FC3S 1986 N/A From finland
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Hi.
Wondered i`d write about my fc a little. It`s an import from Germany to Finland, PO had allready done an overhaul for the engine. So far it works. Swapped my El Camino on it last fall, managed to have a little fun with it before winter came. Few pics from fall, the way we were. Attachment 614005 For starters, i had to replace original exhaust, `cos it was held on mainly by rust.. Attachment 614006 Made my own design, pretty straight through 2,5" pipe. Surprisingly its also pretty quiet when you travel. But he** breaks loose when you give it some gas. So it`s attentiongetter in town. Attachment 614007 Attachment 614008 It had some aftermarket 16" under, didn`t like those. So i loaned SSR wheels from a friend, i actually sold these same wheels to him.. Gutted.. Same time when changing wheels, decided to cut original springs, since i knew winter would bring me some coilovers. Appearance vice, we were gettin better for my eye. :icon_tup: Attachment 614009 Attachment 614010 Attachment 614011 So rest of fall went like this, and on november, the rx went for hibernation. Attachment 614012 Attachment 614013 Ebay provided coilovers, steeringwheel, and most importantly, new clutch ,`cos old ones bearing was grinding like hell. Also bought some new wheels for the baby, needs some fixing thought ACT 8,5*16 ET 28 Attachment 614014 Attachment 614015 Next episode, Brakejob.. |
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I`ll continue ..
Little brake job, old ones were totaled, front end was stuck, 3 of 4 pistons.. per side i mean. Rear wasn`t better at all.. Attachment 613994 Front discs, you almost could say they were stuck to the hub.. :lol: Rears come off clean thought Attachment 613995 Attachment 613996 Little bath time, so rust and stuck parts would loosen a bit. Attachment 613997 Pistons off, and ready to refurb. Attachment 613998 Attachment 613999 First front caliber, and rear calibers. Attachment 614000 Attachment 614001 Painted, new gasgets and rubberboots, slowly coming together something you can just put back in car. Attachment 614002 Attachment 614003 Attachment 614004 Well, that`s a start, i`ll write some more soon. Thank you. |
Looks Great very clean S4 and the SSRs are legit. Im a fan of the NA builds.
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Thanks REW.
Sadly those ssr`s were loaned by that time. So let`continue. Weekend was pretty efficient, managed to drop the old suspension and assembled new one in for a trial fit. Attachment 613210 Attachment 613211 Have to do some cleaning.. Attachment 613212 Rear brakes ready, It`s so nice when you can install some clean parts. Also rear shocks on a trial fit.. Attachment 613213 Front end so i can determine the ride height. Attachment 613214 Attachment 613215 Like that.. Attachment 613216 And more fitting, rear is way too high. have to do something with that.. Attachment 613217 Attachment 613218 Attachment 613219 Next on agenda is some rimfixing, so i can mount the tyres and check how the height really is. Lot has changed after this, i have to write next update fast.. |
Love the wheels brotha
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looking good
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Moro ! Mukava nähdä muidenkin suomalaisten seiska harrastajien tänne kirjoittelevan :)
Olenkin ko. auton seikkailuja seurannut usean vuoden ajan(nettiautosta). Turkuunko tämä FC on nyt eksynyt ? Itse olen FC:n omistanut jo vuodesta 2007 lähtien ja nyt on iso remppa päällä. Siitä lisää kirjoittamassani blogissa. Käy tutustuun kirjoittamaani blogiin ja liity perustamaani yhteisöön :) RX7Club.com - Finnish RX-7 owners Project Genesis |
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Thanks guys.
And Kuuva, luin eilen blogis, on sulla ollu tavan paljon koettelemuksia. Tän laitoksen historia kiinnostaa, onko sulla millasta infoa liikkeistä? And again, some progres, This time wheel refurbishing. Picture doesn`t really tell the truth abouth what condition these were. Curbing and pink overspray etc.. Here`s a picture, after quick wash and mild paintstripping. Attachment 613048 So, paintstripping didn`t go as planned. Time to start sanding. First 120 Attachment 613049 Little comparing. Attachment 613050 All four sanded. Yay. Attachment 613051 Forgot to took pictures from different stages, but i gues you all know the drill. 320-600-800-1000-1500 and finally polish the lips. Attachment 613052 Home stretch.. Attachment 613053 |
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Second post for wheels
Masking so we can start painting. Attachment 613039 Basecoat, For a while wondered leaving them to white. Glad i didn`t. Attachment 613041 On to the colour. Attachment 613043 trialfit with wheels. Rear is soooo high. Have to do something about it. Attachment 613045 Well, pictures suck. Taken with phone so quality isn`t best. Next on to do list is the height of rear... Thanks. |
O so pretty .
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Thanks.
Brakes been bled, been fidling with rear height, too high still but.. Dropped the seven to ground and just looked at it. Hell, i love it. Attachment 612914 Tyre/Wheel combo sits pretty good to my liking. Attachment 612915 Small details still to do. changing the steerinwheel, etc Painted the doorhandless to black, suits better for my eye. Attachment 612916 Next, road inspection... |
do you happen to know if this car is in finland? Mazda RX-7 Fc 1.3 Wankel 110kW - auto24.ee
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No, i don`t know if that`s in finland.
Pretty decent looking. |
yeah, very good looking for that price, i heard it was sold to finland. It's the only fc3s iv'e seen on street.
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Oh, do you know when the deal`s been done?
So. Seven passed inspection. Attachment 612799 Did 4 wheel alignment at work, and tried some coil adjustments. Just a tad stiffer for back, and a little softer on front and it will be ok. Attachment 612800 First run was 400 km to a car meet in finland, and just to check that everything works like should. Attachment 612801 That feeling after winter, when you get to drive. O my. Attachment 612802 Attachment 612803 Oops.. Attachment 612804 So now i`m gonna pretty much just drive, and hope everything stays ok until the summer really starts. Oh yeah, need to change clutch, pressure bearing makes noise. But that is a no brainer. Hope so. Thanks |
Photobucket is being weird, I can't see any pics at all.
