what is that one chick up to...
 

well. i've been upto alot in the last year n a half. havent posted up on here much at all. mainly cuz ya'll always give me a hard time. but thats ok. if ya'll wanna know what i am up to. well check it out. my photobucket has alot of stuff in it.
i've been sanding down my fc, i've orderd a new bumper. got some rims. got my paint in. going front mount intercooler next week.

those of you who know me know this is actualy a great achivement for me. i was able to sell my convertible. and i have been saving up since april. so i am finaly able to complete the exterior image of my rx7, and those of you who dont recall, i did do a rebuild and turbo swap last year with the help of a few members from this site.

enjoy this sneek peak to my project. i will be updating this thread as more unfolds.

http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/m...ck87/overhaul/
oh and these images are pretty nasty. i sanded threw alot of thin layers of paint. enjoy!:icon_tup:

cool, i remember messaging u on myspace regarding ur electric fan setup

i remember that. you get everything set up right? i love my ford torus fan. keeps things REAL cool..

what headlight kit is the far one
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00617.jpg

I remembered when you did the two tone paint by cans :)
I thought it looked awesome.

Are you still going for that paint color you posted about a while back?

oh man i totally brainfarted, at first i was like "she sold the vert?" and then I remembered you actually did tell me that you did.

cool, i got the same licenes plate frame! haha :icon_tup:

cant wait to see more progress

I recognize the orange on that spoiler, did you get it from Jesse?

some nice projects there hope too see it when its done.

yep thats vipers spoiler :)
lol your funny...
yes. alsa corp's mystic burning ice. its a blue/purple/silver color flop paint.
http://www.kmccorporation.com/Galler.../DSC02015L.jpg
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the headlight kit is 2 fog lights, a 3 in 1 fog light no longer sold, got it off ebay. and the other foglight set is APC also no longer in business. i usto sell kits that just bolted in but no one ever bought them. infact when i bought both foglights. they just BOLTED IN. no welding nessasary. look at the links below to see how i did it.

i wish i could still sell kits. or even buy them for myself. but i cant. i even have a huge crack in the glass on one kit :(
veiw pictures of installation here :
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...11-06_1453.jpg
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usto have them on halo's . blue rings. YUCK. rice. so i undid the blue rings. and hooked up the "city" light in the 3in1 flogs. replaced the blue bulb with an amber. loooks SWEEET.

out with the new in with the old. how disapointing, new bumper was so out of shape that i have to revert to my old stiff fiberglass bumper. fitment is perfect. was a bit wavy as you can see below. the new bumper was made out of plastic and flex resin and fiberglass. much more flexible. but. ya got to do what you got to do....
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...7/DSC00650.jpg
http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/m...h_DSC00650.jpg

Hopefully, if I get around to getting it painted, next year we can meet up and take pics of our Alsa FCs :)

officialy not using the brand new front bumper because of fitment issue.... 340$ down the tube

please don't put that wing on your car.

Whats the fitment issue? Trimming and fiberglass and bondo can take car of just about any fitment issue you mite have!

yea.... thats shameful, not funtional, and extra weight. its not of the race car spirit of things...you know, being an rx-7 and not a civic...

the spoiler looks alright....maybe if it was made of thin fiberglass or somethingit would look a little better because te sides on those things looks hefty.

No need to give her shit about the wing. When it was on Jesse's car, everyone was goo-goo for that shit. I think it actually looks good on a properly modded car and so far, she's done a great job with hers.

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-1 the rest of the car looks okay...that wing just shouldn't be on any fc.

edit: just like this car...the wing ruins it and looks out of place

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...s/les-topw.jpg

why would someone post pics if they didn't want criticism? if you think that wing belongs on a properly modded car i don't think we'd agree on what proper mods entail. simply put, that wing is not functional. i consider proper mods to be functional ones.

I'd rather have a functional part that is good looking than a "good looking" part that serves no function.

Totally...I agree with your statement regarding functionality. But...at the same time I can also see that wing on an FC provided that the other body mods matched it. Jesse's car looked good in my opinion with the GP kit and the wing....She's got the same thing going.

Everyone has their tastes. Her taste may not be the same as mine but I can still appreciate where she's going with the car.

And you guys have to admit lots of people would be singing a different tune if that wing was wind tunnel tested...

Personally, I go for function...100%...so I wouldn't go for that Mariah wing on my car.

