Mazda Eunos Presso
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Looks great.
Spotted you coming into Baltinglass yesterday btw, car sounds sweet on the move.
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Oh yeah? That was before I gave it a clean :lol: I'm actually from Baltinglass, just passing through were ya? Funny because I ended up down in Courtown yesterday evening for a bit!
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No was there to collect a hardtop for the MG of all things. Was in a silver Ford Cougar.
And yea everybody seems to end up in Courtown when it's sunny :lol:
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Who'd ya get that off of? The guy there in Allendale?
Ah yeah, spotted a Cougar alright! That the one your Da was going looking at yea?
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Was from a lady in deerpark, she sold her MG a while back though. It's in the same colour as your Presso.
No that was a Probe, sale fell through on it but he insisted on buying some dodgy old Ford so ended up with the Cougar :lol:
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Lookin great there mate! defo need to rock a japlate upfront of the tow eye :D
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Sick!
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So, my new insurance disc arrived today and it reminded me that I've had this little JDM beauty just over a year. It feels like much longer, but then again alot it's probably been the most eventful year of my life in fairness! I can still vividly remember the first time I saw it, sat into it and took it for a spin around a multistory carpark. As soon as I seen it in the metal, I knew I had to have it. Putting my foot on the throttle reaffirmed that! It had been so long since I had driven anything with a bit of power and it felt like a monster compared to the girlfriends 1 litre Corsa B firing on 2 cylinders! It's funny, as I've just fallen in love with the car all over again after a few weeks of being really annoyed with the hard ride and scraping off every insignificant bump on the road. But know I just want to spend all my money on it (again)!
It also got me thinking about how much the car has changed over the past 12 months, and how unbelievably lucky I've been with getting pretty much all the rare bits I've wanted. From spotting the JDM splitter amongst a cluttered joblot photo for €20, to getting the full length skirts off of Keith after the first buyer pulled out. The car is sitting pretty much exactly how I want it in terms of aesthetics (apart from the need for Jap plates).
With a car like this, you can't always plan on how you're going to spend your money on it. I had always planned on getting the suspension and engine sorted first, and then worry about the aesthetics. But with these cars, when something you want pops up, you've pretty much got to drop everything because they're so rare, God knows when they'll turn up again. But know I've got pretty much all the rare bits I'm really after, now I can focus on handling and power.
So far, what I've done -
Mazdaspeed gear knob.
Sony Xplod headunit.
Rays Mazdaspeed MS01R's
JDM Splitter
Full length USDM/JDM sideskirts
Rear spats
Hatch garnish
Front strut brace
Gmax Lowering Springs
KSport coilovers (in place of the lowering springs :p)
B&M ShortshifterStill to be fitted -
Eunos SS sills
Wind deflectors (need fixing up)
KL36 (just need to find a KLZE to go with it ;))Doesn't look a whole lot when I write it down, but there's alot of money in those bits! I really should have the KLZE in there now, even went and bought a KL36 ecu, but unfortunately that deal fell through.
Now, plans for the next 12 months? I'll start with a brakes upgrade and a rear strutbrace and a few other suspension bits. As for the engine, I was set on a KLZE but I'd love to try get more power out of the K8ZE. This car has literally given me zero trouble since I got it (apart from my HT leads packing in one day).
I think its fair to say, this car would be nowhere as far a long as it is now without this forum and the bits I've been able to get off of guys here. Thanks lads! Delighted to be part of this community!
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Project present and future looks really good, Its good when you get that mx bug!, get yourself a ze in there and it will open up a world of full throttle and reduced mpg !. its an amazing engine. Try and get an experience in one if you get the oportunity.
Keep up the good work.
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I have to say it, I really fucking love that Presso.
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@efcfc26266=Lori:
I have to say it, I really !@"* love that Presso.
I feel the exact same way. top job on modding it.
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KF01 Cams
I also took a few photos of the three amigos, before the silver one meets its doom.
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Those cams should be a nice upgrade for the K8 I am eager to see the outcome. I here the intake mani flows better too.
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The KF mani flows better? I'm looking at getting a KLG4 or a KL31 mani and port out to it. A KF01 (not sure if thats the right code?) might be an idea too if it is meant to flow better.
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I thought that there were a couple bolts or the ports were off to use a 2.5 intake mani on a 1.8? if you could make it work that would be far better choice. I was told that the KF 2.0 mani was an upgrade to the K8 intake mani.
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I'm pretty sure the Millennia Mani bolts up perfect but you need to port out to the kl31
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Inspired by Lori's MS exhaust vid, I thought I'd post me own! Bit muffled but sure!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7iMadBa5tI
In doing so, I found another couple of vids by the guy I bought it off of. He seemed a bit afraid to push it on though! lol
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Oh that sound… :respect:
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So I got her up on a buddy's lift yesterday to have a look at where she is scraping. As I thought, the front cross member is taking the brunt of it, but the entire length of the exhaust is getting it and ths downpipe has taking a big hammering.
Unfortunately, it looks like I'm going to have to raise it up a bit :-( It just can't deal with the roads here and its ruining the fun of driving it to be honest. Sickened!
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yeah i was never low enough to scrap the bottom of the car because of the tire size i choose but i had to raise it because the front wheels where rubbing on not the fender but the part that protects the engine
