Mazda_Powered's 91 Protege LX

[Damkid]

Looking awesome Jack!!!

[IMACHU2]

Great job, Looks uber kool

[Mazda_Powered]

Thanks guys! I kinda like the blue hood on it right now haha, kinda matches the blue interior

I didn't feel well, so I didn't go into work today...just couldn't do it. So I think i'll go out and look at the wiring situation, make notes, come up with a final tuck plan. I think i have the most of it figured out.

But ya, who thinks I should relocate my fuse box to the truck where my battery will go eventually? It'll look cleaner, unless someone else has a suggestion? I'm wanting to keep max glove box room...so not in there.

Suggestions? Thoughts? Mmmkay.

[scortadict]

looking great!! just one question, why keep the lower rad mount black??

i also have the same rear strut bar, i will do some mod on it so it will work better, keep a eye on my work log...

[Mazda_Powered]

i kept it black just because it was black from the factory i suppose...also its the bottom of the car, it should be black lol, won't have to clean it as much as white.

got spider-mans seal of approval on adventure of engine mount filling.



Also did a bit of work to the car today...not taking pics yet though

[Mazda_Powered]

Well in case you haven't noticed, i'm coming close to being ready for a BP to be installed...

Beginning of April i'll be having my flywheel and clutch kit balanced awaiting the engine, and I should be getting my rockauto order anytime now? Hopefully? lol...

I've also got an idea on a washer squirter system, it seems to fit, but i need to put power to the pump and wipers to check function...haha. I may have to mount the nozzle on the under side, i'm not really sure!



ignore the rusty spare arm, gotta paint the ones on the car with that trim paint.

[lscrx]

did some color testing today to see what the red looks against white...(going to spray my oem rims red)




what do you think?

I think that reminds me of a flag I've seen before...

[Mazda_Powered]

you're the only one who caught that! hahaha I feel like i should send you a cookie.

OK and here's a teaser of the car...i couldn't resist haha, i took it from upstairs in my apt.



the left side of the car (drivers side) bumper droops a, i have to replace the thread plastic clip @ the fender, doesn't want to stay clipped in? Everything is aligned pretty well though! I'm actually contemplating on roller painting my car lol.

[Turpro]

Get a egt sunroof asap

[jinx]

Clean engine bays FTW

[Mazda_Powered]

working front to back mr chris decided i'm going to leave the oem front bumper on for this season (626 lip!), and i'll also run my ghetto rear hack bumper so i can install my familia gear.

Almost forgot about what I had to re-install back into the engine bay haha, so I cleaned up all my power steering stuff...yep i'm keeping it! gonna try it out for a bit, I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy it.



It wasn't too bad to begin with, nothing was in horrible shape lol, just dirty. As you can see...sofa king clean.



Also have some mics p/s sitting in vinegar, hopefully the resevoir will turn out lol...if not I may just paint the damn thing flat black or something. Also the mounting bracket and clutch line mounts...going all out! haha.



so hopefully this tuesday I can install the rest of the engine bay stuff and start messing with the harness...I was almost thinking about going to the wreckers and cutting a big chunk or harness so I could use that to extend the needed wires lol

[Ace]

i pressure washed all my P/S crap and it came clean but the tinge was still there.

[jinx]

Purple Power bath FTW

[Mazda_Powered]

haha ya i'll try a few things out, trying to get the resevoir looking new....so who knows lol.

anyone think of a reason why I shouldn't just run ATX fluid over p/s fluid once everyththing is assembled?

EDIT: woot! in the clear



so it looks like the system holds 0.8 liters? Weird, but ok. So I think i'll get something fancy for the p/s...like this stuff http://www.royalpurple.com/transmission-fluid.html BAM! I shouldn't need much of it, thats mainly why I'll get it lol. Dex-II safe

[Mazda_Powered]

making an auto wreckers list lol probably get this done on tuesday too, should only cost $40-50

escort lx coolant and washer resevoir
extra thick strut mount nuts
mx-3 steering wheel
look for a bracket for grounds, igniter, and solonoids