I'm pretty sure this once dead rx7 is now living again
in case you missed it the first time...

 

Busted nylon shifter bushing replaced with a brass o.ne.

Also got my fuel pressure set and this thing is so rich it almost killed me lol. I was gonna install my interior today but my lower heater hose was bent and leaked into the interior. I think I got that sorted out but now I have to get the padding dry before I can put the carpet and seats in.

I guess it's time to start collecting parts for my brakes and exhaust so I can get this thing on the road

 

Also got my Brake booster/pedal/929 master installed and 95% of my brake lines built just gotta build one more line and reflare one i'm not comfortable with.


















Also, my exhaust parts have started showing up. I'm still waiting on most of them and will post pics when everything is here. Getting closer...

 

Brakes lines are done and I was able to bleed the system. Pedal is nice and firm.

Also, the rest of my exhaust parts arrived today.


I hope to get started on it tomorrow and have it done by the weekend

 

Looking good man! Glad to see it is all coming along. Wish I was still around there to see/hear it. It sounds mean as hell...

Who did you pick your hood up from? I have been looking for one of those for MONTHS and cannot come up with one. Authentic REA or replica?

 

Thanks. Every time I start it for someone for the first time it scares the **** out of them lol. I'm talking 180-220lb guys catching air. I picked up the hood from a forum member on norotors

I'm sure he is on here too. I got it on a straight trade for my stock fenders but I had to meet the guy in kansas. The sucky part is it took literally about 5 or 6 months to get once we decided to trade but it is well worth the wait. It's a replica btw but the fitment is superb.

 

Looking good man. You're going to love that torque curve I promise. With every car I move on to, the engines keep getting bigger! You'll be stroking her into a 402 or 427 before long.

 

I'd love to have a beefy 427 in this thing one day

In the mean time my buddy is going to come buy today and trailer my car to his shop to build the exhaust.

 

I dropped the car off at my friend's shop to get the exhaust built. I also had my first drive today.....backed it into his shop from the trailer lol. But it finally moved under it's own power

 

Time for some updates and pics.

It took longer than expected, but the exhaust is finally getting finished up.
here it is still being fitted before final welding.






After the pieces were fitted it, everything was welded together and painted.






I should have some installed pics loaded up tomorrow.

 

A few pics installed.






And ground clearance.

 

This thread/build is amazing! I can't wait for more updates!

 

Thanks! I'm currently trying to work something out to get it tuned, then I'll begin cleaning it up some to make it halfway presentable.

 

Cyan, any updates? And did u pick up a Z06??

 

FD was sold about a month ago. And I picked up the Z shortly after.

 

Nice

 

Nice

 

care to provide a Z06 vs ls RX7 comparison ?

I have never driven but have been in a C6 Z06 Vette and it was fast but didn't feel like it was faster than my LS1 FC?


How does the handling compare?

Braking?

 

Sad to hear the FD is gone but I bet the ZO6 is pretty fun. I cannot say I have not thought about the same thing recently...

And ITSWILL, that looks like a C5 Z to me... Very different from the C6 Z in many many ways from suspension, to motor to body panels.

 

I really can't give an accurate comparison between the Z and my FD sense I never got to run the FD at 100% . And as handling is concerned my Z is currently on 315 drag radials so handling is definitely lacking compared to the FD atm. But when I wear these out I'll pick up some tires that perform in more than one direction so I can have some real fun with the car. But can say the Z definitely feels heavy compared to the FD.

With all that said, I am very happy with the trade-off. The Z has instant power everywhere and the styling is second only to an FD.

 

WTF! i just spent all this time reading through your thread, getting all excited, and then BAM! fd is gone project scrapped, and you get a vette. LOL.

 

Lol I already sold the vette too.

 

So what do you have now?

I finally decided to sell the fd for a c6z. I know I said I'll never sell the fd but I need a better faster more reliable weekend car.

 

I picked up an E46 M3. It's already under construction but should be back on the road soon. I'll post a pič later

 

Ah nice.

Yeah i thought about those M3's but i was terrified with the maintenance.

Why did you get rid of the Z?

The e46 m3 is an amazing car, any reason why you didnt upgrade to the C6Z?? Im soo excited to get it.