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Almost forgot that this existed! Sorry about that! Haven't done anything much to the FD, just getting a bunch of parts in now. The newest thing that the FD has is the Mazsdaspeed CF Intake finally! Thanks @RX048R for sourcing this for me. It took a lot of patience and money but Chris was able to source it for me and get it to the states.
I was able to maintain everything but had to reroute the front airbag wire. Instead of going from above, i rerouted it under the CF box and just got it to above the rebar. Luckily there was a lot of slack on that wire. Because there was no DIY instructions for this piece, i had to go slow and had issues where the CF box did come in to contact with the frame. Found out that keeping the filter in the box is not a good idea (du'h). Will post more updates accordingly. Got some updates on the rx8 and will take some pictures of it as well.
Sooo... It's been quite sometime since I've last updated this place so here you go!
Supra Updates
Back in April, i finally decided to buy some small things for the Supra. The two things that bugged me about the Supra was the wind buffeting and the lack of carbon fiber trim between the passenger side vents. The Launch edition came with the CF trim and other Special Editions came with it as well but not the A91 which irritated me. Yeah, I'm OCD like that but whatevs... Haha. I purchased a few items to add a little more CF to the interior but hopefully not be too tacky with it. I got the trim piece for the passenger side as well as some CF door handle trim pieces. i didn't want to overdo it so that is the most CF that will be on the car. I may think of getting the CF steering wheel but we'll see later on. I think this adds a nice touch of CF without going overboard to help match the center console. Also, adding the door handle trim also protects the area as you can see that my lady has made some scratches to the area. Don't mind the messy pictures as during this time, we were cleaning out the garage
CF trim piece for passenger side before installation Ahh, looks so much better OEM Door Handle Trim More CF! After installation
I also purchased some "functional" CF vents for the supra to get rid of the faux vent that came OEM. One of the few vents that you can actually make it look functional.... I just like the fact that it looks like a legitimate vent. I was super hesitant to get it as most of the trim pieces on the exterior are matte/satin black and i wanted to keep it that way though it does come with CF Mirror caps. So i just pulled the trigger on it.
RH Stock Vent LH Stock Vent
RH "Functional" Vent LH "Functional" Vent
Lastly, i got some anti-buffeting pieces. I wanted these to be gloss black like OEM and look as OEM as possible. I didn't want anything super fancy or something that would draw some attention so i settled on getting these. It also works perfectly and eliminated the wind buffeting when the windows are down. These are a must buy if you plan on getting a Supra. Here are some shots of it.
Before After
During this day, it was also my first time washing the car since it has been ceramic coated. And Lastly, i got my personalized plate in June finally for the Supra!
I do have some updates on the 95 R2 but will post that a little bit later.
Good morning all!
Here is an update on the new FD I picked up. Car arrived from Oregon in the beginning of July and been keeping it at my parents place as my place is full. The car would be started up weekly but mainly stays outside (blasphemy, i know...) but will be getting an outdoor car cover soon for it. Last weekend before i left to go to SoCal, i went over, added some oil, drove it around and washed it. I didn't have time to detail it but got it wash. The car has 69k miles on the chassis but the motor has about 4-5k on it. Its ported, 3mm apex seals and lightened/balanced rotors. Koyo radiator, not sure of the intercooler. Also has an ACT clutch, aluminum flywheel, tubular front swaybar with RB adjustable endlinks, JIC coilovers, HKS catback, JIC Coilovers and 3in. SS Downpipe. The car does still have its dash but does have a roll cage (with a bunch of surface rust) in it with 5point harness for both driver and passenger, original R2 passenger seat but driver seat is a touring seat that was a red one painted black or black one painted red (don't know...)? My brother is interested in purchasing the car from me so until he's sure, it will still be mine. The paint is Brilliant Black but definitely could use some paint correction but the car also has some dings here and there and there is some slight damage to the driver side front bumper to fender about a few inches. Original owner planned on making this a dedicated track car but i was going to restore it a little, get the carpeting back in with custom cutouts for the roll cage, wrap the exterior in yellow possibly and widebody the car making it in to a street/weekend track car. Here are some pictures of it. Any comments, feedback or questions are well appreciated!
Missing center cap on the front wheel (anyone got a cap they would like to sell for SSR Integrals?) R spec lip is a little beat up but luckily replacements are readily available. There is contact between the intercooler piping and the hood, you can see it on the passenger side piping. "innovative" battery holder Surface rust does give it some character though.... i guess...Dash was cut in to but for the most part, it was pretty well done to integrate the dash with the roll cage, yeah, could have been better but it is what it is. Big ol' OEM steering wheel, that needs to be changed... Scuff on the front bumper and fender, attempted to buff it out as much as possible but there is some paint cracking in the area.
So, been quite sometime since i've posted anything here. Over the weekend since weather has been teasing on whether it was going to be good for a Rotors and Boba meet or not, ended up doing some work on the FD.
Picked up a pair of Jade seat belt guides for the seat. The Spirit R seats were reupholstered and finding the OEM seat belt clips are impossible to hide. I do have the strap, but unfortunately not clips. Anyways, i got the black with red stitching, i like the idea of the contrast rather than getting the red leather which will definitely be a different red. What you guys think?
