New Protege Owner

[Scorch3]

Back in January my 3rd gen Protege was rear ended and written off. Some pics of her in her glory days:







The damage:



As she sits now waiting for the garage space to attempt repairs:



So, in the mean time I went through a couple replacements and now have finally settled on a 91 DX Protege originally from BC. It definitely needs some work but I think I'm game to do it. Best pic I have so far:

[pumer1904]

clean cars bud did u switch the rims from the car that got rear ended to the 1st gen protege ??? it looks like the same rims but still looks like a clean 1st gen bud

ps welcome to cp

[Scorch3]

Yup, they were a rather conservative fit on the 3rd gen (16x7 +42 with 205/45s) but they seem more aggressive on the BG, it looks like I'll need a roll once I drop it. Speaking of which what are some good aftermarket sites for the first gens? Corksport and Protege Garage used to be my go tos but their suspension options are rather limited for first gens.

[kurosaki-kun]

Hey every1! Im new to the forum as well as having a protege. Ive been doin some homework and it took me a while but ive decided on a kl swap!

[Raider9864]

Nevermind on the last post! I haven't seen you around yet! It does look very clean!

[me109]

Welcome. What work does the BG need?

[Scorch3]

The biggest thing is its got some rust in the drivers side strut tower that needs to be cut out and re-welded. Other than that not much. I'll copy and paste my build thread over to here when I'm not feeling so lazy and link it.

I really need to get myself a tach though. Anyone know where the revlimiter is? I hit like 90kmh in second today, I know I've got slightly over sized tires but it still seemed a bit high to me. Also,can I get away with 2 or 3mm spacers in the back without extended lugs? My tires have a wheel guard thing that sticks out past the lip and its super close to the strut.

Oh, and just for fun here is a real pic of it:

[Ace]

those are enkei's right? what wheel are they?

[Scorch3]

Oh **** I bought them used and I did figure it out one day but its not coming to me right now...

EDIT: Just thought of it, pretty sure they're or-52

[Scorch3]

Build thread with details has been made:

http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54452

[FE3-323]

krylon fusion paint to the bumpers will seriously improve the look of the car.
your car reminds me of an old member's definitely following along!!

[me109]

BP SOHC rev limit is somewhere around 6k I think.

[FE3-323]

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