How did the VIS hood fit out of the box? (If it's the VIS version)

 

hey man

so it fits decently and this is the second one, they seem consistent

 

man that would have been cool to meet up, wish I had made it by the NRG booth. The show was awesome wasn't it!

 

haha ! would have been cool to talk man. Yea those cars sounded insane! Saw some clean FD's in the parking lots too. There was a silver 99 spec that came by the rocks

 

Update:

hrs and hrs of cut and buffing on the Chassis finished

Pics to come soon. Don't wanna spoil it with some boring storage unit shots from this crappy phone cam.

And,

Debating mounting canards on the front bumper....hmmmmm

Broke-a-baller, i'm actually looking for a new phone at the moment!!!

 

Carbon wrapped the bubble tech canards, test fitted the driver's side. Just finished 2k clearing the vinyl wrap to give it some depth and gloss. (will post again) Just needs a quick cut with 2000 and buff to bring out the gloss and pieces should be installed tonight permanently.

Very impressed with the accuracy of the design by Benny at Bubbletech. Although its extremely aggressive, these pieces make up for the lack of aggressiveness of the 99 bumper against the feed kit. I personally dislike all aftermarket bumpers for the RX7 But a 99 spec, with some added edges to match the rear wing and the flat edges of the front/rear fenders sits with my eye.

 

I feel like those canards are TOO aggressive. I wonder if he would modify the design to something more toned down and doesn't stick out so far.

 

Its very aggressive, but in the picture its not bolted along the bumper entirely. I'll run them!

 

This is the pic that I really liked from his website, hoping turns out like this, but glossed carbon when they dry this evening

 

Subscribed. Awesome build.

 

I like the canards. Pretty aggressive, but a turbo p-port 4 rotor is not exactly a low profile car.

I hate how when you have aggressive fitment or wide fenders how the front of the tire sticks out past the lower bumper. Canards do cover this.

Wide front fenders should come with wide front bumper or add-ons.

Lower front bumper add-ons should be available for those of us with aggressive fitments on stock fenders.

I have 2-3" of tire sticking out past the lower front bumper on each side on my stock front fender FD- not the most aerodynamic or aesthetic situation...

 

spootttt onnn brother!

 

It's also called the Monsterbox 4 rotor. Not the Cowardbox 4 rotor. Aggressive is excellent in this case.

 

Cowardbox 4 rotor LOL.

I tell you, there is a place in my heart for a smooth quiet side port turbo 4 rotor (more like Scoot 4 rotor concept) putting out an easy 1,000hp in a stock body FD and it is a smart, sneaky, sexy neck-snapper not cowardly...

 

In this case, looks are irrelevant.

An FD with this much power/lightness is going to need all the downforce it can get to make it driveable at speed.

I would suggest using something more aggressive than the stock 99-spec lip, even if it keeps the same basic profile. That, or just keep the front end nice and low...

 

Valkyrie

In this case, looks are irrelevant.

Noooooooooo!

Never go full retard (World Time Attack)

 

Quoted for Trüth

 

....to the extent that is sane for the street.

 

you guys are awesome keeps me going!

mounted the canards with rivents and stainless hardware. The clear coat came out great. Darkened the pieces to nearly black, with a hint of carbon weave. With the mazda emblem installed and turn signals, it really looks purposeful.

There's something about add-ons like this vs replacing the whole bumper. Its hard to put it into words, but I can't wait to show you guys, you'll see what I mean!! I've got tools and stuff everywhere, no sleep, no time, but soon will push it out for some real pics. I've switched up rear diffuser direction, may wait on that before final pics.

From my perspective, I see a stock rx7 which is the gloss black of the body. The 99 bumper which is gloss etc. Then the rear wing, side steps, riveted on flares, and canards look as if they are add-on's which were only installed out of necessity/functionality. Comparatively, an rx7 with aftermarket front/rear bumpers, or integrated sideskirts/molded flares, starts to look less like an rx7 and more like something else. Not a bad thing, just a comparison. Like tailight spoiler for example, installed the Car Shop Glow version, only to realize that it serves no real function for me and was a little to much on the looks, unfortunately will need to sell it I know, my brain works strangely.


Mounted the street style diffuser, after painting it, only to conclude that its not aggressive enough to match the front end now So, selling that a good friend from Indiana, who's coming through in a few weeks to scoop it up.

The pro-style diffuser will be installed in semi-gloss black, keeping it clean and simple as possible, going to run it without the center diverters or side pieces.

The overall idea is stretch the rx7 into a widebody, but make it as minimal as possible, only out of necessity for traction and down-force. The crazier it gets the more I miss the last car


Anyhow here's a 4 month recap since the bodywork began on Jan 10th:

1. front apron damage repaired
2. body stripped to bare frame, mounted on rotisserie, restored etc
3. interior gutted, roll cage installed / painted
4. CF interior panels + dash design worked up, pedals installed, brake booster, abs deleted, etc
5. wide body and paint, cut and initial polish
6. subframes, suspension components painted, gas tank cleaned, transmission painted, powerplant frame etc
7. brake calipers replaced
8. differential installed
9. coilovers installed
10. chassis wiring, dash wiring, battery, fuse boxes, etc
11. wheels / tires
12. intercooler water exchangers, water cell/pump installed and wired
13. fuel tank, lift pump, fuelab pump, surge tank installed and wired

Starting to get closer!

From here:
-fittings ordered for fuel delivery (trunk portion), should knock this out in next 2 weeks, all of the lines to/from surge tank, fuel filter etc
-brackets finished for Ignition Coils, and 8x coils ordered, to be installed shortly
-interior side of water cell/intercooler pump lines need to be installed
-start making measurements for engine wiring harness
-install doors/mirrors (will likely do that when the car is running/complete)
There's literally nothing else I can think of after this besides wait for engine!

 

Tonite

 

Looking amazing dude, the canards make a great improvement on the aggressive side as the 99 spec bumper is a little to laid back. Keep up the great work!!!

 

AWESOME JOB! builds like this are inspiring, makes me want to do it to mine, but having no space kills me great progress keep it up!

 

thank you !

 

Well guys, been working on the -AN lines for the surge, fuel, and heat exchanger system. Then off to bleed the brakes. Can't honestly think of anything else to do, the car's about done.

Thinking about pushing it out into the street and cleaning it up from some pics just for you guys. But at this point its just a wait.

Its a little frustrating to have pushed so hard to arrive at a waiting point, but its better to be ahead then behind. Hopefully will hear something about the engine soon. Would be cool to have this project up and running by end of summer or early fall before its cold, but we'll just have to wait and see.

 

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