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That cherry blossom pic is amazing! 😍 Full respect for running a car that low too!

Thanks! It's a modified Ford Laser XRI wing :)

No road trip is complete without the obligatory roadside photo ops That's the same mountain but from different sides 😅

Another year on the road, another Warrant of Fitness check passed :D Car is running well but does need a bit of work, which might be the plans for this winter: -Battery needs replacing and there's a slow drain somewhere in the system -Rear swaybar bushes are shagged again -Steering rack...

Sorry for the delay! Not that I know of sorry, Tunes can be super dependant on the motor and if a generic FS tune exists it'd be stored next to the rocking horse poop (very rare!)

Can confirm that Evo OZ / Enkei wheels do fit very nicely with a slight guard roll on the rear, especially if lowered. Bore is the same, Evo 5 (silver) wheels require square shouldered wheel nuts and washers. Both photos at stock ride height, 17" versions of both wheels

POR15 is a good choice, it's tough, converts any leftover rust and protects from abrasion well DO NOT get any on skin or clothes as it WILL NOT come off without the proper nasty solvent (Guess how I learnt that one!) Another option is regular spray paint, a good undercoat and then a top coat...

Very brief considered finding an 4WD version as they do come up for sale here, but they're a lot heavier and with no real benefits for what I wanted to do :) Plus the 4WD models are all high compression FS-ZE powered, which probably wouldn't like 9psi stuffed in it :D I think the floorpan and...

Ticked over a fun milestone (Or would it be Kilometrestone?) on the weekend:

Daaaaang, what a first car! The full family photo is going to be epic :)

Yeeeeeeah, that was an OH SHOOT moment involving a dirt road that was a bit rougher than expected :D No damage though!

Don't forget to clean out the front crossmember :D

I can't speak for the smog requirements, although removing the VICS was a fairly common mod back in the day The little bolts should be a metric fine pitch thread, possibly a M3 or M4. You miiiiiight have luck at your local mazda dealer, otherwise it might be time to hit the scrap yards...