what did you do to your non-Protege today?

[atomicEGT]

definitely want to see.

[Pashka0788]

Alright then I'll post them up when I get home then should be a couple of hours

[Pashka0788]

This is when the 68 H/O 442 was when we first got it.





Beginning of the frame off restoration








Parts painted and Refurbished

[Pashka0788]

And this is yours truly the 57 Stepside

[atomicEGT]

god DAMN I love that Stepside.

[Pashka0788]

It's putting somewhere from 350-400HP to the ground.

[concealer404]

Ditto. That stepside is the business.

I'd like to covet your workspace as well.

[D323]

nice cars/truck there.

[Pashka0788]

Well its what i do for a living. Lead Mechanic, I repair, modify, restore, and do body work on cars on a daily basis.

Shop i worked in



Vehicles i work on, got a fleet of 15 Trucks to take care of plus the vehicle that come through



This is the shop im in as well.

I'm building a reputation all the while going to school for my Associates degree of applied science in mechanics, machining and drafting technology, and computer science. All to open my own shop, plus im coming up with the money to cover the cost of overhead (Rent, elect, etc) for a few months so when i open up the doors to a shop of my own We won't be struggling for the first few months from being into the business and no Reputation for the specific shop. Thats why i keep telling everyone to be patient I'll get my car up and built it'll just take me a bit more time. I'm starting to get anxious about my BG builds to :/

[atomicEGT]

okay, this is driving me crazy- what is the blue car in the background of that picture?

[atomicEGT]

put the MKIIs on finally, then discovered that +25mm offset meant they don't clear my calipers. damaging a couple of spokes on each wheel suuuuuuuuuuucks. promptly ordered spacers from eBay.

[CODY004WD]

I believe that blue car is a civic Matt.

[Pashka0788]

It's a civic. Did a swap from an older 4x4 civic so its turbo awd civic.

[94greenpro]

My buddy has had a complete sir swap for his 2000 si and been wanting to do the whole steelie/stance look. He went away for the week to florida so we spent 2 days and did the swap/slammed it down on 15x10 +9 diamonds. To each his own i can appreciate the work that goes into these set-ups even tho its not my cup of tea. btw i can still drive this thing around town no issues of rubbing at all. Also a b16 makes a stock bp feel like a dog... Lol

[FE3-323]

stock b16=10:1 compression with seriously more aggressive cams then the BP

drive a 10:1 BP sometime & you'll have more appreciation for how much compression ratio really effects these BP's

BTW stretched tires= good luck homie. ride low & slow or have fun breaking the bead.