Late Summer FD pics (including AST change)
 

hey all... I just went over to the park this weekend, and took some pics before fall rolls through. I also just completed my aluminum AST install. Thanks to all that helped. Wasn't that bad. Who wants a spare AST??? :) I might keep it till the Aluminum one busts in half :)

Enjoy.

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more...

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the new AST! :)
 

I love the new AST...

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Dammmmn that has to be one of the cleanest stock engine bays I have seen in awhile. Any secrets to cleaning it? Also paints looks really good, is it factory paint? Car looks really good...

Looking good Burton. :)

nice man!!

what are you using to clean the plastic pieces in the engine bay??

or what do you use to clean anything in the engine bay??

wanna trade strut bars?
i have a gab one with red ends
my engine bay looks so colorful. some blue from the greddy smic, some yellow from the optima yellow top, and some red from the gab strut bar. and the car is MB too
hahaha

thanks bro... if you look closely at the engine bay though, there's a lot of crud that I haven't gotten around to cleaning yet. I gotta get in there with a toothbrush... just haven't had the time (nor the patience). Also, I've seen someone else on the forum here with a WAY cleaner engine bay. Can't remember who it was. Oh, and yes, the paint is original... a lot of tender love and care :) :bigthumb:

Thanks Gene! I tried to call you earlier, but you must have been busy. Say hi to Guy for me! Tell him he's missin' out! :)

You gotta show me more pics of your ride!

Thanks!!! A lot of Simple Green and elbow grease. The plastic pieces I use 3M vinyl cleaner (after simple green, that is). It works wonders!!! Trust me... it brings old plastic, rubber, vinyl, back to life. Says so right on the bottle :)

lol... true... mine WOULD look good with a cusco with red ends :) maybe we can arrange something :)

I still gotta get me an optima red or yellow top :)

Just a heads up on the simple green cleaning stuff, and the purple power too.....it will eat away at your aluminium. If you spray it on wash, wash, wash. It will soften powder coating as well. Car looks awsome ! ! ! !

Looking great!

Look's really clean! Great job!

paint looks awsome man!!

who did your paint?. looks clean. nice car!

Really? I did not know that... I have used it on the underside of the hood as well. It's gets cruddy there too. I'll be sure to keep that in mind.

thanks everyone... paint is all original, 13 years old :) So I guess to answer your question, Mazda did the paint :)

I do plan on repainting the mirrors and spoiler next year. Anyone else notice some slight, slight oxidation/fading around those areas? It seems the plastic pieces fade, but the metal parts don't... weird.

That looks really sweet dude, hopefully mine well look half as decent. Since the previous owner almost let her die so I'm slowly bring her back to life.