Protege03ak46's Build Thread

[xDJ DUBx]

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lol jk

 

[Protege03ak46]

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lol jk

<3 you

Totally homo.

 

[xDJ DUBx]

No hetero 8)

 

[civickilla03]

dang man, i thought you were higher than that haha, i just saw the rolling shot from the front, looks pretty damn good!

edit: just saw ur lip was kinda droopin?

 

[Protege03ak46]

Yeah, one of the clips broke off a couple months ago. I fixed it last night actually.

 

[xDJ DUBx]

The diffuser looks much better in the rolling shot.

 

[nk2a]

more amo

http://rustyairland.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/one-of-my-fav-protege-out-there/

 

[Protege03ak46]

Finally got enough money for a nardi wheel. Im trying to decide if its worth it :/

 

[lizardman743]

I adore this Protege... And I must say... it's plenty low. Perfect.

 

[civickilla03]

Finally got enough money for a nardi wheel. Im trying to decide if its worth it :/

the real question is .....is your car worth it? thats what i ask my self when i upgrade stuff

i say do it, nardi wheels are the buisness

 

[justanothermp5]

do it if you want to die when you get in a crash....im all for modifying cars but taking the air bag out for something that looks cool is retarded

 

[Dpwhitehead1]

that's what harnesses and roll bars/cages are for mang!

i have a racer 2 sparco wheel LOVE it.

 

[xDJ DUBx]

Unless he took them out, Adam already has seats, harnesses and a bar. I see no issue running without an airbag at this point, unless you're a pussy of course.

 

[Protege03ak46]

Ok, my car is making a lot of changes. Im starting to go away with stance and lean towards function. Car is on a "diet". The interior is striped. Any thing and everything is gone. Carpet, rear seats, just about every plastic panel, etc. The only things that remain are the front seats, dash, front door panels and the console. My AC went out about 2 months ago so I took that out too. Relocated the battery to the rear as well. Call me crazy, but the car moves faster than ever. No more lag when in low RPM's. Eventually Im gonna get some bigger/better tires.

 

[justanothermp5]

yea i feel you on the function thing...i want to go stanced so bad, but a guy came up to me and was like...so how is the traction with those 195's?
Got me thinking about function over form, but anyways, pics of the interior?

 

[HKPRO5]

Function!!

With no A/C why don't you put a Supercharger?

 

[ajkulish]

haha yes^

and is it really that much faster? i was considering stripping the interior but then again its all you can see from the drivers seat... pics please?

 

[xDJ DUBx]

The weight adds up, they say u can loose somewhere like 400lbs by stripping a miata interior, and thats just a little two seater. I know you guys would notice if two 200lb people got in the car with you.. imagine loosing that lag with just yourself in the car lol

 

[Protege03ak46]

Yes, its a noticeable difference lost about 150lbs. Its not necessarily faster, just gets there up to speed quicker. Supercharger would be nice.


IMG_4307[1] by Protege03ak46, on Flickr


IMG_4306[1] by Protege03ak46, on Flickr


IMG_4305[1] by Protege03ak46, on Flickr

My overall goal is to get it around 2300 lbs. Very doable

 

[HKPRO5]

Also the gas savings. lol

Maybe I'll strip mine out. =)

But yea post up some pics.