Kev's '98 Protege Thread

[3ni_tricksta]

the way the housing is curved..just put one projector in the middle.

http://www.imazda.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2936

[irishkev90]

I just bookmarked that page for reference. It does look good with just the one projector in there. But I do need something to replace the city lights. Hmmm......

[rusty]

autozone used to have very small black housing LED fog lamps, maybe you could do something with them to make city lights.

[irishkev90]

I was just at Autozone and didn't see much. All the small lights have blue lenses, but I might be able to take those off. I want to take a look at CarQuest too or whatever the hell it's called and see if they have anything.

[irishkev90]

Carquest doesn't have ANYTHING, except an engine stand and some other tools/machines.

Anyway, pic time. Enjoy

Rear before:


Rear after:


Front before:


Front after:


Side view (no before):

[cd96rs]

friend your car is coming along very nice. whats next??? rims?? a nice set of rims with low profile tires will make the car come a 360. you may not recognize your car on a parking lot keep up the good work.

[irishkev90]

Thank you. Wheels would be nice, but not yet. My winter project will be a projecter retrofit and next spring/summer will be body work and repaint.

[3ni_tricksta]

lowerrrrrrrrrrr kev

[Ace]

Is that rust? Get that **** fixed ASAP before it spreads! whats the underbody look like?

[irishkev90]

Underbody isn't as bad as that quarter panel. I think someone before me did a really bad repair and that's what it's from. My dad is going to see if he can get some body panels from a guy he knows for cheap. Then in the spring/summer we'll start the body work, hopefully.

[rusty]

my quarter panels are rough also, i need to try and take some pics this weekend so you all can see mine, i used to have some up before but the client no longer exists.
Car looks alot better with the drop for sure.

[irishkev90]

Thanks, I think so too. I don't want to go much lower because of some of the roads around here. I already knocked my exhaust at Hudson Falls school. Of course, that was because of the damn speed bumps but whatever, hahah.

[rusty]

yeah i know the feeling there fortunately i have not bottomed my car on anything in a while, hope it stays that way.

[irishkev90]

Since my dad wants to do body work next year I was thinking of some way to make a functional hood scoop or something of the sort. Opinions?

[labeo]

I don't want to go much lower because of some of the roads around here. I already knocked my exhaust at Hudson Falls school.

I'm agree with you, our roads don't allow lowering too ((
Nice progress in your ride, projecter retrofit are known in our states too (I mean Russia,Ukraine, etc), people are satisfied of their functionality.