FazdaGT's: Turbo Probe... getting there i guess?

[FazdaGt]

11/08
i'm a slacker

the car isn't close to finished

a lot of plans have changed, but it'll still be finished and it'll still be boosted again, i just have a bit of work to do.



UPDATED 11/07 down a few posts!!!!

i'll copy my Probetalk.com post to start off

it's very brief descriptions of everything and i can go into more detail on the turbo install if anyone is interested...

for those of you that don't know much about a Probe:

The GTS model was a limited production model offered only in 97; that simply had the stripes, and some other subtle appearence things, the drivetrain is the same as a GT

the 93-97 Probe GT's are powered by a naturally aspirated 2.5 liter Mazda V6
putting down only 135ish to the wheels...

i do not have dyno numbers on my car yet..

enjoy!!!


In August of 2004, just after my 18th birthday I bought myself a $4300 present.

The car was overpriced, and sitting on a shady dealership lot.

However, I could not let a perfect 97 Probe GTS pass me by.

on August 19, 2004 I drove the car home.

It was perfect with no scratches, dents, or flaws. There was nothing out of place on the car. Even the original stereo was still there.


After a mazdaspeed sticker on the windshield a few weeks later i had this:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/615000-615999/615922_4_full.jpg

lowered with dropzone springs: March 2005

http://image64.webshots.com/164/1/82/28/475318228nZrbjX_ph.jpg

Polished MazdaVC : also March 2005

http://image61.webshots.com/161/1/81/35/475318135utMilb_ph.jpg

17" Adr wheels, Cavalier z24 lip, and Brembo Rotors: May 2005

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/225214/fullsize/commercial.jpg

Engine Replaced after thrown Rod new VC, Black IM: August 2005

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/225213/fullsize/engine.jpg

November 2005: Apparently id bought a bad engine, and i pulled it again

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/472067/fullsize/engineout.jpg

April 2006: Turbo Install began...

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/457972/fullsize/100_9797.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/102_0264.jpg

July 2006: She's Fast:

video
http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/shobes/Fazda/?action=view&current=100_1161.flv&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/102_0204.jpg

October 2006: After a summer of boosting and breaking stuff, the wheels were painted black... and i was driving the car regularly boosted.

TW hotpipes
XS t3/t4 to4e
40 mm external gate
RFL bov
apexi safcII
walbo 255
greddy turbo timer
autometer boost gauge
adjust. fpr
xs fmic
custom coldpipes
etc...

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/450379/fullsize/100_1266.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/450383/fullsize/100_1293.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/450390/fullsize/100_1261.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/450395/fullsize/100_1271.jpg

November 2006: Spark issues like you wouldn't believe, the car broke everytime i drove it...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/100_1315.jpg

December 1, 2006: I get a garage just for the Probe, and shes in it being fixed immediately

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/102_0200.jpg

December 2006: Possum attacks my car...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/102_0212.jpg


and Today January 2007 She is Pretty, but far from my daily driver anymore...the daily car now is that audi...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/102_0271.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/edit3.png

i've had this car forever it seems...ive had at least five other cars while ive owned this one..

bone stock and perfect to: cut up, fast, and unreliable in two and a half years!


as you can probably tell i had a tonn of free time this evening, but enjoy!

-Jason

[96Stang]

gorgeous in my opinion..never liked probes but this thing is probably one of my favorites

[CHAOS]

jason, ive said it before...nice car man... gotta be a blast... ive always wanted a turbo KL but im so scared to ever put my hands on one again haha... i know itll start breaking as soon as i do

[FazdaGt]

well back from the dead here...

not much has changed about the car, but i took it to the track last night for the first time boosted

i managed a 13.5 at 108...i personally had only run a car down a track a few times in my life before last night, and that was the first time the car has been run, so im happy.

the stock replacement clutch is dying, it slipped on every run.

upgrading that, and doing a bit of "tuning" i should easily have a 12 second car

this is on 6 pounds of boost, and im itching to up it a bit and see what happens.

and it's a ford probe. and i love it.

ive got a low quality video somewhere i might upload

[Danronian]

Very cool man. A 12 sec probe will be awesome.

