Hey guys,

I know some of this has been discussed already, but do you guys have any recommendations on where to find parts to make a 93-95 7 into a 99+ Spec car?

I found places that sell alot of spec 99 exterior parts but I seem to be having a harder time finding spec 99+ interior and engine parts.

 

the engine parts stayed relatively the same, the hp increase to 280 was the result of a newer 16bit ECU and some higher psi.

the interior is also the same minus the radio, steering wheel, and seats.

you're better off getting the front bumper with lights, rear wing and either knockoff or real jdm taillights.

the real question is do you want REAL series 7/8 parts, or cheap knockoff's?

the seats are hard to come by because there is a myriad of different seats that came along in all the trim levels.

spirit R seats cost upwards of $3k each and others cost $1k each to your door, even a real s7/8 urethane bumper is almost 1g and even more if you're not careful..... its up to you..... either make it your own and pay the price, or slap some nice looking stuff on for cheap and pray they dont wear/break for so long.

 

IIRC Ramy lists several interior pieces, Efini 'Y' pipes and occasionally he gets some intakes that were never available on North American cars.
http://www.fdnewbieimports.com/Backup/home.php

 

Thanks guys. As usual, very helpful!

 

I know of a guy with a 2001 front clip for sale, 16 bit ecu included. if you're interested send me a pm.

 

Do yourself a favor and get the bumper cover from corksport. Paying $1000 for it is absolutely absurd.

 

ive bin on the website and they sell some good things but i really dont understand how to buy things on there, u see the item and price but no buy it now or anything, kinda weired.

 

thanks for the corksport link!

 

Uncle, won't I be missing some parts if I get the front bumper cover only?

 

I have just converted my 1992 FD into a 2000 model using all original 2000 panels including front and rear bumpers, front and rear lights including park lights, front fenders, bonnet and rear wing (yes I got a really good deal). All of the exterior and interior, suspension parts are all the same but the wiring is different but the headlights do plug in and work fine. The 1999-2002 ecu's are where you will have the problem as the wiring harness is different and your older version plugs will not match up to the 2000 ecu. Just buy a PFC and be done with it. The late model engine wiring harness is also different and will not work with the earlier version wiring.

one thing about the 2000 front, the crash support bar that sits behind it will need to be cut and shaved so the 2000 park lights will fit, otherwise you will have to get a 2000 bumper support bar.

I hope this helps.

 

You'll need 99spec combo lights(turn signals/parking lights) and a 99spec lip. Other than that, there's no reason to buy the 99spec rebar (which costs a fortune) unless you're running the 99spec fog lights. The stock rebar can be modified to fit the 99spec combo lights.

 

^ What he said. Keep in mind the factory bumper cover doesn't come with the brackets so you need to drill out the rivets on the old one and transfer them, or have your body shop do it. I also used the knightsports combo light harness which was like 30 bucks.

 

Do you guys think the resale value for a 93 will be more with stock exterior or spec 99+ exterior? I don't plan on selling my 7 anytime soon but I was wondering if I should even bother keeping the parts when I do.

 

I'm not.

 

Hmm interesting, maybe I shouldnt either since you do in fact ******* rock.

 

lol thanks.

 

BTW, there were some fairly significant design changes to the engines. Not the internals, but a lot of the systems were simplified. I have a 99+ engine, and man it is SIMPLE compared to the 93 engines.

 

Hmm good to know. Did u just upgrade one by one?

 

So much is different on these engines, its not as simple as you think! the 99+ engines have different wiring looms, different vacuum configuration, different coils and different wiring to the gearbox. If you want to save your self a heap of time, money and headaches just keep it as it is and change to a single turbo, port the engine and be done with it. Honestly if you try to do what you are asking you will be fighting an uphill battle! A friend of mine tried this and he gave up after 6 months and sold the car! Certain part of the engine system has sensors which operate at a certain impedance, alot of the sensors changed from 96 up as the FD's from 1996-2002 were the same as far as engine and body wiring go but the US did not get these models. The only thing that really changed were the front bumpers and park lights from 1999-2002.

 

I wanted to update the car to 99 spec to make it more reliable to. I thought porting just added more power. Do you know what the difference between the efini 99+ turbos and 93-95 is? I do understand what your saying though. That kinda sucks. Maybe I will skip the engine upgrades and do exterior and possibly exterior.

Thanks for the info btw.

 

Hey man you've got 120psi on all 6 faces of the motor, a full vac hose job, new seals everywhere and a strong motor Do the reliability stuff that Ihor suggested, new AST, Radiator, gear oil changes, fuel filter, and then leave the motor be for a while. There's no sense in upgrading the motor to 99+ spec since to do that you have to change a LOT at one time, can't do it piece by piece. The one thing you could get is an Efini Y-Pipe, which is a bit better than the stock piece.

Other than that just stick with the Exterior for now especially if youre getting it painted. 99 bumper cover, 99 lip, and 99 combo lights, you can have the body shop modify your rebar behind the bumper like I was telling you when we met up

Any other quesions just shoot me a PM

 

My man Charlie!

Thats true. The car is in excellent condition. Im just being paranoid I guess. I wrote a blurb in the NE mechanics forum about you and Dan. I hope you get more people coming to you for their cars or maybe thats attention you guys don't want.

Anyway, spec99 exterior coming soon!

 

+1. The efini 'Y' pipe eliminates a soft coupler to a plastic cross-over. With the heat right above the turbos, the coupler is prone to leaking. It replaces it with a bolted flange and aluminum cross-over. It also flows better, IIRC someone suggested up to one (1) psi...all else being equal. I wouldn't bother with much of anything else in your situation.

 

The only time a 99spec front end will hurt the value of the car is if the rest of the car is super low miles and completely bone stock.

 

ohkay.. I think I want to correct some mistakes on this thread . I searched looking for some differences between a 99 motor , and the 93 motor . Just incase someone else searches and gets this as their first hit, I want to correct something .

It was stated that the power difference between 93 -> 99 spec engines was the ECU . and upping the boost . While this ECU bit is true , and I dont know about the boost. I do know the turbos are Different . on the 99 spec engines which have better response , and efficiency compared to the 93 spec turbos .

I also know they have the improved Y pipe, simplified vacume lines and a different thermostat housing hah .

but thats my limit so if anyone would like to elaborate on that it would be great .

i'm buying a 99 spec motor to replace my blown engine . and I'm wondering which parts to keep and which to sell .

I will be replacing the harness from my old motor onto the new motor . but what else was changed that Maybe I should keep?