Well, after buying the car in October 2004 and waiting for the ship to go liverpool which took months...the car arrived last friday and i went on monday to pick it up. i am impressed with the car, although was abit ****ed off as someone had a go at it and nicked my A-pillar gauges and broke the pod, nicked my headunits, my gear knob and tried taking the side mirrors damaging the panel...but hopefully should be getting some money as it was insured on the ship...
few pics here..will get some better ones taken soon...
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after its first wash in liverpool...
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and parked at home in the garage...
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the Spec as i know it so far...
RX7 Type R2
HKS T04R single turbo conversion
Big intercooler
Full Exhuast system (de-cat) and probably the downpipe has been changed too cus it is really loud when on boost
HKS Air filter
BOV
Blitz Dual Solenoid Boost controller
Turbo timer
Upgraded ECU
Adjustable Coilover suspension
Mazdaspeed split rims
Full RE:Amemiya bodykit
Headlight conversion
Fibre glass vented bonnet with pins and raised
Driver bucket seat
Rear roll bar
its got alot more in there but i dont know whats what yet...need to take it to Wav for a full inspection...:D
nice car you\'ve got there :D looks good after a wash! I like that wing you\'ve got on the back it seems to fit the lines of the car quite well :cool
Good to finally here you\'ve got it matey !!!!:)
Was talking with Freddy earlier today and it seems that liverpool docks are now just as bad as Southampton docks for security, it seems you can just walk in and help yourself to whatever you want????
:mad:
Hopefully the boat insurance will pay for all you\'ve lost ;)
Nice car
why is the hood at the back lifted
Do you have overheating problems ?
Looking good m8, gotta agree it looks much better after a wash:bandit
I should be about all weekend cleaning up the other FD block, hopefully I\'ll also get round to spraying the mirrors on my own car, just need to get faheem to lend me his compressor:rolleyes: ;)
So yeah come round hopefully the snow will have cleared by then:D
Paul
James S: I have the exact same rear spoiler sat in my garage, if you fancy it give me a pm as I\'m sure we can come to agreement on a good price:)
QuoteOriginally posted by gsb876
Hopefully the boat insurance will pay for all you\'ve lost ;)
Yeah wasn\'t there a spare unused semi bridge ported block in the back aswell???:cool ;)
Paul:p
Looks like a really nice car you got there! - can\'t believe the docks let people just stroll in and take stuff tho!??:reallymad
Nice Rex you have there Wav :D
Sorry to here about the stuff going walkies! But happy that you should hopefully get it all on insurance!
thanks people
Riccardo - the bonnet is lifted to let the heat out, no overheating problems, think its just to keep it nice and cool
Wav - i will pop round on weekend, let this weather sort itself out, gotta sort out the headlights hto, you can barely see them, its got some next PIAA wiring in ther or something, me and faheem are gonna have a look wen we get some time. And i wish there was a spare engine in there..lol, they take pics of wen the car goes on the ship in japan and then wen it comes off into the uk...and then from that they compare and see whats gone missing
i think Wav should put me down on the list for next saturday as a definate as ive booked the day off work too
:D
if they\'re RE-A lights then generally they aint great, i think its because they\'re foglights thats used for lighting the beam pattern aint the best, you also get some cutoff from the cowlings. i hid\'d mine earlier this yr & it made quite a differance
mine are really really bad...thought it was the bulbs at first, but they are fine...you can barely see them, all you can see is the front dims on the bumper...keep getting people flashing at me
can you giv me some more info on how to sort this problem out please :)
thanks for the offer Wav, but ive not got an FD at the moment :(
is your dips working or it it just the 4 tiny sidelights your seeing?
UPDATE...looked underneath the bonnet and noticed all the relays next to the battery, and just followed the wires round and noticed 2 cables cut that lead to the battery, connected them and WAHEY we have lights, now just gotta sort out the foggies :D
Nice motor babz, its all worth the wait isnt it.......i remember the day i picked mine up from southampton.....top class!!!
Shame some theiving gits have had a go at your car tho :mad: , these shipping companies and dockyards really do need to start clamping down on that crap:reallymad
Anyway, see you at some meets this year!!:)
Dan!!
gud to have another apna around aint many of us with 7\'s...most tend to go for the usual suubs. nice looking car bro same colour as mine hehe! bit of advice though, get rid of those alloys they are hidious!!!;)
Rixio:wave
Do you think!?!?
I thought they looked nice, and suit the car :)
Dan!!
QuoteOriginally posted by babz_audio
thanks people
Riccardo - the bonnet is lifted to let the heat out, no overheating problems, think its just to keep it nice and cool
:D
I dont think thats a good idea. The area at the bottom of the windscreen becomes a HIGH pressure are once you get moving, so I think this setup will help overheating rather then combat it.
( Flame suit on - I am gonna get it this time for sure ! )
Nice car though, and welcome to Rotor world if its your first Rotary!
cheers people...and rixio, i know what you mean about apnay and suubs, they love the damn things...
i kinda like the wheels...what does everybody else think???
what does everybody else think about the bonnet being raised???
im a newbie to the rx7 scene as this is my first rotary so need all the info and advice possible :D
QuoteOriginally posted by babz_audio
cheers people...and rixio, i know what you mean about apnay and suubs, they love the damn things...
i kinda like the wheels...what does everybody else think???
what does everybody else think about the bonnet being raised???
im a newbie to the rx7 scene as this is my first rotary so need all the info and advice possible :D
I think Rixio was joking about the wheels m8 because they are quite desirable being lightweight mazdaspeed items so a lot of people would be after them if you were to get some new wheels ;)
The bonnet being raised will definitely help in traffic, but probably not at higher speeds, seeing as you\'ll mostly be cruising round ocean I wouldn\'t worry:rollin ;)
Paul:p
Hi mate, looks very nice!
First thing first, i would get your fuelling checked, it will be mapped to jap fuel, i failed to do this and learnt the hard way! Well it was good as i got to add lots of goodies with the rebuild but you would be better safe than sorry.
Good luck with it mate.
cheers
Donato
nice colour and love the front splitter! ;)