Originally got this 1992 Mazda 323 hatchback 1.6 last year to lug my fat ass around during the freezing cold and snowy weather of Calgary. Previous owner's winter beater as well so we all know how the underneath would be like. I suppose the only good thing about this little turd is the underpowered engine that has been running strong since 500k kms ago! Previous owner said the clock had over 480k kms when he first got it, put on over 60k kms since he got it plus my driving closing in on 20k kms. I couldn't believe it myself, but then again this was built at the time when they were meant to last, unlike cars these days.
At first I've always thought this car was so ugly coming from a guy that likes small hatchbacks (EG6's from the Philippines started it). I've been contemplating whether I should even touch the car or leave it as is but this past few weeks now its grown on me that I can already imagine how it would look best, provided I get there soon to be able to show y'all the vision :eyebrows while ballin' on insufficient funds as I go.
Few things I've done to it aside from the usual touch ups of rust spots and keeping the stock interiors spotless and looking almost new are 1) windshield replacement – there were two cracks all the way across the whole thing, the tint was probably the only thing holding it together, and it was so pitted and stone chipped that when light hits it the wrong way I'm either blinded or couldn't see anything at all; and 2) the sound system, I just have to have that boom and this is probably the only thing in this car that I've really spent some good coin. Previous owner had installed a decent Alpine head unit already so that was a good starting point for me to add an amp and a sub. I had to replace the 4 speakers around coz he kept using the busted and torn up speakers which were probably as old as the car.
Some DIY (most like everything on this car would be DIY) sub box in the spare tire well... can you say rice'd out!? Don't know how rice got mixed with the resin but eh, blame it on the alcohol.
And to make do with the riced out sub box and seal everything.... hey what do I know!?
It was so dark my camera phone wont focus properly...
Everyone knows rice is very filling, now the Mazzz just squats itself. Sub box got a little too heavy? Either that or it's just the **** suspension.
Got the car with great studded winter tires and I didn't want to ruin it driving during the summer so to Kijiji (Canadian's version of Craigslist I suppose) I went and found a set of 14" snowflakes for cheap.
The silver/black wasn't working for me so I spraybombed it.
Then I wanted to try on some other shoe size and got a set of Rotas for cheap too, again from Kijiji. Not sure which model it is exactly but the measurements were 16x7" 4x100 et40, and came with performance tires with built in steel brush coming out of them (I should've taken a photo of those, a fad perhaps?)
Since I'm always ballin' on insufficient funds, I had to hold out putting these on until I got a hold of used tires for cheap. I found two different pairs that would sort of fit keeping them close to stock total diameter, a pair of 205/45 that I put on the rear with a 1" hubcentric spacer coz it'll rub the struts otherwise, and a pair of 195/45 to the fronts which fit surprisingly without the spacer. Thanks to UrbanX for the super fast tire-to-wheel mounting, just had to pee the afternoon coffee out and there they were ready to go.
And the way the Mazzz sits right now...
Biggest issues I want to deal with are the suspension and rust... and with my baller status, this could be the longest running build thread ever.
PS, this guy started it...
At first I've always thought this car was so ugly coming from a guy that likes small hatchbacks (EG6's from the Philippines started it). I've been contemplating whether I should even touch the car or leave it as is but this past few weeks now its grown on me that I can already imagine how it would look best, provided I get there soon to be able to show y'all the vision :eyebrows while ballin' on insufficient funds as I go.
Few things I've done to it aside from the usual touch ups of rust spots and keeping the stock interiors spotless and looking almost new are 1) windshield replacement – there were two cracks all the way across the whole thing, the tint was probably the only thing holding it together, and it was so pitted and stone chipped that when light hits it the wrong way I'm either blinded or couldn't see anything at all; and 2) the sound system, I just have to have that boom and this is probably the only thing in this car that I've really spent some good coin. Previous owner had installed a decent Alpine head unit already so that was a good starting point for me to add an amp and a sub. I had to replace the 4 speakers around coz he kept using the busted and torn up speakers which were probably as old as the car.
Some DIY (most like everything on this car would be DIY) sub box in the spare tire well... can you say rice'd out!? Don't know how rice got mixed with the resin but eh, blame it on the alcohol.
And to make do with the riced out sub box and seal everything.... hey what do I know!?
It was so dark my camera phone wont focus properly...
Everyone knows rice is very filling, now the Mazzz just squats itself. Sub box got a little too heavy? Either that or it's just the **** suspension.
Got the car with great studded winter tires and I didn't want to ruin it driving during the summer so to Kijiji (Canadian's version of Craigslist I suppose) I went and found a set of 14" snowflakes for cheap.
The silver/black wasn't working for me so I spraybombed it.
Then I wanted to try on some other shoe size and got a set of Rotas for cheap too, again from Kijiji. Not sure which model it is exactly but the measurements were 16x7" 4x100 et40, and came with performance tires with built in steel brush coming out of them (I should've taken a photo of those, a fad perhaps?)
Since I'm always ballin' on insufficient funds, I had to hold out putting these on until I got a hold of used tires for cheap. I found two different pairs that would sort of fit keeping them close to stock total diameter, a pair of 205/45 that I put on the rear with a 1" hubcentric spacer coz it'll rub the struts otherwise, and a pair of 195/45 to the fronts which fit surprisingly without the spacer. Thanks to UrbanX for the super fast tire-to-wheel mounting, just had to pee the afternoon coffee out and there they were ready to go.
And the way the Mazzz sits right now...
Biggest issues I want to deal with are the suspension and rust... and with my baller status, this could be the longest running build thread ever.
PS, this guy started it...
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