the keeper (i think)
 

my cars come and go just like everyone else. start a project, finish it. get bored and start seeing dollar signs.

well ive noticed as i get older, my cars stick around for longer. and up until last week, i had only two rotaries i figured id keep forever. my rx2 and the track dedicated fc. i think i picked up another one. still waiting on the day i can get an L10a cosmo and im closer to that goal every day but lets keep the tangents to a minimum.

like every fd ive ever owned, i knew about this one for years. same story as the rest. kid buys it. dumps a years salary in it. gets nowhere. gets discouraged and sells it for a loss. rinse and repeat 10-15 times and it finds its way in my driveway.

so here it is. in my driveway fresh off the tow truck
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first order of business. ditch the mismatched and grotesque wheels for not mismatched and less grotesque
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and finally start cleaning interior just to find toys
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its riding high because its just a roller. motor set should be arriving on friday and ill start putting it in on the weekend.

it has some aftermarket front bumper that ill have to post a photo of so someone could identify it for me.
i think this will be my long slow pseudo restoration project. im going to focus on getting it running and it will stay in that state til i finish the rx2 project at which point it will be guns a blazin.

thanks for looking and keep checking in.

looking like a good platform to start with.

seems like a great chassis to start with

is it possible to.drive a rhd car here?

I dont know where here is so I cant answer that. This car is a 93 touring that is converted so no legal issues for me.

Looks like a good base - best of luck with it!

the bumper
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niice

know what it is?

Old Knightsports

http://www.knightsports.co.jp/blog/imgs/FS2.jpg

**Edit: It may also be a PFS replica of the KS bumper**

You keeping that bumper or considering a sale?

ill trade it for a cosmo ;)

That's a fine base to start with

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Engine showed up. Has a few nice surprises with it. Hks oil pedestal thing, hks downpipe and all the vac lines have already been replaced with silicone.

I hooked the starter to a dead miata battery and got 95psi all faces at probably 75-100rpm.

No engine mounts or brackets on it though and i dont like the aluminum corrosion. Hope I can find some in my shed tomorrow
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Decided to start looking at the engine bay and cleaning it up
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Then I noticed something under the dirt that I thought was cool.
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cleaned things up a little bit and put the engine in
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engine slid in like butter. seriously under 5 minutes to get everything to drop in and line up right. was a real treat.
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need to get the ic and intake stuff and put it in and its ready to go i think. tomorrow ill hook the fuel lines and finish the coolant lines and try to fire it up.

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Good Looking platform to start with. Def staying tuned

finished up a few little things. still a few more little things but progress is progress.

fired up first crank
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need a few studs for the dp and i need to replace the o2 sensor. electrical has some issues in the way that when the headlights are on, only one light goes up and when i shut the lights off it doesnt go back down. though they both turn on. only one tail light turns on. no turn signals. no running lights. fuel level gauge doesnt seem to go away and the exhaust temp light is stuck on.

cleaned up a few things and found some studs/bolts for the turbo to downpipe.

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engine in. car running well. strange to drive on the right side. going to take some getting used to.

tach doesnt work very well
speedo doesnt work at all
fuel level gauge doesnt work

few other small things to iron out but overall its a fun car.

^^Are the bumper bolts just loose in that pic, or is fitment that bad on the bumper? BTW, congrats!!!

Looks great & grats on getting her going :)

I like the bumper - Don't think I've seen one before.

its not mounted 100% only 4 bolts from whoever mounted it before. which incidentally are all ovaled out. i have to work on fitment for everything forward of the doors. fender hood gap is off. headlight gap is so bad that it hits the hood. etc etc..


thanks guys. i think the most frustrating thing about the car was squeezing the dp in there.

Congrats on your buy, car's looking good keep it up.

that is really cool that it has green flaking it. You're moving right along on this project! Looking good