Hello....

[mark-ashley]

Hello all....
 
Been meaning to get on here for a while but due to work internet restrictions it\'s taken me a little longer than intended...
 
I bought my RX7 about a year a go from a guy called Gareth in Crawley who i beleive posted on here from time to time.
 
I love it it, the car is amazing !
 
Anyways, i\'m sure i\'ll be posting asking questions on here from time to time, more than likely when something goes wrong with the car !
 
As far as i know there haven\'t been any major mods on it, what i do know is as follows:
 
Re-Amemiya AD Facer N1 front bumper
18" GT-7 2 Piece alloys
Kakimoto Racing stainless steel exhaust
Approx 0.8 bar boost
 
Some tit bashed the front bumper in and due to serious financial restrictions i\'m getting a new bumper from Replikit, the vanquish front bumper...
 
I have read on here various things about replikit but i like to try and keep an open mind, i did order one from IBK in bournemouth but that turned out to be a really bad fitting, fair play to them, they did refund me without any hassle.
 
On order i have some new spark plugs and a K&N filter from Clive and also bought a Bailey Motorsport dump valve which i\'ll fit when the car comes out of the body shop.
 
As i said, i love the car, it\'s brilliant and i hope to get it to some of the upcoming meets and shows...
 
I\'ve attached a few pics of the car that i downloaded from Newera as i don\'t have any of my own at hand, currently at work waiting for the phone to ring to see if my new kit fits !
 
Enough rambling !

[peterwolds]

welcome,nice looking car if your 1st rear wheel car watch these wet roads

[mark-ashley]

I\'ve been lucky enough to drive a few pretty good r/w drive cars, all belonging to my brother who is a bit of a car nut, they include:
 
E46 M3
Ferrari 360 Modena
Maserati 3200 GT
 
I also managed to write off a Suzuki Cappucino so after that i kind of learnt my lessons with r/w drive cars !
 
I have the back of this twitch on me a couple of times in the rain bt nothing too serious !

[D2BBA]

Nice \'7 you have there guv

The RE A front end is lovely, shame to loose it.  Was it not reparable at the bodyshop?  Shame the insurance didnt cover to replace it.

Thats also a nice list of cars your bro has owned!  You should get him to fork our for an RE A one for you

Chris

[mark-ashley]

Thanks !
 
Unfortunately not, it was proper wrecked....
 
The insurance gave me 1500 quid less 500 excess so that left me with a grand...
 
I had a MK 4 Golf 1.8 20v turbo to sell, put that in to be mot\'s and it failed on a rear caliper, 300 quid to get it through the MOT so down to 700 quid...
 
Sold that for 2K , paid off a few debts and got the mazda serviced and MOT\'d, then the clutch hose went, not an expensive thing to fix tho so not so bad....
 
Someone else hit the rear quarter of the car (drove off again) and when i bought it the bonnet was slightly lighter than the rest of the car so i\'m having to get the whole front end painted plus the damage to the rear quarter, that\'s costing me 1250 quid just for the paint and labour !
 
Long and the short is that i am now seriously low on funds, a direct replacement for the bumper from new era would have cost me just shy of 800 quid.
 
Add that to the paint job and your looking at just over 2k which i just don\'t have...
 
Am hoping that the bumper i get from replikit won\'t be too much hassle to fit, if it is, i\'ll be sending it back and posting in the wanted section for an alternative !!!

[FEED Addict]

Hello Mark, nice looking car mate, shame about your funds though as the re-am looks v.nice. whats the vanquish like?

[mark-ashley]

This is what the vanquish bumper looks like
 
http://www.replikit.co.uk/images/kits/mazda/rx7vf.jpg
 
 
It\'s known also as a "vanish" kit, it\'s not too disimilar really, just sharper edges....
 
I like the 99 spec lights too, think it will finish it off nice providing the thing fits OK...
 
IF i could replace it with the RE-AM then beleive me i would !!!

[Nik da Greek]

Welcome, wotcher and all that! Car looks lovely, shame it\'s been marmalised so soon into ownership. Hopefully it\'ll be a good fit, the new bumper. Some good cars your brother\'s had, there, I can see where you would\'ve struggled going to a Cappuccino from a 360 Modena, must\'ve seemed like a real beast after that ol Italian nag! :Giggle

[mark-ashley]

Nice one....
 
Yeah, the cappucino was a bit hard to hold onto after the modena, nightmares !
 
Got a call from the body shop yesterday, new front end is a good fit so  should have the reximus maximus back by Wednesdayish !
 
Been driving around in my brothers golf v5 (shopping car), fun but no guts, can\'t wait to get mine back !

[mark-ashley]

So it\'s Monday and i\'m still waiting to get my car back, hopefully should be all done for Wednesday fingers crossed, got a wedding to go to in Cornwall this weekend so it bloody better be ready, been saving all year for the fuel !

[RobMatthews]

dude im in cornwall:3gears-rh where abouts are you coming to?you wont see me though as im heading to silverstone for the weekend!

[mark-ashley]

Heading down to St Ives, my mate is getting married there, gonna be in town for Saturday, Sunday and Monday, heading home Monday night..
 
Got some friends dotted about Cornwall and Plymouth i\'ll be visiting so if there are any sightings of a silver RX7 then that will be me !!!

[mark-ashley]

Picking up the car tonight, woop woop ! Can\'t wait, been without it for over 2 weeks ! Unfortunately not gonna get time to put the air filter, spark plugs and fuel filter in, but at least it will all be looking lovely and shiny ! Will post up pics as soon as i have taken some, not going to bother today as it will be dark when i pick it up, hope it all looks ok....

[mark-ashley]

So, i got the car back and the body shop said it was a bitch of a job, it looks sweet it has to be said, will get some pics up shortly, have been in Cornwall all weekend so not had a chance to takeany pics just yet...
 
Only downside is now i need to adjust the slam bar somehow as air is getting under the bonnet creating lift, not good.....
 
The kit doesn\'t sit high enough to push air over the bonnet, if i raise the kit it will ruin all the lines the body shop toiled over getting spot on !
 
Anyone else come across this ?

[Nik da Greek]

If you\'re talking about the way the bonnet seems to flap and rattle up and down when you get up to speed, I think that\'s normal. Certainly both of my FDs have done it, I think it\'s cos the alloy bonnet\'s so light. Not had one come open yet (fingers crossed) but it does look slightly unnerving till you just stop noticing it......