Scariestwalnut's Worklog
Posted: May 16th, 2011, 11:04 am
Hi everyone! Most of you guys don't know me at all. Some of the people that are on the Mx-3qc forums do know me. So I'll introduce myself! My name is Marc, I live in Châteauguay, Qc, Canada. I'm 18 years old, have had my drivers license for almost 2 years now. I'm currently at my 8th car (4 of them being mx-3s 
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My loving for the car industry started a couple years back, when I was only 8-9 years old. My brother bought a 1989 nissan Skyline. His being the 3rd in Canada (or so). I fell in love with cars. Of course, I wasn't old enough to understand all the engeneering that was put in place, right there, in front of me, but I did understand atleast ONE thing, I wanted a car as powerfull as his. For me, at that moment, 400bhp and 350rwhp was the most epicness! Of course, I do realize that there are WAY more powerfull cars on the streets, but to me, this IS the monster. Then, about 2-3 years after my brother got his skyline, my dad got one too. I was in paradise. It was far more less powerfull than my brother's, but still, RHD cars are awsome! I worked a little with them, even tho I couldn't understand everything I was doing (wich is kinda normal at 10 -11). But I learned, every little things that I could from them, and I still learn today.
But, lets get back to the main subject, Mx-3s
My journey started in late October 2010. My 1997, AWD, Subaru Brighton was getting pretty fucked up by rust and needed serious investment, wich I couldn't afford. So I had to make the terrible decision to sell it. I then started looking for a new ride. I had seen Mx-3s on the streets, my neighbour once had one, but for some reason, I never really got into it. Then, I saw it, a 1996 automatic 1.6L Mx-3. I fell in love! It neede some bodywork due to some rust, but I was up for the challenge! I changed some basic things, like a cracked headlight, rusted doors and a hatch. I loved it, but the lack of power and acceleration made me sell it. I looked up, and found a MX-3 KL-DE with shortshift, stage 3 clutch, HID, and some other goodies. I bought it for peanuts and played alot with it. It was a HUGE upgrade, going from a automatic 1.6 to a manual 2.5! I was astonished. I loved the engine so much, until it started to f--- up... A bad ground (wich I only discovered when it was in pieces). So I bought another one
This one being the perfect base for a swap/ mods. 2k later, It was MINE 
! For now, I lowered it, added a race stearing wheel and that's about it, but the 2.5L KL-DE is going to be back!
First Mx-3 1996 1.6:
Here, you can see the Quick painted door I had to do because the guy wanted it That same day!
Now, My 1993 KL-DE:
And my 1994 K8 1.8:
)My loving for the car industry started a couple years back, when I was only 8-9 years old. My brother bought a 1989 nissan Skyline. His being the 3rd in Canada (or so). I fell in love with cars. Of course, I wasn't old enough to understand all the engeneering that was put in place, right there, in front of me, but I did understand atleast ONE thing, I wanted a car as powerfull as his. For me, at that moment, 400bhp and 350rwhp was the most epicness! Of course, I do realize that there are WAY more powerfull cars on the streets, but to me, this IS the monster. Then, about 2-3 years after my brother got his skyline, my dad got one too. I was in paradise. It was far more less powerfull than my brother's, but still, RHD cars are awsome! I worked a little with them, even tho I couldn't understand everything I was doing (wich is kinda normal at 10 -11). But I learned, every little things that I could from them, and I still learn today.
But, lets get back to the main subject, Mx-3s
My journey started in late October 2010. My 1997, AWD, Subaru Brighton was getting pretty fucked up by rust and needed serious investment, wich I couldn't afford. So I had to make the terrible decision to sell it. I then started looking for a new ride. I had seen Mx-3s on the streets, my neighbour once had one, but for some reason, I never really got into it. Then, I saw it, a 1996 automatic 1.6L Mx-3. I fell in love! It neede some bodywork due to some rust, but I was up for the challenge! I changed some basic things, like a cracked headlight, rusted doors and a hatch. I loved it, but the lack of power and acceleration made me sell it. I looked up, and found a MX-3 KL-DE with shortshift, stage 3 clutch, HID, and some other goodies. I bought it for peanuts and played alot with it. It was a HUGE upgrade, going from a automatic 1.6 to a manual 2.5! I was astonished. I loved the engine so much, until it started to f--- up... A bad ground (wich I only discovered when it was in pieces). So I bought another one
This one being the perfect base for a swap/ mods. 2k later, It was MINE ! For now, I lowered it, added a race stearing wheel and that's about it, but the 2.5L KL-DE is going to be back!First Mx-3 1996 1.6:
Here, you can see the Quick painted door I had to do because the guy wanted it That same day!
Now, My 1993 KL-DE:
And my 1994 K8 1.8:
