OK I tried this a few days ago because the pictures were not approved it didn't work so well.
here goes again...

got my car on the road since the crash. put teh mazdaspeed style hood and 99 frontend on. left the front plate on the frontend since I didn't want to risk screwing it up removing it. gonna fill it in with a black half high rx-7 plate.



take a look

https://www.rx7club.com/photo/index....=3269&size=big


https://www.rx7club.com/photo/index....=3279&size=big

https://www.rx7club.com/photo/index....=3280&size=big

https://www.rx7club.com/photo/index....=3271&size=big

 

My god that's sexy. The '99 front is my next body upgrade.
~Tom

 

Nice. Very Nice. Where did you get the hood? Did you have any fitment problems?

 

got the hood throught the GB tht is going on right now. I was one of the first to get it and had it all painted that next weekend. The hood it GReat. I don't like the Nonstock rice overly fast look and sound. I was real worried this hood may do just a bit of that. NOT AT ALL. the scoop is just enough to function with adding a bit of that jap attitude we all love, to the look of the car (ie front splitter lip spoiler). but almost everyone that has looked at the car figures first off that it is bran new (maybe teh 99 lights) and also figure it's the stock hood. most of them love it. they really lov it when they see that unlike a 5.slow and all the countless other **** the vent is not for looks but function....

as for fitment, there was some minor shimming involved. I would have to give fit a 9 out of 10 can't get any better IMHO.

 

... you need to finish the job.

See this thread: https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=64328

You can always tell a FD has been wrecked when people post pix where you can see the ground through the front bumpers radiator duct inlet, oil cooler inlets or brake duct inlets. The ducts/belly pan are an essential part of routing air to the respective cooling unit. Otherwise, air goes around these components rather than through them (at least that's what Corky Bell says) since it is the path of least resistance. I'd suggest ordering these for proper summer cooling if you haven't already. Kudos on the rest of the work - nice paint.

Scott

 

I know about this . the brake ducts are the 99 ones and you can see they are in there.
the radiator duct is stuck in a crate in japan. I ordered it 6 weeks ago.
untill I get it Im watching the PFC water temp real closly and running the heater from time to time

 

WOW! Where can I buy one of those hoods?

 

That is one sexy looking car.

 

NICE!!!!

 

Looks nice although the J-spec wing would look better with the front end. It looks very clean.

 

Did you use Zaino?

 

nice, really nice!!

 

What type of hood is that? It’s absolutely badass.

 

It's a mazdaspeed hood.

 

ZANO..... I wish.
that fellas is 2000 grt paper on day old clear coat then polished with machine using 3M foam pad swirl mark remover (we're talking fine polish not filler 47$ bottle) then polish by hand to remove the swirl mark remover marks.... a labor of love fit only for an fd.
Oh one ingredient not mentioned.......beer

 

It's our MazdaSpeed Replica hoods

Yea to those knockoff haters (JoeD), this hood fits better than a real MS one!

 

Is the group buy for the CF Mazdaspeed hood still on?

 

im sorry in advance but........ Im not a big fan of tan =( only fd i like with tan is the red fd now that looks nice

btw your car looks awsome

 

you need a front undersweep for that bumper, I saw you dont have any guts under there.. Good idea, cuz you dont want that nice new bumper to CRACK!

 

urethane doesnt crack. but he should get one to keep the dogs out.

 

btw, very nice job there forcefed1.

did it take a lot of work to get the new 99 front to line up properly with the old stock fenders, or were your stock fenders pretty true to start out with? i am worried that when i change my front end, my fenders are not going to line up correctly and it will look out of whack ghetto.

 

you need a FMIC now

 

Wooohooo!!!! We have our first carbon fiber hood done. Here's a sample:

PICTURE OF THE HOOD

Not bad eh?

The rest of the info and pictures are on the Group Buy forum - Different MazdaSpeed Replica Hoods.

Let us know what you think.

By the way, for some reason, I am not allowed to link an image directly into the page. hmm.....

 

Very clean looking, mad props.

 

Are the shoes CF too??