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Smaller brakes vs. Escort GT stuff.
I had to switch spindles to get the calipers to work (wtf? I thought they were bolt on, but w/e).
New ball joint.
RIMZZZ.
Since I snapped a bolt off in the other Escort GT spindle, I'll have to wait a couple days for it to get properly extracted/removed.
That's it for today. Rotors, pads, calipers, ball joint on the passenger side. Expect a carbon copy update for the driver's soon.I peered out from the castle window and looked over the splendor of ROTM county. Yes, twas' a much simpler time back then. Peasants would go about their postings, and I, the mod, would rule over them with an iron fist.
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new brakes are always a good thing! haha.
keep it up man.
JACK.-Jack
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91 626 LX - basically stock and pretty slow still
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01 E53 3.0i - FOR SALE! pm if interested
91 USDM Protege LX - SOLD! turbo/manifold up for sale!
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Busted my ass today.
Driver's side spindle installed with new brakes.
Front down. Rear up higher.
Rear subframe removed.
Subframe craziness. Pictured is the 323 and Escort rear subframes torn apart to get the cleaner bits of the 323 with the rear disc of the Escort.
After installed the Escort S/R struts with the 323 springs, it was time to take it for a test drive.
First test drived. How does that sound?
Coming back from the test drive
Here's some shots with the hood on.
So, what do you guys think now?I peered out from the castle window and looked over the splendor of ROTM county. Yes, twas' a much simpler time back then. Peasants would go about their postings, and I, the mod, would rule over them with an iron fist.
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Looks like a nice sleeper. Got to luv the 7 spoke egt wheels . What size tires are they?1993 Protege LX-Midnight's shadow SOLD
1996 Honda CBR600-Wrecked. Damn Honda crippled me
2002 mazda MPV-family truckster SOLD
2010 VW routon
Originally posted by jay.....they totally underestimated the number of gearheads such as myself that have families but refuse to grow the hell up and stop playing with cars, or that otherwise see the utility of having 4 doors. Obviously I ain't alone, as there are a helluva lotta sti and evo here. Bueler? Beuler? Mazda? Mazda?
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Sounds good man, whats your idle at? Sounds a bit high.
Also double check that your VICS is working, pop the hood, rev the engine past 5k and see if the solonoid opens the butterfly valves.
Besides that, have fun!
JACK.-Jack
ONTARIO MAZDA CLUB! Join! https://www.facebook.com/groups/500055016671733/
91 626 LX - basically stock and pretty slow still
http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/sho...my-GD-626-LX-)
01 E53 3.0i - FOR SALE! pm if interested
91 USDM Protege LX - SOLD! turbo/manifold up for sale!
http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46606
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What, you think I'm done? Not shown here - proper bleeding of the brakes to get all the god damn air out. Now the car will actually stop. Also, emptied the pure water in the coolant system and mixed in the proper amounts of green coolant/water.
Sanding down some more of the crap-tastic paint.
Put some primer down to keep rust away until it all gets painted.
Off comes the front end. I wanted to fix this 1" gap on the passenger side between the bumper and fender. I had to 'adjust' the mounting hole a bit to get a fit that matched the driver's side.
Fitting the trim below the light.
Some very 'adjusted' factory Mazda pieces on the Escort GT bumper. I'll still have to apply some filler to get a it perfect. This was just a rough draft, per say.
Here's some of the 'adjusted' material.
My nicely tucked up exhaust. I still have to add one hanger on the section in front of the gas tank to really pull it up (also, because it needs one there).
I peered out from the castle window and looked over the splendor of ROTM county. Yes, twas' a much simpler time back then. Peasants would go about their postings, and I, the mod, would rule over them with an iron fist.
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wow id love to do that front bumper! how hard was it to mount?Last edited by 94greenpro; 05-03-2008, 04:08 PM.1993 Protege GT
1993 miata lsx swap
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