New comer to ephatch

Hey everyone,
Almost 2 years ago now I randomly stumbled across my ep3. I had an em2 and actually was in the market for a brz (all the dealerships in the area changed that quick), but I stopped by a Mazda pre-owned dealership to look what they had in hand and in the center of the lot hiding was a 02 gray ep3 STOCK WITH ONLY 47K MILES! Needless to say I had to have it. It probably only stayed stock for 2 or 3 months, started slow with a buddy club shifter and bushings but overall this is where I am at

Suspension:
Bc racing br series coilovers
Poly bushings all around
Ktuned rear camber arms
Ktuned rear control arms
Ktuned inner tie rods
Hardrace reverse mount tie rod ends
Beefier steering rack slider to help fix steering geometry
Progress front and rear sway bar with whiteline endlinks.

Engine/Engine bay:
Still stock k20a3 with 5 speed
AEM shortram intake(my daily didn't need to risk a cold air with amount of rain I get near me)
Innovative 75a mounts
Tanabe medallion touring catback

Drivetrain/shifting:
Raxles axles (thank you Marty)
action clutch with flywheel
Hybrid racing shifter assembly
Hybrid racing shifter cables
Ktuned master and slave with braided lines

Brakes/wheels and tires:
Stoptech slotted rotors front and rear
Hawk street5.0 pads
SSR MS3R 4x100 17x8 +36 (ordered through James at RTtuning highly recommend to anyone in the north east)
Yokohama S drives 235/45 17

I think that is everything as of now. If I think of anything I will update later on.
I really want to be more active in the ep3 community next season. Hopefully I can catch a few big shows with some of you up in the north east. Or if there are any group drives or meets up in bear mountain or elsewhere.

I will add plenty of pictures but I'm stuck at work right now, if interested I'm courter_ep3 on insta to see the few pics I have. Feel free to add or direct me I'd love to meet more of the ep3 family.

**PS** will be selling the SSR's when I move to 5 lug sometime next season, so if you're interested keep an eye out.http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...pssv1c0tga.jpghttp://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3nla7ufj.jpghttp://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psw4mlxxji.pnghttp://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7deo8pz4.pnghttp://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...pstvfum0mp.png

Welcome to the forum, chris - car looks great. I've always loved those rims; wish they would fit on my CRX.

Super Street in Syracuse is the big meet of the year; it basically is our annual EP3 meet.

Join up on the facebook group if you're on it; much more active than this forum is. But you should put on a build thread here - would love to see the progress over the years.

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Originally Posted by tommy

Welcome to the forum, chris - car looks great. I've always loved those rims; wish they would fit on my CRX.

Super Street in Syracuse is the big meet of the year; it basically is our annual EP3 meet.

Join up on the facebook group if you're on it; much more active than this forum is. But you should put on a build thread here - would love to see the progress over the years.

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Thanks Tommy,

and yes super street is what actually drove me to do this post, I saw a bunch of you guys posted up in a few videos. I'll 100% be taking time off for that next year.

I'm not really on facebook but i might put together an account to keep up with the group better. I will be putting a build thread together though, i have a bunch of plans but that all depends where my finances are at when the time comes. For now its set up for grip if i want to enjoy some back roads or some track time, that is if i ever actually have time away from work...

I know the feeling about being overworked, sadly!