KaMLuNg

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that is a good idea for the HT pedal...

Herblenny

Yeah, those were made by a guy in MA. He made some cool stuff. The sway bar mounts are also made by him.

rockstar143

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nothing like custom made stuff...
J

dreem1er

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achenator

Not to sound sacreligious but have you ever done/thought of a LS swap into one of these? My buddy just bought a excellent RX-7 and is immediately ripping out the rotor and putting in a turboed LS3.

Here is the car that he bought:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1994-...t_33966wt_1167


Here is the LS car that he just finished and sold to buy the RX.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-...t_11642wt_1167

MarbleGT

Rx7 + LSx = One of my dream cars.

achenator

I'll keep you up on his build.

Herblenny

I've known Hinson Supercars (whom popularized LSx FDs) before he finished his build. I also had one of my best friend who built one with heads and cam that made well over 400 at the wheels. I have nothing against the LSx FD... but just as my friend painted, built it, upgraded, etc, only to sell it couple of months later to pick up an Z06. These days, Z06s are cheaper and contains more modern amenities and some comes with warranty. I would probably buy an 06+ Z06 before I spent the time trying to built an LSx FD. Also, seems everyone wants to stuff an LSx into anything import these days...

Not quite my dream but maybe one day I'll own one.


Sept. 30th, 2012

I'm debating about the interior and test fit the Takata Harness on the Spirit R Recaros.

Let me know what you prefer?








Also, got my VS-XX refinished/powder coated and put new Toyo T1-Sport tires. I've heard great things about these and can't wait to test them out.


**They are not going on this 3 rotor project car**

Herblenny

Oct 4th, 2012

Past couple of days, I decided to strip off my spare RZ hub assemblies and fix up the rotor back plates and such.





Fronts fixed and degreased... Test fitted the new DBA rotors.. Shaved some metals so DBA rotors can freely spin.



Rears fixed and degreased



My good friend Bryan from BNR Supercars is going to let me use his cabinet to blast the rust and such off so I can get the prettied up today.


Also, I received some goodies from Turbonetics.



Their GT-K 1050!!!!

Mr. Maker

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ttribe

Momentary diversion:

Saw a RX-8 on the road the other day with the license plate - "MYWANKL" - thought that was cool.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled awesome thread.

DaChef320

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damn OP how much $$$ did u spend so far?

Herblenny

Oct 11th, 2012

Some update...

Hubs cleaned, blasted, and ready to paint..


And painted.. and ready to be put on the car.



Cleaned, sanded, and painted axles..

close up.


I also got my ID1000's. Bought them from Full Function Engineering. Awesome service and makes some cool stuff for rotaries! Thanks guys!!!




Also, got the eye bolts for the Takata Harnesses.. Can't wait to install them and go for a ride




And finally,

The engine... Oil pan on, Oil pan brace on, and mounted on my spare FD subframe.

CLtotheTL32

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Herblenny

I'm currently putting the car together for SEMA and I can't upload all the stuff that's going on..

I'll make this short and share 2-3 pics.. including the render done by amazing artist and designer, Greg Thompson. He did an amazing job rendering the car with few pics I sent him and list of goodies I was going to put on. Just amazing work!! Since its so close to SEMA, I'll share the render to give you guys an idea what it will look like (exterior).



Hint of couple of parts..






I'll update the full car on my way to SEMA..

rockstar143

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as per usual.

CCColtsicehockey

Looks so good. Love those mirrors.

Mr. Maker

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:fuck:

imj0257

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Can I have it when you are done?

ArthurL

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Subbed!

Herblenny

Here are some updated pics as I get ready for SEMA Las Vegas.







More pics coming once the car is set up at SEMA.... I just unloaded yesterday..

Majofo

rockstar143

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Wow...I love that steering hub lock.
AWESOME>

swoosh

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just found this thread....

I am amazed at the build....everything just looks PERFECT...great job dude....

DaChef320

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i wanna see shots from SEMA

ttribe

+1

Herblenny

rockstar143

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Holy mother of Gawd...that thing is an exotic car.
In fkn credible.

swoosh

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soo much WANT in that picture !!!

05_NBP_TL

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97BlackAckCL

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Wow, this build is absolutely amazing, thank you for sharing

chill_dog

Looks great! Looking forward to more pictures .

DaChef320

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more Pixs!!!

DaChef320

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BTW OP wanna sell me the ride? lol

Herblenny

Thanks for the kind words guys..

I also recently found out I made it on to SpeedHunters.



Here is also an interior shot.. which no one posted and thought I share..

swoosh

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man that car is sooooo CLEAN !!!!

well done

DaChef320

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Good job OP love the FD

crazyasiantl

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cmschmie

But is it fast?

Looks good

Herblenny

Well see how fast it will be.. 2600lbs 700-800 WHP... we'll see though if I can achieve that or not..


Update - November 8th, 2012

I'm going to try to share my experience over the past 2-3 weeks of putting the car together to, journey across the USA to SEMA Las Vegas, to Journey back.

I'll try to go through the journey over next 2-3 days.. And I promise you guys, there will be ton of pics

To start, I was waiting for my paint and body guys Jonathan Goolsby and his crew to paint the body so I could start working on the car.

Paint we've chosen was BASF Mercedes AMG Imola Grey Metallic with hint of darker tint.

Here is a picture of the car before and after the shell was painted.





Car at this point had nothing on it except stock suspensions and some old school VOLK wheels to roll the shell around.

More coming when I get some more photos uploaded..