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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 12:23 AM
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LMAO, Rxilver! LOL! Hey, I'll c u tomorrow, Ed! Oh, how's my American Racing rim workin for ya, ;-)!

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HAHAHAHA you guys are funny!

Mike the wheel has already gotten its share of time on the track... perfect for the widebody FC
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 12:11 AM
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Here is the car getting the engine and parts together...
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 12:14 AM
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more Rotary-Works parts off the shelf installed on the FD
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 12:19 AM
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Here is the Rx7 getting ready to leave to UTI for Inspection.....what a day that was,lots of things happen to us on that day but this is another chapter to the story.We pose for a bit to go and get final inspection to the chassis and safety equipment....here is a few picture 3/4 of the way finished.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 12:29 AM
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UTI inspection for Formula drift competition....we made it late and safe this time but still more work to be done....Jeff and Rotary-Works.com is working hard to make the Formula Drift Long beach with success.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:31 AM
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Getting tech'd with everyone at "tech day" is always tough, even if the car's 100%. You guys get dinged on anything major, or is it all going according to plan?
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 02:05 AM
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Getting tech'd with everyone at "tech day" is always tough, even if the car's 100%. You guys get dinged on anything major, or is it all going according to plan?
all good except for the stuff missing.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 02:07 AM
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Here’s the car getting prepped for paint.
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Upper Intake manifold paint drying up.
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Got the Rotary attack space ships ready. I love that shirt.
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I stopped by Clutch Net to pick up my custom clutch.
Mazda pressure plate Toyota four puck disc.
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Oleg the owner gave me the approval for a few pictures of work in progress.
These discs are waiting for the centers to be installed.

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Here’s Oleg hard at work. Almost every thing is made in house.
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There’s a lot more machines like this in the next room.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 02:46 AM
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Pressure plate assembly.
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I was told this was really, really old.
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Here’s a video of the facility from there site. www.clutchnet.com
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I’ve got plans for this.
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Boring motor stuff. I’ll just skip this part.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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I need more info on that oil pedestal, please. I searched on rotary-works.com, but I couldn't find it. More pics of just the part and price would be greatly appreciated.

Also, what are the IDs of the water pump adapter inlet and outlet?

Thanks. Keep up the great work.
ryan
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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epic....I hope my build is half as good as yours. Do you plan to come out to the east coast?
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 09:44 AM
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LOL I see your persistence... I'll ask Rene for ya cause I have no clue
Originally Posted by ballinnmiami240sx
epic....I hope my build is half as good as yours. Do you plan to come out to the east coast?
We are planning on competing in all of the events this year

Sorry if it seems I'm just butting in but I like to keep updates or answer questions when I can and of course all with Jeff's consent haha
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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thats cool.....Im from VA and will be at the NJ and ATL events. I hope my FD will be ready for these events. I just ordered a bunch of parts from mazda to get my car running.
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 04:41 AM
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Got The EBC Brakes in for the fd.
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EBC is now one of my biggest sponsors.
Check out the advertisement of my s13, in most import magazines.


Finally installing the LSD.
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Pictures I took when I picked the car up from Donlyson.
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the kit still needs paint
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20bee paint .
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 04:44 AM
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Assemble
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diff mount
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Rotary-Works throttle body
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so I got a clutch off a 200sx and mad it work.
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Little drilling and some cut and weld.
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The dash has arrived.
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 04:47 AM
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Old brakes out
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EBC in
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Custom transmission mount.
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Solid motor mounts. Still need to be braced.
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Time to get it all in
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got all my hoses and pressure lines made at VF Sales.
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26 feet of braided -10
20 feet of -8
and lots of other stuff. $250.
That’s a good deal.
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This is no fun
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Formula D requires a fire suppressant system now.
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 08:44 AM
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LOL I see your persistence... I'll ask Rene for ya cause I have no clue
Thank you kindly. I really appreciate it. Hopefully I can get some of those parts on their way to my garage soon. . .
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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Looking GREAT!! What diff did u decide to go with 1.5 or 2 way
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 11:45 PM
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do u think the car will be ready for long beach?
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 12:30 AM
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sick
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 12:07 PM
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Its alive!!!!Rotary-Works FD Rx7......Dyno tune videos


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http://www.youtube.com/user/ReneMoto.../1/ukowLx0ZDf8
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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sounds so good
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 05:05 PM
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 02:29 AM
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Hopefully i get to see this car in action this weekend.
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