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Chris\'s car is looking sexy as ever and amazing pics mate,
 
I hope my rex goes to as an enthusiastic owner as you when i eventually sell, it looks a credit to it\'s new owner.

Thanks!

One of my fav bodykits for the fd. What wheels are they? They look like blitz.

They\'re 18" 3-Piece Blitz Technospeed Z1s. They\'ve been refurbed with the centres sprayed in a pale copper/gold but could do with a very thorough clean and polish. I\'m looking at addressing this issue with a detail sander soon but its gonna be a hell of a job bringing the outer lips back up especially as I can\'t remove them (no spare wheels!). I\'ll figure something out though.

Ah wondered when Chris\'s car would surface again.
Think hes got an older 911 now.
Looking fantastic as always

Yeh he has a 964 shape one I think, maybe the one before than even, love old skool porkers!

nice. very nice indeed.

Where abouts in Somerset are you?

Glad you like it, I\'m in Bristol at Uni at the moment.

what type of camera and lens are you using??? the pics are awesome

always loved this car, used to live quite local to me. the paint correction has made it look new again, bet you are well pleased with the results.

I\'m actually using a bridge camera...well I say bridge but its almost an Slr. Its a Fuji Finepix S100. It has an integrated non changeable lens with a huge amount of adjustable zoom. Very capable camera but its not quite good enough for hdr. I need a proper slr for that really but I\'m making do with this for now. I hope Chris will be happy to see his old rex in good shape.

The original set from Tokyo Drift:



If I\'m not mistaken this is a pic of lums car below:

I keep forgetting to post new shots up on here for you guys! Here are some that I\'ve taken over the last month or so. Rx ownership is so much better than I imagined, expensive but worth every penny!

I have more pictures of the Sound Quality focused install that is in development at the moment. I didn\'t feel the car was really mine until I had added my own touch to it. Its already sounding incredible but should be ready for the SQ competition season next year by may. I may post up a thread about the build later.

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Yep thats Lums. I had the pleasure of driving it a few weeks ago. Very tidy rex, well looked after, the paintwork is immaculate and the bodywork is the genuine Veilside. He\'s on the look out for a set of Andrews to go on it, but they\'re not easy to come by due to the silly offset needed to fill those arches!

Oh nice! I was soo tempted to go and have a look at that, is it still for sale or are you the new owner?

Did the guy in S....horpe that I sold it to just run out of funds then guv? Seems a shame he let it go after only 3 months or so, but you look like you\'re going to take good care of her:) one tip is to use brasso wadding to shine those wheel rims. Any other info you need just hola!

Chris

Well I dont think it was the funds that were the problem, he relied on garages to do the mechanical work and I dont think paid much attention to the rest . Hes after an S15 now as he changes his cars every few months it seems (his jap car ownership history sounded long from what he said). Brasso wadding eh? Im gonna go see if I can find some, funny how you noticed the wheels arent as shiny in the current pics, they\'ve been neglected too .

Ah really? Im guessing you\'re local to taunton? I wouldnt mind meeting up sometime if you\'re free mate.


Yeah live in Taunton. Maybe a sunday or a decent evening drop us an email mj.webb@btconnect.com and we`ll sort something out.

Mat

Sounds good man, will do in the next couple of weeks.

Gorgeous car sir.... saw it parked up in Halfrauds in Bristol at the weekend. Had a look around - wow!

I was in my Black Alfa 159 at the time...... so you wouldnt have noticed me :-(

lol, I think I saw you drive round, very smart Alfa! I actually work for halfords :rolleyes: on the weekends as I\'m a student in bristol. Do you have an Rx too?

Saw you drive through Taunton the other night, think it was thursday last week.

Car looked great.

Mat

Ah really? Im guessing you\'re local to taunton? I wouldnt mind meeting up sometime if you\'re free mate.

Agreed, Chris put alot of time & effort in to this car, When I first saw it it was yellow & I thought it looked hidious!!! but once the candy paint work fell on to the body I loved it!! Colour can totaly change the look of a car! Take care of her matey she\'s a stunner  

Jono

I definately agree, the colour choice was both classy and unique, people come up to me on my street as they walk by just to tell me how beautiful it looks! Its quite a system shock owning it. I will take care indeed. The last owner hasnt been very good to the lacquer topcoat, its covered with swirls . I have a friend who is able to cut it back carefully and correct it all, should be getting that sorted within the next few weeks!

Welcome to MRC! As above, really, you\'ve wangled one of the most pampered FDs in the country there, I reckon! You couldn\'t have bought one further away could you? Must have been a baptism of fire driving it from the North East to Somerset at not much to the gallon

Lol, a baptism of fire now theres a vision. My mate drove me up in his Q7, on the way back he said it spit numerous flames coming off throttle between changes. :InLove

I felt it was well worth the long drive to get it. I did that trip twice too, one to view it and one to collect! It made it back using only about £45 which I thought was quite reasonable. On short journeys though it does guzzle!

Evening all

Glad to see the car is looking shiney and well cared for!  Many thanks as ever for the comments guys.  I prefer it with the Dobba plate on though, lol!

Im sure youll have many years of joy Pav.

Any thoughts on future mods?

BTW project Porsche 964 is getting well underway

Chris

Hey Chris, oooh future mods! Well I\'ve already put some Hids on (that was a must) and I\'ve bought an uprated air temp sensor for future mapping. Im also thinking about getting a Vmount kit of some sort. My intake temps are very high at the moment which is a concern. I\'ve given the Hks elements a good clean as well as had the tracking sorted as the last owner didnt have it done after fitting a set of new Tein super streets (which are uber comfy!).

