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kaboshe 11-12-2010 01:58 PM

kab's miata project
 
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i decided i'd start a build thread while gathering pictures the other day

please dont reload you flame gun too soon,i'm from Montreal,Quebec so i cant be perfect translating everything

i bought that little red 90 NA,160 000 km,woughly 100k miles.Tottal virgin,never been mod in any way.
has been previously winter driven so it does have some little rust spot, but it's properly maintained for it's 21 years

car is dirty as hell, i know

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sold my previous street race mx-3 to start this mx-5 project,so i started gathering parts even before actually buying the car

bought a complete artech stuff, the whole setup was just too tempting,so i
removed the whole oem exaust asap:P
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got the manifold on just to test-fit it with a 2871r i had lying around
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allready got the MSPNP,460,turbokit is complete, i'm still waiting for my intercooler setup that stuck at the custom for god-knows-why.
i'm making a plate to instal the COP and i'm starting to strip the interrior to put dynamat evrywhere and install the walbro.

dumping the daisies for some xxr in the next month,god i hate daisies


I intent of running this 1.6 engine while building another one in the garage spare time, hoping for the crank to hold on.

but i just dont know what to do for now with the turbo, the 2871 has the .86 ar housing and is just plain too big for a street-non-build-250ish whp setup.so i'm actually trying to tradi it for a gt52560rs or a potato with smaller houssing, that would be more suitable for let say,next 2 years.

i bought a FM2 clutch kit and i'm going to get my 6speed+torsen out of a 2002 next week. while the drivetrain will be more suitable for everyday beatting vs the old 1.6 open shit,I'm still in a lot of confusing tought about the suspention

I dont want to pay a 2000$ suspention setup since i mainly drive it on the street,ocasionally gonna try the track(even if i'm used to 350whp dosent prepare me for the rwd-quicker boosting setup)wich i wait for a used setup to get on sale this winter, wich i buy something based on forum speculation
i dont want a super harsh race setup, and i dont want a super-drop-slammed either. a 1inch drop is way enough for what i'm looking for. so if you have any sugestion, feel free

p.s: please dont mind the typos and failed basic ponctuation.

absRTP 11-14-2010 07:07 PM

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kaboshe 11-14-2010 07:19 PM

was actually wondering who could had post on my project

we gonna have to get moving, i'M not halfway through like you are

could need a hand on 28(sunday) working big time to part out the little 1.6 stuff


just bought a FM2 clutch and i'll be picking up the 6speed+torsen in 2 weeks:P

18psi 11-14-2010 08:15 PM

Nice

I was wondering which car my spare piping was going on:)

kaboshe 11-14-2010 08:18 PM

actually i sold it before it even got pass the custom.

founded a full intercooler piping kit,including all the bungs,coupler+clamp+cooler.


i'm still raping the for sale section,setup is not complete and winter is just starting(having a 6-month dead season is usually worst for the wallet)

shlammed 11-14-2010 08:49 PM

where did you find your 6 speed?


i am from ontario and would love to find one in canada too if you find one.

What kind of driving do you do with this car?

kaboshe 11-14-2010 09:03 PM

found one on an usa-imported 2002 that was in a front end accident. south shore of mtl,not that far, and i'm skipping the 500$ shipping+custom+taxes

quite lucky, I'm gonna make a deposit on it,dont want it gone the time i gather the money(1300$:facepalm: )

for now i'm just gonna drive it for fun, for a couple of reason
did 5 years of 100+drag pass @ napierville dragway
been drag racing for 5 years,never tried laping,autox,drift,etc
Been building a bp-powered mx-3,got to learn a shitload of things while test-fitting new setup every winter.got from low 16 to low 12,on stock internal,stock tires/drivetrain:P

never been on a track exept for 1/4 miles,and i just got tired of exploding a transmition a week(mazda oem fwd drivetrain sucks pass 250whp,and simply shread every run pass 300whp)

so i moved on, was missing my ''stock but still fun'' 2 seater targa delsol,got to love the targa/convertible. and i was just sick of swapping transmition.


