice but way to small for her taste. So I did my research and found about the MX-3...I NEVER even noticed or heard of these cars at all before i had looked around Mazda's repertoire. I instantly fell in love and started to search a online used car site. I found this black 1993 GS with about 200kms away from where we were stationed and it was already American specs (I'm in Germany) so we went out to see the car and the body and interior were in ok shape but the engine looked like a-- lol. We bought it for 900 euro (about $1100) and that is that.


EDIT*
AS of 2013 the car is ALL mine and i no longer own a MX6.......sh*t just got real....






+current mods:


§§ AERO PARTS/VISUAL §§

+Full Authentic A-spec touring kit imported from japan.
-Mazdaspeed wing
-Mazdaspeed side skirts
-Mazdaspeed front nose with EZ lip
.....No corksport copies for me
+Acura RSX type S rear Under-spoiler
+Advan Carbon OEM style Carbon fiber hood
+Yachant Carbon fiber moonroof
+Carbon Fiber hatch made by EZ_4_FUN
+Chrome Ebay projector headlamps
+4300K HID´s
+Mazdaspeed aero side mirrors
+A-Spec Touring Kit Decals on doors
+Tuned by mazdaspeed sports factory badge on the rear.
+White (type B) mazdaspeed bonnet badge on the hood
+Rare OEM plastic headlight covers
+Custom Mazdaspeed third brake light


§§ INTERIOR §§


+MX-3 stamped Aluminum pedals
+MX-3 stamped scuff plates
+Dash trim around gauge cluster and vents clear coated for a "piano black" gloss look
+Mazdaspeed Sports driving meter replica made by revlimiter.net
+Carbon Fiber dash bezel with chrome speedometer rings
+Euro middle vent (dont want euro side vents)
+Mazdaspeed Carbon look shift knob
+Mazdaspeed B-Spec steering wheel with carbon look ring and MS horn pad
+Mazdaspeed Black Sport seats
+Custom acid etched Mazdaspeed rear view mirror
+Double din Pioneer deck
+Chrome 626 door handles with carbon look door cups
+Converted Black headliner plus A+B pillars
+Auto to Manual seat belt conversion
+Corksport shifter bushings


§§ Powerplant §§


+Naturally aspirated 2.5L KLZE
+OBDI to OBDII MAF conversion (Finished soon)
+Silla Aluminum Radiator
+SSautochrome headers ceramic coated black plus DEI heatwrap for extra low under hood temps
+Outlaw Intake manifold and throttle body thermoblock spacers
+Hoodzy's Cold Air Intake
+MSD Blaster 3 external coil
+NGK plug wires
+Pertronix Flame Thrower HEI module
+Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel
+Mazdaspeed Limited slip differential
+Corksport Stainless steel clutch line
+AWR Engine mounts Front and Rear
+Mazdaspeed oil cap
+Mishimoto Oil catch can
+Mazdaspeed Sport Sound Muffler --Sound clip here>http://youtu.be/2hg22cSxOWY The sound with a KLZE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU0-jlZM ... e=youtu.be

§§ Suspension/Brakes/Wheels §§

+Mazdaspeed MS-01 wheels
+25mm Ichiba wheel spacers on front and rear
+Ceika 6 pot calipers, 11.5" slotted rotor, and stainless steel lines
+SRD reproduction front cross member
+SRD reproduction rear tie bar
+Mazdaspeed front strut bar
+Corksport Type I rear strut bar
+Traction Bar on Lower control arms made by bpt323
+K-sport Coilovers
+Mazdaspeed Front 25mm Swaybar
+Mazdaspeed Rear 22mm Swaybar
+JP Motorsports tubular Rear lateral links
+ZX2 trailing arms


.....mods to be continued

+future mods:


