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Old 11-12-08, 04:49 PM
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i still really like DirectFreak's 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXu9Txu_WOg
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
i still really like DirectFreak's 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXu9Txu_WOg
Oh yeah his car is awesome! I'm not one for body kits but I added that into the equation...

I just wanted to stimulate ideas of who everyone thought had amazing cars.

Some of the straight body FBs out there are just aas good IMO.

I also know there was that one guy who fabbed up a IRS for his car but then ran it into the wall at a track.

To each his Own.
Old 11-07-09, 04:31 AM
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WideBody 83 S4 Turbo II

Widebody S4 Turbo II


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Old 11-07-09, 02:02 PM
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This guy from the Runoffs...




My car is slowly getting there. (not done yet)







Old 11-07-09, 02:10 PM
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wow, that looks clean!!!! this is what mine looks like currently... dam i need to paint everything
Old 11-07-09, 02:22 PM
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No mention of my car? Has to be somewhere up there?

Widebody, engine swap (modified), transmission swap, rear end swap, front + rear brake upgrades, suspension upgrades, interior swap, rewired the whole car, etc etc...


Body/Chassis/Suspension/brakes:
SCCA replica widebody kit
SA front bumper
SA cowelling (1 wiper nozzle)
CCW rims front and rear 17x10 and 17x12
Nitto 555 - 255/40/17 front tires
Nitto 555R drag radials - 315/35/17 rear tires
Guyon racing modified roll bar
Racing beat front springs (going to goto respeed coilovers...)
Tokico hp "blues" all around
Respeed spherical control arm bushings
Respeed spherical tension rod bushings
Racing beat front sway bar
Respeed camber plates
Respeed TII front big brake kit
Powerslot front rotors
Reman TII calipers (4 pot)
Hawk HPS front pads
SS braided brake lines
Hurst lineloc kit
Wilwood 8.8 rear end 12" rear disc brakes cross drilled and sloted with poly matrix pads
Moog heavy duty idler arm
New control arms
New tie rods
CP racing strut tower bar
CP racing flush mount headlamp kit
1" roll center spacers
Grannysspeedshop rear adjustable springs 175 lb springs
Grannysspeedshop trailing arm heim links
Grannysspeedshop custom adjustable watts linkage

Drivetrain:
S5 TII engine with S4 low compression internals
Pineapple racing Medium streetport intake porting
Mazdatrix Mild streetport exhaust porting
Pineapple racing rebuild kit (rebuilt by me of course)
modified GSL-SE front cover, oil pan and pickup tube
Adjustable oil pressure regulator
RX-8 hardened stat gears with windowed racing bearings
Lapped housings
Polished S5 LIM
Polished S5 LIM to S6 UIM adapter
Polished S6 UIM
Polished throttle body
Polished Greddy compression elbow
Polished intercooler piping
T60-1 turbocharger (rotaryshack)
Rotaryshack preturbo oil filter kit
Gotham racing turbo blanket
Greddy turbo manifold
720 (denso)/1680cc (kgparts) injectors
Greddy 47mm wastegate
Greddy type RS BOV
KG parts fuel rails
Dual walbro 255 lph intank pumps
Barry Grant -10an 12" fuel heat sink
dual -8an feed to -10an Y splitter
Aeromotive A1000 fuel pressure regulator
SS braided fuel lines
Aeromotive Y splitter
Earls braided SS braided fuel lines
Restored fuel tank, with added sump cup
ACT Extreme pressure plate
11 lb Panspeed flywheel
heavy duty nardi TOB
S5 TII transmission
Mazdatrix short throw shifter
The racing store Transmission scatter shield
Custom made Grannysspeedshop driveshaft
Granny's 8.8" ford differential conversion
4.33:1 gears
31 Spline axles
driveshaft loop
new trackloc clutches
4" thick FMIC custom mounted
TII oil cooler with SS braided lines
Aluminum radiator
Black magic 180sx fan (3300 CFM)
FD alternator swap
Pineapple racing alternator relocation kit
Custom 4" air filter relocation
Magnacore 10mm spark plug wires
Microtech LT10s standalone with laptop adapter
All vacuum lines are stainless steel braided
Himni racing 4" downpipe
racing beat 3" presilencer
Vibrant performance 3" inlet dual 3" outlet muffler

Interior:
Recaro seats recovered in black leather and suede
Momo 320mm "race" steering wheel
Razo RA113 shift ****
PPG glass moonroof
Innovate motorsports LM-1 wideband
Innovate motorsports XD-16 display gauge
Autometer Fuel pressure gauge
Autometer boost gauge
Autometer coolant temp gauge
Autometer Oil temp gauge
Autometer oil pressure gauge
Autometer Voltage gauge
Pineapple racing Dual EGT gauge
Dell laptop
Cooling Mist vari-cool stage 2 water injection kit, dual injectors, stainless steel line upgrade
Gtech Pro RR
Greddy Profec B spec II boost controller
Greddy turbo timer
J and S knock sensor
200W power inverter to power the laptop
Painless wiring fuse box's
Power door locks (door locks shaved)
Taylor battery relocation kit mounted the battery behind the driver seat
200A circuit breaker wired on the + side of the battery




Really it comes down to what kind of a car your looking at, a full out race car, a street car etc.