[CleanNeon98]

nice car. whats with the mazda thing though? did the probe basically have a mazda motor or you just swapped it? if i saw a probe rolling around with a mazdaspeed sticker, id probbably think ricer lol. its comin together well for ya

[FazdaGt]

UPDATES:

Finally after upping the boost to 11 psi, i broke something major.

the trans.

ive decided to park the car for the winter and re-do nearly everything.

I think i might be in over my head but ill manage.

the major things are:

-New Trans
-Turbo Upgrade.
-Black interior swap, corbeau seats, wire tuck in the hatch...
-Major engine bay cleanup, remove unneccessary wires, light wiring tucking, powercoating etc...
-Repaint, it will stay red, however the stripes are going away.

anyway... here's some photos of the mess ive created as of today:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/S7300348.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/S7300347.jpg
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http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/S7300344.jpg

The crap ive gotten rid of so far under the hood:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/S7300346.jpg

Safc housing, wideband housing, turbotimer housing....in progress

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/S7300349.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/S7300350.jpg


updates as i get things accomplished! ill post some pics of right before she was parked soon as well, she looked better than ever :(

[justinlansdale]

i've always liked your car from seeing it on the board and its awesome how you threw everything together. goodluck with the new trans! i'll be looking forward to seeing 12 second passes hopefully sometime soon!

[FazdaGt]

I began a complete tear down of my car in late october after the infmous third gear destruction from boost.

i decided that since i have no need to drive the car all winter and i'm not a broke student anymore that it was finally time to put the car together the way i want it to be. understanding fully that ill never get back what i put into this car.

unfortunately for me, the weather has been cold and miserable and ive been working 70 hours weekly lately so its taking much longer than expected, however im getting some things done slowly and projected completetion will be early spring 08', just in time for the 08' track season.

here we go, enjoy:

-A pair or corbeau seats replace the old, school bus feeling tan leather, this one is just there as a mock up as ill need to shim the seat brackets up so my short self can see. but i love them...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/5-2.jpg

Extremely clean fuel rails now enclose a set of millenia s injectors, i could've kept going and plished them to a complete shine, but i want the engine to look clean and smooth, the "chrome bling" look isnt for me.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/7-1.jpg

a complete wire tuck is well underway in the rear, i wanted all of the uneccessary wires removed, and the important ones tucked away safely. the rear interior will not go back in as a cage will be installed after a repspray of the red inside of the entire hatch area. tucking and elminiating wires is an extremely time and patience consuming venture, make sure you can handle it before you start.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/1-3.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/4-2.jpg

The electronics looked haphazardly tossed into the dash before, this time around id like them to look as if they belong there.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/2-3.jpg

The engine bays of these cars are littered with unnecessary wires, a light tuck and large elimination is well underway under the hood, before the new trans is installed the bay will also get a fresh coat of red paint. the stock KL will stay in place until it is pushed to its final limit, im hoping it survies the spring and summer. a bored block awaits a build for next year...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/6-2.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/8.jpg
(obviously the turbo is off, the ebay charger will be replaced with a garrett
t3/t4...only because i got a good deal, not because i dont trust ebay parts!)

and this is the pile of junk that has lost its home on my car.... so far.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/3-3.jpg


when all is said and done, im hoping to finally be satisfied with the car, many of you know and love it. but things can always be improved. the "rio pink" exterior will be resprayed as well, as to whether or not the stripes are returning im undecided.

all work on this car is completed by myself, or with the help of close friends. no performance shops, no trailers, no money from mommy and daddy. she's mine, my hard work....and even lacking common comforts such as ac, cruise control, reclining seats, comfortable suspension, mufflers, etc... the car is always daily driven when shes not broken.


enjoy, and ill keep you updated as things continue to progress!