One of my buddy (ABSRTP)got himself a mx-5 and was bragging about how cheap it was to mod VS our mx-3, had to check it out.got a ride in a NA 90 and just felt in love. parted out the mx-3, got 9k and started my little mx-5 project.

to be brutally honest, it's my first rwd car, so i dont want to simply loose it since i feel like starting from scratch,

i have to''re-learn'' to drive since i lost traction sooo often due to a fwd mad-boosting understeer. now i gotta learn to stay in line with oversteer.

i'm reading each and every post i can find to learn as much/as quickly as i can on those platform so that ''gulp'' ..maybe..''sweat'' ...start to post on the forum without getting ban/flamed


if i see a meet in ONT next summer, be sure to see me drive a 9h ride to see you all

shlammed 11-14-2010 09:07 PM

i frequently make the 3h journey to St. Eustache for their "drift thing nights" where they do time attack and drifting on sunday nights.

come on out to one of those sometime and rip... its $40 and you can do both from 4-9pm

kaboshe 11-14-2010 09:10 PM

this sounds awesome.

never even been to st-eustache strip,since it's only some gay-assed 1/8 mile drag race. i didin,t even knew there was some drift space/time attack

i'll sure gonna go there,i really want to go to Mecaglisse track too more towards Terrebone/Rawdon

kaboshe 11-14-2010 09:11 PM

just read your sing.

i REALY want a ride in your mx-5, need to know if i keep the 2871 ar.86 or if it's too big for my 1.6

kaboshe 04-12-2011 05:01 PM

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cooler setup on progress
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cleaning the stock block,installed new mazdaspeed motormounts
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racing beat springs,super cheap alternative way to my low budget project.all on powa,rest later.
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engine is going back in this week, shoud do the first startup before the end of the month

astroboy 04-12-2011 10:13 PM

Build is looking good, the mt sticker placement is excellent.

kaboshe 05-07-2011 07:49 PM

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changed all 4 20years-old link kit
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installed some spare 16'',anything but daisies
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putted everything back on the engine,
installed the escalade one peice upper rad-hose, wich fits like a glove:P
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waiting for my artech oil lines, artech manifold/downpipe make the turbo WAY too flush with the firewal plate, i think i'll end up cutting a bit of material near the downpipe section.

first startup next week

''crossing finger''

Vashthestampede 05-07-2011 08:42 PM

Getting there man! Keep plugging away at it and soon enough you'll be driving it. For how long is another story. lol

kaboshe 05-07-2011 10:34 PM

i ran a stock BP with over 22psi of boost on a t3t4E in my mx-3 for a couple of years,not affraid for now:P

the worst case scenario is that i'll re-swap BP this year.


youtube username: kaboshi

kaboshe 05-23-2011 03:20 PM

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finished!
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first ride was cool, i was dying to take a ride since i first store it.
but i noticed an exaust leak,so i went back in the garage,because it was causing some boost issue.


how to feel retard in 2 easy step

first drive test the car and notice a leak,look around to find a missplaced coolant bracket. must have been in a hurry not to have spotted this before.

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crappy picture,taken on the run
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have to fiddle with megatune to up the boost, and i'll take an apointment on the dyno

more to come, been 8 month since it's last wash.

Braineack 05-23-2011 03:35 PM


Originally Posted by kaboshe (Post 730426)
first drive test the car and notice a leak,look around to find a missplaced coolant bracket. must have been in a hurry not to have spotted this before.

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yeah, you cant do that.

kaboshe 05-23-2011 04:46 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 730432)
yeah, you cant do that.



manifold with turbine bolted on is quite a tight fit to assemble to the artech downpipe, i mean REALLY tight fit.

once it was bolting time i never re-taught of that.:loser:

it's raining pretty bad/all the time around here, as soon as we have a day or 2 i'll up the boost to 10-12 psi

slopokes123 07-02-2011 08:52 AM

post up some videos! That ARTech stuff looks AMAZING :)

kaboshe 08-03-2011 05:57 PM

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been through a lot lately, haven't even taught about updating this page

had a couple of problems after blowing a first head gasket. changed it ,re-used the same bolts, and they stretched at 14 psi blowing YET ANOTHER head gasket
in the same month.

i even took my cylinder head to the machinist to make sure it was still flat, wich was...installed a cometic head gasket,new head bolts, and STILL had some coolant problem(overflow tank spilling everything only under hard runs, overheated sporadictly ,on only one of 2 gauges,fucked-up symptoms) car was simply un-safe for long trip.compression test got worst after 2 weeks, and a leak test revealed a cracked head.(fuck my life)


head gasket damage after using a composite shit with used bolts.
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cracked cylinder head
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got the old engine out and tried to find a new one.
was about to get in a BP swap,when i felt uppon an add of a guy selling a turbo 1.6 miata engine with everything to go with it.previous owner smashed the miata while drifting, about 2 months after the build.his lost is my gain i suposed.

