Well, here I am.
Yeah, it's been a long time...to tell you the truth I've lost interest in GTP. Sorry?
I'm still MazKid - still got the job, the car(the 323 is being fixed after my accident sept. last year, haven't seen it since december...). now I've got a '94 Protege LX - Body of a family sedan, soul of a sports car(Miata BP power!).
Here it is:
Some things done to it:
RX-7 AFM/cone filter
2.5" downpipe back, Moroso Spiral Core resonator, Magnaflow dual outlet muffler(custom work by me, my friend, and my brother, welded it ourselfs, works good and noticable power gain)
Pacesetter header/downpipe
Mazda Familia GT-X front bumper(see the Familia GT-X in GT2!)
Familia GT-X front strut tower bar
2001 Miata 16" wheels/Toyo Proxes FZ4s
'94 MX-3 front seats(on the stock Protege seat frames)
MX-3 leather shift boot
MX-3 steering wheel center
'98+ 626 Radio/CD player(custom installed, it doesn't just bolt in)
shortened stock shifter with 2nd gen RX-7 shift knob
Millenia parking brake leather boot(custom fitted as well)
I love my Protege...best E-bay purchase ever! Have had it a tad over a year, put a smudge over 3K miles on it...spent about $3,000 total. Runs great, fast(last time at the track I ran 16.5 @ 84mph(Road and Track got 16.8@83 for the same car back in the day), and that was with the stock exhaust and a very restictive 3rd gen Protege muffler(what a bad idea I had huh).
I've got bigger plans, but need another car first. I'm going to supercharge my Protege. Yeah, not gonna do the easy thing and turbo it like everyone else, I'm going with a Kompressor off of a SLK. Lot of explaining to do...but I plan on getting a Miata first, so I have something to drive while I'm working on the Protege.
Dinner is ready but I'll post more later.
Thanks for the thread, I didn't know I had such an impression on people! I'm honored that I'm not forgotten.
Ryan