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Build threads are hard work... that said im almost done with the build and never started the build thread. So here is a teaser pic as i gather all the pics of the progress and put them in linear order to make the thread!
It appears Narfle has a god complex and little dick energy so I'll be on random profiles while hes on his power trip. I'll update threads, talk shop and post pics at random through various accounts to avoid the trolls like Narfle. 👍
Yeah ya do,but it's OK. I can live with it. It's like Facebook groups, there are tens of thousands who are here, maybe 50 know me, a dozen ate admins/mods and about 1/3 have a problem with joe maddox for personal reasons they can't explain and could never back with proof to discredit. So while many don't care and some even like there's always a few bad apples making it bad. The rx7 pie is made as such.
But hey CT, welcome to the pnw section, we roll ms01s here lol I have 5 sets of ms01 rims! Funny story behind these, a Russian tried to scam me but i won in court: https://www.mazdaforum.com/forum/maz...602/?styleid=5
Anyways... I'm going to start from the beginning even though I'm almost done!!! Best of both worlds
Well **** man, im not sure how looking to the left of the screen is "stalking" you but if you really feel that way it mostly just speaks volumes about your character. Im sorry you feel a person wondering why a guy from Connecticut or whatever trolling a guy in the northwest section requires that response. Anyways im not interested in discussing this nonsense im here to share rx7 fun!
The miraculous story of Lazarus being brought back to life by Jesus is why I decided to name this project Lazarus. This right hand drive mazda rx7 started its life in Japan. It was always very well taken care of and eventually was imported by a soldier on base in washington state. Sadly lazarus met his fate shortly after arriving and was crashed, totaled and left for dead.
Which brings us to the story of the resurrection of lazarus.
Here are a few pictures of the car when it was first imported into the united states
Now to the tragedy of lazarus...
I never did get a full explanation as to how he crashed and I did not really press for that because it was kind of a miracle he walked away without being seriously injured.
And this is the condition that I had found the car. He ended up putting up a for sale ad on craigslist. He was 1st looking to just part it out. However I was very interested in the entire car and the possibility of restoring it. He stated his opinion that that was not a possibility and the car was too far beyond salvage, however I thought I could save it. So we made a deal!
Unfortunately there is a problem when I picked it up... The shop that he had all the work done at and was storing the car at ended up selling the rims despite the deal we had made. When I mentioned that I had purchased the rims they only laughed at me. And said I don't care you don't understand their value, We sold them for fifteen hundred dollars immediately. I stated that I had a contract and they were already sold to me and then I needed to get them back, However their reply to that was that I could not have the car at all and to just leave... I ended up having to call the police and the gentleman that I purchased the car from to let them know parts have been taken off after payment was made. To avoid any more conflict and to be able to walk away with the car. We ended up making a deal where I got a few hundred back and I did not get the rims. So hats off to whoever is in washington state with those rims of mine, and a simple warning to anyone who is going to use the shop in the pictures.
First thing I did was bring it inside and start the teardown. I had no idea how bad it was. The a pillars were bent in, roof was destroyed, doors were toast, fenders gone, hood ruined, bumpers trashed, qtrs destroyed and the interior plastics had not survived well. Oh and the driver seat was bent in towards the center console.
Bottom line, the guy is incredibly lucky to be alive... But the car is completely destroyed, and it is going to be a miracle thing to bring it back from the dead.
The first thing I started on was stripping out the interior and taking out the front window. I pulled the dash and all of the interior and took invitory of what was salvagable. The dash and the seats could be reused however all of the plastics were destroyed. The door panels were still an incredible condition and just needed cleaning. The seats cleaned up very nice
With the help of hydraulics of geometry, I was able to get the a pillars back into position. The roof skin was far too gone. It's the metal brace that ran in between the a pillars and under the roof skin was too far damaged as well and needed replaced.
