What have you done to your P5 today?

Magnum...where did you get the lugs from...I need some black ones...great looking rims btw...
Just do a search for Muteki lug nuts. There are a lot of different lengths out there including both closed and open ended styles. I ultimately went with the longest I could get, the 48 mm length, but they go as short as 25 mm I believe. Mine are also the open-ended type because the longest you could get in the closed was 35 mm, I think. The closed ended ones are also more expensive. I can't say where exactly I got these because of forum rules (that should give it away) but I will say I shopped around and I think I got the best deal.
 
YAY!!! buying a new head gasket set... and belts and what not... sooon ill ahve my new lightened pulleys on... new belts... freshly ported and polished head... hehe im excited
 
Last night got my car back from Ken(protege garage). We had the transmission changed and two new motor mounts put on the car. Have to say the drive home was great! I missed my P5 and, huge props to Ken!
 
Today I took the seats out, stripped off the covers and installed seat heaters. Must say Mazda got it right with these seats. Easiest seats I ever stripped apart, no hog rings just clips and velcro fasteners on the inside of the cover. Now have to figure where I want to mount the switches, I don't want them on the console because then it is a PITA to take the console out.

Pat.
 
Used mine to haul a bunch of BMW parts home. Great parts hauler.
 
Drove it home in the rain. I hate driving in the rain because it always seems like my Proty5 is going to hydroplane. It skids now and then, so I tend to stay away from freeways. Maybe my tires aren't very good for the rain.
 
took off the good'ol 19" rims and slapped on some 17" MP3 rims...
now i just gotta get in contact with my cousin so he can fix my 19's... gonna color match them to my car and paint the lip silver... got's lots of scratch and dings to fill in with alumi-led...
 
here's the pics i took today

the rims barely cleared the brakes
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the front is about 1.75"s off the ground
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just lowered the car so the suspension hasn't settled yet
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drove it from South FL to Valley Head, WV

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More pics to come later today and throughout the week, as well as a vid of my new favorite road, 219 through the mountains....at least till next Sat. when I get to run The Dragon
 
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Go through the "hellbender"...I think that is what it is called...around the lake...I liked it MUCH better than the dragon...and it runs right next to Fontana dam which is an awesome site to see...

It is right near the top of the dragon...and watch out for the dragon cause there will be quite a few police...
 
Can't wait to clean her up today. I'm hoping to claybar and wax as well. Finally warm weather....65 degrees FTW!
 
im stumped... need some help.......
dropped the valve guides.. ( the part that connects your cam to your valve... where the shim sits... they fell out when my girlfriend felt like turning it over and i dont know where to measure at or do a trial and error to re install and un install adn re install to find out ARGH!!!!
 

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