Popular Post Pelo. Posted April 20, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2017 I've wanted an RX7 since I was about 11 years old. I think the first FD I ever saw was a bright red one parked in a driveway, while I was walking to school. I had no idea what it was, but its beauty stuck in my mind. One of my classmates was a big car fan, due to his father running a workshop, focused on rotaries, and had an RX2 rally car, and a HB Cosmo, and an RX7 dirt track car...! So my friends influence really set me on the path to RX7 obsession. 20 years later and I have bought an FD. I've daydreamed about it for a few years as my savings grew bigger. Since 2016 I've been looking seriously, having inspected 5 cars for sale. Then this one turned up. 1994 Type R with 45,000 genuine, verified kilometres. It was imported last year by an old guy who is an old-school rotary fan and serial car collector. big photo album: https://goo.gl/photos/1KavduxG5q638suD7 The current mod list is short, and were all from Japan. - Fujitsubo 3" cat-back exhaust, which sounds perfect to me. Quiet at cruise and idle, no droning, and a good sporty tone when pushing. - 17" x 8.5" / 9" Racing Beat RB-02 wheels. Allegedly made by Work Wheels, they are a nice 3 piece set. I have to measure the offset as the labels have worn off, and the centre caps are missing. - Apexi RevSpeedMeter mk1. This nifty but useless device shows a digital readout of revs and speed. It can estimate acceleration times and flash speed and rev warnings. I need to investigate if the ECU is standard. The sills have "Blitz Access Super Computer" stickers, which was apparently a plug-in ECU upgrade from the '90s. My current modification plans for the car, after tonnes of research: water temperature and boost gauges alarm & immobiliser - mandatory for insurance aluminium AST aluminium radiator full set of tyres (eg. RE003 245/40/17). The current ones are over 10 years old and still have the coloured streaks from when they were brand new... not safe! auxiliary injection (e.g. AEM water injection) General maintenance comes first of course. Then, just drive it. I love track days so I'll be getting into those as soon as I can. I don't have any desire for more power, as I drive quite sedately on the street. The car is only a weekend ride so it always feels special to use. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Fucking sick bro. Good score. Glad you found one. It's like my one's twin bar the good paint and different wheels and such. They're such a good shape in stock form too so no need to add anything kit wise either, especially when you have the factory chin spoiler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WLDRX2 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Nice FD. best shape car ever. will be remembered like the e type jag. Your rev/speed meter can also be used to remove the 180kmh speed cut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Thread jack, But where does one acquire instructions for one of those magic boxes in English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelo. Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 39 minutes ago, RUNAMUCK said: Thread jack, But where does one acquire instructions for one of those magic boxes in English? I've got this one https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezmmcn9z207ngcg/Apexi_RSM_manual.pdf?dl=0 The mk2 version is bound to be somewhere on the Internet too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelo. Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Thanks for the compliments guys ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Beautiful machines....when I worked at Turners doing IT back in the late 90's I grabbed one off the Dealer Auction floor, picked up the missus and took it down to Mission Bay for lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 One of my all time favourite cars. Such an awesome shape. And make all the right noises with some subtle mods... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell'orto Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 So lush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelo. Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 14 hours ago, Dell'orto said: So lush. Do you miss yours? I did consider buying it when Zac sells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell'orto Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Oh yeah, mostly because I'll likely never own another one. Finding a tidy one too is more and more difficult now as you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelo. Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 This weekend I went to the track. Pukekohe track session in RX7 - YouTube An unmodified RX7 on track? Playing with fire?! I drove conservatively. Cooldown was just cruising in 4th / 5th on the straights. I still caught up on the corners, as it was a pace car, no overtaking session. The IC heatsoak was annoying, with noticeable high rpm power drop after sustained full throttle. It also might need new ignition leads, it felt like the motor was missing occasionally. My tyres are crap, they are well past their use by date. But the car felt pretty good and getting sideways on the hairpin was easy. It certainly bumped around a lot on the straights. compared to the other cars on the video it moved around a lot more. Might need new shocks. Or that is just normal for a light car. Pukekohe is intimidating with concrete walls everywhere. Very bumpy in some parts, with fast corners. I prefer Taupō or Hampton Downs, which have better sight lines and runoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Missing or mis-firing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelo. Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 I've gone and bought a set of stock wheels. The 17s are nice but I want to see how the car drives as Mazda intended, and I do really like the 16s. A test drive showed less tramlining, lighter steering, and a slightly more comfortable ride. Which is what I hoped for. Some of the roads I like to drive are not at all smooth! The tyres are touring spec Goodyear LS2000. So the next thing to buy is a set of Potenza RE003 or Pilot Sport 3. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelo. Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 On 2017-5-14 at 17:32, kiwi808 said: Missing or mis-firing? Is there a difference? Easiest / cheapest assumption for me to make is that the ignition leads need replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, Pelo. said: Is there a difference? Easiest / cheapest assumption for me to make is that the ignition leads need replacing. Check them with multimeter, measure how long they are, tho probably the figure is in the workshop manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, Pelo. said: Is there a difference? Easiest / cheapest assumption for me to make is that the ignition leads need replacing. If it's missing, it's probably the coils. If it's mis-firing you have probably done an Apex seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 We did the compression check on this car when the old boy owned it. Very tidy and the motor had fantastic compression! We were quite surprised 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelo. Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 New shoes! Bridgestone Potenza RE003 in 225/50R16. I also sold my 17" Racing Beat wheels. The workshop forgot to do my WOF though! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelo. Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 I got some servicing done (fuel filter and trans oils), WOF, and a fire extinguisher installed on a nice custom bracket so I can do clubsport events. No problem with legroom as I'm not tall, pics are with the seat right back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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