For me, the Cosmo stuff is the most interesting stuff you post. Such a cool and interesting car. Please keep it up or start a separate thread on the cosmo.

 

COOL! Glad to hear that.


Other cool things I got from the Cosmo Front clip from Florida are:

MS air filter in good shape


RE-Amemiya Plug wires in excellent condition


and the RE-Amemiya Steering column pod and boost gauge. I actually contacted RE-A 2-3 years ago about getting this unit but they said they stop production and was not going to make it.



And my Cosmo as it sits today... Pulled it out of my garage to do some electrical stuff done for the house.

 

Awesome, it's like an entirely different rotary world. I'd love to see more pictures of the Cosmo, inside and out. I bought this book back in 1996 and there was a little about the Cosmo in the back. 3rotor.com used to be an excellent website back in the late 90s and early 2000s. It is such a unique car.

 

I'll try to take some and post it here later...


July 9th, 2012 - Finally some update... Here are some sneak preview pics of what the car will kind of look like exterior wise.


RE-Amemiya Carbon Fiber Fender mirrors


I had to ditch my last bumper because it was messed up by my old body shop. Luckily a friend in New Orleans helped me and sold me his personal bumper.


With the carbon RE-Amemiya N1 undersweep on the bumper. This is just a test fit and getting the car ready for the paint and body in a week or so.

More updates coming friday.

 

Just out of curiosity...What size is that radiator core?

 

Can't remember.. But its from Bell Intercoolers

 

Oooh nice so your using an ic core as a radiator? You know i'm building a custom ones using a ic core too

 

^It does not have to be. Looking at the pics it appears to be a radiator core due to the different construction. Bell make radiator cores as well.


Bell Intercoolers - Custom Intercooler and Core Solutions

 

Read through this entire thread, not scimmed and looked at pics, but actually READ the entire dam thing. Couple points:
1. I seriously loath that you for owning that sexy *** MB
2. Car has gone through some AMAZING stages
3. Love the MB more that then SSM
4. Never give up on rice, build the car you want and not what everyone else wants
5. Loving the bottom mount turbo on your 20b. seems to make more sense for it to be there than higher up (IMO). Actually breathes incoming air instead of engine bay air.
How come you never put in the DSSC? or is that going into the 20b?

cheers, love the car

 

What RENESISFD said. Its a custom radiator make by Bell Intercoolers with specific dimension drawn up by me... And then fine tuned by Walker Morgan from Morgan Performance Fabrication

Thank you for finding that! I had a great service by Bell Intercoolers and I would highly recommend them. I initially ordered my radiator through Griffin and after realizing it didn't work, I returned it and I still haven't gotten my refund after 4 months. Still waiting and finally put a dispute via my credit card. So, I say be cautious with Griffin Radiator.

Woaw! You read it all??? Thank you!!
Thank you for the kind words (1-5). I am in process of putting the DSSC. Thanks to a fellow rotorhead, I got the wiring diagram translated to English and wires and sensors are sent to Chris Ludwig at Lugwig Motorsports to let him see about about wiring it with Haltech PS2K. I'm also working on making a new gauge cluster surround for the DSSC so hopefully I'll have it installed in 2-3 months or so. Oh, In the 20B project car.

I'll have an update this weekend.

 

July 13th, 2012 - Today's Update for the week.

Well, to start, I've got my rare red Mazdaspeed seats from Japan. I've seen the white and black ones (I have one of the black) before but never seen one in red. I have a fellow rotary guy in Japan who helped me get these seats and just got them cleaned and reconditioned to near mint condition.



Also Walker Morgan from Morgan Performance Fabrication have installed my new Tial MV-R wastegate and the new BOV. As you can tell, the new theme is silver and black







And finally after many many many months of wait, phone calls, etc etc. I finally got my new manual brake system (just a test fit).



Next week is the tear down, and the shell and all the body pieces goes to Paint and Body @ Goolsby Customs (Goolsby Customs - Custom cars and collision). Jonathan Goolsby is one of the top painters in the country who won last year's SEMA GM Design award!! Can not wait to see what he will do with this car. Will post more details as car now goes in to the final stretch!!

 

Looks great. Where'd you get that little flex section for the wastegate?

 

Looks like a piece from vibrant they work great.

 

Yeah! I'm willing to learn and your thread has a TON of information in it. I dont even have an FD yet, but you make me want one haha.

 

July 19th, 2012 - MPfab.com / Walker Morgan has been finishing up the engine bay so we can't send the car to the paint and body.

Here are few more pics of the progress..



New side panels on rails



I was trimming the bumper most of the afternoon.. making sure it fits perfect.



Pic of my heavy duty sway bar mount and sway bar



One off fenders by Shine Auto Thanks to the owner Ken, he made me a one off FEED fenders for this build. I been two toning like this on my other FD and decided to continue on..




Finally, MS seats... waiting to be shipped from Japan!!! Can't wait to get them!

 

sick....just plain sick...

 

Thanks Eddie!!!



July 23rd, 2012 - Update!

Well, I'm getting ready to start putting things together and getting stuff out of the boxes and checking to be sure I got everything for the last min assembly..

Here are some of the stuff I've gotten..

Stance USA - Pro Comp 3 Coilovers (Pro Comp 3)













My reason for picking this unit is: great price, great customer support from Stance USA.. and I've heard great things about their products from racers and street drivers.

Product looks to have great craftsmanship and quality. I can't wait to install them.

 

Lots of nice goodies!

 

Def. glad to see the progress on this as well; can't wait to see the completed project!

 

July 24th, 2012 Update..

Car is about to leave MPFab and we are finalizing few things. Here are some pics..








We started to tear it down..





and



everything out!

 

is that a CF tray or the whole front bumper?

 

Ahhhh, the real RE-01 with the add on under tray, not like that crappy 1-piece 05 bumper. I'm so jealous.

 

Its RE-Amemiya Carbon Under Sweep.

Close... RE-Amemiya, N1-02.. I do prefer the N1-02 vs. 05..

 

Simply beautiful !!!! Wish I could do a build of that calibur some day !!!!

 

Oops, yeah, if it only it weren't twice as expensive as the 05