Forgot to take pictures from a couple of weekends ago but placed the seat belt protectors on the seats. I'm loving the contrast and glad I did not go with the red leather option.
So, haven't done much to my RX7, RX8 and Supra but picked this guy up! Back in an MS6!
Had 79k miles on it, did get it from Virginia so got to battle some rust but glad to have an MS6 back. Same trim as my old one (Grand Touring) but with Navigation!
If you're following me on RX7club, i apologize about the redundancy!
So a few things that has been noticed when I first got the MS6 were the following..
1. Right Rear window will not fully roll down, most likely bad motor gears 2. No Floor Mats 3. Some of the door card leather is becoming undone 4. Hazard Lights do not work 5. Front overhead light (driver side) doesn't work 6. Driver Side Running Light out 7. Bunch of door dings 8. Rust spot on the passenger side rear rocker 9. Minor surface rust on the underbody 10. Leather seats (front passenger, rear seats) have some tears 11. Expected but hazy head lights 12. Rear tail lights have signs of water seepage
That's all i can think of from initial examination and first car wash.
MS6 arrived in early/mid January, I brought it in to Fremont Mazda just for initial oil change, found out there was a safety recall for fuel pump ring which I got addressed as well and while there, i did a transmission flush just to get that all out of the way. Heater/AC works fine and no funky smells so I didn't change out the cabin filter. CEL went off for thermostat timeout which I'll be monitoring as well as a massive EVAP loss which I automatically knew what the cause was. All this happened before having to smog the vehicle to register it in California. So the first mod of course is....
Brand new fuel gas cap How torn up the original gas cap was Cover Craft Windshield screen
By default like with all my other cars except the FD, i purchased a Cover Craft windshield screen. Its a must for me since one, this will be my daily but two, i like to protect my dashboard. I also purchased the Corksport LED package (I don't have pictures of replacing the lights) but i had difficulty removing the rear dome light, it is fading and with the fault front dome light, i'm currently searching for replacements. Also searching for a passenger side visor as well. I purchased on amazon replacement gears for the window regulator which i'll be tackling next.
Changed out the passenger side rear window motor and pulley. I initially purchased replacement plastic gears and was going well until i popped out the plastic pulley and the steel cables came undone. I thought I rewound it properly but ended up eating up the plastic pulley when rolling the window up and down. Stupid mistake which cost me a lot of time and headaches. Never do i want to work on another window motor again.... Luckily was able to find a used one which was already wound and just had to replace it. (Thanks 541 Motorsports for having spare parts for the Mazdaspeed6!). At least my passenger side rear window now works flawlessly!
Also purchased some brand new Mazdaspeed6 OEM floor mats from Edge Motorsports as my car didn't come with floor mats. It's the small things that matters.
Also was able to find a old but New Mazdaspeed Cold Air Intake for the Mazdaspeed6! Was lucky to find it, got it from Ebay but from a dealership in Florida. Will do the install on it later when i get a new Thermostat and Radiator and just do it all at once.
So a few things that has been noticed when I first got the MS6 were the following..
1. Right Rear window will not fully roll down, most likely bad motor gears 2. No Floor Mats 3. Some of the door card leather is becoming undone 4. Hazard Lights do not work 5. Front overhead light (driver side) doesn't work
- Corksports LED bulb kit didn't fix this, got another overhead light from ebay but not in good condition for me to swap it, tried to remove the board/circuitry from the ebay one to put in to mine but running in to hiccups. 6. Driver Side Running Light out - Purchased Corksports LED bulb kit and got this taken care. 7. Bunch of door dings 8. Rust spot on the passenger side rear rocker 9. Minor surface rust on the underbody 10. Leather seats (front passenger, rear seats) have some tears 11. Expected but hazy head lights 12. Rear tail lights have signs of water seepage
Pretty cool stuff. I always liked the speed 6's, and they seem to fit right in with modern cars. My friend had one when we were young and dumb, we would always do highway pulls, him in his ms6 and me in my first 8. He could never catch me until he learned how to brake boost. Has the leaking differential or transfer case ever ever been solved? I remember his had major issues with that and it seemed to be something to do with the mating surface wasn't cast correctly. I also thought it was true insanity from Mazda that these came with a headlight angle adjuster switch. Maybe Mazda expected people to fully utilize the sedan and if it was weighted down all the way, they could adjust the headlights down? Pretty strange how the rx8 got the auto level HIDs but these did not.
Pretty cool stuff. I always liked the speed 6's, and they seem to fit right in with modern cars. My friend had one when we were young and dumb, we would always do highway pulls, him in his ms6 and me in my first 8. He could never catch me until he learned how to brake boost. Has the leaking differential or transfer case ever ever been solved? I remember his had major issues with that and it seemed to be something to do with the mating surface wasn't cast correctly. I also thought it was true insanity from Mazda that these came with a headlight angle adjuster switch. Maybe Mazda expected people to fully utilize the sedan and if it was weighted down all the way, they could adjust the headlights down? Pretty strange how the rx8 got the auto level HIDs but these did not.
