Stuff I did on my FD today - What about yours?
07-14-12, 09:48 PM
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el diablo
I got my MBC's working a few days ago. Ended up just removing the boost solenoids. Gets a 10-8-9 boost pattern now, instead of 11-15-11, and runs great. I also vacuumed the inside.
07-15-12, 01:16 PM
#28
A great day !
Today I installed some RZ seats into my car. After sitting in them I think Mazda missed the mark by not putting them in a lot more cars. They are very comfortable and make much better use of the space in the cabin. As a 6'1" guy, I can stretch right out in the passenger side now. 
These seats came out of car I recently bought to get some nice parts from. It was advertised as a Black RX-7. When I went to see it the fellow indicated it was some touring model with a larger gas tank. Somehow I keep from smiling to much and paid the man and loaded up the car. Kinda like the story of an ad in paper advertising an old chevrolet for sale and finding out it is a split window corvette. Turns out this is a Mines Motorsports tuned RZ that needs water seals.
I will admit, it does feel a bit sacrilegious pulling the RZ parts of it. Kinda like killing it somehow. But, someone will get a nice R1 equipped car out of it.
p.s.- car for sale in Canadian classifieds
These seats came out of car I recently bought to get some nice parts from. It was advertised as a Black RX-7. When I went to see it the fellow indicated it was some touring model with a larger gas tank. Somehow I keep from smiling to much and paid the man and loaded up the car. Kinda like the story of an ad in paper advertising an old chevrolet for sale and finding out it is a split window corvette. Turns out this is a Mines Motorsports tuned RZ that needs water seals.
I will admit, it does feel a bit sacrilegious pulling the RZ parts of it. Kinda like killing it somehow. But, someone will get a nice R1 equipped car out of it.
p.s.- car for sale in Canadian classifieds
07-27-12, 05:53 PM
#33
To each there own.
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Changed my oil.
Ordered some HKS oil filters and the HKS drive belts for the fd. Hope to get those before my Vegas trip. Will take pics once i get them in.
Ordered some HKS oil filters and the HKS drive belts for the fd. Hope to get those before my Vegas trip. Will take pics once i get them in.
07-28-12, 02:57 PM
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While that might be something i would say just to be a dick lol, you have a valid point.
My FD runs, runs great actually. Besides the shitty suspension and little nick nacks that i need to address, the car will go anywhere. Do i trust it? Prob not. I probably have a 50 mile limit per trip in case i get stuck somewhere, at least i wont be too far from home.
But apart for that, i can take my FD to work, but i wouldnt want to. The roads are terrible, the cops are dicks and in the parking lot, people park SUPER close to each other. So why would i?? Makes no sense.
07-28-12, 08:41 PM
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This.
While that might be something i would say just to be a dick lol, you have a valid point.
My FD runs, runs great actually. Besides the shitty suspension and little nick nacks that i need to address, the car will go anywhere. Do i trust it? Prob not. I probably have a 50 mile limit per trip in case i get stuck somewhere, at least i wont be too far from home.
But apart for that, i can take my FD to work, but i wouldnt want to. The roads are terrible, the cops are dicks and in the parking lot, people park SUPER close to each other. So why would i?? Makes no sense.
While that might be something i would say just to be a dick lol, you have a valid point.
My FD runs, runs great actually. Besides the shitty suspension and little nick nacks that i need to address, the car will go anywhere. Do i trust it? Prob not. I probably have a 50 mile limit per trip in case i get stuck somewhere, at least i wont be too far from home.
But apart for that, i can take my FD to work, but i wouldnt want to. The roads are terrible, the cops are dicks and in the parking lot, people park SUPER close to each other. So why would i?? Makes no sense.
07-28-12, 09:43 PM
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Pretty sure I found my oil leak & fixed it. Primary turbo oil return gasket was not in the correct place. Then replaced brake pads on rears, installed stainless brake lines & speed bleeders. Found the drivers side caliper was frozen so now I need to replace it. Bled the passenger side. Noticed my drivers side rear tire is worn almost to the cord...I'm thinking too much camber.
07-29-12, 07:13 AM
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That's not really worth bragging then. I find it funny people say they can dd their car. DD by ANY standards doesn't mean one short trip ONCE a day.
I always laugh at the dd threads. They're like yeah I dd my fd. I drive it to the store everyday. Its 2 miles away. Lol
Some of you have no idea what daily driving is til you lived in places like Jersey, Cali etc.
07-30-12, 03:36 PM
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I bought and used my Dewalt Rotary Buffer (DWP849X) yesterday for the first time. I polished the car and got rid of a few swirl marks. Got some pretty nice results out of it.