First off i want to apologize for these first batch of pics being so terrible. go pro footage as i was awaiting my new phone. Hero3 silver. Old school 😆 So the first thing i did was remove the paint and prep to drill out tack welds Loooots of pinch welds to remove Done! There are multiple skins in the front, its a real pain to get them out. Done! No more roof, doors are on and they line up perfect! Oh yeah i should mention the wiring on this is the worst hack job ever. Viper security, remote start, power locks with keyless entry, bad stereo job and a riped out stand alone with a hacked up fuel set up, cut out headlight and turn signal relays and lastly a cut main loom.
Had to use a couple parts cars to bring this guy back to life. Picked up this 91 gxl for 400 bucks. Had a blown motor and was in a flood. Looked great, smelled awful 😖 lots of good parts though👍 Also had to use this rhd parts car. Had no floor boards left, the previous owner used it as a race car. But it has a great roof!
Getting ready to take the parts car roof off, all of this with my trusty milwaukee drill 😆 Prepping the new roof skin Marking whete to drill out the welds Drilling out the welds Cutting at the seam
First off i want to apologize for these first batch of pics being so terrible. go pro footage as i was awaiting my new phone. Hero3 silver. Old school 😆 So the first thing i did was remove the paint and prep to drill out tack welds Loooots of pinch welds to remove Done! There are multiple skins in the front, its a real pain to get them out. Done! No more roof, doors are on and they line up perfect! Oh yeah i should mention the wiring on this is the worst hack job ever. Viper security, remote start, power locks with keyless entry, bad stereo job and a riped out stand alone with a hacked up fuel set up, cut out headlight and turn signal relays and lastly a cut main loom.
First off i want to apologize for these first batch of pics being so terrible. go pro footage as i was awaiting my new phone. Hero3 silver. Old school 😆 So the first thing i did was remove the paint and prep to drill out tack welds Loooots of pinch welds to remove Done! There are multiple skins in the front, its a real pain to get them out. Done! No more roof, doors are on and they line up perfect! Oh yeah i should mention the wiring on this is the worst hack job ever. Viper security, remote start, power locks with keyless entry, bad stereo job and a riped out stand alone with a hacked up fuel set up, cut out headlight and turn signal relays and lastly a cut main loom.
Had to use a couple parts cars to bring this guy back to life. Picked up this 91 gxl for 400 bucks. Had a blown motor and was in a flood. Looked great, smelled awful 😖 lots of good parts though👍 Also had to use this rhd parts car. Had no floor boards left, the previous owner used it as a race car. But it has a great roof!
Getting ready to take the parts car roof off, all of this with my trusty milwaukee drill 😆 Prepping the new roof skin Marking whete to drill out the welds Drilling out the welds Cutting at the seam
The roof skin came apart easier than the crashed one but not by much. I needed the section that went across the windshield but not the a pillar. 💥 👍 Liam helping me set it on It was a perfect fit! Not everyone has a tool brand with their name on it 😉 Now to the fine details of bodywork and the dirty fun About ready to sand and weld The worst corner is now brand new!
Now to install the glass and interior! The old hood was destroyed in the crash but my 10th anniversary edition had a hood i am going to use for the time being. It still needed body work and paint so i got to it. Fixed the hood scoop Windows installed! I installed my old rhd dash to make sure all fit well and its like new! Im ready to install the original interior! Almost like it never happened Might put these on it or my 10ae Got em. Mmmmm not a fan of them on the rhd, might work on the 10ae Cars ready for paint and interior 😎 The rhd and gtus getting ready for paint 🎨
Interior time! I've been looking forward to this part. I bought all original plastics and found some nice new carpet. First step, clean these filthy floors Much better 😌 Nect step is sealing. I like a nice 6mm thick vapor barrier I always use clear as it makes finding hole locations easy New carpet in! Clean and fresh oem rhd carpet.
💥 interiors in and looks amazing 👏 A few other distractions happening New headliner from a infini and the accident never happened! After a long day of interior installation I got a mint condition oem cargo cover. Looks awesome 👌 Got a bn sport kit for it... but then changed my mind because ive already done that... My last rhd fc i built was a bn sports car. So this car needs to be different.
