STRICKs 07 MS3

[-STRICK-]

So..............Ive been on here for a while now and just recently was sponsered by SU. Here is a brief history of the car. I bought it brand new in april 07 ' and kept it stock for just over a year. Then it was either trade it in or start modding it, so you can obviously see where im going with this....lol. I bought her first mod in august 08 and it began there.

Name: Steve
Location: Tampa,FL
Vehicle: 2007 true red MS3 GT
Clubs: www.teamssp.com (http://www.teamssp.com)
Awards:
mazdapalooza 08/3rd place- best in class
HIN Tampa 09' /1st place- best driven mazda
Import faceoff Gainesville/1st place best mazda

Current sponsers:
Streetunit performance
Tranceologist powdercoating
Dynamic Autobody

current mods:

Drivetrain
-BC coilovers
-Streetunit test pipe
-Streetunit boost tubes
-Streetunit "blackout" turbosmart blow off valve
-Streetunit rear engine mount
-PG FMIC kit
-PG turbo inlet
-Injen cold air intake
-TWM short shifter
-TWM shifter bushings
-resonators removed from OEM exhaust
-VCTS delete from intake manifold


Interior
-Redline goods shift boot & armrest cover
-Prosport boost guage w/ custom vent pod
-Red l.e.d. dome/map/hatch lights
-Red l.e.d. bars illuminating the floorboards
-Custom painted true red/gold interior trim
-Diamond audio 12" D6 DVC sub
-Diamond audio 400.1 amp
-custom fiberglass sub enclosure w/ modest trim panels
-hi/lo convertors off the factory deck
-line driver
-flush mounted gain control in the dash
-sirius in dash

Exterior
-18 x 8 +35et Rota torques (gold)
-Nitto INVO 225/40-18 tires
-Autoexe wipers
-15% tint
-blacked out badges w/ custom rear "flying M"
-red pinstriping on front & rear bumpers
-Streetunit vinyl :cheers2:
-rear fenders hammered flat/ pulled a little and re-painted
-RE carbon fiber rear spoiler lip
-GV style carbon fiber front lip
-carbon fiber fuel door

engine bay stuff
-Streetunit power steering reservoir cap
-Streetunit washer fluid reservoir Cap
-redline tuning quicklift hood dampers
-weapon R catch can
-powdercoated valve cover,intake manifold & a few other small items


future mods
-fiber images CF hood


and now for the pics......................
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/newpic2copy.png

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/newpic3.png

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/newpic4.png

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/newpic5copy.png

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/rolling3.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/rolling1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/024-2.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/dynosheet1.jpg

ill have some more pics this weekend after the JDMups car show as well...


and heres a few pics of the mazda I had when I joined SU
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/100_0797-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/carshow2.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/100_0993.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/100_1081.jpg

thanks for checking out my rides:twitcy:

[H3LLFiR3]

super fast MS6 killer. SO SEXY.

[StealthWyvern]

the car looks good man!

[MS3Casey]

ya car always looked good lol

[2k8mazda6]

god that thing is a pos. lol you know i love your car

[RhoadBlock]

Well, congrats on the sponsorship Steve. Lookin forward to seein all the new goodies ya got this weekend.

[1mpg]

Do you have any camber adjustment? Where did you buy your rims too...I love them!

[bguillory]

very clean car & congrats on sponsorship

[whowa004]

congrats and looks great!

[Ash]

congrats, it looks really nice =]

[-STRICK-]

Thank you all for the kind words. The car has a lot more stuff to come, its just a matter of time & money. Im sure you can all relate:)

Do you have any camber adjustment? Where did you buy your rims too...I love them!
Im not running any camber plates right now, but im sure im sitting in the negative...lol. I got the wheels at www.wheeldude.com (http://www.wheeldude.com) . Watch for sales on the site, i got mine for 500$ shipped on sale.Theyre normally 750+shipping

[-STRICK-]

So I found this cool website that was posted on the SSP forums and made this.. http://animoto.com/play/ijPOddUhG0DxRHzZQORiPw . You can only make a 30 second clip for free, but its a cool concept.

[TheBlackBox]

speed looks great!!!


btw whered you get the cf vented hood on you mz3?

[reyan]

Car look great man, I like how the gold rota's looks against the red.

[-STRICK-]

speed looks great!!!


btw whered you get the cf vented hood on you mz3?

thank you and I honestly dont remember the company name for the hood, it was shipped from cali and I bought it online for 400$. Ill look for the receipt though.

Car look great man, I like how the gold rota's looks against the red.
thank you

[-STRICK-]

So I slammed the car down and lowered the back all the way down. BC coilovers only allow the rear to go so far down so Ive removed one collar ring and lowered the remaining perch to the bottom. I also installed an Autoexe stubby antenna and jdm yellow fogs. Heres a few pics from today.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/new-1.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/newstance.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/newstance1.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/newstance5.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/newstance2.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/newstance3.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/023-5.jpg


heres a few pics of a lambo i saw today in traffic too

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/034-2.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/035-2.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/036-2.jpg

[zoom zoom maz6]

car looks awesome. hella flush too.

[TheBlackBox]

looks sexy!
but that negative camber will take a toll on your tires

dont be like me
invest in some camber links

[~MazdaGirl~]

Nice ride!!!!

Oh and have fun with that CF dash kit.... it's not fun to put on lol

:)

[-STRICK-]

So.......................its been a while since Ive updated this thread with some info. Since my last post Ive added a few goodies and won a few trophies as well :) .

