my 93 SSM FD build

[Brent]

It was the PFC, that is actually what triggered my mind that the PFC was jacked up. I took the datalogit and laptop out and hooked up a commander. When I pulled up the monitor screen. The Water Temp had dashes accross it instead of a reading. Of all the FD's I worked on with PFC's, I had never seen that happen. I went and checked the sensor and it was plugged in. After having the discussion with you about the fans and the water temp sensor, I made some kind of a connection that the 2 issues were related. I pulled the PFC out of my red car and had a water temp reading immediately. Tried cranking it and it started right up. I'm def. going to look into sending it back to Apexi... I've got plenty of time to wait Otherwise, it will be a very expensive lesson learned as I purchased the PFC in November and should have tested it immediately. The owner says it came out of his working car.

BTW Dan, the roads are going to decide whether or not I can make it up that way for lunch tomorrow. I'll give you a call around 10 or so if I'm going to be able to make it.

[Chadwick]

Originally Posted by Brent

It was the PFC, that is actually what triggered my mind that the PFC was jacked up. I took the datalogit and laptop out and hooked up a commander. When I pulled up the monitor screen. The Water Temp had dashes accross it instead of a reading. Of all the FD's I worked on with PFC's, I had never seen that happen. I went and checked the sensor and it was plugged in. After having the discussion with you about the fans and the water temp sensor, I made some kind of a connection that the 2 issues were related. I pulled the PFC out of my red car and had a water temp reading immediately. Tried cranking it and it started right up. I'm def. going to look into sending it back to Apexi... I've got plenty of time to wait Otherwise, it will be a very expensive lesson learned as I purchased the PFC in November and should have tested it immediately. The owner says it came out of his working car.

BTW Dan, the roads are going to decide whether or not I can make it up that way for lunch tomorrow. I'll give you a call around 10 or so if I'm going to be able to make it.

Cool, glad you tracked it down, problems like that can be a bitch. Just give me a yell if you are coming. If not we can meet up another time.

Dan

[Brent]

Here are a few more pictures. I will be putting on the finishing touches in the next few days and hopefully will be terrorizing the streets by the weekend with any luck. I spent the majority yesterday wetsanding and buffing so thats where the dust keeps coming from. I did a compression test earlier just to see if my numbers had come up from last week when they were at around 110 and 115psi. My front rotor was at 115-118psi, and my rear rotor has 120psi.

A couple of the engine. Still needs some cleaning, but looking better than before



PLX-300 Wideband O2 Sensor


R-Magic 99spec Oil Cooler Duct's:


Aerofiber Feed style Carbon Fiber Sideskirts hopefully going on in the next couple of days:


Last but not least, Charlie7's Coil Relocation bracket:

[charlies7]

Good shit right there, that bracket adds 50whp

[Chadwick]

Originally Posted by charlies7

Good shit right there, that bracket adds 50whp

Any idea where a person could buy one Charles?

[charlies7]

ME...I have one left with a blank cover..130 shipped

Pics

[$100T2]

Can I buy that veilside front bumper? My dog would like to urinate on it.

[Brent]

haha. that "disclaimer" was a quote from the original thread from over a year ago... and I held true to my word. That bumper and sideskirts won't be going on a RX-7 anytime soon

[Brent]

Originally Posted by TRISPEEDFD3S

How much was the paint? Like the actual paint itself. You get it from the dealer?

I was at the paint store today and rather than dig through my receipts, I priced SSM(3L) for you Jeff. I priced upper grade PPG and it was $40 a pint and $70 a quart. I think you could do the whole car with a couple of quartz very easily. A gallon of clear package(includes cataylst, etc) is around $100 a gallon. Unless you are a really good painter you aren't really going to be able to tell the difference between the cheaper stuff, but I still get it anyways. Don't forget all of your other supplies like sanding materials, primer, high build primer, fillers, sealers, tac cloth, etc, etc, etc...


I troubleshot the idle some more today. I redid all of my vacuum hoses and was able to get the idle down to around 2850rpm. I pulled the throttle body w/ TPS off my working red FD that idles great at 750rpm today and put it on the car... no luck... Idles is still around 2850rpm. Dan Chadwick gave me some great sugguestions on how to search for the vacuum leak that I will be checking out tomorrow.

