[Prodigy's Race Protege Project]

[Prodigy]

I've taken on the project of rebuilding biknman's old hill climbing 1999 Protege.

Basically most of my current mods will go to the race car chassis (2.0L engine + 5 speed transmission included).
My daily driver will be reverted back to "stock" with the help of a 1.6L auto parts car.

LONG STORY SHORT (see pic)

All cars are currently in my possession. (rockon)

2002 LX [2.0L 5-speed]

1999 ( used to be 1.6L 5-speed)

1999 [1.6L auto]

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[Prodigy]

Day 1-2:

removed:
-headlights
-taillights
-front bumper cover and grille
-fenders
-front and rear doors
-rear trunk lid
-unbolted hood
-gutted interior (except the dash)
-smashed + removed front windshield

 

[aMaff]

1999 ( used to be 1.6L 5-speed)

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Any close ups of the cage? I saw a SSC MP3 that had a speed world challenge cage (from when the protege was in SWC) in it, and I was wondering if this was the same.

You figure out what class this SOB is gonna be in?

 

[JITB]

so nice!

 

[kcbhiw]

Sweet! I can't wait to see this thing together. Are you building this for the Challenge or just a straight up racer?

 

[Prodigy]

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Any close ups of the cage? I saw a SSC MP3 that had a speed world challenge cage (from when the protege was in SWC) in it, and I was wondering if this was the same.

You figure out what class this SOB is gonna be in?

it's a slightly modified autopower weld-in cage.
Still trying to figure out a class then I'll build within the rules.

Sweet! I can't wait to see this thing together. Are you building this for the Challenge or just a straight up racer?

Straight up racer. The turbo kit alone would kick it out of the challenge.


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more parts in addition to what I already have:
-another 5pt. harness
-collapsible steering shaft w/ quick release
-modified steering rack
-carbon fiber dash
-carbon fiber spoiler
-8 gallon fuel cell w/ high pressure pump
-safety nets
-aluminum radiator
-lexan windows
-headlights w/ NACA ducts
-racing dry cell battery
-AWR Wilwood CNC caliper brackets
-modified hubs
-crappy passenger seat
-mirrors galore
-WingsWest front bumper (not pictured)

 

[aMaff]

Looks like you need seats... and I have some that will be for sale soon. Hmmmmmmmmm

 

[kcbhiw]

Ahh. Gotcha.

Coupla questions...

Is the rear right in tact? It looks like it's shorter than the driver's side in this pic: http://i29.tinypic.com/9u3pty.jpg

What's in the rear left of the trunk area? It looks like some sort of fuel cell, but I see the OE fuel tank is still present (through the hole in the floor).

 

[Prodigy]

Ahh. Gotcha.

Coupla questions...

Is the rear right in tact? It looks like it's shorter than the driver's side in this pic: http://i29.tinypic.com/9u3pty.jpg

What's in the rear left of the trunk area? It looks like some sort of fuel cell, but I see the OE fuel tank is still present (through the hole in the floor).

Yep, it's good.

Remotely mounted turbo. The fuel cell was located in the trunk.
older pics : http://biknman.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3566954a4a7

I'll chop and weld that section to the way it was originally with the parts car chassis.

 

[Antoine]

Awesome & suboosting! (2thumbs)

 

[bazooka joe]

this is the kind of project i want to undertake some day! subbing for future reference...good luck with the build!

 

[autoxes]

You figure out what class this SOB is gonna be in?

Maybe a Prepared class?

 

[aMaff]

My guess is D or E Mod.

 

[baconbitz]

That looks really fun. Gonna be awesome when its done.

 

[Rogue]

watching

 

[2.0t03speed]

Sub

 

[KZL_99ES]

ooo! I want to see how this turns out too!

 

[Scott]

Intriguing...

 

[Prodigy]

I got the dash out of the parts car in 2 hours tonight.
And I found out that the car has a cheap Direct electronics alarm wired up.
I swapped batteries just to test it and wa-la free remote start, turbo timer, and alarm!

I thought the car only had keyless entry.

Things to do later on this week:
-remove entire interior and engine wiring harness
-remove a/c components
-pull engine and trans
-remove all suspension components
-chop it up into tiny pieces!

 

[DE31]

subscribed for interesting build.