orange's 95 ES

[goodorange]

New feature! and think I'm the first worklog?!? Anyway, I'll be documenting my progess on my 1995 Protege ES. But let me introduce her... I purchased the car in 2000 after I got into a terrible accident in a '90 civic lx. My parents wanted me to get a safer car with abs brakes and airbags, me being in high school at the time had not enough money to buy a car that had those options. So they found a used Protege at the local mazda dealer. Turns out the owners daughter drove this as her car but wanted a newer car so daddy got her a new car and put the protege on the lot. I had no idea about mazdas or this car's potential because I was interested in preludes and integras. Well we ended up getting the car for $8999, at 40,000 miles on the clock. My parents purchased the car and I paid them until I evetually owned it. I didn't like the car at first, but she grew on me and when I did some research I learned that I had purchased the top model which comes with the 1.8L BP engine 122hp, G-series 5spd transmission, four wheel disk brakes, and 14" alloy wheels. I started out reading on forums begining with protegetech, then protegeclub until relations got sour there, while clubprotege started up, and then to imazda, and now more back to here...wow what a trip. Anyway I digressed.


Which brings us to 2008. Here is my car starting from a few months ago before I took it off the road. I currently drive an '05 Volvo S60R and will be rebuilding the BHA, to what extent I do not know.

First entry: 4.27.2008

The engine with a toucan industries intake meant for the bg. I didn't like how the intake wasn't supported so I decided to take care of that. you can see it drooping


I used some duct strap material to moderately support the maf as you can see


I made a sort of slip joint that allows movement only at linear direction, it has worked just fine and it was trash a the job site.

[goodorange]

4.27.2008 continued

this is the now useless duct that drops from the bottom of the stock air box and down into the bumper where the resonator sits and its heavy support bracket. Weight reduction Stage 1!


This is my 21.5mm adj. awr rear sway bar. Thanks PA roads for making everything so filthy and rusted!


Here is a completely thrashed bushing which might be why it makes so much noise, and again filthy


Here I put the stock sway bar back on and the noises subsided but eventually came back when all the grease became dirty or washed off. Such dinky little endlinks


Test fitting this one '04-05' miata rim I have. Too bad I can't find 3 more, but it will make a really nice and dependable spare. You can also see the kyb gr2 replacement struts and h+r springs, red ones? if anyone knows a spring rate I don't know, and goodridge stainless brake lines.


Installed a project kics magnetic drainplug when I did a routine oil change.

[goodorange]

4.28.2008 continued:

In case anyone didn't know the 626 filter fits and is much bigger than the specified one.


5.03.2008

Cleaned my crappy kenda tyres, huge improvement, used bleche white since they were off the rims because that stuff will damage the finish.


All cleaned up and in storage.. ( I have three sets of tyres)


Decided to take inventory of what I've been collecting.
VJ-20 and GTX manifold


zenki mazdaspeed grille


a BJ Mazdaspeed muffler and a dual gauge pod for the din pocket


all genuine zenki mazdaspeed lip, spoiler, rear skirts, and side skirts inside the box


new bumper and a BJ front lip that would require trimming

[goodorange]

5.04.2008

This is what a B&M short shifter with a RX-8 mazdspeed leather shifter looks like in the parking lot of a junkyard.


This is what it looks like after you get toolbox special on a pleather mx-3 boot and install it.


Stock horn next to volvo horns


I took these hood props from a 929, I think I can make those brackets work


6.19.2008

purchased a couple replacement items such as gaskets, fuel filter, and distributor parts


recently got the better designed bg oil pickup I line, I believe mine is plastic and smaller, I've never had to check it. and the hardware from a bg oil cooler adapter.


ooh also recently got a mazdaspeed adjustable came gear, I'd still like to get the toda gears though, and 460cc rx-7 non-turbo injectors. I'll be doing some research on resistor boxes in the near future.


1st generation valve covers, I'll be sending my vc to the media blaster and a powdercoat but this one is nice especially with the ms cam gear


*Note: thank you to those of you that I have gotten the parts from, you'll know who you are.

[mig360m]

nice

[Turpro]

Wow protegeclub eh? Same here lol. Accually I'm a supermod there that turned in his resignation 3-4 months ago because that place is dead. They still haven't responded and the place is way overrun by spam.

Great work on the car. Any full body shots of how it sits now?

[Kitty]

~I've tryed the 929 hood props too. I think they're atleast 2inches to long though.

~Such crappy tires shame!

~Why are your awr bushings black? Did you actualy order the 2nd gen awr bar? Is that why they're black? I got mine 2nd hand from a MSP owner.

[goodorange]

yes the kendas are complete crap and I only got them in a pinch when I had all 4 tires slashed. honestly I thought kenda only made bike tires.

and yeah that's the 2nd gen bar, bushings and endlinks they sent me.

[Beerizfood]

That is a nice collection of parts,i wish someone would re-pro that Zenki stuff.

[goodorange]

That is a nice collection of parts,i wish someone would re-pro that Zenki stuff.

Thanks, many years and many monies have been spent. I thought about that but theres such a small market and I think there's more interest in kouki stuff since more people own the 2.5's. Either way, no free time to begin with...

[Beerizfood]

Thanks, many years and many monies have been spent. I thought about that but theres such a small market and I think there's more interest in kouki stuff since more people own the 2.5's. Either way, no free time to begin with...

LOL i wasnt implying it should necessarily be you,i have no time either and
parts everywhere at home.I havent driven the car in months.

[goodorange]

9.27.2008

received a shipment which was a cf 'style' ms gauges and a type f seat. Assembled the seat as it was unhinged for easy shipping.

This is a pic of the seat ( taken across the pond).

[Beerizfood]

Nice seat! Where did you get it?
Pic of the cf style guages?

[goodorange]

from rupewrecht

[Beerizfood]

Shipping must have been unruley on that seat.
Is that a kit for the guages or a one off thing someone has done?