My 1989 FC Vert Turbo II

[ali303]

Time to get back into this I think seeing as the car hasn\'t moved for over a month now...after putting it up for sale it got plenty of attention but after being offered BM after BM as a swap I decided to keep it.

First things first, I need wheels! Haven\'t found much for sale in the correct size but I\'m looking to go for a staggered setup with 17x9s on the front and then a mate has made me a deal for a pair of 18x9.5 et 20 Rota Grids...I think they could look pretty mean:

(Some pics I found on Driftworks)





And a really crappy guesstimate on how they might look on my car made using the RareRims virtual fitting bay, I definitely think bronze would be the best colour.



Other than that...not a lot to report! My front wings are getting pretty tatty and the lower mounting points have given way to rust and whatnot so could do with some new ones...although I do quite like the look of the Origin ones for sale on here at the moment! Also need to get my clutch sorted, get the radio/gauges sorted and then replace the brakes as they\'re definitely well past it now. Anyone know of anywhere that sells OEM discs/pads?

[papercutout]

MadzaRotaryParts are the guys you want for OEM parts! (besides mazda) :p

Although I think I have a set of either front or rear pads I bought from them (possibly both) and never used. If you\'re interested, I\'ll check for you...?



Oh, and by my calculations, you\'ll struggle to fit 9.5J ET20 rims under the front arches. You\'ll either need good stretch, or the origins. They\'ll poke 8mm less than my 9J ET6 steelies on the front. Ideally a 10mm fender would be ideal, although the origins means you could run without stretch - so max grip!

[B.Martin]

Do it you big girl...

That is all

[ali303]

Although I think I have a set of either front or rear pads I bought from them (possibly both) and never used. If you\'re interested, I\'ll check for you...?

Oh, and by my calculations, you\'ll struggle to fit 9.5J ET20 rims under the front arches. You\'ll either need good stretch, or the origins. They\'ll poke 8mm less than my 9J ET6 steelies on the front. Ideally a 10mm fender would be ideal, although the origins means you could run without stretch - so max grip!

If you could have a look please dude The white FC in the above pics is running 17x9.5 et12 on the front according to the build thread, but the 18x9.5s I mentioned in my last post are intended for the back. Hopefully they\'ll be ok, the white FC is running 18x10.5 et12 on the back!

And pipe down Ben I\'ll get it done It\'s been a while since I\'ve spent a fortune on car parts but to be honest I\'ve been glad...I haven\'t been skint at all recently (for once!)

[papercutout]

With that width it\'d all down to tyre sizes then, plenty of stretchuuu!

[ali303]

Couldn\'t be arsed buying new wheels, these popped up on Driftworks so thought I might as well get them and get the car back moving again:



Believe they\'re Weds Farmas\', one pair in 17x8, another in 17x9. Hardly the most aggressive fitment ever and the tyre sizes are all wrong but should see me through the winter. Hopefully they\'ll be here for the weekend!

[B.Martin]

They look good on FC\'s mate

Pics when fitted please

[m1tch]

I saw those on driftworks, very nice

[ali303]

Wheels fitted, the tyre profiles are all wrong so I need to get that sorted, as well as order some spaces to fill the arches properly. Also test-fitted my S13 front splitter:

[L18M]

looks good.. improvement lol ;p

[m1tch]

That looks great!

[ali303]

Thanks guys Going to try and order some bolt-on spacers for the front before the end of the weekend (25mm should do the trick) and then I\'ll put my pair of slip-ons on the rear. Also need to ring up a few part-worn tyre places to try and get some in the right sizes.

Next priorities on the parts list are clutch (Liam, I replied to your email earlier today , DTSS eliminators and then sort all of my wiring out so that I can get the radio and the gauges setup and working. After that it\'ll be time to start looking at polybushing the rear subframe and what not, along with some new transmission mounts (changing into second at high speed is seriously sketchy at the moment). Power upgrades will follow shortly after, but when I can I\'d like to replace the OEM exhaust as it\'s so quiet it makes skidding behind loud(er) cars hard work (as I can\'t hear the FC whatsoever!)

Aesthetically I don\'t think the car needs anything adding other than general tidying up and replacing the front wings. Depending on how money is over winter I\'ll get it resprayed (doors shut) on the cheap (a few of my mates are sprayers) which will give me chance to sort the odd little bits of rust and other small bits of damage.

[B.Martin]

Yeah mate I\'m liking, make sure you keep us all up to date

[aundre-3000]

was sure about them wheels but they look really nice fair play

i was going to mention about the radio earlier but i forgot with your radio i got the same problem with mine mate two aerial wires i thought some one had botched it some how but it looks like were in the same boat

lastly if ur looking for DTSS bushes mazadtrix sell them im going to buy some next month hopefully

[ali303]

was sure about them wheels but they look really nice fair play

i was going to mention about the radio earlier but i forgot with your radio i got the same problem with mine mate two aerial wires i thought some one had botched it some how but it looks like were in the same boat

lastly if ur looking for DTSS bushes mazadtrix sell them im going to buy some next month hopefully

Thanks mate, strange that we\'ve both got similar wiring issues :S

I just had a look on the Mazdatrix website, looks like they\'re selling them for $140!? The Racing Beat website have them for $48 which is more like what I was expecting to be honest.