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"Rx7 from hell" socal
Hello everyone name is bernard
So glad that i found my fd but not in good shape:lol: It's going to be a big challenge finding parts but thats where the journey begins let start this is not a rush project so im taking my time picked it up last sat Aug 22 https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5759/...bacf2124_o.jpgr28 by nakahachi, on Flickr i installed my car dolly cause it wouldnt roll melted links https://farm1.staticflickr.com/762/2...bea02c4f_o.jpgr29 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/753/2...63293e72_o.jpgr30 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5687/...72b94b2b_o.jpgr27 by nakahachi, on Flickr so excited took pics for my friend on the fwy https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5719/...408f8578_o.jpgr26 by nakahachi, on Flickr finally got home after an hour and a half drive https://farm1.staticflickr.com/589/2...3d11e824_o.jpgr25 by nakahachi, on Flickr removed the hatch sunday Aug 23 https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5760/...8a59ce1f_o.jpgr20 by nakahachi, on Flickr i have to cut the door latch got stuck https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5728/...289e09ff_o.jpgr18 by nakahachi, on Flickr finally its open after an 1hr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5766/...5ef88ebd_o.jpgr17 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5705/...a50113c0_o.jpgr16 by nakahachi, on Flickr |
taking out passenger door
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/689/2...647f4905_o.jpgr32 by nakahachi, on Flickr this one is easier cause it wasnt locked https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5715/...07a5074c_o.jpgr31 by nakahachi, on Flickr taking out burned seat leftovers https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5749/...fe08e773_o.jpgr11 by nakahachi, on Flickr luckily passenger seat moved forward so i was able to slide it https://farm1.staticflickr.com/593/2...223138c4_o.jpgr9 by nakahachi, on Flickr passenger carpet https://farm1.staticflickr.com/714/2...8f446161_o.jpgr8 by nakahachi, on Flickr firewall insulation https://farm1.staticflickr.com/575/2...9a4e95d3_o.jpgr4 by nakahachi, on Flickr ac blower melted as usual https://farm1.staticflickr.com/725/2...630d4dc4_o.jpgr6 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/714/2...8f446161_o.jpgr8 by nakahachi, on Flickr handbrake out https://farm1.staticflickr.com/597/2...ea4351e1_o.jpgr34 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/564/2...c970030a_o.jpgr33 by nakahachi, on Flickr seatbelts https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5822/...fc308690_o.jpgr36 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/713/2...6e713082_o.jpgr35 by nakahachi, on Flickr |
gas pedal
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5637/...036117f9_o.jpgpedal by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5684/...4f116afd_o.jpgpedal1 by nakahachi, on Flickr starting to clean up starting with the trunk area https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5619/...4af4b185_o.jpgwheel by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5651/...bcf3484b_o.jpgwheel3 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5735/...b63c7ab4_o.jpgwheel2 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5618/...9d3e4c01_o.jpgtrunk2 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5729/...4d5eea5f_o.jpgtrunk primer by nakahachi, on Flickr |
looks better
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/607/2...45dd9f05_o.jpgtrunk primer1 by nakahachi, on Flickr rear driver https://farm1.staticflickr.com/644/2...4c63ba0d_o.jpgunnamed by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/707/2...3bedb162_o.jpgprimer by nakahachi, on Flickr removing some more sound deadning https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5702/...af27ed51_o.jpgcenter by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/563/2...f5726405_o.jpgcenter4 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5748/...e813d6a6_o.jpgcenter3 by nakahachi, on Flickr removed the brake pedal https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5769/...b43b0000_o.jpgbrake pedal by nakahachi, on Flickr abs has to go https://farm1.staticflickr.com/768/2...5ed92056_o.jpgabs by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/572/2...7f1a1dd1_o.jpgabs1 by nakahachi, on Flickr |
removing both fenders
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/694/2...a352b591_o.jpgfender2 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/723/2...3ff5818a_o.jpgfender4 by nakahachi, on Flickr headlights https://farm1.staticflickr.com/638/2...80c2126e_o.jpgheadlight1 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/650/2...edcf1020_o.jpgheadlight by nakahachi, on Flickr oil cooler water reservoir https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5680/...79917c8b_o.jpgcooler1 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5741/...5f0daf5d_o.jpgparts by nakahachi, on Flickr removing the harness https://farm1.staticflickr.com/611/2...4cec054ba8.jpgwiring by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/648/2...6bd8a6f1_o.jpgengine bay2 by nakahachi, on Flickr |
went to san diego to pick up a rear subframe complete
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/688/2...d3374d5d_o.jpgrear1 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/648/2...30cd455f_o.jpgrearend4 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/673/2...7b91f178_o.jpgbroken rear1 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/599/2...663b24cf_o.jpgrearend5 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5626/...469ca18d_o.jpgrearend7 by nakahachi, on Flickr took it apart easy to carry https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5763/...e3530bd9_o.jpgrear2 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5785/...7b9fa102_o.jpgdiff1 by nakahachi, on Flickr so thats it for now got to organize the screws and small parts |
All I can say is holy SXXX! You either have a lot more dedication or love for the FD than most. I couldn't imagine trying to salvage one that far gone.
