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93 Digicamo "The Beater" RX7
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I bought this RX7 while I build my other one since it had little hope of finishing fast(ALOT more on that one vs this one). So we called it the beater had mismatched panels and all sorts of ghetto and looked ghetto! Now some people would love to own it but it is still the Beater to us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'll start this with how I got it, alot of nice lil here and there parts. rebuilt motor has about 30k miles on it, chassis has about 135k. motor has 3mm reinforced seals from pettit and a mild streetport. pettit intake system fluidyne radiator corksport sway bar endlinks buddy club d1 spec coilovers megan racing toe links megan racing trailing arms xspower intercooler 99' spec twin turbos installed by pettit pettit 3" downpipe pettit hi flo cat apexi 3" titanium catback exhaust corbeau seat w/ 5pt camlock harness 99' spec tail lights Starting stats: dyno'd 'about' 298hp with 251 tq, mind you this was on stock boost and stock ecu. He also said it weighed something around 2500 lbs, he didn't remember if he was in it or how much gas was in it. Car was an ex-drifto machine, came with CAPITAL Sports some of the hardest rubber i've ever driven terrible grip tires but dam they slide easy. :blush: Got her for a good deal. I dared to drive her all the way back from tampa when the previous owner didnt even trust it to drive it to the deal LOL. Got there fine, stalled out in gville the moment I got off the interstate from loose as shit battery connections coupled with a now fried alternator. Car was DIRTY encrusted cigarette packets into the floorboards, both seats torn to shit, the list goes on and on. Hatch had alot of rust in it, sunroof seal is bad so there is 2 repairable nonstructural rust spots. Car has a piss poor primer on it and no front bumper haha. Came with 60% usable interior pieces, no carpet! I had no fear in this project. :egrin: Here are pics from the seller, added water is a nice touch to make the primer look in better condition than it was in. But who cares! https://img836.imageshack.us/img836/667/img6877.th.jpg https://img213.imageshack.us/img213/...mg6880b.th.jpg https://img179.imageshack.us/img179/...mg6881j.th.jpg https://img201.imageshack.us/img201/...mg6887a.th.jpg https://img227.imageshack.us/img227/...mg6883l.th.jpg New corbeau seats Passenger seat from my other rx7 Hatch from my other rx7 Front fenders from my other rx7 99 oem front bumper plate deleted with 99 spec front lights Knock off HKS seq BOV Full interior strip. Update 11/3/10 Repaired alot of the wiring harness, drviers side front fender eat part of that harnes in the past and fried alot of stuff. Everything works now! Running a motorcycle sound system, very lightweight. Added a FMIC https://img232.imageshack.us/img232/...1103172621.jpg Lots of weight reduction: lightweight battery, washer-fluid delete, A/C condenser delete, deadend wiring in the enginebay. https://img831.imageshack.us/img831/...0113144627.jpg Update 12/6/10 EVO-R headlights installed, bolt in cage installed prepped for the wrappp https://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8977/img2225c.jpg https://img841.imageshack.us/img841/4363/img2224jm.jpg |
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Gatornationals.. got to park near the FHP before they were fully setup for the 'money' shot!
https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8454/dsc06220n.jpg https://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2500/dsc06222s.jpg https://img692.imageshack.us/img692/4024/dsc06224o.jpg Added a V-mount, vac simplified went non-seq twins. Attachment 758568 Attachment 758569 HEARTBREAK in march we started upping the boost... beat a certified 12 car but 4 lengths while giving him the hit.. We estimate somwhere over 350 was attained. 99 turbos went HARD. SOO we hit the lift HARD. Attachment 758570 Attachment 758571 Dual BIG oil coolers, freshly rebuilt 13b. Aspec 500r. Full fuel system.microtech. omp 2cycl filler, breather.. https://i.imgur.com/f7NxV.jpg Attachment 758572 Attachment 758573 Attachment 758574 Attachment 758575 Attachment 758576 |
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But we can't stop there...
Full Cage. Kevin @ KSR (http://www.facebook.com/pages/KSR-Pe...70016069690888) Does REALLY good work, cage is very well made. Attachment 758561 Attachment 758562 Kevin also had to touch the intercooler piping.. quite short :D Attachment 758563 Then we also need a intake pipe.. Head lights will be in the 99spec holes. PS "headlight cover" will be ported for airflow, filter will be added with a rain cover. Attachment 758564 Also added a hood exhuast for the IC Attachment 758565 Attachment 758566 Now for the final tidbits of fabrication. foot wells! Passenger will have a spirit-r styled one and driver will have a deadpedal added. Attachment 758567 |
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Thanks for reading! Been a fun ride so far. |
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Cool project!
