Update 04/11/14: Was a little bored today and there were a few things on the car that were bugging me because they were faded, so I broke out the spray paint and got busy.

Windshield wipers front and rear and a few accessories.

Before:









After:





That's it for today. Think Im gonna try and do the brakes next weekend.

 

Absolutely beautiful. You are the example I'm attempting to follow with my FD.

 

Thanks a lot, but my car is by no means perfect. I still have a lot that I would like to do to her to get closer though. Gonna start collecting suspension parts soon.

 

nice build, for the spray paint on the wipers etc.. how did you prep? wipe with alchol ? , soap water ?, did you primer and also what type of spray paint did you use?

 

Actually just used a bit of super clean degreaser to clean the wipers and duplicolor black paint to spray them. Put about 4 coats on them. I would also use some fine grit sand paper just to smooth out the surface areas. I plan on getting them re-done once the whole car gets painted but for now I'm pretty happy with them.

 

Ok...so last week we played with plastidip on the rest of my buddies car. Def not hard at all and came out pretty good. Was finally able to get some before and after pics...

Before:




After:




He did a little more touch-up this week.

 

Update 4/19/14: Ok...so this was the last weekend before Deals Gap...a few of us that are going decided to get together to put some final touches on the cars and get some cleaning done. Cant wait to check out all the other cars. Thanks to Dale for throwing this little shindig.

Getting ready to work on the cars.



Decided to clean and paint a few plastic pieces from the trunk tail light area. They were faded. Also found out how dirty under the covers can get....ugh.





After cleaning and paint.




Decided to paint the brakes as well. Pretty happy with painting them red.




Just for the heck of it, decided to clean behind the wheels since I had them off. They look a lot better but no way I was getting them any cleaner. Left is as clean as I could get them and right was before cleaning.


Hopefully...next few post will be from Deals Gap

 

All cleaned up inside and out getting it ready for Deals Gap. Not the best pics.

 

Looking good!

Dale

 

Ill be uploading a few pics from Deals Gap in the next few days. Probably wont be doing too much work on the car for the rest of the year. I want to save up to re-do the whole suspension. The car performed very well, but the suspension can definitely use some more work

 

Few pics from Deals Gap. Cant wait to do it again.



Low Res pics...will be ordering High res pics soon.






Link to a few more pics from DGRR...... https://www.rx7club.com/deals-gap-ro...-pics-1063355/

 

Damn, that last picture you can really see the suspension loaded!

Dale

 

^^^Yeah, the slight rubbing I heard was definitely the fender liner rubbing. Better suspension needed before next Deals Gap. Other than that, I was very happy with the way the car performed. I must say though, I have a hard time driving the car in town.....the roads are just way too boring.

 

Not a lot has been happening to the car....other than me driving it every now and then. Had to get my alternator rebuilt since a few diodes went bad. Everything is now back together and she is up and running again. Hopefully I can post something more next time.

 

Nice pics! The Tail will bring out suspension issues for sure. On my first time up there, I rubbed on every right hand curve. Car was set too low and suspension too soft. Raised the car up 1/2 inch on the back and set the coil overs to a more firm setting and that solved the problem. Better for tracking the car too.

 

I cant wait to upgrade my suspension and test her out on the dragon again. Definitely need something more firm and with more adjustability. Been trying to decide between the Stance and Tien Flex.

 

^ There are some really good options available for the FD. The Ohlins are really nice if you want to spend the money. I have the mid-grade Tiens (green ones) and they work well for my needs.

 

Just some recent pics.



Decided to take both ladies out...lol







Buddy found my car online from a local car meet.

 

Cleaned up the car this weekend and took her out...met up with a few friends. Car still puts a smile on my face. Fixed a few small suspension squeaks that were driving me crazy but nothing major. Hopefully I can get the ball rolling on the car again after the holidays.

Forgot that I didn't take pics of the carbon fiber door sills from turbojeff.




Just hanging out

 

Hey man, I saw your post on my thread. I appreciate your comment. You should definitely get a set of Ohlins coilovers when you get that far. We just installed them today and it made a world of difference, it even stopped my squeaking problem. I really like what you are doing to your car. It looks like we are kind of going in the same direction in terms of restoration and such. Good luck with your build!

 

Hopefully I can get some more actual build updates vs just pics next year.

Cool weather mean hunting season...lol

 

Mine is still in texas. Will hopefully have it here next week sometime. We should get together once mine shows up. Yours is certainly looking good!

 

Looking good, props for keep it so clean

 

very clean

 

Thanks guys....I appreciate it.