here are some pictures i took after i polished my chrome pieces with Mothers Mag and Aluminum Cleaner. *BLING BLING* thats my mom's RX-8/my other daily driver, my RX-7, and my sister's 04 Protege 5. im thinking about bringing the 8 to the next Autocross at Ft. Devens in September. the last picture is an under shot of my engine. im trying to figure out how to make a custom tow hook. any ideas? i want the FEED tow hook but i dont know if its going to work with the FMIC.

 

that sir looks pretty mean if ido say so my self

 

thank you very much. if thats your car in your sig, i must say, you, sir, are also well on your way to building one sexy machine. what offset are thsoe rims? they look good.

 

I ******* love you car!

 

photoshoot curtousy of the girlfriend.

 

thanks funkspectrum

 

here's what's next for the 7.

ACT Pro-Light Flywheel
Mazda Counterweight
Noltec Motor Mounts
Mazda Factory Clutch Disc (not pictured)
Coolant Change with Water Wetter and a 60/40 Mix
Oil Change with Valvoline Racing Motor Oil
Bosch Oil Filter

i am currently unemployed (i'm going back to school in the fall), and my mechanic, Jesse, is such a nice guy he is going to do the work for me now, and let me pay him back once i get back on my feet. i have a little over a month until my next race at Lime Rock. as i said i dont have a job, so i am pretty much giving up on other important things in life (like food and go carts) in order to race one last time this season on Lime Rock. My priorities are obviously straight.

the last picture is Rotary Amuse' newest logo picture.

Rotary Amuse has been my race team name ever since i bought my FD in '03. it's a team that pretty much consists of me. i have no plans of expanding the team, but i will be using it with my rally Subaru Projects ('04 2.5GT Legacy Ice Rally Car and '97 2.2 Impreza Rally Car). I know you are all dying to get your hands on a Rotary Amuse t-shirt and poster, but i havent made them yet. better yet, my lovely girlfriend hasn't designed the poster yet. they are going to be one offs for my wall (since im obviously so in love with my car) and body but id be willing to make copies once they are done for anyone interested, at cost of course.

ill let you guys know how the car turns out after i get it back.

 

as of last week, i am finaly sponsored by Mazda Motorsports Development (Mazdaspeed). any privateer racer knows how expensive it is to maintain a race car, so this is a huge step for my build process. It is a team support sponsorship, so im not getting free parts, but i am getting a great discount.

oh yea, the car's finally in the shop getting a new transmission set up. i am in no rush to get it back cause it's getting parked for the fall and winter (welcome to New England- wet leaves and 10' snow drifts) so im not sure how long it will take. i also need to focus on college, so the car's taking the back burner for a little while, or until next race season.

 

anyone in the North East/ New England area, here is my mechanic's information.

Jesse Martello
(860)978- 2687
Somers, Ct.

I have been to a lot of performance shops over the past 6 years, and have had nothing but bad work done and bad experiences. Jesse does not own a performance store, he doesnt have a store front, he does not sell parts. he pretty much only works on word of mouth. he is a certified mazda mechanic and rotary technician. he charges me a competively low labor cost and has a great turn around time. whenever i go to his shop, he has at least 4 FD's sitting around waiting for work. the other day when i dropped my car off, he was working on a GReddy Turbo kit for a RX-8. he owns a 94 R2 and he owned a 80's FB (not too sure of the exact year). he just finished up on a Renisis motor for a race car, and has rebuilt many motors in his time. I just gave him my fc-dataloggit so tuning might be somewhere in the future for him.

As for parts, i go through Rotary Performance (RX-7.com). anyone whose dealt with Ari, Chris, and Mary would understand why. i have never once had a bad experience with any orders placed with them. the thing i love the most is that they promise less and deliver more. it's great when you get your order 5 days before they told you you would. when my first power fc died, ari worked with me and APEXi to make things right as quickly as possible. he would call me weekly and sometimes nightly with progress. when APEXi couldnt fix my power fc, he helped me out significantly. i'm not suggesting you do this often, but call up and talk to Ari. he is the funniest, most down to earth person. i expected someone with a huge ego when i first talked to him, and got the complete opposite. i mean come on, the guy is incredibly fast. i'd have a big head if i was him. and mary seems like a real sweetheart. chris helped me out a lot when a jackass at town fair tire busted out my trailing arm during an allignment (long story, avoid TFT) and was ready to warrant the product even though it wasnt there mistake. the downfall with Rotary Performance is that they dont always have the lowest prices, but they have price matched for me and have huge overstock, so i get my parts quickly.

long story short, these are the people i trust with my business. i've been screwed over big time by performance stores (anyone from the new bedford, fall river, cape cod area, PM me and ill tell you who not to see) that didnt care about me or my car. they only cared about the money. it's painful to look back on that, so im just lookin out for you.

here are some shots of jesse's garage. he has a lift not in this picture and another one that needs to be assembled.

