RX7 FD3S Re-Amemiya Twin Turbo Build Thread

[Conrad]

Where is the sound clip man? An exhaust post is worthless without it.

[curacaosfinest]

finally! WHEELS WHEELS WHEELS!!!

well the front ones for now at least...the front wheels got cut, and i took them over to the body shop to make sure the fit was correct before they went in for finishing and powder coating

and i got say the fitment gurus at ISS Forged are freaking ON-POINT!!!! first shot out of the hole and the wheels fit exactly how i want them too!!!

I'm proud to say theses are the very first ones, and i'm lucky enough to say that i'm the only person in the world that has them!!! pretty freaking cool!!!

It sick to know i designed my own wheel and it looks exactly how i wanted them too!!!
i'm sorry if i sound a little braggy or cocky here guys, i'm just so excited about how they turned out!

I'll have pics of them on the car, tires mounted and all by tomorrow night!!

[Paullct]

wheels look good. to be powdercoated what colour?

[curacaosfinest]

wheels look good. to be powdercoated what colour?

Thanks!

the center disks are going to be a Dark Tinted Hand-Brushed Aluminum finish
the outer lips will be a Light Tinted Hand-Brushed Aluminum finish
and the inner barrels are matte black

also the fasteners will be ISS's standard stainless steel bolts and lock nuts

[Paullct]

SWEET!

[curacaosfinest]

Thanks for the complements guys!


heres some pics from the show
i didnt get her completely finished, but good enough to bring to the show
still have to do some buttoning up on the body, and finish the wiring to start her up and get tuned!

Roxy was also awarded with the "Hottest Mazda" trophy!!

[curacaosfinest]

[Tsuchiya]

^^ it really is...congrats

[curacaosfinest]

thanks!!

[Monster 101]

looking best.....

[curacaosfinest]

found this one on a media coverage site

[cinco]

lovelllyyyy

[curacaosfinest]

heres another pic that surfaced from the show...the best one yet for sure, photo credit goes to Raymond Neice

[curacaosfinest]

[Razkal]

i'm in love with your FD! absolutely gorgeous!

[DownesDigital]

wow nice

[curacaosfinest]

Hey guys,

finally got some new stuff to post!!

Picked up some of the last parts for the car

-Garfinkle Engine Torque Dampener
settle the drivetrain for more spot on shifting
not sure what finish i'm going to do on mine yet

-Shine 3 piece undertray
the last part of the aero kit that i needed

-Tweak-It Idler Pulley
no water pump pulley slippage and over heating for me


everything should be here in about a weeks time...the worst part about buying parts, the shipping time!!!

[curacaosfinest]

Just picked up a sweet Kirk Racing Roll Bar for an even sweeter price!!

Should be here in about a weeks time!!

[curacaosfinest]

Got some awesome Full Function Engineering fuel rails on the way!!! and some new ID850s for the primaries, i never really liked the stock secondaries in the primary position

and i had a bit of moment with my car today...
so i was moving some stuff around in my drive way today...and i turned around my car was sitting there like "sup"

so i had one of those moments we all have where we just stand back for a minute and look at our cars

and there were 2 things that really struck me as i was looking at her

1.) How well the URAS bumper was designed as far as functionality goes for cooling. There is still a little bit of ducting i need to make from the middle opening to the v-mount so that its perfect, but its pretty damn good!! and then the oil coolers are really well ducted with just the bumper

2.) The fitment on the wheels is freaking incredible. I'm not sure how the owner of ISS Forged does what he does, but he is a mastermind!!

[curacaosfinest]

So the Full Function Engineering package got here today...

I have to say, dealing with FFE has been an absolute pleasure. Very quick to respond, very informative of all questions/concerns. Definitely one of my favorite sponsors, and their product is nothing short of SUPERB!!

Being around alot of billet parts and seeing alot of parts being made, I have a pretty keen eye from machined parts. I have to say that These parts are very well made. The fit and finish is on point, and there is a great deal of that mechanical sex appeal to these parts.

my verdict on the FFE parts, 100% winning!! if you're looking for parts and they are on your list, forget the rest...these guys are badasses!!!

my box of parts:
-FFE Secondary Rail
-FFE Primary Rail
-FFE O-Ringed injector spacers
-ID850 Primary injectors
-Pigtails for the injectors


PICS!!!

[Biggs3ne]

Congratulations Buddy!!!

[curacaosfinest]

quick shot of getting some work done on my car with zeroG from rx7club.com before we went out to shoot his car...you'll see pics of his car later

[curacaosfinest]

Finally was able to get the fuel system all setup, and the FFE parts are amazing!!

They fit perfectly, and the ports for the inlet/outlet of each rail has a beveled edge so that you can use o-ringed fittings for a perfectly tight leak-proof fit!! beautiful machine work!!

I'm almost there guys!!! 3 more fittings that have been ordered and i'll be able to hook up all the fuel lines and get her started!!! woot woot!!!

[cinco]

I dont say much in here because i just keep coming back and my mouth cant close

[curacaosfinest]

got some love from UPS today!!

The Kirk Racing Roll Bar, and the last of the fittings i needed to finish up the fuel system arrived today

this weekend will be loads of fun!!!

[curacaosfinest]

the lift queen is almost done!!! should be firing her up this week!!! 2 more fittings, just 2 more fittings!!! the anticipation is killing me!!!!!

[roadracer7]

the lift queen is almost done!!! should be firing her up this week!!! 2 more fittings, just 2 more fittings!!! the anticipation is killing me!!!!!

please post a vid of anticipated event..

[turbo_boy411]

very, very, very sweeeettt FD!! Well done dude! *almost puts tears in my eyes! (long story)

[curacaosfinest]

Well duty calls and i wont be able to finish the car this weekend

I have to help out some of friends at Simply Clean 4 out in Orlando, FL

But shes just about ready to start
got everything for the fuel system, so i'll be putting that all together on sunday
and also modifying the oil drain line from the top turbo which i found was touching the manifold

then my engine builder will be coming to the house sometime next week to plug up the wiring harness and starting her up

hopefully i'll get to tune her on friday of next week!!

got to take some motivational pics today that i thought i'd share with you guys lol

[curacaosfinest]

finally have some updates for you guys!!

well good and bad updates sadly

the good is that the motor is all put back together...

i ran into a massive oil leak because of the rear oil return flange on the block, turns out there was an edge there i couldnt see and the flange ending up resting on the flange and didnt seal against the block, so i had to grind down an excessive edge on the flange and put it back together...everything is perfect with that now

I also made my first attempts at starting which didnt work LOL!! didnt really expect more than that though lol

it sounds like the motor is flooded so i'm going to pull the EGI fuse and turn it over a couple times to get rid of the excess fuel, clean up the plugs and give it another shot tomorrow


VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlYYxo0urIo&feature=plcp

the last pic of just the exhaust smoking which was pretty cool lol