i bougth the rebuilded 1.6 with all receipe of the build. only thing that haven't been changed, is the crank, cams and rods. every bearring,seal,gasket,oring,lifter,spring,EVERYTHIN G was replaced.even pistons, wich are from a canadian familia b6t for way lower compression.
bought the engine 700$ and installed it on the same day:P
perfect compression all across, a1 leak test.even the intake runners never saw oil vapor i think
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took the time to install my 2 way alarm and the 255walbro
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engine started on the first crank, ran like a charm, not even some lifter noise, i was TRILLED about going for a ride. engine revs faster than the old b6(sludge?)is a lot quieter(with the top on on a light, the whining of the walbro is louder than the iddle on a complete 3'') and the car pulls way harder and i'm at 9psi for now(was at 14 with the old engine)

i also ditched the pile of shit of a suspention i was running. got a luck over a buddy going for teins. i bought back his kyb agx+groundcontrol coilover with eibach spring for 250$.lmfao
pics to come



just finished washing and waxing it, not to bad for a 1990
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Techsalvager 08-03-2011 06:08 PM

boost controller hooked up to intake manifold?

kaboshe 08-03-2011 09:45 PM

i'm taking the boost source from the FPR vaccum line, and i got it to hold on the coolant valve or what not(that i block anyway)

absRTP 08-04-2011 08:51 AM

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kaboshe 08-04-2011 03:11 PM

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so, here is the suspention i bought for 250$,difference is unbelievable.cant wait to get my harddog roll bar to stiffen up the chassis even more.
new suspention vs old shitty one
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randomly parked with my neighbors mx
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going to get my MS tuned in 2 weeks, cant wait to turn up the boost

kaboshe 08-25-2011 12:46 PM

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got my MS street tuned and upped the boost to 16 psi

i suck bad at tuning, and my spark map was plain dangerous,super happy that i got that solved.a buddy of mine knows MS tuning a bunch more than me i he helped me out on this one.

also got my tach signal back online with the resistance trick founded here on mt.net,plus ABSrtp solved my bmw tps wiring problem:P only problem is that i broke off my speedo cable :(

got a short clip

1.6 rebuilded short nose
familia 8.5:1 pistons
b6t rods
garrett gt2560@16psi
artech ram manifold+3'' exaust/muffler
stock drivetrain on 205 50 15 marshall powerracer(cheap)

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conservative tune, 10.5-11 afr at wot.
but with lower compression ratio, i could use more timing right? fack,i really need a dyno i guess

Techsalvager 08-25-2011 12:47 PM

What motor did those pistons come out of?

kaboshe 08-25-2011 12:47 PM

mazda familia canadian edition, 88-99 only.

Techsalvager 08-25-2011 12:49 PM

yeah pics of the pistons?

shlammed 08-25-2011 12:50 PM

Needs more boost and more timing.

Dyno!

kaboshe 08-25-2011 01:18 PM

my ubber cheap internal wastegate is setted to 3 psi(bought it that way) i tried to get it to 20 with the mbc, but it failed completely and showed peak only.
i need a better/external wastegate, and THEN a dyno.

sorry mate, i dont have any pics of the pistons.

kaboshe 11-20-2011 10:15 PM

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another update.
after shreading the open 1.6 diff i installed a 2001 atx open diff. 6'' ring gear and 4.3 had to go since i first bought the car
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i'm now debating between a obx+rebuild kit or a rx-7 lsd


i built a roll bar with a friend in Ontario, results are good, clear both tops,and bolts right in, still have to paint it in school, now for the pics part

my buddy started to cut and grind,
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i was preparing body prep
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the car have been repainted , with acrylic oem red paint.
acrylic sucks, so i'm gonna prep everything, seal it all, and go with conventional waterbase/clear.
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having a bender is awesome, having an hydrolic motor WOULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME
seamless 2'' is a fucker to bend
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with harness bar and single diagonal, all tig welded

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still got to paint the bar, more to come later

car is stored for the winter, and i'm midway through my course, so i'll be painting the car in spring only.slowly but surely i'll get my first car painted by april

mr.na 02-20-2012 09:42 PM

Big props for you my men. Huge thanks to help me out on my project. I like how your build is developing. Keep up the good work!

kaboshe 03-09-2012 09:02 AM

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here some update to the project.


i painted the bar with basecoat/clear coat,had 4-5 coat of clear to make sure it holds up

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had some rust issues on the car, and since i'm a automotive refinishing student,
i went ball out with my new mig welder.i cutted a huge part of the rocker, and re-did the driver side quarter.i'm using flux-core wire,so don't judge the welds by their look

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i also started to cover the floor with sound-deadener. i putted 2 layers over the back/fuel tank.2 layer over the rear wheel arch, and th whole floor/trunk.
i'll do the door panel too.
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i'll be finished with sanding the primerdown this week.
in 2 weeks i'll be done with school, and i'll be able to borrow school paint booth:P

stay tuned for sealer/paint/clear:P

kaboshe 04-10-2012 02:43 PM

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did a fair amount of work yesterday. going in the paintshop first week of may.