-Jason

[awd4g63]

Nice to see some "real" modding to a PGT. I had 2 of them years ago and always wanted to turbo one of them. Keep up the good work!

[BradC]

Looks great man, I have always had a soft spot for these and the MX-6.

Good job, I want a ride!

[Honest_Bob]

Very nice! I love your car. :inlove:

[FazdaGt]

thanks for the kind words...

i love the fact that in this area there is nothing remotely close to the same as my car, the uniqueness of it keeps me going.

i'd like to say ill settle when i hit 400 at the wheels and a high 11 second slip, but i know how i am, and there will always be room for improvement.

i hope i get it done by sping, i realllllllllly hope so

[Red94Celica]

I'd like to see the stripes stay, to keep the red/black theme going. Either way though, just like everybody else...i'll still love the probe. Hopefully by spring I'll be apart of the little denver turbo club lol

[Danronian]

GL with cleaning up the car!

Wiring is always a bitch.

[CHAOS]

its funny how all of that **** looks so familiar

[FazdaGt]

it looks alll too familiar jon.

in a few weeks ive got some surprises thatll come out of the wood work :)

and ive got some new pics i need to upload from this week.

[PhillyLS1]

Saw some of your posts on TF. Good **** man, keep up the good work.

[TGilb2007]

Best of luck finishing the project dude.... for some reason, I would like to work on one of these as well. As for the stripes, i'd say keep them. Adds just a little to the exterior

[Soon2bG60]

I thought the strip was the only thing that seprated the GTS from the GT, atleast thats what Im told...

[FazdaGt]

the stripe. the reflector between the tail lights has nothing on it, and the door says gts.

that's it.

a few updates since im in here:

-i've got a built motor for the car (2.7L,eagle rods, ross pistons, head work, etc..)
-Huge brake kit from U.S. Brake
-Autopower 4 Point roll bar
-Megasquirt standalone
-Some Carbon Fiber goodness (itll all get painted)
-etc...

i need to prep the car for paint, and get it sprayed so i can start reassembling here

im hoping to have the car done early into the spring track season

[03.5MSP]

WOW, its looking really nice. Cant wait to see it all painted and put back together.

[FazdaGt]

thanks, neither can i.

ive got almost everything i need to re assemble her the way id like, but the cold weather has put a hold on body and paintwork so im at a minor standstill.

and miserableeee

http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?t=1701247325

[FazdaGt]

Well i'm finding time to get the car ready for paint and to put it back together.

ive got it mostly stripped and ready to start body work this week, the hatch wire tuck is 95% complete and with some sanding itll be ready for paint.

engine bay is nearly ready to go as well.

you'll see my wiring harness on the ground in one of the pics, im figuring out what needs to stay and what needs to go and re-wrapping everything so its nice and neat.

I needed a break from the attention to detail of the little things so i started installing the PMO F88i big brake kit i have as well.... to my surprise, my f's clear with no issues so that made my day.

you'll also see my CF pieces, all of it will be painted, i hate the look but i mocked it up because i know some of you would like to see it.

anyway, here you go...

many more updates to come in the next month, and hopefully by the beginning of april she'll be on the roads again.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/Fazda/2.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/Fazda/5.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/Fazda/3.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/Fazda/1.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/Fazda/4.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/Fazda/7.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/Fazda/6.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/Fazda/9.jpg


and the heart of the beast, a 2.7l TKT big bore ze/de mix.

more details on that to come when i tear it down somewhat to check things over, swap oil pans etc...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/Fazda/8.jpg


later-
Jason

[CHAOS]

2.7l? god damn. lol.

[HuffRex]

who did u get that 2.7L off of? Its coming together quite nice!

