Pictures of my winter project...
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Well, this is my new winter project that I picked up last week... or should I say rescued... haha. The previous owner meant well, but had more of a Ricky Bobby meets fast and furious mentality.
Disclaimer: The veilside front bumper and side skirts will be removed ASAP and immediately taken to the dump... where it belongs :) It will be replaced with a 99Spec bumper and feed sideskirts. The entire car is getting a paint job as well. The wheels are the next thing to go. Just wanted to clear that up... I can't have ppl going around here thinking that I like the veilside stuff... haha. Well, the car is rough around the edges but has a pretty good platform to work with. The car had pettit turbo's on it that went bad. I have a few sets of twins laying around and thought about throwing a set on, but decided to finally take the plunge and go single. I picked up a T78 turbo kit with a Pettit coolcharge III Intercooler(thanks to David Jerome from Speed for sale). The car will also be getting a new exhaust, a Koyo N Flo radiator, relocating the battery to the trunk or bins, and a bunch of other smaller things like the greddy elbow, oil catch can, polishing work, switching out the 1300 secondaries for 1600's in a new rail with an FPR, etc, etc. This is by no means a new set up as the T78 has been played out many times since the late 90's. Anyways, this is just the start of the thread, I will be taking pictures of everything and documenting over the next couple of weeks and posting pictures. Brent Picture 1: the car Picture 2: engine bay Picture 3: RE 99Spec plateless bumper(as well as a C west kit that came with the car) Picture 4: Pettit Coolcharge III, duct, piping, elbow etc... Picture 5: T78 |
Good luck with the project, keep us posted :bigthumb:
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More pictures. Note, picture 2 is of an old school RE-A SMIC. You don't ever see them anymore. It's really dirty right now, but shines when it clean. Picked up the SSR GT1's because I got a good deal on them. I will prob. paint them gunmetal, but they are just a temporary fix until i find a set of wheels I really like.
Picture 1: SSR GT1's Picture 2: RE- A SMIC Picture 3: New Koyo N Flo, New Apexi exhaust, HKS dp Picture 4: The rest of the turbo set up... and my new wireless card. J/K lines and fittings are in the box. Picture 5... bye bye twins!! |
If you get all that done, your car is gonna be bad ass. How is the interior?
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Sounds really nice, be sure to keep us up to date!
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Originally Posted by pwwatkins
If you get all that done, your car is gonna be bad ass. How is the interior?
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At least you live close to Garfinkle. He and his son can take care of all your polishing needs...lol He's a great rotary resource. I spent many a nights with him when I had my car.
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Yeah, I remember all of the polishing Garfinkle did on your car. I was going to have him do the same if I kept the twins, esp. the y pipe :D BTW Heath, I almost bought your old set of BNR stage 3's.
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Ah, you YOU got that IC! :) I was second in line.
Man, that looks like a fun project! So I guess you bought it running with bad turbos? Did you get a pretty good deal on it? Should be sweet when it's all done! Dale |
Originally Posted by DaleClark
Ah, you YOU got that IC! :) I was second in line.
Man, that looks like a fun project! So I guess you bought it running with bad turbos? Did you get a pretty good deal on it? Should be sweet when it's all done! Dale |
Looks like you've got a lot of work ahead of you, being so close to a place that can polish everything up is a benefit. Thanks for rescuing this FD from ricer-dom. How much did you get it for :)?
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It won't be too much work, just finding the time to do it will be the big issue. I'm just going to say I got a pretty good deal on the car ;)
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nice project keep us posted. go colts
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Originally Posted by memphisraines82
Well, this is my new winter project that I picked up last week... or should I say rescued... haha. The previous owner meant well, but had more of a Ricky Bobby meets fast and furious mentality.
