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Old 06-20-2011, 01:12 PM   #1
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Let us know how that lip fits. I was considering one of those to replace my 99spec lip...
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Old 06-20-2011, 07:25 PM   #2
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It's just a test fit, with a few screws and a bunch of zip ties, but in that link to the FB album it has a few different pictures... The holes were spot on, I was impressed really, I only have a few remaining hardware bolts so the rest of the lip was zip tied on, I would say fitment is good, but I also have zero body shop experiance and dot know what I'm looking for...

If you want better pictures/explanation let me know, I'll see what I can do...


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Old 06-21-2011, 01:30 AM   #3
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Nice car.

Suede seats, strut bar, foglights, rear spoiler.....it's a JDM version I Type R.

These cars were the hardcore FD's of the day. The first RZ came late in 1992.

The Type X was the luxo pack with sunroof, cruise, airbag, leather, Bose, etc. The Type S was the pov pack that had none of the Type R gear.

Well done on the rebuild
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Old 07-09-2011, 02:39 AM   #4
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AWE......... YEAH!!!!!!

success if mine... but I'm gonna have to redo the PFC idle relearn feature, it idles fine, then as it gets warmer, it idles higher and higher (up to around 2400 rpm)



sorry you guys had to look at my face... it got caught up in the heat of the moment..

(oil pressure is not hooked up, thats why it shows no pressure :P)


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Old 02-15-2013, 01:17 AM   #5
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Too much time not adding more to thread...

too much talking on my part before...

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v6eq4ls2fn30v4h/YoVpCNVyGH

that is link to all the photos as I update them...


here are some Highlights... (done last summer)



CAR RUNS!!!!

(after some shenanigans with motor related stuff)
put lots of kms on in short time
bought some wicked in-expensive stock rims painted bronze from local member
Bought Touring springs and H&R lowering springs (assembled) form same member for $100!!! again a great deal....
installed replica FEED side skirts and the Shine "rear skirts"
replaced steering wheel
de-powered my steering rack (properly)
doing slow paced V-mount right now
redoing the old interior plastics
installed PLX wideband
turbos not seq boosting correctly (yet)
needs a tune after its all said and done

And helped convert another piston lover to FD owner


Skip to pics...



OR...


Long story (for those readers out there)

Put 10,000kms (6,000miles) on this past summer in just over 2 months... other then my seq boosting problem... she runs great...


Had to pull engine numerous times this summer... once to fix something (for get what...

second, cause dropped something down intake and broke diffuser trying to get it out (The REW will eat diffusers... cause it did... )

put it back in, then while trying to rebuild some compression in the engine, a friend was not being careful when using one of my jimmy rigged tools, and ended up having a piece of metal go *INTO* engine, so...


Third time it came out...

Pulled rear iron, got foreign object out... re-rear ironed the motor.. installed. then started and ran like a Champ.


Friend bought a FD that was in desperate need of some knowledgeable ownership... (the PO used a pry bar of some sort to "remove" various objects off the car.. the butterfly valve in the y pipe has a huge bend in it to match the chunk taken out.. (this is the car in the really Big garage) the car has blown turbos, so he bought a local low comp motor for $500 and is a great parts engine..



Things so far... To do, or have done.


Getting rid of SMIC, In slow Progress of build a Greddy FMIC converted to V-mount. as pics note, its gonna be awesome... Using Koyo N flo (unless someone local wants to trade plus cash for a no name brand one :P)
My goal is to have enough room between the IC rad to sneak in the filters for the Twins.. cause V mounts do a good job, but can do a Great job if the turbo gets fresh air..


