Cym Re-Build Thread
 

So I assume most of you know that I wrecked my car. Or as some of you call it "Apon'd Out."


Well after months of searching for a rhd shell or roller, I've finally found one!

I'll be starting with the "Re-build" next weekend and I'll have a full thread dedicated to my part out. Both cars are RHD so keep that in mind when asking for parts. PM me if you want anything during the whole process. This will take me the rest of summer and all of winter to do so time to save up for the parts you want! lol

Anyway for right now I'll just post some before and after "apon outing" pics and pics of the roller.

STAY TUNED FOR BUILD PICS!


http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1250/file0035.jpg

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Here are the pics of the roller that I'll be using.

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/3264/lndsc04745.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/185/lndsc04748.jpg

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Looks like you're off to a good start Max. Good luck with the project. Did you get the roller from a place in Cincy?

Nope. Toronto. Awaiting shipping. I feel like a little girl getting a pony! lol

I was like that doesn't look that bad. Theeeen I saw the interior pics.

yeah I thought the same thing before we tore into her. The body is badly buckled. :(

please, this time no whale tail wings - that one you had was way too big! :lol:

LOL Shine duck lip spoiler for the rebuild. Don't you worry.

yeah you did aponOUT!!!

nice roller though. should be a good transplant. also you can reuse those red badges and it won't look like mcdonalds! ;)

haha no good luck though. looking forward to seeing the (re)build.

awesome.. glad you got a roller .. keep me posted

Good deal...

Glad to hear your rebuilding another one...

I Heart Sluts... Awesome, just transplant that sticker and call it a day.



GL with the build. Hopefully we can get the one we are working on a good motor to get it finished and back on the road.

:scratch: huh? I no comprehend.

http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/w...MaxAponOUT.jpg

:lol: AponOUT!?

Seriously though, good luck with the new build. Looking forward to seeing progress pics and hopefully no more I <3 dudes stickers.

Wow, thats pretty twisted up! Glad to see that you are rebuilding it! Are all of your wheels still good?

That was a beautiful yellow, still very clean and shiny. What a shame. Are you swapping the LHD parts over?

what LH parts? the original was RH as well. ;)

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She was a beauty. Are you going to spray the SSM FD sunburst yellow too? (I presume its sunburst, as it doesn't look like CYM?)

Good luck with it!

- Wheels are good, the lips are just rashed up. Nothing a good refinishing won't fix.

- Both cars are rhd so no need to convert anything.

-Yes I'll be painting the SSM Sunburst Yellow (Good eye ;) most people just call it CYM). Full acid dip and restoration. Should be extra clean when done. **crosses fingers**

Thanks!

awesome

if you dont mind me asking, how did you crash?

and gl on the build

Ripping thru an S curve with my friend in his Mazdaspeed 3 behind me. He was right behind me and said that he was at a comfortable speed to take the corner and the rx7 can out handle the fwd MS3.. anyway he said my ass just went out. I think I hit a patch of gravel and lost traction. I drifted and ended up over correcting and doing a 180 and ending up in the ditch. Bad times :(

good stuff man, cant wait to see how it turns out

i hope you stay motivated and dont ditch this half way through

MAX!!! does this mean your coming to Seven stock???? *crosses fingers*

Well first of all, I'm not going to rush it so the final car will not be complete until next summer. I'm Shooting for March 2011.
As for seven stock.. I've been thinking about it, but I'd only go if I find someone with a trailer since that would be a shit ton of miles to put on my "just rebuilt," "reliable" rx7. lol.

Deals Gap for sure though!

This may have already been discussed, but how do you find these RHD RX-7's? Is it cheaper to get them from Canada than from Japan? Is the cost ridiculous to do this?

Sad to see the wreck pictures, but the replacement looks very nice. Good luck.

It's very easy and pretty cheap to buy a rhd FD from Canada. The real problem is getting it across the border. Just be sure to use a good importer and you should be fine, but there's always a risk of your shipment getting seized at the border and you're out the car and the cash. So just like anything worth doing... there's always a risk.

As for importing from Japan. It's way too expensive and its about a 80% chance your shit will get seized. My only advice would to ship to a port in a small town where they don't know what they're looking for. If you ship to Cali or Florida, your shit will be seized for sure.

I wonder.....If its road registered in the UK....Would it be easier than directly from Japan?

Not according to US transportation laws. If the car is rhd than it was made in Japan (as for the FD at least)

That being said US customs told me just two months ago that the following would not be up to spec with US laws:

Glass, headlights, taillights, seat belts, airbags, brakes, brake lines and tires. Now we all know that most of these parts are interchangeable between the USDM and the JDM rx7's but you know those damn bureaucrats.. they just go by whats written on paper.

Fair enough. I was just thinking that as we're pretty anal with our tests/laws...People may have more luck.

I have a quote to use my FD in the US for 6 weeks. I was thinking of bringing it over last year....Odd that they overlooked those parts, as obviously the lights etc would make it dangerous on the wrong side of the road.

Well as long as its not registered in the USA than I could see how they would let you bring your car over just for 6 weeks. As for lights... the only difference is that the right side headlight in Jspec models is aligned slightly down so to not blind incoming traffic. And vice versa on USDM models.

Can the vehicle be legalized once across the Canadian border, though?

Will a jspec fd be legal? No. Not until it's 25 years of age. But it is possible to sneak it past your local DMV. All they care about Is that the vins match and that it has a legal title. Now if you live in a high profile state. Such as California, good luck, not gonna happen. But luckily for me, I live in butt fuck Ohio.

for sure... i gotta see this beaut in person when its all done...

i love living in franklin county in ohio, no inspection there are a few RHD car running around R33, gt4 celica and a few FD's. and having dealer plates is easy to bring them from canada to the US.

Hehehehehehe

I'm as giddy as a little girl :D


Just put in an order for this lip
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8256/image2gx.jpg



And a Shine Street Diffuser, Feed Skirts, and Low profile Spoiler.

Now to go out to my backyard and visit my money tree :icon_no2:

HAHAHAHA woot woot

Is it easier to import the donor car as a parts only car? I know it's easier to import cars into canada when they are for parts. It might be easier as you are mostly using that car for parts right?

That's exactly what I'm doing with the roller.

Does anyone know what kind of wheels are on that white FD in the pic above?

for a second there i though they where the same as that silver roller is wearing.

That white FD looks f*cking awesome.

They are the 99+ rims.

http://www.fdnewbieimports.com/Backu...t4pic.php?n=19

Yep. What he said.

so whats the update :D

Psh. No update yet. The damn shipper is pissing me off. I should have had the roller by Friday this week but turns out I won't have it till mid of next week.

I'm just waiting on the roller really. This weekend I'm gunna take out the engine from the yellow car and start taking it apart and seeing what small parts I can afford to do on the side.

I spent a whole bunch of money buying some Shine parts and that front lip. (Damn "overnight" shipping from Japan) lol

I also called Apexi and they don't offer the new commander and PowerFC set up yet. So I'll have to wait a couple months for that. (If you didn't know they're coming out with a new looking screen for the commander)

hmmm. Other than that nothing really going on.. oh except getting these painted titanium ;)

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8950/img0910f.jpg

awesome. :awesome:

Can't stop buying parts.

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/1681/image2bl.jpg
OKUYAMA Carbing Passenger Plate

More shit bought:

Muteki SR48 Lug Nuts

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/878...meneonlugs.jpg

Put the credit card down!!!

hey max you wanna buy me some parts while your at it? ;)

Jaime wtf stop changing your damn name!!!

Haha I noticed that too. Just pick one and go with it! Its just a name. lol