HMT's first car: 1994 Mazda Lantis (basically a 5door Protege Coupe) - Project.L

[HMT]

Thanks, happy you like it.
In the meantime, I got a replacement engine for it. I considered rebuilding the one I have but it just would have been a lot more expensive. And as a club member sold his built BP05 to go turbo in his BG, I managed to get it at a fair price.
It features 84mm Supertech 11:1 pistons, exhintake cams, new seals and bearings and a bunch of new OEM parts. Should be okay for getting the car up and running again. I might still add FI later down the line.
One Saturday, I went with the train to eastern Germany to meet a mate with his Wagon to go there and get it. It was a nice day out and good to see old friends again. Here it is when we collected it:
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And safely made it back home
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I was excited, so I got a spare intake manifold to modify, a Skunk2 TB and a Exedy Stage1 clutch:
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Also, last summer, I bought a donor car as my drivers seat was a bit worn. So I replaced the whole leather seats as the texture was a bit different on both sets...
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Man, that was fun. To drive the car again after all that time, even if it was just a short distance and the engine was smoking like crazy...just felt like coming home
Good things shall happen with it this year!