Just bought my first fd3s - chuffed

[roborangefd3s]

Hi, I have wanted one for ten years and I have bought what I think is a really nice one, some of you may recognize it -

http://carsandcoolstuff.com/friends-cars/re-amemiya-mazda-rx-7-fd3s-turbo-d1-drift-car/

I have had Subaru`s, Mitsi`s and a Porsche in the past, hopefully you guys can help me get the best from this latest one  :Thumbs-up

[bdarepat]

Welcome mate. You have certainly picked a nice car. Look forwards to seeing you at some of the club meets.

[787b]

welcome to mrc , awesome car:Thumbs-up

[Rzla]

Hi, I have wanted one for ten years and I have bought what I think is a really nice one, some of you may recognize it -
 
http://carsandcoolstuff.com/friends-cars/re-amemiya-mazda-rx-7-fd3s-turbo-d1-drift-car/
 
I have had Subaru`s, Mitsi`s and a Porsche in the past, hopefully you guys can help me get the best from this latest one :Thumbs-up

Awesome car.
 
Come to Japshow!
 
Where abouts are you from?
 
Take a look at www.fduk.org/forum and register there, around 40 ish FDs are going to Japshow from there :driving

[Arnie_O]

Welcome dude... you bought yourself a stunning car... well looked after by its previous owner... I seen this quite a few time and i am glad that Alex managed to sell it to an owner thats joined the club.

So i guess one question should be where in the UK is it now loving? hopefully not too far from London

[roborangefd3s]

Hi, thanks for the kind comments - hopefully I can look after it nicely and add to it sensibly, my GTO had carbon doors, plastic windows, cage etc and weight reduction is always something I think about but Alex has the handling and holding so sorted I dare not touch it in anyway for fear of messing it up, might just have to leave it but as you guys know that is easier said than done.
I will come to Japshow and thanks for the invite, I intend to do a few events maybe Rotorstock/God of the Pod - I am based in Surrey, got the Garage rented today and Insurance from Adrian Flux which I was shocked at as it was under a grand and I am 31 years old.
I have actually been feeling a little sick about this purchase over the last few days because truth be told I really cannot afford it and my missus will go mental if she finds out, I have a speed addiction which means I will probably never pay off my mortgage - I saw Alex`s motor and cursed myself for going to see it as I just thought "must have" when I first saw it, then he took me out in it and "demonstrated" it and I was so shocked by the grip in the wet, all my cars have been AWD and I thought we`d die in the wet with RWD but that thing was soo glued - my Subaru spins the rears in 3rd in similar conditions.
Hopefully I wont lose much money on the car if I need to sell it, I started my own business in January and I haven\'t got a full understanding of tax accounting etc so hopefully I wont have a situation in the future when I am forced to sell the car at a major loss, anyway enough of my concerns I intend to have a great time in this Car and hope to meet up this Summer. thanks  :  )

[rx-dave]

Always liked this car, well done on the purchase :3gears-lh

[Arnie_O]

Yep I love that car.... Please please don\'t change it dude it\'s one of a kind all be it a replica
But being a RE-Amemiya slut it just appeals
Oh and don\'t brake it dude... You should pop along to out south east rotary meeting it\'s a little drive being near Dartford but man it gives you chance to drive the beast.
Details in the events section dude...

Remember keep that baby safe

[roborangefd3s]

Yep I love that car.... Please please don\'t change it dude it\'s one of a kind all be it a replica
But being a RE-Amemiya slut it just appeals
Oh and don\'t brake it dude... You should pop along to out south east rotary meeting it\'s a little drive being near Dartford but man it gives you chance to drive the beast.
Details in the events section dude...

Remember keep that baby safe

thanks, I agree - I will never break the car nor change the exterior appearance, some modded cars are worth more in bits but this is not one of them.

The only stuff I have thought about are as follows -

Cage
Makrolon Windows (look oem)
GRP Doors and rear hatch (subject to costs of obtaining another set of stickers/paint and the effect of weight reduction on handling and set up)
Larger intercooler/Rad/Boost controller - SW Hayward today and they believe it could make 450bhp at 1.2 bar with the extra cooling
Shortshifter
Flat bottom steering wheel so I can actually get in (im tall)
Arm rest console pad
Anything I can see that might make it look more like the actual original car (wing mirrors/missing stickers etc)
Anything else you guys suggest?

Thanks

[re japi]

Holy crap. Didnt know that it is for sale. I wonder how much did cost...

Anyways, awesome car. On down side, that car is featured so many magazines and tv

[roborangefd3s]

Holy crap. Didnt know that it is for sale. I wonder how much did cost...

Anyways, awesome car. On down side, that car is featured so many magazines and tv

I tried to negotiate the price but it was a little pointless, he didnt need or want to sell it so he refused my offers and I pretty much paid full price from it, there was no way I could walk away from it. It was not advertised on Autotrader, ebay or Pistonheads so it did not show up in the searches I have  been doing.

[TRIND-FD]

15k.     Your kidding,

[roborangefd3s]

15k.     Your kidding,

a little less, why? you think too much? I have been looking globally for months/years and there is nothing else like it for the price.

Thanks

[Arnie_O]

I think your planned additions should be subtle and should not detract from the overall look... Nit sure about the lightweight doors though... I have heard the standard FD Chassis is not the stiffest and I suspect that the doors may play a part in the overall body rigidity (not an FD expert so I may be wrong)

[roborangefd3s]

I think your planned additions should be subtle and should not detract from the overall look... Nit sure about the lightweight doors though... I have heard the standard FD Chassis is not the stiffest and I suspect that the doors may play a part in the overall body rigidity (not an FD expert so I may be wrong)

I agree, keep the look, it wont be easy to improve the car and in all likelihood I will simply do the windows, cooling mods, boost up and brakes, I think I will still go for a dash dodger type bolt in cage though.

thanks