Ricco\'s Ride

[Ricco_04]

Thank you for the info matey :Thumbs-up Finially got it all sorted.  Just need to get the panel on and rivited now (then the rear light\'s, the rear bumper, do the indicators, all shut lines, any imperfections, front lights, the canards ya da ya da :Laugh )

Why wont the rain go away again! :chat

Ooh multi coloured for Japfest then! :spank

[Ricco_04]

Thought I would update this with a few piccies :

Wheel arches had paint sanded off, with markings to cut with angle grinder. There are a couple of methods of how to do this, but this was done the way ReAmemiya did the InitialD replica.



Fuel filler cover/lock has had to be modified because the arches are wider.  So the OE bodywork is modified so hinge wont catch.  We also made up a custom bracket which was rivited and fiberglassed into place.  Just need to modify the locking mechanism.





Rear bumper was removed to enable the fitting of the rear overfenders and while the lights where out I modified them to 96\'+ spec lights





It was kind of handy because I already had the ovals marked out on one of the rear lights.  Don\'t understand why they are different, I know one might have been replaced but why have the ovals marked out?!?!



Genuine ReAmemiya hardpipes arrived with red silicone hose.  This is to replace the generic hardpipes and blue hose I have :



Now paintd up in satin black to match rest of engine bay, ReAmemiya logo left as a little feature :



ReAmemiya Pro electric mirrors have also been fitted :



Overall view of the car with the bonnet up :



Next to fit is the ReAmemiya sleek headlight\'s :



So it\'s all taking a while but coming along non the less.  I have been toying with the idea of buying an original ReAmemiya rear diffuser as the one I have is the Rotaryart copy.  I also have my eyes on ReAmemiya Rear Wet Carbon GT wing but want to explore the options still. :mmmm

[kermit]

Looking very good mate.  I hven\'t even started on mine yet   I\'m still bricking myself with the thought of hacking up the rear arches:eek

What are you doing about side indicators??  Just noticed you havent cut them into the wings.

[RobbieRX-7]

flippin heck ricco, this car is looking unrecognizable compared to when i saw it last, keep up the good work mate.

[gmogle]

Looking really good mate !!!!

[Spen]

Coming along well matey:cool

[Ricco_04]

Thanks you lot! :Thumbs-up :cool

Looking very good mate.  I hven\'t even started on mine yet   I\'m still bricking myself with the thought of hacking up the rear arches:eek

What are you doing about side indicators??  Just noticed you havent cut them into the wings.

I had a mate help me with putting a lot of kit on.  The arch work was not so much of a bitter pill for me because of small bit of rust in there (which is now completely gone.  Go on, get in there!  Once you start you can\'t stop (I mean really! :Giggle )

Side indicator wise, I have been advised that it won\'t be a problem without them (mot wise etc) Still not sure to put them in or not :confused:  won\'t be a hard job and it\'s all there inside the wing anywho.

[kermit]

I was unsure becuase I thought side indicators are an MOT requirement.

Just need to build up the bottle to do it.  I might have to find a nice friend to help me!!  What did you do with regards the front wheel arch liners??  Are they useable with the kit or did you have to remove them???

Looking at yours makes me want to crack on with it now!!!!

[Ricco_04]

Yeah, me too regards to the MOT.  I know a few MR2\'s and they remove their side ones and have no issues come MOT time.  These dont look out of place when fitted so may just fit them......... :confused:

The arch liners shouldn\'t really go back in as it\'s a racing kit, if you see what I mean.  However, they can be fitted back in.  I have got both of them in at the moment and there is no rubbing at all.  I must find a way of securing the outside as there no tabs on the wing for that gromet.  Hmmmmmmmm :2Confused :Giggle

Ooh the other way of doing the arches is how Ross did it for his circuit car, im sure there is a few pictures of the archwork in his thread.  Its the technique where you chop out the outer skin, cut the inner skin in sections, fold it almost 180 degrees up and weld it to the outer again

[Initial-D]

Cool, the kit looks great now it\'s all on. You\'ll want my forum name next eh!

[rextreme]

Ricco

Wonderful Job.

You\'re doing it much more thoroughly than I did my first one.

As for rear wing. The RE-A GT Wing these days doesn\'t look Good. I have seen a few now and the resin they use goes yellow pretty quickly. Also the mounts are not very fashionable. like a big block of crap on the rear.

IMO something like the Autoexe or Mazdaspeed R-Spec or GTC wing is all you need. But If you are after a Big one then the Feed GT Wing is the best around. The supports look awesome.



The FD needs a gt wing but I dont think the RE-A one is the answer.

Just ranting Russ.

[Ricco_04]

Cool, the kit looks great now it\'s all on. You\'ll want my forum name next eh!

Hey now there\'s an idea! :chat

Cheers fella :cheers  

Ricco

Wonderful Job.

You\'re doing it much more thoroughly than I did my first one.

As for rear wing. The RE-A GT Wing these days doesn\'t look Good. I have seen a few now and the resin they use goes yellow pretty quickly. Also the mounts are not very fashionable. like a big block of crap on the rear.