Disclaimer: The veilside front bumper and side skirts will be removed ASAP and immediately taken to the dump... where it belongs :) It will be replaced with a 99Spec bumper and feed sideskirts. The entire car is getting a paint job as well. The wheels are the next thing to go. Just wanted to clear that up... I can't have ppl going around here thinking that I like the veilside stuff... haha. Well, the car is rough around the edges but has a pretty good platform to work with. The car had pettit turbo's on it that went bad. I have a few sets of twins laying around and thought about throwing a set on, but decided to finally take the plunge and go single. I picked up a T78 turbo kit with a Pettit coolcharge III Intercooler(thanks to David Jerome from Speed for sale). The car will also be getting a new exhaust, a Koyo N Flo radiator, relocating the battery to the trunk or bins, and a bunch of other smaller things like the greddy elbow, oil catch can, polishing work, switching out the 1300 secondaries for 1600's in a new rail with an FPR, etc, etc. This is by no means a new set up as the T78 has been played out many times since the late 90's. Anyways, this is just the start of the thread, I will be taking pictures of everything and documenting over the next couple of weeks and posting pictures. Brent Picture 1: the car Picture 2: engine bay Picture 3: RE 99Spec plateless bumper(as well as a C west kit that came with the car) Picture 4: Pettit Coolcharge III, duct, piping, elbow etc... Picture 5: T78 Nice..... why can't I find a Silver FD like this.
Originally Posted by AgentSpeed
At least you live close to Garfinkle. He and his son can take care of all your polishing needs...lol He's a great rotary resource. I spent many a nights with him when I had my car.
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got my winter project going too..I hate working in a very cold garage...
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When is the car coming to clarksville
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Not sure yet. Once I get everything done mechanically, it has to go for a paint job. After that, I will prob. bring it to Clarksville.
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Originally Posted by KaiFD3S
got my winter project going too..I hate working in a very cold garage...
hahahahaaa!!!! you car looks like mine at the moment. Only I am working in a friggin storage building and on GOOD days it is getting up to 15deg outside... New project looks good. I have also grown to love my silver on red. Good luck with the build. BTW "Ricky Bobby meet Fast and the Furious" is one of the best/most hilarious descriptions I have heard in a while!! |
Looks AWESOME Brent!
I got a chance to see this car yesterday and its going to be NICE when its done! I love these rims! https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...hmentid=217353 Get it done for DGRR!! You could do it! |
Originally Posted by KaiFD3S
got my winter project going too..I hate working in a very cold garage...
KaiFD3S.. Can you shoot me some pics of your tow hook? Which brand, how you mounted it, etc. I'm interested in getting one for my FD. |
That looks like the Feed tow hook. It's looks great with the bumper on.
http://www.heathmoore.net/images/94RX7exterior3.JPG Hey KaiFD3s, heat and cool that garage! It helps a lot. http://www.heathmoore.net/images/Air09.JPG Chad, I get out from under my rock every once and a while. I've got to get up to Gar's sometime soon. Work and school are killing me this semester... |
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Not to much progress this week. I worked all week(Infantry Officer). Drove into town today, fooled around for about an hour. I went ahead and took off the UIM and throttle body to get them polished as well as get ready to put the new fuel system in. I picked up a set up 1600cc in a rail with FPR, a wideband, and a dataloggit. Also did a little test fit with the Koyo N flo. I am hoping to have the majority of most of the parts in by this coming week minus the fuel system(have to send off the injectors to have them cleaned). I still have to call Ray at Malloy on Monday and get a few gaskets and what not(found out the TB to UIM gasket was in 2 pieces). I will have all weekend off next weekend and plan on installing pretty much everything. The wires from the alarm are really starting to piss me off so I started to take them out tonight. Still trying to decide if I want to keep Power Steering and A/C. More to come in a week...
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[QUOTE=Fire85GSLSE]Nice..... why can't I find a Silver FD like this.
haha funny you say that, cus my Brother in-law is giving me his silver/red leather FD cus it been sitting in his garage for over 6 years!! I told him he should just keep a jewel like that in the family |
Originally Posted by herblenny
Looks AWESOME Brent!
I got a chance to see this car yesterday and its going to be NICE when its done! I love these rims! Get it done for DGRR!! You could do it! I love those RIM's too - I wonder why :) Oh wait it's because they used to be mine ;p |
haha, I almost went ahead and put them on yesterday, but I just didn't have the time to.
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