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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 06:25 AM
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Another R53 Owner joins the fourm

Hey I'm new to the forum here. I own a dark silver R53 which I've had for a little over two years. I got it with around 23k miles and it now has 62k on it. The things I've done to it so far is that I've replaced the water pump, axles, oil cooler, the front hubs, swapped to powerflex control arm bushings, 15% pully upgrade, installed a catless header, rear seat delete, and swapped the engine (a story in itself). I'll add pictures of my R53 later when I get the chance.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 06:48 AM
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Hi and welcome to NAM! What took you so long?
Congrats on keeping it on the road! I love to hear that and R53 is being kept on the road!
The gen 1 area will be a great resource for you!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 07:56 AM
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Welcome to the forum. Post some pictures when you get a chance. The engine swap sounds like a sad story.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 09:07 AM
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Congrats on the R53, waiting for the pics.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 02:05 PM
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Welcome! Dark silver rocks! Let's see it already!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2019 | 03:35 PM
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Here you guy go. These are a few I have on me at the moment.

R53 vs Mazda B2200

Getting dat Petrol

Chrono Package looks amazing at night

rear seat delete

Pulled engine

New engine

Hole so big I can fit my fist into it easy.

Split it right down the middle
 
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