Removing Rocket Bunny Bodykit and installing a different one
#1
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Removing Rocket Bunny Bodykit and installing a different one
I found a decent looking Rocketbunny FD but i am not a fan of this kit, i prefer the Re Amemiya AD-GT Kit.
So does know if i can remove this kit and install the AD--GT without any big issues? I am worried the fenders might be cut too much since the AD-GT ist "just" 25mm and 15mm wider than stock.
I am glad for any info!
The car has an airride and decent interior, Single Garret Turbo gt35r and some more stuff.
So does know if i can remove this kit and install the AD--GT without any big issues? I am worried the fenders might be cut too much since the AD-GT ist "just" 25mm and 15mm wider than stock.
I am glad for any info!
The car has an airride and decent interior, Single Garret Turbo gt35r and some more stuff.
#2
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I found a decent looking Rocketbunny FD but i am not a fan of this kit, i prefer the Re Amemiya AD-GT Kit.
So does know if i can remove this kit and install the AD--GT without any big issues? I am worried the fenders might be cut too much since the AD-GT ist "just" 25mm and 15mm wider than stock.
I am glad for any info!
The car has an airride and decent interior, Single Garret Turbo gt35r and some more stuff.
So does know if i can remove this kit and install the AD--GT without any big issues? I am worried the fenders might be cut too much since the AD-GT ist "just" 25mm and 15mm wider than stock.
I am glad for any info!
The car has an airride and decent interior, Single Garret Turbo gt35r and some more stuff.
Considering the total cost of buying and installing a full RE-A kit, fixing the rear fenders is going to be pretty small issue, I think.
I don't understand buying a car with a Rocketbunny kit just to remove it and install something else.
#3
the kit looks to be molded in. the bigger issue is what it looks like underneath. if you havent bought the car yet, look for a different one unless your goal is to just to spend money. as valkryie said, it doesn't make sense to buy a rocket bunny car just to remove the kit in favor of another one.
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First of all thanks you for your replies and i have also been thinking to myself: So many people enjoy this look, why buy it just to "destroy it" afterwards.
So here are a few points why:
1. I need a '92 Model in germany since i want a single turbo kit nad amybe a small port. Due to emissions regulations it can't be done on '93 and younger cars. And this one even comes with the single turbo kit. Very rare, i have been searching in japan with help of an agent for 7 months now.
2. The car is, as @Zepticon said, cheaper than an untouched one. It has airride and the single turbo, seems to be in decent shape and costs as much as a stock FD. Seller wants 30k€, if i add the needed paperwork it comes to around 35k€.
3. @Valkyrie yes right, i talked about the rear, sorry for not specifying. However I am stil worried about the rear and thus also requested the pictures from underneath, which are attached.
After reading through your replies I feel like i am maybe going in too fast for someone with my experience (wildest stuff i ever did was fixing broken headlights and changing the VANOS valves on my Z4 Coupé).
Maybe getting a stock one (from japan or wherever) and building it myself over the time, maybe with the help of a shop, might be 5-10k€ more expensive but at least i would be able to calculate better.
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Front
First of all thanks you for your replies and i have also been thinking to myself: So many people enjoy this look, why buy it just to "destroy it" afterwards.
So here are a few points why:
1. I need a '92 Model in germany since i want a single turbo kit nad amybe a small port. Due to emissions regulations it can't be done on '93 and younger cars. And this one even comes with the single turbo kit. Very rare, i have been searching in japan with help of an agent for 7 months now.
2. The car is, as @Zepticon said, cheaper than an untouched one. It has airride and the single turbo, seems to be in decent shape and costs as much as a stock FD. Seller wants 30k€, if i add the needed paperwork it comes to around 35k€.
3. @Valkyrie yes right, i talked about the rear, sorry for not specifying. However I am stil worried about the rear and thus also requested the pictures from underneath, which are attached.
After reading through your replies I feel like i am maybe going in too fast for someone with my experience (wildest stuff i ever did was fixing broken headlights and changing the VANOS valves on my Z4 Coupé).
Maybe getting a stock one (from japan or wherever) and building it myself over the time, maybe with the help of a shop, might be 5-10k€ more expensive but at least i would be able to calculate better.
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Lol this is not like some rims i don't like or so. I really despise the looks of RB Bodykits, especially on FDs.
I want to build my dream car, no compromises.
I want to build my dream car, no compromises.
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Finding a 92 in germany or central europe is very rare, LHD are sometimes availible but from 55k€ upwards in mediocre condition at best.
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There’s a similar cutooff in Japan where the newest generation of FD can’t get away with using a turbo kit that removes the air pump. My mid-generation FD is subject to mid 80s emissions regulations.
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Correct, it is all related to the aur pump delete.
Cars with first registration after 12/1992 ne to fullfill the Euro 2 emissions regulation. Before that it is sufficient to just have a catalyst, the emitted co˛ is not really measured then.
Next issue: It can‘t be a stock vehicle already registered in the EU. It is not allowed anymore to worsen the emissions rating. So it needs to have a single turbo before importing to germany, however this can also mean: Buying and shipping from japan, installing single turbo, registering in germany with the lowest emissions rating.
this country sometimes…
Cars with first registration after 12/1992 ne to fullfill the Euro 2 emissions regulation. Before that it is sufficient to just have a catalyst, the emitted co˛ is not really measured then.
