Hey everyone. Been 17 years since i owned a rx7. I had a 1989 fc convertable in highschool. Met my now fiancee in it. Her gift to me as our anniversy was this car!! So I Just picked up a 1987 turbo2 fc, previous owner put a na motor in it, so i will need to swap that put sooner or later for something with more umph

Pros: turbo2 car, lsd, tien coilovers, longtube header, single exit exhaust, solid mounts. Runs and drives

Cons: body is rough, paint damage, exhaust leak, coolant cap leak, maintance etc.


Well day one of build thread

 

first day getting her home







My little girl helping her dad wash his car, she is only 9 and already has a drift cart, and loves to slide!!!



Parts I had in the garage just in case I got another fc hahahah... might be a parts hoarder



she has a long way to go

 

Time to do work, remove taillights and bumper













sunk in wheels lol... man it looks silly



50mm spacer i had laying around still doesnt fill the gap with the stock wheels and widebody lol!!!



50mm spacer i had laying around still doesnt fill the gap with the stock wheels and widebody lol!!!



Picked up some better sized rims.<br/><br/><br/>varrstoen es6 18x10+22 18x9+22



That looks wayyyy better

 

That fits!



Left over parts in the garage. had these laying around from my AE86



Looking way better now!



Sexy



Had this extra wing sitting in the garage parts corner, from my MR2's that is off getting E85 swapped.

 

front rims are close....



super tight we will see how they fit with tires...

 

measuring up holes for the chassis mount wing









almost ready for a test fit



damn I love it, its so ridiculous but so cool!!!

 

All the gaskets on the exhaust where blown out, lol guess that is where the exhaust leak was... it was everywhere lol!!!!



All new hardware, and gaskets!!

 

Time to finish mounting the wing. Drill a pilot hole for the wing





getting closer









Measure out the wing mount hole for the bumper

 

I had to widen this a little cause the curvature



Angle grinder time!

 

ugly but I can clean it up















Yay bumper holes ahhahah



a lot closer!!!

 

Taking the wing apart to try to get it through the bumper.... ugh



it fits!!! Finally



Time to bolt it all back together!



**** ya that looks wayyyy better!!!



I am in love!



Sexy!!!



Ok that is more like it!!!



That is freaking gorgeous!



I couldnt be happier! well when it gets a full paint job I will be lol but for now this rocks!

 

She has been neglected for some time, pretty nasty and dirty



Changed the o-ring gasket on the thermastate housing no more leaks, took the exhaust off, time to replace all the gasket, put factory exhaust on for smog, and clean/ brilla pad the whole engine bay!!!!!!!!<br/><br/>Looks way cleaner now!

 

painting the wing braces



looks nice and should add a little support side to side, i dont even think it needs it. but hey I have it so why not

 

Battery was held in with a bungee cord lol from the P.O. <br/><br/>I will make a battery tie down for it.















Just need some J hooks and paint.

 

Removing fender to fix dent and maybe mod it out.





Big old ugly dent in front fender



Flatten it out



help nudge the little high spotl



not perfect, but way better.

 

Time to made some vents. and widen the fender.







angle grinder time!



No coming back now...





Cardboard templates.



just need to test fit and see how wide i need for the rims.



I cant decide if I want to keep the trim or not..



time for bed for the day.

 

Got some flat steel and a L bend in aluminum, so I can make some brackets and fender vents





















Still need to make brackets and rivot it in but it starting to make sense now.

 

old exhaust had some exhaust leaks lol



Lots of new exhaust gaskets



fitting up nicely





yay no more leaks.

 

Low rise headlights looks pretty nice, but I dont think I will last long as I got a FC2000 bumper too

 

took the wife out for some stick shift driving lessons she even got a burn out or two figured out!

 

FC2000 front bumper and some new lights

 

Q45 multi lens HID projectors, with LED motorcycle projector headlights, and the wife made some new door panels for me!

 

here is a little update probably no one will see lol, not a lot of action on this board....

but hey I got some work done so I will post it. cut out my fenders for the widebody
new front fenders
goofy steering wheel
my junker in the sunset

 

a few more tidbits fenders cut
my kiddo helping out
wrapped my tail lights lol i kinda like it.
got the rims on the tires after 3 attempts
cut off isnt bad for two different kind of projectors.

 

wrapped both tails and did a little star conversion to the lights hahah i kinda love it


took my spare s4 tails and played with em a bit too