IMO something like the Autoexe or Mazdaspeed R-Spec or GTC wing is all you need. But If you are after a Big one then the Feed GT Wing is the best around. The supports look awesome.



The FD needs a gt wing but I dont think the RE-A one is the answer.

Just ranting Russ.

Thank you :o

Interesting about the ReAmemiya wing.  I agree, the FD is one of the few cars that can pull off the GT wing very well.  The wing in the picture is quite sexy I have to say! :cool  I can see myself putting one on in the end.  I seem to have a problem with wanting thing\'s slightly different! :King  I have been looking through the Hyper Rev\'s to see what weird and wonderfull stuff is about,  man a lot of stuff is almost bizzare!

It\'s actually quite difficult in choosing!

Don\'t even start on wheels, it\'s almost seems Ray\'s are the only option available! Which are very nice indeed but see my above problem! lol :Laugh

[rextreme]

Try living here. My first FD was controlled by unique items at discount prices.

This time i have a plan... I am sticking to it.

Wheels depend on the look you want.

The parts you have chosen so far are actually very common in Japan. There are now many many cars with RE-A Widebody kits.

Wheels.

I had a hard time choosing, I wanted someting classy, and I didn\'t want a dished wheel, so that kind of eliminated RAYS. Rays wheels all have a deep dish.

The offset also sometimes eliminates your favourite wheel.

I love these Wedsport rims but I couldn\'t get the offset I needed.

I saw them on the Legsportwide widebody fd but the Offset was custom made for Legsport as a promotional vehicle.

Work XT7 are cool and have 7 Spokes. Cheap too.

Ricco,
Do you want a flush , deep, aggressive, sport, forged, chrome, bling or other?

Send me some ideas and I\'ll photochop them for ya.

Russ.



Offsets for the RE-A Widebody are

[Ricco_04]

Try living here. My first FD was controlled by unique items at discount prices.

This time i have a plan... I am sticking to it.

Wheels depend on the look you want.

The parts you have chosen so far are actually very common in Japan. There are now many many cars with RE-A Widebody kits.

Wheels.

I had a hard time choosing, I wanted someting classy, and I didn\'t want a dished wheel, so that kind of eliminated RAYS. Rays wheels all have a deep dish.

The offset also sometimes eliminates your favourite wheel.

I love these Wedsport rims but I couldn\'t get the offset I needed.

I saw them on the Legsportwide widebody fd but the Offset was custom made for Legsport as a promotional vehicle.

Work XT7 are cool and have 7 Spokes. Cheap too.

Ricco,
Do you want a flush , deep, aggressive, sport, forged, chrome, bling or other?

Send me some ideas and I\'ll photochop them for ya.

Russ.



Offsets for the RE-A Widebody are

I can understand about the amount with the same ReAmemiya stuff, god know\'s what I would have chosen if I lived there - I don\'t think I could have, would talk me 10 years to decide!

Regards to what type of wheel im after, I would imagine about 18" as im thinking 17" may look too small, however I dont want them to look too big (does that make sence!?! :Laugh )

I would like a bit of dish but not huge, something 1.5" front 2"ish rear tops, maybe :rolleyes:  .  I\'m not into bling, polished lip & dish (al la 57 pro\'s) I quite like but nothing more.

These are a few design\'s that I quite like. They are most possably not available in the correct size\'s & offset\'s I need. (I know the Ultralite ones are not wide enough for example and the dish in the picture is the max I would want for the rears)  The RGII\'s I like but I don\'t think they dish much at all.

Thanks for the help and advice!  I\'m always interested in opinions and suggestions, you never quite know what\'s out there! :wiggle

[rextreme]

White car has 18s.

You need 18x9 and 18x10 +18~22 as specified by Amemiya

Original Advan RG are awesome. I have seen them on many cars, Including Blue FD and they look so cool.

http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/wheel/brand/advan_rg/index.html
http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/sitemap/yrcWBrandSizeList.jsp?WHLMK_CD=YRC&WHL_BRND_CD=ADRG

SSR Type C RS are forced center and very light in Bronze! Very nice also.
http://www.rd-tanabe.com/lineup/ssr/typec_rs/index.html
They have 19" also....
SSR 18×9.5J +22 8.62Kg all round  
Or 18×10.5J +25 9.06Kg on the rear

Both SSR and ADVAN RG don\'t have 9 and 10
ADVAN RG
they have 8.5 and 9.5 But only 9.5 is GTR design.
Some people would run these all round with 255 and a rear spacer.

RGII dont dish much but the spokes are very agressive in the GTR design. You\'d be surprised how deep they look. ( GTR design )
GTR Design 18x9 +22
GTR design 18x10 +25 with small 3mm spacer
Perfect.
http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/wheel/brand/advan_rg2/index.html
http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/sitemap/yrcWBrandSizeList.jsp?WHLMK_CD=YRC&WHL_BRND_CD=ADRG2

Happy thinking