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l iAlexxx l
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 |  Subject: Alex's RX-7 Garage!  Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:33 pm | |
| Hello everyone and welcome to my Colorado garage! My name is Alex and I am building an RX-7 FD. My FC didn't pass specs to come to Colorado from Florida so I am leaving it there for the time being and decided to try my hand at a new style of car. I chose the FD because it is a very unique car with a very fun engine to tune and build. I found this FD in an older man's barn in his backyard. It was in very good condition and well taken care of. He was asking 18k for it and for the condition the car was in that was a steal price! So I got the title and keys and now am planning step by step how I am going to build this into a drift spec competition worthy car.
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:34 pm | |
| 1997 Mazda RX-7 FD3S - Spoiler:
Power: 292 HP
Torque: 242 LB-FT
Weight: 2,644
Class: A-509
Cost: $18,000
Build List
Engine & Power
Engine: 13b-REW Single Turbo
Air Filter:
Intake Manifold and Throttle Body:
Fuel System:
Ignition:
Exhaust:
Displacement:
Turbo:
Intercooler:
Oil and Cooling:
Flywheel:
Platform & Handling
Brakes:
Springs & Dampers: Tein Flex Coilovers (Race)
Front Anti-roll Bars:
Rear Anti-roll Bars:
Chassis Reinforcement and Roll Cage:
Weight Reduction: Sport
Drivetrain
Clutch:
Transmission:
Driveline:
Differential: KAAZ LSD 2-Way (Race)
Tires & Rims
Tire Compound: Stock
Front Tire Width:
Rear Tire Width:
Front Rim Size: 18"
Rear Rim Size: 18"
Rim Style: Work CR Kai
Aero and Appearance
Front Bumper: C-West
Rear Wing:
Rear Bumper: C-West
Sideskirts: C-West
Hood:
Bank Statement - Spoiler:
11/13/12
BNB Start Pay - $25,000
Bought 1997 Mazda RX-7 FD3S - -$18,000
Bought Tein Race Spec Coilovers - $6,500
Total: $500
11/22/12
Payday - +$6,000
Total: $6,500
11/27/12
Bought White Work CR Kai 18" - -$3,600
Single Turbo Conversion - -$1,185
Total: $1,715
11/29/12
Payday - +$6,000
Total: $7,715
12/6/12
Payday - +$6,000
Total: $13,715
12/14/12
Payday - +$6,000
Total: $19,715
12/20/12
Payday - +$10,000
Total: $29,715
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:46 am | |
| Pictures of build. 11/13/12 Decided to take a picture of my new car at a clear parking lot. It's just a stock FD for now. Super happy with the condition it's in. Going to start entering some events in it and making some money to build the engine. First thing will be a single turbo setup. Then exhaust and street port. Going to take it to DCW to get all the fabrication work after the engine is more modified. It's got about 80k on the motor as it is now with no problems other than a high rev at a cold start. Clean re-build will fix that.  11/27/12 Since the last picture above I have put coilovers and new wheels on my car. Details on pg. 2. 
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:38 am | |
| Got a quick shot of me sitting on my new suspension setup. Went for a morning cruise.  | |
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:27 pm | |
| What a surprise lol. Looking forward to your build Alex! | |
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:36 pm | |
| There's nothing else that looks interesting to build on Horizon... lol Plus I can make more of a story using this car.  | |
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:42 pm | |
| Finally pay day, going to buy some new kicks and a new turbo setup!
Pics to come shortly. | |
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:49 pm | |
| Got my TII transmission for my real car lol  | |
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xCalluumm
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:56 pm | |
| - l iAlexxx l wrote:
- Got my TII transmission for my real car lol
Next up: Bigger turbo and straight pipe! | |
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MosukeKodoSan
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:58 pm | |
| no next up a REW for his RL car!! | |
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:01 pm | |
| I wish! ^
Up next is turbo engine though, just going to be a regular ol' 13b | |
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MosukeKodoSan
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:03 pm | |
| keep your injection rotors though, increase compression + increase win | |
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:05 pm | |
| Injection Rotors? Never heard of that. | |
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MosukeKodoSan
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:14 pm | |
| the rotors on a non turbo (injection) 13b are higher comp than the turbo 2 rotors so its the first upgrade before porting etc.. | |
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sat Nov 24, 2012 11:18 pm | |
| I see, we'll see what happens with my N/A motor, I want to blow it up | |
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MosukeKodoSan
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sat Nov 24, 2012 11:29 pm | |
| lol thats not hard to do with a rotary
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sat Nov 24, 2012 11:31 pm | |
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MosukeKodoSan
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:36 am | |
| yup, poor fuel and old oil will kill one as fast as you like...
or give it to a woman that has no idea what internal combustion is and you have 5 year old rx8's for £600 up and down the uk with "starting issues"
dont get me wrong if maintained they are nigh on bullet proof, even if they do set fire to the car behind them at regular intervals | |
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:50 am | |
| You have an obvious point. My car has ran amazing ever since I've had it. I pre-mix, but with a good gas/oil mixture and I make sure I measure it out as close as possible, I hate doing it but the car doesn't have the oil metering pump so I have to. I see a few older women driving convertible's around and I'm just like ahhh... lol. I guess all you have to do to shoot flames is take the cats off lol. Can't wait for that. My brothers car shoots like 5ft long flames -  | |
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MosukeKodoSan
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:52 am | |
| marshmellows at the ready!! | |
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:56 am | |
| Wouldn't want the sent of gas and oil on mine so I'd have to pass on that lol | |
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:58 am | |
| run nitrous on it, thats wha a guy here did to his KA before he started his rb25 swap | |
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:38 pm | |
| - MosukeKodoSan wrote:
you have 5 year old rx8's for £600 up and down the uk with "starting issues"
No kidding, RX-8's are dirt cheap. Depriciation and the fact that no one knows how to maintain one. Our old teacher from high school had one, she sold it because of "starting issues" I saw on Driftworks someone bought one and swapped an SR in there. I'd love an RX-8 though. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:19 pm | |
| starting issues prolly fron it flooding. id like to 1jz swap one.. or ls  | |
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l iAlexxx l
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| | Subject: Re: Alex's RX-7 Garage! Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:18 pm | |
| 13b Renesis rotary's SUCK. RX-8's always flood. | |
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