Form and function is what every car enthusisates wants to see built in a car. Many people find their inspirations from race car drivers for performance gains and the vip scene for that luxury finesse. But what if your inspirations came from a Formula D driver, like Walker Wilkerson, and the car isn’t even meant for drifting? Well here’s one Mazdaspeed 3 owner that did just that.
Check out Evan Fujioka’s Mazdaspeed 3. Evan wanted a Mazdaspeed 3 because there not as common as other cars and it is even more rare to see them fitted out. His fitment journey started a couple of years ago when there were only a few flushed out Speed 3′s and now, you can’t even count how many are out there. Evan has been in the fitment scene for about 3 years now and the thing that always makes him love what he does is the people that he meets which have influenced him with what he loves to do. He has met so many amazing people over the years that have kept him motivated to keep pushing the limits of himself and his car.
What Evan loves most about modifying his car is the fitment and it’s constant pursuit to go lower and even more flush. He aims for perfection. Fitment is also something that him and his girlfriend of 5 years have been able to do together while working on her own ride. Now his girlfriend can’t imagine a life without laying frame riding center lane and having people pull up next to her car with their jaw dropped thinking the car is broken because of all the negative camber it is riding on. Connections and experiences with the people he has met are what makes it fun for Evan and helping his friends on their setups has become just as exciting as working on his own.
His future plans are to upgrade the turbo to a GT3076 and plan to make around 400-450whp. He will also be modifying the oil pan so that he can lower the car even more.
With all the present and future mods, Evan hasn’t appeared at any shows yet since he just recently got to this stage of his work in progress. He is however looking forward to all of the shows coming up in the 2012 season. So watch out for him!
Shout outs:
“First of, I would like to shout out to Kee May for setting up and shooting the feature. Big thanks goes out my friends Jena Gevaart, Travis Kruesel, Zac Saunders, and Josh Grant for all of the late nights we spent getting everything just right. Also would like the thank Ray at Garage Autohero for all of the guidance and help over the years.”
Evan Fujioka’s Mazdaspeed 3
Engine
- Cobb AP w/Access Tuner Race Map
- CPe Nano Short Ram Intake
- CPe 3″ Downpipe
- Custom 3″ Strait Pipe
- RPMC Turbo Inlet Pipe
- Forge BPV
- CX Racing Front Mount
Interior
- Bride Vios iii Low Max
- Takata Harness
- Circuit Hero Shift Extender
- Crown Royal Shift Boot
- Dent Sport Garage Delrin Shift Knob
- Pioneer Head Unit
- JL Audio W3V3 with custom ported box
Suspension
- BC Racing Extreme Drop Package Coilovers
- Dominant Engineering Rear Camber Arms
Wheels/Tire specs
- Work Euroline DH
- Front:18×8.5+25 215/35/18
- Rear:18×9.5+30 215/40/18
January 14, 2012 at 9:34 pm
Last picture is my favorite; pink HID fog light bulbs are refreshingly different.
January 14, 2012 at 11:37 pm
purple fog lights… so dope!
January 15, 2012 at 8:43 am
i like everything on the car, just not the wheels
still cool car anyway
January 15, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Love the whole setup!
January 15, 2012 at 4:25 pm
sick widdiitttt !!!!!!!
January 16, 2012 at 10:39 pm
Function? i miss the function in the build….low and flush is NOT function, its only form.
January 16, 2012 at 11:28 pm
Ryan- Evan’s Mazdaspeed 3 is daily driven. It’s function is to take him to work and back and wherever he needs to go.
January 17, 2012 at 3:28 am
point A to point B doesnt make it functional
January 17, 2012 at 11:12 am
Functional refers to something able to fulfill its purpose or function.
January 17, 2012 at 8:04 pm
and a car thats meant to go fast………is meant to go FAST…not go…stop….swerve…scrape…go…stop..swerve
January 17, 2012 at 1:54 pm
@ Marty.. that makes no sense… if the car takes him from point a to b.. thats function.. check your dictionary.. car is dope
January 17, 2012 at 7:03 pm
cristian – if thats what it takes to make you feel better about non-functional cars….sucks to be you.
January 17, 2012 at 8:27 pm
The car is functioning and doing what he wants it to do… not what you want it to do. If everyones car functioned in a way that was ok in your book we would live in a very boring world. Good thing
January 18, 2012 at 1:03 pm
I agree with the other dude not the kind of ‘functionality’ i was expecting. Nice nice car, ugly ass wheels
January 18, 2012 at 8:12 pm
WOW….we’re being censored of our opinions now ??
January 22, 2012 at 3:21 pm
More interior pictures please…?
January 23, 2012 at 12:26 am
More pics here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/keemay
March 22, 2012 at 6:41 pm
Sick cussing ride brother. I too have a pearl white MS3. Still don’t know what to do with it, i wanna hook it up but don’t know where to start. also wanna keep the low mileage on it too though.