I know I'm biased, but it's hard to beat VR on the FD! Just looks so awesome laid down on those curves....

 

Wounded my 99 the other day when an S15 lost control and swung in front of me. New bumper, lip and "rebar" on the way. Meanwhile I put the 92 base lip on. I like the mid-fifties look.

 

 

Lol..my car takes on a “mid-fifties look” every time I sit in it.



Stockers

And now

 

My car lowers an extra two inches.

 

Silver 93 above went full OEM Plus then changed hands to go full Initial D. (And disappeared.)

 

Wait... are you saying that you've had the same set of tires on your car since 1995? If so, that's terrifying and absolutely unsafe!!

 

they had it repainted??

Good to see a lot of OEM styles still being expressed. Nothing against those who put the wide body stuff or the picnic table wings on the car. Nothing really beats the stock curves.

 

Agreed! The promo shots were in VR for a reason.

 

We definitely need to get a meet soon, overdue ! I was with my buddy Chris (red MK4 Supra), you guys met prior in your area - he actually took the pic.
The Ohlins are wonderful for the couple of years I've had them. Does well on our lovely local terrain, which was considered Lol. I had considered the HKS ones heavily (I run HKS Hipermax on my Supra) but wanted to really take advantage of the FD's balance with these. I think we run the same IRP EFR setup and due for a final tune in the next month. It's been an experience but hopefully soon ! Should see some decent #'s on their Stg 4 option (lightened /balance etc)

Yeah I've never done tints in all my years messing with rides so fishbowl all the way. Local laws and like you said, night driving but the primary reason was to help with preserving the interior on parts becoming scarce. I'll need a sun blocker like you and with black interior, it'll look like tints Lol

So true. I was never a red paint fan but the curves the VR accentuates is just a thing of beauty. Exterior is staying as is because of this.

 

Stock curve is the way to go, and definitely stick with the 5 spoke design. I'm ok with the stock wheels, it's a little small to me and I like the more aggressive offset.

I like the MS lip, running that on my BB and have a spare for my VR which will have MS01 wheels.

I can't even find that many picture with the stock wheels on haha.

 

I believe there was a silver version of the iconic "unloading from plane" magazine advertisement.

Like that wood steering wheel in the above pic.

 

Caught some perfect twilight shots last night. The Red and Sliver complement each other. Have a base lip on my 99 prior to going in for bumper repair next week.

 

Cut polished the Bathurst X dark grey gunmetal metallic wheels yesterday. These where standard on The Type R Bathurst X which was a limited run of 777. The wheels are based on the "light" version of the S6 wheels.

 

The "Bathurst" was named after a race course in Australia where the RX7s had a long winning history. It started out as a dealer option package, but was adopted into the main line. It replaced the base model in the last run of Series 8 (Version 6) cars, and was subject to a number of unique trim features and limited runs, which now provide unique opportunities to use parts for OEM plus themed builds. Without realizing it, people have come into possession of Bathurst versions and not understood their uniqueness.

The 95/96 Type R Bathurst X came out in Japan just as sales were winding down in the US of USDM models. It must have stood out in dealer showrooms.





Note the padded centre armrest in the above picture seems to be shaped somewhat differently than the usual version we see. Need to keep an eye out for that.

The limited edition Type R Bathurst R of 2001 came with factory carbon fibre (look) dash and door plastics. I acquired a set of those off a wreck in Cyprus (Carpe Diem seller). It is fairly common to see 2003 Bathursts come up for auction (at considerable premium). These cars were made in 2002, but not sold until 2003. In Japan, a car's "year' is determined by the date it was originally sold. Many of the 2003 Bathurst are very low mileage cars, having been identified as collectors items. Auction prices often rival Spirit R auction results.

 

Thanks! I think the wood color complement the tan interior.

