Sorry, no RX-8 content, but its a cool Rotary build so I'm allowed to post....right?

Its been almost 2 years in the works and we're nearing the end!

I have so much to say about the build and all the challenges it presented us with, but instead of writing a novel, that most people wont read anyway.....I'll post pics!

Pictures of the engine build













Brand new ported irons







Basic parts used in the engine build:

New ported irons
New ported rotor housings
New Race main and rotor bearings
ALS Ceramic 2mm apex seals

Total time into porting and building the engine = 80 hours


Body work!







The rear quarters had to be cut out for the larger tires and for the new widebody quarters for mount onto

 

Engine assembled







After many hours, its finally almost ready for primer and sanding

 

Heres some pics of the cage we built for it and the fiberglass sound system.









Air ride tank....yes air ride

Notched the firewall slightly and boxed it back in




Air tank mounted in place




BAM....where'd it go?

 

Here is a sweet place to hide the battery!








Also had the turbo housing, header and the wastegate ceramic coated by Fireball coatings



And now the engine is landed

 

All the wiring was tucked and hidden through the body











Remote moisture drain for the air ride tank. This'll make it easy once the dash is in place.

 

Built some brackets for the oil coolers, took almost 5 hours to figure out the first one lol. Such tedious work.











Fuel system is almost complete, had the complete system custom made for this car.

 

Paint teaser




Apexi Titanium Catback exhaust fitting perfect!



Hood fitted and looking pretty decent



You can tell where the two tone color is now!





A quick test buff



Can you tell the difference? 30sec test wetsand and buff on the left clearly haha

 

Closer

 

Got the car running.

Natural Sound finished up installing the sound system and interior. Couple weeks ago we took it to Marken to break the motor in on the dyno. Had a few small issues but was a great success.
We took it back to Marken and finished tuning and got some numbers.

464WHP and 371ft/lbs
91 octane pump fuel
15psi of boost

That was all we wanted to accomplish, break 450whp on the wastegate on pump fuel.




Tucking 20" rims! Only FD I've ever seen that can do that.












^ thats the latest update since this past weekend.

The body shop has some panels polish and fit (sideskirts) and we also have some cold start tuning left.
Other than that, in the spring I hope the owner will bring the car back to us to raise the boost and try some 110 octane. I want to see 600whp out of this yet. Not too bad....for a showcar!

 

Always love the Veilside Fortune FD3S..........

 

I'm in love with your car man, great job!

 

nice job dude...

 

yup, no go at all

 

Great job indeed!

 

Nice, not sure I would want my inter cooler that exposed.

 

looks almost like a futuristic batmobile lol

 

if it's mainly a show car then it won't be an issue.

Very nice looking ride but was surprised to see the original wire loom reused.

 

Great detailed posted...awesome paint job....best of luck to the owner if he/she was to drive it on Toronto roads....lolz

Look forward to future updates...
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Vaporizer reveiws

 

nicely dont dude alot of work went into your car!

 

R.P.M.,

I know this required alot of work! Kudos to you for taking this on.

Personally, I think the Veilside kit ruins the lines of the FD.
But to each their own.

Lets hope it doesn't get caught into a "fast and furious" situation.

 

Thanks guys!

 

I was always fond of the Fortune kit when since i saw it in F&F, looks great R.P.M keep up the good work

 

this looks sooooooo fknnnnn sickkk. Nice turbooo too.

 

damn....that is all

 

What air suspension setup (brand) did you go with ?

Cheers