I won best "driven" mazda at HIN, which is formely the "street" class. As well as Best mazda at import faceoff gainesville. New stuff includes carbon fiber fuel door,carbon fiber GV lip,parts plaza eye lids and some satin vinyl stripes. Im picking up a carbon fiber RE spoiler extension on friday too.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/021-6-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/022-7-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/024-6-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/020-7-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/027-7-1-1.jpg

new fuel door

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/038-2.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/037-1.jpg

interior pic

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/032-3.jpg

[TheBlackBox]

that looks bad ass
you should get the mustache in cf too

the interior looks great but it also has to much red going on

[-STRICK-]

Thanks, im picking up the CF spolier extension friday, i think the mirror covers will be next, then the mustache. Thats probably all the CF ill put on the exterior, but well see. Those side skirts are kinda small so those might be possible too :) . I dont want to go too crazy with it, just even it out.

[TheBlackBox]

i really want the cf spoiler extension, would look nice with my cf wing
word of advice with the cf mirror add ons, tape them up when doing long distance driving
mine went to **** after a year. but then again i doubt youll do any long distance driving n that beast.
mazdaspeed add on sideskirts in cf!!
oh and when you find any rear add ons let me know
i really want some rear add ons!!!

[RhoadBlock]

Looks like you need to update your Awards list there buddy ;)

And hey that camera my pops got is pretty badass. When we get all our PCing finished up, we need to get together and get some good pics for ourselves and to get Josh off our backs lol.

[-STRICK-]

updated ;)

I finally got all my stuff to Josh and he should have it done by the weekend. Thats awsome about the camera too, definitly need some nice updated pics of the cars. I got my catch can as well, im still waiting for my spark plugs from SU and my piping kit from PG though. It should all be here for when you get back in town. I trimmed the intake mani and kept myself busy while your gone, heres some pics.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/001-18.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/005-20.jpg

[RhoadBlock]

Dude that's absolutely gorgeous. Looks better than mine! Cant wait to get these bad boys installed man! Excited about my return from vaca now :devil2:

[-STRICK-]

Dude that's absolutely gorgeous. Looks better than mine! Cant wait to get these bad boys installed man! Excited about my return from vaca now :devil2:
I hardly doubt it looked better than yours, but its all good.....lol. I picked up my stuff from the powdercoater today. These crappy pics dont do it any justice, but here ya go.

lighting is terrible, it actually changes color from red/orange/pinkish candy
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/001-19.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/002-19.jpg

high temp textured flat black
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/004-19.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/005-21.jpg

rear heat shield
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/006-19.jpg

[bynum-go-fast]

looks great man

[Toprock]

Looks insane man...glad my eyelids went to a good car *sniff*

[Toprock]

Man...I'm tempted to go pick up these Rotas...it actually looks decent on red...

[-STRICK-]

thanks man, im loving those eyelids :)

[RhoadBlock]

Found an awesome pic of your car Steve:

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/RhoadBlock/th_09-4.jpg (http://s488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/RhoadBlock/?action=view&current=09-4.jpg)

SU > PG FTW

Everytime! lol

[-STRICK-]

HELL YEAHHHHHHH:clap2:

hopefully my car will come out of the garage this weekend.

[MS3Casey]

yes im jealous lol

[-STRICK-]

Wow......its been a lil bit since I posted an update here. Also, do I need an 2010 sponsership app.? If so, can someone from SU please point me in the right direction.

New Goodies

-18 x 8 +35 Rota torques GONE
-19 x 8.5 +35 Axis Hiros (refinished BBS gold) w/ 225/35 falken fk452s installed
-black vinyl stripes GONE

heres some pics:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/162-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/158-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/163-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/171-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/161-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/168-1.jpg

[H3LLFiR3]

99% my absolutely most favorite speed 3 in the world. If you still had the lip you would be 100%

[zoom zoom maz6]

what sam said

[-STRICK-]

99% my absolutely most favorite speed 3 in the world. If you still had the lip you would be 100%Thanks Sam. How about that sponsership at for 2010 though. I didnt see it listed on the main page and would like to stay curent. I also need to get some new vinyl as well.

what sam said
thank you..

[H3LLFiR3]

Gimme a call today sexy boy, i'll get you hooked up.

[-STRICK-]

I had a photoshoot for ultraevolution.com a few weeks ago. Here are some of the pics.


http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/photoshoot2.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/photoshoot1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/photoshoot6.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/photoshoot8.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/photoshoot7.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/photoshoot4.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/photoshoot3.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/photoshoot5.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/photoshoot.jpg


SU STAFF
Can you use these for the Streeunitpics page? Thanks

[RhoadBlock]

Gorgeous as always my friend. Man I'm gettin anxious as hell for mine to get up there lol.

[-STRICK-]

I suppose I should keep this thread somewhat current...lol. I went ahead and switched wheels again to something a little more legit. 18" Work VS-XX with yokohama s drive tires. I toned down the interior a notch with 3m carbon fiber vinyl, but have no pics of it yet. Heres some shots of the new wheels though.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/105_1717-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/105_1723-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/105_1726-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/105_1710-1.jpg

close up with SU logo ;)
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/105_1720-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/105_1652-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/striklymyn69/105_1653-1.jpg

maybe with these pics I can have a SU pics profile :laugh3:

[szweedie103]

What did you do with the old rims?

[StealthWyvern]

What did you do with the old rims?

he is giving them to me!











































ok so I have big dreams. REALLY big dreams. lol

[-STRICK-]

What did you do with the old rims?
I ended up taking a loss on them. 850$ with tires locally :(

he is giving them to me!









ok so I have big dreams. REALLY big dreams. lol

all you had to do was ask...lol. I would have almost rather given them away to someone I know, than sell them for the little money i got :laugh3:

[StealthWyvern]

all you had to do was ask...lol. I would have almost rather given them away to someone I know, than sell them for the little money i got :laugh3:

Eh, I dont think they would of fit anyways or at least not without buying new tires.