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The complete build thread - please read the whole thread if you are a very serious buyer - almost every question you can conjure up (and many you haven't thought of yet) are answered in there, and it contains about 500 photos (most should be working):
http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?t=1701310615
$9,000 - open to trades
Engine:
KLZE, fully rebuilt 53k miles ago with new Mazda OEM parts as follows - over $5,000 was spent in assembling this engine:
Drivetrain:
Custom BIW (body in white, aka unibody):
Suspension:
All these parts were installed new and have just a few thousand miles on them since I've been driving the car. Car handles much better than the original suspension, the inherent understeer is gone, and car feels neutral with sharp turn in.
Brakes, wheels, tires:
Miscellaneous:
More misc.:
Interior:
Spares:
$9,000 - open to trades
Obviously since this is fund-raising move for me, I prefer cash, but I am willing to take trades + cash. Here are some things I am interested in:
*reliable daily driver that can pass CA smog
*MOTEC M400 ECU
*Mazda 323 GT-R/GTX or AWD Protege (no rust!)
Anything else you got, you can ask - but please, no junkers or anything that would require cash on my part.
If you don't have the $ to buy, please wait until you do to PM me. I have had too many tire kickers. I don't mind answering questions in here as long as the answer isn't in the build thread. Please be respectful of my time and I will reciprocate.
There are well over $12k in parts alone invested in this car - and that doesn't include any labor.
You want unique? This is the only car of its kind in the world. "The Probe as it should have been" according to most Probe owners - KLZE, RWD, LSD....
http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?t=1701310615
$9,000 - open to trades
Engine:
KLZE, fully rebuilt 53k miles ago with new Mazda OEM parts as follows - over $5,000 was spent in assembling this engine:
- 0-mile new short block
- Brand new KLZE pistons, rings
- Mazda oil pump
- Interprep valve springs
- All new valve stem seals, keepers and retainers
- KLZE cams with the updated, quieter friction gear units
- KLDE heads ported to match ZE manifold
- New water pump and timing belt (2k miles ago)
- New OEM Mazda valve cover gaskets (2k miles ago) and camshaft seals
- Oil pan resealed (2k miles ago)
- Powder coated valve covers
- Oil filter relocation kit with large Corvette filter
- CARB-legal Injen cold air intake, filter
- All emissions equipment works, OEM computer and wiring used
- New OBDII catalytic converter (that one set me back $368)
- Current compression is 185-195 on all six cylinders
- Passed the strict CA smog test very cleanly
- No leaks/smoking
Drivetrain:
- Miata 6-speed tranmission with custom shifter
- ACT full face, sprung clutch kit rated for 300 ft/lb
- New clutch slave cylinder
- Modified vehicle speed sensor to play nice with the Probe speedometer
- Adapted Neutral Safety Switch and reverse switch to work with Probe harness
- Clairetoo adapter plate kit - includes main plate, flywheel spacer, and starter bracket
- 2-piece driveshaft from Mazda B2200 - simple, easy to find, bolts on directly to Miata pinion flange and gearbox
- Miata 3.90 Torsen LSD in a stronger FC RX7 diff housing
- Poly bushings for diff mount
- Energy Suspensions poly transmission mount
- Custom engine mounts
- Custom exhaust from stock logs on - y-pipe, cat, resonator, and modified dual exit muffler from Infinity G35.
Custom BIW (body in white, aka unibody):
- Miata front and rear frame rails integrated in the Probe unibody; all welds and joints seam sealed and primered/painted
- Miata extended transmission/exhaust tunnel
- Custom trunk floor; Probe/Miata custom carpeting
- Miata 12.9 gallon fuel tank with Probe fuel pump, wired to work with the OEM Probe fuel gauge, including the Low-Fuel warning light; OEM interior firewall; OEM fill-tube working seamlessly with Probe fuel fill door
- Stiffening members added where needed to firm up the body
- Miata custom seat mounting locations - anything that will bolt in a Miata will bolt in this car.
- Car is now a 2-seater. Loads of storage room behind the front seats - some FD storage bins would probably be amazing there
- Modified Miata e-brake cables, properly adjusted
Suspension:
All these parts were installed new and have just a few thousand miles on them since I've been driving the car. Car handles much better than the original suspension, the inherent understeer is gone, and car feels neutral with sharp turn in.
- Unequal-length double A-arm independent suspension on all 4 corners
- Complete front & rear Miata (94+) subframes that bolt on to the modified frame rails, making modifications and repairs easy
- Fully set of ES Poly bushings for EVERY suspension bushing
Yonaka full 28-way coilover set (fully threaded dual tube shock, built-in bump stop for unit protection, no suspension travel loss with height adjustment) - 500 lb/in front springs, 300 lb/in rears - extra springs & rates come as spares
Brakes, wheels, tires:
- Carbotech AX-6 front pads (car stops better than a stock Probe)
- OEM rear pads
- New rotors front & rear
- 949 Racing steel-braided brake lines and rear distribution block
- Motul 800 brake fluid
- Massive aftermarket for big brakes, in any size/combo you can dream up
- XXR 535 wheels (17" x 9.75", ET20 front and rear), 6mm rear spacers
- 245/40/17 front tires (new)
- 275/40/17 rear tires (used)
Miscellaneous:
- Mach 1 front bumper lip
- rear hatch struts work(!)
- Hydraulic hood struts (no more clumsy stock hood prop rod - hood opens higher than stock, saving your cranium and back)
- Airbag, HVAC, and cruise control systems removed
- OEM Manual Miata steering rack
- New windshield and its weatherstripping
- Hood bump is from a '98 Eclipse GS-T
More misc.:
- Just smogged, smog certificate good for 90 days in CA
- All registration fees current, car is registered through April 2015
- Clean title in hand
- Paint 8.5/10
- Car has 156k on odometer
- Engine has 53k miles
- Transmission and rear end have 92k miles
- Everything else is pretty much new
Interior:
- Full black interior
- Miata seats with Probe seatbelts
- Pioneer head unit with stock speakers
- Twin center console storage spaces
- Dual cup holder
- Grant steering wheel with integrated horn buttons
Spares:
- a number of extra 2.5" ID springs of various lengths and rates
- 5-speed Miata transmission ready to bolt on to the KL
- extra KLDE intake manifold for building a custom IM
$9,000 - open to trades
Obviously since this is fund-raising move for me, I prefer cash, but I am willing to take trades + cash. Here are some things I am interested in:
*reliable daily driver that can pass CA smog
*MOTEC M400 ECU
*Mazda 323 GT-R/GTX or AWD Protege (no rust!)
Anything else you got, you can ask - but please, no junkers or anything that would require cash on my part.
If you don't have the $ to buy, please wait until you do to PM me. I have had too many tire kickers. I don't mind answering questions in here as long as the answer isn't in the build thread. Please be respectful of my time and I will reciprocate.
There are well over $12k in parts alone invested in this car - and that doesn't include any labor.
You want unique? This is the only car of its kind in the world. "The Probe as it should have been" according to most Probe owners - KLZE, RWD, LSD....
PGT, MTX, 
I miss my RX-8 already, but not as much as I still miss my PGT.
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