My first venture into Japanese cars..OEM+ 93 RX7 restoration/cleanup thread
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It's been a while since I've updated so I figured I'd at least post some recent pics. I wish I had more time to tackle some of the bigger upgrades I've planned :/.
I was planning to take the car to SoWo (a biggish event here in GA), so I had to finally register the car and do emissions.. That proved to be a bigger deal than I imagined- only because it was nearly impossible to find a place that did pre 96 emissions..Most of the time their equipment was "down" or they were just too damn lazy to want to do it..
Temporarily on Evo wheels while prepping my BBS's:
I actually didn't think they looked bad at all on there :P
Finally found an emissions place:
I think she did pretty well!
Painted the BBS Grimmspeed Gold. I was surprised at how well they turned out. I just took my time and did a ton of light coats:
On the car:
Parked at work in a sea of minivans haha:
New rotary shirt:
..And more recently. Added a NRG quick release / suede steering wheel. I think it matches the spirit-r shift boot/**** pretty well. I'm planning to make a Mazda/Efini center cap for the wheel:
Added Red BBS center caps:
Overall I'm happy with where I'm heading, but I still have a lot of work to do.
I have a Blitz FMIC/Fluidyne Rad waiting to go on, as well as a PFC. I still have some idle issues I'd like to get ironed out before I move onto those upgrades. I believe my IAC valve is sticking, which is causing a high idle when things get hot. I'm hoping that just swapping in my friend Skeese/Seth's working IAC valve will make things run much better.
I'm very lucky to have a friend leading the way for me, not only do I get some hard to find twin turbo goodies, but also some great advice & help. Thanks again Seth for all your help so far!
Box of goodies waiting to go on the car, also, the most expensive packaging job you'll ever see! lol
Thanks for looking, hopefully I'll have some more substantial updates soon!
I was planning to take the car to SoWo (a biggish event here in GA), so I had to finally register the car and do emissions.. That proved to be a bigger deal than I imagined- only because it was nearly impossible to find a place that did pre 96 emissions..Most of the time their equipment was "down" or they were just too damn lazy to want to do it..
Temporarily on Evo wheels while prepping my BBS's:
I actually didn't think they looked bad at all on there :P
Finally found an emissions place:
I think she did pretty well!
Painted the BBS Grimmspeed Gold. I was surprised at how well they turned out. I just took my time and did a ton of light coats:
On the car:
Parked at work in a sea of minivans haha:
New rotary shirt:
..And more recently. Added a NRG quick release / suede steering wheel. I think it matches the spirit-r shift boot/**** pretty well. I'm planning to make a Mazda/Efini center cap for the wheel:
Added Red BBS center caps:
Overall I'm happy with where I'm heading, but I still have a lot of work to do.
I have a Blitz FMIC/Fluidyne Rad waiting to go on, as well as a PFC. I still have some idle issues I'd like to get ironed out before I move onto those upgrades. I believe my IAC valve is sticking, which is causing a high idle when things get hot. I'm hoping that just swapping in my friend Skeese/Seth's working IAC valve will make things run much better.
I'm very lucky to have a friend leading the way for me, not only do I get some hard to find twin turbo goodies, but also some great advice & help. Thanks again Seth for all your help so far!
Box of goodies waiting to go on the car, also, the most expensive packaging job you'll ever see! lol
Thanks for looking, hopefully I'll have some more substantial updates soon!
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Looks great! Looking forward to you documenting the blitz IC install, I'll be on the lookout for one of those kits in the coming months (I know they're hard to come by). Where'd you get yours, out of curiosity?
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Haha yep, they worked out great!
Thanks!! Latch & pins. I need to get the hood painted ASAP!!
Yeah they are def hard to come by! I lucked out, my friend Skeese on here replaced his Blitz FMIC w/ a Defined V-mount, and offered me first dibs on his Blitz kit. I'm hoping the install goes smoothly
Yeah they are def hard to come by! I lucked out, my friend Skeese on here replaced his Blitz FMIC w/ a Defined V-mount, and offered me first dibs on his Blitz kit. I'm hoping the install goes smoothly
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I have a Blitz FMIC/Fluidyne Rad waiting to go on, as well as a PFC. I still have some idle issues I'd like to get ironed out before I move onto those upgrades. I believe my IAC valve is sticking, which is causing a high idle when things get hot. I'm hoping that just swapping in my friend Skeese/Seth's working IAC valve will make things run much better.
That blitz FMIC and Fluidyne radiator setup severed me well during it's time on my car. The only reason I went V-mount was due to moving to TX where it is HOT and there is a TON of unavoidable traffic. Looking forward to seeing how it looks through that spiffy bumper you have on your car!
I'm very lucky to have a friend leading the way for me, not only do I get some hard to find twin turbo goodies, but also some great advice & help. Thanks again Seth for all your help so far!
Box of goodies waiting to go on the car, also, the most expensive packaging job you'll ever see! lol
-Seth
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This man needs a motivational get-the-ball-rollin' bump!
I heard it through the grapevine that this man has some fancy new parts to install...the kind that make for massive power increases and complete rotary raw badassness to the 900,000,000,051st degree. hmmmmmmmm.....
I heard it through the grapevine that this man has some fancy new parts to install...the kind that make for massive power increases and complete rotary raw badassness to the 900,000,000,051st degree. hmmmmmmmm.....
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Most recent pics before the start of the teardown:
Although I like the BBS setup, I am on the hunt for something more aggressive, probably Meisters or some TE37s .
Last TT engine bay shot:
Picked up a nice clean turbo setup from my friend Sean- Precision 6266, ceramic coated mani & DP, Tial WG, and some other random odds & ends
Also picked up a street diffuser & undertray from Shine, a replacement molded carpet for the interior, as well as some new tail lights.
Still need to pick up a fueling setup, clutch, & most likely an Adaptronic ecu to replace my PFC. After the swap I'm hoping to also get the car repainted and on some new wheels for the spring/summer
More updates to come soon hopefully
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