"Rx7 from hell" socal
#51
Thank You
thanks man
people here are nice. I have been a member of other car forums for the longest time but this site has the most concerned members! I wonder if i should have been a mazda guy in the first placel ol!!! i was brought up by toyota fanatics but any help with would be greatly appreciated...
people here are nice. I have been a member of other car forums for the longest time but this site has the most concerned members! I wonder if i should have been a mazda guy in the first placel ol!!! i was brought up by toyota fanatics but any help with would be greatly appreciated...
Keep up the great work can't wait to see how this thing turns out like others I am super shocked to see some one bringing a fd back that was burnt this bad I also have tons of parts and dont mind helping out if I can i know alot of the stuf I have collected I will never use most likely and wouldn't mind letting it go cheap or free to a build like this dont see many fd's burnt up this bad and built back up to its formuer glory pm me if anything beat of luck
#52
so i drove to moreno valley last night to pick up some seats
Angel was another cool dude gave me a heck of a deal with the steering wheel and side mirrors props to you bro... I hope that you will roll again with your beast
sw4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
installing the side mirror
sw13 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
is there a difference in seats the brackets not bended on this one i shouldnt have thrown away my burnt one so i can swap it just got a long bolt to secure it down
sw4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
time to change woot woot!!
sw1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw11 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw12 by nakahachi, on Flickr
and the driver side
sw7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
Angel was another cool dude gave me a heck of a deal with the steering wheel and side mirrors props to you bro... I hope that you will roll again with your beast
sw4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
installing the side mirror
sw13 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
is there a difference in seats the brackets not bended on this one i shouldnt have thrown away my burnt one so i can swap it just got a long bolt to secure it down
sw4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
time to change woot woot!!
sw1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw11 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw12 by nakahachi, on Flickr
and the driver side
sw7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
Last edited by bzebern; 09-03-15 at 05:38 PM.
#54
just chilling today been 2 weeks working on this baby and dont have funds right now
fuel pump hanger
fp by nakahachi, on Flickr
taking out the burnt connector
fp4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fp2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fp3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
finally
fp1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
this **** really works soaking on rust remover clr had been sitting for years in my cabinet
fp2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fp by nakahachi, on Flickr
fuel pump hanger
fp by nakahachi, on Flickr
taking out the burnt connector
fp4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fp2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fp3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
finally
fp1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
this **** really works soaking on rust remover clr had been sitting for years in my cabinet
fp2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fp by nakahachi, on Flickr
#57
thanks guys
lol! this is the funniest comment.
Gotta to chill for a while 2 things got no more money to spend at the moment
and wife getting pissed!!! Im sure you guys has one of the issues one way or another...
I have been getting a lot of free parts thank you guys so much
There's so much sympathy going on over here. This is not an easy task but you just have to dream and be consistent about it. I already anticipated a 3 to 4 year wait
I might just do some body work since that takes time will see...
My car might not be the best but it will run i guarantee
Gotta to chill for a while 2 things got no more money to spend at the moment
and wife getting pissed!!! Im sure you guys has one of the issues one way or another...
I have been getting a lot of free parts thank you guys so much
There's so much sympathy going on over here. This is not an easy task but you just have to dream and be consistent about it. I already anticipated a 3 to 4 year wait
I might just do some body work since that takes time will see...
My car might not be the best but it will run i guarantee
#59
thanks bro but i dont think i will install the cruise control on this one
i appreciate it though
while i was looking at my pile i didnt realize that this came with the passenger headlight cover so it made my morning good so i dont have to buy anymore
light1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
cracked again so i fixed it
light by nakahachi, on Flickr
installing it
light by nakahachi, on Flickr
hl2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
hl3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
we decided to go to san francisco for a drive and visit my folks but wife didnt know
i will be picking up some parts !!!!
i appreciate it though
light1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
cracked again so i fixed it
light by nakahachi, on Flickr
installing it
light by nakahachi, on Flickr
hl2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
hl3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
we decided to go to san francisco for a drive and visit my folks but wife didnt know
i will be picking up some parts !!!!
Last edited by bzebern; 09-05-15 at 12:15 PM.
#60
cool i was able to pick some more parts here in san francisco
thanks shane for the tail lights
kit1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
efini rear bumper i forgot his name lol
killer bumper
kit3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
kit2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
and door panels and extras from gtu
kit by nakahachi, on Flickr
cant wait to install this
thanks shane for the tail lights
kit1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
efini rear bumper i forgot his name lol
killer bumper
kit3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
kit2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
and door panels and extras from gtu
kit by nakahachi, on Flickr
cant wait to install this
Last edited by bzebern; 09-06-15 at 10:49 AM.
#62
this is a challenge for me on how i will transform this car to be descent not perfect
but we just have to wait and see the light at the end of the tunnel
even me i dont even know when im going to give up but at least i tried my best
that spray paint primer is just temporary i still need to sandblast and stitch weld the
chassis
do you really think this is the worst car ever been restored?
probably for someone who doesnt want to get their hands dirty or have no time work on it
but theres always a buyer for everything
but we just have to wait and see the light at the end of the tunnel
even me i dont even know when im going to give up but at least i tried my best
that spray paint primer is just temporary i still need to sandblast and stitch weld the
chassis
do you really think this is the worst car ever been restored?
probably for someone who doesnt want to get their hands dirty or have no time work on it
but theres always a buyer for everything
#63
Sharp Claws
iTrader: (30)
ive seen worse restored and sorry to tell ya but this isn't proper. a proper restore involves stripping all the rust off with media or acid, restitching the welds and reinforcing the rotted areas and then treating the bare metal properly.
