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Old 03-17-11, 08:15 PM
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My 787B themed FD Race car w pics (Australia)
Hi Boys,

Has been a long time since I've posted on these forums.

Thought I would share with you some pics of my JDM FD race car which I've recently covered in vinyl in a tribute to the 1991 lemans winning 787B.

Anyway, full history on the car is here: https://www.rx7club.com/build-threads-292/fd-rebuild-down-under-pics-602080/

Pics of the car on the trailer ready to leave for a hillclimb tomorrow :












Let me know what you think!
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is that the 3M carbon fiber vinly on the roof and spoiler?
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That is VERY cool! If I saw a 4 rotor in there I might of had a heart attack..
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what tires are u running at the track? Are those the r-comp Federal RS-R's?

nice car too
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Very nice,mate.
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Well done...track that!!
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NICE!

Who knew Rx8 wheels would look decent on FD's.
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Looking at the 787 models on my desk, the color is much more red than orange.
Is your's orange, or is is just the photo making it look that way?
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Why the rx8 wheels when, it appears, you're using the stock brakes? They offer a smaller footprint than the original wheels, iirc. Simply style?
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i like! it looks like fun
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Originally Posted by gravytraindg
is that the 3M carbon fiber vinly on the roof and spoiler?
I was wondering the same thing
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it looks very nice. i think it's very well done, and i really must say the Rx-8 wheels look right at home. three thumbs up!
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thats pretty awesome really, good job
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Cheers boys.

Originally Posted by gravytraindg
is that the 3M carbon fiber vinly on the roof and spoiler?
Similar yes but don't think it's actually 3M brand. It's textured 3D vinyl and really hard to tell from real CF. It's not that crappy printed "Carbon Look" junk that doesn't even look close to the real thing. It's just for a bit of fun as I thought doing a criss cross on the roof would be a bit much!

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what tires are u running at the track? Are those the r-comp Federal RS-R's?

nice car too
Thanks. Tyres are Toyo R888 Semi slick rear and Advan A048 semi slicks on the front. All are 245/30.

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Looking at the 787 models on my desk, the color is much more red than orange.
Is your's orange, or is is just the photo making it look that way?
Your model is wrong mate, orange was the colour of the race car no doubt:


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Why the rx8 wheels when, it appears, you're using the stock brakes? They offer a smaller footprint than the original wheels, iirc. Simply style?
No idea what you mean. Yes I'm running stock brakes.
The wheels are 18x8 with +50 offset and I'm running 15mm spacers to bring them out to +35. Main reason I'm running these is I have a contact for track tyres (semi slicks) in 18".


Car went great today!

Some pics on track:






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that looks awesome... and very low maintenance since its just a vinyl you can peel it off... superb!!!

how much did it cost to have done...?


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Originally Posted by Prôdigy2nd
that looks awesome... and very low maintenance since its just a vinyl you can peel it off... superb!!!

how much did it cost to have done...?


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Materials cost me about $400 AU.

Took about 60 hours with heat gun, squeegee and scalpel.

That's why I did it, so if I get sick of it I just peel it off!!
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Originally Posted by wjp005
No idea what you mean. Yes I'm running stock brakes.
The wheels are 18x8 with +50 offset and I'm running 15mm spacers to bring them out to +35. Main reason I'm running these is I have a contact for track tyres (semi slicks) in 18".
I think the rx8 wheels are more narrow and heavier than the stockers. Pictures and video looks great.
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what a beautiful car buddy!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!
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at 2:13 WTF? left hand drive than right hand again im confused.
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