About time to post....
12-31-15, 01:52 PM
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About time to post....
Well I think it is time to start a proper build thread plus it will give me the nudge I need to finish it! I have owned my car for over 10 years now and its been the most frustrating and exciting project I have ever had. With friends owning Subarus, Skylines, Evos and other RX7s over the years, there are not many of us left in our Norfolk (in the UK) who have still got the cars we joined a small car club with.
As you can see from the pics above there are a few mods but the car looked like this...
From one of my first car show visits at Santa Pod (drag strip in the UK) with my late Father (one of the reasons why I still have this car)
Then some from a car park shoot....
I went down the usual route of upgraded SMIC, HKS Induction kit, Apexi Power FC, 850 primaries
with a smattering of interior 'tartiness' comprised of some Momo, Feed, Blitz and Apexi goodies.
When I got the car it also had the seats retrimmed in leather and grey alacantra which was nice...
Following my magpie nature of anything genuine JDM I managed to find someone on a UK forum selling some CE28s (one of my favourite wheels) which I had to have...
After fitting some secondhand (there is a pattern) Buddyclub coilovers mixed with the Japanese tyres on the CE28s the ride was brutal.
I did my first proper trackday at Snetterton
But it taught me how quick the car actually was and how good the tyres were and how good the incredibly hard suspension was on the track!
As you can see from the pics above there are a few mods but the car looked like this...
From one of my first car show visits at Santa Pod (drag strip in the UK) with my late Father (one of the reasons why I still have this car)
Then some from a car park shoot....
I went down the usual route of upgraded SMIC, HKS Induction kit, Apexi Power FC, 850 primaries
with a smattering of interior 'tartiness' comprised of some Momo, Feed, Blitz and Apexi goodies.
When I got the car it also had the seats retrimmed in leather and grey alacantra which was nice...
Following my magpie nature of anything genuine JDM I managed to find someone on a UK forum selling some CE28s (one of my favourite wheels) which I had to have...
After fitting some secondhand (there is a pattern) Buddyclub coilovers mixed with the Japanese tyres on the CE28s the ride was brutal.
I did my first proper trackday at Snetterton
But it taught me how quick the car actually was and how good the tyres were and how good the incredibly hard suspension was on the track!
12-31-15, 01:55 PM
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Got a Scoot copy bonnet which was ok but my genuine JDM OCD never really bonded with it...(Used to only use it in the summer and switch back to a normal one in the winter)
After going through 2 x heater matrixes and 2 x mapping sessions with problems (rats nest which I replaced all of it), fitting a 99 spec wing I still enjoyed driving it and attended as many of the local Snetterton events whether with our car club or trackways, touring car etc etc.
One such occasion with my R32 owning friend and another mate with his FD
Stock wheels were back on as I ran over an unseen pile of tacks which destroyed 2 of the Jap tyres
Enough was enough with the coilovers though, I looked to Tein Superstreets which seemed a good compromise and having driven a mates R32 Skyline on Tein Flex round the Nurburgring seemed good enough. To say it was a revelation was an understatement and I know that they are basic coilovers, swapping to them made the ride much more pleasurable.
Now that was probably 5-6 years ago now......I had some life changing things happen so the RX7 was taken off the road and left.
Decided the only way to deal with things was to start spending money on the car and thanks to the encouragement of friends I was on the hunt for parts. I also bought myself (and don't flame me!) a JDM EP3 which is a great daily driver albeit a bit embarrassing when someone in a UK one pulls up next to you and either revs the heck out of there car or waves at you in his best baseball cap
Anyway first up was a decent Vmount, a PWR popped up at the right time and also a secondhand GT35/40 which I hoarded plus a whole host of fuel parts, blanking plates, pulleys from the DM Guys.
The bottom line is the engine bay looked like this:
Plus after the car had sat dormant whilst I spent ages ripping it to bits I woke it up on the dyno where Jaydee had come to map some of our cars. Mine made about 350bhp on wastegate pressure as the boost controller had given up the ghost and the fueling was odd. So whilst I still hunted around for parts the car was left while we sold a house, then sold our house and bought a new one.
New hunted down parts included some Bride seats and Luke harnesses (I had been stockpiling)....
OLED Power FC
Feed gear **** and Feed mats
Polybushed all my arms
secondhand wider TE37s
Plus a whole raft of other bits, braided lines etc etc.
