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
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.
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..
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..
I wanted the JDM look. Big license plate in the front.
Me and my friends Miata!
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...
Some tasty stuff from Japan. AWD "Into the blue" gauges, along with a Nardi deep corn with red stitching.
Got the AK trunk mounted!
November 2013 - March 2014
Not much happened. Having fun in the wintertime, harassing the shit out of the car.
March 2014
More bits and pieces incoming!
Seat! Authentic Bride XAX II in leather with red stitching to match the steering wheel!
Torsen differential
China header
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
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...
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.
And this is the outcome of the painted wheels and exhaust.
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