Hi !

As I said in my presentation, I live in south of France and I have a 323c since March.

Engine
Alternator and accessories belts : August 2012
Direct air intake + remove the resonator : August 2012 (pictures below)
Air Filter : K&N Air Filter, September 2012
Front strut brace : I had tryed a 323F V6 strut brace, but it don't fit.
Rear strut brace : in 2013..
Routine maintenance : oil change, purge Coolant, and soon purge brake fluid to put an RBF600 brake fluid.

Footwork
Brake disc (front) : Brembo Max, January 2013
Brake pads (front) : EBC YellowStuff, January 2013
15" rims : Speedline Corse Marmora white, January 2013
Tires : Toyo T1R (front) and Federal 595 (rear, comes with the rims) in 195/50.
Springs : Eibach Pro Kit springs -30/-35mm, at home and waiting to put on the car

Exterior
Front Badge : It was removed or lost when I bought the car, I bought an used one
Rear Spoiler : Paint with PlastiDip, September 2012 (pictures below)
Anti fog hide : Cut for the air intake and paint with plastidip, August 2012 (pictures below)

Interior
Nothing has been done yet

I post some pics of the cars :














And currently :

I paint the rear spoiler with plastidip


Remove the resonator to have a direct air induction


I cut the anti fog hide, for the direct air, and paint with plastidip.

Plasti Dip is great isn't it. I've used it on various parts around my F

Yes it is If one day, the price is smaller, I paint all the car with plasti dip, just for the fun

Looks a lovely car

Thanks !

good ideas so far

looks good, nice to see a C about, iv not seen one for a few years

Thanks mate I hope I realize all my project on this car

What a lovely car Excellent condition ! If I can soon I will search for 323 meetings in France

Thanks mate
My Sportiva is good, even if some "f*ckin' stripes" made by other in street (doors, caddy at supermarket.. etc)

Hum... there was a kind of meet with Astina & Sportiva in the north, with some members of FA (this page : http://www.forum-auto.com/marques/mazda ... -11830.htm and the FB page : https://www.facebook.com/mazda323Ftousmodeles ) but there are less people than here
Or with the MFC maybe, but it's predominately 323GT & GTR or 3 MPS.

Hi all,

Last night, I had problems with my 323c... On the road with friends, I had a sudden overheating engine,then I heard a sound like a crackling noise ("bruit de crépitement" in french)... I stop on the side.
Result : the plug on coolant expansion tank blow up (coolant liquid all over the engine... ). We waited for the car to cool down.. But she don't want to restart after...
After, we saw the accessory belt which drives the alternator and water pump, the belt was laminated (a little destroyed..)...

We have tinkered like MacGyver on the belt between 2:00 / 3:00 am, to go back home. I was very stressed to drive my car, I looked the temperature manometers every minute.

This morning with a friend, we change the belt. We can't change the second belt ( I think it's the belt which drive the power steering pump), even if it's looks good, because stores dont have this belt. We purge the coolant liquid.
After, we removed the calorstat (regulator of engine temperature), 'cause last night my friends suspected this part of being dead.
I see my air hose is more crackled than I think...

My program for this week : change the coolant liquid, second belt, calorstat, and an oil change.
I hope when it's done my "c" restart like his first day But in the month I will change HT lead of the engine and spark plugs maybe, and if it's possible a engine overhaul.

I wish you a good weekend.

(sorry for my bad english, I try to write my friday story correctly)

oh dear, never good when this happens, but glad you found the problem and are fixing/fixed it I will get that pipe over to you ASAP on monday morning

Yes, never good but I hope it's just this things

Some news ! Some news ! My project evolves, even if it's not in the way I thought, but it still advanced
Indeed, my OEM brake discs, and brake pads are deads...
Therefore :
Direct air intake + remove the resonator : Done in August
K&N Air Filter : Installed in September
Brake disc (front) : Brembo Max, ordered
Brake pads : EBC YellowStuff, ordered
Stainless steel braided hose (aviation type hose) : When I will know the lenght..
15" white rims & Toyo T1R: December .
Front strut brace : ZXi Strut brace don't fit on my C.. Missing holes for attaching the bar :/
I'll buy a new one in 2013. And when I paint the ZXi brace, I'll re-sell it here
Rear strut brace : 2013

As my friends said, I'll go to make a "waaataaaaataaatataaaataaaaaa" with my 323 soon

News in January
Bad news : Still waiting for my brake discs since two month... I've call the store today, they don't receive my discs from brembo
Good news : I've buy white rims in 15" to a friend. I'll put picture here when they will be on the car.

News : new rims are on the car, they're Speedline Corse Marmora white in 15"
My friend left me 2 tires : Federal 595, then I bought 2 Toyo T1R.









Sorry for the bad quality of the pics, from my phone. I need to buy new battery for my camera.

The rims fits perfectly on her
It lacks the brakes, the discs arrives in the week !

looks great
wish I could have found a 323C when I was looking for one!

Thanks

If the 323C is as rare as in UK than in France.. sure it's hard to find one..
But now you have a great 323F GTR

I've only ever seen one in real life!

This is true and she is great!

Thanks

I saw only 2 here in 10 month...

In Portugal, 323C are rare as 323F

In Quinta do Conde (where I live - with ~26.000 inhabitants), only exist my 2 323F, and other 2, one sparkle green and one black


by the way... nice wheels! Looks much better!

Thanks ^^ I'm eager to put new brakes on

I live around Toulouse (he fourth largest city of France..) and the 323F is rare, less than the 323C.
And when I go to my parents's home in their village, in the Gers, I didn't see any 323F.. I'm not sure there is a Mazda dealer in this department

Last friday, in Jap'In Toulouse, a meeting organized by TeamJap, a french association.



You can click on the picture to see the other cars at this meeting, and then.. If you can "like" my car on facebook, there is a contest

Snowy days in Toulouse

Before I go to work


At work


Sorry for the bad pictures, from my phone and hosted on Facebook

New pictures, sorry they're in bad quality... I was robbed in the end of March and they havetake my camera...
I had taken this pictures on Sunday, after I have washed my 323C
I put some stickers on the car :

looks lovely

thanks Skylite

Some news :
This weekend, there is the South Super Meet, a kind of little JapFest in France, near Perpignan. I'll go with my C, and I hope to have some good pictures of my car

This week, I changed a piece from the exhaust (the bend under the exhaust manifold) because it was broken.
There is a weld on it, probably because it was broken by the old owner
The old one :

Yesterday I changed the cabin filter.

The old filters :
I think nobody has changed those filters for years...

Damnn... your filters...

Mine doesn't have these filters

I think I have filters because of the Air conditionned.