yea so key things here:

A) the paint came like that, yes i know its keyed...everywhere.

B) yes thats black duct tape on the rear window, the window seals are shot from sitting for 4 years, and im more concerned with getting it running right first, so duct tape stops the leaks for now.

C) i didnt choose the headlight duct cover thing, came with the car

D) the license plate is screwed into the front bumper, again, came like that.

E) there is only 4 pics right now because i got stuck with a crappy camera that is prone to blurriness, once i can borrow my g/f's camera then ill get good pics https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.gif.

G) Almost forgot, yes those are plugs in the stock wings mounting holes, wing got ripped off when loading it onto the trailer, knew i shouldnt let my dad try pushing...



but anywho, enjoy. when i tidy up the engine bay a bit more and get the rest of my t-bolt clamps in and on i'll take pics of that https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.gif



now for a list of things:

Mazdaspeed (replica prolly) C/F Hood

Stock Rims, Gloss Black, too lazy to check my tire size but rears are 245/something and fronts i think are 225/something.

GReddy/Trust Springs

Koni Struts

99-spec taillights

I think H4 Conversion headlights, dunno if theyre like that stock

7" Touchscreen headunit



under the hood is, Big streetport, t04z, PFS SMIC, full kgrails setup with 850/1600 injectors, PFC/Commander/Datalogit, K&N Cone Filter, Straight exhaust, no emissions, no A/C, no P/S, Ractive Strut Bar, Redone engine wiring harness....



in the mail are: full racingbeat sway bar set and Mazdatrix Short Throw shifter...and maybe more i cant remember.



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kevin.

Looks like a decent car...other from what you pointed out. What kind of state is the engine in?

engine is brand new now. bought it with a blown out hybrid motor of s5 and fd parts. and no turbo, and the engine bay falling apart.



so now i got Ihor and Rich to build me up a nice "big azz port" motor, swapped out basically everything but the e-shaft and front rotor with relatively new or brand new FD parts. got about 700 miles of break-in time on it now.



got the car for cheap, very cheap.



I've also only had it since december, when i got it it had been sitting for 4 years or so, so i'm basically in the middle of a complete restoration. basically in 3 months i took everything that was there apart, and replaced it with new ****, and got it running for the first time in 4 years. felt bad for the car when i first got it, so neglected.



kevin.

whait it was a nonturbo fd thats a shame who would do that .



nice car i like it

no he swapped out the twins for a t78, then blew up the ghetto motor. befor ei bought the car he sold off the t78 kit and some other stuff. so i had to rebuild and replace msot of the underhood stuff.



kevin.

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looks good kevvy!

looks good man!



White FD's are my fav...

Very nice.

I like the hood... nice car.

thanks guys, underhood pics coming soon, t04z fills up the bay nicely. just gotta dump the ABS sometime.



kevin.

Nice FD man. You should stop fixing it and sell it to me CHEAP. I need a white FD to keep my white Mazda theme going!!!



White FC

White Millenia

White 626 Turbo

...............your white FD!!



LOL!

ill sell it to whomever wants it, as it sits for $13k.



hell ill throw in all the stuff coming in the mail for it too.



once i gets it painted then it all changes. interior is in shockingly good shape, except the seats.



kevin.

looks good. white and IBM is my favorite color. and don't put a wing back on, the car looks better w/out the wing.

swap that moonroof prior to paint and your good to go...

nice find kev..

Sounds like a nice deal. Personally I'm no fan of the black hood on white car rice boy look but to each their own. How do you like that to4z? Did you threadlock the compressor nut down yet? I hear those are pretty prone to coming loose and taking out the compressor wheel. Post more pics. I want to see the engine bay.

ohh let me know if you want to trade for a regular sunroof before you paint it...

engine bay pics would be nice https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.gif



and thats a big turbo https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/BURNOUT.gif

the exterior isnt done, hood will be painted white, same as the rets of the car, i should take a pic of the hood that replaced then you can see why i was in a rush to put anything on there, plus the hood has some big yellowed spots. I'm not into ricer boy fads either, and still cant believe i have a huge carbon fiber patch on my car, im not a fan of CF. And personally, i liked your car better with the MS hood, mainly because it stood out more, saw your pics from the BBQ and your car didnt jump out anymore, of course that also has its benefits. Your car just used to be like "BAM!", I'm considering that PFS front tho, so nice and simple and clean.



i think the compressor nut problem is more of an HKS problem, but thats a good point, i've seen the aftermath of some of those so I'll have to double check it.



The t04z I havent experienced yet, still no boosty for me. Kahren is gonna tune the car soon, hopefully before June 24th so I can go up to Bear Mountain, then i can give you the report. All i do no is that i cant go over like 30% throttle without that thing trying to spool, and the sound of it sucking in air even at 0psi is massive. I'm still not sure if I like the anti-surge thing, but I have my t04r coming back soon so i could just swap the housings.



Ze engine bay is oogly, ooglier then the outside. But I'll get some pics soon and put a disclaimer with them too as it looks ghetto. Mainly cause I've only had it for 3 months, at this point i just want to know I have a solid motor with a solid tune, and then I will do the finish work, as opposed to how I'm going about my t2 which ive decided is the hard way.



I sorta like the glass moonroof thing, is it heavier or something?



And yea the t04z does seem big, but then i go look at the t78 in the t2's bay and I start feeling like the to4z is small. Then i see jw's bnr stage 4 and i think the t04z is big again lol.



anyway, its weird posting in 3rd gen specific.



kevin.

I can put the hood through a few bake cycles, prime it 10 times, and the weave will still come out again after a few really hot sunny days.

yes its heavier.

dont fret.. if its done right.. you should have no issues..

havent had any of my painted cfs show and they werent garage queens...

As long as it's white and not bumps then I don't think it'll matter, as long as its not like it is now, aka HEY LOOK AT ME IM CARBON FIBER. know what i mean? if you really dont want to do it, i'll buy a FG one.



so the only bad thing is it's heavier? meh, still like it more.



Anywho installed the mazdatrix short shifter, RB Sway bar with mazdatrix adjustable links and the RB sway bar reinforcement bracket along with a new passenger side sway bar mount (stock one was bent to hell). The car ******* handles like a squirrel on acid now. I actually liked how it handled with no sway bar (i didnt have any installed, not even stock as it was fubar) but now with this huge ass bar up there its even more like a go kart. The back bar is on backorder so for now the rear is stock :(. Oh and i put new crush washers on the rear oil cooler banjo bolt as the ones that were on there were leaking, so thats fixed.



Now i'm waiting for amp's AST to arrive and then I have to decide what to do with the rad which relates to whether i go with the PFS SMIC which i currently have installed or swap out to a custom front mount.... unless i find a decent kit that can handle the power for a good price. for now i like the sleeper effect of the PFS SMIC, but the opening in the bumper is so bleh without a front mount.



kevin.

hey dont be making fun of my lil turbo shits f ast as hell @ 10 psi lol i wana buy your turbo ur gettin back for the other car it would be sick.

anyway u got mad work done on the whip i wana drive in it lol and i like the anti surge thing its mad loud. and i like the stock mount ic its sleeper. the car will look sick painted.