my 3rd 323

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i never made a work log on my first 2 so i guess its about time to do so

alright so i swaped the lower dash, center console, steering wheel and front seats from a mx3 into my 323 and i also lowered it ALOT
heres some pics

stock interior


mx3 interior




stock height


lowered

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heres a pic of my stock 323 cluster with no tach in it


heres a pic of the protege cluster with a tach(a direct swap)


heres how my struts look
the one on the right is how i can them setup on my old black 323
the one on the left is how i put them on the new white 323

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heres a lil more work done
my jdm grill broke on my first 323 so i hacked up an old 323 grill to fix this jdm one to use
i also took the change pocket thing above my raido and cut it up made a face plate for it so i can install my gauges right above my raido heres some pics ill post more once i get them in the car

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more done to the 323 old engine out, bpt in, downpipe in, grill on for now
and a few pics of the gauges installed

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and more work all thats left is to fill her up an start her

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she is finally runing with the bpt

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and more work done
i painted and installed my upper wing and gtx front grill
also started to shave the 3rd brake light off the hatch just waitin for the fiberglass to dry so i can sand it smooth
heres some pics

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on my way home just now i meet a guy from PR that has a 323

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i ordered a turbo today
its a subaru vf10 and a extra set of turbines from a volvo turbo
im going to rebuild the vf10 then make a hybrid turbo
using my vj20 hotside
with the vf10 coldside
and just for the hell of it im gonna add the volvo turbines since they have 1 more fin then the vf10 does
when im all done it will have parts from 3 turbos, mazda, subaru, and volvo

hers a pic of what i ordered


and just for the hell of it a quick pic i took the other day

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painted the front bumpers today still gotta do body work on them then repaint

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its been awhile since ive posted anything ive been doing a few things here are some pics of the work :honda

installed my jdm headlights and corners




installed a new and LOUDER horn


while i was installing the new turbo i ported the wastegate and installed a larger flap




compressor comparison



old turbo setup

new hybrid turbo setup

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heres a few pics of my taillights without the amber





i also made a wire cover


and painted my rims white

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i painted my valve cover, relocated my battery, and put on a Sin City Gearsheads decal

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started to fiberglass some eyelids on my 323 this is after 1 coat and some sanding
makes her look angry

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i should have time to finsih the eyebrows tomorrow
i installed my hids i need to adjust the pass headlight down its aimed to high