thought it was about time i put some photos up of my ba and what i have done so far




wish i had a garage


the best mod so far


doing my bit for the club


big thanks to da2el for the help getting the fog




oh how things change, current spec 2012
and im sure i have missed loads


Engine Mods

Marshymob styled stephens intake with carbon enclosed filter and CAF
8mm custom green HT leads and mazdaspeed ht leads ( 323frocks old gtr ones that do fit )
Polished cam cover
Dark green slam panel and front strut brace
Black exhaust manifold shield
Custom Green DPHsport silicone hoses
Oil breather filter
1.5 J-Spec Z5 engine and gear box with full loom and ECU
All exhaust heat shields Black
Iridium spark plugs

Exterior Mods
Loads of Funny/JDM/Club/MCM vinyls and insurance ones as well
Laguna splitter
Carbon vinyl badboy style headlights with flyeye mask
Perfect headlight protectors
Marshymob styled AndyM intake vent
Custom rear reflector panel (various- pre and post )
including, black tinted, lantis, devil mazda logo, carbon wrapped
clear and jdm side repeaters
Tinted ,flyeyed, red, standard and smoked rear lights
Various styles for sidelights (tinted, flyeyes, clear, jdm)

Interior Mods
Full green interior LEDs
Custom JULIE light box over head unit
dash cowl and centre sections re-sprayed ford mondeo green (changing very soon)
Full media centre in the centre armrest under the JDM cup holders (usb, ipod connections and aux in)
Re-trimed front drivers seat, no seatbelt wear
Front seat runners replaced
Carbon 3m di-noc trim bits



Wheels & Suspension & Brakes
15” Rover winter wheels on Toyos and the shitty 14” five spoke jobs, and a set of steelies and a set of kerbed imolas with no tyres still
wheel refurb due soon
Front upper and lower strut bars (painted green)
Eibach -40mm lowering springs
polybushing has begun


Soon to follow
More colour coding (suspension parts and underneath the car)
New uprated Protege suspension parts
New 17” summer alloys
Stainless exhaust
Brake upgrade
New body panels
Re-spray (11r of course)
And some gauges just for my benefit
And some decent I.C.E.
Clutch
Coil overs eventually

Nice mate, always loved that colour since my bro had his back in the day. You want the 16s Fastmike has on his BA? The ones that come on the MX5s? They are mint! Ive been so close so many times to gettin em. Also like the sticker on the BMC .

no prob at all
I'm happy to help the car looking so nice
good job

Airfilter looks good Reverse leds are easy enough to fit. If you need any info give me a shout

its the hardest colour to modify in my opinion as you cant get matching stuff, same colour as mine. Good progress so far!

Looking good mate!

nice one mate

ok have now ordered some dark side repeaters
vinyl bad boy styled headlights and some custom made headlight protecters soon to be made and fitted
carbon fibre style rear wings badge fitted with additional horns
sparkle green paint on order from local mazda dealer £23 not sure if thats too much but the best match i have found as hellfrauds are dick and didnt know what sparkle green was a mazda colour
tinting the rear lights at the moment and making a light mask surround as a side project
hopefully going to see mark at probestore for some air intake measurements and everyone can tell me how shite mine is lol lmao

pictures to follow when i can be a**e

just a horny mazda driver
£4.99 of ebay reasonably good fit but takes a while for the gluey bit to set properly so can be moved or adjusted while fitting

first attemp at the badboy look have changed it slightly since this photo


not the clearest piccy but you get the idea

and my nice hole in the exhaust that is getting annoying


have also rigged an led reverse light up which is suprisingly brite above the reflector soon to be move to either side

and cleaning the engine bay when i get the odd five minute

still havent got round to cleaning the power steering resivior or coolant tank
but have found a hole in the power steering pipework

oh and the fan belt is slipping like a b*tch

and some hid effect blue h3 bulbs until i get some proper hids

well i've had her for a year today
the filter has been replaced buy an oem with the cold air feed
badges are in the process of being updated
insurance is now with sky £300 for the year
engine has been cleaned and then dirtied again
done bugger all really but then she hasnt given me any problems
fog/brake light addittion is all wired in just needs connecting bloody posties
new wheels are on the wish list
mot due december
all the niggles sorted before then like slipping belts and slight squeak from front wheels at low speed

done loads today well chuffed with my new fogs and the led reverse light

Looks amazing, nice one

nice, the lights look good

MOT FAIL

very sad day

julie failed

£142.13

not that bad really but the list is

drivers side rear tyre with bulge and split on the inside edge, major fail

both number plate bulbs gone

both side lights illegal colour (bloody white leds honest)

and the drivers seat is comdemned and has been rewelded again
but needs replacing desperatly
so persuadeing the missus to get me leather for birthday
tan leather with green piping from a zxi exec v6 HHHMMMMMM nice

no it will be the same style cloth really for my birthday!!!!

