My RX7/Rotary projects... formerly My Blk base build up.. by Herblenny

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Thanks Doc!

Glad you came out to the DGRR.. and your car is quite amazing also! I'm hoping to come up to Huntsville and hang out with you in near future. Hopefully the Blk FD will come out the way I'm planning and hope it will make pretty decent amounts of power (and eventually, get the 20Bs built and put in) I just wished I had more time.... But also glad I have the MB to drive around in...

Here is a picture of SPOautos driving my car at the Dragon... One handed and on the cell phone

David, I agree with weaklink.. Feed vented hood is pretty tame..

Here are couple of pics.... three..

PS> Did you get your 20B back from Gotham?? Who did it all turn out??

5-22-2007

My new steering wheel..

6-12-2007

David,

He started the install on this thread

Need some guidance installing infill G4 carputer into the FD

Finally I'm getting my *** in gear and putting my engine together.. Hopefully it will be in the car before Chuck Westbrook come to Bham(Chuck Westbrook PFC tuning class in Bham, AL 7/21 and 7/22/2007)...

7-22-2007

Quick Update..

Finally received my RB BBK.

12-3-2007

Its been awhile since I updated this thread..

well, Finally I got my diffuser I wanted it!!! Yeah! Thanks Ken! And I've decided on few changes, so I'm taking my engine back to my builder...

12-4-2007

Just have to wait a bit..

But to give you a hint, I took these pics because i'm going in a different route.. I'm tearing all the polished goodies and taking the engine back to my builder... In next 2-3 weeks, back to something little different..

Here are pics of my engine before tearing it all apart

12-21-2007

LOL! I'll work on that next

Here is a pic of my new gauges... I always like these Defi BFs.. Now I just need to order Fuel Pressure gauge from Jason (RX7store.net) and I'm done with gauges.. By the way, I didn't know these pods are going up in price

My goal now is to get the car finished and show it at DGRR 2008 (Deals Gap Rotary Rally 2008 )

Also, I'm now thinking I should just stick with 94 plastic finish instead of CF ing the interior plastics.. What you guys think?? CF or 94??

1-26-2010

It was sitting in my garage and a local guy was looking for a blk on blk.. I was helping him locate one and just decided to sell it as a shell. Its was hard as this was my 1st FD (out of 7 or so). Also my MB FD is pretty built up and I wanted something bit more stock... and thats where the SSM came by.... 32K original mile and original inside and original paint... both are like new condition. 

I recently acquired some rare MS parts for the SSM FD... 

Like these:

My goal is to get this car all OEM upgrades... and build up the MB FD.

I'm shooting for B-Spec FD

Except with CF Feed sides and CF RE rear diffuser. I already have the MS lip and spoiler deck... and the CF hood (but non-R-spec hood).

I did think about R-spec.. but I like the 99 front and I already had one.. I'm going to talk to a painter about color matching this friday (Goolsby - one of the top painter in SE).

1-31-2010

Installed my SSM OEM 99 wing.. Luckily the paint is very close match from newer 99 and 94. I also put in the CF 99 insert (like MS).

Next is pulling out the BNRs and putting in 99 280HP twins..

2-3-2010

So, This is the look I'm going for on the SSM FD.

Minus the MS wheels.. Plus RE carbon rear diffuser, Feed carbon sides, Feed carbon door handles, and my replication of R-spec signals (Just can't find these damn signal lights). 

Interior will be my rendering of MS LHD plastics, Spirit R seats, 99+ Steering wheel, and few little updates. 

I should be done with this by DGRRX.

I'll also update this thread as I go.

2-4-2010

B/c I already have the new stage 3s

SSM I'm wanting to do bit more stockish..

I just put this in the SSM FD..

2-5-2010

LOL! I know

But I have to say, my pride and joy is this, 

Thanks to Charlie who first let me know about about this, I drove over 1000 miles to pick this up (Thanks Marco for going with me to pick this bad boy). Probably only brand new MS hood in the country (maybe in the world??).

2-17-2010

David,

I've decided to use it on the MB FD. With Help of Rotarypolo (Marco), I did some work on the MB FD..

First the Tan carpet out and Black carpet in

Next installing the Feed trunk piece..

Without carpet

With rear carpet

We've also put the RaceShop rollbar that I had sitting in my house for the past 4 years and mocked it up... Unfortunately, I'll be also doing complete suspension change and didn't want to bolt it up until that was done. But fitment was pretty good and quality was top notch.

HEre is us opening up the rollbar..

The Free Race Shop Tshirt I got... sitting inside the package for the past 4 years