GAVBEY'S FD3S (picture heavy)
 

hi guys n gals,

many of you know that me and michael have just bought an RX-7 twin turbo.
it has been crashed through a fence and have quite bad damage to almost every pannel here is 2 pictures and im sorry about the quality.

this thread will be full of pictures from start to finish were saying around 2 years it will take but it all depends on how exited i get on payday!

cheers guys

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here are some more pictures, aircon gone and doing a few more bits

on the trailer home
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wheels off and started to rip it all appart :)
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fibre glass anyone?
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engine bay once i stripped it apart
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this next picture is to show damage to the sill. NOTE: chassis is still perfectly straight so none of yer shite ;)
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as usual the dirt / fade was killing mikie so he got out the G3 compound and look at these reflection pics.
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this one shows my missing hand!
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bought some wings from ebay £60 delivered.
more to come guys
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more pics guys,spent most the night on the skyline for the show on sat and sunday.

managed to do one side of the suspention, just a basic clean etc. hubs are being painted and are drying as we speak
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all comments welcome

not much done tonight, few bits primed and painted.
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oh and what make is this??
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and here is a seal thats planking

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got the painted bits back on. hubs etc and everything all greased.
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split rims
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more pics of rust prooving etc
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plenty more to be done

more pics of tonights work.
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tidy up
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waiting for pulleys and wings

bit of an update, been shite weather so here goes

got bored and the skyline wheels went gold, which look shit IMO
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deep dish mofo

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and picx of rx7 with black paint
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319 views on this page and only 2 comments.... dont be shy i need your opinions

cheers scott,

yes, i am looking at single turbo conversions and a power fc.
fancey poping along some time to show me what some of the bits do?

heres a bit of an update. not much been done as ive been busy with other gear.


ooohh heres a box
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intercooler
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piping for relocation
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the new daily as the skyline aint cheap at 70 miles a day
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wiring i will be re doing. all twwisted togeather.... YUKKK
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more parcels
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new wing mirors
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new alloy radiator too :)
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lots more to come guys.
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my missus is back so not done much recently.

heres a few pics

galanza new turbo next to evo tdo5
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stripped rx
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intercooler and rad mounted. these boost pipes are like a giant jigsaw puzzle!
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relocated the battery to the boot :)
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pretty view in the v50
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more pictures of progress:

the diffrance between standard and big intercooler ;)
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and heres the bay with all clamps on and rad mounted properly with fans :) VERY tight fit but completly custom G3 BEY STYLLLEEEE ;)
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ive just bought a ast eliminator to get rid of some of the collant lines to neaten the place up a bit! also going to take the inlet manifold off and have a look at the vaccume side of things . these engines have circa 20ft of vacume hose to support the sequential turbo settup..... soon to be single

cheers guys over and out

more pics guys, got the car in a garage for winter now,
modified the inlet manifold and got rid of the secondary butterflies.

let the pics do the talking

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honda civic engine
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big turbo gt42
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connons car
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new mirrors
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sprayed the interior black
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lots more to be done soon, ARB is out and i will be bead blasting thats and makings stronger mounts this weekend :)

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re mired the new fans longer so i could mount upright
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out with rad
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spagetti
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where deos this plug go and what is this sensor for?
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thats all the pic uploading for today so im up to date :)

intake hard pipe is Re-Amemiya. Is that hood custom? I'm trying to find one just like it.

awesome, well in the end i haven't used it, im not sure. it came with the car, what came from japan.

its fiberglass. very light :)

here it is as it stands, fitted the rad and extedned the fan cables etc. getting there :)

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The plug is for the airpump, and that sensor looks to be for an aftermarket water temp gauge.

Keep the pics coming matey :icon_tup:

Nice progress -- keep it up.

Woah...that looks like a serious project. Great job so far!

That Skyline is gorgeous!

Good job, keep em coming :icon_tup:

thanks mate, i think im going to have to sell it as i cant aford both :( .

ive got lots of pics to upload, ive ported the throttlebody and inlet, got rid off the secondarie butterflies and the coolant throttlebody mess :)

heres some pictures,

everything conected in the engine bay all ready

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some parcels waiting to be oppened

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where does this plug go?

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headlights and wing on

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anr rear bumper trial fit

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the bumper fits good but might have to modify the exhaust slightly, its too close to the bumper for my liking.
cheers guys

Oh.My.God.

Please remove those headlights, and taillights, and set them on fire. Completely ruins the look of the car.... that's not an FD any more. It's an African Bullfrog :(