The wheel color in the brochure look more bronzish, is it because of the sun? I think they’ll look good on a VR! That steering wheel tho

 

I thought you may have noticed my wooden steering wheel. Miata steering wheels of that era can be converted for rx7 use by having two divits cut out at the back of the hub of the wheel. I also have the Miata wood handbrake handle and wood nardi shift ***. The LHD Miata handbrake mounts on the left of the tunnel. So the wood handle had to be moved to a FD handbrake base.

The gunmetal wheels will look very dark in most light, but "pop" in direct sunlight. Recommended for summer tire mounting.

 

I thought that was a wood wheel, just wasn’t sure as it was kind of dark. You have the Mahogany wood one? Are you running the tear drop ****? I tried the tear drop but it was sitting too high on the C’s shifter, so I sold the set to a gentleman in Toronto.

I’m running the Oakwood one with Nardi logo and Mazda airbag.

The gunmetal wheel is nice, would love to see it in person!

 

Interior 1960's Luce Rotary.



Is a Miata wheel I bought out of Japan. Not sure if it is mahogany. The shift **** I ordered from Nardi direct. The brake handle I pulled from a wreck in a scrap yard. It was in the seventh car I checked and it just popped of the handle. It was totally decrepit, but my nephew is a cabinetmaker. Got the colour a bit wrong and the installer snapped the wood piece in half, forcing it on the RX7 handle. The three pieces of wood may be a bit much, and I will likely go back to the stock brake. Also the wood wheel goes better with the all black interior (in my opinion), but I was surprised there are many examples of Mazda matching a wood wheel with Recaro red seats, going back as far as the original "Luce" rotary. So I am not off precedent.
The feel of the wood wheel is fantastic. Ditto the shifter. My hands are so dry from sanitizer that the leather wheel and **** feel furry.




The wood **** is only 100 grams compared to the stock **** at 300 grams. I have added some metal collars under the boot to get the shifter back to the correct "throw weight".

 

The wood does complement the black interior and red seat very well

At first I thought you have this one.


But looks like we both have the Mahogany, I thought mine is Oak but it is the same as your which I believe is Mahogany.


It's extremely hard to color match all 3 pieces, you almost have to get them all from the same car in order for them to match.

This is the set I sold, they came from the same car so they match perfectly, even the shifter from this set does not perfectly match the wheel that is currently on my car. I would've love to keep this wheel as it is in better condition than the one I have, but not really worth breaking up a set, so I sold it to someone who really wanted them to restore his Miata.

 

Looks like we have the same exhaust Not an easy find.

I agree with you and 5 spoke wheels classic look. You're also another type of wheel master, the one you grab ! As the above represents.

 

Yeah, wish the stock wheels weren't so sunking in
and I completely agree 5 stars are great on these cars!

 

There was an MK4 Supra on Bring A Trailer a while back that was running stock wheels with spacers - just enough to bring the wheels out almost flush with the fenders - and it looked really good, better IMO than any aftermarket wheels. I wonder if the same would apply to the FD, though maybe the suspension geometry changes wouldn't be worth it.

 

I have always thought that compared to the rest of the car, the stock 93-95 wheels fall short in the looks the department. They just don't do the car just justice IMO of course. With that said, I have always been a fan of the stock look + nice drop + a good set of aftermarket wheels.

 

Wish mine has the GD logo, I got it from oversea and it seems to have a bigger tip than usual and no GD logo. Other than the tip the rest of the exhaust is identical to the Ganador Ti, and there is GD-730 etching on the canister. How you get the tip so blue?

I'm a little obsess with FN01R-C lol, I have had multiple sets for different cars. I actually drove to Cleveland to pick up the set on the BB even tho the front pair has the wrong offset, but at least I got the 10" rear. I then spent months to find the correct offset pair for the front lol, the MS01 is also hard to get.

I think someone name MX3 on here has spacers on his stock wheels, they look pretty good with spacers. I'm debating between spaced OEM wheel+R1 lip or MS wheels+MS Lip on the VR.