the way you are going about it, the car would turn to a pile of rust as soon as it left the western states.
do i think it could be restored? yes, i've seen cars from the 40's that were ***** of rust turned into immaculate restorations, however those cars had been treated as above and took months to just rehab the body and frame at professional shops for 10's of thousands of dollars. do i think an FD is worthy of that kind of attention? while it certainly is an awesome car it isn't worth that amount of work unless you intend to keep it for a long while before attempting to make a fraction of your money back. doing the work yourself certainly cuts the budget by ALOT but only if you do it the right way.
if i was looking to buy this car and someone pointed me to this thread and i paid anywhere near blue book i'd be on the fence for filing a lawsuit. i've already seen FDs come into my shop that had half a front FD welded to the back of another FD. sure it looked ok until you really looked hard at it and knew where to look, that car immediately became worthless to sell. so unfortunately if you're building this for a means to sell it... mmmm yeah.
that's a long haul car, just enjoy it and the hobby of building it.
the way you are going about it, the car would turn to a pile of rust as soon as it left the western states.
do i think it could be restored? yes, i've seen cars from the 40's that were ***** of rust turned into immaculate restorations, however those cars had been treated as above and took months to just rehab the body and frame at professional shops for 10's of thousands of dollars. do i think an FD is worthy of that kind of attention? while it certainly is an awesome car it isn't worth that amount of work unless you intend to keep it for a long while before attempting to make a fraction of your money back. doing the work yourself certainly cuts the budget by ALOT but only if you do it the right way.
if i was looking to buy this car and someone pointed me to this thread and i paid anywhere near blue book i'd be on the fence for filing a lawsuit. i've already seen FDs come into my shop that had half a front FD welded to the back of another FD. sure it looked ok until you really looked hard at it and knew where to look, that car immediately became worthless to sell. so unfortunately if you're building this for a means to sell it... mmmm yeah.
that's a long haul car, just enjoy it and the hobby of building it.
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; 09-07-15 at 11:34 AM.
#64
door panels fits good still a lot missing but its cool
dp2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
dp1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
freaking hot today tired and sleepy but decided to work on it
its good i didnt throw away stuff so i reused the bracket
dp9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sanded it again
dp8 by nakahachi, on Flickr
painted
dp by nakahachi, on Flickr
installed it
dp7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
now for the bumper
dp12 by nakahachi, on Flickr
dp6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
dp2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
dp1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
freaking hot today tired and sleepy but decided to work on it
its good i didnt throw away stuff so i reused the bracket
dp9 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sanded it again
dp8 by nakahachi, on Flickr
painted
dp by nakahachi, on Flickr
installed it
dp7 by nakahachi, on Flickr
now for the bumper
dp12 by nakahachi, on Flickr
dp6 by nakahachi, on Flickr
#67
before the night ends
took out stuff that was left soaked from rust solution
fp2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
i realized that i have an extra sway bar bushing by prothane and use it instead of buying oem bushings just have to mod it
i got tons of parts that i saved from my previous builds
sw3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
quarter of an inch long so i got to cut it
sw5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw14 by nakahachi, on Flickr
perfect
sw13 by nakahachi, on Flickr
install it under the car
sw12 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sb by nakahachi, on Flickr
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com
/5804/21046908698_c89ef23765.jpg[/img]sb1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sb2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
i tend to do small things at a time everyday
at the end of the month you wont realize that you have accomplished a lot
thats my secret in building
took out stuff that was left soaked from rust solution
fp2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
i realized that i have an extra sway bar bushing by prothane and use it instead of buying oem bushings just have to mod it
i got tons of parts that i saved from my previous builds
sw3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
quarter of an inch long so i got to cut it
sw5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sw14 by nakahachi, on Flickr
perfect
sw13 by nakahachi, on Flickr
install it under the car
sw12 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sb by nakahachi, on Flickr
[img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com
/5804/21046908698_c89ef23765.jpg[/img]sb1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
sb2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
i tend to do small things at a time everyday
at the end of the month you wont realize that you have accomplished a lot
thats my secret in building
Last edited by bzebern; 09-07-15 at 10:58 PM.
#70
Rotary Enthusiast
Hey man, good work on this project!
Its obviously a labour of love. I really respect you making do with what you have.
I have no doubt you will get her into a condition to be proud of. By all means, you should already be proud of what you have achieved!
Keep it up pal
Its obviously a labour of love. I really respect you making do with what you have.
I have no doubt you will get her into a condition to be proud of. By all means, you should already be proud of what you have achieved!
Keep it up pal
#73
i just finished working on a camry water pump and timing belt plus suspension
so im beat up plus hot weather
looking at my pile decided to work on the fuel lines
it wasnt that bad
fl by nakahachi, on Flickr
scrub scrub scrub
fl2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
paint paint paint
fl1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
and install
fl5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fl3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fl4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
just something simple today
so im beat up plus hot weather
looking at my pile decided to work on the fuel lines
it wasnt that bad
fl by nakahachi, on Flickr
scrub scrub scrub
fl2 by nakahachi, on Flickr
paint paint paint
fl1 by nakahachi, on Flickr
and install
fl5 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fl3 by nakahachi, on Flickr
fl4 by nakahachi, on Flickr
just something simple today
#75
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The way you work on cars..Hmm..Idea!
Can you take a look at my EX's face and see if you can "resurrect it"?
(like your car,it wasn't anything to look at but in the long run it may turn out ok..lol!)
Can you take a look at my EX's face and see if you can "resurrect it"?
(like your car,it wasn't anything to look at but in the long run it may turn out ok..lol!)