yeah i guess i'm going for a non-factory look then. never understood race cars molding the fenders. little bump at the track and it's a costly repair. this way, just unbolt and put in a new fiberglass piece.

TPS has been adjusted. turns out the green connector can be either male or female (female in my case). not sure if that will help with the throttle issue but we'll see. need to take it out for another spin later on.

oil pan is slightly leaking still. may need to get a new oil pan but the leak is minimal so i'm not going to worry about it right now. will keep an eye on the oil level.

 

are you still having the higher rev issues when shifting??

 

no idea, haven't had the chance to take it out since i adjusted it.

 

I think you should post up some videos, I want to hear it!

 

Here you go fred, These wheels came off of a friends IMSA GTU RX-7. They would look great on your car

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-SPEEDSTAR-...item45ff3f13b5

I also need to come by soon so i can see how your did your rear fenders, Maybe you can help me do mine.

 

hey alex,
those rims are definitely beautiful but at $6K, they're worth more than the car! lol.

so u going widebody? let me know when u want to drop by. we just need to coordinate to when i'm not traveling. and i'd like to talk to u about ur project as well. =)

oh, is the rear wing ready? need to see how it would look on my car.

 

Yea $6K is way too much.

I'll shoot you a PM in a little about the wing

 

after fixing the TPS, the rev-up issue is much better although not totally gone.

drove it and went up to 4k rpms. car pulls pretty strong up to there. can't wait til the motor is broken in (which is going to take me forever, especially since it has new bearings as well). sorry alex, forgot to take sound bite for u. u can come by and hear it in person. =)

 

i wanna hear it!!

 

polo, u can also drop by!

 

alright, here's my quiet car...literally.

http://youtu.be/lm-96rtdJbk

 

nice....stinky??

 

doesn't sound to bad..... any updates on the body work?

 

No update on the body as that will be the last thing I do. Need to order a new hardline for the clutch as rotorypolo found a leak there I never noticed. Then need to bleed the brakes as well.

 

new clutch line is installed. no more leak from there.

on a side note, 02 was sent off to be painted. should have it back in a week or 2.

 

Let e know how it turns out, I am going to need to find a new body guy, mine is so slow

 

just got a call from the shop and the 02 is done! about a week turnaround time (with New Year holiday)! need to see if i can find some time the next couple of days to go pick it up.

 

still looking for a Quartz Clock?

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/eat/cto/2794996133.html

 

^ thanks, will contact him

 

how's the car coming man?

 

nothing here. still working on putting the 02 back together.

 

well that sucks lol... i haven't even started on building another widebody yet, but this summer i will start buying the kit and other goodies. i will make another build thread for the new one as i did with the 1st one

 

02 was finally finished and has gone to a good home so have started working on the rx7 again.

trimmed the rear fenders for clearance. i did it a bit different than what i have seen done before. instead of cutting the 2 pieces to different heights and then folding one over the other, i simply cut them the same, seam sealed, and riveted them together. why have a fold that could possibly hold water. seam sealed the rivets also. i'll be smoothing it out after the seam sealer dries as it is both sand-able and paint-able.




oh, and i also ordered some rims. 15x8's and 15x10's with a 2 and 3 inch backspace, respectively. i should have it in 2.5 weeks.

 

things finally arrived...

this is the 15x8:


here's the 15x10:


and how much it sticks out on the rear:


and finally the tires:

 

O wow those look great!!! I was afraid they weren't going to be wide enough.