Joka1's Rebuild Thread #4

[joka1]

BTW with AAC bumper brackets.......removing your bumper every couple of days sucks when you are alone!! With another person it is still easy, just alone sucks!!

Rob

 

[Jaleik]

I would move purely based on that driveway. That s*** is insane, how the hell do you manage.

 

[joka1]

I would move purely based on that driveway. That s*** is insane, how the hell do you manage.

Very slowly every day and 2 ramps in the garage

Rob

 

[joka1]

Washed and waxed= some new pictures:

Rob

 

[joka1]

Allright.......... Show season has begun and I am doing a very limited season this year but I still need some new things from last year to try to compete with all the new cars (new Paint) and sponsered mazdas in the area. All I can do for the first show is a badass trunk I will build. I ordered some Acrylic tonight. I am removing 1 10" Audiobahn Immortal so my new setup will be 1 10" Immortal, 1200 watt amp, 14 in TV hooked to a hidden PS3 (keep teenager son happy for shows).

Materials to be used.........
3/4" MDF
3/4" Acrylic
Blue LED's
No Sponsors and building everything in my garage like all of my car

Then the hardware............Wish me luck

Rob

 

[LordWorm]

been ages since I posted anywhere - figured i'd check up on this build.. looking sweet mate. Still my fav protege

did you ever get a power figure on the engine build?

 

[joka1]

No........... Holpfully this fall!! I need a better EMS so I can up my boost. Now I imagine I am apx 250-300 at 15 PSI..... Guessing obviously. My motor is built for alot more so with a full standalone I want to run 25 PSI. But I need a better turbo, tranny upgrade and better EMS. I am a poor Navy guy so this fall will probally push to next fall. Who knows!!

Rob

 

[LordWorm]

No........... Holpfully this fall!! I need a better EMS so I can up my boost. Now I imagine I am apx 250-300 at 15 PSI..... Guessing obviously. My motor is built for alot more so with a full standalone I want to run 25 PSI. But I need a better turbo, tranny upgrade and better EMS. I am a poor Navy guy so this fall will probally push to next fall. Who knows!!

Rob

hrmm if you can stretch on the cash, the new garrett GTX turbo's look incredible. much fatter effeciency range...looks like they are squarly aiming at the borg-warner compressors which find their way into many custom turbos, at least in this part of the world.
3076R would be a nice hairdryer to slap on a highly worked 2L

Tranny is always the tough one - the G-series just wont deal with huge power (seen them breaking time and time again)... there are expensive options which get cheaper in the long run. One of the aussie guys got a toyota gearbox mated to his BPT..fair bit of custom work but once done the gearboxes are cheap to replace and plenty of aftermarket gearsets and what not available without having to go custom.

P.S. I don't think I ever got that Enterprise hat

 

[joka1]

^ I still have that hat sitting in my garage .......

Well small update- my trunk is coming along nicely:

Teaser Pic:


More to come after Forum Fest if I go, defiently more pics for MOTM

Rob

 

[joka1]

Well I didn't like the way that box sounded so I torched it

I took about 300 new pics today for the ROTM......... I like this one:

For a Protege it looks pretty agressive to me..........

Random new pics:

My daily entry into my driveway

Rob

 

[joka1]

Some new pics..........

I began rebuilding my trunk last night, I will start taking pics of it tonight!

Rob

 

[bikingpro5]

Looks good Rob

 

[joka1]

Thanks man...........

Everyone needs to remember to vote for ROTM

My new trunk design is almost done, pics tomorrow!!

Rob

 

[joka1]

Well here is a sneak peak of my new trunk design....... Far from finished cosmetically but it sounds damn good

And for those who say a catch can is not needed....... This is after a few months but still........

Rob

 

[Outlawstar98]

I love your motor bay, nice clean with nice go fast parts. But as most people know I used to have a Evo Spoiler, i dont like them anymroe looks to weird at most angles besides right from the back lol and those wheels dont do it for me at all. But each their own. Just dont mess with the motor bay lol

 

[joka1]

^ thanks....... I have not gotten tired of it yet , although I might go with the new STI spoiler! The wheels are hit or miss, I love them for now but will probally change it up again this winter.

Rob

 

[Outlawstar98]

You should look into the Voltex spoiler its what I truly want.

 

[RoroP5]

I love your car man, probably my favorite protege!
Keep it up!!

 

[joka1]

You should look into the Voltex spoiler its what I truly want.

Then put it on your car...... I build mine towards my taste and as stated above I enjoy the EVO spoiler now

Rob

 

[joka1]

I love your car man, probably my favorite protege!
Keep it up!!

Thanks