My "new" Lantis

[DaiLoS323F]

Hi guys! I’m presenting my restored Lantis hehe. I was 6 months working on it. Dismantling complete cleaning, removing rust, paint ...

SPECS:

Bodywork:

- Hood eyebrowns
- Front debadging
- Kit HID Xenon 8000k TechOne
- Inside headlight painted black
- Rear Efini Logo and Lantis skirt
- Dark Front indicators
- Crystal side indicators
- V6 sideskirts
- Rear black lexus tailights
- Black Rear reflector panel
- Kosei K1 Superlight 17x7 wheels
- Front Tyres Michelin PilotExalto PE2 205/40/17
- Rear Tyres Yokohama Parada SPEC2 205/40/17
- Rear Wheel 13mm spacers

Brakes & Suspensión:

- Lucas twr front brake pads (Thank you astroboy!)
- Front Brembo rotors
- Rear drum to disc conversion (from 1.8 BG)
- Castrol DOT4 brake fluid
- Koni Sport struts
- Cobra springs -60mm

Interior:

- Sparco Safari steering wheel
- Sparco Cromo pedals
- Sparco Shift knob
- BG 1.8 seats
- Fully black leather
- White gauges
- Oil press and Oil temp gauges

Audio:

- Drive Alpine 9835R
- Front speakers 2 way JBL C608 GTi
- Rear speakers JBL GTO
- 2 Subs JBL GTO804
- 2 JBL P80.2 amps
- Macrom M1 wiring

Engine:

- 323 BG (89/91) BP Engine transplant (only engine)
- Mazda G5M01 Gearbox and driveshafts (from my old 94” Lantis)
- Castrol GTX 20w50 / BP Visco 2000 20w50 oil
- BP 75w90 gearbox oil
- Magnecor KV85 wires
- Denso Iridium IK16 spark plug
- Cold Air Intake Simota (improve)
- Lightened flywheel -1.8kg
- Fuel pressure regulator
- Catalyst converter

Future mods:

- LSD
- Brake upgrade (FC callipers & NB2 rotors)
- BPT transplant
- 2,5” exhaust
- FMIC
- Forge Blow off

THE WORK…:

- Repair the head (new head gasket, new valve seals, etc)
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/2002/01eb2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- Cleaning cylinder block
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9665/02ai4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- Painted Cylinder block
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7646/03to9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- Painted crankcase
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1156/04bq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1156/04bq7.6ec36a42bd.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=520&i=04bq7.jpg)

- Painted valve cover, pulleys and fuel rail
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/3236/05so9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- Polished exhaust manifold cover
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8823/06ar3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- Brakes, suspension, steering…
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6505/07bf2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/664/08mr3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7360/11gk4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8250/12fg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/320/13bg7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/320/13bg7.3416b91b28.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=525&i=13bg7.jpg)
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9339/14jg8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[DaiLoS323F]

STARTED WITH LANTIS:

- Last pictures before the work:
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/3820/02yr6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/3820/02yr6.6f4085abc2.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=505&i=02yr6.jpg)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8799/01vn9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1014/02cj8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4940/04rf3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4705/05dc5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- Go!!
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3013/06bs1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/781/07kq0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8104/08bw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4391/09uq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- To paint work
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1237/10yo7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4549/11de2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- At home again hehe
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6173/12pk7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8278/13uy1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8278/13uy1.7b4fe5c4aa.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=513&i=13uy1.jpg)
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7714/14ba3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7714/14ba3.c107936423.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=513&i=14ba3.jpg)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1003/15uo6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[DaiLoS323F]

The result!:

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/5585/01le7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9561/02op9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/6329/03jn8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5709/10fc6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7416/04kh1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6191/05tt5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3263/06nj7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/557/07bj2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7980/08io5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/6964/dsc00144oz1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3416/09wj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

PD: My English is poor! :(

[dru]

that is gorgeous! love the work mate!

:cool:

[dave0r]

i like it

go the pre-cat GT motor :)

engine bay looks so clean when its "white"

[project.r.racing]

OMG!!! So sexy in black n white. You stole my idea. lol

Ryan

[telefoongids]

That's One fine looking Lantis!

Nice!

Your Lantis is Hung like a GT
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8278/13uy1.jpg
:D

Have you got more picures of the wheels and calipers?

[Cosmo Dude]

Well done, looks like a lot of hard work but it was worth it.

[karamello]

yea i have to say that you have done some nice and simple things to it...

congrats on a great job

[Smikey]

Yeah that is really really nice. Really like the black 'rear diffuser' + front grill section as well as the matte black boot panel with efini badge. Glad you put the decals on the inside of the bonnet as well, really tastefully done.

The black kicker panel kind of looks out of place but not really... i'm sure you made that decision out of choice ;)

Good work

[Rupewrecht]

Looks great!

[DaiLoS323F]

Thank you all for the verbal cries! Frankly was very hard work and constant.

Projet.r.racing, What idea I stole? Hehe

Telefoongids, Here I leave images of wheels & calipers, the color of the wheel is the titanium gray of Mazda3 but with matte finshed

http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/5456/dsc00176px9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2750/dsc00060di9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[bourbon]

thats hot...and looks very mean :D great car bud...

[RedLineResident]

amazing, love it to death.

[Smikey]

Yeah woo, Kosei rims nice paint details there
and brake calipers too.

