Great story!

Fuck yeah, this thing is bitchin’

lol

Yup, can confirm - not cheap.

Wow, that engine bay looks surprisingly un-plastic-y. I appreciate when modern cars don’t do everything possible to cover up the bits that make them go.

DIY brov!

c’mon son, no one thinks your 4runner is a minivan.

yas

I mean, sure, yoyoing is worthless too, and playing video games, and chugging a beer, and _insert worthless activity here_.

Zupr4

Yeah good call, I didn’t think about the badge hiding sensors.

Oh shit, I never thought about that. I bet you’re right.

Yeah exactly!

Well, not much of a question about the Mazda 3 per se, but is anyone else off-put by the current generation Mazda symbol badging? The front badge appears to be a sticker on a pedestal.

What’s going on here? Are you accessing motronic through a laptop, or is this an alternative tuning solution like Megasquirt?

Bingo

Yes! I just recently had the pleasure of driving a ‘72 MG and it was an absolute joy. I was quite impressed that it had very little trouble keeping up with modern traffic and it thoroughly enjoyed being wound out. I’ve driven it a few times now (borrowing from a friend) and that smile that I had plastered to my face…

I will also say keeping a build thread (repair thread?) showing quick snapshots documenting your repairs would lead a buyer to feel better about the purchase. Especially when the repairs appear to be done well.

The overall price is definitely high, but for the cost of that steering wheel and the hub he could have easily had the stock steering wheel reupholstered if it was in poor shape.