I think so too. Can't wait to get this thing done now.
Speaking of getting it done, I decided to continue prepping the car. I removed the trunk lid garnish and badges to address any possible rust and scuff it all up ahead of time. Absolutely zero rust behind the garnish, which I was thankful for. There was a spot of rust where the old MAZDA badge was on the lower right of the trunk lid. The previous owner removed it and stuck the MAZDASPEED badge in its place. Unfortunately, it looked like he was a bit too aggressive and gouged into the lid. Some other small rust spots around bolt and drain holes, but nothing too bad. I'll be de-badging the rear of the car, so I'll need fill in the badge holes whenever I can get back to the shop to use a welder.
I also just realized that the previous owner replaced the license plate bulbs with red ones. I never paid attention to it before, but now I have to change those back since I cleaned and polished the lenses as best as I could. And since I'm removing all the badges I decided to polish up the Protégé one and stick it on the dash because I was bored. I want to redo the interior at some point, as well, so I might incorporate that into the redesign.
Speaking of getting it done, I decided to continue prepping the car. I removed the trunk lid garnish and badges to address any possible rust and scuff it all up ahead of time. Absolutely zero rust behind the garnish, which I was thankful for. There was a spot of rust where the old MAZDA badge was on the lower right of the trunk lid. The previous owner removed it and stuck the MAZDASPEED badge in its place. Unfortunately, it looked like he was a bit too aggressive and gouged into the lid. Some other small rust spots around bolt and drain holes, but nothing too bad. I'll be de-badging the rear of the car, so I'll need fill in the badge holes whenever I can get back to the shop to use a welder.
I also just realized that the previous owner replaced the license plate bulbs with red ones. I never paid attention to it before, but now I have to change those back since I cleaned and polished the lenses as best as I could. And since I'm removing all the badges I decided to polish up the Protégé one and stick it on the dash because I was bored. I want to redo the interior at some point, as well, so I might incorporate that into the redesign.
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