Finally it's finished. Looks very nice and clean. Is the hood Carbon Creations also or VIS?

Before you do that can we get a side shot?

 

Car looks great man.

I'm just curious why ppl would buy CF body parts like front bumpers and fenders? You can't play w/ fitment, either it's gonna fit or it's gonna gape, and if it gets hit hard enough, it won't crack so you can just repair it...CF shatters. And that's into a million and one peices...so I just don't see the benefit, esp. when bumpers are available in fiberglass and polyfiber (from VIS), which is prob just as light as CF, and the stock fenders are pretty darn light as it is...

 

Oil cooler vents, not brake vents.

 

Fujikuro, nice wheels. What are those?

You sure about that?

Unless I'm mistaken... it's clearly the brake vents that are painted

 

no, that fender vent is for the oil cooler...suprisingly in the fender wall lining there are staples that close off a section of the liner to allow the air from the oil coolers to vent through the fender wall and then through that fender vent. The brake ducts were from the stock R1, R2, or 99 spec lip which supposedly (mazda said) helped duct air towards the rotors to cool them. But on this bumper the front air vent is large enough to through air around to cool the brakes and the oil coolers effectively

 

Ahh..gotcha. Thanks

 

i seriously hope your kidding!

 

Well, honestly, when i posted, the c/f contrasting with the silver didn't strike my fancy, but now that i look at it more and more, i'm beginning to like it.

 

Absolutely. The next time you take off a front tire, remove one of the fender liners to get a better look.

 

I definitely will. It's funny it took me this long to discover this haha. It sure looks like it's in the perfect place for a brake duct tho!

 

Thanks. I learn something new everyday.

 

 

nice car, lets get a side pic before you paint the brake/oil cooler vents (whatever they are)

 

as requested...more pics.

i wish i had time to go to a nice location to get some photos...maybe this weekend, after its washed.



random parking lot, & random car in the background...haha

check out how someone STOLE my rear centercaps...gotta wait 2 weeks to get new ones too!

some people wanted to see how the gaps were on the carbon creations parts. dont forget, that bumper & fender are both carbon fiber...fits pretty well huh?

you can kind of see the melted orange part in the PROCARPARTS.COM 99SPEC SIGNAL......


im sure ill post more after i get a nice photoshoot...

 

Dayum, gorgeous car!

 

Tom,

It looks good. My car has been in the body shop for a LONG time getting a 99 Spec bumper, Apexi Sides and a fresh coat of Montego. Hopefully I'll get it back early next week.

Later....

Alan

 

wow cant wait to see it. sounds nice!

 

Are you going to the NP event in Tavares next weekend? I'd like to go if I get the FD back.

 

Good ****. How much were Carbon Creations bumper and fenders?

Thanks.

-Dan

 

I'm likin the black and silver look... I LOVE the Scoot hood. that's the hood I want for my car.

 

Paint the Brake VENT..

the 1 MILLION $$ question, Whats UNDER the HOOD??

Just got a question about Carbon fiber body parts.. IE Fenders and other parts
that are vulnerable to DOOR dings and etc..

HOW do they HOLD UP?? Do they DING like body parts or do they just shatter
if hit hard enough like Saturn bodies?? just curious..

BTW car looks sweet

 

car looks nice. im also interested in fitment of the fenders.

heres a pic of how the oil cooler vent works...

 

bumper off rx7store.net (took a month to get here...) for $599 + ship
fenders off ebay (took a week to get here) for $559 + $125ship
hood off ebay for $445 + $150ship

 

That thing looks mean. I'm liking the exposed black CF fender vent and in combo with the hood. I think it's a nice setup. Great job.

 

very nice i somtimes wish my fd was silver!