My new FB Thread, check out the new wheels!

[P71]

I spent about 10 hours restoring these from all silver to bronze/polish.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6791/20070101p101007878we5.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7799/20070101p101006363gp6.jpg

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/8505/20070101p101007575ev0.jpg

And my new favorite shot!

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/4742/20070101p1010100100bz1.jpg

[85rx-7gsl-se]

Looks good....and holy crap, I thought my dent was bad lol

[josh18_2k]

spectrum? wheres those azenis'?!
and yah that does look good. i doubted the bronze and red, but good choice.

[P71]

The Azenis are in Portland and heading my way on a UPS truck! They will be all mounted up tomorrow. ;)

Bronze looks good doesn't it?

[P71]

They're stock 1st Gen RX-7 "LE" wheels (known as meshies). 4x110 and the original lug bolts. They got to me in all silver paint (factory IIRC). I stripped them with Oven Cleaner, then a citrus degreaser, and a pressure washer. Then I sanded (150/240/400) the lips and hand-polished with Mother's (the real stuff that comes in a damn can!) 3 times. Then I masked the lips and painted the factory "rough" cast centers straight with Dupli-Color Bronze wheel paint. 2 coats per center, 1 can did all 4 wheels. Unmask, mount, polish one more pass (quicky) and snap pics.

It's a basic "+1" setup. The stock wheels were 13x5.5 with 185/70/13 Toyo Spectrums. These are 14x5.5 with 195/60/14 Toyo Spectrums. Actual tread width is nearly an inch more! Those get replaced with Falken Azenis Rt615's tomorrow anyways (in 195/60/14).

This winter in addition to replacing the door I plan on adding a small front and rear spoiler, fixing all of the door dings/dents, and doing all of the sanding and priming. I have a lot of ideas for what the finished product should look like.

[Whizbang]

looks good!

[Onlyonthurs]

i bet if you took the door panel out you can rubber hammer that out....wheels look really good ...nice job mang!

[P71]

I did rubber mallet it! It's pretty bad :( The door skin actually folded up and over the cowl.

[P71]

Ze tires are installed! Sooooooo much grip!

[Phoenix7]

I love first gens. They're so, sexy.