terch1

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This is by far my favorite thread. Looking good!

Tamas

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Man... you need to put some more meaty rubber on that thing! Especially in the rear
Also, you could replace the Mazda emblem on the steering wheel with a VW one...

It better feels like a bat outta hell with that light chassis and the 232 HP.

SpazLE995

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Yeah the front is so light that if your not careful the brakes will lock.

SpazLE995

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You can see the brake install on page 3

I also rebuilt the suspension with polyurethane bushings.

Definitely needs some tweaking and an alignment but is getting there.

california style

woot! Keep it up....

SpazLE995

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Made the Passenger side seat belt bracket and installed the seat. Now my Wife can ride with me, Great news is that she likes it.

Got a new shifter! This this is so awesome! I no longer have to lean out of my seat to reach 3rd gear, The reverse lock out is not worn so I can't grind reverse while slamming 2nd, the gears are tight together, and it's spring assisted to get 3rd!
Oh and it was only $50 New!


Installed drivers side mirror. I have the passenger side too but need to finish making the mount


Took car back to Wal-Mart to have them remount the wheel as it had a slow leak on the bead. All good now.


Working on the rear apron and exhaust tips.

california style

I think your plasma screen is falling out of the trunk....

canaryrx8

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if you could get that piece flush with the fenders in the back that would look sooo sweet, maybe bend some sheet metal to clean it up a bit? Either way it still looks cool now. This car is the uber sleeper, paint it a factory color and put some VW steelies on it and blow people's minds

SpazLE995

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It might not bee the coolest looking rear end but I wanted to be able to have some what of an actual bumper to protect the motor from some dumb *** rolling into me at a light but I didn't want the huge factory on either seen as it wont fit.

The other day I was in our Murano pulling a 4x8 Trailer and some Jackass AT A STOP LIGHT decides to smash into me! he said "Well I didn't see it" Well if you didn't see it were you even looking at the road! Seriously WTF

stinksause

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I think its cool ...

SpazLE995

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Bumper installed and exhaust finished


Passenger mirror installed


removed windows preparing for the one piece windows. I think it looks so much better without the 1/4 window


Here's a shot of the Plasma with the deck lid open

bse50

Add some styrofoam to the rear anti intrusion bar if you can. It will save you from having to reweld it in the event of a small impact

Bigbacon

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were the walmart people confused as hell?

dmorales

lol

I highly doubt they even cared what was powering it.
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9krpmrx8

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Looks good man, how does it run?

BJP

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Love it man! Keep up the good work

BJP

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Might I suggest a YouTube video so the world can see your work. Maybe a montage of build pics and videos of it running and a drive at the end.

Jedi54

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how did I ever miss this thread?!
This is an amazing build with a very unique combination of chassis and engine.

Glad to hear everything is going smoothly and you're approaching the finish line.

dondo

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oh jedi...

alz0rz

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wows

SpazLE995

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Built the rear compartment cover


Covered it with carpet



Built the Door panels but still need to cover them

dondo

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why wood and not something lighter weight like lexan?

california style

cheap easy and readily available?

SpazLE995

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because it's about the same weight if not lighter. It's only 3/16" thick and $10 for a 4'x8' sheet where lexan would be $100-$150 plus the wood is not as flimsy.

9krpmrx8

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You should just stain the wood