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    March 2007 ROTM - Proto420

    I'm very excited to present March's ROTM winner, Proto420 or Steve as we also call him. Steve has been up for ROTM too many times to count, and has been passed up everytime for whatever reason. But now it is his time to shine and be recongnized like he should be. So I would like to be the first to give Steve a pat on the back and a nice

    CONGRATULATIONS!!







    Engine modifications:

    Stock BP05 motor with a GTX exhaust manifold with a vf10 hybrid turbo & GTR
    intake manifold
    Corksport down pipe
    2.25 aluminum intake piping
    Fmic
    Msd 6Btm igntion with boost retard
    Drivetrain Modifications
    Stage 3 XTD racing clutch
    short throw shifter
    Suspension Modifications
    Suspension Techniques springs and front and rear sway bars
    Jdm front strut bar
    Universal rear strut bar
    Kyb Gr2 struts

    Brakes:

    Rx7 4 piston calipers soon to be installed (calipers have been sitting in a
    box for 8 months)
    Front drilled rotors

    Interior :

    Bride racing seat
    Crow 5 point seatbelt harness
    323 roll cage
    Edm coin pocket
    Edm manual air vents
    Jdm E-brake console

    Electronics:

    Greddy Profec B Spec II Boost controller
    Greddy turbo timer
    Apex-i Safc controller
    Msd 6btm ignition
    Mallory Promaster coil
    Autometer boost gague.
    Pioneer reciever, Alpine 6.5 front and 6x9 rear speakers, Rockford Fosgate
    Punch DVC 1200 watt sub
    Sony explode 1000 watt mono sub amp, 300 watt amp for door speakers

    Exterior:

    JDM Mazda Familia sedan front & rear bumpers
    Custom GTR foglight grill
    Familia led wing
    Familia 90 rear garnish
    E-spec 94 glass headlights
    Infini corner lights
    GTR hood vents
    Wheels & tires

    15" SSR imitations wrapped with Advan Novea tires

    About me and the Car:

    Well Im 26 years old and was born and raised in southern California. Ive
    always been into all types of motorsports since I was in diapers. I've been
    into Mazda's for about almost 10 years now.

    My first Protege was a red DX that was T-boned on the drivers side front &
    rear doors that I bought for $300 cause I needed a car. Soon after that I
    swaped in a LX motor and thats when I got into the Mazda scene. That car
    will always be my favorite cause it went through a lot with me, from being a
    work truck with 10ft sticks of sheetmetal and ladders and tools loaded down,
    to rallying it after work on the muddy jobsite. That car still lives on
    today cause my most current car has about 50% of the parts from that car.

    This black car when I got it looked like I bought it from the junk yard. The
    transmission was mising the motor had only one mount holding the motor in
    place and the mount was held together by some wire. It was a auto but got
    converted to 5 speed. It had no interior just trash piled up to the roof and
    no wheels, it was sitting on bricks!

    It took me a short amount of time to swap the motor and trans from my
    original protege.
    Before I knew it I was driving it with no hood, no doors, and no glass.. I
    couldnt wait to drive her.

    I found Clubprotege from looking at rides on Cardomain.com
    Then around that time I became more of a frequient user of this club and
    started to dream about having a boosted car. Thats when I met Dave and most
    of my JDM dreams came true!

    Ive taking her to the dragstrip a few times and pulled a 1/8 mi time of 9.3
    @ 78 mph on the stock VJ20 turbo on 12psi. Ive been itching to get her back
    to the track since the VF10 upgrade, but havent had the time to get her to a
    1/4 mi track.

    Currently I got another LX for a daily driver. All the parts on this blk car
    will go onto that shell, and then the black car will recieve the built motor
    that Ive been working on, and will become a track only car.

    Hopefully soon I can finish my Familia's so I can work on my 240sx and drop
    a skyline RB20det motor in it to be my daily drifter!

    Thanks to everyone here on this club for all the info and idea's that you

    all inspired to help get my car to where she is now!
    Create your own VB Gallery here.

    Please DONATE to keep our forum alive!

    I've decided that my car is a girl, she's picky as hell, won't listen to me, always wants to fight me, and when i give her presents it's never good enough and she always wants more.


    <-"Will be the death of this forum"



    #2
    Congrats! I am sort of glad I didn't win because my car isn't actually done yet. Maybe next month .

    --Ferdi
    If you can't differentiate between brake and break, you should go back to school
    -----
    Miscellaneous Pics of Turbo Protege Build
    Big Front Brake Install using Wilwood Calipers
    Factory Service Manuals and Familia Brochures - PDF

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      #3
      congrats! nice write up.