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Hmm, weird. Everything shows just fine for me??
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Oh, another FC in turku:icon_tup: Was it the same one sitting in Motonet workshop last year?
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Yes it`s the same. And still sitting occasionally. I work at there.
You have one FC in turku too?? Maybe a meet someday? :) |
Yeah, I have a red S5 TII:)
A meeting would be nice but the car is in pieces in my garage, hoping to get it running before june |
Looking good, I really need to go through my brakes as well. And I need to change the rear dif...
Any updates or plans for the future? |
Thanks.
Minor upgrades, gearbox needs rebuild. Rear diff also. Baloo88. Was it you today at motonet? |
I know I'm late to the party, but I just noticed that second pipe that runs along side.
What does that go to? I have never seen that before.
Originally Posted by macce76
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For starters, i had to replace original exhaust, `cos it was held on mainly by rust.. http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...7/CAM00012.jpg |
Now, that is an exellent question. i don`t have a clue.there is a connection at the down pipe for it, and from there it went straight to back like that. I was afraid to remove it. So i connected it to exhaust pipe. It even had/has a silencer.. So if anyone knows, feel free to shine some light about this. :D
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I have spent the better part of 20 minutes searching online through google images. No such luck yet. I wanted to at least spend some time looking before I asked.
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Since your car is a Euro model, it could be exclusive to European RX7s. I just looked through the FSM and there is no diagram of that pipe.
I did find a photo of an FB exhaust with a similar pipe as yours. Not sure of the function, though. The pipe in the middle and the small pipe off the downpipe look to be the ones. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...d067c7932e.jpg |
Clean S4 man! build is coming along, keep up the good work
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Originally Posted by ACR_RX-7
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Since your car is a Euro model, it could be exclusive to European RX7s. I just looked through the FSM and there is no diagram of that pipe.
I did find a photo of an FB exhaust with a similar pipe as yours. Not sure of the function, though. The pipe in the middle and the small pipe off the downpipe look to be the ones. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...d067c7932e.jpg 87JDMturbo, thanks. :) |
That is so bizarre. That completely defeats the purpose of having a catalyst in the first place.
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Yeah. Well, in Finland wankelmotors are freed from emission tests. So all in all, it really doesn't matter in here. Althought. Car's been sold in germany as new, so don't know what gives in that. I don't mind. Gives a little freedom in building exhaust.
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Gives a little freedom in building exhaust. |
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Uh, my mistake. :lol:
Some interior shots, nothing special. Changed the wheel, can`t find rear seat delete from here, have to make my own. Attachment 610227 Attachment 610228 Other than that, been just cruising here and there. Attachment 610229 Well, in front i asembled some front lip, it`s from renault megane. fits quite nice, same time i changed the plate place. Attachment 610230 Attachment 610231 Attachment 610232 Let`s keep em`rolling. |
looking good! i have a vague memory of my euro fc having that same wierd extra pipe but i dont think i have any pictures of it it was so badly rusted anyway. love what you did with the wheels!
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thank you meerkat, althought. I changed the wheels for now. Some other mod`s been done this summer.
Same time i changed the plates for smaller, i repaired rear plates base, that was cracked. Attachment 608935 When i went on holiday, my friend was suppose to do a quick fix on paintwork. Well, it didn`t go just as planned. 3,5 weeks later i got my car back and then we started to fix all sorts of imperfektions.. Attachment 608936 I had to paint my wheels again, because of paintspray.. that did`nt go as planned either, wrong color variation... Attachment 608937 Attachment 608938 Car was on display when club attended on a local show. Attachment 608939 some track day action, before that i had to install some extra noisekiller. Attachment 608940 got to drove afterall. Had a blast. Attachment 608941 Ja oli ilmeisen hauskaa. Attachment 608942 Attachment 608943 New badges for the rear. Attachment 608944 And new wheels.. Attachment 608945 Attachment 608946 That is for this summer. |
Man, I should head down south next summer when MazdaGo has a meeting. Would love to see some other Finnish wankels in person.
Nice wheels! |
Yes you should, althought, there is`t that much. Should gather up and make a roadtrip to somewhere.
Thanks. :) |
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...4b965406c1.jpgI also had a pipe on my exhaust leading to the lower intake. Desided to leave it out 'cause my new exhaust had no place for it to actually connect. I figure the pipe is used to recycle the exhaust gases so it wont't be nescessary. I blocked off the intake connection of course :)
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Originally Posted by macce76
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Yeah. Well, in Finland wankelmotors are freed from emission tests.
Btw. Do you have ebay coilovers? Im interested in those, but cant find a review of how good they are, but my friend said that the same colored coils for miata is identical to bc coilovers.. And much cheaper. |
SJK300 maybe that is a different pipe? since you have turbo version. It doesn`t look the same.
psyaddict, yes those are ebay ones. Now, when i ordered those i wanted fully adjustables, but they informed that only height was on storage. so took those, rear shocks are too tall, in case you want to go really low. mine are now shortened already, and still too high to my liking. Other than that, they are ok. ride is ok, and performed on the track well, maybe a little stiff on front, but that is only a question on how you set it up. Edit. I don`t think those are anywhere near BC:s Maybe i will upgrade to those next winter. Don`t know yet. |
Yeah it is a different one. The one I posted just recycles the exhaust gases and isn't nescessary in Finland.
Just thought I should join the "pipes removed from exhaust systems" photo club :D |
Ahh. Ok. :D
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thanks for the info guys :)
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