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    323 w/ custom rear

    So I have a Q for you guys....

    I have been wanting to acquire a 323, the only hang-up I have about getting one is that the ass is...well....ass ugly. I know there are the spoilers and such to make it look better, but I just cant stand how curved it is.. So...

    I was thinking since the 323/protege/tracer/scort/mx-3 all share the same uni-body it wouldn't be too much work to put another ass on it. I was originally thinking 323 front w/ a mx-3 rear (I also was thinking about getting an MX-3 but I don't really care for the front end). So what do you think.....huh....good idea...



    #2
    ahhhh......wait a minute..

    So this morning I was outside smoking, admiring the pro, when I noticed that the rear, from the roof to the trunk, is slanted just like the 323, but has the trunk. Well that got me thinking...what about the pro ass-end on the 323....
    It would be the first 2-door protege/323 huh what do you guys think about that.... I would put the square headlights and such on it, just cuz I like them better than the slanted ones. So which do you guys think would look better

    323/MX-3

    OR

    323/Protege


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      #3
      Id have to say a 2 door protege would be cool. I would like to see that.
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        #4
        I hope you realize that there'll be A LOT of custom work involved in either of those cases. None of the parts interchange so you'll have to custom fit them. I can guarantee you that it will not be easy, nor cheap.
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        Originally posted by pigeon
        well if you're a fan of inaccuracy and uncertainty.... then by all means, go set your timing by feel and sound

        while you're out there, you might as well adjust your air/fuel ratio by smell... and your tire pressure by ride height

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          #5
          if you don't like the way they look then don't get one

          tell me what the point is of turning a 323 into a protege
          why not just make your protege a 2 door...
          i've seen pictures of one.
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            #6
            1ofdfew323 has a really nice hatch spoiler on his car, it makes it look NICE. Really rare part though.
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              #7
              I agree with it looking ugly, but with a GTR bumper and a rear wiper I think it looks toight.
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                #8
                You just have to learn to appreciate it's inner beauty! lol


                I think this 323 looks pretty bad ass. It has the rear hatch spoiler and the Pakfeifer rear bumper.
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                  Here is a side shot.
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                    #10
                    A two door pro would be kinda hard... i would buy it...
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Identity_X
                      I hope you realize that there'll be A LOT of custom work involved in either of those cases. None of the parts interchange so you'll have to custom fit them. I can guarantee you that it will not be easy, nor cheap.
                      Nothing will have to be custom made and it isn't going to be expensive.
                      It won't be any harder than chopping two protege's in half (suppose if your's is wrecked in the rear and you buy a rear clip from a j/y) and combining them.
                      Now the 323/MX-3 on the other hand will involve alot more than just cutting them then combining them.

                      Originally posted by bpt323
                      if you don't like the way they look then don't get one

                      tell me what the point is of turning a 323 into a protege
                      why not just make your protege a 2 door...
                      i've seen pictures of one.
                      The point is that i would like a 323 just don't like the shape of the hatches. True they look alot better w/ the spoilers, but I could add the trunk for about the same if not less than it will cost to buy the two spoilers and it will be the only 2 door pro (or 323 w/ a trunk) Muhahahah I allready have the rear clip of a protege now I just need to find a 323 for cheap w/ a blown motor or is wrecked in the rear. Then the BP goes in it and a K series (not sure which yet) will go in the pro, or the other way around not sure yet.

                      There is no 2 door protege it is a photochop I have seen it also it was of wil's
                      car. It would take more custom work to make the pro a 2 door as opposed to the 323 w/ a trunk instead of a hatch.


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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Tweeaks
                        Nothing will have to be custom made and it isn't going to be expensive.
                        It won't be any harder than chopping two protege's in half (suppose if your's is wrecked in the rear and you buy a rear clip from a j/y) and combining them.
                        Now the 323/MX-3 on the other hand will involve alot more than just cutting them then combining them.
                        So, chopping a Protege in half and putting it back together is easy? hah...good luck on this, but I can guarantee you that you'll not get anywhere with this project. Cheap and easy! Sure buddy.
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                        Originally posted by pigeon
                        well if you're a fan of inaccuracy and uncertainty.... then by all means, go set your timing by feel and sound

                        while you're out there, you might as well adjust your air/fuel ratio by smell... and your tire pressure by ride height

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                          #13
                          first off i never said that it was easy i said not that hard.......

                          second tell me what is going to be expenxive about it....all i need is a 323 to start with which can be found either wrecked in the rear, or w/o a motor for cheap...I and my father will be doing all of the work that needs to be done i.e almost free after I have the 323 to start with...like i said i allready have a rear clip from a pro.

                          I can understand why some would think that it can't be done, but obvoiusly you have no expeince with anything like this...all it takes is some cutting, then welding....then finishing the body work (which my father has lots of experience in, actually we are about to do it with a. 88 T-bird Turbo coupe that he had wrecked). I own a body shop.....tell me what is expensive about that????

                          maybe instead of gaurenteeing me that I can't do somehting like this be a little more supportive huh?


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                            #14
                            You own a shop, so what? How can you claim that combining the front of a 323 with the rear of a Protege will not be that hard? You make it sound like it's a job for the weekend. Cheap? What if you can't use the fuel lines from either car because the lenght of your 'prototype' won't allow you to do so? What'll you do then? You'll need to custom fit an exhaust, re-wire all the electronics. What about suspension........how would you know that your 'prototype' vehicle wouldn't flip over on the first hard corner you take? Mazda engineers spend years figuring weight distribution and aerodynamics and **** like that, but the almighty shop owner will get it done in a somewhat easy and cheap manner. Don't get me wrong, I am not being an ass, just being realistic. I am not saying that it can't be done, but it will WILL be hard and expensive.
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                            Originally posted by pigeon
                            well if you're a fan of inaccuracy and uncertainty.... then by all means, go set your timing by feel and sound

                            while you're out there, you might as well adjust your air/fuel ratio by smell... and your tire pressure by ride height

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                              #15
                              they share the same uni-body meaning everything underneath the car is going to be the same how am i going to need custom exhaust and fuel lines...

                              I am not saying it will be a weekend job it will probably take me a while to finish it because i cannot devote all of my time to it...but we have done similair stuff and finished in about two weeks...with a 2000 ford escort that was t-boned in the back.

                              Like I said what is it that i will be needing to buy that will be so expensive.....really it is just about all labor.

                              So what I won't have the same weight distribution the rear will be a little more heavier than mazda engineers intended...I don't care. I will still have the only 2 door protege, while everyone else is stuck in their 4 doors,


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