After going through 2 x heater matrixes and 2 x mapping sessions with problems (rats nest which I replaced all of it), fitting a 99 spec wing I still enjoyed driving it and attended as many of the local Snetterton events whether with our car club or trackways, touring car etc etc.
One such occasion with my R32 owning friend and another mate with his FD
Stock wheels were back on as I ran over an unseen pile of tacks which destroyed 2 of the Jap tyres
Enough was enough with the coilovers though, I looked to Tein Superstreets which seemed a good compromise and having driven a mates R32 Skyline on Tein Flex round the Nurburgring seemed good enough. To say it was a revelation was an understatement and I know that they are basic coilovers, swapping to them made the ride much more pleasurable.
Now that was probably 5-6 years ago now......I had some life changing things happen so the RX7 was taken off the road and left.
Decided the only way to deal with things was to start spending money on the car and thanks to the encouragement of friends I was on the hunt for parts. I also bought myself (and don't flame me!) a JDM EP3 which is a great daily driver albeit a bit embarrassing when someone in a UK one pulls up next to you and either revs the heck out of there car or waves at you in his best baseball cap
Anyway first up was a decent Vmount, a PWR popped up at the right time and also a secondhand GT35/40 which I hoarded plus a whole host of fuel parts, blanking plates, pulleys from the DM Guys.
The bottom line is the engine bay looked like this:
Plus after the car had sat dormant whilst I spent ages ripping it to bits I woke it up on the dyno where Jaydee had come to map some of our cars. Mine made about 350bhp on wastegate pressure as the boost controller had given up the ghost and the fueling was odd. So whilst I still hunted around for parts the car was left while we sold a house, then sold our house and bought a new one.
New hunted down parts included some Bride seats and Luke harnesses (I had been stockpiling)....
OLED Power FC
Feed gear **** and Feed mats
Polybushed all my arms
secondhand wider TE37s
Plus a whole raft of other bits, braided lines etc etc.
12-31-15, 01:56 PM
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The Feed arches above haven't been fitted yet....was a trial fit.
Will leave this pic of the bay (water injection needs plumbing in again, hoses on the right - one of the best mods I ever did!):
Plus this is what the car currently looks like mods wise (but before the latest bits were fitted):
Will leave this pic of the bay (water injection needs plumbing in again, hoses on the right - one of the best mods I ever did!):
Plus this is what the car currently looks like mods wise (but before the latest bits were fitted):
12-31-15, 02:02 PM
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Then earlier this year I decided to order some JDM parts...
My favourite brand.....
plus scuff plates...
fitted...(ignore the water injection wiring, gonna tidy that up before anyone says....)
Also this beauty turned up....
Genuine AD9 bonnet
Also fitted a Feed in tank adapter:
Proper Bride seat rail as one of mine came with a fixed bracket that is designed for 'hobbitses' to sit on the floor so being 6ft it had to go!
Feed carbon door handle and Ganador mirror covers - chavvy some people would say......me being a Feed brand ***** says otherwise however no branding on the mirror covers which is a shame Plus of course a Re-Amemiya t-shirt....just the thing for walking round car shows and round the house and apparently nowhere near my wife if we go outside!!
Feed carbon skirts, these are fantastic quality and come with the holes already in place and all the fitting kit which is much better quality than the secondhand set that apparently were genuine feed but when turned up appeared not to be as they were fibreglass and painted and the holes made with a fisher price drill. Also a genuine 99 spec lip as mine has been painted which obviously on GRP has cracked badly and I really couldn't be bothered to peel all the paint off!
My favourite brand.....
plus scuff plates...
fitted...(ignore the water injection wiring, gonna tidy that up before anyone says....)
Also this beauty turned up....
Genuine AD9 bonnet
Also fitted a Feed in tank adapter:
Proper Bride seat rail as one of mine came with a fixed bracket that is designed for 'hobbitses' to sit on the floor so being 6ft it had to go!
Feed carbon door handle and Ganador mirror covers - chavvy some people would say......me being a Feed brand ***** says otherwise however no branding on the mirror covers which is a shame
Plus of course a Re-Amemiya t-shirt....just the thing for walking round car shows and round the house and apparently nowhere near my wife if we go outside!!Feed carbon skirts, these are fantastic quality and come with the holes already in place and all the fitting kit which is much better quality than the secondhand set that apparently were genuine feed but when turned up appeared not to be as they were fibreglass and painted and the holes made with a fisher price drill. Also a genuine 99 spec lip as mine has been painted which obviously on GRP has cracked badly and I really couldn't be bothered to peel all the paint off!
