When i was 13 i look a 86 RX7 for 600 bucks that cars lucky i didnt buy it i didnt know anything back then i ve been able to afford one for awhile just waited till i had enough reasearch to buy one and smartly work on it. thanks!

[QYOTE=Dysfnctnl85; 10939320] I couldn't afford an FD when I was 16, so congrats on that.

If reliability is your goal, I would definitely research water injection (browse the Aux Injection forum) and subscribe to every Howard Coleman thread. [/QUOTE]

Yeah i tihnk im going to look into it i have heard alot of good things about it thanks!

 

Alright so i havent touched the car in the longest time due to school and exams being a b**** and taking up all my time but this weekend i think i got a day off and might be getting the engine out finally!

 

ok quick update i have begun sanding down the car for paint its about 1/3 of the way done..i am just waiting on an engine hoist to pull the motor its ready to come out and go for the rebuild and port ALSO i found out my wheels are Vesta wheels made by Rays Engineering made back in 1996 so they are muthaeffing JDM

 

don't know the model though any ideas have other pictures

 

Motors coming out tommorow then going to get street ported and rebuilt.. finally got photobucket working too

 

How does a 16 year old afford a professional engine rebuild, let alone the car itself? Between college, volunteering and my job I am still very far away from being able to snag even a roller haha.

Anyway cool build man, it looks like you have a lot of previous experience dealing with cars. What are your goals suspension wise by the end of this project?

 

send the parts out to be ported. no offense but more than half of the time first time port jobs get botched.

a botched port job will cost you basically a complete motor, worth the cost of porting and shipping? probably. or just leave the ports stock, there really isn't as much gain as some people claim.

it's almost to the point that i cringe these days when cracking open a rebuilt motor, not knowing what i will find.

 

Well i never really bought anything expensive other then cars...i got a crazy good deal on this i can't say how good. i also have had 2 jobs since i was 14 and my first job when i was 11 as a barn hand soo yeah! HA expierence i have only done an intake on my 94 Z28 my school has no shop class nothing im learning as i go and getting a bunch of help from friends who are older nad more expierenced but am doing most of it myself Thanks though hope you can get one soon!

Yeah I am going to a shop i trust fully and have a very good rep so i am hoping for the best!

 

Nice build im only 15 but doing a engine rebuilt as well in my FD... also doing the turbo swap during the build as well.... lookin at GT 35,40,42 just dont know yet but Good luck!

 

decide what you want the car to be what kind of port you are running then the turbo that will best match your needs

 

Literally anyone can afford a Series I JDM FD. They're practically a dime a dozen in Japan because the Series I is considered too old and too unreliable.

You can get them for $3,000-4,000 plus maybe $1,500 to ship it.

A good FC costs more than a Zenki FD does.

 

Good luck with the build! Have you started looking into insurance for your RHD yet? It's becoming harder and harder to get Insurance for RHDs in Ontario

 

That is true but i still got a better deal then that thats another reason i have the money to do a full build

Yeah it is very annoying my friend couldn't get insurance on his 180sx but i have a place a friend uses for his FD so we ll see thanks!


UPDATE the motor is out now just stripping it down and sending it away

 

quick update the OEM turbo assembly is off and so is the intake manifold very little left




also tried on my buddies mustang wheels and tinted the tail lights and turn signals

 

please tell me your not keeping the skether shoes on the beauty.....

 

Those wheels and those tires on an FD are just... wrong.

Then again the only rims I would pay money to buy new would be Enkei RPF1s.. Mmmmmm...

 

i built my first rx7 when i was 17 so keep it up

 

Oh i was just putting them on just to see what the fitment / offset were like cause mustang rims are dirt cheap and have thought about using them for track wheels haha i like my black Vestas

 

Oh ya by the way so my buyer for this backed out and with my second job i am able to afford this now and have worked things out with my dad so im keeping it and building it hopefully by the end of this summer beginning of next spring she ll be out.

 

Keep up the good work. I am 18 and going through the exact same process as you with the rebuilding of the car and fixing all of the cheap patch work, restoring the FD to its original beauty. And take those damn mustang wheels off now please

 

here is a quick shot of both my cars

 

Removed back seats waste of space and weight for me sold them already got a special plan for the area! Heres a guide

Back seat removal: Probably not the most descriptive or best photos but a general guide
First the two brackets that hold the top of the back seat down 2 bolts each bracket i believe they were 10 mm bolts irnore the bracket on the far left


next the top brackets that the back seat holds onto when the seats are up
2 bolts 12 mm i believe



After that removed the bar that goes from strut to strut back seat leans against 16 mm bolts i believe for the top mounted thing



then just pretty much pulled bottom part of the back seats out no bolts just clips and removed the seat belt buckles



and seat belts



Removed the side plastic pieces in order to do so you need to undo the bottom screw holding the front seat belts down


Thats pretty much it pull the plastic pieces out and your done reverse if you are putting them in

 

So backseats were sold and shipped and UPS broke two side panels in shipping -_- on another note the build is about to pick up finally, off and on due to my dad causing me problems but soon hopefully parts will find their way onto her. NEXT year i hope to have her out. Recently i have almost finished sanding the body and have take napart some things and put them back together. Just waiting

 

nice kid! i wish i had my FD at your age, but i'll tell you something... it doesn't matter what they say... you want the power? take it as soon as you can. you only live once!!! and by the way, i'm running BNR's, i converted them to non-sequential, did the whole nine yards on those's Turbos and i'm still kicking myself in the nuts everyday asking the same question. why i didn't go single, why i didnt go single and its gonna be in my head until next spring, cuz next spring, i'm going single!!!!! follow your hearts.

ps: if your Camaro got power, then you can drive your FD no prob.

 

Thanks!! Yeah im definately going all out single and everything seems to be the smartest idea and its what i want haha! Yeah the camaro has roughly 300 to 310 hp and 350 to 365 lbsft/tq im driving that all this summer and hopefully doing a couple passes hopefully it gets me ready to drive the FD. UPDATE Just bought a KOYO aluminum rad used but got a pretty good deal i think motors going out soon as welll im just working on the body till then