93 rx7 Fd improving a great sportscar
 

My build started in 2016 with a 93 rx7 I owned since 1998. The car sat since 2005 till 2016 after my painter blew the engine with a joy ride. I had a baby on the way and I made a choice not to invest anymore money into the car. Two kids later and a purchase of a house I finally was able to get a hold of some loose change to start my build.

Woow.. for sure has been a long time.. glad to see you around. God luck on the build. Do you have any pics?

I’m so scared of that happening to my FD, honestly. Well look forward to seeing your build.

Kilo Racing
 

March of 2016 the car is parked in front of my house awaiting a flat bed truck. The car was delivered to Kilo Racing for engine rebuild
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Going back to 98
 

Well I came across this old pick from 98 when she was nine stock with only 63,000 miles on her
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Please dont laugh
 

It was 2000 when I bought those wheels and that custom hood. I used to run a fmic. That has all changed a little by little. The car has a more roadcourse/street car inspired setup now and there still room for improvement. (Under construction)

Yes it sucks. Everyone wants to drive these cars and I hate having to drop it off anywhere. I have learned to do a lot of my own work for this reason

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Picked up a jdm engine to be rebuilt by Kilo Racing. I just wanted to start back with the basics and did not want to use my old engine. Plus the housings on the old engine were toast.

Red94fd here are some more pics but I am putting them in order. The car is almost completed. Just documenting the build for people to enjoy and also to gain ideas on there builds.
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Removing the FMIC and single turbo before it went to Kilo for engien rebuild.

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Old garret turbo from early 2000 and fmic removed.

Some goodies to replace my old setup
 

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Turbo kit from Sean at Aspec. Pte twin scroll 6262 1ar B.B turbo, 4inch down pipe. The first pics was of a divided manifold going into one wastegate but changed it to divided manifold and two wastegates. Wastegates are two precision w.g. I wanted better spool response.

Nice dual wastegate. I will follow to see how it came out.

For sure
 

I will try to post everyday so I can get the thread up to speed on where the build is today. You might get some laughs for my car is on the second build. The first build was late 90s early 2000 and i was like 24 years old.

I was fast n furious before the movie. Lol
 

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There is my old interior. It was painted red and that hood was a custom fiberglass hood. This was all part of the first build back in the late 90s.

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I start to remove all my super bright red fast n furioua plastics. The goal is to remove the red paint and wood finish. I will strip them and paint the bumper black.

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Removing that old glue from that wood kit was a pita. Once removed though I sanded everything down and spray painted in with black bumper spray. It took a little time and work but I do like it over the fast n furious red.

I am wondering if the pics that I placed on this build are visual to others.

I can see them. Definitely looks way better black dash than that red.. that was too much red even for me....lol
Looking good..

Looks great!

Awesome I am glad you can see them. I agree with you that the black looks a lot better. There is a lot more to come including a lot more pics. I will try to post everyday

Thank you Narfle. I actually have new stuff on stand by. Sending out my odometer and tach so they maybe rebuilt by a company out of Tampa Fl. Tach works sometimes, speedo works all the time but odometer took a crap.

I know it was the 90’s but what the fuxk were you thinking with the wood? Pining for a Jag at the time?
hope it goes smoothly for you. Good luck👍

Lol. The wood was already there when I purchased the car. I am the second owner. The first owner was a dentist. Please for give me I was young dumb and well you know.

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Picked up this 6 puck sprung act clutch kit. Need something that will hold my projected power goal.

I cannot unsee the wood and red. That's the worst I've ever seen.

Sorry twin. I thought at the time that it would look good but after it was painted I did not like it either. The problem was that after the painter destroyed my engine the next move was to have the engine rebuilt. The engine was rebuilt incorrectly and had low compression from day one. The engine builder Jose Fuego, who is no longer in business, tried to rebuilt it again but once again it was trash. Frustrated, low on cash and a child on the way I parked the car in my garage and left it alone for ten years.

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This is what ten year old fuel looks like. That old gas smelled really bad.

That interior cleaned up nicely :icon_tup:

Thank you ZE. I still have a few more things for the interior.
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A special thanks Goodfellafds3 who sold me this,new in the box re amamiya short shifter. Thanks Rich you always come through with no b.s.

I also bought all the oem parts and oil for the shifter. Figured I might as well rebuild the whole thing.

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I added this passenger foot plate. Those are the 1993 original oem floor mats and carpet.

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A more updated radio.

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The car goes to Jesus Padilla (aka)Kilo Racing in St Cloud, Fl. The JDM motor I bought had only 60 psi on the first housing and 60 on the second housing. Kilo opens the engine and says the rotor housings look great and everything else in the engine is great. Wow!!! Dodged a bullet!! It is always a gamble when you buy a jdm engine. Either way bought a complete rebuild kit and Kilo started the build.

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Engine build. Mild street port, pinned, aspec 6262 BBC twin scroll, dual wastegates, custom fuel rail, 850 primary injectors 1600 secondary,, rotary extreme monster vmount and Bosch 044 fuel pump.

Nice... brotha.

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If you are wondering what front lip that is it's a Racing Beat front lip.

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Thank you Red94fd.

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Brand new interior plastics on stand by. I will put these in after I install the short shifter and gauges are fixed. I also just ordered new bezels for the gauges.

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Shifter parts for rebuild. Thank you Ray

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She is back home from Kilo Racing and parked next to my brother rx8. Now I have to be disciplined and not go full throttle in the break in period.

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Went back to the oem hood, new headlight covers and removed the Racing Beat front lip. R1 oem lip will be used instead.

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Still working on the interior. Added this quick release momo steering wheel. I am 6ft 2 inches and the quick release allows me to get in and out easier. I need to paint the steering wheel plastic column cover again. I had to shave it down a little for clearance

Well I was tired of the old oem suspension with eiboch springs so I decided to buy a set of ohlins dfv 12k coilovers. This upgrade should help with ride quality but most of all handling. This car will see mostly street driving but it will also see some road courses. So far the engine at this point has ran very well and sounds great. At least this time I did not get screwed with a built motor with low compression. So many rotary thiefs it's crazy.

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Added the r1 front lip. I felt it looked better than the Racing Beat front lip. Its weird how as you grow older, what used to like you no longer like. I was so excited back in 98 when I put the Racing Beat front lip on. I was more excited when I put the r1 lip back on the car.

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I could not stand the mismatching paint so I did my best to paint the hood and the light covers. The color is torch corvette red and I am no painter but did the best I could. The car was awaiting paint but I was taking my time. If you been keeping up with the build you know what happened the last time I got it painted. The paint was actually still new but it got a few dings while in the garage for 10 years.

Imsa 24hr Rolex at Daytona and I am in my baby. Finally I can open her up and see what she can do. Boost set on 15lbs. I punch it in 1st and the rear tires yell for help. I roll on second and the car twist as the rear end kicks out and I have to start steering. The motor is making great power but the worn suspension is showing its age. Also sometimes the car makes good boost and sometimes it does not. It appears there is a small vacuum leak in the wastegate lines.

I finally get to open her up as I am headed to the IMSA 24hr of Daytona race. Boost is set at 15psi and there is a few problems. One, the old tired suspension can not handle the added h.p. On a roll in second gear the suspension allows the car to twist and when that happens rear steps out and I have to steer. Not even the 10 inch wheel with 275 meat on it hold the car. Problem number 2, the twin wastegates appear to have a vacuum leak in the plumbing. Sometimes I get full boost and sometimes I dont. Either way when it does boost correctly I am getting 15psi by 3500rpm.