Warbird's Worklog

[Mazdawarbird]

Ok so since I'm not planning on boosting my car anytime soon I'm modeling my build after the non-turbo Mazda MP3. I lucked out with a buddy of mine parting out a blown vehicle he came by, I managed to get some parts at an amazing deal.

Here's a list of what I've done:

Suspension
Tokico Blue struts
Tein S-Tech progressive rate lowering springs
Mazdaspeed Protege strut tower brace

Engine/Drivetrain
2.5" Magnaflow Cat-Back Exhaust with Mazdaspeed Protege oval tip
Injen hybrid CAI with K&N Filter
MP3 Valve Cover with Engine Cover
MP3 Tuned ECU
Mazdaspeed short shifter with 03.5 knob

Exterior/Appearance
MP3 Ground Effects Accents
MP3/P5 Front Bumper
Blacked out altezza-type taillights

Interior/Electronics
Pioneer stereo headunit w/**** integration
Kenwood 6x9 3-way - rear deck
Kenwood 6x8 2-way - Front doors
Kenwood 600w 12" subwoofer
Mazda P5 front sail tweeters
Custom painted trim pieces

Pics:

[Pox]

Looks good. Welcome to the club.

[Mazdawarbird]

Looks good. Welcome to the club.

Interestingly enough I joined up back in 2007 when I had my old Prot, just never posted lol. Finally checked out Sleezer's link on his thread on 24/7 and rediscovered the site

[Mazdawarbird]

Planned Mods:

*Paint wheels with Mazda Metallic Black Mica (Unless some amazing wheel deals pop up)
*Rework interior pieces for two-tone black look
*Tint windows
*Cut and mold custom splash guard and fender well fillers
*Cut and mold rear air diffuser
*New swaybar endlinks F/R (Adjustable)

Partial list so far. I always think of something to do to her

[aceofproz]

very nice dude. look forward to your future progress. youll have an mp3 silver bullet soon.

[Mazda_Powered]

welcome back to CP! Car looks great

[Sleezer1533]

Subbin in

[Mazdawarbird]

Subbin in

Lol we follow each other on 2 different sites. Same car, diff mods, opposite sides of the country. Lets have a meet in Kansas and split the difference

[Sleezer1533]

Hahaha epic road trip, we could always head over to Singapore and meet up with aceofproz

[aceofproz]

Hahaha epic road trip, we could always head over to Singapore and meet up with aceofproz

Hell yes!

anyway\ either of yall thought bout goin wingless? lol

[Sleezer1533]

Thought about it, then said no

[Mazdawarbird]

Hahaha epic road trip, we could always head over to Singapore and meet up with aceofproz

That would be one epic trip

Thought about it, then said no

Likewise. I think the back end looks unfinished without a spoiler of some sort

[Sleezer1533]

I think its easy to pull off with the right stance setup ... but stock-ish it does look out of place without the factory spoiler.

[aceofproz]

regardin the road trip, we should mod our pro's to do this:



hmmm yeah looks like a giant brick just passed you without any hot looks without the spoiler, hadnt thougt bout it that way lol.

[Mazdawarbird]

hmmm yeah looks like a giant brick just passed you without any hot looks without the spoiler, hadnt thougt bout it that way lol.

"All in all, you're just another brick in the wall"

Random photo of my lighting setup with the new front end