Been away for 7 years starting a family and not having a garage. Now I'm back with a garage and with kids interested in watching their daddy build a "racecar". Not sure on plans yet, just got delivered yesterday


T

 

Minimal progress

R1 Strut Bar
HA Coilovers installed
Turbo Jeff tray w/ new 51r
RX8 5 speed ****
Intake w/ new filters
Proper ducting/mounting of IC underway



Parts sitting on workbench waiting for install

Power FC w/banzai holder
Apexi Gauges with dual pod
Innovate Wideband
Greddy Elbow
Walbro FP
Aluminum Pullies
Airpump delete pulley kit



t

 

You're moving along quickly on this!

Need to see it in person again for sure.

Dale

 

Welcome back! T

here seems to be an increasing amount of owners who are making a comeback after starting families/buying homes.

 

nice looking car !

 

Found the mythical PFS Purple Box the other day, coming out in the near future. Maybe someone will buy it for a Rx7 museum or something

Greddy Boost/Temp Gauges test fitted, looking to finish install this weekend

Parts to be installed table keeps getting more filled, plus delicious beer

Gonna end up fabbing an all new SMIC duct. The current one pushes everything too close to the engine and actually rubbed a pinhole in my lower radiator hose. Got it tweaked for now but it just needs to be redone. I'll weld one out of aluminum

 

Cool! I know Jimmy customized his duct and made a bigger scoop for it to draw more air in.

Dale

 

nice. in for updates.

 

1st Attempt Heat Shield out of .063 aluminum

Having a sheet metal shop at my disposal is a plus

New IC ducting will take some more trail and error

 

Test "fitting" the 57drs

 

57 DR's w/ Nitto NT 555's installed
Interior basically done minus a few minor things
Currently undergoing simplified sequential/emission delete


FEED sides still to go on


Slow and steady

 

Progress

Good first idle after power fc/emissions delete and simplified sequentials, ic ducting/mounting in progress, greddy elbow and mythical "s" pipe installed. Ready to drive again

 

Solid setup. Where you get the DIN panel for your 52mm gauges?

 

Looks really good, I'm about to paint my car from black to white and you're making me want to stay black haha.

 

Gauge din panel from here. Thompson DIN gauge panel

T