nice ;)

WOW! Looking good!

awesome looking machine! The masterpiece is almost complete... We all await anxiously to see the finished product!

I love this pic so much, it looks like the car is super pissed and about to rip someone in half. :icon_tup:

Wetsanding = temporarily looking like regression hahahaha ^_^

sneak peak:
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My next question to you is:

Where are the STOPTECH's?! :P

I want to see that on the track soon!

hahaha yeah. Definitely need brakes now. Just still deciding which way to go.

Its also in need of an alignment. I've got twin 25 row oil coolers that need to go on, the raceshop roll cage....and i've recently sold my knightsports twin turbo setup and im starting to plan my single turbo route :)

Looking great!! Can't wait to see it all polished up!

Really looking good!!! Can't wait to see it once you are finished wetsanding, buffing, and polishing the paint!! Was there much orange peel in it to begin with?

Awesome project! Those suspension parts make me envious, enjoy.

For the most part, it didnt seem like there was excessive orange peel :)
only problem now is im waiting for a hood to be made to finish up. may have to borrow a matte black oem hood to buy time :(

So tempting!

Carol, what other stuff did you replace on the suspension besides bushings and balljoints? Your FD is going to look great when its done...

I need more updates!!!! :cheers2:

besides the bushings and balljoints? uhm.. :/ front and rear sway bar spherical endlinks. feed sway bars. supernow front sway mounts, supernow tie rods, ohlin pcv coilovers,

peace at last.

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Carol, More pics please :)

Also can you give me a ride @ 7stock?? :)

Damn, that is one sexy FD!

But I've already started taking it apart hahahah. I want to hold off on front end pics because the hood is not done yet from Ken...I'm just substituting with a a flat black painted oem hood for the next month.

Looks great Carol!!!

Are you going with Feed hood?

Also, if you think your car will be ready in Aug and want to show off at the Formula Drift Infineon Raceway – Sonoma, CA | August 21-22.

I could get you into Exedy booth.

Sonoma's probably a bit too far north for me, but thanks for the offer :)
Yep, I'm waiting for Ken's revamped feed hood. I sold off my old carbon one I had earlier this year in preparation for it.

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:bowdown:

I love the GT wing Carol, don't take it off. I know a lot of people will hate on it, but I think it finishes the car off nicely.
That color really pops in the sun too. Can't wait to see it in person at 7stock.

hahaha, right?
Everyone's lecturing me on how to adjust the angle on the wing already :o10: hahahahah. Give me a break people, it was 25 minutes out of the bodyshop. LOL! :)

keep those headlights away from me! how about a head on shot?

I'll have some free time on Sunday to hunt for some new screws for the lens. I'll post up a pic hopefully this weekend of the front end with the lens installed. I've got a deadon front shot without the lens, and it just looks...incomplete :)

Nice pix. :)

Turned out very nice Carol. I think that has a very clean look to it with some flamboyance added in without being too overstated.

Damn! Love that color!

How is the lighting Carol?

Luv the color, very unique built. Congrats!

Carol, You want to show your car off at the Formula Drift, Toyota Speedway at Irwindale – Irwindale, CA | October 16th - 17th, 2009??

I just got off the phone with the Exedy rep and he told me he has a spot open.... Let me know.. If so, I would need pictures of your car (interior, exterior, and engine bay). and mod list :)

Email the pics to: herblenny@gmail.com

PHIL

some things i've been up to:

0. replacing most of my bolts to a black oxide finish for the frontend of the car
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1. wiring the r-magic lights: it was pretty straightforward after figuring out the functions of each wire (no thanks to the instructions written in japanese). but it took me around 5 tries before the wiring was clean enough for my standards =p I still need to finish aiming them when I wrap everything else up.

2A. installing the raceshop rollbar that's been in my garage for about 2 yrs. but getting the rollbar installed led to a bunch of other distractions......
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3. like replacing two broken lightbulbs in the rear tail lights...only to find...

4. 2 broken bulbs for the rear license plate, broken brackets, and broken plastic. So instead of hunting down new brackets, I just "ghetto" fabbed some new brackets out of some aluminum stock
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5. found my FEED tow hooks forgotten in a box and installed the front. realized i need to order the rear oem tie down to get the rear hook installed....need to do that soon

6. popped the center console out, only to start working on getting the redline goods leather center applied
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7. and then i finally got around to cutting off the old ebrake and installing the mazdaspeed titanium handle
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8. then i figured it was the perfect time to install a RE Amemiya short shifter. realized the rubber boots on mine are all torn up, so another part to order from malloy mazda now....
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9. got distracted measuring out my rims to see if it could clear a certain big brake caliper. =/ no deal.

10. Got some side bolster and seat belt protectors for my Recaro seats in the mail :D
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2B. got back on track and started working on the rollcage. man.....that thing is a PAIN in the butt to install, when you're only a little more than 100lbs, with an injured dominant arm. good thing for boyfriends that can help! cage is almost done.....
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I sure hope I can wrap up the cage install tonight, and clean up my garage. The S2000 lost its garage spot for the last two weeks as I worked on the car....and what with the fires....
kinda feel bad for leaving it out there.
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Oh...and a gratuitous shot of my cerberus, Sumo - who keeps me company when I'm in the garage.
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immediate things left to do:
-wrap up install of the rollbar
-install my works bell short hub, quick release, personal steering wheel
-sakebomb garage dual oil cooler install
-replace front windshield

long term things to do:
....well, lets talk about that later.

Looking good!!! That reminds me.. My raceshop rollbar's been sitting in my basement for about 2-3 years also.. You are making me want to install it! See you at 7stock!

i've had a few PITA moments with the cage.

1. couldnt get the car high enough off the ground with the jack that I had to tap a 1/2" hole with the drill bit I bought...so I ended up picking up a shorter drill bit from Mcmaster-Carr. I love how I can willcall from them same day

2. the kit comes with short 1.25" bolts for the main roll hoop, which aren't long enough for me to initially draw up the floor and pull the sandwich plate in with the nut and bolt. So I picked up a handful of a 2" bolts and a 4 nuts w/o nylon locks to initially pull the sandwich plate up, before replacing it with the shorter bolts.

3. It was a pain aligning all 4 holes until I realized that its near impossible unless its bolted in a certain pattern, starting with the bolt that sits off on the "bent" part of the footprint.


Live and learn I suppose. I finally finished bolting down one side tonight. Hopefully I can do it faster now on the other side, and then all that's left for the cage is to tighten up all the other connection points.

Great info! I'm now motivated to tackle this task this weekend.. thanks for the info!

Mmm, I can't wait to see this at SS!

The cage is FINITO!

...and I think I've overused my girlfriend points with the boyfriend :/








...who wants to help me install the oil coolers now? (kidding. ....sorta.)

WOW I gotta see this FD @ SS!!

More pics please :)

Luving that roll bar!