mgarlock

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Looks like a fun build. Keep up the posts so I can get ideas as I am just starting to pull mine into pieces.

ALPSTA

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Some pics of the custom v-mount setup:







Test fitting:






Air has nowhere to escape!




Not much left to do now for the v-mount except turbo and intake pipes. I will have all these brackets and shields powder coated in black.

ALPSTA

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Meanwhile primary rail arrived. Charles @ CJ-Motorsports is one of my favourite vendors. 100% customer satisfaction.



Money shot



We had to remove the gearbox because we forgot to take a picture of the purple stuff

ALPSTA

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The car is booked in for an exhaust system next week. I have a 3.5" downpipe for better spool but decided to do the rest of the system 3" as I want a reasonably quiet system. I'm thinking of getting a resonated midpipe and a reasonably quiet muffler. If I can't handle the fuel smell I will take the car back and get a performance cat. Just not at this stage because I first want to get the tuning right as bad tunning can clog up or burn the cat.

I have a HKS muffler which I won't be using. I am planning to get a custom dual tip or oval (rectangular) muffler in similar shape to the exhaust area of the bumper. Will try to update pics soon.

ALPSTA

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Braided fuel lines from fuel tank to the engine:


Shot at 2012-09-12

ALPSTA

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Updated parts list:
Brand new JDM engine (from Ray @ Malloy Mazda)
A-Spec GTX35R kit
2 x Tial MVR 44mm wastegate
Greddy SMIC (won't be used) Custom V-mount intercooler
Koyo Radiator
Pettit AST (won't be used) Custom AST
Apexi Power FC
Apexi AVC-R
HKS Twin Power
CJ-Motorsports primary rail
CJ-Motorsports secondary rail
Fuel Injector Connection FIC720 (Bosch EV-14) injectors
Fuel Injector Connection FIC2000 (Bosch EV-14) injectors
NipponDenso Supra fuel pump
FC Thermoswitch
Pettit Starter Booster
Banzai Racing oil pan brace
Banzai Racing block-off kit
Engine torque brace
Dimple Magnetic Oil drain plug
Exedy Hyper Twin Plate clutch
B&M style short shifter (won't be used)
Pettit Stage 2 coilovers
Enkei RPF1 wheels
EBC Green stuff brake pads
RP solid diff mounts
SS brake lines
SS clutch hose
99 spec bumper & lip
99 spec rear spoiler

mannykiller

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Sweet!

ALPSTA

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Thanks Aaron.

Ordered a Maxi Display and a shift light from Maxi Gauges. I am looking for display alternatives as I'm not too keen on the yellow green display. The manufacturer is in the process of developing a fancy graphic display but it may take some time so I am considering other alternatives like VFD, OLED or even a character LCD with better display colour (white, black etc.).





Video:
MaxiGauges's channel - YouTube

For more information on Maxi Gauges you can check the link below. It is in Turkish but you'll get most of the car related terms and figures:

Sat

I'll post pics of it installed in my car in few weeks because I will have to have a custom surround made for it. It will be installed in the DIN compartment.

ALPSTA

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Testing tyre sizes... 245/35s in front look fine but rear 285/30s don't look as good and I don't want a big difference between the front and the rear widths so the car won't understeer.





Missing injector adapters arrived, injectors finally installed:



Replaced oem oil cooler lines with ss lines:





I got all v-mount brackets painted black for an oem look:





Unfortunately the A-spec 3.5" downpipe is touching and will have to be modified or replaced:

ALPSTA

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Here are some videos of my MaxiDisplay. The manufacturer is working on a graphic display and I will probably the first one to get it but I went with this for the time being. My main reason for going with a single display is I did not want to clutter the dashboard with many gauges or go for the jetfighter look.


Please ignore the cylinder selection menu lol

HalifaxFD

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very cool, nice job.

Farkel

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Great progress on your build, subscribed...

Parts for this car are hard and expensive enough to get in the States, so kudos on acquiring what you have.

funnyscreenname

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i love those gauges. your build is awesome so far. what kinda heat barrier film is that on the trans tunnel and where did you get it?

