rat rod fd

[bigtony08]

hey guys just ran across this and thought it was really cool cause it is so far outside of the box http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/10/15/magazine-blog-fast-car-gt-gt-dragon-performance-s-rx-7.aspx

[RotorDad]

I don't know about this one, that seems like more of a post apocalyptic Mad Max type style going on. I was a fan of Rat Rods, but don't think I could let my 7 get like that! You definitely found something a little different.

[ducktape]

I like it.

[mazdadude7]

I think its sweet and the interior is cool as well. I wouldnt do it to a nice fd but you can sure find plenty of screwed up ones that this look would be an upgrade! and dont make me post pics of what im talking about....

[speedjunkie]

This one was posted in the pics thread on 7club. I could never do that to my FD but it's definitely different.

[bigtony08]

ive always liked rat rods but this is i think what they call a drift missle but the said it was going to be a parts car so i say good job for saving it and doing something so out there and ill be damned if it doesnt grab your attention like or hate it its good to see some new life brought into the comunity

[rx71king]

i like the dashboard..if you can call it that...

[Prodigy]

That car was in a somewhat major collision/kiss and tell (this is evident of the damage on the drivers side rear 1/4 panel)

so they made a choice to not destroy/part out, and turned it into the car it is now...


I dot mind it at all... very very eye catching, and unique...


J.

[willnordacgreen1211]

.... poor car.

[IH8DSM]

wow thats the biggest piece of shit ive seen so far with this whole rat rod style, yes i understand "dorifto" ness means you will hit or rub walls at some point but so do drag cars and they dont say f it and start rusting the body. This fad seems like the lazy mans way of building a car, yea put some decent suspension on it and say f everything else. i hate the rust o mod stuff almost as much as the whole hella flush trend.

[bigtony08]

i love stance and the was going to the crusher so i say good job of saving it

[ShelbyZ87]

I might not like it but, its definitely unique and better then seeing it crushed.

[Prodigy]

I might not like it but, its definitely unique and better then seeing it crushed.

+1

its not winning any shows, but who cares, its a track car... its designed to perform, everything else is just second hand...'


J.

[IH8DSM]

Track cars still can look decent and not beat. So they saved it from the crusher why not do some body work maaco paint job and actually look decent

[Project10AE]

That's horrible.

I'd have much rather that car been crushed than have people think of that pos when somebody mentions "rx7".

[bigtony08]

its a drift missile lol there suposed to be junk there just gonna get fucked up at the track anyway

[Project10AE]

its a drift missile lol there suposed to be junk there just gonna get fucked up at the track anyway

"drift missle" is an oxymoron. That is the coming together of many horrible fads: ie the rusted out VW look, 'hella-cool JDM' mismatch neon colored rims and using stickers to cover as much of your pile as possible.

They claim to do it for functionality since it would get too beat up as a drift car; I don't buy it. I would respect it if it had scar marks where they were constantly beating panels straight and spray-bombing it to keep it looking respectible but that car is a joke.

[cewrx7r1]

It is better of being a drift car looking like that than to be junked/recycled.
This way it still lives.

[Rotary no Densetsu]

I think it's dumb.

But it's not my car, so whatev.

[RotorDad]

So with any form of motor sport shit happens I know & there will be associated cost to repair & replace items due to wear & damage, to say of it's just for drifting or the track purposes is a pretty poor excuse to leave a car in this condition. Some people don't have the budget to include high dollar fixes, but this company is not in that situation. You can say it was saved from the junkyard, but it also could have been done up better in the same regard. To each his own I guess, just not for me.

[Signal 2]

It's the owner's car, up to him what he does. But it wasn't 'saved' from anything. Crushing it was just postponed a bit.

Originally something to get some attention in the moronic drift judging pageants, I fear this will be the next styling fad for the local racer boys. Few will actually have a drivetrain worth talking about. But it instantly makes their POS stylish, and anyone can make bare metal rust.

[blucar]

for those who dont like the car,grab a kleenix, there both having fun

[RotorDad]

for those who dont like the car,grab a kleenix, there both having fun

What? :dunno:

[Signal 2]

What? :dunno:
I think he's upset because the "fun" isn't getting enough respect. ;)

[RotorDad]

I think he's upset because the "fun" isn't getting enough respect. ;)

Respect for fun!!!! Oh really well I show no respect for the lack of respect for the car in question.

[KaiFD3S]

Hmmmmm, interesting...not for everyone

[gmonsen]

I always like to be nice, but since I am unlikely to ever run into these guys, I'm comfortable saying, "what the hell"? I never understood young middle class American boys wearing their pants down past their ass crack either...

Better to crush it. Makes the rest more valuable. Maybe there are a few useable parts that could help out somebody's 7 being rebuilt? When people die, they often leave "body parts" to help others still alive. :)

Gordon

[TitaniumTT]

:rofl: SO WELL put

[Sharingan 19]

That thing looks like shit...and not the type of shit that's the product of neglect, the type of shit that someone obviously wasted a decent amount of time doing.....whats sad is that it probably could've been decent .

For the record I appreciate the rat rod style, but where this car failed was the execution, not the planning.

[pr0ject7]

Flat black the world!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pete_89T2]

Just stumbled onto this thread and was curious what all the fuss was about, so I went back to the first post and took a look for myself.

I have to say that thing looks like a steaming pile of :9898:

It's his car, and he can do whatever the hell he wants with it, but I agree it would be far more humane to send it to the crusher or part it out.

[TitaniumTT]

Fuck the crusher..... give it to me, I'll give her a second chance at a gloriuos life on jackstands in my heated garage :rofl:

[RotorDad]

Now we all know everyone wants that melted ass tail light mod & god forbid we forget the rusted crumpled body panels. These are the types of mods we all need!

[Fidelity101]

dope as shit, i love rat rods

[fbRXse7en]

I gotta start with this: The FD Rx-7, to me, IS the sexiest, most beautiful car EVER deisgned/made/driven/raced/drifted. Let me say that again. EVER. And it pains me to see
them poorly maintained...poor execution of mods...etc, etc. But a car that has been in a serious wreck/crash will never be the same as it was. That 7 is as beautiful as it is ugly, and personally I think it works. People get too serious about things some times and that takes away from the joy/pleasure. It looks fun to drive which is what Mazdas and specifically Rx-7/8's and Miata's are all about, right? They have given a bit more life to a car we all love. ROCK ON.

[Fidelity101]

if I could have 2 rx7s, I would have one like the one above and the other bone stock.

[Sideo]

if it was an s13 hell yes but that is not the spirit of an fd. tho im thinking of copping his wall of stickers on my vmount splitter(its diamond plate, i know im not proud but fab guy had big sheet laying around and u cant see unless your on the ground

[the spyder]

Not my style, but at least its not being crushed...

[Rx-medicine]

wow !!! all hard earned money and blood sweat and tears from mazda owners and they purposely rust an fd.......... to make a fashion statement ... huh?? what a kick in the balls !! so disrespectful............