With that said, it looks like it is in the right hands and is quickly going in the right direction. What is your end-goal? Track car or street? Drift machine? GOOD LUCK! Vince |
WTF!?!?!? Just making a car reliable with mods is enough of a headache, can't imagine what this ball of burnt metal will be. Hope you have lots of funds and patience to sort out parts. You already have skills and tools, maybe not too much common sense, but neither do I owning an RX7. LOL Good luck, you will need it. :icon_tup:
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WOW JUST WOW , MAN PROPS TO YOU AND ALLSORTS OF WELL WISHES , I went trough a similar issue BUT WAY WAY WAY better condition shell... Good luck ! and WIRING may be a pain in the ass so I would look into that as well .. My car was a burnt shell and I had and HAVE still alot of wiring issues I've had to replace repair and remake alot of the cars wiring .
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I'd be pretty wary of the glue lines that hold the chassis together... they don't do great once you expose them to fire, even if they look ok. Have you tried putting some warp load into it to see if it can handle driving at 1-2g loads?
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Cant believe youre even taking a shot at this. Best of luck, I hope you can bring it back from the dead :icon_tup:
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Piggy back of what others have said.
You sir is insnae |
i dont even know how to respond through all of your comments
the biggest problem in putting this back together are parts a local junkyard has all the parts but you know they want more money so i will just be patient in building this trying to get lucky on craigslist i have time to work on this at least 2 to 3 hrs a day so its good its not a priority i will eventually sandblast this but not now money is tight i just need to gather all the major parts first right now i havent decided yet if its gonna be a track car im leaning towards that cause its gonna take forever putting everything back so tonight i worked a little bit removing the sound deadning on the transmission tunnel too late for some noises like power tools or hammering https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5719/...7af3e3b691.jpgrx7 tonight by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/767/2...af4030de24.jpgrx7 tonight1 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/594/2...cf2633d864.jpgrx7 tonight2 by nakahachi, on Flickr another job done cool https://farm1.staticflickr.com/628/2...eb29f96ed4.jpgrx7 tonight3 by nakahachi, on Flickr |
Did you get it for free? That is a lot of work, are you looking to restore it of sorts or just a modified machine?
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paid $500 for it
i have no clue right now just wanted to clean the rust primer install the subrame and park it at the backyard
Originally Posted by DoomSprayer
(Post 11960990)
Did you get it for free? That is a lot of work, are you looking to restore it of sorts or just a modified machine?
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so today i got 30 min to remove the fuel before my son wakes up
tgif so tomorrow i can scraped the bottom and spray primer install the subframe https://farm1.staticflickr.com/704/2...d5c483dc13.jpgfuel line by nakahachi, on Flickr fuel pump https://farm1.staticflickr.com/674/2...8a3c4fd654.jpgfuel line1 by nakahachi, on Flickr plastics removed https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5645/...5a11df4e36.jpgfuel line2 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/774/2...414d1ddc6a.jpgfueline12 by nakahachi, on Flickr as soon as i drop the fuel line son came out just in time and showed my his coloring book he knows where to find me https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5741/...f6e1ed21ef.jpgfueline10 by nakahachi, on Flickr fuel line is out https://farm1.staticflickr.com/585/2...8ba84c6837.jpgfueline9 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5695/...a3faaee720.jpgfuel line4 by nakahachi, on Flickr so here is whats been done so far https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5808/...cf0e1628d8.jpgfueline6 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5632/...dd7ef25ef3.jpgfuel line5 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5735/...1a2bd9c074.jpgfueline7 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/575/2...2216eb4fd1.jpgfueline8 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5801/...aa49d9773c.jpgfueline11 by nakahachi, on Flickr |
I couldn't get over the crazy attempt to even try fix this into a track car.
