Hi everyone! My name is Truls and I live in Norway. Here`s the story of my car.
I bought the car stock in March 2013. Back then it looked like this. Chrome style car, leather steering wheel cover, and a lot other small stuff I wasnt very fond of.
March 2013
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March-June 2013
I wanted bigger wheels to get a different look on the car. Went with Rota Grid 16x7. Three of them were bent despite being new. Returning them to the US was not an option, so I was stuck with them for a while. Also removed that stupid style bar.
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July-September 2013
It was riding great, but it was not as fun as I hoped it would be. So I lowered the car on TA Technix (European Racelands?) and put on some 16" Rota Grids. Fitted the seat on the stock rails. Took all night..
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It now was low. ended up being crap to drive, but I liked how it looked.
Boss Frog Double Hoop. Why? Because I like to take the top down with one hand without the glass window breaking..
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I wanted the JDM look. Big license plate in the front.
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Me and my friends Miata!
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October 2013
I bought cheap blacked out headlights from Japan, along with a Mazdaspeed tower brace. I made a shortened intake and swapped the spark wires. This was when my taste for JDM parts grew a lot. You`ll see as this thread progresses...
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Some tasty stuff from Japan. AWD "Into the blue" gauges, along with a Nardi deep corn with red stitching.
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Got the AK trunk mounted!
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November 2013 - March 2014
Not much happened. Having fun in the wintertime, harassing the shit out of the car.
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March 2014
More bits and pieces incoming!
Seat! Authentic Bride XAX II in leather with red stitching to match the steering wheel!
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Torsen differential
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China header
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April 2014
Waiting for parts...........................
May 2014
Mounted new exhaust! Of course I tried starting it with only the header connected. It set off the alarm in the store downstairs :mrgreen:
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I borrowed these SSR Mesh wheels from a friend. I thought they would never fit. Being 15x7.5 ET17 in the rear. I turns out they looked awesome. I begged him to sell them to me. He did, with a buy-back guarantee. To bad I will never sell these again.. At that time I felt that the car was complete.. That did not last long at all...
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June 2014
Back from vacation. And almost 2 weeks without driving the car.
The paint was cracking and coming loose on the wheels. Needed to do something about that. So I used plasti dip on the centers. I also changed to Mazdaspeed competition engine mounts while the wheels dried. I was getting bored while waiting for the paint to dry, so I mounted a double exit exhaust tip as well.
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And this is the outcome of the painted wheels and exhaust.
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