My major project!

[leeroy_25]

Hi guy\'s and gal\'s,

Prgoress is a little slw at the mo!! Weather is crap so not helping! Also I ammstill stuck on a little bit of wiring.
Can anyone help me please! On the standard CAT there is a sensor that goes in the side. I have this but the plug is busted of the end. I assume this plugs in under the drivers seat somewhere so I have removed it to investigate and the only plug I can find is this:





I am guessing the white plug is the plug I need for the CAT sensor but the colours are totally different? Also the previous owner as made a temporary earth connection form this wire to the chassis? If tis is te CAT wire are you supposed to do this if you De-Cat the car? or can the plug jsut be left empty? I presume is nees to send some kind of signal to the ecu?

Just to confirm the black plug on this section of harness goes to the plug on the bottom of the seat.

I would really appreciate any help and some explanation on this in preperation for taking the CAT off!

Thank you
Lee

[Bobfish]

Under the drivers seat there are two plugs, one is above the carpet and is the seat belt pre tensioner thingy.  The other one is under the carpet (Sorry, back seats out time again!) and is for the cat heat light.  When you de-cat the car you just connect to two poles of this plug to itself.

[Bobfish]

good job by the way mate, awesome project! FYI those seat rails you made are a great idea, however you can use the US or UK spec seat rails and these will give you more legroom; i think its what i have in my car as my seats go so far back they touchthe front of the back seat.

[leeroy_25]

Thanks Bobfish.. Not sure how I would go about getting the US or UK seatrails as most cars are jap imports.. But maybe one to know for the future!! Is it definately the rail they have modified for taller drivers?
Anyway. regarding the Heat sensor.. thank you for the feedback.. The fact that my plug is currently earthed to the chassis is incorrect then and I just need to loop the wires together. Would this effect the running at all?
Will I be safe going straight onto my Decat pipe now? or should I wait till I get it mapped with a power FC?

Thank you
Lee

[Bobfish]

No worries mate.

You need to make sure its actually the cat heat sensor wire thats earthed at the moment. Looping them together also just earths it anyway i believe. It shouldnt affect the running, however i would wait till you get a PFC to decat the car for sure, otherwise engine damage can result due to increased flow (you may still only run 10psi boost, but the flow through the engine is greater and since RX7s use MAP sensors, they cant sense flow - so you lean out)

[leeroy_25]

Thank you for the advice and I will run with the CAT for now!! That is pretty much what I had been told before.. Just checking though incase it was a tunning company trying to con me into getting a Power FC! If I want to connect it up do you know which wire on the sensor goes to which wire on the wiring loom side? As I mentioned somewhere the plug has been stripped off the CAT sensor! I have gone to the effort to take the seats out so may as well connect it back up properly.. The sensor has a red wire and a white wire..
Thanks again

Lee

[leeroy_25]

Well,

It has been a little while since I posted.. I don\'t want you all thinking that I have been slacking of in the build up to Christmas! Well I may have had a few other bits to sort out but hey! It\'s Christmas!

Anyway.. Between all that I have been collecting up bits and pieces that I need. I have finally got some sid skirts and spats! Not sure they will go with the ret of the kit yet but we wil have to wait and see!



They are pucker Veilside curtiousy of Martin at Speedline. Need a fair amount of TLC but I will get them there!
Also thans to Martin I now have all my missing intake pipe work which is a bonus! I also have purchased a Apexi BOV the other day which in on route form Japan! Little present to myself!

As well as that I have been trying to make use of the few days I have off over work.. I have started prepping and aint parts of the kits ready to bolt back on.
My Copy C-west bumper!

REA- Low rear wing!

And my new Eyelids! Just standard for now!


After a bit of primer I had something resembling this..


Then once I got some top coat on and was given my christmas present early! (a 107,000btu space heater!! for the garage!)



And thats not been polished yet!

I need to flash in some edges on the eyelids and bumper then I will flat it back and give it a  clear coat to enhance the shine some more!!
The bumper was a right cow to do!! All the vents and shapes! I fully expected to scrape a part I had just done or get a run in an awkward area but took my time and has come out pretty good I think!

I hoe to finish spraying over the course of the week and maybe get on the arches next week which I need to blend up to the bumper to loose the very small gap I had when I test fitted it all. Then the front end may look like an FD again!!
Stick with me guys and I hope to show some proper progress in the next week or two!

Have a good New Year..

Lee

[S3TH]

that is an AWESOME finish buddy, what spray gun are you using?

edit, and merry xmas & happy new year to you & all too

[leeroy_25]

Not sure!! It\'s my dads.. Just a standard type gun.. not a gravity gun.. It\'s about 20 years old!! but I think it was pretty good when he got it. I want to get a nice gravity gun as they are easier on awkward shapes.. I guess with in reason the finish is down to te settings you use and the gun nozzle.. I know expert by any stretch! just experimented to see what gets the best result with the gun I am using currently.

