1989 FC Drift Build
 

Hey,
I'm Ela, here's my drift build...
I bought this car back in March of 2011 with the purpose of building a drift car.

The day I bought it:
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Some weight reduction (I also removed the sound deadening, but I dont have the pics of that)

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Roll cage by KSR:
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my first time drifting it all stock :)
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then I got some BC coilovers
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i like what your setup you have going on i did the same to my SE how much were your coilovers? and how much weight did the roll cage add im planning of getting one soon

Thanks! I got a deal on the coils for $900 (compared to $1400 MSRP) and I'm not sure exactly how much weight but I know when I bought the car it weighed 2638, then I removed all the interior, sound deadening, A/C, ect, but my guess is only 50-100lbs, for the safety and the added structure it's totally worth the weight

Here are some aesthetics to give it my own personal touch, and just to remind people in case they forget that this is a girls car :)

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Sorry but that doesn't strike me as "girly" so much as "blind".
But you go, girl.

Hey hey now, nobody said you have to look at it :P but I have this feeling you won't like my engine bay either....

Lets see it.

So I drove the car on the stock motor for about a year after I bought it, then in February 2012 I blew an apex seal (engine had about 90,000 miles on it, although not sure how accurate that is). It was time for a new motor. I had a bunch of different 13B's laying around the shop in all different conditions, some with better parts than others so I decided to combine pieces to make the best mix. (never actually taking the motors apart, just matching the miscellaneous pieces). The engine is a S5 TII 13B with a massive street port.

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Refurbished Stock Turbo (done by Charlie Brown in Florida) with clipped and balanced exhaust wheel and 20mm expanded intake
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Then some extra goodies:
Racing Beat Race Disc 4 puck unsprung clutch
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Pineapple 10 qrt oil pan:
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2" Gilmer belt drive
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(It only has the top mount on for that pic until I can bring it to my fabricator.)

Nice work. It's colorful ha. But I dig it.

Pretty nice.

Are you colorblind?

Looks good! I like the black top mount btw. :)

Lookin good! Build is coming out super legit. 4 puck unsprung, like a boss

Looks good, just bought a T2 in just about the same condition you picked your car up in.

very nice work!

I sub'd

Thanks guys! Hopefully I'll be updating soon, just brought my car to a buddies shop so I can actually work on it, my neighbors were getting pissed at the 3"straight pipe and Gilmer screaming in their window. Have some tuning that needs to be worked out and I'll post some videos :D

im impressed...i like where this is going

Sick. Really blingy but super sick. Good job dude

you obviously posted this post to raise your post count

btw its not a dude its a woman.

Please refrain from post drivel.

To the Op keep up the good work.:icon_tup:

She may not have the organs of a man but she is just one of the guys. Trust me

Now just paint the outside :)

are you so sure about that Mark? maybe there is something I'm just not telling you



What's wrong with the white?I don't want to paint it now because there are more important things that my money can go to and I like the stock look of it. But eventually I will eventually need a paint job and I think I will be going to a white pearl with a heavy purple flake.

Nice FC, keep progress coming!

Purple rx7's look amazing! It's a shame nobody ever paints them that color:(

^ Drift Union?!?

Nice build thus far, interior is kinda dope lol

Their color is more of a lavender, Im talking a deeper color.
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I agree! I think it's just such a bold color and not many people are brave enough to drive something that bright

but on another note, here's an update: got to drive my car for the first time in over 10 months last week and it feels amazing! still not allowed to boost as I'm still running a stock ECU and it can't handle all the upgrades. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll have a stand alone and some bigger injectors and I'll be back to the track in no time.

Here's a pic of all the RX-7's at BHP (Brandner High Performance)!
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From left to right:
84 'Es Stupido' LSX Turboooo
my 1989 Drift Build
93 Digicamo "The Beater" RX7

Is that dash carpet available from mazda?

I don't think I have it anymore, sorry. I threw everything out when I moved. The only interior pieces I have left is the driver and passenger seat.

^^ picture needs more rx7s.

brap brap brap for ever

i have a turboII white

So I'm starting to prep the car for an intercooler. We have been throwing around the idea of either doing a front mount or v-mount. The intercoolers are both around the same size but the difference in length of piping would be significantly shorter with a v-mount and wouldn't require inner fender cutting. On the other hand the fmic would be cheaper and would happen sooner. What do you guys think?
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Also, on my down time I have started cleaning up the chassis wiring harness, cutting out erroneous plugs
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Lastly, a really good friend of mine and also a fellow RX-7 owner got me this for Christmas. I don't think I couldn't thank him enough!
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Nice

Veryyyy nice!

hey bro

nice.. who is doing the work?

hi mensah, we are making her do a bulk of the work

Sweet! I'd either choose vmount, or mount the intercooler directly against the radiator in a sandwich fashion.

Hi andrew! Welcome the wonderful world of owning a RX-7. Like Mark said I'm trying to do most of my own work but since I'm not as mechanically inclined as I would like to be I definitely get some guidence from the seasoned vets. For all my fab work (cage, intercooler piping, ect.) I go to Kevin Smith (KSR) in North Florida

NICE! im think about putting a aftermarket intercooler on my 89

Wow! Nice Ela! I like the bold purple Leopard print. Are you keeping the exterior white? I have no doubt my old parts will go to great use ^_^

I was quite surprised how much wire I didn't need and it was surprisingly heavy. I would say 5-10 lbs or so.
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Installed the detachable NRG steering hub, finally the steering wheel will sit a couple more inches away from the dash. Maybe now I won't accidently turn the wipers on while I drift.
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Redoing the paint on my cage and doing the interior. Decided to paint the cage first because it's easier to tape that up then to keep over spray off the fresh new interior paint job.
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After:
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Minty mint!

finished shot of the new paint job, I love the way way the gold on white pops
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I bought some white loom and started cleaning up the wiring some more
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I'm also designing my own gauge pod :) here's what I have so far and for under $15 I'll be able to say it's custom made, I just hope it turns out the way I want it to
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going to sand and paint tomorrow

Looking good!!!

That roll cage looks awesome:)

Gorgeous, great mix of quality and in your face drift style.