Q: Congratulations Herblenny for being our DECEMBER Ride of the Month! Tell us about how you acquired this car?
A: Bought it back in 2003 as I blew my black FD. Bought it from a fellow rotorhead who upgrade to a new RX8
Q: How did you first become interested in modified cars? Have you had any previously?
A: I used to be an audiophile back in early 90s... That lead to wanting some faster and lead to RX7s.
Q: Whats the biggest reason you chose a rotary powered car to modify?
A: Love the unique engine and timeless design of the 3rd gen RX7. Also, like the rareness of these cars.
Q: Is this car your daily driver? Do you participate in any form of racing? (Drag, Auto-X, etc)
A: Not a daily... just a weekend car and hope to track it next year when the weather warms up.
Q: What do you enjoy most about your car?
A: Building the car and actually driving it.
Q: Do you have any future plans for the car, or any car?
A: I'm planning to put 3 rotor in and do some exterior change.
Q: Any other hobbies besides cars?
A: Not these days...
Q: Anyone you'd like to thank?
A: I would like to thank EXEDY USA for their support for my car and also for my event, Deals Gap Rotary Rally.
I would also like to thank Kevin Henderson for all his web support.
Local Rotary guys for their friendship (Brian from BNR Supercars, Stephen White, Leo Huang, Chris Mahaffey, John Lewis, Martin Harper, and others I might of forgotten).
Anything else you want to add
Keep supporting the Rotary Car Club and other Rotary events! There are far few of us and we need to stick to each other!
Engine:
-Petite Polished AST
-Koyo N-Flow Radiator
-Custom Carbon Fiber Cooling panel
-Fast acting Airtemp sensor
-Remote Start/pager/alarm/turbo timer
-BNR Stage 3 Twin Turbos
-Ported 13B-REW engine
-Custom Grounding kit
-polished Efini-Y pipe
-Polished upper intake manifold
-Polished 90mm Rotary Works Throttle body
-Polished Greddy elbow w/injector ports
-Apexi GT Spec FMIC
-Custom polished pipings By:
www.BNRSupercars.com
-Constant tension T-blot clamps for IC pipings and Intakes.
-HKS seq. BOV
-HKS twinpower ignition amp
-Tanabe Catback
-SS Petit DP
-Apexi PowerFC
-Racing beat ignition wires
-FEED oil filler cap
-FEED coolant filler cap
-Added R1 Dual oil coolers
-Braille light battery
-Braille Verticle mounting kit
-FC Datalogit
-Unorthodox Alternator pulley (red)
-Unorthodox Power steering pulley(blue)
-Exedy Hyper Single Clutch Kit
-Simplified seq twin set up
-polished hardline intake pipes for secondary intake.
-Ported JDM Upper Intake manifold and polished by David Garfinkle. Also all the misc. vacuum ports have been welded shut and clean up and polished for cleaner look.
-Pettit Racing water pump pulley
-2 x 4 blade fan set up for better cooling
-HKS RS intake with KN filters
-Tweakit Racing tensioner pulley kit
Suspension:
-M2 launch kit
-Coilovers (About to install FEED coilovers)
-Racing Beat sway bar brace
-Racing Beat sway bars (front and rear)
-Garfinkle Motorworks Engine torque brace
-FEED front strut tower brace
-RZ larger front and rear brake calipers
-Hawk HP+ pads front and rear
-Newly sandblasted A-arms and other suspension parts
-Custom Garfinkle Motorwork cross drilled RZ rotors
-Braided SS brake lines
-Racing Beat sway bushings
-New Delrin bushings for all suspension parts
-Transmission brace
-Dragon's diff brace
-WORK XD9 18x10 +38 with 15mm spacer front and 20mm spacer rear
-Michelin PS2 255/35 front 295/30 rear
-Raceshop rollbar with much stronger rear strut tower brace.
Interior/Stereo:
-Converted Black interior - including, door panels, rear panels, head liner, seat belts, and black main carpet
-RZ floormats
-Rare moon roof interior cover
-JDM rear seats with panels, seat belts, and special rear carpet
-added R1 rear speaker pods for 7 speaker system
-Prosport boost, A/F, Fuel, Oil temp gauges
-Prosport center speaker pod
-Bride Exas III seats with Bride rails
-Nardi shift knob
-red leather stitching shift and ebrake boots
-LED interior lights
-Rare red stitch Nardi wheels
-Custom install of Protege cruise control to the Nardi wheel
-RE steering column pod with 52mm Prosport boost gauge
-JKL Engineering Carbon Fiber Gauge cluster, hood AC panel, shifter,etc (not overlay)
-JVC 7inch AV system
-New EL PowerFC commander and holder
-RE-A speedo cluster gauge
-FEED Carbon fiber rear trunk add on.
-Base model hatch cover
-added OEM fog light switch to turn FEED HID driving lights
Exterior:
-One off Feed Carbon Gas door (Shine Auto)
-Feed Type 2R front bumper
-Feed Carbon fiber canards
-Feed Carbon Fiber side skirts
-Feed wide front fenders
-FEED rear wide flares
-RE-A Carbon Fiber N1 hood
-Rotary Extreme hood dampers
-R-magic oil cooler ducts
-FEED front tow hook
-RE-Amemiya Carbon rear diffuser
-99 rear spoiler base
-AutoEXE carbon fiber rear spoiler deck
-MS replica 99 undertray
-Custom LED tail lights
-Odula carbon fiber 99 spoiler covers
-Custom rear bumper CF covers
-FEED head light cover
-rare glass moon roof
-SportTuner HID projector head lights
-LED signal lights in FEED signals
-HID FEED Signal lights
-Spirit R fender badges
-Efini front are rear badges
-Carbon look rear bumper lights
-Carbon fiber FEED gas door (one off made)
-APR Carbon Fiber side Mirrors
-Custom front canard add on
-Carbon Cooling panel (custom, made by me)
-LED bumper strip
-FEED signal light covers
-FEED door handles
-Carbon back of the door handle covers.
-Back Off 3rd light flasher
-ShineAuto rear tail light lip
-Feed bumper guard
-Custom rear tail lights
2010 December Car of the Month
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