Next issue: It can‘t be a stock vehicle already registered in the EU. It is not allowed anymore to worsen the emissions rating. So it needs to have a single turbo before importing to germany, however this can also mean: Buying and shipping from japan, installing single turbo, registering in germany with the lowest emissions rating.
this country sometimes…
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Ironically, maybe about 40% of the 70,000 (or so) FD made were made, if not sold, before 12/92.
The attrition rate of the those early cars has likely been very high, as your looking for a remaining "92 in Japan, has shown.
In Canada we could bring in JDM after 15 years. So 1992's likely started to come in on and after 2007.
These cars were purchased extremely cheaply and were, by and large, trashed.
( I have partially disassembled five.)
In the period just before FD became US eligible, beat 1992 examples could be got from Japan auctions at $2000. This quadrupled to $8000 once 1992 became eligible, but then there were not too many left.
Prices have, of course ,climbed much higher.
Nevertheless there exists examples that have been well maintained in Canada.
The attrition rate of the those early cars has likely been very high, as your looking for a remaining "92 in Japan, has shown.
In Canada we could bring in JDM after 15 years. So 1992's likely started to come in on and after 2007.
These cars were purchased extremely cheaply and were, by and large, trashed.
( I have partially disassembled five.)
In the period just before FD became US eligible, beat 1992 examples could be got from Japan auctions at $2000. This quadrupled to $8000 once 1992 became eligible, but then there were not too many left.
Prices have, of course ,climbed much higher.
Nevertheless there exists examples that have been well maintained in Canada.
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Yeah, the 91/92 cars seem to be very thin on the ground now. Elements in the engine bay seem to confirm version 1, looking at the VIN first number, it's pretty fuzzy, but looks like a 2 to me??
Guards are no issue, I've seen new rear quarters available recently over here, so even with no donor cars in Germany, you could get it to your taste if you really wanted - at a price.
Putting air ride springs on a sports car, might as well have the appropriate doors and exhaust!
Guards are no issue, I've seen new rear quarters available recently over here, so even with no donor cars in Germany, you could get it to your taste if you really wanted - at a price.
Putting air ride springs on a sports car, might as well have the appropriate doors and exhaust!
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If I read the parts catalogues correctly Version 2 cars were produced from July 1993 to July 1994. So if the VIN starts with a "2" then it is unlikely a 1991/1992 car.
The stickers on the fuse and relay boxes may change from version to version and would be a clue what version the car is.
The stickers on the fuse and relay boxes may change from version to version and would be a clue what version the car is.
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You need a special catalytic converter (with testing papers) to run without an air pump to pass visual inspection (but I’ve been told you don’t actually need a cat at all to pass the sniff test…).
With the air pump, you can run an aftermarket cat just fine.
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The car should look stunning in the end and I want to go to a few shows with it, but it should look a togue racer from the outside. RB kit and airride feel like ricer stuff to me, sorry to use that buzzword.
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If I read the parts catalogues correctly Version 2 cars were produced from July 1993 to July 1994. So if the VIN starts with a "2" then it is unlikely a 1991/1992 car.
The stickers on the fuse and relay boxes may change from version to version and would be a clue what version the car is.
The stickers on the fuse and relay boxes may change from version to version and would be a clue what version the car is.
the pre 12/1992 car is a Japanese V1, so FD3S-1xxxxx. interestingly if they are just looking at build dates, the US market 1993's were all built before 12/92 as well
the V1 is like 10/91 to 6/92 and the US is 12/91-6/92 or something
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Shouldn't be much of a problem finding a 92 FD, I came across plenty during my search for a JDM FD. You can still find them close to stock, mildly modded, stock but some bolt on body kit etc. Lots of options out there
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I posted up the monthly global production of FD on another thread recently.
There have been a number of cars up here that have had successive body kit changes. It seems in the end that the history of all those changes somehow cheapens the cars.
One car has likely had C$500,000 of changes over 20 years.
Iconic kits like the Rocket Bunny may have staying power and overcome the "Rice" moniker.
There have been a number of cars up here that have had successive body kit changes. It seems in the end that the history of all those changes somehow cheapens the cars.
One car has likely had C$500,000 of changes over 20 years.
Iconic kits like the Rocket Bunny may have staying power and overcome the "Rice" moniker.
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I posted up the monthly global production of FD on another thread recently.
There have been a number of cars up here that have had successive body kit changes. It seems in the end that the history of all those changes somehow cheapens the cars.
One car has likely had C$500,000 of changes over 20 years.
Iconic kits like the Rocket Bunny may have staying power and overcome the "Rice" moniker.
There have been a number of cars up here that have had successive body kit changes. It seems in the end that the history of all those changes somehow cheapens the cars.
One car has likely had C$500,000 of changes over 20 years.
Iconic kits like the Rocket Bunny may have staying power and overcome the "Rice" moniker.
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Here is one early FD that will be NLA in Japan.
https://buyee.jp/item/search/query/M...3D?searchHis=1
https://buyee.jp/item/search/query/M...3D?searchHis=1