w00t! I'm looking forward to seeing it progress. :icon_tup:

I know if anybody will bring the FD back, you will. You should keep those eclipse wheels though, looks good :)


We are locked down by snow now too - My wife had to leave the rx8 at the inlaws so I picked her up in the mighty TJ... sucks though, apparently the 8 became a good snow drift mule and is now under 36+ inches of snow... should make for a fun tomorrow going to dig her out....

That's exactly what I was about to say, except I don't like them on the FD :rofl: KEEP THEM AS DD WHEELS FOR IT ANYWAY :rofl:

congrads man, I will get an FD too, the next few years for sure, it will be sick.... good luck with the build, looking forward to reading bout it.

VEry nice pick up man! Judging by it's baja stance I am guessing there is no drivetrain? Are you planning to RE that one as well or use a REW? I understand if you don't want to spill the beans or even know yet. Should be a fun thread for me to get good ides off of:D I may wait to go v-mount until you make yours. haha. Anyways, congrats. They are awsome machines. Out of all 3 gens we have, it is the most confidence inspiring to drive.

Dave

Looks like a nice straight body on her good project to start with is it a 93 touring? I see the sunroof and lack of a spoiler but the fogs are gone

Thanks man :) It should be a pretty fast paced build for everything that needs to be done. I'm going to keep track of every penny and every minute spent for a ton of reasons.

Now you have more proof that a Cherokee can haul a car. Although when Tray and I picked it up I was driving an '04 Grand Cherokee Overland :smilielol5:

:smilielol5: Not a chance! I've got way to many sets of rims. I need to make those dissapear along with my Kosei's. Thanks for the compliment Bill

Damn, we got maybe a foot of that shit. Ruined my plans in Manhattan yesterday and now I'm trying to get a little energy to go dig everything out. Not sure why............. There's nothing moving around here except Jeeps :rofl:

Negatory! Hideous! They must go and in a hurry.... in the spring.

Thanks man.

You are quite right Dave, there is no drivetrain at all. I'll be going RE and MoTeC but that's about all I'm saying. The turbo's are going to be top secret until I get some numbers :suspect: Your comment on the confidence inspiring sounds about right. I love the FC but when she breaks loose, which is often with that power.... it gets a little sketchy. Seems like the FD's suspension should be able to handle more, not to mention you can squeeze bigger tires in the wells, which will be rolled prior to primer :D

I believe she is a touring. The body is perfect for a build like this. Damn strait, there's a ding in every panel but they are all very minor, no surface rust, the only problem is there were some sleek headlights in stalled at one point and some supports were cut out that need to be buttoned up but that's about it. Alex, trying to convince me to make a race car, was harping on those, then the next day we spent a few hours with a spot weld cutter removing 90% of the front end on the straightest FC we've ever seen :smash:

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Gonna have to talk to Alex about resizing :lol:

How much of the structure was cut up for the sleek lights? do you need another core support to fix it?

I say do some RE-Amemeiya headlights, they look damn sexy!

But that's just me... :D

The core support is in fantasic shape. Its a few pieces of sheetmetal that were cut out below the core support that run vertical towards the fender liner. Not a huge deal to repair and I may add some extra bracing heading out towards the corner where the fender meets the bumper down low. Thanks for the offer though man, I appreciate it!

Negative - KnightSport dual headlight kit. I never liked the sleeklights.

hey you can weld different types of metals right?

Negative - KnightSport dual headlight kit. I never liked the sleeklights.[/QUOTE]

I love the way the knightsports look but if I remember right they require the headlight lid retainer (clips) to be cut off and use doublesided tape or something to hold it down. They are plastic and have a bad enough time staying on as it is without cutting mounts off.
there was a group buy for some bi-xenon projectors (from sakebomb garage) in the popups for good lighting without the bad looks of the sleek lights.

Such a hater on flush headlights :) Guess that means I cant con you into making the bracket for my HIDs huh?

You should make a new thread for your FD, even if you dont start building it until the spring - I have a sneaking suspicion you will tinker here and there before then :)

Can I personally or can it be done in general? Generally speaking you can weld different types of steels together, like stainless can be welded to chromoly and different aluminum allows can be welded together, 6061 to 6062 or 5052 and such but you can't weld AL to steel. And yes I can weld all of those, TIG is a wonderful thing.

Thanks for the tip. I'll take a look and talk to Tray about his Knightsports. If it's just a clip I'll prob end up modding it as I always do. I'll look at the SakeBombs as well, he's a vendor here now isn't he?

You can't, your wallet might :smilielol5: We'll figure something out for sure. The shop is going through, Alex and I see each other just about everyday and we keep talking and planning so we won't be turning down any project that we can do.

I can't, I just don't have the shop room right now. I've got a 20' boat that I need to make gone and gotta start on the FC soon. Right now both are snowed into their little winter hibernation spot with a Mazda 323 blocking the way which needs to be sold or wholesaled or donated by years end. Not to mention the race trailer that needs to be built before the season starts as well.... ugh... I need to get my ass in gear. When the FC is back together, the FD will be raped on as well as Alex's FC.

323 a GTX???

Is Alex attending DGRR this time as well?

ok cool in the not to distant future im going to need 2 items welded:

1 is certain hairline cracks on my PPF
2 is the flange for my BOV to my pipe

let me know the prices and when you could do them, though the flange im not going to need done for a while since i still need to test fit were i want the bov

TitaniumTT's I hope I make it to 20,000 views Build

If it was a GTX it wouldn't be sold at all.... it's a 132k mile, beater, no PS, PDL,PW or even a passenger sideview mirror. It does still run and start and really only needs an exhaust leak fixed and a new battery. $500 takes it home. Interior's a little rough, perfect beater car.

