Ryan's MX-3
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Some of you probably read my thread about the car, and well for those who didn't I lent it to a family friend who attacked a ditch with it. :evil: Well it seems the damage to the car isn't as bad as we thought, the outer sill getting a smack has pushed the door a bit out of place, we're gonna have a go at pulling the sill out as that should fix it and apart from the standard splitter being bolloxed she's grand. Best thing though? I don't have to pay for it and hopefully I'll be able to spray it all outta the money he'll be giving me.
HOPING all goes well so the MX can live to fight another day. :D :D :D :D :D :D
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that's harsh, I bet they felt like such an ass after that happened!
well if you can't get it working right and wanna get rid of that JDM front lip, let me know :D hehe
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Went at the sill today and the door is opening and closing grand now :D :D, bit of a kink in the bottom of the door though, but it'll fix. Looks like the car is a keeper, which I'm ecstatic about. :D
Pulled the insurance off the car now for a while 'til I get her looking pretty again. When she hits the road again she'll be rolling lowered on KYB shocks with a full respray and some other nice bits 8)
@c10b9778de:
that's harsh, I bet they felt like such an ass after that happened!
well if you can't get it working right and wanna get rid of that JDM front lip, let me know :D heheI was fairly furious when it happened but now I'm happy enough 'cos I'm getting given enough money to fix it and more. :D
Ah I need the JDM lip now cos my standard one is busted!
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Excellent news bud, it would have been a shame to get rid of it. Keep us posted with the repairs :D
(still wanna sell the V6 splitter then :P )
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You have mail. :)
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arnt u selling the jdm lip :?
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I need it now that the cars being put back on the road and my standard one is busted.
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I'd fancied the full length JDM sideskirts for a while now, but doubt I'd be able to afford/own a set for the forseeable future. So I went to the shed and took out the standard sideskirts from my old Nissan 100nx, I always thought that with a bit of a trim they would be a good enough replica of the full length MX-3 skirts, so I measured them up for size and they basically fit perfectly onto the MX-3 lengthways.
The only real problem is that they are in 2 pieces, but I'll just join them together and fill the remaining seam. I'll start cutting down the large lip on the back wheelarch side of them so it's more accurate to the real 'skirts.
I'm guessing that the OEM ones just attach onto where the side spats mount, which is grand, But to anyone that owns the real deal, how did you attach it to the outer sill of the car? Double sided tape?
Should be moving the car to a garage in a few weeks to start rubbing it down for a respray too. :D
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Nice touch, if its being resprayed what colour are you going for :D
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Black again :D
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BORING !!!
was hoping you were going to do some mad colour to make it stand outBlack ones do look good though, if you are using a base paint and lacquer stick a load of gold metallic flake in with the lacquer that would look nice and you would not need to change the documents
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Collected my early style seats on Monday (thanks Simon :D ), grand condition except for a rip in one of the drivers side bolsters, got someone fixing it there next week so I'm happy out. :D
Sooo glad to be rid of the seats that were in it finally.
Also, probably buying another MX-3, or a Nissan 100nx, I'm unsure. Gonna use that as my daily and have this black MX as a project.
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go for another mx the nicer looking than the 100 thats just my opinion
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@22c227896e=jay:
go for another mx the nicer looking than the 100 thats just my opinion
Yeah I agree with you there, but I'm sorta drawn to another NX 'cos of the T-Top roof & how cheap parts are. Would probably sell it once the MX is done.
Put my Eunos splitter on for a look:
Damn sexy :D
Really can't wait to get the whole car resprayed, lowered a tad & some nicer alloys fitted.
(Have to link the pic from my Facebook 'cos photobucket is being a fcuker, let me know if anyone can't see it)
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I decided to get cracking on my sideskirts, as I posted previously I'm using the sideskirts from my old Nissan 100nx. Today I took the side spats off the drivers side of the car to properly test fit the skirts, they actually fit basically perfectly, just needed a little bit of trimming to meet up to the MX-3's body.
Still need a bit more fettling until they can be mounted properly but I'm very happy so far.
I was initially going to trim where the sideskirt meets the rear arch down so it looks more like the full length JDM skirts, but I think it looks rather well as is. Goes well with the Presso front lip too. A rather cheap alternative to the JDM skirts! 8)
What does everyone think?
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I think they look awesome mate, I'm currently watch a set on ebay :D
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:D Plenty of NX's in scrapyards to pull the skirts off too. I can't see anything that would stop them from fitting well anyway, bit of filling + more cutting needed at the front but nothing major.
They do show how small my alloys are though. :shock:
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@19e20b6966=Ryan:
:D Plenty of NX's in scrapyards to pull the skirts off too. I can't see anything that would stop them from fitting well anyway, bit of filling + more cutting needed at the front but nothing major.
They do show how small my alloys are though. :shock:
Nah, just need cleaning up and the car dropping and it'll be reet 8)
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Need some sort of excuse to slap a set of red Rota GT3's on though! :D
I've decided to blend in the standard MX side spat into the the 100nx sideskirt, been measuring it up, should look decent. Pics soon. :D
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@3335e43855=Ryan:
Need some sort of excuse to slap a set of red Rota GT3's on though! :D
I've decided to blend in the standard MX side spat into the the 100nx sideskirt, been measuring it up, should look decent. Pics soon. :D
When ya gonna send me that splitter? :P