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Old 12-02-07, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Juiceh
I know man. I tried to get Shine Auto to make replicas of this hood. But the mass of stupid people wanted that hideous Sexy Style hood and thats what Shine decided to make, and thats the only FC hood Shine will make... I'm pretty sure that sexy style hood is much easier to come by in Japan than these now discontinued Pan Speed hoods. Pretty dumb replicating something thats still obtainable, I think... These hoods took me about a year to get them in my hands, and they are the very last of their kind.

So if anyone is to be hated its the tools that wanted the Sexy Style hood.
I'm just bustin your ***** man, at least some of us that really wanted them got some.

And to that other guy about my intentions to get one.... I'm not one of those cheap FC owners.. I've been able to afford one for several months now, still am, but I really had no idea how I was to go about obtaining one. A good functional hood is what I've been waiting for before I go into getting my car a single color. But the engine swap may come first depending on what I find avail. first.
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Originally Posted by RX-Heven
Juice,
I'm sorry to inform you of this, but due to the fact that you are building the same car as me, at least externally, I am going to have to demand you return my widebody kit. You do have another option though, you could send me one of those Panspeed hoods so I can have a spare in case mine gets damaged. I was the only one in the country that had one afaik. No longer I guess.

In any case, could you look at what it costs to ship that hood to 94116


The 2nd FC hood is already in its new owners hands.... and eventually he will send you his remaining balance for his widebody kit.

I thought about keeping the hood as a spare myself, I really did. Probably should have.. Oh well.

Originally Posted by EJayCe996
I'm just bustin your ***** man, at least some of us that really wanted them got some.

And to that other guy about my intentions to get one.... I'm not one of those cheap FC owners.. I've been able to afford one for several months now, still am, but I really had no idea how I was to go about obtaining one. A good functional hood is what I've been waiting for before I go into getting my car a single color. But the engine swap may come first depending on what I find avail. first.
hehe I know you're just kidding man. I know what you mean about figuring out how to get one of these hoods. I tried so many different ways. One finally worked out. I was so very close to giving up.


I realized when I got home today that I had left my camera at work on Friday, so more pics will have to wait till tomorrow.
Old 12-02-07, 09:43 PM
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I guess I can see if I can source an R Magic hood but I've never seen a good angle on them to know how it looks for sure. Or I could try to source a Border hood and maybe mod it like this. (Borrowed pic posted from 87GTR's hood)

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(Borrowed pic posted from 87GTR's hood)


That is one beautiful hood !
Old 12-06-07, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by EJayCe996
I guess I can see if I can source an R Magic hood but I've never seen a good angle on them to know how it looks for sure. Or I could try to source a Border hood and maybe mod it like this. (Borrowed pic posted from 87GTR's hood)

WOW! was there ... a thread on how this was done?!
Old 12-07-07, 08:44 PM
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Ok well I know I said I was gonna post pics of a **** ton of stuff I have in storage, but I'm not. Too many of my FD related parts are in there and I wanna keep all stuff related to that hushed until thats ready.

So, instead I'll post pics of stuff I got in the mail today for the FC!

Exhaust Bumper Guards:


Racelogic Traction Control system with Wheel speed sensors for Non ABS:



The last few body part bits are on their way to me. With any luck I should hopefully be able to drop this all of at the body shop soon.
Old 12-08-07, 07:22 PM
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how the heck does all the above work? I mean I understand the sensors and all but how does it control it? by the brakes?
Old 12-08-07, 08:06 PM
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wtf, i didnt get my bumper guards today
Old 12-08-07, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Dltreezan
how the heck does all the above work? I mean I understand the sensors and all but how does it control it? by the brakes?
Nope, it doesn't use the brakes at all.
Theres some good info on it here:
https://www.rx7club.com/rotary-car-performance-77/traction-control-646551/

With my TC system I will have Launch Control, Full Throttle Shifts, and Data logging!

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wtf, i didnt get my bumper guards today
Old 12-08-07, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TweakGames
WOW! was there ... a thread on how this was done?!
All I did was photoshop that little splitter out It hasn't actually been done to my knowledge yet but its what I'll do if I can get a Border Hood.

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What does that middle bumper guard do?
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What does that middle bumper guard do?
Thats a cover for if I ever decide to ditch the dual exhaust.
Old 12-09-07, 10:11 AM
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awesome project, going to read through all 8 pages with a cup of coffee

I have the green teins on my other FC, too ******* harsh for my liking.
Wondering if adjusting them would make it any better?

No way I would put those on my vert with the roads around here.
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dude that is sick. Juicy, this is going to be nasty!!
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Originally Posted by Rob XX 7
awesome project, going to read through all 8 pages with a cup of coffee

I have the green teins on my other FC, too ******* harsh for my liking.
Wondering if adjusting them would make it any better?

No way I would put those on my vert with the roads around here.
Thanks!
I believe all of Tein suspension products are Green&Black. What model exactly do you have? These are 16 way adjustable Tein Flex coilovers. They are not bad on the street, on horrible roads just about any coilover setup will suck though. In the chicago area we have some bad roads too. Thats part of the reason why I got the EDFC to be able to adjust damping force on the fly to compensate for the road as the conditions change. Though the car will see mostly highway miles.

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dude that is sick. Juicy, this is going to be nasty!!
Thanks!
Old 12-09-07, 05:38 PM
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if you dont mind posting, how much did you pay for your racelogic unit and where did you order it from?
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if you dont mind posting, how much did you pay for your racelogic unit and where did you order it from?
I got it in a Group Buy from FDNewbie Imports.
https://www.rx7club.com/fdnewbie-imports-172/gb-racelogic-674843/

There have been people who have expressed interest in starting another GB. Make a post in that thread and ask Ramy if he can start another GB. I think you will need 10 people to get in on it. We had a hard time getting 10 last time. Even if he can't get a GB going he can still get it for you.
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Aaall Riiight!!
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Is that the Tamon Design trunk spoiler?!!

Giggity!

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It might be.
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Well, I was pissed off today due to some girlfriend issues so I went to go take a drive to clear my mind. I passed the place where all my parts are in storage and I decided to stop and take my new hood out of the box and take some pics for you guys.









That is Panspeed's last Type II hood for the FC.
Man, that R Magic vent sure looks small now!

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Originally Posted by Juiceh
Well, I was pissed off today due to some girlfriend issues so I went to go take a drive to clear my mind. I passed the place where all my parts are in storage and I decided to stop and take my new hood out of the box and take some pics for you guys.


That is Panspeed's last Type II hood for the FC.
Man, that R Magic vent sure looks small now!
what a nice girlfriend... just to get in a fight with you so you can get pissed to leave and take picts for us... shes a keeper!
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Well, I got an illuminated 5 Speed Rx8 ****. The shift pattern lit up red like this one:


As I had planned I yanked out the red LED circuitry and replaced it with my own custom Blue LED setup. What do you guys think?















The pictures don't quite do the blue justice. It looks fantastic in person. I'm quite happy with it.
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^ thats neat i've been waiting to see som one mod that ****. VERY nice
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