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Old 04-04-15, 07:38 AM
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Hows the paint coming along Furb, is she all one colour yet?
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Hows the paint coming along Furb, is she all one colour yet?
Nahh man, still waiting...

13months and counting at the paint shop. He changed to a different paint supplier and now got his new mixing station up and running, won't be long now.

Even though it took an absurd amount of time, the quality is top notch and that's all that matters!
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Hey furb, what diff will you be running in the car? The stock one?
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Hey furb, what diff will you be running in the car? The stock one?
OBX-R helical LSD for MX-5 with a Kia sportage diff housing and final drive.
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OBX-R helical LSD for MX-5 with a Kia sportage diff housing and final drive.
Does the Kia housing have to be shortened? Or is it just a little wider, I remember your rear wheel offset is slightly off from stock because of this, is that correct?
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Diff housing is NOT the rear axle.
It's the part that holds the diff and bolts into the axle
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PROGRESS!!









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some time ago i sold a kidney on Ebay, or rather swapped it for this RX-3 SP steering wheel



and finally, after exactly 15 months, the car has been dropped off back home
good things come to those who wait, damn that is so true!
the quality is TOP NOTCH
there are some miniscule faults, like normal, but the car hasnt even been touched or polished after paint.
i will be putting it back together first and when that is finished the paint will have a final check and the car will be polished







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already pretty dusty inside


the build can finally begin!
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When things are done Right .... just Perfect!

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Looking good!!!
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Awesome.
Will you keep original brakes? Or rx7?
Write more about suspension modifications you are planing.
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Thnx guys!

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Awesome.
Will you keep original brakes? Or rx7?
Write more about suspension modifications you are planing.
It's all in here mate
But for now I'll do you a favor and list it one more time

Front:
RX-7 GSL-SE struts, springs and brakes
Tokico blue shock inserts
Technotoytuning camber plates
My own design rollcenter adjusters.
All new bushings

Rear:
Standard large type axle (7inch diff) with 2-link
Shortened 15mm with Moser custom axles
KYB shocks
New and lowered leaf springs
GSL-SE disc brakes
Kia sportage diff carrier with 4.44 final drive
Obx-r mx5 lsd
All new bushings

Think that's it? Lol
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Great work Furb!
You know what the problem is knowing this guy personal? You're own car wil be second best at most! On the other hand his project is such an inspiration to at least strive for that second best place.
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hahaha you give me too much credit Rogier
just doing the best i can, that doesn't mean others don't deserve the attention!

anyway...

this weekend was the first that i had time to get some work done, so i made some serious progress
the full suspension was ready for mounting, so i started with this














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to be continued...

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pics not working for me???? just ordered some suspension for mine so i would love to see the suspension pics
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lets try it again

lots of work done this weekend!













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to be continued...
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Hey Ferdi, did you use the stock gearbox cross member with the FC gearbox?
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Originally Posted by orange
Hey Ferdi, did you use the stock gearbox cross member with the FC gearbox?
No, I modified it to make it work
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i still cannot see the pics (post 96 & 97)....am i the only one?????


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