'98 ZX2:mellowness65, MANY frequently LARGE pics

[mellowness65]

I bought my car in August 2006 as a cheap college car with good economy. At the time it had been previously owned by an elderly couple and was a grocery getter and not much else. It had 35k on it and was in fairly good shape. The options list was small: 14" alloys and atx:mad: I wasn't concerned in the least about modding, but I got a cd player and some vinyl floormats because my stockers were disgusting. I also thought about getting the factory spoiler, thank God I didnt do that
Then:
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2006-09-09%20Stock/100_0339.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2006-09-09%20Stock/100_0337.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2006-09-09%20Stock/100_0386.jpg
Late fall I joined teamzx2, looked around some, didn't really care about any of it and didn't really become active til early spring. I got 17" rims from a friend, got an iceman from dropt, and visited mac for some leather seats 8)
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2007-06-23%20Macs/Zachs98011.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2007-06-23%20Macs/Zachs98007.jpg
mm tractor
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2007-06-23%20Macs/Zachs98006.jpg
it should also be noted i drove over a curb(intentionally) and cleared it easily on stock suspension
later on in summer of '07 I got tinted windows, not much else. Fall I bought parts, installed a partial dark charcoal interior from zx2guy, winter 07 I put sr struts and dropzone springs on, didn't get many pics
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-02-24%20KY%20meet%20etc/5.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-02-24%20KY%20meet%20etc/3.jpg
Spring 08 I found an sr cluster and got a cf overlay from zx2guy
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-03-23%20to%202008-07-03/100_0468.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-03-23%20to%202008-07-03/cluster032308.jpg
stripped and powdercoated my valve cover, installed a superchip and new plugs and ford racing wires, on premium gas i saw over 40 mpg highway
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-03-23%20to%202008-07-03/P4300003.jpg
won an sr steering wheel off ebay for a carryover
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-03-23%20to%202008-07-03/P4300006.jpg
Bought a parts car in April, got it for power windows, power locks, and cruise. I figured it'd plug in, unfortunately said plugs weren't present on my car, so a whole wiring harness was going to have to be swapped. and so it began
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-18%20to%202008-08-31/P6090162.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-18%20to%202008-08-31/P6050125.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-18%20to%202008-08-31/P6050111.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-18%20to%202008-08-31/P6300187.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-18%20to%202008-08-31/P6150002.jpg

completed pics in the a.m. as well as future plans...

[dareall]

that kind of work is crazy talk. Good job putting it all back together :)

[CBZx2]

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-18%20to%202008-08-31/P6150002.jpg

Oooh! That looks like fun

[mellowness65]

ok updated pics time
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-24%20lowering%20mikes%20dc%20swap/P7230170.jpg
I got used to the mx3 seat while I had my good seats out, so I'm still rocking it:goofy:
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-24%20lowering%20mikes%20dc%20swap/P7250197.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-24%20lowering%20mikes%20dc%20swap/P7250203.jpg
I'm waiting for my good cruse control wheel to show up and I'll have that in too
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-24%20lowering%20mikes%20dc%20swap/P7250202.jpg
Interior is done for the most part, I inverted my two tone and swapped vents to mix it in better
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-24%20lowering%20mikes%20dc%20swap/P7250205.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-07-24%20lowering%20mikes%20dc%20swap/slam.jpg
I'm planning on mtx as my next major project for economy reasons. Right now I want to build it before I put it in, so there won't be mtx repair projects in the future. So far I have the pcm, shifter, and an sr master cylinder so that rear discs(also in the works) will function fully

[Texas Tracer]

Man those rims look great with the drop! I'll have to give it to you on the patience it must have took to swap the wiring harness just for power windows & locks..

[mellowness65]

Hey I got cruise and fogs too!! lol it took me a weekend but it wasn't too hard

[Alwayssideways]

damn,, That power swap was a lot of work it looks like.

[mellowness65]

thanks for the compliments ;)

[mellowness65]

Anyone have ideas of what I could use these for?http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-08-21/P8150173.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-08-21/P8220180.jpg

[CBZx2]

Paperweights?

[Buster]

Frequently large pics? :rofl:

[Buster]

Build a go-kart with them.

[zx2loon]

Find me a rear swap.......Please!!! :wiggle:

[mellowness65]

I'll be calling you shortly:)

[mellowness65]

Got some better pics of my car the last few weeks, just my current projects
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PA100006.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PA110053.jpg
Gunmetal Tails from AZN
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PA100032.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PA110044.jpg
Got my calipers back, I rebuilt 1 last night
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PA100038.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PA100040.jpg
rebuild kits
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PA100035.jpg
like everything, JDM matterz y0
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PA100037.jpg
Caliper guts
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PA110041.jpg

[ZX2guy19]

Dude, those calipers look great. Who did them?

[mellowness65]

a friend of mine that lives close to my house. he did a great job, I wish I had some matching fronts, maybe sometime in the near future:)

[ZX2guy19]

Yah those look great dude, can't wait to see it Saturday!

[Beodude123]

Dang man, that's a lot of work to get power stuff in your car! I'd keep it manual, and save the 100 or so pounds. But that's just me.

[Buster]

LEDs in the cluster? Looks great.

[mellowness65]

stock bulbs actually:) I've been thinking about led's though

[DOUGIESTYL]

Your ATX will be cured soon! ;)
Pics look good.

[yellow2000S/R]

Auto Tragic FTL

[mellowness65]

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PB130001.jpg

[ilarson007]

I think you need to just give that rear swap to me, cause using them for paperweights isn't very fun, is it?

[mellowness65]

it's just waiting for lateral links, i need to decide whether I'm just gonna use nasty ass ones or try and cut some bushings out of old ones for my nice set
BTW, when you say "your rear disc swap" you must specify
S/R
3rd gen disc abs
EGT
2nd gen disc abs


;)

[ilarson007]

any of them that will work on my car ;)

[mellowness65]

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-11/PB160001.jpg
raw parts preview of finished brakes
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w118/mellowness65/2008-10/PA230002.jpg

[ZX2 Sleeper]

GET THAT MTX SWAP NOW! lol

[dareall]

CF hood looking good, WOOT

[yellow2000S/R]

Now you just need lowered... more HAHA

[zx2loon]

Nice hood.

[BlackEscortGT]

yes very nice hood lol

[DOUGIESTYL]

Washer nozzles? Tell me you're not gonna drill it. I gotta get somthing rigged on mine soon with the cold coming in. I don't have em either.
You gonna, Stealthy-like, paint-match the hood?

[mellowness65]

doug I'm undecided on both, I need something for nozzles but Idk...
as far as the painting it's gonna stay how it is I'm thinking, at least for the forseeable future:)

[yellow2000S/R]

Dont paint it.

As for nozzles, go to junkyards and get an assembly that attaches to the wiper arms or get nozzles from a mercedes that go to the underside of the hood. I plan on using mercedes nozzzles this time around.

[blue_2001]

jus get the nozzles from a gm that clip onto the wiper arm

[ZX2 Sleeper]

Just pee on the windshield when you need to!!! problem solved! lol Driving with out windshield wiper nozzles wasnt so bad for me. I never cried at all lol.