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last rusts spots
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finished seamwelding,
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primed everything, getting there, changed both fenders, and rear bumper
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need more time, sand everything smooth,get everything back together,resand everything, and i'll get on with sealer.


the only thing , is that i cant settle myself on what color using, i've been on it for literally months, and haven't decided for sure

i have to admit i'm slightly colorblind, so i cant really explain what i mean without pictures.

i want a blue that dosent have any shade of purple-ish/aqua/greenish reflect.
a royal blue, pure blue without looking like a fisherprice toy. forget about eurethane and acrylic, i want some pearl effect and deepness.

having a 500$ budget for the paint alone, i can get some nice paint.


i ended up with a top3.

lancer/evo octane blue pearl D06
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mazda indigo light blue 38k
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Blue Sensation Pearl 2009 Fit Paint Code (B548P)
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cant decide between those three, have to make a descision in 3 weeks:(

curly 04-10-2012 05:18 PM

I vote for the Evo blue.

Have you considered making some plates for the roll bar to go down the rear parcel shelf wall like hard dog does?

kaboshe 04-10-2012 09:57 PM

yes i did, i allways wondered why the bars were going alongs the side of the seat, but i tought i couldn't tilt/move the seat back to the max with those.

figured out why after we made/installed it.
bar can be a good 1''1/2 hight if made 4 inches foward. now my head barely clear's it , but with a helmet on, it's plain impossible to clear it, even with my 3'' foamectomy on the driver seat.


thanks for the reply, i'll try to make my choice asap.i rented the paintbooth for the first of may

kaboshe 05-20-2012 09:36 PM

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did huge amounts of works these past weeks.
finished every little re-construction spot

starting wet sanding outside, since i'm using only hand tools, i dont want anything to be spotable under the paint,using 600-800 wetsanding paper clears all the sanding marks
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i also ditched the oem 1990 softtop with a cracked mica for a 2004 top with glass and defroster:P got the NB seats too, it was a while since i waited for a NB partout

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started to paint/clear all the spots that i wont be able to paint while in the paint booth
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using water basecoat/2 part clearcoat in cans, what an amazing product, it cost way too much, but the color is just amazing for spraypaint
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kaboshe 05-20-2012 09:37 PM

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phase 2
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that's a lot of cans:P
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i even re-did tha gravelguard, wich gave a shitload of problems, there was some sort of chemical reaction and the whole paint on the door panel started to bubble and fall apart.i cant say what happened, but i had to strip all the paint on hte door with a razzorblade and re-start all over , at least it was only one door panel.

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finally made it to the paint booth
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primed, and the sealed
car is now one-color, been a while:P
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mitsubishi octane blue pearl(d06)
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using DUPONT paint is just awesome
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preparing clearcoat:P i'M using DUPONT sub-brand called NASON,
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first clearcoat
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pics of the actual finished product later on, the car is still there since we ran out of time.

mr.na 05-21-2012 10:21 AM

looking good my friend. It pays at the end. Pretty sure you cant remove your smile from your face. After all the efforts. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to see you.

Fireindc 05-21-2012 11:31 AM

Hell yeah! Your miata is really coming together. Just watched the video of the pulls you put up, looks quick! Now it'll be sexy too.

kaboshe 05-21-2012 11:37 AM

i just re-checked the video too, i had major leaks next-to-everywhere.
artech manifold cracked on 3 spots because it wasen't even decked properly, and,predictably(?),my turbo-to-manifold bolts stretched and destroyed my gasket.


i decked everything and now i can hold boost way more efficiently,i had pretty hard time been steady last summer. now the car feels way quicker at 13 psi than 18 last summer.

cant wait to have a real tune. i really need a set of wheels and a quick tune.
i'm so relef that my car is finally painted that i dont even think i'll buff it this summer.i just want to drive it hard, get sunburns, park it , and take pics,that's it!!

please forgive the typos, i don't use english too often these days

Fireindc 05-21-2012 02:05 PM

Why paint it if you arent going to buff it? I understand the whole driving it and not caring about how it looks (Look at my car, for reference LOL). But you could be damn certain if i took the time and money and painted my car that I'd buff it asap.

