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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:43 AM
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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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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:44 AM
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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 *****
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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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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:44 AM
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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
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:45 AM
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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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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:45 AM
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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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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:46 AM
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more pics of rust prooving etc
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plenty more to be done
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:46 AM
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more pics of tonights work.
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tidy up
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waiting for pulleys and wings
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:47 AM
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bit of an update, been ***** weather so here goes

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

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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
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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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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:48 AM
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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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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:50 AM
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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
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:53 AM
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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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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 07:57 AM
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thats all the pic uploading for today so im up to date
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 11:45 AM
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intake hard pipe is Re-Amemiya. Is that hood custom? I'm trying to find one just like it.
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Old Sep 27, 2012 | 06:43 AM
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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
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Old Oct 3, 2012 | 05:30 AM
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here it is as it stands, fitted the rad and extedned the fan cables etc. getting there

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Old Oct 3, 2012 | 08:08 AM
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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
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Old Oct 3, 2012 | 10:05 AM
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Nice progress -- keep it up.
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Woah...that looks like a serious project. Great job so far!
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That Skyline is gorgeous!
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That Skyline is gorgeous!
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
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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
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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
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