1994 Mazda Protege LX
Started on Jan. 24 by Carson
After months of searching for a BG Protege and deciding I’d take any BG model as long as it wasn’t automatic or that horrible Tropic Emerald green, I found a screaming deal on a ‘94…automatic…in Tropic Emerald. I bought it with a bad transmission (planning to swap out to a manual anyway). Still made the 30 mile drive home! Very clean otherwise. This will be a rallycrosser and daily driver.See more:
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April 29
Window vents.
I made some vents out of some scrap Plexiglas. The filter element isn’t installed in …
April 29
Harnesses!
Picked up two sets of Schroth Rallye 4 harnesses to keep me better planted in …
April 18
Rallycross 18 Apr
I just realized I never posted any pictures of the car all kitted up. I’ll …
March 21
Progress from early March pt 2
I mounted my poor man’s rally tires (snows and tubes) on some BMW bottle caps …
March 21
Progress from early March
I took out the stock seats and replaced them with the Miata seats. A lot …
Feb. 06
Progress from 6 February 2010
Today I finished up some of the final touches on the gearbox swap. I bled …
Jan. 29
Progress from 29 January 2010
My brother got me some NB Miata seats that I’m going to try to use …
Jan. 29
Progress from 28 January 2010
After a lot more difficulty than I anticipated, the manual pedal assembly is in! I …
Jan. 24
Game on
To escape the cold after working on the Protege, I built this set up to …
Jan. 24
Progress from 23 January 2010
Finally some warmth! Junk yard shift linkage out of a 2000 Escort installed with fresh …
Jan. 24
Goats!
These guys showed up while I was working wondering what all the commotion was in …
Jan. 24
Progress from 16 January 2010
Old transmission out, newly resurfaced junkyard flywheel and new clutch installed. The new transmission is …
Jan. 24
Progress
Started work a couple weekends ago pulling the old auto out. I had to really …
Jan. 24
Gearbox
An afternoon at the junkyard yielded a $90 transmission out of a ‘95 Escort GT.