 

I dropped off a ACT Heavy Duty Pressure Plate (MZ011) and a Pineapple Racing Oil Pan Gasket tonight, and decided to take some pictures to rekindle some old, forgotten feelings

The current status of the car and closer shots of suspension components.:

 

 

after this project, its off to getting the driver side door fixed. somehow the 'C' hook that pulls up the latch got bent and cant be fixed. its a royal PITA having to get in through the passenger side door. The car's going to be stored in a heated garage over the winter, snuggled safely under her Cover Craft car cover.

 

PROJECT ROTARY AMUSE 937 Mfcka represent. Whatchu kno bout that.

 

i wouldnt be surprised if no one knew anything about Rotary Amuse.
that's alright. do you still live in Ma?

Oh yea, i picked up a new sponsor last Friday:
-Diversified Signs. Charlton, Ma
they're going to be doing all my vinyl work for my RX-7 and 2 Subarus. my g/f's still going to be designing most of my stuff, and im getting everything printed at cost.

 

Nice car, and Minus the Bear is great. :-)

 

hey zum, i just wanted to ask about the sparco's. when you installed the torino's did you have an increase in leg/head room or did it take up more than the stock seats? nice car by the way, personally i would put a different set of wheels on it besides stockers. something with a lil color. i really like the torino's alot but i'm a tall guy 6'3 and i want a seat that will recline. do you still think they would be such a bad choice.

 

Thanks Ehron. minus the bear is some good stuff, great in concert as well.

93vrFD- the sparco's were completly hacked to be made to fit. the shop that i took my car to to have them installed had to literally break the seat adjusters to get them to fit (unproffessional). as far as head room goes, its good and doesnt feel any taller then the stock seats. leg room is tight, because the seats dont properly fit. my mechanics about 6'1-6'2 and he has a couple inches above his head when he drives it. his legs barely fit though with the steering wheel and lack of seat adjustment.

with that said, ive seen torinos fit much better then mine with full adjustablity. id say it can easily be done, but id bring it to someone who knows what they're doing. as far as height and leg room, i'd say if they were properly fit, you'd be all set. i would call up sparco, see what they have for that seat with sliders, rails, etc. and go from there. i was thinking about selling mine cheap and getting a single Bride seat (theyre much smaller) or a Recaro SPG so let me know if you would be interested. the seats will still recline, you just need plyers to adjust them. either way, i can get you some better pictures of my seat set up and 'hacked' installation in a week once everythings done on it.

i would love a nice set of rims. in the future, im thinkin either bronze 57Pros or bronze TE37's. right now, i want to tie everything else up before i start in on the looks. i agree though, a nice set of rims would really make the car. (thanks for the compliments.)

 

Wow great car man! i love the build and the tim eu put into it.

 

here are some shots to give you an idea of how they fit:
<i circled the broken adjuster to show you what i was talking about>






Note: that's as far back as my seats can go since they're not properly mounted where they shouldve been.

 

gotbanned?- thanks a lot. its still a work in progress. my only regret is that i dont have my own shop and tools to do my own work. i know i would love it so much more if i was able to do all the work myself. again, thanks for the compliment.

 

Yeah I'm in MA for school. We should meet up, I'd love to take a look, swap ideas, etc. My FD is in CA sitting in a garage with a new single, waiting to get tuned . And I miss the sound of a rotary as well. Let me know ! Amazing project, I really want to see how this turns out.

Eugene

 

very nice. what single turbo did you go with? that must be nice to go home to.

i miss how a rotary sounds too. i wanna drive my car so bad! you're going to have to wait til the spring to check it out. it's been off the road since August and wont be back on the road til the salt is cleared up. I hate/love New England. when i bust it out in the spring, ill let you know. where do you go to school? i live in central Ma and my G/F goes to UMassD, so im always down around there as well. i love meeting up with new 'rotorites' so we'll get together in the spring. if i set any meets up, youll have to come check em out.

thanks a lot for the compliments. its definitly one of my more expensive hobbies, but im having a lot of fun with it. im anxious to see how it turns out as well. i wont expect it to be completly done until +- 2009. im trying to not cut corners, so im trying to stay patient with it.

 

anyone with any further questions, bored at work/school, or nothing better to do, my AIM screen name is RXHeaven17. shoot me a line sometime.

 

new MySpace page:
www.myspace.com/Rotary_Amuse

 

where did you get the carbon fiber piece in the glove box?