ricerockettuner

i bought this car for 700 dollars a while back when my truck broke. dailyed it for around 9 months until i fixed my truck and all i had to do was all new brakes and clutch. plus a tuneup. now that the truck is fixed im starting to redo everything and make a decent all around car. im bored so i guess ill post some pics for yalls viewing pleasure

THE FIRST DAY I GOT IT


AFTER A LITTLE CLEANING


WHAT THE INSIDE LOOKED LIKE AT FIRST




AFTER A LITTLE INTERIOR WORK BUT STILL NEED SEATS AND DARKEN DASH DOWN 1 SHADE




ANOTHER PIC AFTER I WAXED IT


MORE TO COME AFTER I GET THEM LOADED TO PHOTOBUCKET

ricerockettuner

ENGINE ALL STOCK AND DIRTY


STRIPPED DOWN


WEBER SIDEDRAFT AND SHORTY INTAKE


INSTALLED ON CAR AND EMISSIONS STUFF REMOVED BUT DIRTY STILL


NEW DIAMONDS AND YOKOHAMA STICKIES 4 FREE (THANKS 80SOLDSCHOOL)



VIBRANT MUFFLER WITH 2 1/2 INCH CUSTOM STRAIGHT PIPE


AND AT THE LAST MEET WITH A CPL FB BUDDIES




AND THERES ALOT MORE WORK TO COME!

foothill

I'm glad to see that 80's Old Schools donations to the community are being put to good use. I envy you Texas guys who got all that cool free stuff!

How difficult was the muffler fabrication? New exhaust might be one of my summer projects....

vj226966

I like those pics Bro! I am still waiting on some sound clips of you car.

ricerockettuner

haha the tires and wheels on the car came from 80soldschool and i painted em flat black. and in the pic with the stock wheels on the ground those are the yokohamas i got from him too.. so heres another big thanks to him. the exhaust was done by my friend at POWELL MUFFLER in vidor texas. he is always helping me out. its an rb header to a high flow magnaflow cat (he got fined for doing straight pipe so he has to watch what he does. its very small and non restrictive) then 2 1/2 inch exhaust to a vibrant 2 1/2 inch inlet 4 inch outlet muffler. its a little big for my taste but sounds great. very deep and throaty, maybe because of the small cat im running. i cant get a good sound clip yet cuz i dont have a video camera but ill try to figure something out.

NAVILES16V

iTrader: (2)

I heard that car in person, it sounds awesome. A little too loud to be a daily driver for me(I'm getting old and soft), but it really does sound great. Love seeing your car at the meets. It's cool to see you progressing with it, get to see something new at every meet. Keep up the enthusiasm!

ricerockettuner

ya its definately not a daily driver. my powerstroke if for comfort, a/c and cupholders lol.. the rex is for fun and fun only... the ride to and from houston runnin 80 the whole way at 4k rpm was quite loud tho. i need a louder radio now hahaha

vj226966

I guess you havent heard my car. lol!

ricerockettuner

haha ya ive heard urs.... didnt u add a resonator somewhere in the middle somewhere? what size and thickness pipe are u running? mines 2 1/2 and kinda thick so maybe thats why its so deep? i need to find a dang video camera to get a good video

ricerockettuner

GETTIN THE EXHAUST DONE


A LITTLE NIGHT SHOT OUT AT A KOHLS MEET


NEW 5% LIMO TINT ALL AROUND AND EYEBROW. ITS KINDA DIRTY THO





AND THE WHEELS IM GETTING IN THE NEAR FUTURE


ive rewired alot under the dash, got the air conditioning working even though the freon leaked out. changing all the orings and stuff this week and should hold a charge afterwards. got the cigarette lighter working and restored power to all the things in the car that need power when the key is off. rewired the blower to a toggle switch since something is screwed up with the **** on the dash. radio now has memory so it doesnt reset every time you turn the car off. added a kicker 12 with a rockford fosgate 260watt amp. next coming up is coilovers, wheels and then paint hopefully with income tax...

stay tuned for more

PK_12A

iTrader: (3)

Looking good so far and looks cool with the diamonds (I believe those are cragar nomads) the wheels you after would also look great and just outa curiosity, where did you acquire the dash cover from ?

ricerockettuner

its just a normal dash cover that is on most websites. its just a cheap plastic cover but actually helped a **** ton on the appearance. i used a quality interior paint and did like 10 coats of red and it turned out good but its a shade too bright to match my new door panels. i need to darken it down some. and those wheels are rota sa racing wheels. they are a 4x100 pattern and im gonna have to use adapters. im tired of the same ole same ole that everyone is running and want to be different but stay old school. and for free the diamonds with the yokohama tires were a steal. i love how the backspacing makes them stick out and look aggressive.

ricerockettuner

i think mazdatrix and black dragon both have that dash cover. it only comes in black

mazdaverx713b

iTrader: (91)

just buy a replacement dash and dye it black

PK_12A

iTrader: (3)

Works for me my interior is black thanks.

80's old school

iTrader: (7)

Looking good!!! Glad to see my old stuff is being put to good use!!!

I swear the other day I saw you driving... I was going to Westlake LA and pulled off to go to a convienience store... maybe around Vidor area....not sure... I saw a "loud" rx-7 going by. I think it was you!

ricerockettuner

i never saw this post until now... haha and ya im around that area sometimes and it is pretty loud. its the only rx7 around my area besides a light blue one that ive seen so that was probably me turding around town running errands or something, about to post a cpl more pics since i lowered it and am running the staggered a021r's u gave me. the (slicks) were kinda flatspotted and these handle better i think

ricerockettuner

ricerockettuner

Havent done alot lately but im bored so heres a few more pictures for your viewing pleasure from a cruise we made to Houston for CupCake Meet 8 last week..






And the new wheels that will be goin on soon with a nice shade of new Gunmetal paint

PK_12A

iTrader: (3)

Nice rims, any intrest in geting rid of the old black ones? car is really progressing nicely.

ricerockettuner

i might get rid of them.. but at the same time i wanna keep them to put put sticky rubber on for track days since those 17s will be heavy and mainly for show. i love the way they look but im thinking something a little more modern will look nice as well. ill keep u posted if i decide to get rid of them. they were donated to me so i wouldnt be asking any money or them if i get rid of them...

Len-Len

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Nice car. Can't believe you paid that little for it

ricerockettuner

Well the brakes were completely gone and master cylinder was blown. Ran like crap cuz of some bad vacuum leaks and just needed a lot of tlc. Its coming around slowly though and I can't complain at all

PK_12A

iTrader: (3)

TLC is what alot of classics need to make them back into ravenous beasts or showroom gems some times and atleast, even if it is slow (hey mine is too), your working on it and it isn't sitting on you yard gathering moss and being a home for mice, there is a saying or two in my house "Oldschool is cool" and "Don't crush um save um and restore or customize". If the folks like us don't save the classics we may not have any left after all.

ricerockettuner

got the wheels painted.. they will be going on the car as soon as i get tires

17x8... +40 offset. gonna run 20mm 4x110 to 4x114.3 adapters