My new FC3S project
What up fellas so here it is, after 14 years being without a 7 I got my third FC3S GTU. I got it from an original owner that is a 65 year old lady. Super clean interior and exterior needs work but that's all good beacause I own a body shop. The left quarter panel was hit when she was parked in a parking lot and her son fixed it for her, but the repair was worst than the ghettoest job anyone of us has probably seen. Anyways it's currently at my shop and being worked on so i'm going to post pictures from the first week on..........
Just put stance coilovers and the rear wheels on. http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...0project/5.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...0project/7.jpg Regular vs. H I D http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...0project/4.jpg Left light finished http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...0project/9.jpg At Lucky7 getting my turbo2 swap done http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/12.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/13.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/14.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/15.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/16.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/17.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/19.jpg First start up with the swap http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/18.jpg |
At the muffler shop getting my APEXi single sided 3inch exhaust installed
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/20.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/21.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/22.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/23.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/24.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/25.jpg RE Amemiya Wangan wing http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/31.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/32.jpg My first track day with it http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/26.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/29.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/30.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/28.jpg |
nice. competing with r8 and lotus. u shouldn;t have any problems. lol. what have you done under the hood?
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At my shop pulling the quarter panels
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/33.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/48.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/36.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/37.jpg Tried out the Shine 30mm fenders and didnt like them so Im just going to modify my stock ones these are the shine ones.... http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/40.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/41.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/38.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/39.jpg |
Originally Posted by ryantjk
(Post 9840371)
nice. competing with r8 and lotus. u shouldn;t have any problems. lol. what have you done under the hood?
Now this is when I torched all the Bondo off from the previous repair on the left quarter panel....... http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/42.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/43.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...project/44.jpg Those are all the pictures till today I will post more as I go along. |
Nice FC, looking good so far.
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Originally Posted by rotordad
(Post 9840517)
Nice FC, looking good so far.
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good progress need to get the muffler rewelded tighter up in the body though...
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shoulda have saved the money spent on a turbo 2 hood and bought a vmount/frontmount.
nice car, looks to be a promising project. |
nice man ! love the wheels and the tails, wish i wasnt to afraid do mine lol maybe someday.
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Originally Posted by t24todd
(Post 9841193)
good progress need to get the muffler rewelded tighter up in the body though...
Originally Posted by ineedfc
(Post 9841412)
shoulda have saved the money spent on a turbo 2 hood and bought a vmount/frontmount.
nice car, looks to be a promising project.
Originally Posted by bikeboy23332
(Post 9841427)
nice man ! love the wheels and the tails, wish i wasnt to afraid do mine lol maybe someday.
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Looking good...................
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Originally Posted by ineedfc
(Post 9841412)
shoulda have saved the money spent on a turbo 2 hood and bought a vmount/frontmount.
nice car, looks to be a promising project. |
i said that for the sake of saving money/having a more sleeper look if the intercooler is hidden well. anyone who pulls up against him and sees a t2 hood and knows what a t2 is is gonna know its a turbo, gtu hood + turbo + vmount = sleeper/fun!
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And some more........
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0362.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0363.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0364.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0365.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0366.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0367.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0368.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0369.jpg More to come........ |
did you clean/repaint the engine bay during the install of your motor? it looks noticeably cleaner than previous pictures.
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Yeah I had them pressure wash the engine bay and the engine before the install.
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looks great!! but you are a brave brave man leaving your sexy ass wheels on the car while bodywork is being done!
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I like how you put detailed pics through out the process. good luck with your project.
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Originally Posted by vipers
(Post 9843596)
looks great!! but you are a brave brave man leaving your sexy ass wheels on the car while bodywork is being done!
Originally Posted by ryantjk
(Post 9843744)
I like how you put detailed pics through out the process. good luck with your project.
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I'm suprised no one has asked yet. Specs on the wheels/tires? Also curious on what you didn't like about the Shine 30mm fenders?
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Well Im going really wide in the front as well as the rears so the 30mm fenders were not wide enough for my setup, thats why I decided to modify my stock fenders. Specs of my wheels are...........
Front 17x9.5 +21 with a 8mm spacer 245/40/17 but i'm changing to 255/40/17 Rear 17x10.5 +26 with a 15mm spacer 275/40/17 |
Wow...this is so dope. For those that dont know, Arno sold me my first (legit) Rx7 back in 1999. Back then, he was as hooked on ride height and dropping a car as he is today. Awesome.
Anyhow, he came to me mid last year and decided he wanted back in the Rotary game after retiring from it for some years. Arno, your car is dope and Im so glad you decided to return to the the Rotary family. This project looks promising and cant wait to see more. BTW, I had no idea you did a track day in it already???? Insane. |
HAHAHA Uche those were the good 'ol days my friend. We were worry free responsibility free, I miss those days ma man. But yeah man I did a track day like a week after I got the swap done. I'll let you know the next time im gonna be going which should be real soon.
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More pics..........
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0370.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0371.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0372.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0373.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0374.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0375.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0376.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0377.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0378.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0379.jpg |
Dope...
Next week it's done right? |
Yeah should be done by Friday next week.
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More Pics.......
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0380.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0381.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0382.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0383.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0384.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0385.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0386.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0387.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0388.jpg |
Damn....ready for that awesome paint. This is nuts.
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Yezzzirrrrr cant wait man!
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0389.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0390.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0391.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0392.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0393.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0394.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0395.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0396.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0397.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0398.jpg |
this car kicks ass man
looking forward to the finish! |
Car looks awesome. What color is it gonna be?
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i wanna see more this thing is freakin nice
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Originally Posted by flipside27
(Post 9870247)
this car kicks ass man
looking forward to the finish!
Originally Posted by Brian_Reynolds123
(Post 9870448)
Car looks awesome. What color is it gonna be?
Originally Posted by andycivic
(Post 9870450)
i wanna see more this thing is freakin nice
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u work fast, and you do it right nice work
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look good bro. keep up the good work
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Originally Posted by ineedfc
(Post 9872908)
u work fast, and you do it right nice work
Originally Posted by cosmo7
(Post 9872928)
look good bro. keep up the good work
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0399.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0400.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0401.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0402.jpg and tomorrow I will post the final pics. |
Jesus.
Car looks really good. john ny |
Thank you thank you.
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Very inspirational stuff.
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Makes me wish I knew a lick about paint and body. I shudder to think what something like this would cost....
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I charge around $5,000 for a job like this at my shop.
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Paint looks great!
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MY GOSH MAN THIS THING IS PHENOM
exceptional work! |
Originally Posted by InsomniacFC
(Post 9879496)
Paint looks great!
Originally Posted by flipside27
(Post 9881871)
MY GOSH MAN THIS THING IS PHENOM
exceptional work! http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0403.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0404.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0405.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0406.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0407.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0408.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0409.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0410.jpg |
Jaysus - this looks amazing. I think i'll keep this tab open all day, just to occasionally come back and glance.
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ALL DONE!!! Finallyyy
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0411.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0412.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...IMG_0413-1.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0414.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0415.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0416.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0417.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0418.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0419.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0420.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0421.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0422.jpg |
Last 2 pics
here are the last 2 pictures it only lets me post 12 per post......
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0423.jpg http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/IMG_0424.jpg |
looks good man.
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