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wow awesome project brotha!!!
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Cage == Painted.
Rustolem stain black ftw, spray can bedliner for the door bars and foot wells. Attachment 758533 Attachment 758534 Attachment 758535 Attachment 758536 Attachment 758537 Attachment 758538 |
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Love the hood, thats always been my favorite style.
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SICK build Mark, ill have to check it out next time i am in gville.
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Heh, thanks. Austin is almost done with the full car harness, shortened better logic alot less weight. Thing is going to be a terror when shes done. I whacked the driveshaft orange for S&G incase i ever flip her over. The haltech painless harness is quite nice, just gotta figure out a few sensors and that will be set.
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Car is back at the fabricator getting the aerocatch lacthes put on. Along with a custom oil breather. Will be mounting the racepak. An then she goes to be tuned!
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few questions..
what spoiler is that? how is the intake pipe mounted? What is that going through the firewall on the last pic? |
Originally Posted by muibubbles
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few questions..
what spoiler is that?
Originally Posted by muibubbles
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how is the intake pipe mounted?
Originally Posted by muibubbles
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What is that going through the firewall on the last pic? |
by JKL?
can you take a pic of the intake pipe? ohhh, im assuming its just mounted on the firewall and not actually going through it then.. whoops |
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i love the wrap...
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Hopfully the last round of fab work on this baby.. will have alot more pics later.
Attachment 758351 home! Attachment 758352 |
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That car quit being a beater when you put in the V-mount. When the Microtech went in, it became nothing less than a sick FD. Nice work, I was expecting a beater when I opened this thread; I'm stoked to be wrong. I'm gonna go check out my PPF now.
More pics of finished headlights, plz. :) |
manny, your work blocks imgur mabey?
Whoops i posted microtech meant haltech ps1000. |
Looking good Mr. Ruler :). It's really coming along. How about some details on how you will retrofit the turn lamps into headlights?
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I bought repo cwest lens covers then had my fabricator make mounts. The lights are hella crystal cut rectangle fog lights with phillips hids, they look illuminate green in photos for some reason but are 6.5k lights. Quality work from KSR as always.
Attachment 758343 Attachment 758344 Attachment 758345 Attachment 758346 Attachment 758347 The passenger side also is where the ram air is for the turbo. Filter hasn't come in the mail. Attachment 758348 Attachment 758349 Attachment 758350 |
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Lights on shot
Attachment 758336 Attachment 758337 Ram air to turbo Attachment 758338 Attachment 758339 Kevin also fabbed an oil breather, here is a hires photo Attachment 758340 racepack mount Attachment 758341 Current full bay shot Attachment 758342 |
Thats most likely the problem... damn work restrictions..
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What model recepack is that?
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I think we will get a lot done in the two days I'm down there. Is Haltech gets back to me within this life time, I may even be able to get that squared away...
Oh, and half your pay |
John, the base one didnt need all the super fancy stuff the datalogger one had
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nice build
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I love you Ruler Mark and want your babies! Looking good as always mi amigo!
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not a fan of the headlights/covers at all but DAMN thats a nice custom intake you got going there... sorry if i missed it but is this street driven? if so i assume you just dont run any turn signals?
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those two dots in 99 spec turn holes on the bumper are led running and turns, not wired in else i'd shoot a photo, plenty bright to be seen.
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The headlight covers do look a little bubbly, but I think it looks good.
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Originally Posted by charlie 7
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Forget my question!! It is wrap...
Om thinking to do the same on mine. But flat black .. Anyways nice build ruler!!! |
Mark, do you have a better pic of the hood with it closed?
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name an angle ill shoot it
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I still haven't seen the quad hood pin set up. Sounds pretty neat and I'd like to see how it looks. Also, you should take a pic of the totally awesome skittle wiring
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nice build.....and your garge is full of my favorite things...lol
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Awesome build
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Dude you have brought that beast a long way! Props!
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The intake filter in the headlight housing actually made me lol. that is a sick intake setup tho.
Keep up the good work. -Austin |
I believe I saw some where that you have another FD where is it and what have you done to it??
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They arent as built from scratch as this so i didnt feel the need for build threads.
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I hear ya! I can't wait to get my hands one of these!
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looks great
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