Even at free, I would have pass on it. You my man, are INSANE, :nod: but I like your determination into making it work. Keep posting your progress. You are an inspiration and I will think of you, when I have simple issues, by comparison, with my car. LOLOLOL |
got to take a break and drop of my son at school
im just an ordinary person with an ordinary job https://farm1.staticflickr.com/657/2...56f163ea_o.jpgfuel line3 by nakahachi, on Flickr i still have to wait an hour to leave for work so i decided to do some more work just hammered a little bit driver side rear wheel well needs more work than passenger https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5647/...313bb045_o.jpg2 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/593/2...3da77ba6_o.jpg3 by nakahachi, on Flickr hanging gas filler forgot to take it off when i did my gas tank https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5737/...253f54dc_o.jpg4 by nakahachi, on Flickr this is a lot of grinding to do https://farm1.staticflickr.com/600/2...e375d84b_o.jpg5 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/758/2...e25800d5_o.jpg6 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/664/2...c74033f8_o.jpg7 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5779/...84d01ac7_o.jpg8 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5725/...b2557585_o.jpg9 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5642/...4d7ef5f7_o.jpg10 by nakahachi, on Flickr |
i think thats it that all i can scrape
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5819/...4c0ffc91_o.jpg11 by nakahachi, on Flickr time to paint https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5835/...24da7e3a_o.jpg12 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5780/...e3c041dc_o.jpg13 by nakahachi, on Flickr done driver side https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5711/...6a42746f_o.jpg14 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5705/...f10b0cd0_o.jpg15 by nakahachi, on Flickr now time for passenger side i can make it on time at work lol.... not that bad anyway https://farm1.staticflickr.com/632/2...4ef9def9_o.jpg16 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/744/2...dce3ee4c_o.jpg17 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5800/...e535be2a_o.jpg18 by nakahachi, on Flickr have to do manually some areas cant be scraped out https://farm1.staticflickr.com/773/2...09de339d_o.jpg19 by nakahachi, on Flickr clean up time https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5665/...c1c36ae5_o.jpg20 by nakahachi, on Flickr |
paint
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/702/2...af95ab54_o.jpg21 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/594/2...a2bfcb64_o.jpg22 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5666/...3ab5a44a_o.jpg23 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/769/2...3280ac85_o.jpg24 by nakahachi, on Flickr tomorrow sat will finish this left portion cant wait |
I've seen EPIC builds but this is on ANOTHER level of epic shit. WOW!
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I am glued like a soap opera, waiting to find who the father is.
Checking all the time for more photos and progress. Kamikaze's have nothing on you Nakahachi, my money is on you. :icon_tup: Make that burnt RX7 your Bitch. |
damnn! i give you props for taking on this project! Good luck and may the rotary gods be with you!
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so i worked on it when i got home
and finished half of it https://farm1.staticflickr.com/724/2...87f1abe99f.jpgrx4 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5641/...cc8618a26c.jpgrx5 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5765/...078881d241.jpgrx6 by nakahachi, on Flickr got to use a lot of scrubbing power https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5641/...cc8618a26c.jpgrx5 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/659/2...2f8637a737.jpgrx7 by nakahachi, on Flickr after 30 min of scrubbing and ashes falling on me in my eyes on the floor dust finally paint https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5805/...90e8fd144c.jpgrx9 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/781/2...b736b0b4bc.jpgrx10 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/604/2...64c4461b84.jpgrx11 by nakahachi, on Flickr finally https://farm1.staticflickr.com/770/2...e8281d18e4.jpgrx3 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5692/...e66413f946.jpgrx2 by nakahachi, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5661/...6d7b9d6053.jpgrx1 by nakahachi, on Flickr |
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