Did you spray them noble green to pay tribute to the 323's former life?

[DavoAust]

omg thats the each look i want for the hardtop, even has the charcoal wheels.

mate you have an amazing looking lantis, all it needs is that turbo and you'll be sexy and fast. i love how you shaped the bonnet so it retains a curve to it above the lights, really looks good

[GISS-90BG]

That's a stunning car. I find that sometimes the BA modified cars leave something lacking. (My personal opinion.) But this is one of the true examples of a properly modified car done right!

Congrats man!

[mill_mobile]

All i can say is simply mind blowing!
Thats some crazy warp to get to the end product - Congrats:)

[Shaken]

Wow!! Splendid work! Probably the most tastefully modified/restored Lantis I've ever seen.

Congratulations. Excellent.

[zappy65]

Mate, thats Clean! Very nice work with the whole paint and panel and especially the trim....may i ask why you didnt go BPT?

[telefoongids]

Telefoongids, Here I leave images of wheels & calipers, the color of the wheel is the titanium gray of Mazda3 but with matte finshed
http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/5456/dsc00176px9.jpg


click here (http://members.home.nl/tjhenckens/Borat%20-%20Wowwowweewaa.mp3)

Looks awesome, thanks!

T.

[DaiLoS323F]

Thousand thanks!!! I choosed the color green because of the details inside the car is also black and green, and has a different look (white and green, and not the typical white and red ...) Even the titanium gray of the wheels gives it a similar look RX-7 RZ hehehe.
Here in Spain, few people know that car is, I sometimes wonder if the car is new!
My dream is to put a BPT below the bonnet (+FMIC, 2.5 exhaust, 11psi...) But now it's a little far ($$$...)

Thanks again!

[323bg]

what a car! good work man

[SehnKhan]

Hey that's tidy as. I really like it. Well done :)

[daJu]

omfg :eek: ... i want my white-one back :(

looks really great - and all this work Oo

just keep on :cool:

[adcom99]

looking so good.

i'm realy loved it.

[FEM]

jesus... that is really really really nice mate,

respect for that.. i love the work! taste

[DaiLoS323F]

Thanks!!

[sik astina]

Lovin it, Looks great :)

[hks_kansei]

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/557/07bj2.jpg

http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/5456/dsc00176px9.jpg


Did you paint the wheel arches black after the first photo? or is it just shadows in the second photo?



car looks great though!

this is the nicest example of a Lantis I have ever seen!

[DaiLoS323F]

That's shadows hehehe

[project.r.racing]

Did you paint the wheel arches black after the first photo? or is it just shadows in the second photo?

that's 2 different wheels arches in that pic? i don't get it?

[hks_kansei]

that's 2 different wheels arches in that pic? i don't get it?

oops, my bad.......

I think DaiLoS323F knew what I meant anyway.

[pinger]

Now this is what modifying cars should be about.

Subtle, classy understatement. With a focus on the synergy of the end product rather than stickers or loud "look at me" exhausts.

Brilliant

[cazza]

you have to much money dude lol, veryimpressive

[chewyryce]

Holy Crap!! Noiceeee

[pinger]

Just bumping my favourite Astina

[arden]

fantastico!!Very impressed with your hard efforts!!!!
Love it!

[KittyKatSmack]

Has there been anymore work since December?
I'd love an update.

Looks gorgeous!

Congratulations, hope the car is still as lovely today as it was in these pictures.

Cheers!

[DaiLoS323F]

Thanks! I've been a little lost, I don't have time to see the forum, soon will trackday pictures with my friends and some details

Cheers

[phly]

Hey just wondering if you could give me some advice on how to get the eyebrows onto the hood. I love the look and am looking at modifying my bonnet with the eyebrows and some vents soon

[Putonyourshoes]

have a look on club 323 mate. there has been a guide made some where for that.
but basically you weld a metal plate under the bonnet then bog it up to the right thickness sand and paint.
thats the reallyyyyy basic version. haha

have a search for badboy bonnets;)

[DaiLoS323F]

Hey just wondering if you could give me some advice on how to get the eyebrows onto the hood. I love the look and am looking at modifying my bonnet with the eyebrows and some vents soon

I make a template badboy eyebrown made by cigarrete box material. Here are some pictures to let you see as I did:

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2202/sinnadaob6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6476/lineanegralg1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/lineanegralg1.jpg/1/w640.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img172/lineanegralg1.jpg/1/)
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7508/concolorvn6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/concolorvn6.jpg/1/w640.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img172/concolorvn6.jpg/1/)

Notice that the line is not straight way, does the curve in 1 / 3 the size of the eye.
A little fudge, with windows paint hehe

[guntersmells]

I gotta say, the overall product is amazing, well done!

[Vocko]

Any updates on the car? More pics?
I'm still in awe how it looks 2+ years since I've first seen it.

[DaiLoS323F]

Any updates on the car? More pics?
I'm still in awe how it looks 2+ years since I've first seen it.

Hi! The car does a year off for not using it (only 300km this year). I have a diary Mazda 121 and I haven't time to run Lantis. A year ago, I detailed the Lantis, I haven't posted, but probably soon I'll post it. Only upgrades are purple paint rims (a little crazy...), stainless steel 102mm tail pipe, Astina BG G-Series gearbox swap, and new Diamond Audio Subwoofer, nothing else!