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        #4
        Finally!

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          #5
          Originally posted by 1967cutlass View Post
          Finally!
          yeah seriously. i've had my vote going this way for months!

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            #6



            How'd you get rid of the holes where the badges mount?

            Congratulations!
            Fast, cheap, reliable: pick two.

            1992 Mercury Capri XR2 130xxx miles SOLD

            1990 Honda Civic SI
            186k 10:1 hybrid motor
            d16 on 10 pounds will turn ya out.

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              #7
              bondo?

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                #8
                Im glad I won rotm before this car gets stripped and turned into a track only car. The burgendy car will be pretty much this car but different shell, and alot cleaner!

                Thanks to all who nominated me numerous times and voted for me as well.
                Last edited by TurboProto; 03-08-2007, 07:33 PM.
                1990 Protege 4wd: BP05 forged internals, Mild ported head, GTR intake manifold, Gates racing timing belt, GTX transmission, Stage 3 clutch, 60trim T-3 turbo, Custom down pipe,3" Stainles exhaust, , Walbro fuel pump, RB-Performance fmic kit, HKS bov, Aurfa coilovers, F&R drilled slotted rotors, 16" BBS wrapped with Advan Novea tires, EDM glass headlights with HID's, Familia front and rear bumpers.


                Boosted 1990 4WD
                http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32462


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                  #9
                  Originally posted by bgdriver View Post



                  How'd you get rid of the holes where the badges mount?

                  Congratulations!
                  I welded the holes up and put bondo to cover it all up.
                  1990 Protege 4wd: BP05 forged internals, Mild ported head, GTR intake manifold, Gates racing timing belt, GTX transmission, Stage 3 clutch, 60trim T-3 turbo, Custom down pipe,3" Stainles exhaust, , Walbro fuel pump, RB-Performance fmic kit, HKS bov, Aurfa coilovers, F&R drilled slotted rotors, 16" BBS wrapped with Advan Novea tires, EDM glass headlights with HID's, Familia front and rear bumpers.


                  Boosted 1990 4WD
                  http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32462


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                    #10
                    congrats steve-o
                    1993 Protege LX-Midnight's shadow SOLD
                    1996 Honda CBR600-Wrecked. Damn Honda crippled me
                    2002 mazda MPV-family truckster SOLD
                    2010 VW routon

                    Originally posted by jay
                    .....they totally underestimated the number of gearheads such as myself that have families but refuse to grow the hell up and stop playing with cars, or that otherwise see the utility of having 4 doors. Obviously I ain't alone, as there are a helluva lotta sti and evo here. Bueler? Beuler? Mazda? Mazda?

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                      #11
                      whoooooooooooooo raaaaaaaaa u won !!!! congratzzzzzz



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                      ~~~~~~~~> Thanks again to member gooseinyou for the familia garnish <~~~~~~~~

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                        #12
                        Im gonna clean her up and get some good picts this weekend.
                        1990 Protege 4wd: BP05 forged internals, Mild ported head, GTR intake manifold, Gates racing timing belt, GTX transmission, Stage 3 clutch, 60trim T-3 turbo, Custom down pipe,3" Stainles exhaust, , Walbro fuel pump, RB-Performance fmic kit, HKS bov, Aurfa coilovers, F&R drilled slotted rotors, 16" BBS wrapped with Advan Novea tires, EDM glass headlights with HID's, Familia front and rear bumpers.


                        Boosted 1990 4WD
                        http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32462


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                          #13
                          belated congrats steve
                          ---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---

                          1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi




                          I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"
                          he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it

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                            #14
                            clean'd pics!!!!

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by esmacmil View Post
                              clean'd pics!!!!
                              Haha... I was busy today wiring up a MSD ignition in a BPT powered MX3, so I will have those cleaned picts tomorrow. I'll even go find some nice area to take extra picts.
                              1990 Protege 4wd: BP05 forged internals, Mild ported head, GTR intake manifold, Gates racing timing belt, GTX transmission, Stage 3 clutch, 60trim T-3 turbo, Custom down pipe,3" Stainles exhaust, , Walbro fuel pump, RB-Performance fmic kit, HKS bov, Aurfa coilovers, F&R drilled slotted rotors, 16" BBS wrapped with Advan Novea tires, EDM glass headlights with HID's, Familia front and rear bumpers.


                              Boosted 1990 4WD
                              http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32462


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