trying to resurrect an FD need some help/pointers/opinions
01-18-10, 11:48 AM
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hey whats up man. reason i could never take your offer is i was working weekends 5pm till 6am now i work midnight to 7am. the car isnt drivable right now so i cant moveher. Its cold and been snowing lateely so i cant work on her just ordering all my pieces but you are more than welcome to see the carnage up close and personal. You can see the hell i have to deal with lol and as I stated before i would love for anybody with great knowledge to take a look.
thanks i got the main harnesses i needed for decent prices so far all i think i would need is the 2 door harness i dont think i need the main engine harness yet i think it was just one bad connector the coolant temp sensor.. so ill replace that wiring wasthe main prob followed by vacuum lines. i might convert the twin turbos to simplify the vacuum lines some more i dont have the funds to go single turbo as all my money has gone into bringing my fd to life again.. this fri thanks to supranak ill get alot of stuff for a great price leaving me with
door harnesses, radio, speakers, couple connectors, paint job, feed front lights idler pulley to eliminate air pump, key cylinders and keys left to purchase
and then just putting everything on her harnesses, all 5 of them
eliminating emissions, modifying/simplifying the turbos, getting the intercooler pipes fabbed, and when its all done , beautiful and running great, smacking the **** out the previous owner for trashing this car to almost the poin of no return. what a great weight to carry when you know nearly nothing of a particular vehicle and take one that was basically "vandalized" and try to transform it
thanks i got the main harnesses i needed for decent prices so far all i think i would need is the 2 door harness i dont think i need the main engine harness yet i think it was just one bad connector the coolant temp sensor.. so ill replace that wiring wasthe main prob followed by vacuum lines. i might convert the twin turbos to simplify the vacuum lines some more i dont have the funds to go single turbo as all my money has gone into bringing my fd to life again.. this fri thanks to supranak ill get alot of stuff for a great price leaving me with
door harnesses, radio, speakers, couple connectors, paint job, feed front lights idler pulley to eliminate air pump, key cylinders and keys left to purchase
and then just putting everything on her harnesses, all 5 of them
eliminating emissions, modifying/simplifying the turbos, getting the intercooler pipes fabbed, and when its all done , beautiful and running great, smacking the **** out the previous owner for trashing this car to almost the poin of no return. what a great weight to carry when you know nearly nothing of a particular vehicle and take one that was basically "vandalized" and try to transform itI'm actually on vacation from the 24th to the 1st and will be in the area doing some work on my house and other 2 cars (both in pieces lol). if ya need me to swing through pm me for my phone number.
also if you need any parts, I'm ready to just about give these things away as I have no use for em:
non-sequential 99 spec turbo's, mint mani (no cracks). 3" dp w/egt and 02 bungs,
some electronic boost controller (greddy If I remember correctly) all it needs is a new wiring harness. head light covers, cusco strut bar, and a bunch of other crap I took off the car when I got it.
01-20-10, 05:36 AM
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i can use anything i need bs misc parts like glove box.. also i dont have any garage or anything i need spring here asap lol im pretty much set on ordering things i need... i have bought the following: light weight pulley set, fenders with vents, dash harness front engine harness, dorr harnesses, door panels, shifter, rear bins, misc interior pieces, emissions removal kit, 99 spec turn signals all i gotta do is putall that stuff on her get her painted do the vacuuum lines re pipe my intercooler to fit with intake and i should have a decent rx7 on the road i hope nothing goes sour
01-20-10, 09:04 PM
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I REALLY hope you mean the stock fenders and are talking about the brake cooling kidney shaped vents. The z3 style vents on the fenders are the dumbest thing ever and look like absolute trash.
Otherwise props on taking on this large project and I look forward to seeing it running and in good condition again.
Otherwise props on taking on this large project and I look forward to seeing it running and in good condition again.
03-08-10, 03:38 AM
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z3????? not here bud lol those things are hideous.. they are oem .......
well here is my update... these past 2 days have been so warm i decided to take her aprt...
removed rats nest. have 6 out of 9 banzais emission removal kit missing egr and a couple more on the LIM.. the interior is out of the car..... removed faulty dash harness (interior/cluster lights will not shut off i seen a bunch of hacked wires) faulty door harnesses (replacing because the guy ghetto rigged some **** up on the drivers side).. replaced passenger door harness.... i got robbed for the dash and door harnesses i bought here..... the door harness i bought here has a broken pin... the dash harness wont plug into my cluster... why??? i have no clue and it seems everybody hacks up theyre harnesses the same way maybe its from the radio and the turbo timers?? idk or care...
i removed the water pump pulley (replacing my pullies since some are cracked) trying to get to the egr... but i have no clue how to take off the remaing pipes by the y elbow... i removed the y elbow and im stuck right now.. cant wait to get on her today and make some more progress..... at this point i wouldnt mind getting some help lol so much on my plate between learning how these cars work and just going into my driveway and ripping **** apart..
well here is my update... these past 2 days have been so warm i decided to take her aprt...
removed rats nest. have 6 out of 9 banzais emission removal kit missing egr and a couple more on the LIM.. the interior is out of the car..... removed faulty dash harness (interior/cluster lights will not shut off i seen a bunch of hacked wires) faulty door harnesses (replacing because the guy ghetto rigged some **** up on the drivers side).. replaced passenger door harness.... i got robbed for the dash and door harnesses i bought here..... the door harness i bought here has a broken pin... the dash harness wont plug into my cluster... why??? i have no clue and it seems everybody hacks up theyre harnesses the same way maybe its from the radio and the turbo timers?? idk or care...
i removed the water pump pulley (replacing my pullies since some are cracked) trying to get to the egr... but i have no clue how to take off the remaing pipes by the y elbow... i removed the y elbow and im stuck right now.. cant wait to get on her today and make some more progress..... at this point i wouldnt mind getting some help lol so much on my plate between learning how these cars work and just going into my driveway and ripping **** apart..
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