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after almost 6 years long hiatus...glad to say that I'M BACK in the rotary community! What better way to come back than in a RE-Amemiya kitted FC straight from Japan.
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I am in Boise Idaho. The red one is my 90 GTU that I have owned for the past 15 years and is waiting for a full J-Spec transplant this year. The blue one I just bought Sunday!
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#240
It's Britney b*tch!
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What wheels are these?
Also found here at the 1:00 timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2QS...nnel=SuggFilms
Also found here at the 1:00 timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2QS...nnel=SuggFilms
https://kanseiwheels.com/collections...extured-bronze
#242
It's Britney b*tch!
What are the wheels at the 1:00 timestamp?:
No, they are not Kansei KNPs. Notice the difference in concavity around the center cap/lug nuts between these in the photo above and the KNPs you've mentioned. Additionally, the KNP's wheel face has concavity to it while wheel faces in the above photo and in the video (same as photo) have a flat face. Lastly, Kansei is a very new wheel company, and was not producing wheels at the time the above video was released
They are neither Fikse FM5s, Fikse Profil5s, Panasport G7s, Kinesis K58s, nor Cosmis XT-005Rs.
FM5s and XT-005Rs look to be the most similar to the aforementioned "mystery wheels," we'll call them.
However, none of these manufacturers carry the wheel caps present on the above FC.
The XT-005Rs have to harsh of an angle where the spokes meet at the center of the wheel, where as the "mystery wheels" have a much softer angle where the spokes meet at the center of the wheel.
The FM5s have a step between the face and lip of the wheel. The "mystery wheels" do not (best seen in video, hard to tell in the picture).
If the wheels in the pic differ from those in the video, then at this point I'd like to know both models of wheel.
No, they are not Kansei KNPs. Notice the difference in concavity around the center cap/lug nuts between these in the photo above and the KNPs you've mentioned. Additionally, the KNP's wheel face has concavity to it while wheel faces in the above photo and in the video (same as photo) have a flat face. Lastly, Kansei is a very new wheel company, and was not producing wheels at the time the above video was released
They are neither Fikse FM5s, Fikse Profil5s, Panasport G7s, Kinesis K58s, nor Cosmis XT-005Rs.
FM5s and XT-005Rs look to be the most similar to the aforementioned "mystery wheels," we'll call them.
However, none of these manufacturers carry the wheel caps present on the above FC.
The XT-005Rs have to harsh of an angle where the spokes meet at the center of the wheel, where as the "mystery wheels" have a much softer angle where the spokes meet at the center of the wheel.
The FM5s have a step between the face and lip of the wheel. The "mystery wheels" do not (best seen in video, hard to tell in the picture).
If the wheels in the pic differ from those in the video, then at this point I'd like to know both models of wheel.
#244
It's Britney b*tch!
Funny enough, I had found that "Saleen SC wheels" was the answer I was looking for not two days after my last post. I meant to come share that in the case that other were wondering, or future forums users were curious.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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I got that GTUs originally non-running for $1k outside a mechanic shop in Ballard. It had about 120k miles and was 100% stock. When I sold it for $6-7K (I forget), it was so ******* sick. I did everything to it, but tastefully because I had learned my lesson, LOL.
Mazdaspeed lip, Infini wheels I imported from Japan. Euro Spec convertible tails, rare coilovers. And I forget what the mirrors were. But it was really nice. Slow. But it sounded bad-*** and it started every time without a fuel-cut switch, which is saying a lot for an FC, haha. If it wasn't wrecked it would be worth a lot. Obviously circumstances happen, and when you're in your 20's flipping RX-7's, it's hard to think that one day they'll be out of reach! I had about 30 altogether, and the GTUs was the last one I owned, and probably the coolest. I had a few nice FD's, but the GTUs was my favorite. The lesson is, if you like your RX-7... SELL YOUR KIDNEY, NOT YOUR CAR. ;-p
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#246
It's Britney b*tch!
Beautiful machine! Welp, my FC is still up here, and in the same condition I bought it in. It's put on a little weight as it's accumulated a bunch of S5/Turbo parts, and houses a few of my Subaru parts too. Otherwise, I'm happy to have my foot in the community with a chassis, but I do wish I could be a little more active.
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Damn, it did start!
Ill submit this picture to the thread
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Banned. I got OWNED!!!
The GTUs is my old car... I forget, did I sell it to you?? Would've been a long time ago now, LOL. I reminisce so much about the old RX-7 days. It's kind of unfortunate how expensive they've gotten. It sucks because I want to dip back into the world, but I don't have $20k for a mid-tier FC.
I got that GTUs originally non-running for $1k outside a mechanic shop in Ballard. It had about 120k miles and was 100% stock. When I sold it for $6-7K (I forget), it was so ******* sick. I did everything to it, but tastefully because I had learned my lesson, LOL.
Mazdaspeed lip, Infini wheels I imported from Japan. Euro Spec convertible tails, rare coilovers. And I forget what the mirrors were. But it was really nice. Slow. But it sounded bad-*** and it started every time without a fuel-cut switch, which is saying a lot for an FC, haha. If it wasn't wrecked it would be worth a lot. Obviously circumstances happen, and when you're in your 20's flipping RX-7's, it's hard to think that one day they'll be out of reach! I had about 30 altogether, and the GTUs was the last one I owned, and probably the coolest. I had a few nice FD's, but the GTUs was my favorite. The lesson is, if you like your RX-7... SELL YOUR KIDNEY, NOT YOUR CAR. ;-p
I got that GTUs originally non-running for $1k outside a mechanic shop in Ballard. It had about 120k miles and was 100% stock. When I sold it for $6-7K (I forget), it was so ******* sick. I did everything to it, but tastefully because I had learned my lesson, LOL.
Mazdaspeed lip, Infini wheels I imported from Japan. Euro Spec convertible tails, rare coilovers. And I forget what the mirrors were. But it was really nice. Slow. But it sounded bad-*** and it started every time without a fuel-cut switch, which is saying a lot for an FC, haha. If it wasn't wrecked it would be worth a lot. Obviously circumstances happen, and when you're in your 20's flipping RX-7's, it's hard to think that one day they'll be out of reach! I had about 30 altogether, and the GTUs was the last one I owned, and probably the coolest. I had a few nice FD's, but the GTUs was my favorite. The lesson is, if you like your RX-7... SELL YOUR KIDNEY, NOT YOUR CAR. ;-p
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