+1 that advertised "flex" bullshit that companies be making, is really hard to repair as well.. Lets say you add fiberglass due to some mod you are doing to it, or repairing a crack, fiberglass+resin does not like to flex, so when you have a bumper that flexes and you add fiberglass to it, well it doesnt work out too well and eventually your patch work will come off.

it looks good, it's her car, she can put whatever she wants in it, if she wanted opinions don't you think she would've ask???? nice job till now with the car keep on going.:icon_tup:

i love my mariah piece
 

thank you. and i dont care what any one thinks. it looks good in person

well its made from fiberglass sheets but they use flex resin and a different type of gel coat. it would be annoying to put 1/4 inch of filler over whole front of bumper to even out and meet with the fenders.
its made of dence plastic i believe. and its hollow. its very light. maybe about 7 lb. no more then if you had a gallon of milk coming home from the store and decided to run some one. LOL
hey. you dont put MY wing on YOUR car and leave my car to me :lol:
this wing is from the early 90's . its been on alot of great fc. including jesse's. and when i saw it up for sale, i just had to buy it. i saw it at seven stock the year he won best fc in show. the wing helped win it because its an ORIGINAL mariah piece, even the mariah guys were impressed it was an original. i admit it is big. and may not flow with certian fc. and i know alot of people dont like it. but alot of people rather not put any aftermarket body piece on their car. i've never had a complaint about it in person. every one says that their mind changes when the actualy see the fc.
oh and. i dont go fast enough for any "wing" to be effective. so the issue of a wing being on a car for performance, just rule me out. fastest i go is about 80 on the highway, 50 on the streets, RARELY :lol:



love it . hate it . i dont care. its my fc and i love my FC. :)

this would look good if they had that very square flair fender kit on it. it doesnt look good from this angle though. it does cover the tail lights a bit. but i think with the right body style this spoiler woul look decent.

Do you think that wing is SOLID fiberglass? Most FG wings are hollow, because they are made from a 2(or more) piece mold then bonded together. My FG Rb wing is extremely light. Maybe 5 Lbs after paint.

You Go Girl! LuLz, everybody hates on the internet. Its a different story in person.


I recently read that APC got bought up by another company and now all there stuff is available through Pilot Automotive. So I checked for the hell of it today and looked at their "Performance Lighting " section. Looks like they may have some of the parts you need. :D
http://www.pilotautomotive.com/

oh kick ass about the apc being bought. thank goodness... but the fog light thats cracked is still a mane in tiwan brand that i have yet to find again.

as far as the spoiler. its not fiberglass lol. its got this lil hole on the underside. ya know from blowing the plastic into the form?

mariah doesnt use fiberglass. there stuff is abs plastic if i am not mistaken.

Wow, I never knew they used plastic. Should still be very light weight though. Not like the sack of bricks some people make it out to be. Have you weighed the spoiler? I'm curious to see how much it actually weighs.

front mount custom install today
 

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That looks like its going to turn out very nice

yay my name is pink now. thats also new... heh

what kind of fmic is it? or is it all custom with a typical intercooler? the piping looks good

its of a suzuki trd truck. we pressure tested it to 14psi. its small enough for my low boost but big enough that i could raise it :icon_tup:
now i just got to overcome the higher water temp issue. though i think its just cuz my coolant was low. had a leaky filler cap.

lol at the mustang in the first pic that has a flat tire

intercooler looks good. i think the only other things the car could use is a koyo and haltech. one step at a time though haha.

i totaly agree... i have to save up for that though.1000 for the hatlech and junk then 300-400 for tuning.

almost every car in that shop is strict drag v8 twin turbo monster. all them have those slicks in back and race tires up front. i guess slicks dont hold pressure well? alot of tires in that shop are flat. but alot of those cars sit for a long time while the owner can aford the work being done.

Hey i was surfing trying to find answers and I noticed you live in SA too. do you ever go to the meets? I also noticed you went to clark maybe I knew you.

you'd think the wing and the door were off the same car... but they're not.

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00684.jpg
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00687.jpg
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00689.jpg

You need to get a better camera :rofl:

no i dont. i just need to not use my cell phone camera. and for a cell phone thats pretty decent.
sorry its not a 5.0 mp camera phone...lol...

its a quick pic. not like you need detail to see how ugly it is right now.:dunno: