"Rx7 from hell" socal
#1
"Rx7 from hell" socal
Hello everyone name is bernard
So glad that i found my fd but not in good shape
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
r28 by nakahachi, on Flickr
i installed my car dolly cause it wouldnt roll melted links
r29 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r30 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r27 by nakahachi, on Flickr
so excited took pics for my friend on the fwy
r26 by nakahachi, on Flickr
finally got home after an hour and a half drive
r25 by nakahachi, on Flickr
removed the hatch sunday Aug 23
r20 by nakahachi, on Flickr
i have to cut the door latch got stuck
r18 by nakahachi, on Flickr
finally its open after an 1hr
r17 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r16 by nakahachi, on Flickr
So glad that i found my fd but not in good shape
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
r28 by nakahachi, on Flickr
i installed my car dolly cause it wouldnt roll melted links
r29 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r30 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r27 by nakahachi, on Flickr
so excited took pics for my friend on the fwy
r26 by nakahachi, on Flickr
finally got home after an hour and a half drive
r25 by nakahachi, on Flickr
removed the hatch sunday Aug 23
r20 by nakahachi, on Flickr
i have to cut the door latch got stuck
r18 by nakahachi, on Flickr
finally its open after an 1hr
r17 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r16 by nakahachi, on Flickr
Last edited by bzebern; 08-27-15 at 08:11 PM.
#2
next is to clean the spare tire area
r21 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r22 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r21 by nakahachi, on Flickr
removing tail lights bracket
r38 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r37 by nakahachi, on Flickr
next is dropping the gas tank
r48 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r47 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r45 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r46 by nakahachi, on Flickr
removing bumper brackets
rearbumper bracket by nakahachi, on Flickr
r40 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r39 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r21 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r22 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r21 by nakahachi, on Flickr
removing tail lights bracket
r38 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r37 by nakahachi, on Flickr
next is dropping the gas tank
r48 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r47 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r45 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r46 by nakahachi, on Flickr
removing bumper brackets
rearbumper bracket by nakahachi, on Flickr
r40 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r39 by nakahachi, on Flickr
#3
taking out passenger door
r32 by nakahachi, on Flickr
this one is easier cause it wasnt locked
r31 by nakahachi, on Flickr
taking out burned seat leftovers
r11 by nakahachi, on Flickr
luckily passenger seat moved forward so i was able to slide it
r9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
passenger carpet
r8 by nakahachi, on Flickr
firewall insulation
r4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
ac blower melted as usual
r6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r8 by nakahachi, on Flickr
handbrake out
r34 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r33 by nakahachi, on Flickr
seatbelts
r36 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r35 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r32 by nakahachi, on Flickr
this one is easier cause it wasnt locked
r31 by nakahachi, on Flickr
taking out burned seat leftovers
r11 by nakahachi, on Flickr
luckily passenger seat moved forward so i was able to slide it
r9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
passenger carpet
r8 by nakahachi, on Flickr
firewall insulation
r4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
ac blower melted as usual
r6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r8 by nakahachi, on Flickr
handbrake out
r34 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r33 by nakahachi, on Flickr
seatbelts
r36 by nakahachi, on Flickr
r35 by nakahachi, on Flickr
#5
looks better
trunk primer1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rear driver
unnamed by nakahachi, on Flickr
primer by nakahachi, on Flickr
removing some more sound deadning
center by nakahachi, on Flickr
center4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
center3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
removed the brake pedal
brake pedal by nakahachi, on Flickr
abs has to go
abs by nakahachi, on Flickr
abs1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
trunk primer1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rear driver
unnamed by nakahachi, on Flickr
primer by nakahachi, on Flickr
removing some more sound deadning
center by nakahachi, on Flickr
center4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
center3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
removed the brake pedal
brake pedal by nakahachi, on Flickr
abs has to go
abs by nakahachi, on Flickr
abs1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
#6
removing both fenders
fender2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fender4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
headlights
headlight1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
headlight by nakahachi, on Flickr
oil cooler water reservoir
cooler1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
parts by nakahachi, on Flickr
removing the harness
wiring by nakahachi, on Flickr
engine bay2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fender2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fender4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
headlights
headlight1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
headlight by nakahachi, on Flickr
oil cooler water reservoir
cooler1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
parts by nakahachi, on Flickr
removing the harness
wiring by nakahachi, on Flickr
engine bay2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
Last edited by bzebern; 08-28-15 at 12:53 AM.
