Thanks Eddie!

Just brought over this mazda speed downpipe for a fellow forum member, pretty rare piece, MSRP was something close to $1500. I also have a titanium re-amemiya exhaust coming in soon that will be for sale, the downpipe has been sold.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12.../mspeed006.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12.../mspeed002.jpg

It is funny you show this Porsche - I used to see that guy driving around on the UT campus. He used to park near Dobie I believe

subscribed to see pics of 19" LMs on a FD...DO WANT to see!

Bryan,

This car needs to be slammed like that white BMW or it aint gonna work. LOL

Ganesh,

I have been thinking, maybe I should just fly you out here and you can build my car. lol. We are always on the same page.

It will be LOW, probably on a set of Ohlins, Zeals, Quantums or Aragosta's; it just depends on what I can find and for how much.

Bryan

Me too! They are something like $5,000, and they hold their value indredibly well, specfically 19's. Should run me close to 3 grand, for used ones from the motherland.

18s :score:

19s :facepalm1:

There are plenty of samples of 7s that look hot with 17s or 18s. I can't say the same for a seven with 19s....not one.

Have you considered Penske 2/3 way or JRZ suspension? They make a lot of stuff to order and it's pretty damn good stuff too. Aragosta and Quantums are a little bit more difficult to service here in the states. The Ohlins and Zeals are great options too with plenty of US support.

I have a tendency to think of too many different cars and how i would build them. Some people think i am insane or some people really like my style as it can be over the top sometimes. I want someone with a white ron fellows edition C6 Z06 to let me run amok with it because i know exactly what i would do if i had one. LOL. I am just a loser with too many ideas and too much free time.

I can't wait for new wheels for the GT-R. Probably SSR Professor MS-1s. (I might actually even go 17s so i can go lower for the street. Buy a set of 18s for the track later (so i can run a fatter tire and raise up the car for track).

Really? Intersting...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/purerx7/19s1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/purerx7/19s2.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/purerx7/19s3.jpg

Dont forget THIS IS NOT A TRACK CAR, I can 100% be objective to 19's on a track car.


The problem is, Penske and JRZ are WAY out of my budget, especially for a street car. I can get any Aragosta, Zeal suspension etc for less than $1500. Nice, never have seen the ms-1's in person, and they are not overly expensive either.

D-CUPS's FD has pretty spot on fitment.

DCUPS is the only one that I would agree with you on. Hey, are you still sporting the automatic transmission and lambo doors on your ride?

:gay:

Are the recaro seats still for sale and do they come with the mounting brackets and hte sliders?

liar

Question:
What is the benefit of having a downpipe that seperates into two piece? (Just curious, as I've never seen that before.)

No and tentatively no, I am collecting parts for the 5 speed swap, it will go in this summer with a knight sports or blitz single turbo and pfc / tune. Thanks for calling me out though.


Better flow, and maybe better exhaust note/sound. This is two 50mm pipes, which is 100mm piping, compared to 70mm piping on aftermarket downpipes. Knight Sports makes a dual down pipe as well, which is dual 60mm piping, or 120mm piping.


No updates for a two or three weeks, as my laptop broke and just dropped $700 on a new dual screen setup and desktop.

:fawk:

Damn brian, this could possibly be the BEST makeover anyone has ever done on this forum. I cant wait to see the end result.

Thats cool you're doing the 5spd swap, i was just gonna ask you about that. I thought you already did it before, i remember you talking about it a couple of years ago.

Bryan,

I have a few more ideas for you.... Markers Racing has a nice Red torque brace (I'll probably as you to find me one too if you like it) Auto Exe has a sick Strut brace front and rear they are bright F ing red Yeah I know you have the feed strut already. I like your steering wheel choice, I want the same thing too just with YELLOW stitching to match my car wish i could find one like that. I like the ver2 bumper it is just so mean looking and i like that you filled in the plate hole. You have alot of the same ideas that I do for mine, I think I am going to try and find these front fenders (it as a attachment) and a burnout rear fender flare. I have ken at shine getting ready to work on making me a special custom set of twill weave feed skirts. You know the wheels i want already ;), a set of Stance coilovers (would love some Ohlins but that is so expensive) As for engine work that will be my after school time.

Depending on what you want to do with the car, the Ohlins may ending being more than worth it.

Thanks Rob! It is definitely coming along, and is costing me alot more money then I orginally planned. I had planned to do the 5 speed swap but just never got around to it. I am hoping to get it finished this summer. My priority is to finish the exterior then starting working on the engine.

I sent you a pm on some of the things mentioned above, but like I said I can get you a set of Ohlins, for less than $1500. I really should stop spending and start saving for law school. You will have to go the custom route to get the yellow stitching, Nardi might make an aftermarket wheel with yellow stitching though. Those are the re-amemiya fenders, msrp $1500 and discontinued, I can get them for you. They are similar to my r-magic fenders.

The car is a street car, I feel like Ohlins (specifically the DFV version) would be over-kill, it is not the price that bothers me. I am still leaning towards a set of Aragosta's, maybe the Knight Sports version. Either way, I can attain a set of Ohlins or Aragosta's for less than $1500 with a limited amount of miles. No need to go over kill with a $3500 setup just because I can afford it, would rather spread the money.

AST Suspension seems like a quality option too.

Can't go wrong with aragostas though.

so with 19's will you be running a larger than stock tire diameter

Stock tire diameter is 24.85" on the 16" stock wheels, on a 255/30/19 it is 25.02", so it is a very minimum increase.



