It sucks but today is going to be my last day with my fd bc im working on a trade for a S14 + cash and this trade is going to happen Sunday.

The reason why im getting rid of the FD for a S14 is bc i need a more normal car to daily drive and money is a problem.

I went through alot with this car its my first car and i learned alot about the rotary through this car and the forum. I first got this car when i was 16 and im about to turn 19 and i went through 3 engines and 3 different body styes. I was young but i did alot of the work my self but when i had a problem i took the car to some shops my first shop i went to was Aerodyne but later on i went to Lucky 7.

I just wanted to vent out bc i put alot of work in to this car, alot of money, alot of time, alot of passion and its my first car so to let it go is kinda hard but its something i have to do.


Also here are some pics of the different stages the car was at...

The first week with the FD and the engine blew that same day

The first time i removed a engine and replace it with a 95 jdm motor




During the time i replace the engine i wanted to do the exterior but i should of slap myself for putting this exterior setup on my car



After that i didn't like the look of it so i ripped everything off and went with a custom widebody by asuka

 

The finished product


My first photoshoot with Nitto tires


My first SevenStock event

After that my twins went bad so i went single



After that my Single turbo went bad and i didn't have the funds to fix anything so i went NA for the time being


That was the last time i touched it and later on i posted it forsale/trade and i found i perfect car to trade it for + cash it was a S14.

 

haha justttt kidding. too bad man. you're gonna miss it.

 

dude, sorry you have to get rid of it... come back to the rotary world some day. I have had mine a year, and had my doubts because it is very expensive to own.... not because it breaks, but because its so fun to upgrade

 

Every time i had money i had to buy something for the FD that was one of my problems it was like a drug. LoL

Im definitely going to get another FD later on in my life but one thing i was thinking about was swapping a 13b in the S14. LoL

 

that would be interesting....

 

oh damn... s14 huh... ima miss seeing your fd in LBC......

theres a guy who did a 13b-RE into a s14 here on the forum from the east coast... its ******* niiiice too..

would be coo to see it done here on the west



ill do this for juu, ill let ya drive my fd when shes ready to go... (2 months from now )

 

Yah define autoworks did it i talk to them and they said they could build me the mounts and stuff but thats still along way from happening.

It would be cool to take your car for a test drive but i don't think i want to drive a FD its going to remind me to much of mines.

The FD is going up to Norcal.

 

I think we should start a support group... because I too have this disease.

Oh well.....

BTW.. Why sell the FD? Pick up a Honda as a daily. I got my 93 hatch for $2k... Granted I threw $6k at it, but it's SUPER reliable and fun to drive. FD sits in the garage tucked away from the world.

 

^^^
Im super low on cash and i don't want any car for a daily driver it has to be clean and something i like.

Also where i live i don't want to leave any of my cars on the street and my garage could only fit one.

 

damn, 3 engines.. I guess that's the 3 strikes rule.

 

3 engines? what where you doing with them?

 

sorry to hear. such a beautiful car Lets hope the new owner doesnt wreck it, most new rx7 owners seem to do that.

 

Thanks for the compliments

The first motor blew bc of heavy driving, 2nd was a jdm motor from a junkyard so the condition of it wasn't good so the water seals ended up going bad and the 3rd motor is in the car right now and so far so good. Its really just 2 motors that went bad.

Reason i didn't get a rebuilt was bc i got good deals on used stuff but i should of just got a rebuilt to save alot of headaches.

 

Wow, didn't know that was your 7 in the Nitto ad. SICK car, sorry to see you go.

 

mannnnn so saddd. possstt pics of the s14. That s14 better be sick

 

Problem solved. Now you can keep the FD and have a DD. Not to mention getting in shape.


Hate you have to get rid of it.

 

A fd at 16.. how did your mom or dad sleep?

 

Befor ingot my fd I know what i was geting my self into. So I picked up a 200sx. With out a motor for 300$ with everything eles in it. New clutch trans ac etc,. And I just spent. 2400$ for a clean sr20 swap. My new turbo dd lol. It's gonna be a blast !

 

Yah i'll post pics of the new car when it arrives later on today.

Its a clean car thats well modded.

 

Ah man....sorry to hear that. You did a lot of top-notch work to that car. Looks really good.

In retrospect, would you say you spent too much on it? Or, given a chance to do it all over again....would you opt for keeping it stock and using the funds for other things? What, if anything, would you do differently? I just ask because your story could/should influence other FD owners, especially the younger ones.

 

dooooont dooooooooooooooo it!!!!!!

jk man. sometimes life makes us do thing that we dont want to do but we have to do them.
your car is very unique and you will miss it at times but you are young and you can always get another one.

now let's see some pics of the S14

 

Thanks

If i had a chance to do it all over again i would of kept the exterior oem and spend all the time and money in the performance and suspension section. The widebody is nice and all but nothing could beat the oem look of the FD. But the only thing i don't like about that is that every ones fd would look the same and being different is what i wanted.

But another thing is i don't think i should of started off with a FD as a first car not to mention i didn't know anything about a rotary. I did the opposite of most owners i got the car first then i started to browse the forum it should be the other way around.

I've also heard alot of storys about people going from a 240sx to a FD which is much better than going from a FD to 240sx as a first car.

 

Im not into to body kits or young kids owning fds period these days. However, that is one beautiful rx7, sucks you didnt get the engine issues sorted sooner, you may have been able to keep the car.

 

Yah i will miss it but the funny thing is that i have a big poster of it in my room.

Heres one picture of the car.
-brand new paint
-SR20
-Clean custom red interior
-Work rezax rims
-Other stuff to make a clean DD