Thanks! I love the speeed6, this would be my second one. On both speed6's i had, i never had a problem with the leaking differential/transfer case. Maybe it was specific to a 2006 Model Year as both of mine has been a 2007. Main reason I specifically looked for a 2007 was to get a way from the snapping clutch pedal, haha. I did think it was crazy that it has the headlight angle adjuster as well. I'm not sure of that was specific to the speed6 or it was also on the normal Mazda 6's at the time. Either way, it's a cool feature that will barely be used, lol. The plans for the speed6 will to be a reliable daily but wouldn't mind aiming for around 315whp. I do mainly want to tighten up the handling so H&R coilovers, set of sway bars and new endlinks as well as the corksport upper control arm with ball joint for camber adjustment. Future plans as well include the Corksport BBK (front and rear) as well as their exhaust for the car. But for the here and now, need a new thermostat, find out why my hazards don't work, gonna change out the radiator as well and deal with some of the rust spots.
As mentioned before, I did pick up something else on YJA for the FD. It arrived today, was delayed in Alaska for customs of course but just arrived today! Another shout out to @Ka Kui for getting this and getting it shipped here.
Can you get what it is? Will open it up this weekend to inspect and take a few pictures. I'm super excited!
Also, yesterday, I finally decided to stop being lazy and get my Efini blank key cut. Went to the Mazda dealership where there was a little disappointment because i brought my own key but getting it cut was free! It's the small details that bring joy to me.
Because I forgot to update this thread on 8club, consolidating two post that I made together. Above happened last week. Below happened last night!
So last night, I decided to open the huge box to inspect what came in from Japan. Picked up a CF Mazdaspeed A-Spec hood! Shout out again to @Ka Kui for getting it to me! Of course the plan is to get it repainted and not sure if I want to use hood struts on it. Not too much of a concern right now with it. But since I got the hood, it might be time to take the FD to the body shop and fit on the 99-spec front bumper, side skirts, JDM fenders, MS Hood and the Shine Street Diffuser on to the car. Still debating on the 99 spec wing and autoexe CF blade.
After unboxing it, I was going to pack it all up and store it but couldn't help but want to see it on the car. So placed some microfiber cloths down on the hood just to lay it on top to bask in the glory of how it'll look on the car. Because the Mazdaspeed sticker/plaque is fading, i'll probably the the shop not touch that area but paint the surroundings Chaste White. I do wonder if I can fit an OEM insulation cover on it as well and got to look for the hood stickers like the vacuum diagram and make it feel more legit.
New OEM Turn Signals for the FC New Lenses for OEM Turn Signals for the FC Just another shot of the OEM turn signals for the FC New OEM Dust Boot for the FC New OEM Pedals for the FC OEM Turbo2 Intercooler (not new) Used (but good condition) Efini Steering Wheel Used (but decently good condition) Mazdaspeed Fog Light Brackets for the RX8
So I decided to work on the FC. Was going to do the turn signals but that'll have to wait till I get an S5 bumper on.
Before after taking out the battery already.
Recent box from Japan came in with a used battery box and cover as well as new hardware to strap the battery down. Also installed the Mazdaspeed Front Strut Bar but it looks off and wondering if that is normal or the bar is bent. New OEM battery tie down New OEM J-Hooks with nuts (got to love some new hardware) Something oddly satisfying having it put back together. Still need to work on the wiring for the fuel pump switch. Oddly Satisfying having it all together. Was missing something.... Shaved down the studs and placed some 3M adhesive on it Doesn't look bare anymore. Got to love the "Mazda RX-7 Mazda"
I detailed the engine bay a little just to clean up some of the dirt but the Mazdaspeed Front Strut Tower Bar looks crooked and there is a dent on it. I couldn't find any reference photos of the Mazdaspeed Front Strut Tower Bar on google from my brief search but I think I may have a dud. There was another MS Front Tower Bar on YJA which looks more uniform on the bend on both sides. No wonder I got this for cheap and the price lured me in rather than inspecting the pictures of the parts. I could be wrong though so I need some help from you all! If it is a dud, i'm going to clean up the Racing Beat bar and then stick it back on.
I also vacuumed the interior trunk area a bit. I also got in some new gaskets for the tail lights which I just wanted to have spares of since i saw a little condensation one morning. I haven't seen it again but doesn't hurt to have some spares. Next up will be to purchase some of the wire covers or heat shrink and clean up the wiring a little. Also, going to install the new pedal covers since i neglected to do them today and going to get the oil pan resealed to get rid of the slight oil leak. Eventually going to get the fuel injectors out and get them cleaned up to see if that'll fix the hard start issue.
Will be posting up pictures of the other boxes I got from Japan hopefully before the 7's day event, if not, it'll be on Sunday, got some goodies!
I'll be taking in the FD to Sake Bomb Garage today (07/03) to get my HID ballast replaced. I purchased their HID conversion when they first introduced it but within the last few months, when turning on the head lights, the lights wont come on. It'll take a bunch of tries to get it to go on but with the evening meet this Saturday, I don't want to gamble not having headlights while driving.
Yay for some goodies!!