Swapped out the ugly efini steering wheel for a later Mazda one, sold old wheel to friend, got a good deal on the new wheel... so that was my christmas present to myself

properly de-powered my rack cause I was getting pissed off always having it off to the side when doing engine pulls. Now its gone, and very easy to pull motor... thats the same reason I got rid of my AC, got in the way too much

Installed a PLX wide band, and matching gauge, into my real, little bit hacked up RE-A steering column gauge holder (thanks Supernaut)

Im redoing all my plastics with Plasti-Dip... was in the states over the summer and picked up 8 spray cans... its over $19 a can here... and just over $6 per can down there... so I sold a few for $10 each. I'm excited to have an interior that will make the car look much more modren cause its not scratched to all hell. Also fixing the Gauge Hood, Jesus bandaid cause I want it to all look the same. so its been epoxied with fiberglass renforcement, and now sanding down to make it look as nice and pretty. (see pics)

After the V-mount is done, and I have her running again, I'm going to dive into the engine and find out where I screwed up on my emissions removal/wiring harness redo/vacuum line redo.

and fix that Damn things, so they spool perfectly... Also installed to Prosport Manual Boost controllers so I can eliminate the wiring/solenoids/vac lines, for those two and Simplify things a bit...

Once its boosting properly, it going for a tune.. maybe to local tuner for a base tune.. then I'll post it up on the Datalogit group i'm in and see if the local guy knows his rotaries or not...

then I'll get there help to Fine tune it.

Then water/meth injection as per Mr Rice's recommendation... (would like to do preturbo on both twins... if possible while keeping the Airfilters)

only person I've seen do it so far.. is from the 7 club (look at his engine bay pic) I want to keep the air filters on...

http://www.rx7club.com/time-slips-dy...record-971246/


Pictures!!!!


Link to them all..

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v6eq4ls2fn30v4h/YoVpCNVyGH


Thats the Link to all of them..


Here are some Honorable mentions with quick caption...





at local Mazda Dealer, loving on the new ladies








wide band install and brother business shop after hours...







this reminded me of this...









Put away for winter in tiny garage im renting (cousins garage)





New wheel installed... look at album for old wheel pictures





me getting serious business while wearing Wankel Mechanic shirt, after pulling a few things to start fabbing V-mount





mostly sanded plastics... hood is not done due to needing to be fixed... hence the Band aids and Jesus Bandaid on them earlier...





FMIC ----> V-Mount dreaming/early test fit mock up...





My Uras Front Lip (probably going to plasti dip black...)
cause I like
to whore it out...




local car imported with same lip.. I HAD the only one I knew of in North America... guess not any more...

nice car though...






Rims and Springs shocks I bought from Local 1.5 hour away, Member for $100 for each set!!!!




There are a few other pictures in there as well...








one last one...





This is Lee ("Project D1" on 7 forum, with super wide and low CW 94)




Thats all for now...

Comments are welcome... I just dont want a shit fest... lol



PS. feel free to give me shit for taking to long in the future....




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Old 09-11-2013, 12:51 AM   #6
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I no pictures yet, but v mount is done, it looks very crude right now, but I just wanted it on the road to drive, I'll be switching to non-seq on my twins soon.

I'm trying to figure out a issue with my injectors. I'm running all factory currently, and I won't get above 50% duty cycle once the coolant temp is above 50*C. Going to switch out my engine harness to see if that is the cause.

I put those bronze rims, and my shine auto rear light lip, looks good (removed stock wing) now I'm going to plastic dip the car this winter cause I'm cheap and it'll be one solid color then...


Will post pics once I figure out how from my phone (comp got stolen)


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So quick, almost 2 year later update...

I ordered a few parts over the winter, doing the coveted single turd swap... bought a manifold from Elliot @ Turblown... great high quality piece... quute impressed actually...

So I am going with a Borg Warner 8374 IWG...
I swaped my PFC for a adaptronic, got lots of fuel ID 1000's & 2000's... FFE rails on there way, a big old GReddy FMIC converted for V mount with a Koyo N Flo...

I've been driving it the past 2 years... To busy driving to post i guess *shrugs*

So I'll post some pictures up soon, if I'm taking to long, feel freel to yell at me...


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