sim_rx3 daily - 1990 HC royal classic luce

[sim_rx3]

ok thought id post some pics of the Luce.

she is a import 1990 model with a FACTORY series 4 rx7 13bt auto engine.

ive been told that there are only 15 in the country but all of them are series 1 apart from mine which is series 2.

the fridge in the parcel shelf was an option for the series 2 (mine doesnt have it  :cry: ) would have been cool (pardon the pun)!!  :lol:

some of the options -

6 speaker stereo (there are even volume controls for the rear speakers in the center pull down arm rest for the rear passengers)
driver 6 way electrical adjustible seat
front passenger 4 way electrical adjustible seat
rear seats split in to 3/4 to 1/4 style and are 2 way adjustible (ie move forwards or backwards for your comfort)
a/c
powersteering (which is heaps light considering the weight of the car)
full electronic dash
abs
electric windows front and rear
electric mirrors (with a parking pull in button)
factory fog lights
cruise control

atm it has stich 17" rims and i plan to keep them as it makes the car i reckon

future mods -

maybe an aftermarket ecu later (as she get 550km to 65ltr tank on highway now)
exhaust (as the rear tip scraps on everything and it is ****ting me)
maybe some series 6 brake calipers for the front brakes and some slotted rotors.
paint job (as she is a little shotty up close)
series 5 turbo (to stop the boost spiking)
black out boost gauge
black out oil pressure gauge (as it doesnt have one :? )
upgrade the auto (as its an fc box it doesnt handle the extra weight of the Luce to well, so either upgrade internals or install a jc 20b auto box)

just ordered the plates - IT 13 BT in black and white plates...


here are the pics -









boost gauge gone as it got stolen out of the car just 3 days after purchasing the car!!  :x






scale change - when the fuel get low you hit the scale change and it will turn the empty-full scale to 5litres-15litres letting you know exactly how much fuel you have left in the bottom of the tank.
it holds the litres scale for about 5 seconds then reverts back to the empty-full scale.








intercooler - gets its air from a ducting system taken from half of the front grill you will see the plastic duct just behind right of grill in picture.
air is pushed up into the bonnet where you see the first little opening in the front of the bonnet right of the bonnet clip.
then ducted to the intercooler out of the rear larger opening in the middle of the bonnet via the usual series 4/5 seal to the intercooler.




ps also to im trying to track down some window sheilds like in this pic (above the doors) -




pps if anyone has any manuals electrical/service i would like to buy them.

[sim_rx3]

ok replaced the TPS on the Luce as it was buggered.

took here for a spin and wow what a different car!! it drives so smoothly..

couple of problems has arose now..

fuel milage has gone down (lost about 100km\'s to a tank)

when breaking hard or the gearbox changes gears hard the hold button starts to flash on the dash and the gearbox locks you out of overdrive (quite annoying on the freeway to newcastle and back on the weekend).
slow down to a stop and accelerate again and the hold button turns off and overdrive can be used again!! :?

also the inherant gen 2 flooding issue rose its ugly head this morning..
so going to either wire a switch onto the fuel pump to shut the pump off so she clears the flooding and when she goes to start flick the switch and she will be running properly.
or ecu change soon..

can anyone point me in the direction of fixing the auto with out turning it manual.as i want to keep the originallity of the vehicle..

[travellinbob]

That looks great. It loks like it would be a great daily driver too. Real comfy and the economy of it isnt too bad either. Sorry I cant help out with the manual though
  Cheers for posting.  michael.

[sim_rx3]

thanks man long time no speak to as well. how things??

some more pics and movie of rear seats moving -

full photo of dash led display


rear stereo controls


storage compartment (yes thats a speaker grill in the rear door)


rear passenger fan controls


rear seat control on door and powerwindow switch


center console cushion for driver


center console cushion clicks forward for shorter driver that has to move seat forward


another storage conpartment in center console


photo\'s after suspension fixed




fuel scale




intercooler duct






rear seat adjusting

[travellinbob]

Hey Sim yep things are pretty groovey over here. Everyone seems pretty busy getting their cars ready for rotorstockIII in a few months. Your car looks moer and more plush everytime I see it! Have you managed to put many miles on it yet?
 cheers, michael.

[clive]

Real nice Sim, thanks for putting all the pics and things up  

I would have thought Japan would be the only place you may source your sheilds

[sim_rx3]

hey micheal,  yeh drove it around for about 4 months. man its so comfortable to drive and when ya need the power you just put ya foot down turbo spools - well you know the rest!! lol
but poped the engine a couple of weeks ago due to a blown water seal in the second rotor. so pulling engine out now and rebuilding to standard as its a daily and i dont need big numbers out of her..


thanks clive, yeh have been trying to get in contact with people over there in japan but coming up short atm.

a friend of mine that works for mazda over hear, even went through the mazda parts system of assesories and mazda stop making assesories for vehicles after 5 years of the end of a release of a vehicle.. so im **** out of luck there.

if you guys know any contacts over there in japan id be very greatful as i want the electrical and service manuals as well as the windsheilds and body kit. dont care if the manuals are in japanese, ill get them stranslated.

thanks guys

[dubber91]

wow, that a really lovely car.....

Is it me or does it cry out for hydros and wires?

[sim_rx3]

wow, that a really lovely car.....

Is it me or does it cry out for hydros and wires?

thank you..

um its just you!! lol

to rare a car to be doin that sort of stuff with it..

[dubber91]

its NEVER to rare a car




just MHO.......plus there would be no irreversible damage

Not that im trying to convince you to do it! its pimp already
 :chat

[sim_rx3]

update -

started striping the engine bay yesterday to get the block out for a rebuild.

what a nightmare.











whats happening -

13b will be rebuild to standard except a few reliability mods like FD engine seals etc and going to run FC NA rotors to give here a little more low down grunt.

turbo will be rebuilt and highflowed with 56mm p trim front wheel.
internal gate sealed and external gate installed to stop boost spike issues..
boost level will be kept below 10psi

gearbox is getting rebuilt with a stage 2 kit installed.
basically kevlar bands and higher oil pressure in the box and a upgraded torque converter.

ecu change to a Haltech e8 (with closed loop boost control function)

looking forward to driving the finished product. then time to focus on my rx3!!

[t2rew]

interesting car.

[sim_rx3]

thank you

another feature of the car

auto headlight system -

sensor in the top of the dash in the demister vent -





combination switch control for auto light feature

[20B_boy]

The dash is cool as Not sure I\'d be gambling with the last 5 litres in the tank tho lol

Looks like it has a lot of eleccy stuff to go wrong, was looking thru your info on ausrot. - guess it wont be any sweat for you to sort out

Give us some more pics as you get on with it dude.

Rich

[sim_rx3]

well i let this thread slip

update -

well here is a few progress pics (engine and box is out now just dont have pics yet)

e8 with patch loom and boost adjusting solenoid






some of the troublesome rust