I eventually plan on bigger secondary injectors, fuel rail, Fpr, Fuel pump and a remap on the stock twins. Im tempted to convert to non-sequential to get rid of that lag on switchover, but its so nice having torque so low down in the revs, great on the motorway in 5th or cruising up a hill!

Good luck with the Porsche too man, looks great from the avatar!

Hi there guys, I am relatively new to the Rx scene but have always been a rotary fan. I feel priviliged to finally own one, especially such a well cared for example.

























Body
•RE Amemiya AC037 front end (including genuine Porsche 911 (993) lights, FRP hood and nose cone)
•RE Amemiya AD step D1 side skirts (FRP)
•RE Amemiya AD Front Fenders (FRP)
•RE Amemiya Rear spats
•RE Amemiya rear light garnish/spoiler
•RE Amemiya style rear Street Diffuser (Mark 1 diffuser)
•AeroMarker aero mirrors (with side repeaters added)
•Carbon door handles
•Re-spray in House of Kolor Kandy Burgundy / Wild Cherry blend (over deep mica violet metallic base) 2:1 blend ratio.
•Car fully "smoothed" to emphasize lines of car and bodykit. Rear wiper, wash, ariel, and side markers removed. Front washers relocated. Front side markers removed. Front side repeaters and indicators removed relocated. Boot lock, number plate holder and badges removed and smoothed.
•Rear quarters and shut lines levelled and smoothed to meet bodykit.
•Fuel filler removed and re-located to boot (aero-cap).

Interior
•RX7 Type X (luxury model) full deep red leather interior (incl head lining). Recently cleaned and refurbished.
•Deep red interior plastics
•Deep red leather trimmed centre console, centre dash and dome
•Deep red mats (imported from USA)
•Factory option "RX7" stamped aluminium sill plates
•GReddy Oil Pressure, Oil Temp & Water Temp Gauges (in dash-mounted pod)
•GRreddy PRofec B Spec II Boost controller
•Blitz monster boost gauge
•Momo Millennium Evo leather steering wheel with snap off momo boss for security
•Momo carbon & aluminium gear knob
•Momo handbrake cover & leather gaiter
•Apexi commander (displays car stats to monitor performance) in R Magic holder
•JVC CD / MP3 player (in-dash)
•Black vinyl trimmed fibreglass rear boot build (easily removed without damage to car)
•Custom fibreglass front door builds (black vinyl trimmed).
•Rear strut brace
•DVD player mounted in centre console
•7" screen mounted in fibre glass enclosure in rear hatch lid. Boot lid re-trimmed in black vinyl with wiper motor and housing removed.

Engine
•13B Rotary Engine (twin turbo) with complete strip down and re-build by Lindop Motorsport in March 2008 (using approved Mazda parts).
•Perished hoses replaced, solenoids checked, vitton check valve upgrade for reliability.
•Exedy clutch (new – March 2008), clutch release valve and clutch cylinders replaced.
•Royal purple oil.
•Apexi Power FC ECU – Mapped by WGT. 318 BHP @ the Fly
•Greddy down pipe.
•Straight through mid-pipe / de-cat.
•Auto Project De-storm exhaust back box.
•2 x HKS "Mushroom" filters (with red elements) & polished hard pipes.
•MazdaSpeed Plug Leads & Coil.
•NGK cold grade spark plugs.
•Polished UIM.
•Polished alternator.
•RE Amemiya SMIC hard pipe (polished).
•Uprated ARC SMIC.
•HKS oil cap.
•MazdaSpeed polished strut brace.
•Alu Air Separation Tank.
•FC Thermoswitch and new thermostat (lower temp for safety).
•Bailey BOV.
•Carbing aluminium radiator cooling plate.
•Various tuner badges.
•Silicone hosing to detail.

Suspension
•Racing Gear coilovers (JDM, very rare)
•Geometry and tracking professionally set-up by Revolution Motorsport

Brakes
•4 pot Type R callipers
•Project Mu SCR front discs (slotted)
•Project Mu uprated front pads

Wheels
•Blitz Techno Speed Z1 3 piece split rim wheels - 18x8" (front) & 18x10" (rear)
•Wheels stripped down and refurbished with centres re-sprayed copper and outer lips hand polished to mirror finish
•5Zigen Pro-racer Wheel Nuts (anodised red) with locking nuts
•Continental 265/35/18 tyres – Rear
•Toyo 225/40/18 tyres - Front

ICE (In-car Entertainment)
•(All ICE designed and fitted by an industry professional.
•JVC head unit with large animated display (can display owners pictures / images etc.)
•Lightning Audio Bolt 12" Subwoofer housed in fibre glass boot build (black vinyl trimmed)
•Lightning Audio Bolt 6" Components housed in rear boot build
•Lightning Audio Bolt 5.25" Components in front (custom black vinyl trimmed door pods)
•JL Audio 2-channel amp
•JL Audio 4-channel amp
•Veba 7" screen (in custom black vinyl trimmed upper boot pod)
•DVD player in dash

Security
•Clifford G5 category 1 alarm / immobiliser with optional remote central locking and proximity alert sensors
•Snap-off steering wheel boss


Trophies / awards / magazines
•Best RX7 FD Trophy – Rotorstock III
•Runner up Best Mazda Trophy – Rising Sun Car Show 2007
•Runner up Meguires show and shine – Rotorstock I\'ve
•Chosen as one of a few selected rotary cars to open Rotorstock I\'ve at Santapod

•4 page feature – J Tuner magazine
•4 page feature – Redline magazine
•Car of show / cruise in various issues of Max Power, Redline, Fastcar

Here are some more snaps in the sun which lets you really appreciate the kind of paint that\'s been lashed on!

















Pav