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Restoration continues…
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Cleaned up the rust near the welds in the engine bay.. I sanded everything down to bare metal, layered 2 base coats of Por-15 and primed over it. Once the primer settles i’ll colour match it then clear coat. Por15 coats Primer applied P5 lights on the way to their original glory. I used 600, 800, 1000, and 2000 grit sandpaper.. Still need to polish/buff them for a perfect finish Painted all the prep’d areas in the engine bay and panels to match my Sand mica (24E) exterior colour I hope this will last me many years to come...
Rust repair & P5 headlight conversion
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I started doing some minor rust repair on the protege and the p5 black headlight conversion I’ll be grinding and cleaning all the rust then layering the whole front chassis, behind the front fenders, rockers and rear quarters with Por15 Should be more than ready to handle many winters in the future… Rust Spots Por 15 applied.. The finish is really strong and rock solid. Fenders P5 light conversion
Finishing up the Turbo build…
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Been a long week but the installation is finally complete. Luckily she turned over after connecting power supply to the haltech ecu. I had to mess around with the intercooler piping to get my front bumper to fit with my fogs but its sitting to spec. Just need to tune it and she’ll be just right. VF23 turbo3″ exhaust with high flow catAEM UEGO widebandHks bovHaltech f10 ems440cc wrx injectorsBlack front mount intercoolerMishimoto fanSpeedhut boost,oil pressure and AF gauges are on for now I still need to install my fuel pressure and volts gauges once the new dual pod cluster...
Shifter bushings and linkage
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I purchased CorkSport’s shifter, bronze oil and polyurethane bushings for my 2002 Mazda Protege since my shifter was refusing to go into 1st gear. Started by removing the solid rubber bushing on the shifter linkage on the transmission side. Which requires a 14mm deep socket to remove the nut and push out the metal insert in the middle of the rubber bushing. Once thats finished I used a flat head screw driver and wedged it in the opening to prey the rubber bushing from its fitting. Original bushing Removed rubber insert New vs old bushings Next to install the bronze...
VF23 HiBoost turbo build begins!!!
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I’ve been contemplating on this project for a while and finally pulled the trigger on a HiBoost Turbo kit for my Mazda Protege LX. Since I purchased the very base model in Jan 2012, I’ve been modifying/upgrading and preforming attentive maintenance to expand the life span of my first car. It’s been a long time coming but its finally time to add some noticeable power into my little Mazda. HiBoost kit is made using a Subaru VF23 Turbo along with the piggyback ECU integration of the Haltech F10X. This kit also includes a 3″ turbo back exhaust, HKS BOV, Intercooler and braided stainless steel...