Ant's SSM/RED Build Thread
 

I've owned about 14 Rx7's over the years, but never owned a FD! I recently picked up this 93' SSM with red interior roller a few weeks ago by way of a long distance buy. It arrived and I found a few more things to be addressed then I anticipated... but I kind of expected that!!! I'll be posting pics/updates through out the process simply for record and would appreciate any input, advice and comments etc. Soooo... first pics prior to delivery. More to come shortly!

I got the car here and the sub frame was obviously removed and slapped back together in a hurry... guess I saved it from a swap! :wiggle: that will be next to tackle and get squared up!

That car look familiar, I think it was for sale couple months ago near me, it had a with a V8 subframe on it at the time.

The car was a Tennessee & Texas car most of its life...

I knew the car had red interior but was really curious as to why the rear pieces were black :confused: well it seems someone thought it was a good idea to paint them? Why idk... but here's the first round of stripping the paint and bringing the interior back to life... they may of actually did the car/me a favor and preserved them...

It was a southern car but I think it had a GA title, so probably not the same one then.

A few more interior pieces resurrected on Resurrection Day! Storage bins up next! Ohh Happy Easter everyone...

Impressive results. What are you using to clean up / strip the black off?

Kleen Strip makes a air craft stripper for flexible plastic, I apply that and wipe off. It removes a good portion of the paint. Them acetone , elbow grease and attention to detail aka patience! Scrub with a tooth brush and simple green immediately. Rinse with hot water...and apply a quality interior cleaner/detailer.

Shout out to my fellow SSM red interior FD owner! Woop woop!

Not many around... that I know of! So I wrapped up un-molesting the red interior pieces and it was worth the effort! Everything came back to life and in really decent shape!!!

Next order of immediate business... finish prepping & respray the engine bay original SSM color...

Nice work man. I love a good restoration. These cars have been torn apart and modded far too often.

*UPDATE* Picked up a known running motor, word is it's a reman with low mileage... block is super clean and has a reman tag. Half way stripped down... stay tuned for the tear down pics...it's like Christmas in April!!! Engine bay prep is under way in the meantime...

Ant's SSM/RED Build Thread
 

-Engine bay 80% prepped
-Single turbo harness heat shrinked and braided sheathed, replaced any suspect or broken connectors, ready for DEI fire tape
-Main power harness re-wrapped in DEI fire tape

update?

Update
 

Here's a link to a Facebook blog with alot of updated info...

https://www.facebook.com/EccentricMethod/