Edit: bad thing is I keep remembering more...
Old 11-07-09, 06:50 PM
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Dude, tell me about it
Old 11-07-09, 07:03 PM
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I modded one of my fb's quite extensively

I know it's nothing compared to some the other awesome cars posted here, but it it different and VERY extensively modded.
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Old 11-07-09, 07:05 PM
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I need to take more recent pics. I've completely redone the interior since those pics and really cleaned up the wiring.
Old 11-07-09, 08:28 PM
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Turbo widebody FB

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^^^ that's awesome, the electric motor hooked up to the transmission looks halarious, wasn't what I was expecting. But very cool!
Old 11-07-09, 08:46 PM
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That electric motor idea is awesome
Old 11-07-09, 09:00 PM
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A lot of the most modified 1st gens are the ones on Craig's List that have been sitting a long time that you get to start back up in the seller's back yard. Makes a pretty picture when you get it home

Old 11-07-09, 09:13 PM
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We have a nice chunk of change in the blue car.







Old 11-08-09, 09:59 AM
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no body kits on mine
Old 11-08-09, 12:42 PM
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If you think my car is only a FB with a body kit.. Then you should take a look in my project thread... The only thing left of a original FB is the roof and front windshield.

Everything else is Modified og replaced by other parts.
Old 11-08-09, 07:20 PM
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^^^ I would say you take the cake. I've never seen another FB modified as extensively, with as many one off parts.
Old 11-08-09, 08:15 PM
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DirectFreak has my vote -- without seeing his car, I would have never even bought mine or started such a project.

Everyone shown here has something to be proud of.
Old 11-10-09, 01:08 AM
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i saw a couple of vids on youtube of a first gen with some kinda twin turbo v8 with some ridiculous amount of horse power
Old 12-20-09, 05:22 AM
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Yeah, I've seen that vid. too bad its v8.

I like the electric engine swap. technecally still a rotary engine. I really like all the modded FB's shown. theres a white one with a roll pan on here, that looks sick even with the giant spoiler. I have a roll pan also. I think it looks good. even though it got bumped by my buddy earl and cracked some. so looks like I'll be redoing it soon or later.
Old 12-20-09, 06:53 PM
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my car uses mostly stock rx-7 parts from all generations, it is highly modified and at the same time it isn't. thanks for the compliments though.

things left to do on mine: misc bushings/mounts, steering hub/wheel, potentially different wheels, and better cooling ducts. I cannot really think of anything else, I'm happy with the power and handling, if anything some sort of aux injection to keep the knock away.
Old 12-20-09, 07:22 PM
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Have to agree with WAS12A, it depends on how you look at it. Stock body doesn't mean there isn't something menacing under the hood
I prefer the all round approach to modifying eg Brakes/suspension/engine/cooling system etc, there's no point in having 300rwkw with stock brakes for example.
I have tried to keep some sort of balance and still keep my 7 drivable on the road.
Some of my mods include-
S3 front struts with S6 calipers and S4 slotted discs, braided brake lines,
Front coilovers with 350Lb springs and KYB's
17" Lenso wheels
Custom rear springs, very low and no chopping involved
Whiteline swaybars F & R
Noltec camber tops
48mm 13B PP with 50mm EFi Hardware throttle bodies
Lt10s ECU
PWR radiator customised for use with heater, D/C fan
S4 oil cooler front mounted
S5 Turbo g/box and lightened flywheel H/D clutch
Sparco reclinable seats
Custom nightglow gauges 3 color changable
Carbon Fiber Doortrims
Carbon Fiber gearshift surround
Carbon Fiber centre console panel
Respray in Chrysler 300C metallic silver - factory pinstripes replicated
New taillight lenses/gaskets etc
New indicator lenses
New windscreen
Carbon Fiber OEM style hood
Carbon Fiber headlight covers/lids
Carbon Fiber wiper cowl panel
S1 JDM chrome license plate lamps
Chrome door handles
etc etc
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Old 12-20-09, 08:11 PM
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Old 12-21-09, 09:32 AM
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I want to hear that electric 7 running ..... that is the biggest modification for sure , albeit , not the Most modified

we need video from inside and out while running


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