mirabile

Update. Tonight, Maurice, aka the Chinaman on the forum, has received the parts he needs to polish and is going to be posting pictures as he polishes things up. He is the man and makes thing look perfect, no swirl marks....

Ramy- I totally see your point, however, one thing I havent seen in drag racing is the front end damage from debris, chips, ect. that I see on the track cars. Then again I am only around the old mans SCCA circuit with my pops, so maybe its less with these cars. My worry would be trying to repair the carbon without painting it, after a race my dad consistently has to respray his front....

prew

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cant wait to see this beast in action this year.

ps - when do nim guys get to come over and drool over the rest of your cars?

mirabile

where is the pic of your car.........post one

prew

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i talked to vince the other day. gonna be ordering some new shoes.

mirabile

Back from the dead I hope. Cant wait to see it with the shoes. Looking real good, who photoshopped that?

94RHDFD

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Prew, your car is absolutely beautiful, it is very clean. Makes me almost want to keep my car red.

mirabile

What color you going?

FD3S2005

iTrader: (11)

man a couple of people are getting 20b conversions lol... man your cars a dream and now its going to be a dream come true.. lol im just curious if a 20B blows is it just as hard to build it as a 13b?

mirabile

Thanks man thats a great compliment. It is a dream come true for me.
The difference is that the 20B is more expensive to rebuild...You can use 13B housings, ect, but multiply the number of other stuff you need.

FD3S2005

iTrader: (11)

so how much would a rebuild be for a 20b? over here at my mech its about 4k

mirabile

It would depend if you needed the housing re-ported, the sleeves taken out again, ect.
Basically how much damage was caused in the first place, do you need new housings, what new seals.... It is really hard to say.

FDNewbie

iTrader: (10)

But that's pennies on the dollar compared to what it costs to fix broken drivetrain and suspension components from drag racing Or even worse, going sideways into the wall/barrier

Oh and re: the chips etc, that's what 3M clear is for

I LOVE your dad's car btw :bigthumb



Anyone can slap together a motor. Having said that, the average 20B rebuild costs approx $8,000.

~Ramy

mirabile

hahahaha you just scared the **** outa me....sideways into wall or barrier = me off a bridge.

3mm clear does work your right, so I guess I need to get my car to a track is what your saying?

Thanks for the price check on isle 12.

FDNewbie

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ultmtrx8

damn looks good, hopefully one day ill be a part of the 20 club

mirabile

do it. do it now.

the more the better.

soon enough mazda will start supplying these remans

94RHDFD

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A stock color from Mercedes. I want to be the first with this color on a FD (I hope)so im not telling until after the car is painted.

mirabile

fair. intrigued to say the least.

chinaman

Joe, I did'nt bring my camera with me to wrok today so, did not take pics of the manifolds. Got the rough stuff off the upper mani. Will probably do the same for the lower or, hand sand the upper to get the waves out. Will keep you posted.

mirabile

Nice, get some pics up so people can see your skills. :smiley_12

KX500FD

Brian at Rotorsports almost killed himself in his 3 rotor (literally)

mirabile

ummmmm? I hope that doesnt happen to me?

Cgotto6

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haha, for sure. WTF was that comment all about. I almost got killed in my last FD. Doesnt mean im gonna get hit im my new one too. Horsepower is horsepower. Just know what your dealing with and get used to it.

mirabile

My Greddy T78 T04 Mani is for sale. Let me know if anyone wants it

mirabile

The Chinaman's manifold polishing has begun.