We're hoping he does but time will tell, he's got some shit going on right now

I'd be able to do them in the next week or so, maybe after the new year? PM me with what works good for you and we'll go from there.

-Brian

Sorry, not to add to a internal debate, but pop-up headlights went out with headbands and big hair. They absolutly destroy the looks of the car when popped up. Aerodynamic by day, and friggin brick by night. Just my opinion. I am not a corvette fan but the best thing they ever did for it was mount some molded lights.

And excuse the jacking but 2gslse: Do you have a core support laying around you don't need? I am in need of one. Does it include the main support bar(crash bar) Mine was damaged by a Mitsu galant:(

i love the FD with pop ups, there not square on them like the FC and FB. they just look right on the car IMO, and it brings more of an exotic vibe towards the car when you roll into a crowded place when its going dark and you open them, ive had lots of people stare

True, but when I see an FD with some sort of sleek light kit, it just doesn't look right in my eyes. With them closed, it looks just awesome. With them open, I'm not seeing the car so I don't care :D Sleek lights may look better than the pop-ups up, but do you think they look better with than with the pop-ups closed? Cuz that's pretty much the only time I'll be seeing the car and in my opionion, no lights at all looks the best, so I'll be keeping the pop-ups, just improving the visibility of them....... Not to mention the classic rock station that I listen too is playing music that I grew up with in HS. Since when did Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains become classic? :banghead:

Damn Galant owners. Ask him if he wants a new set of rims :smilielol5:

The lights themselves are still square and can use some improving upon, hence the KS kit I plan to use. Knowing me I'll probably toss in some Hella 90mm modules just becuase those lights are fricken awesome. Same ones I have on the FC and I love them.

I hear your points. And for me, yeah I like the sleek better. But that's why I like cars. many different styles to choose from for individual tastes.

I was watching some Nascar themed show once and Mark Martins kid reffered to ac/dc as oldies, and 2pac as classic rap..... I wanted to slap the TV. Guess that means we are getting old.

Pop-ups = win http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...ns/awesome.gif

And excuse the jacking but 2gslse: Do you have a core support laying around you don't need? I am in need of one. Does it include the main support bar(crash bar) Mine was damaged by a Mitsu galant:([/QUOTE]

If TitainiumTT doesn't need it then I have the main structure from the top of the windshield forward from a car I got my wiring out of I just couldn't see throwing it away when I was done. I am pretty sure I have a bumper support in the attic also.

in comparison to the FC there quite rouned and to further give the FD a more flowing look when there up mazda gave the lights a more round cover around them and ditched the very square 2 piece unit. are they still square? well yea, but if you put a FC housing next to an FD housing they look very different

but im bias as a mofo, i love me some pop ups :001_005:

BITE YOUR TONGUE!!!! :smilielol5:

I don't need it, I'm good, it's a few little pieces that were cut out, it would be easier to repair it that to cut a million spot welds and weld in the new pieces... all your's man.

Very very true, and yeah, I love me some pop-ups too :D

Can't wait to see some custome parts
Sakebombs kit is really well done, i would have been in on the group buy had i not just purchased a fuel kit and meth kit. I have sakebombs brake lines let’s just say all of their stuff is top notch.

Cool, Thanks for the tip Tyler. And yes, you can bet your ass there will be plenty of custom parts :D

Is SakeBombs kit a dual light ala my headlights/Knightsport kit? I never saw pics of the lights themselves, but in skimming through the thread, it looks like an H4 replacement.... I are confused

SakeBomb HID's, I wished they made em for the FC :(

Awesome when's the first group buy? Check out some of Adam (afgmoto1978) he has some great stuff you should check out could help with some fab ideas.

It is an H4 replacement with a projector and HID system a cool setup. I was going to make my own kind of setup buying the projectors and mounting them in the housing, but have them done and adjusted right would be a lot of work. From what i've heard the knightsport kits aren't very bright.

I haven't heard anything about the KnightSports being dull, but that's an easy fix. I am more interested in the KnightSports Shrouds. If I could buy just the shrouds, that would be ideal. In fact, maybe what I'll do is try to get my hands on a set of shrouds - TRAY - and pull a fiberglass mold so I can reproduce them myself, and then use a different housing, I LOVE the Hella 90MM moduales that I have, as a bonus, Hella offers them as TRUE LEGAL HIDS as opposed to the rebased H9's that I have. They work great, the cutoff is amazing, there's no glare even if you're standing infront of them kneeling, and nobody that I've ever been driving behind has ever complained about them even when I've asked, so they are great housings, just not "entirely legal" :( I need more time

*cough* you drive an RX-7...TWO in fact (sorta) legal? LEGAL? ARE YOU MAD?

The sakebomb setup has an amazing cut off, if you look at there little flash vid it shows how well the beam comes out
http://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php?...2&postcount=23

My car hasn't been "legal" in years

Hey! I passed a legitamate emmisions test! I didn't have to bribe anyone to get my stickers........ or course right after the test was done I put all that fuel back in the map and as soon as I got home I pulled the Cat off and stored it in the basement.... but I'm still legal :smilielol5:

Lighting seems to get the cops in a tizzy becuase of saftey concerns.... it's an easy to spot thing sometimes.

HA well if we didn't have visuall inspection i'm sure i could pull that off as well. Shit with meth i'll bet i could pass without a cat, problem is CA blows dead goats

Visual inspections fail ALL.

I'm waiting for CA to implode under it's own fail.