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Hello All! long time follower First time posting work logs. I've had my MX-3 GS since my Junior Year in High School.(1998) I am now 30 years old!! I am currently Resoring the body and am 2 weeks away from paint. I will crop some pics and attach later. But this is my Current Work Log.

KLO3 2.5. v6 from austailian ford probe
Centerforce dual friction clutch,
Unorthidox Racing aluminum Crank Pulley,
Bosal sports mandrel ceramic coated headers
2.25” Custom Exhaust (piping ran under rear suspension) “S” piping deleted.
Deleted Catalitic converter
Vibrant Muffler
NGK spark Plugs
NGK Spark plug wires
Mazda OEM Cap
Mazda OEM Rotor
B&M Short Shifter,
KYB rear struts
Ground Control Coilover Conversion,
Mazdaspeed Front and Rear Strut Tower Bars
Sparco Steering Wheel,
Tokico front struts
Presso Front End Coversion,
Presso Fog Lights
Cold Air Intake,
Brembo Slotted Front Rotors,Hawk HP+ Brake Pads,
Data Champs 17 Volk TE37 replicas
Deleted Carpet and rear hatch panels
Deleted Cruise Control
Relocated Battery to the rear.
Mazdaspeed Motor and Trans Mount
Mazdsapeed upper strut mounts
Custom Cold Air intake

Current Project

I’ve painted this car before when I was 19 or 20. The color of Choice was “evolution orange mica” based on the Mazda Miata Anniversary edition. It was during the great Orange Trend!! Ha Ha! I had lots of bondo on the Qtr Panels and I had “frenched” some side skirts I had purchased in the Fiberglass days.

Current Project Began Fall November 2010. Low Money, catching up on bills delayed my project for nearly 6 months!! But I hit work hard this past September and I’m ready to boogie.

My Work was cut out for me, began disassembling the Doors, Fenders, Glass, Sunroof and Front and rear bumpers. Again, lots of bondo, so hours of grinding was in motion.

Oct 8th and I am getting Ready from Primer on the main Body. QTR Panels, Roof, and Doors.


http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg320/ribarra3/

Welcome back and bring on the pics

Working on it now. Left a link for my album on photo bucket. Just getting them organized now. thanks for viewing!

Looking good... The painted rear indicators is an interesting idea.. is that legal/are they still operational?
I'm assuming from the pics that you're sticking with the orange colour, or are you going for a change?
(Sorry for the bump, I just found this particularly interesting )

Ok right off the bat I'm PO,d Having a hoist like that is 'the cats meow'. I'm jealous, I can't stand it. I have to drive mine up on wooden blocks or jack it up.

Great project !

I envy you for the MS front strutbar ! I want to have it !!

You still going to paint it the color you mentioned 6 months back when we met up? It'll look sexy if you do.


Edit: Haha, I need to look at all the pics next time and watch the video. Yes, yes you are going with that color still!

Hey great to see this car on here finally. I have always loved that orange.


So, what's the new color?

I love the new color, this looks like an awesome project... but even though that rear strut bar is unique, it's definately not Mazdaspeed

Sorry about the late response. I have not been on here in a while. The body work is still in the works, and I am still looking to painting it Titainium Grey. It was once beutified with Evolution Orange Mica. The rear indicators were painted the same and did work without issues!! The Rear Bar in the pic is from corksport. I do though, have the authentic Mazdaspeed bar in now. Its a thin bar, and has the MAZDASPEED LOGO etched in.

ribarra3 wrote: I do though, have the authentic Mazdaspeed bar in now. Its a thin bar, and has the MAZDASPEED LOGO etched in.

I would love to see a pic...

Mooneggs wrote:

ribarra3 wrote: I do though, have the authentic Mazdaspeed bar in now. Its a thin bar, and has the MAZDASPEED LOGO etched in.

I would love to see a pic...

i assume you want a close up picture of where he said the MS logo was etched in but here you can see the MS bar.

I assumed he was still referring to the rear bar... yes the front is definately mazdaspeed...

I've just never seen a rear mazdaspeed bar made for the mx-3.

Mooneggs wrote:I assumed he was still referring to the rear bar... yes the front is definately mazdaspeed...

I've just never seen a rear mazdaspeed bar made for the mx-3.

ohhh, no i think he is talking about a rear MS bar, really you've never seen one? i'll try to find a worklog on CP of someone who has one.
*edit* found it, took me a little while to find it cause i couldn't remember who it was. (pretty sure the BG rear strut bar fit the mx3 right?)
http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/showth ... ad-!/page7 (there's more pictures on the page after)

Anyways, i'm really liking the new color as well, how close are you to done?

oh snap I have never seen that before I'm still correct in saying it wasn't made for the mx-3 but it's nice to know there is an oem mazdaspeed option available for another car that fits the mx-3!