Project Panda - Just some piccies

[SiH]

I\'ve put up a project thread (http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=48914), but thought i\'d cut to the chase and post some nice piccies of my toy. Got it from Jurgen in February of this year, and i\'m utterly stoked with it :mmmm

Anyways, less talk, more piccies:





Full spec:

1994 JDM FD3S RX7 Type R2
White
 
Exterior:
OEM Mazda 99 spec front bumper
OEM Mazda 99 spec 2 piece front lip
OEM Mazda 99 spec front indicator/sidelights


MazdaSpeed FRP rear diffuser
Mazdaspeed FRP front undertray
RE:Amemiya AD9 carbon bonnet


Wheels: AVS VS5
17x8 et45 front
17x9 et38 rear
 
Handling:
MazdaSpeed front anti roll bar
MazdaSpeed front strut brace
Bilstein shocks
RS*R springs
 
Brakes:
Braided lines all round
 
Engine:
Custom V-Mount install with
   - XS Power SMIC
   - Koyo N-Flow alloy rad
Apexi Induction kit
HKS Frontpipe
Tiger Decat silencer
Blitz Nur Spec R cat-back
GReddy underdrive pulley kit
SuperNow Up Response kit
Apexi Power FC and commander
HKS SQV
 
Misc:
AC fully removed (pump, condensor, rad, matix, all pipework)
Air pump removed
Bettery relocated to boot
Power steering cooler removed
 
Interior:
Bride Zeta III FRP bucket seats(to fit)
Greddy twin gauge pillar pod
Blitz Boost, Water Temp, Oil temp, and Oil Pressure gauges
Momo steering wheel and boss
 
Factory Equipment:
Rear storage bins
BOSE sound system

[michaelb]

Very nice, I have a very similar car, 96 RB Bathurst, all white, 99 spec front and back but with Mazda Speed Spoiler…

I love them in white. 99 spec nose IMO is the nicest front ever designed for the fd, so elegant…

Regards,
Michaelb

[turbo-tastic]

It looks rubbish and I hate it.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Just kidding dude, you know what I think of it Although saying that, it could be lower with some wider, dishier wheels ;P

[SiH]

lol
Yeah, i know, but uying it kind of wiped me out! dish will be soon, and it can\'t get much lower - scuffed the diffuser on the way into the Shell today

Michael - when i was geting mine, yours was almost exactly what i\'m after - not many 99 spec White FD\'s around - that\'s the main reason i imported

[michaelb]

SiH

I have tein suspension, the car is lowered to 5’ off the ground, I clear all the humps fine here in London but if I had a diffuser I would defo damage it without a shadow of a doubt.  Diffuser is defo a no no when you are coming of a hump in a lowered fd.

I must say that your bonnet looks the bizz…

The trick is - if you think you are going slow over a hump or a dip – then go even slower.

Regards,
Michaelb

[SiH]

I\'m still not convinced on the bonnet - perhaps when i get rid of the vented light cover (really don\'t like it) then it\'ll look better, but it just looks a bit \'busy\' to me at the mo - i love the clean lines of a stock bodied FD.

Oh, a few more my photo guru friend took (The ones above were mine :o):

[michaelb]

and I just read your project panda tread, exelent read...so much work you have put in the car - well done..hope to see the car in the flesh at some of the MRC events...

Regards,
Michaelb

[ENVYD]

stunning ride mate! are you midlands_si off driftworks or something like that?!?!
 
if you get rid of the bonnet mate let me know am after one of them!
 
steven

[karl_tate]

looks very tidy
 
i recognize them picture locations i think, especially the glass building, is it just off a roundabout near a shopping centre, carnt remember what its called.
 
i will also happily take the bonnet off your hands

[SiH]

the bonnets staying until i can find a FEED one

EnvyD - yup, that\'s me, the wheel man

Karl - most of them are around Leamington Spa - the glass building is the old Roush building - makes a really nice backdrop. The others are Stoneleigh Abbey and various railway arches

[RobbieRX-7]

Got any pics of the V mount setup? Also how did you get on with removing the AC Matrix?

[SiH]

More piccies of the V-mount setup here:
http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r30/Simon_r_hill/VMount/

Temporary brackets in there at the mo though, need to sort out some prettier more permanent ones, and jiggle the fit a bit

AC matrix was pretty damn easy - do you mean the one under the dash?
Pop the glovebox out, a couple of bolts, and then ditch all the pipework, and blick up the hole
Refitting is reverse of removal

[BlitzBoy]

nice pics, like the ones from the back showd the lines of the FD well

[chrisJDM]

very nice car great project, when i read the title i was expecting a modified fiat panda :Ladys-man

[Nik da Greek]

Excellent photos. Car looks most proper. Thirds on the bonnet! Why only one brake light each side? Is that a standard late model thing or something that\'s been done aftermarket? Good write up on the other thead, chap, commendable application and ingenuity shown there! Makes me feel motivated to ditch all the aircon rubbish from mine seeing how much there actually is of it