Post recent pictures of your Mazda!

[bikingpro5]

na bro its not that bad trust me but its just in some places. illl be geting the hood and trunk in carbon fiber here in bout a month and then i bought all 4 doors so those r ready for paint so its just the body really but in some places wat cost the most is the paint and painting it..its just hard to find a good body shop here

oh i know the costs of the stuff i paid for the best when i redid my car.. good luck

just trying to get back on topic

congrats...

 

[Lewis7789]

honestly to me money ant no big deal i mean 12gs oooo!!! alot but i dont really care cuz at the end i can say that i built this not bought it like alot of other people do but alot of them do wat i do and for that there the real tuners and the reall car guys.

If money aint no thang then why does your car look so banged up? Let's be honest, money is a big thang. Or else we would all be driving exotics, yourself included. But my hat's off to you for doing a lot of work on her. I remember when it was stock and it's come a very long way. Looking forward to seeing the end result of $12k in a Protege.

AJ, are you swapping front ends too?

 

[repthemazdas]

If money aint no thang then why does your car look so banged up? Let's be honest, money is a big thang. Or else we would all be driving exotics, yourself included. But my hat's off to you for doing a lot of work on her. I remember when it was stock and it's come a very long way. Looking forward to seeing the end result of $12k in a Protege.

AJ, are you swapping front ends too?

see thats wat i love to hear at the end of the day that iv come very far... and put so much work in to it...
and ya its banged up from the outside but its just i have all the parts in my house lol.. im just waiting to park it in a month to put everything on. and make a big thread on it yal see just have to wait

 

[Lewis7789]

Right on, man. I remember when you were hitting me up with questions when you first joined so you've come a long way, mate. Put that build thread link in your sig when you're ready to get started. Best of luck.

Sorry for the off topic chit-chat, gentlemen. Back to pics.

 

[dominoy2k1]

which ppg clear did you use?

man i just had my car resprayed in PPG paint, custom mixed the color so that it was different than the factory color with more pearl. We sprayed 5 coats of clear on most body parts with wet sanding between some coats to make the paint appear deeper. Also had one of the best in the area come to the shop and wet sand and buff the complete car once it was finished with 3m compounds and pads( i paid for the 3m system) and it was no where near 5300... that's including making 2 new rear quarters and welding them in, shaving the rear door, and a few other rust patches..

I hope the 5300 you are getting a top notch paint job..

 

[Sleezer1533]

Took this to keep back on topic

^Keep in mind this is the worst possible angle of my car ever ... messed up bumper and wheel gap FTL but its recent lol

 

[EDM6-zoom zoom]

Put on a badge-less grill from a speed 6 on my 6s. I need to work on it when I have time so it will fit right.

 

[nate0123]

Put on a badge-less grill from a speed 6 on my 6s. I need to work on it when I have time so it will fit right.

Looks good from 20 feet away

I'm guessing that's why you posted the backed up view

 

[EDM6-zoom zoom]

Looks good from 20 feet away

I'm guessing that's why you posted the backed up view

Yea it looks good from far but up close you can tell it needs work, I wanted a badge-less grill but it's hard to find one for a 6s so I figure I would work with a speed grill.

 

[Joost27]

sleezer I still think you should look into possibly having the wrap clear coated, or even coat it in resin then clear it, it would look clost to a real c/f fender

 

[ajkulish]

oh i know the costs of the stuff i paid for the best when i redid my car.. good luck



congrats...

thanks man!

If money aint no thang then why does your car look so banged up? Let's be honest, money is a big thang. Or else we would all be driving exotics, yourself included. But my hat's off to you for doing a lot of work on her. I remember when it was stock and it's come a very long way. Looking forward to seeing the end result of $12k in a Protege.

AJ, are you swapping front ends too?

what do you mean?

 

[Lewis7789]

Doh, nevermind. I thought you had the previous gen front end. Nevermind.

 

[Joost27]

previous gen? its only a half of gen we are still 3rd gen! hehe

 

[ajkulish]

youre 2.5 gen

 

[Joost27]

dont think so, if anything we are 3rd gen 100% you guys are the outcast with 3.5 you look more similar to a Mazda3 in the front then a 3rd gen.

 

[ajkulish]

lol i love how you have that on hand. youre a little defensive about the subject huh? jk

 

[CTt3P5]

Been awhile since I've logged in but just took these the other day so they are the most recent...

 

[Goliat6288]

(lol2) ur car has ADD

 

[CTt3P5]

lol...that's AOD (Art of Dance), the studio where my daughter takes dance classes.

 

[Joost27]

lol i love how you have that on hand. youre a little defensive about the subject huh? jk

indeed lol, actually i made it just for that post, yes my job keeps me that busy haha