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Can you send me some photos please?

Sorry for thread revive, do you have the HSD Monopros still? If so I am very interested!!

Oh and photo\'s are not in date as you can see some have different parts on them, such as it now has a smaller radiator for supercharger clearance

Hi, this would be my first post on the forum even though I\'ve been stalking it for a while... I\'ve just been offered a local job so driving long distances isn\'t a problem anymore, no need for 40+ mpg! I can be silly with my dream car.

Don\'t really want to part with this but if it gets me a Rx7, I\'m happy.

Spec:
- 2.0l 16v F4r (172bhp standard, mapped to 195.2 by tour de force)
- JMS RS2 Inlet Manifold
- 182 Manifold
- Powerflow center section and backbox
- Sparco 6 Point Roll cage
- Bride Low Max bucket seats with OMP subframes
- Sparco harnesses
- Spax Coilovers
- Custom rear springs with adjusters
- Rota Grid Spec V\'s
- HID\'s
- OMP leather Steering wheel
- Uprated injectors
- Pipercross foam filter
- Wheel Stud conversion
- Battery relocation to boot (in box)
- Soild engine mounts
- JBL Competition speakers in front (80w rms)
- Alpine headunit with iPod conectivity
- Ferodo DS2500 pads
- Mintex high carbon disks
- Stubby aerial
- Rear strut brace
- Wind deflectors

Included in sale
- Eaton supercharger with bracket to fit in place of aircon unit (will put the car upto 320bhp+)
- universal intercooler and pipework to fit (all there just needs hooking up)

- Door cards
- Roof lining
- Misc interior bits
- Misc suspension components (standard)
- and what else I can find (optional extra doors,

Mileage: 103,000
Cambelt, auxiliary belt, tensioner, etc done 10,000 miles ago, done by friend (fully trained mechanic) so no receipt of workman ship but receipts for parts there
Service done 2,000 miles ago - Again proof of labor not there but receipts for parts are

Bad bits, tiny dent by rear light n/s which you only see in certain lights, scratch on bonnet, heavily scratched on o/s side skirt, drivers side vent missing, dash cut for roll cage, roll cage sprayed poorly (needs doing again), Seats sit really low, look good, but you look like a right prat driving it... Need rails to boost it up... My lady friend uses a pillow..

Anything I\'ve missed or if you have questions shout away =)

Photos are here... Unfortunately none are recent (wheels are bronze not white, they were track wheels)






Where the reducer is, there is a samco hose connected to pipercross filter now and white throttlebody is now purple - Supercharger setup is not connected photo was trial fitment




Thankyou for your time - Jake

Do you still have this?

Cheers for the feedback guys, I\'ve gone a tad crazy on the christmas presents so hopefully the next pay packet will get me coilovers =P

Sweet, I will check them out...

ohlins make Lamborghini suspension right?.. I have a friend who had some fitted to his 300zx and didn\'t rate them compared to his Tein\'s, then again a company who makes suspension for Lamborghini arn\'t going to make something \'average\' =P

- Wolfie, is yours a track, drift or street setup? Or does it perform all round?

The time has come to put the suspension together and get the car rolling so it can go in the garage for winter... What would you say the best coilovers around are? This is a no expense spared area as I know the difference that a good suspension setup can make!

I\'ve looked at all sorts, HSD HR\'s, Cucso zero 2\'s, HKS Hipermax 3\'s, etc etc... But better than any reviews will tell me are peoples discussions on the matter...

Ok, loads of progress since the last update.. Unfortunatly I\'ve spent the next couple of months wages so after the respray this week nothing will happen for a while!..

Sanding has begun.




Some of the bolts have turned up


Me and my friend hooked up the trailer and drove to Hundington where we picked up a fair few parts... Looks different aye


Looks like a Rx7 now...


Some more parts in my collection... All the brakes, suspension, steering components, etc.


And here she is looking sorry for herself...


Tomorrow I have recruited some friends to sand her down, after that I will post pictures up of the respray first of many (this is chassis only)

* What do you all think of \'Sikkens deep black\' as a shade?

Ok, Second question what type of black do I respray the whole car?.. Is there a better shade of black than the \'brilliant black\' that the car is already?

Hey everyone... The shell is going in for the respray in a couple of weeks... The bodywork will be black however the color of the engine bay I can\'t choose...

Should it remain black? - If so what black, a high gloss pearl black or what?

Should it go White? Silver? Grey? Pink? etc.

Help me choose! =)

Dude buying that car has created a very long road ahead of you!

Bumpers wings headlights, most lightweight parts such as the exhaust heatshields use m6. some m8 on the door hinges and various other places.

The suspension i would only recommend you find someone breaking a car, and get the bolts dipped,rezinced, and passified if you like colour(gold for example) they will need baking again though to strengthen them to high tensile.

Yeah I totally agree, it would be a bad decision if I wanted to have it running anytime soon (still kinda is) however its a 2-3 year project so its probaly the best way... At least I know its not someones bodge job and this is about to blow up any minute.. Hopefully I can rebuild a nice clean Rx7 and a very costly rate...

I will order a bulk of m6 and m8 bolts and see where that gets me, cheers buddy!.. Purple anodized washers were ordered last night and the first few parts are clean ready for colouring.

Suspension bolts should be ok, I have some already that I\'ve given a shine... However I\'ve got a friend who is going to make some at his work so they will be minty fresh and stronger than new... I\'m also looking into grinding off where the suspension connects to the chassis and putting stronger supports in as they don\'t look too meaty on this Rx7!!

- Thanks again,
Jake

Everything, I have a bare shell, generally manufacturers stick to a set of bolt sizes throughout the car and have the odd bolt here and there bigger for something like an engine mount or suspension component, so I would be looking for the generic bolts that are used on the car (front bumper, rear bumper, wings, then the interior sized for the dash, etc)

Does anybody know what the main bolt sizes are used on the FD3s?

I want to get all the bolts ordered so I can start assembling bits I\'ve bought... Might be a silly question but will save me sometime fiddling around.

Thanks