thejeans 2005 mz3

[thejeans]

well... since some people have been telling me to make a build thread, i finally gave in, im a little boraed at work right now and this seemed like a great way to kill some time

2005 Mazda3s
Black Mica Hatchback
5 speed

Mods:
Wheels and Suspension:
18" Mazdaspeed6 wheels (painted Bronze)
17" Stock 5 spoke wheels painted Gunmetal Gray (dust collecting wheels )
16" Sport Edition F2 with Gislaved NordFrost3 snow tires (Winter Wheels)
Mazdaspeed (Accessory) Front and Rear Sway Bars
GTSPEC Link Reinforcement Panel
Tein S-Techs
SPC Adjustable Rear Camber Links
Vibrant Strut Bar
MS3 Mid-Chassis Brace

Performance:
Simota Twin Charger CAI
Stock MazdaSpeed3 CBE
Thunder Catted Header
M3M Race/Test Pipe (Cat Delete)
VCTS Delete
Timing Advanced
Balance Shaft Delete
WeaponR ETD
Corksport Rear Motor Mount Inserts
Topspeed Passenger Side Motor Mount
Flex Innovations Grounding Kit
Flex Innovations Big 3
PowerSlot Slotted Rotors with Hawk HPS pads

Lighting:
6000k 35w TechOne HID Kit
Indy Fog Mod
2008.5 Mazdaspeed3 Outer Tail Lights
SilverStar Front Turn Signal Bulbs
"Zoom-Zoom" Third Brake Light Cover
Angel Eyes (with orange reflector removed)
Yellow Fog Overlays
Smoked LED Side Markers
Blacked out Southern Sufer Reflector Overlays

Exterior:
Spider Dual Tone Horns
PartsPlaza Eyelids
Open Mouth Grill
Acura RDX Stubby Antenna
HD Lip
Spoiler Lip
Part Plaza Hood Dampers
20% Ceramic Tint
Duplicolor Red-Painted Calipers
Black and Red Painted Engine, Battery and Fuse Covers
"Batman" M Rear Emblem
Door Moldings Removed
2.3 removed

Interior:
Redid (Dyed) Headliner and (Painted) Pillars (black)
White LED Interior Lights
TWM Short Throw Shifter
M3M shifter bushings
Greddy Counter-Weight Shift Knob
(red) LED's in Air Vents
(red) 12' LED strips under dash
Mazda3 All Weather Rubber Mats (winter use only)
sok07 Pedals and Deadpedal
Custom upholstered Dash Strip
Custom made Shift Boot
Custom upholstered Arm Rest
Custom upholstered Door Panels

Video of all 3 runs from the Pittsburgh Dyno Day 2009 (Mustang Dyno)

[thejeans]

day i picked it up from the dealership...



next came tint, removing the pinstripe, wheels, and eyelids



intake, exhaust, and some other minor mods came next....
the back tires needed replaced i pulled the wheels off and threw the stockers back on, but painted them gunmetal before doing so...



in the fall i decided to get springs, sways and a few other things...
Before:


During:





After:

[thejeans]

at this point winter was approaching quickly, and i found a REALLY good deal on a 3rd set of wheels with snow tires already on them...


winter was fairly slow modding wise, did a few things like add dual tone horns, install some angel eyes and a few other things...


spring came back around and i got back into buying more parts...
got nervous my wheels wouldnt fit with the drop on the car, tested it and it fit...


since that point i have mainly focused on mods that would make the car quicker:
header, race pipe, deleting the vcts, advancing the timing, motor mount, engine torque damper, grounding the throttle body, and some others... dont really have pics of some of those things

in july of 09 i decided to buy myself a set of stock ms6 wheels, proceeded to paint them bronze
when they first when on the car...



after i painted them bronze

[SATimko]

I've driven it before, and got to ride in it on Sunday. I must say that if I was ever to buy a Mazda 3, I'd do it the same way as this one. I was impressed by it.

[mx-p5]

taggin to check this after work

[MazdaTom]

Yeah, it's a pretty badass looking 3. For some reason, I have a soft spot for non-MS3 3's. Very well done!

[thejeans]

Yeah, it's a pretty badass looking 3. For some reason, I have a soft spot for non-MS3 3's. Very well done!

thanks... im hoping to have some vids up soon, got one of the "new" sound coming from the exhaust lol, installed the header over the weekend and the race pipe last weekend, went to a school parking lot sunday night around 10pm to get a vid of how it sounds... should be up tomorrow

[thejeans]

theres a chance i might have some new goodies... i should have the grill this week so ill get pics up once i get it

[iLisa]

*subs*

lookin good.

[Tungsten6]

car looks really good