ALPSTA

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Thanks guys!

Eric, that's the reason I called it called mission "impossible". An injector adapter was not sent, wait 10 days, primary injector plug broke, wait another 10 days etc. Although I ordered all parts that I could think of ahead of time there were still major delays because I had to order missing stuff from US. By now I probably have enough patience points to challenge Dalai Lama.

As for the cost, it's illegal to import 2nd hand parts here so 99% of the parts I got are brand new, whereas if I was in US, I could've gotten some unimportant parts 2nd hand.

To give you an example, I got my engine from US close to 5k but costed me close to 7k with commissions, shipping and taxes etc. In US that'd get you an engine with higher hp potential or fancier accessories. Got the Enkeis for 1.3k from US but costed me 2.3k, again in US that'd get me close to SSR etc.

But I am not complaining. That's the price you pay for owning and modifying the only original FD RX7 in the country. There are 2 others that I know of (one has a 2jz swap, the other is a repaired insurance ride off but still falling apart). I can always upgrade things in the future, my priority atm is getting this thing back on the road.

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Funnyscreenname search for "automotive heat shield & sound insulation barrier 21x48" in ebay. If you can't find it let me know and I will send you a link via pm. This is the video of it:

Ceylon

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Good read. Like where this is going

mannykiller

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^ dude....that sucks. You have every right to complain if you'd like!

ALPSTA

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I got the throttle body back from chrome powder coating and fuel lines are done. I'm running a parallel set-up. Generally the fpr is placed on the intake manifold but we thought it'd be too cramped over there with parallel lines so we placed the fpr away.

BTW THIS IS OUR FIRST RX7 AND ROTARY BUILD SO ANY SUGGESTIONS OR CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IS WELCOME. THERE MAY BE SOME DETAILS WE ARE MISSING OR GOING THE WRONG WAY ABOUT. I USUALLY SEARCH THE FORUMS BEFORE DOING AN INSTALL OR A MODIFICATION BUT STILL....

The_Fox

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DaleClark

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This whole build is just excellent. Just found this, really is sharp!

Where are you getting the metal parts re-plated? Is it somewhere locally? That bright gold plating looks fantastic!

Dale

ALPSTA

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Thanks Dale! Yes, the parts are galvanised here locally. There are two options: gold look and silver look. I went with gold cause it's different. But not all parts are galvanised, I planned ahead and separated all parts in 3 or 4 groups; parts to be galvanised, to be painted black, to be painted silver, to be powder coated....

Not everything goes according to plan though. For example I would like all hoses to be black but what we have here atm are blue and red vacuum hoses only. Although I'm not very keen on either one of them, I'll have to go with blue vacuum hoses not to delay the project any longer. I don't have the luxury of time anymore as winter is just around the corner

SteveT

great build

mrb63083

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Beautiful. Great work.

slimpac

Awesome build, keep up the good work!

ALPSTA

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Thanks guys!

Had to remove the manifold to do some adjustments and to put hoses on OMP breather nozzles or whatever it is called. I don't want my engine bay dirtied with oil mist. The problem is I can't connect these to a vacuum hose which leaves me no option but to have the hoses open ended and routed to somewhere under the car.

Took better pics of my parallel fuel lines setup:



Battery relocation done. The battery is an Odyssey PC925, next to it is the kill switch so I don't have to remove the battery terminals each time.

funnyscreenname

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i think it's really cool getting alotta the parts galvanized. they'll stay looking good and won't rust. i actually just got on here to see what options there was as far as hardware. i'd like to replace alotta mine with aluminum, titanium, or other metal that won't rust.

i also looked up that heat shielding. good stuff. haven't got the chance to order any yet. i'm actually swapping in an LSx motor so i'm trying to heat proof the cabin and also make the ride quieter. i plan on lining the floor and tranny tunnel with the material above. thinking about using the gold heat shield on the firewall in the engine bay tho.