[FazdaGt]

i told you i had some surprises jon haha

i got the engine in a "parts car"

from a guy named matt on pt (im2gq4u01)

it was in an orange 94 gt, the car was hacked pretty well but the engine was the main reason i bought it.

now ive got a useless orange shell with a hacked wiring harness.

ive heard many many bad things about the tkt kit, but its been in that car for years and had about 2K miles on it with no major issues, so i'll check things over and hope for the best.

[FazdaGt]

UPDATES


I've finally gotten to the point where the body work is getting completed.

the car is unrecognizable right now.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk018.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk017.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk015.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk016.jpg

I project paint/body to be done within' two weeks.

this is a FULL respray, engine bay, door jams, hatch, hatch interior, exterior.

i'm all for OEM style so the new color is as she left the show room floor in 97' Ford Rio Red....sneak peaks soon i hope.

And as you can see i've got a lot to accomplish, but it'll get done.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk022.jpg


and a few things awaiting some work and an install....

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk021.jpg


I hope to be driving by the end of april.


enjoy!
-Jason

[zerioustt]

nice man, youre one meticulous mofo!

[Danronian]

Nice! GL w/the bodywork.

[CHAOS]

i cant wait to see the completion of this man...

btw that im2gq4u guy is a tool

[FazdaGt]

updates!


Well, progress is slow...but i want to make sure i get everything exactly the way i want it this time.

things were getting cluttered so i took the day to organize my disaster.

looked like i was having a probe garage sale
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk003-1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk002-1.jpg

but i promised an update:

well, the roll bar is welded in, and the engine bay, door jambs and hatch area all have a nice new coat of rio red.... the prep work in that hatch was insane i don't recommend removing the sound deadener and painting your hatch!

i'll be doing some wetsanding and then another few coats of clear on these but here's so far:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk005-1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk007-1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk006-1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk006-1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/jk008.jpg

orange suspension what?


enjoy guys, it's coming along... april....?

[speedooo]

I never thought I'd say this about a probe...but I really like it

[CHAOS]

looks great so far man.

[PhillyLS1]

Badass man. I love how you've got this thing to come together. You have to respect all the hard work you've done.
Just don't put those tan seats back in ;)

look forward to more mang

[AREA1320]

from a former Probe owner, I must say that is awesome :)

man I miss PT

[Racersky]

wow......that thing looks amazing keep up the good work :thumbup:

[FazdaGt]

Badass man. I love how you've got this thing to come together. You have to respect all the hard work you've done.
Just don't put those tan seats back in ;)

look forward to more mang

thanks a lot... the hard work is paying off, i just hope the end result is as promising as the progress.

and the tan seats are now my perfect video game seats at the house.. haha, didnt you catch the glimpse of the pretty uncomfortable look corbeaus :-p

I've got a love hate relationship with PT (probetalk) but the guys over there seem to love the car as well...i enjoy helping the younger guys out, steering them in the right direction. and i never have trouble selling old parts, they all love having something that was on this car haha

[EvlEgl]

Sexy :)

[FazdaGt]

UPDATE

While droppping the engine in is a major step to some, it was one of the simpler tasks i have left.

well, it's in and looks nice in the fresh rio red bay.

i plan on being "finished" in about a month, parts delays are holding progress up a lot though

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/asdf044.jpg
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http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/FazdaGt/asdf050.jpg

i've got the weekend off for once, no seven day work week, so hopefully i get some thing accomplished.

[HuffRex]

Cars looking great man. I think its always the case with these Probes...always gotta wait for parts...but everything seems to be going very steadily, 2.7L looking good. Keep up the good work!

[CHAOS]

thats ****ing awesome

[FazdaGt]

it's getting there....im getting anxious

[03.5MSP]

Bump for any new updates, cant wait to see it all done.

[FazdaGt]

unfortunately things have gotten way behind schedule.

i'd hoped to be "done" by today but that isn't close to happening.

maybe in a month or so.

[Munky]

SLACKER!!! Stop spending all day riding and maybe you'll get it done.:lol: Just messin man.

