You do realize your car isn't a factory ragtop car, don't you? Your car is best suited for a collector.

Also, I'm curious, is the top motorized or do you have to put it up and down manually?

 

Ewww

 

i think it looks pretty cool but like sevensix said do the '99 front end, take the spoiler off and get new wheels and that car would look bad!

 

yes sir i do know its not a factory ragtop why do you ask? Its a manual drop down and the top of the roof folds down behind the seats

 

i highly agree, the wheels are hideous, who has a good deal on 99 spec front end and combo lights (does anyone have a good package deal?)

 

Who gives a F**K what other people think anyway!?!? If you like it, that's all that matters!
It's still clean, Rare, Rotary Powered, performance machine that people would die to have!

I just would'nt track the car if it were mine lol.

 

i don't believe it will be gracing any serious track events that just has BAD IDEA written ALL over it!

 

not everyone tracks FDs. I think its an fine idea just like the amemiya car you can do it for show, i honestly dont think the car will be ruined at relativly stock standards. Id be curious how much the conversion would be too aswell as targa.

 

check with www.fdnewbie.com

His prices are creat and all of his stuff is OEM directly from Japan.

 

Thanks for the link, I was checking his stuff out earlier he seems to have relatively cheap prices. As far as costs on the conversion, I don't know, but it is fairly complicated, keep in mind the roof and frame has to be cut and modified into the folding top and the hatch has to be cut in half and fab'd into some sort of trunk lid. My trunk is clean like is was stock but the way the top folds behind the seats blocks part of the view in my mirror, so I believe a little more tweaking is in order.

 

Yeah... but imagine what happens when you get into an accident...

 

I remember that pic of the maroon vert FD from many years ago. Pretty cool that the new owner is here on the forum, welcome

 

ABOUT THE TARGA FD....

a couple years ago I remember the original owner of the silver Targa FD saying that he could lift up the front of the car with a lift and the rear end would stay up as well.....its some company in Florida that did the targa conversion....they spot-welded the frame/bracketed it....the conversion cost him like 5grand...and he got like 3 extra sets of weather stripping!!

 

cid1000- you have no clue how glad i was to hear you say you dont like the rims. that just kills the car (in my opinion.) by the sounds of it, you seem to have the right idea. good luck with it, keep us posted on how it turns out.

seattle7- it's true not everyone tracks their FD, but everyone should track their FD. it's what the car was made for. Cid- i dont suggest you track your car, just for your own safety. i've heard your car "handles like a banana" according to someone who drove in it before you bought it, so i cant imagine it would do so hot on the track. how rigid is the body? is there a lot of flex when you're driving it? <damn i want your car>

 

vert FD? Can anyone say Miata?

 

Rotary NB Miata > Convertable FD RX-7

 

if everyones soo worried about the regidity and safety throw in a 5 point roll cage it will still look FREAKING AWSOME as well as stiffen it up and provide alot more safety

 

Congrats your car looks like a miata with twin turbos

 

+1

 

Anymore pics? I think the car looks pretty good.

 

i dun like it
sif take a blade to my car!

 

what doesthe trunk look like, top, and with it flipped open. + curious how all the cutting was done and how the stoftop was installed etc.

 

Drop me an email. I'll take care of ya. Plus I'm local (I'm in NoVa too )

~Ramy

PS: I'd love to check out your FD too

 

I def. would get in touch with this guy here; he'll get you stuff really fast and in great condition.

Do I hear a meet and greet sometime!? I know we have a good number of owner in the area from the CFA meets, and i know there's ppl that never made it out.

 

My trunk is tiny! it needs a new pneumatic shock to lift it and it really doesn't lift that high but i get by. The cuts/molding were done really well it looks great, I will try to get some more pics up on here with a quickness but I have yet to take em.

And I am def, down for a meet here soon I'm itchin to get into the scene and that seems like a good spot to start.