Lee

[leeroy_25]

Now.. The new year has bought me a new lease of life..once I recovered from that dreaded winter vommiting virus! I have been a bit slack on progress I know! But it has taken a bit of shape finally! Over the past couple of weeks I have been prepping and painting various parts ready for fitting. So I thought it was time or another post so you can see how it\'s coming aong!

These are the lovely burnout wings after painting. not yet flatted an polished but still with an awesome deep shine! Basically I have used a 1k basecoated and gone over it with a 2K clear coat to ad depth and protection to the colour..




Next job was to start fitting the bits!
Starting with the wings..






I had test fitted all the parts and tickled them back at the beggining of the project so was not anticipaiting to many drama\'s!

Once both wings were on I had to tackle the bumper.. The fit of this was shocking when I first got it as it\'s a copy.. but it now isn\'t too far off..



I may try and tickle the fit some more or use some tiger seal in the very slight panel gap to finish it off.. I have seen better and I have seen worse!



Once that was on I thought it might be an idea to check the bonnet fit! To my deep joy it was nuts on!! Side to side it is perfect.. hats of to shineauto for the wings!




Once I was happy the standard bumper fitted okay.. it was then time to bring out the piece de resistance! My replica AD9 bonnet! Can afford a real one yet and beggars can\'t be choosers!
I as lead to believe this was a shocking fit al over but it\'s not too bad!



The side gaps are a bit large on it but not terrible.. with a bit of juggling I will get it a bit better.. could possibly squeeze the wings in a touch too. Also may put a little rubber seal strip down the underside edge of the bonnet and let it over hang a touch so it reduces the gap a bit.
You can see in this next one that the bonnet seems to sit up a bit on once side of the bumper.. it\'s actually the bumper that\'s low on one side as it is te same with the standard one on. so I need to adjust the fit on that.


Well I am very interested to hear your thoughts on the progress and whether I am doing the right things styling wise in your opinions!?

Can someone please find me some nice deep dished 18" rims for a bargain price! Some Works or rays should do the trick!! Also I am not convinced the veilside skirts I have go.. but I will leave that till next time!

Final does anyone know how the idle adjuster works? In for faster out for slower? Does it only work when hot? Is there any cold start adjustment? There seems to be a lot of balancing screws on the throttle body! mine may need a check.. generally it runs fine don\'t get me wrong! Just a little lumpy when cold and a bit poppy? Maybe this is normal I don\'t know?!

Lee

[ENVYD]

spot on mate looks great! tbh i dont think the skirts will go with it either they are to much of a swoop soft tuch were as the front end with thos wings is mean as hell!
 
i have some work alloys not sure how mucht hey worth but just got some new rubbers n them costing £500 there only 17" like 225/45/17front 235/45/17rear with a lil strech
 

[karl_tate]

looks good and the spraying looks amazing
 
not too keen on the arches thought but each to their own i suppose.
 
where did you get the bonnet from and how much??

[leeroy_25]

ENVDY,

I am in envy of your rims!! Lucky for you tey are not 18" rims else your car might be sitting on bricks in the morning!! They have a lovely deep dish.. just what I am looking for.. Was hoping to get something different to the mesh spokes as tey seem to be very common. But still very nice!

Karl, My dad is not quite with the wings either! To be honest I am not 100% on the.. They could do with the egdes softening off to blend in more with the curves of the rest of the body. I did toy with modifying them myself but chose not to.. well for now at least.. If I do another one I think I will go for a feed type kit.. there are a couple in that style and they are more rounded. That is why I am in two minds about the skirts. The Veilside ones are very subtle and I think I need something wider and a bit more edgey like some C-West ones..
Also I think once it has some rims on it that fill the arches it will help.. doesn\'t really do it justice on the standard FD rims!! I only did it because I saw the Burnout demo car and thought it looked awesome! Decided I want one too!! So that\'s roughly where I am hoping to end up but with a bit more agressive look. Hence the AD9 bonnet which I got from Speedline imports for £295! It\'s FRP not carbon. I think it was a 1 off he bought for his own FD but didn\'t like it? and as I said the fit is not spot on.. but better than the pictures he showed me of it on his FD?

Thanks for the feedback though..

Lee

[Speedline Imports]

Thats looking good Lee.  Yes bonnet was a one off and especially at that price too!  Fitment looks so much better than when I had it fitted.

[FEED Rocket]

Excellent job with the project mate, the car looks fantastic! I would go with the Works 18" VS-XX wheels.

The RE-A wing you have will look silly on the car IMO, you should go with a full carbon GT wing, that would really finish the car off, and also a Sanai rear diffuser, these both you can get from Shine.

 
 Those wheels ENVYD is selling are also Work wheels.