12-31-15, 02:04 PM
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An order arrived yesterday for the motor....
Feed fender braces.......I figured while the bodyshop were taking the arches off I would fit these.....'man maths' as a mate calls it!
Re-Amemiya nose snouts for my AD9 bonnet:
Odula 99 spec spoiler carbon end plates:
its just a bit of glue that white mark on the left one....bit of spit and polish cleared it up:
Finally, after feedback from another forum about whether a BGW was too much. A friend and I had discussions about the blades for the 99 spec spoiler and as I wanted the more aggressive version I chose the Odula rather than Autoexe.
Therefore
Just balanced on top of the normal one but look at that angle......
Out of all the things I have ever bought for my car the Odula spoiler has to be the best looking product. I cannot wait to fit it.
Feed fender braces.......I figured while the bodyshop were taking the arches off I would fit these.....'man maths' as a mate calls it!
Re-Amemiya nose snouts for my AD9 bonnet:
Odula 99 spec spoiler carbon end plates:
its just a bit of glue that white mark on the left one....bit of spit and polish cleared it up:
Finally, after feedback from another forum about whether a BGW was too much. A friend and I had discussions about the blades for the 99 spec spoiler and as I wanted the more aggressive version I chose the Odula rather than Autoexe.
Therefore
Just balanced on top of the normal one but look at that angle......
Out of all the things I have ever bought for my car the Odula spoiler has to be the best looking product. I cannot wait to fit it.
12-31-15, 02:07 PM
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Finally a spec sheet...
Spec...
1992 RX7 FD3s Type R1
Engine mods:
Full Engine Rebuild
GT35/40 turbo with K&N filter
Apexi Power FC ecu plus commander
Blitz Dump valve
PWR Vmount
550cc Primary injectors , 1680cc Bosch Secondaries
aerotech FPR and partial braided fuel lines
Dual stage water injection with UK spec water tank as reservoir
Greddy profec OLED boost controller
silenced midpipe and Blitz Nur Spec S (the quieter one!) exhaust
Feed strut brace
Feed carbon intake cover (more for show than anything)
Interior mods:
Bride bucket seats
Updated later spec RX7 Interior panels
Alpine Ipod 9855 head unit plus Ipod adapter
Luke Harnesses
A pillar gauge pod with 2 Blitz AC carbon gauges (Oil temp and Boost)
Momo Tuner Steering Wheel
Feed red and black carbon effect gaiters, Feed gear ****
Feed red/black check mats
Exterior mods:
CE28s with Toyo T1R tyres
TE37s with Jap Advan tyres
99 spec front bumper
99 spec spoiler
Converted 99 spec rear lights
Jobs still to do:
Replace downpipe
Fit Exedy twin plate clutch
Map it
Paintwork and bodywork
Finally enjoy it!! I do plan on getting this finished in 2016!!
Spec...
1992 RX7 FD3s Type R1
Engine mods:
Full Engine Rebuild
GT35/40 turbo with K&N filter
Apexi Power FC ecu plus commander
Blitz Dump valve
PWR Vmount
550cc Primary injectors , 1680cc Bosch Secondaries
aerotech FPR and partial braided fuel lines
Dual stage water injection with UK spec water tank as reservoir
Greddy profec OLED boost controller
silenced midpipe and Blitz Nur Spec S (the quieter one!) exhaust
Feed strut brace
Feed carbon intake cover (more for show than anything)
Interior mods:
Bride bucket seats
Updated later spec RX7 Interior panels
Alpine Ipod 9855 head unit plus Ipod adapter
Luke Harnesses
A pillar gauge pod with 2 Blitz AC carbon gauges (Oil temp and Boost)
Momo Tuner Steering Wheel
Feed red and black carbon effect gaiters, Feed gear ****
Feed red/black check mats
Exterior mods:
CE28s with Toyo T1R tyres
TE37s with Jap Advan tyres
99 spec front bumper
99 spec spoiler
Converted 99 spec rear lights
Jobs still to do:
Replace downpipe
Fit Exedy twin plate clutch
Map it
Paintwork and bodywork
Finally enjoy it!! I do plan on getting this finished in 2016!!
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