Chef's 2009 Mazda3 hatch

[Chefsp0t]

End of Summer 2012.









Suspension:
BC coilovers with 135mm 10k springs and 180mm 6k springs. Collars turned all the way down. Still have perches/cups in the rear.
H&R coilovers for winter use
SPC Adjustable Rear Camber Arms
GtSpec Front Strut Tower Bar
GtSpec Trunk cage

Wheels/tires:
The new:
The winter: 17x8.5 +35 BIM Zeit 5 spoke wheels with 225/45/17 Continental DWS tires spaced to +10 all around with little to no camber
The old: 19x9 +30 and 19x10 +32 Work Euroline DH. Chrome faces with polished lips. Federal SS595 tires: 215/35/19 up front and 225/35/19 in the rear
Enkei RP03 19x8.5 +42 (running +37 up front and +27 in the rear with spacers) with 215/35/19 front and 225/35/19 rear General Exclaim UHP

Exterior:
Grille #1: Genuine AutoExe MBX2510 grille painted body color.
Grille #2: Genuine JDM/Euro OEM grille with paint matched emblem.
BaysonR Garage Vary Replica front lip
Urethane front lip from a 06-07 WRX under the GV replica lip
Mazdaspeed replica side skirt extensions
Replica Autoexe duckbill spoiler
Nextmod rear bumper flares
Partplaza eyelids
JDM window visors
RallyArmor urethane mud flaps
4500k DDM HID in the low beams, yellow high beam bulbs
Lamin-x fog overlays in yellow (2 layers for extra yellow)
Lamin-x tinted 3rd brake light and rear reflectors
LED turn signals (removed the amber reflection in the rear), interior lights, and license plate lights
Hella supertones painted body color in the front lower grille
JDM fender flares made for old Datsun Z cars

Drivetrain:
TRZ dogbone rear motor mount
Street Unit passenger motor mount
Street Unit transmission mount
Mazdaspeed Accessory Short Shifter

Exedy lightweight flywheel- waiting on installation
Exedy Stage 1 clutch- waiting on installation

Engine:
Fujita F5 CAI or Simota SRI depending on weather
Timing advance mod
Flex-innovations grounding kit and big 3 kit
2.0 spin on oil filter conversion
2.5" custom mandrel bent catback exhaust with carbon fiber fart cannon. Both catalytic converters in place still but no resonators in the piping.

Vibrant header- waiting on installation

Interior:
35% 3m tint
Interior trim pieces- painted copper red
TWM Big Type R- 600g!
300mm Broadway wide angle convex rear view mirror

Summer mode 2011

[evilchargerfan]

not bad at all. personally, id like to see teh cars w/o the meat flaps

[pwrFAP]

i like the sideskirt extensions.

[Chefsp0t]

Thanks guys. I actually have the rear flaps off the car right now because I am working on modding some rear bumper extensions to fit better. I'm going to make up some mounting brackets today and get them to my paint shop soon.





As of right now I plan on putting a diffuser between the rear pieces to make the center part low like the sides with the extensions installed.

[houa-kage]

looks ill!

[teeceRS]

looks like a subaru lol. but stil dope, i really like the color though

[Chefsp0t]

Haha thanks guys. I can't say anyone has said it looks like a subaru before though.

[HighDef29]

I dunno what is is about your car but I really like it.

[Joshb]

Ive decided one of us should try to color match our side makers.

Sent from my DROIDX

[White Mirage]

I like it alot, very clean look and that red is a sick color

[Chefsp0t]

Thanks guys. It looks good clean which isn't often. LOL

Josh- You can match yours. I am leaving mine because I like them as is. I do plan on shaving the hatch though.

[Joshb]

Im not sure how i feel about mine now. They are still black, but there is nothing black on my car anymore :P Except lugnuts

[Chefsp0t]

Paint match them and see how they look.

[Joshb]

I may. I don't get my car back for 3 weeks though :[

[Chefsp0t]

That sucks man. Did you do more damage to your car or the lancer? It looked like you went right under.

[Joshb]

Alot more to my car. He really just needed a new bumper and exhaust. Yeah, I went under his car, launched his rear end into the air, and apparently my rear came up as well. Whole front clip needs to be replaced, IM, intake, engine mounts, something on the transmission, oil pan, headlights, radiator, some pieces of metal on the front end, and for some reason my roof ended up with some giant scratches on it, so that has to get replaced too. Wouldn't turn over either, but i think that was just the emergency fuel cutoff. Not really sure though, cause it was still running after i hit, but wouldnt start back after i turned it off.

[Chefsp0t]

Damn that sucks. Are you taking it to a body shop you have used before?

[Joshb]

Nope. I had moved into my apartment in Gainesville one day before i wrecked, and my insurance took it to some shop in Ocala :P I'm kinda hoping they get in there and find more damage and just total it out. I love the car, but there was so much messed up..

[Chefsp0t]

You could always upgrade to a hatch.

[Joshb]

Lol. If it is totaled. my parents are gonna help me get something that will last a while. I was looking at some speeds, but We had pretty much decided on an mk6 Golf