Just brought over some recaro rz seats for a customer, super sweet seats and very comfortable. This makes it a tough decision on wether to do the spirit r's or those gt seats I posted earlier, hmmmm.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...ecarorz004.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...ecarorz010.jpg

:drool: you sir are evil! I love the Rz seat over the spirit-R seats

lol i know, they are pretty sweet. Pricing on them is $1750 for the rz seats + $1200 for Fedex 3 day shipping from Japan (only available option) and than about $100 for North America shipping. So you can get them for a little under 3 grand and you dont have to wait 3+ months on shipping.

Too bad about the shipping on those things.. Nice,,

Any news on your project?

No new updates on the project, I have been really busy lately and besides that I have had to allocate my funds to a new computer, pettit repair bill and a $1500 LSAT prep course. So money has been really tight.

I am currently waiting to hear back from another member on a Rotary Extreme n1 hood. I am hoping to get that in within the next two weeks. Currently, all I have left is the hood, mirrors, wheels and suspension, then it can go to paint. On that note, I decided to go to 18" bbs lm's after looking at pictures I think 19" would look way too big.

Can't wait to see your car done man. I know it will be amazing.

I also thought that 19s were a bit too big on the FD. Also, don't forget the 5speed swap on your list of to do things

>.>

LOL. Changed your mind again, huh?

Thanks! It is definitely taking a bit longer then I expected, but I want it to be just perfect. I honestly cant wait til do the 5 speed swap, the auto is bugging the hell out of me. Will get it done once the exterior is finished and I can move onto other things.

Haha, that should not be a surprise at this point though. After looking at this picture, and another one I cant find (silver fd with feed front and silver bbs lm) 18" seems to be just the right size.
https://i143.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC06178.jpg

very nice car!

:icon_tup:

hmmm.... I guess you mean this silver one...:lol: PROPS to the owner of this Car
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/06fc3s/FD03.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/06fc3s/FD04.jpg

YES! That is it, it was on Ebay recently for $20,000 and was the main reason I went to 18", except I will run a 35 series sidewall compared to his 40 which will save me over an inch in tire diameter.

lol, I thought it was function over form. JKing with you. I respect what you do. =]

Are you going to be getting the knightsport headlights? have you thought about the Re-amemiya Super7 rear? =]

Definitely getting the knight sports lights, but its at the end of my list as I dont need them for my car to go to paint. The super 7 rear is a bit too much for me and it is way to aggressive for my build, just isnt for me.

Heres mine..... I think i'm going to paint the rims black and leave the lip chrome. They look too "bling bling" for my liking.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...Picture886.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...Picture915.jpg

Can you source those lights and how much do you think they cost? In the thousands or under the thousands? I'm looking to get those for my car. I want to go FEED front but I might go OEM for everyday driving, and then FEED for track. =]

Nice, love the engine bay and the radiator panel. I agree with the bling bling, but the black rims will definitely set it off

Haha, you need to stop stealing all my ideas!:) There is currently a set available for $900, I am sending you a PM in a few minutes.



As some of you know I have been importing parts on the side for people, and recently I decided to do it full scale. I am making a thread in the third gen section with more details, but the website is called www.rx7boutique.com. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I am hoping this will help pay for my car and law school.

^ Good customer service and you are golden.

I think you made the right choice with the 18s.

Powdercoat them all black :)


I was always partial to 17s on this car unless you had to clear brakes, the proportioning seemed just right, but the more modern look is definitely in line with the 18" wheel. I LOVE those Silver LMs though!! WOW, what offset and size are those. I want!

Me too. The 19's are sweeeeeet, just not for this car :/ Maybe for my project nsx I will run 18/19 lm's. One car at a time though, and need to save for law school at some point or another. Hopefully going to UCLA law or Berkeley Law, so you might be seeing me in a year or two.

That is SICK! Maybe one of the cleanest set-ups i have seen on a black fd, what kind of drop are you running? The silver lm's are 18x10 on all four corners, I *think* +38.

Bryan

Mine has Blitz technospeed z1 19"s in the rear and 18"s up front.

Here is a quick photo of what I was doing (silver or black / chrome or polished).
ended up with black & chrome lips.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/314...071608013t.jpg

Ya, I will end up doing the black with chrome lip also, looks much better. Mine are 18's all around.

Anyways, heres a few more pics of my 02-09 car, about to purchase a roller for 09 project :)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...Picture680.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...Picture882.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...Picture677.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...cture886-1.jpg

nice, looks really good

Mini-update. Put a deposit down on a rotary extreme n1 hood, not shipping till April 8th though. Also, going to be ordering a set of Aragosta coilovers in the next week. That means, all I have left is wheels and mirrors. So paint *hopefully* by the end of May.

have you decide about the color?"rosso fiorano,rosso metis, shift red"?????what are you going to do?

No. :( I am having the toughest time deciding on a color. I kind of want a candy apple red, but a little darker and not as much pop, something cleaner. Also dont want the price tag of a candy apple red paint job.

If you look at the 350z in this guys signature from supraforums, this is the color I am shooting for:
https://i127.photobucket.com/albums/...tor972/sig.jpg
maybe rosso metis?
http://awesomecarauctions.com/upload...rdo-725122.jpg
http://nysportscars.com/cars/gallery/198982.jpg
I want a dark red with no pink/orange hue.

this is shift red on an mkiv, I dont think it is dark enough and I dont like the pinkish tone. I also dont want some TOO dark either, ie burgundy.
https://i138.photobucket.com/albums/...v/IMG_0728.jpg
possible, the color is crimson pearl red.
https://i.ebayimg.com/13/!BOBJdMwBGk...bvYC!~~_12.JPG

The Cadillac red is the closest to the 350Z red IMO... but I like the Shift Red overall.

rosso metis is not so cheap as rosso fiorano. i was thinking also shift red for my project but i cannot find the color code. i saw a superb citroen with dark red color. i must chech it out again!!