CALI Grown E85 Street Car: Project BLACKADDE
#329
Overnight parts from RHDJAPAN.com Seriously, they came over night.
New rear wide fenders (+25mm), authentic RE-Amemiya headlights and a few other things crossed the pond. This should do it for exterior parts needed to finish the car. Ohh wait, I still need a GT wing and sunroof plug. lol
There's still a long laundry list of things that need to get done, but I couldn't be happier that it's in Chips hands now. He really shares our passion for rotaries and is as OCD as I am, so I know the small details will be focused on.
Anyway, to let the cat out of the bag, my plan is to re-create something like the CC FD in Japan. I've always loved this car and with the recent influx of RE-Amemiya ADGT cars I really wanted to do something different. I still love the ADGT kit, but some good friends (RTT) were right, the car needs to be unique here in the US. There will be some custom tweaks to suit my personal taste that I think will make for a perfectly executed FD for me.
New rear wide fenders (+25mm), authentic RE-Amemiya headlights and a few other things crossed the pond. This should do it for exterior parts needed to finish the car. Ohh wait, I still need a GT wing and sunroof plug. lol
There's still a long laundry list of things that need to get done, but I couldn't be happier that it's in Chips hands now. He really shares our passion for rotaries and is as OCD as I am, so I know the small details will be focused on.
Anyway, to let the cat out of the bag, my plan is to re-create something like the CC FD in Japan. I've always loved this car and with the recent influx of RE-Amemiya ADGT cars I really wanted to do something different. I still love the ADGT kit, but some good friends (RTT) were right, the car needs to be unique here in the US. There will be some custom tweaks to suit my personal taste that I think will make for a perfectly executed FD for me.
Last edited by Blackadde///; 03-21-15 at 11:03 PM.
#334
MAZDASPEED MOTORSPORTS
You must have an account with them. I'm not sure if Ray stocks these.
Yup. I'm sure he will.
Nope. FD's are pretty rare in California. No one here wants to mess with them considering our stricter emission laws. Flying to a different state to check one out to see if it has a straight frame when I already had one with a perfectly clean title/frame was much easier.
You must have an account with them. I'm not sure if Ray stocks these.
Nope. FD's are pretty rare in California. No one here wants to mess with them considering our stricter emission laws. Flying to a different state to check one out to see if it has a straight frame when I already had one with a perfectly clean title/frame was much easier.
Last edited by Blackadde///; 04-07-15 at 01:12 PM.
#335
Rx7 Wagon
iTrader: (16)
Nope. FD's are pretty rare in California. No one here wants to mess with them considering our stricter emission laws. Flying to a different state to check one out to see if it has a straight frame when I already had one with a perfectly clean title/frame was much easier.
Would love to ditch my sunroof, finding a base/r1/r2 is getting hard.
#339
Original Gangster/Rotary!
iTrader: (213)
The sunroof delete is awesome. I just saw an FD when I was at IRP porting an engine the other weekend---- you can't tell the car originally had a sunroof.
I'm told the part is only ~$185, and the complete conversion to include paint etc ran ~$1200. Sounds like a winner to me
Mike, really stoked to see how your FD progresses
I'm told the part is only ~$185, and the complete conversion to include paint etc ran ~$1200. Sounds like a winner to me
Mike, really stoked to see how your FD progresses
#346
The sunroof delete is awesome. I just saw an FD when I was at IRP porting an engine the other weekend---- you can't tell the car originally had a sunroof.
I'm told the part is only ~$185, and the complete conversion to include paint etc ran ~$1200. Sounds like a winner to me
Mike, really stoked to see how your FD progresses
I'm told the part is only ~$185, and the complete conversion to include paint etc ran ~$1200. Sounds like a winner to me
Mike, really stoked to see how your FD progresses
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^^^^^ correct