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I saw this Mazda 3 on Work Emotion CR-Kai's a few weeks back and it really reminded me why I was so heavily considering these wheels along with RPF-1s. The look really suits the Mazda 3 and the color these have been powder coated really helps them stand out among the many black and white versions that are floating around.

Last week the spotlight was on a couple of Canadian drift builds I've been following whereas this week I've got on a few daily driver and show car builds to share. Similar to part 1 the builds this week run the gamut of manufactures but two things remain the same, all of them are Canadian, and all of them should look very sick once the dust settles.

I've already shared a few of my favorite Mazda Speed3s here with you, SumThaiGuys white one on SSR Long Champs and the Fat and Flush black one on 17x9 RPF-1s, are two recent examples and I'm about to throw this one from Black Mamba Motor Sports into the mix because it's another speed3 I think looks really, really good. This car is a great example of what can be accomplished with a realistic budget, a healthy drop, and a little originality when choosing a paint color for your wheels.

Hat's off too anyone who's rocking a white on white setup well, the constant up keep that is required combined with the fact that there are so many different shades of white to contend with makes it much harder to 'white out' a car then black one out. Those are the excuses I use for not doing it anyway. Never the less when properly executed the look is hard look to beat.

They say the first step in managing an addiction is admitting you have an addiction so I am going to admit this one to all of you: I'm in the early stages of what is no doubt going to become a full blown addiction to cars that are set up fat and flush. Like my addiction to the other various forms of stance this is basically out of my control so the best thing I can do at this point is give fat and flush it's own category.

sumTHAIguy on the Mazda3forums has been pushing Mazda fitment, more specifically Mazda speed 3 fitment, for awhile now going a little lower and a little wider each time. After looking great on 350Z rims for a quick second he bolted up his new set of kicks, SSR Longchamps XR4Z kai's, and knocked the doors of possibility down for the speed3 in regards to ride height, stretch, and poke. This current setup isn't for the faint of heart, at 18x9.5 +13 this car is a stark contrast from the speed3 I posted last week.

The last girls with Hot Rides Theme Tuesday here was nearly all cars found on various blogs and message boards on the net. This time around in addition to perusing the forums I decided to poll some of my female readers for submissions on facebook and twitter. As it turns out I have quite a few female readers with clean cars ranging from lowered to slammed, and naturally aspirated to boosted.

Here is another photo overload from SEMA 2010. For those of you who are waiting for photos of the cars that were outside of SEMA rest assured I lots of great coverage from the outside as well that will be making it's way up to the site over the next few days. In the meantime enjoy some more of what was going on inside the halls. After this set I believe I've got one hall left along with some of the adjacent hallways before taking it outside into the Vegas sun.

My vinyl guy, Mat at Seche Media, is selling his modified 2007 Mazda Speed3 for an exceptionally low price, low enough that I have considered picking it up, transferring some parts from my car to his and then selling my own. However in an effort to avoid putting myself into bankruptcy (just got a house, laptop, new snowboard) I figured it's best to give his car more exposure so one of you can purchase it rather than myself. This car is well maintained and comes with a number of top dollar modifications, take a look.

My car has been in the shop for about a week now for warranty rust repair so I have been either taking the public transit or hitching rides with my girlfriend. For the most part being chauffeured around has not really bothered me but seeing the latest pictures of Kevin's hatch on the Mazda 3 forums really made me miss my own car because like JDR's car Kevin's has been one which I look to for inspiration.