the tyre was likely to cause a blow out as it had split and cracked the sidewall, but not sure what i could have done to cause this but i feel bad as i did check everything before the test
knew the seat would be a problem
but the tyre was a shock
bulbs were e marked and hid effect so they will go in the map lights and the amber sidelights will go in

not bad for another twelve an a half months

hope you get all sorted

just to prove that i do try and do stuff to my car lol


fordprobestore obvioulsy


and again


shiny shiny


it was pissing down and dark and i slipped when taking the shot but thought it showed the colours well

new front tyres this week hopefully
and brake pads soon to be upgraded
silver 501 bulbs will be going in the sidelights if the led ones turn out crap

clear repeaters (cheers colin)


two 8inch subs


started cleaning but needs more time and elbow grease


revinyled and amber bulbs


need a new rear plate but still


still cant get the buggers completely clean (might take to work and bung through the dishwasher)


tried to copy hughie but i wont show any of the other cockups lol


not as dark as the last time for some reason, same vinyl though


i will clean this some time soon honest


and my missus hoovering lol


crappy headunit check, badly fitting seat covers check, wicked flashing mazda keyring check

good progress Rich

sad i know but was hoping my progress would be better than this

but im still on the first page need more money!

and cheers steven and i think the sig is better now lol

Good progress rich! Keep it up

How much of a b*tch is the carbon fibre vinyl?!? Hint: Remove dash and clock, cut a bit of vinyl slightly bigger than the clock, stick it down firmly, use a scalpal or stanley knife to carefully cut the excess vinyl

cheers hughie

and now for some more pics sorry about the quality but its from my phone
35cm silver club url

not happy with the position and it is straight honest lol

35cm club vinyl in club blue to match my jacket


tried to get it dead centre but i think it looks good as is


thanks to mark at fps love em

not what ive done but the elderly driver of a mazda 3

drivers side wing of julie caved in

gutted as the bumber is scratched to buggery as well, but have managed to pull most of the dent out but the scratches are deep ish
but the old fella was pulling in to park infront of me outside the launderette and a knob in a scooby came down the road giving some beans
i was watching in the wing mirror and had one of those very slow motion, oh my god hes going to go up his a**e and im sat here
but the old fella panicked and pulled in quicker than he intended to

his passenger rear door and arch are badly scratched

anyway scooby had buggered off and neither of us got the number plate

he wanted to give me his details and claim on his insurance but he was more shaken up than i was
but i told him not to bother and just get his sorted
got my t-cut out and did a quick polish and remove most of the small scratches to his door
missus came out of the launderette and was going to go nutz but a local copper had been walking up the road and seen the scooby and got the reg
anyway julie is looking rough and i now need to take the bumper off as i think the washer bottle has had it as it has leaked
went back for the evening shift at work and begged to use the comp in the office for five minutes
googled the club, clicked on it and to my shock SMUG b*tch LOOKING at me
some hopefully now i can try and sort the bumper and maybe re-spray
pics to follow
when i can be arsed and the bucket loads up

bit of a shitty day to be honest

after pulling the dent the arch has a slight



and scratches



gutted but will have to wait till tomorrow afternoon to find out if there is any more damage when i take the bumper off

Good luck getting it sorted out.

well the bumper has been off
not to bad inside
leaky washer bottle but gaffed it up
arch still has a crease but will be getting that sorted in the summer
bumper is now clean and in the kitchen
i strongly advise anyone to take the front apart in the spring due to the build up of crap and general dirt from the winter months as i was amazed how much dirty stuff was in the bottom of my bath after cleaning it up ( the missus wasnt impressed so be warned)
anyway she will be stayin in bits till i can get the time to put her back together
and im using my mums mitsi spacewagon for the time being
but i will be up some time howie just to look at such an amazing example fella and to pick up a catalogue cheers

been playing with the template for the rear lights again the other day











looks ok and amber light shines through ok
its from a green wallet type folder from work
i was bored and no one else was there so i thought sod it im gonna have a play

kind of solves the problem of the shape of the light well

will be trying some other colours as well

cheers daniel for the film put it to good use already



and the rear indicator is staying like this now







yes there is some slight ripples but dont really notice from a distance

well i was hoping to show off some of my hard work from the last week or so
and the fact im part of a special group of 323f owners thanks to scott

but cant find the cable for my phone (missus has the camera in oz)

but the list is

shiny bonnet lifters fitted
front lenses de-vinyled and cracked to buggery (bmw estate driver)
more club logos
shiny wings badges (from steven ages ago) with carbon vinyl background
new sunstrip front and rear
mirrored rear quarter windows
mirrored sunroof

so to be added tescos windscreen wipers
new front bumper

hopefully when i can get some

front side lights
rear bumber
front sidelights/driving lights
new aerial (window mounted)
lantis rear fog lights in new reflector
and when i remember some new club airfresheners

good progress buddy! i will get you some sidelights soon when i have some cash together!