#7
went to san diego to pick up a rear subframe complete
rear1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rearend4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
broken rear1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rearend5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rearend7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
took it apart easy to carry
rear2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
diff1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
so thats it for now got to organize the screws and small parts
rear1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rearend4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
broken rear1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rearend5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rearend7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
took it apart easy to carry
rear2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
diff1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
so thats it for now got to organize the screws and small parts
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#8
Stock boost FTW!
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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
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
#9
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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.
Last edited by RedBaronII; 08-27-15 at 10:53 PM.
#10
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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 *** 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 .
#11
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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?
#14
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
rx7 tonight by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx7 tonight1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx7 tonight2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
another job done cool
rx7 tonight3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
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
rx7 tonight by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx7 tonight1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx7 tonight2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
another job done cool
rx7 tonight3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
Last edited by bzebern; 08-28-15 at 12:47 AM.
#17
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
fuel line by nakahachi, on Flickr
fuel pump
fuel line1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
plastics removed
fuel line2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fueline12 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
fueline10 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fuel line is out
fueline9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fuel line4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
so here is whats been done so far
fueline6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fuel line5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fueline7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fueline8 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fueline11 by nakahachi, on Flickr
tgif so tomorrow i can scraped the bottom and spray primer install the subframe
fuel line by nakahachi, on Flickr
fuel pump
fuel line1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
plastics removed
fuel line2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fueline12 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
fueline10 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fuel line is out
fueline9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fuel line4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
so here is whats been done so far
fueline6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fuel line5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fueline7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fueline8 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fueline11 by nakahachi, on Flickr
#18
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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, 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
Even at free, I would have pass on it.
You my man, are INSANE, 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
#19
got to take a break and drop of my son at school
im just an ordinary person with an ordinary job
fuel 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
2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
hanging gas filler forgot to take it off when i did my gas tank
4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
this is a lot of grinding to do
5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
8 by nakahachi, on Flickr
9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
10 by nakahachi, on Flickr
im just an ordinary person with an ordinary job
fuel 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
2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
hanging gas filler forgot to take it off when i did my gas tank
4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
this is a lot of grinding to do
5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
8 by nakahachi, on Flickr
9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
10 by nakahachi, on Flickr
#20
i think thats it that all i can scrape
11 by nakahachi, on Flickr
time to paint
12 by nakahachi, on Flickr
13 by nakahachi, on Flickr
done driver side
14 by nakahachi, on Flickr
15 by nakahachi, on Flickr
now time for passenger side i can make it on time at work lol....
not that bad anyway
16 by nakahachi, on Flickr
17 by nakahachi, on Flickr
18 by nakahachi, on Flickr
have to do manually some areas cant be scraped out
19 by nakahachi, on Flickr
clean up time
20 by nakahachi, on Flickr
11 by nakahachi, on Flickr
time to paint
12 by nakahachi, on Flickr
13 by nakahachi, on Flickr
done driver side
14 by nakahachi, on Flickr
15 by nakahachi, on Flickr
now time for passenger side i can make it on time at work lol....
not that bad anyway
16 by nakahachi, on Flickr
17 by nakahachi, on Flickr
18 by nakahachi, on Flickr
have to do manually some areas cant be scraped out
19 by nakahachi, on Flickr
clean up time
20 by nakahachi, on Flickr
#23
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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.
Make that burnt RX7 your Bitch.
Checking all the time for more photos and progress.
Kamikaze's have nothing on you Nakahachi, my money is on you.
Make that burnt RX7 your Bitch.
#25
so i worked on it when i got home
and finished half of it
rx4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
got to use a lot of scrubbing power
rx5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
after 30 min of scrubbing and ashes falling on me in my eyes on the floor dust finally paint
rx9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx10 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx11 by nakahachi, on Flickr
finally
rx3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
and finished half of it
rx4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
got to use a lot of scrubbing power
rx5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
after 30 min of scrubbing and ashes falling on me in my eyes on the floor dust finally paint
rx9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx10 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx11 by nakahachi, on Flickr
finally
rx3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
rx1 by nakahachi, on Flickr