Guess It's Time

[N3philum]

Well.. been on the forum for a couple weeks and I figured it is about time for me to introduce myself.

Where to start....?

My name is Justin... I have redish hair.. (yes im a Ginger... and I can handle all the jokes) I like movies and blazing hot days on the beach in 200 percent humidity. I have owned several Rx7s..

1992 FD3s -- Burned a fiery death
1986 GXL -- Never got a title.. parted out and junked.
1986 Base w/TII swap. -- this thing was a wiring nightmare.. fast but tons of problems.
1988 -- Sold the 1986 Base for this. Had suspension mods.. gutted cats and TID. Probably my favorite car to date.


Currently I own 2 7's .

a 2000 RB Special Edition .. Nothing special done to it. Couldnt do much since i bought it from Mazda and it had a warranty. Right now its got Toda Fightex Coilovers (may be for sale soon), stainless steel lines, HP Plus pads.. RB front swaybar. Just got my Garfinkle Engine torque damper so prepare for a comparison between it, no bar, and an ebay special.
I also have the banzai diff brace, ive got a tranny brace and alummy motor mounts on the way. Just got my Power FC but need to get a wideband and a datalogit before I install.. (had some issues with very lean and crazy high knock numbers). I broke a rear wheel and bent the subframe so i had to swap that, got me a good deal on some Type RZ BBS wheels.. Im loving those.

the other is a 1991 FC3s Turbo II. Not much done to it, light flywheel, full exhaust, intake, and some crappy suspension. Im actually trying to sell it (cheap!!) but.. its in japan so too bad for you stateside guys.

I mostly participate in HPDE events and autox events. (our tracks are parking lots) Junkyard Racer just left here and is moving on to bigger and better things. I hope to be outta here next year so i can start road racing. I tried drifting a bit but... its too hard and expensive to get good. Id rather stick to grip driving.. (which i SUCK at.)

Anyway... I really like the forum.. love the layout and the purpose.. Hopefully i can contribute to the site.

later,

Justin

[85rx-7gsl-se]

Welcome, glad you joined up :icon_tup:

[N3philum]

Thanks. Ill post pics up sometime.. The car looks stock so nothing special. :)

[85rx-7gsl-se]

Sounds good. I think you will be pleased with the Garfinkle engine dampner. David is a great guy and lives about 45 minutes from me :)

[Phoenix7]

oh noe!! Gingervitis!!!! :willy_nilly:


seriously though, post up your cars. Stock or not i'm sure they're nice.

Welcome to the club and post pics.

[N3philum]

i dont have any pictures of the 92 FD, the 86 GXL or the 86 Base. Ill post pics of the 88 TII the 91 and the 00 eventually (which means in about 2 years :))

[SHPmainMAN]

im sure your 2000 is a beauty.. well all good condition JDM FD's are beautiful especially the 99 and up...(tail lights) i love em

[Phoenix7]

I honestly think the FD is the sexiest car out of Japan. It's was innovative and the styling is timeless. The refreshes just made it even sexier.

[SHPmainMAN]

I honestly think the FD is the sexiest car out of Japan. It's was innovative and the styling is timeless. The refreshes just made it even sexier.

+1 The only car in the early 90's who's body lines are better than most up to date sports cars... i would say one of the sexiest cars alive.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b330/fd3smaniac/DSC_0259-2.jpg
there is my baby, a little dusty from the AZ desert but still sexy nonetheless.

[N3philum]

no doubt.. I love the FD.. the only car i think i like more is the Lotus Exige..

heres the 88 FC
my old sig
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/N3philum/justinsig.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/N3philum/Rx7%20and%20Lancer%20Pics/RearShade.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/N3philum/Rx7%20and%20Lancer%20Pics/frontside2copy.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/N3philum/Rx7%20and%20Lancer%20Pics/RX7Front.jpg

heres the 91 FC
the guy that had it before me wrecked the entire passanger (us driver) side of the car. the ripped the frame rail from the body inside the wheel well. the front subframe was bent, control arm broke, along with pretty much everything else in there. the rear bumper peice is broke, the side skirt (which was mounted with hot glue and crooked) ripped off, broke both wheels and broke the rear toe control rod. oh, and destroyed the front bumper that was on there.

i fixed everything but the body work, put this bumper on because it looked better than the other. he had some kind of lower fog light mounted on the far right and left side. i dont think they came on the car because the entire area was cut to fit the light. it looked lame as hell and there was no mounting hardware so i left it out. i plan to fix the aftermarket bumper along with a few other things to get it back to good condition.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/Dr1ft_Ninja/AnotherFC.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/Dr1ft_Ninja/FCLeftSide.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/Dr1ft_Ninja/FCBacktoFront.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/Dr1ft_Ninja/FCSide2.jpg

2000 FD

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/Dr1ft_Ninja/00004resized.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/Dr1ft_Ninja/00012resized.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/Dr1ft_Ninja/Kickassrotatedresized.jpg

ive got a TON more pictures.. if you want to see action shots or shots of stock rims etc etc check out either the Dr1ft_Ninja photobucket or N3philum.

I dont have pics of the new wheels.. or the fightex suspension.. ill post those after the next wash and wax.

[SHPmainMAN]

beautiful cars... something about a silver FD i dont know what it is... but clean silver FD's are the hottest ones to me... and red... on an FC great job. wonderful cars.

[SHPmainMAN]

hope you dont mind but that side shot of your FD is my new background

[N3philum]

nope.. dont mind :) i need to start watermarking my pics though :)

[SHPmainMAN]

how hard is it for you to find a set of rear seats (seat buckets, backing, side panels and belts) i have been looking and they all are ridiculously expensive. and i figured since your in japan.... let me know

[N3philum]

not hard.. problem is it is super expensive to ship. Mine are almost mint and id love to get rid of them and get some mint bins but its hard to find em. i sold a set about a year ago for 350 shipped.. cost me 250 just to ship it.. its not worth my time. (no offense)

[SHPmainMAN]

well if you want to make a little extra cash id be willing to pay more, i dont want to pay the 900-1000 people are asking for the sets though. you let me know if you ever come across something would ya. if not, its no big deal. id even hook you up with extra discounts on my site, i already offer discounts to all RCC members. superiorhp.com we ship worldwide.

[N3philum]

I know its been a long time but here is a link to my new thread in the build section. I posted in the 3rd gen section on accident... Sorry. :)
My FD Build (http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/showthread.php?p=110007#post110007)