[FazdaGt]

haha i hope for rain lately so i get things done at the garage

[Munky]

haha i hope for rain lately so i get things done at the garage

Tell me about it.:rofl:

[FazdaGt]

well my most recent purcahse of an 03' r6 has put this even furthur on the back burner :( i want to get it done but its hard to focus...

[Red94Celica]

finish this damn car.

[FazdaGt]

i'd love to...

im working on selling the bike so i have the funds and motivation to finish.

no bike means more car time

[Munky]

Wait you're gonna sell your CBR you just picked up?!? You're worse than me man!!! Lemme know how much...Maybe I'll buy it and trade it for another car HaHaHa.

[FazdaGt]

haha i've got an offer of $4600 on it right now, which is low...but i haven't head a better offer yet and i'm looking for a quick sale.

i love the cbr but my bank account needs a cushion more than i need a death trap.

[Munky]

Damn if I didn't want the civic tuned and just spent a **** load on the exhaust LoL I'd be all over this. How's Pizzo doing with my old bike? Remind him for me that I still have his stuff here and I want that lip.

[FazdaGt]

he loves it...

he's got it slammed now, shorty pipe, smoked screen and some stickers to hide the damage.

i plan on getting another bike, just something a little cheaper, i'm thinking of trying out a new 250r since i'm so small/

and yeah ill remind him about that stuff

[Munky]

You're not gonna like a 250 after owning a bunch of 600's. I don't care how small you are.

[FazdaGt]

that's what i'm thinking....i've found a decent zx6r for 3K so i'll be looking into that

[OMGz Turbo]

zx6r's are the **** i got one, and any new pics of the probe

[FazdaGt]

no it's not doing so well i havent had much tiem to mess with it.

i've had a random offer i can't refuse on the engine so i will eb sold this weekend.

don't worry, in the deal i'm getting a build kit better suited to what i want....and this will give me the chance to drop a stock engine in with all of my new goodies and push the limits of it while i build the new engine setup which was my intention originally but when i was offered an amazing deal on the 10:1 compression 2.7L i jumped at it

[Erik]

just read this entire damn thing. This looks awesome from start to finish. unfortunate for the delays, but i guess thats something you gotta put up with right? The car looks real sick from what i can see, and where it stands, i can tell its gonna = sex.

[FazdaGt]

someday....

i'm going on vacation next week, but my engine management finally showed up the otehr day so when i get home it's go time...

[FazdaGt]

soooo

i spent a good deal of time working on this last weekend.

i've went a different route with a lot of things, but it's slowly coming together.

mainly, the brake setup will be different and the engine will be a bit more reasonable for boost than the 2.7L was.

working on it really sparked motivation to see the car together again.

[92sileighty]

how many cars do u own lol looks like its gonna be sweet though man keep up the good work

[Drifting240sx]

how many cars do u own lol looks like its gonna be sweet though man keep up the good work

I think he has 3 or 4. Wait ya 4.

1-This
2-Truck
3-240
4-Corvette

[CHAOS]

whats the plans for the engine jason?

[FazdaGt]

jon, i'm honestly up in the air right now..

I have a bored kl block ready for building, i'd just need to buy some internals...

but i might just throw a stock kl in for awhile as i'll be ready with the rest of the car before the funds come in for that.. for old times sake.

I'm focusing more on building the 240 into a track car, the vette as my baller ride, and the probe... i just want back together as it was in it's prime, before the effects of boost took over, and the paint went to hell...

and i own 5 vehicles at the moment...i need to get rid of a few.

[Soon2bG60]

Jason, you bought this back from Pizzo?

[FazdaGt]

pizzo owns the green car, and the 2.7l stroker.

the red car itself won't be leaving my family anytime soon.

[Soon2bG60]

Oh yeah, wait, Isnt it dylans now?
Your confusing Jason.

[FazdaGt]

yes, i intend it to be dylan's first car.

(dylan is my younger brother, turning 16 early next fall)