Otherwise rage that ----!

kaboshe 05-21-2012 02:58 PM

i'll buff it to remove dust/imperfection for sure, but i'm talking about the all-out wetsanding and buffing etc etc.i'll do, but probably not for now.

i spent about 6 month on the car working on it part time(remember, i have a part time job plus going to school) so i spent about 10h a week on it max

now that i spent more time building/restoring it, i'm on the edge of hating the car with all the problems i encountered dusing that period,mainly because i didin't drive it enough to appreciate all the stuff i did.

now i just hope the paint job i did is decent and i'll simply buff it a bit and then drive it all summer hoping not to open the hood once before long.

more pics tomorow,as the car will be back home.

Fireindc 05-21-2012 03:01 PM

Good deal man, I'm sure a good portion of this forum knows the whole "hating the car because of working on it too much" thing. I felt that way when i had the motor out of the car working on it, then the hardtop took a crash onto the floor cracking it in a few places really good. I'm over it now with the motor back in the car, and almost ready to drive. As long as the motor lasts a little while I'll be happy ;).

Get more pics once its back on the road, and definitely videos!

kaboshe 05-21-2012 03:06 PM

i'm kinda scared to post pics, i'm far from a track ready monster like 90% of the ppl here.

i'm still rocking some oem mx-3 wheels since i over blown my budget with the bodyworks.un-matched tires, and oem brakes makes me a laughable matter here.
the car is a daily that i promptly beat each day, i'm not track oriented so my choices are way different.as i said, after fubar-ing my engine last summer, i didin't drive or almost last season.
this year, all i want is boost/park/pics.

next day or 2 is the re-assembling of the car, i removed almost all plastic/trim/weatherstrips/seal on the car, and half of them cracked mainly due to their 20+years old deterioration.

TheBirdmanJD 05-21-2012 03:21 PM

I really like the blue you chose. Car looks great.

Did you get the Spraymax color cans custom mixed? I've used their clear and it's amazing, but hadn't researched the color options.

kaboshe 05-21-2012 03:26 PM

yup, using waterbase for the car, i really wanted to use the exact same stuff on my ''interrior''(no idea how to say it in english)
a can hold only 4 onz of paint, at 23-24 $ a can, better be doing something important.
based on the brand you use, i like dupont best, it covers SO much, it's just crazy,i heard it's harder to color-match dupont product, but i'm not doing this as a living, it's my first attemp painting something since i finish school last march.




i looked long for a blue that wasen't ''purple-ish''or a greenish one. this one is clearely royal blue pearl,i like it a lot, and it's beautifull as is, not too much metalic, enough ''in your face'' under sun/high lights.

plus since i painted the rollbar bright silver, i'M really eager to see this thing under sun!

i cant afford some nice wheels, but it's the next thing on my student-poor list.

kaboshe 05-22-2012 12:35 PM

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absRTP 05-22-2012 12:43 PM

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curly 05-22-2012 04:16 PM

Woot! My vote won!

mr.na 05-22-2012 09:18 PM

nice car men, looking forward to rip it at the track with you this summer.

kaboshe 05-23-2012 11:57 AM

first pic undersun.
color is sick, paint is a great success, but the clear is so rougher than i tought. i'll start wetsanding this week.

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Fireindc 05-23-2012 02:44 PM

I'm digging the color much more now that it's outside! With a front lip and wheels that thing will be lookin top notch.

kaboshe 05-23-2012 05:07 PM

i'm ordering a no name front lip via e-bay, and i'm most defenetly in need of some nice wheels,whatever they'd be

kaboshe 05-23-2012 05:07 PM

thanks for the kind words,once sanded and buffed, it should be even more epic:P

FowlerMotorsports 05-23-2012 11:35 PM

A blue car with black wheels is just the sexiest thing i'v ever seen. I am a huge fan of that paint scheme, your car looks great kaboshe! I hope you get black wheels! Will look sick

mr.na 05-25-2012 01:08 PM

I found a hella good deal on wheels, kab.
check those out, they are just plain sexy gorgeous.

http://montreal.kijiji.ca/c-autos-et...AdIdZ376640998

kaboshe 05-25-2012 01:14 PM

tempting, but i dont have 500$ laying around,paint costed me a shitload and i'm on a budget.

if i can sell my wheel/tires, maybe i'll get them pretty soon

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