Utilize mazdaspeed front bumper holes on the bottom left and right;
-Mount oil cooler on passenger side
-Enlarge hole (on the chassis not the bumper) on drivers side so more air feeds to the intake
All rust found and removed with new respray (brilliant black)
Thinking poly bushings on LCA's
05' Miata rear brake conversion (maybe)
Exedy Clutch




Most current picture












....My favorite shots of my car around the world

Northern California beach


Lake Tahoe, Cali




I-5 Washington




Nürburgring, Germany



Small town in Italy

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Old battle ground near Normandy american cemetery, France



The residenz in Wurzburg, Germany


Golden gate bridge


Sacramento, CA



To japan is the ultimate goal of where i want to take this car next.....hopefully dreams come true.....

my pics start from back in the day to most recent so enjoy my progress through the few years i have had it.

We have all seen stock GS's so i wont bore you with the classic stock lmfao that and i didnt really have a camera when i got it or even think of taking pics during certain mods before lol but this was my first order of business the tail lights and i had to put a modern mazda symbol on the front and back for a few reasons, so people would stop asking what make my car was and give it a more modern look that and i just like the newer emblem better then the old flame one anyway




I got my car a little before the projectors came out and wow my headlights where so YELLOW and i refused to have honda merchandise (civic projector mod) anywhere near my baby so we didn't drive at night too many times i mean i tried to polish them but it didn't work. Then i tried to find a German mx-3 glass headlights at a junk yard or something but wow they are no where to be found. Since i have owned the car i have literally been to 26 different junk yards around Germany and no mx-3s to be found but once the projectors came out it was around tax time so rims and those where put on immediately!!!!!!!!!!!......wow what a difference at night to yellow dim light to a normal headlight lol

Hey, finally a work log. Looking good man.

Thanks alot bro but stay tuned

Since you are in Germany this might be interesting for you.

http://www.mazdamx-3.nl/?url=/forum/vie ... hp?t=11600

A mazdaspeed front bumper and sideskirts.


Also there is a big Mx3 meeting coming up this weekend !!! It is near Kotchen in Germany.

i might have to get on that meet but im set on the sides and bumper i just havent posted pics yet but thanks lol

i made the hoodzy CAI and I kind of did a whole suspension thing at once. i got a SRD replica crossmember and rear tie bar also front and rear strut braces were added as well...coilovers came later i think i may buy a whiteline sway bar but im not really a racing quack...just a guy who want the best of the best when it comes to my (my wife's) mx-3




I only got the rear tie bar for looks because i already had a pretty solid one on seeing as i had a GS and all but i have no regrets




my first mazdaspeed part was the corksport replica front bumper
out with the old


and in with the new. Fits a little weird and not right but I still like the look the corksport front gives.Maybe ill get it fixed later on

A pic of the oil cooler after i installed it





rear strut bar and a little thump in the trunk




My front strut bar and my 2nd k8 its in alot better condition then the first one... i would of put a klze in when i blew the first old american k8 doing 230km on the autobahn for a few hours but i couldnt get my hands on one and we found this k8 from a 97 with about 120000 on it so i thought ill just wait until i get back to the states to search for a klze



also hoodzys CAI wrapped in heat tape

My Mazdaspeed skirts.











25mm Wheel spacers are now on baby









also i also traded my gs wing for a hatch garnish in preparation of my MS wing shipped from japan ill have pics of it installed soon

I don't get why it's an "Official" MazdaSpeed

Nd4SpdSe wrote:I don't get why it's an "Official" MazdaSpeed

well ya see mate im trying to build a FULL replica of the tuned by mazdaspeed 30x pressos and az-3's offered in japan. some stuff i may never find or dont need i.e the struts (i have coilovers), sway bar (GS has the front and rear already and i plan on buying the whiteline sway bar for the rear only because its a fwd car) im almost there besides the right hand drive thing

finally my internet has been working now i can get to pics when i finally got my wing on

A replica can't be an official authentic item. It's official or it's not. There are official MS Mx-3's out there, those are the official ones. We can only aspire to replicate it as best and as close as possible.