I also was limited in what I could do today because fedex wouldn't deliver my stuff I had overnighted from Mazda Motorsports on Thursday. I went to the fedex location and they said it was unsorted and there was no way I could get it. Oh well, I guess I'll get the rest of the little stuff on Monday.

I put my 5ZR wheels back on as well as installed my feed sideskirts made by aerofiber. The car is starting to look a little better. I still have to clean it up ALOT though!! Here are a couple of pictures. I'll get better ones tomorrow. I'm planning on hopefully *knock on wood* fixing the idle finally. Installing the 99spec front lip and 99spec undertray as well as a few other things.

My buddy Mike eating some dorito's, hard at work... haha. He's the guy that did my battery relocation and all my electronic stuff. Great guy that does quality work.




The car currently has eibach springs with Tokico Illumina's. My car seems to sit higher than any other FD with this set up I have ever seen. I'm hoping they settle a little since the car hasen't really been driven since the engine and tranny were pulled. I was trying to hold off on installing my Tein HA's until later, but I don't know if I can take the huge gaps.

On a side note, on my way back from the parts store I spotted a very very red FD with Pettit fender flares and kenesis wheels. It looked so MEAN!!! However, as I got closer, although it looked like a rotary... it certainly didn't sound like one LS1. So I did what any self respecting rotary owner would do... I burned his car to the ground. J/K. It was a nice car all around. Just not for me. I do think I will do pettit rear fender flares now though at some point.

[David Jerome]

Originally Posted by Brent

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On a side note, on my way back from the parts store I spotted a very very red FD with Pettit fender flares and kenesis wheels. It looked so MEAN!!! However, as I got closer, although it looked like a rotary... it certainly didn't sound like one LS1. So I did what any self respecting rotary owner would do... I burned his car to the ground. J/K. It was a nice car all around. Just not for me. I do think I will do pettit rear fender flares now though at some point.

That is syclonejak off the other forum(the guy with the 99spec bumper I need to get for you), I think he is still overseas so it may have been his dad driving. The live in Kingston so I am shocked they were down your way. That car is mean 0-100 and is really good looking car with the fender flares and 18x13 kinesis wheels

[Brent]

Originally Posted by David Jerome

That is syclonejak off the other forum(the guy with the 99spec bumper I need to get for you), I think he is still overseas so it may have been his dad driving. The live in Kingston so I am shocked they were down your way. That car is mean 0-100 and is really good looking car with the fender flares and 18x13 kinesis wheels

Doh!!! I should have got him to pull over. Maybe he will be back this way sometime. It was his brother driving it. I talked to him at the stop light. You need to do those Pettit Fender Flares man!!! or I'm going to.

[Brent]

Found it!! Now it is idling right around 1100rpm's. I had a spot on the corner of my UIM where it meets the UIM to LIM gasket that wasn't quite sealing. I grinded it down flat and put a new gasket on just for good measure... and that sealed it right off. Thanks to Dan Chadwick for all the pointers.

Also, now that the idle has come down, I haven't had any glowing manifold issues.

Here are a few pictures... still looking pretty rough, but I'm about to put the rest of the trim back on. The taillights go on tomorrow as soon as my fedex package gets here that has the brackets in it. Front lip and undertray go on tomorrow.

Yes, I know... I really need to put the lip on:


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[David Jerome]

I wish you would have had more time to enjoy it, that car is going to be sick though once everything is ironed out and all the exterior parts are back on.

[Brent]

Well, car is running great thanks to a safe map Dan Chadwick made for me. I'm only on 9lbs right now and have been driving it very conservative. I'm still in the garage drilling the holes for the front lip... well, watching my buddy do it. More to follow after while. Big thanks to Dan Chadwick, David Jerome, and Mike Lashlee!!!

[David Jerome]

Dan, I have a customers car that will need tuned in about 4 weeks if you are interested. He is based out of knoxville and could come down on a weekend. Just pm your rates and if you are interested.

Thanks
David