FS: 95 RX7 highly modified, 05 Evo SSL (Florida)
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FS: 95 RX7 highly modified, 05 Evolution VIII (Florida)
I have a brilliant black 1995 Mazda RX7 PEP (sunroof, tan leather seats, black interior, black carpet which is new) with slightly over 100K miles on it. I bought it essentially new and I used it as a daily driver for years but I eventually spent enough money and modified it to the point where it just wasn't sensible as a daily driver and way to expensive to daily drive. The list of modifications is long so I'll try to organize it as best I can. The car has new paint and a brand new engine with ZERO road miles on it. It's been sitting in a garage for over a year. Yes, it'll fire right up and I do so periodically. I'm sure there's going to be lots of stuff I've forgotten as I just haven't had time to play with the car. I ALSO HAVE A 2005 MITSUBISHI EVO VIII FOR SALE, almost all stock with 56K on it, never raced, and used as a daily driver.
Engine: CLR Motorsports-built engine with port-phased low compression rotors that were balanced and lightened. The engine itself is a Cosmo engine, new plates and new housings, very large street port. Will flow enough air for 600whp. Basically, this is a top of the line engine from CLR and to duplicate it would run about $9K. I have the cast, O-ring oil pan too, so no leaks. Lots of polished stuff, intake manifold, front cover, thermostat housing, etc...AST eliminated, Fluidyne radiatorm special secret cooling mod, dual Mocal oil coolers, this car will never overheat on or off the track. Braided oil injector lines from Gotham. The A/C and power steering have been eliminated although I have all the parts for both and will be included with the car. Again, I'm sure there's lots more.
Engine management: Apexi Power FC with Datalogit and Innovative Wideband (brand new 02 sensor). Car is untuned at this point with just a basic tune to get her running and driving. Starts fine but I have not had time to tune it and will not have time to do so any time in the near future. Apexi AVC-R boost controller and an HKS Twin Power as well.
Turbo: Garrett GT4088 turbo with upgraded 40R wheel (courtesy of Sean) with less than 5K miles on it. Stainless header, GReddy Type R wastegate, fed back into the downpipe. Braided feed line, ceramic heat blanket, EGT port and GReddy EGT gauge. GReddy front mount intercooler, Type R, all aluminum piping, polished. HKS metalflow air filter on the turbo.
Exhaust: 3" midpipe with Borla X1R, GReddy Power Extreme cat-back to keep the sound modest. Screams at WOT.
Fuel system: 550/1300's, all were recently cleaned/rebuilt, new o-rings, dual Walbro fuel pumps with dedicated wiring harness. Stock fuel lines to and from the tank. I kept the fuel system simple for street use, good idle quality, easy start, etc...as the car sits now, it's fuel-limited in how much hp it can make (well north of 400hp).
Driveline: Stock transmission with an Exedy Hyper Single clutch setup (extremely light and quick shifting with this clutch), stock rear end with a differential brace. B&M short shifter with GReddy shift ****.
Suspension: I have what is probably the only set of Aragosta fully adjustable coil-overs for an RX7 in the U.S. They're consistently ranked above Ohlins by RX7 Magazine in Japan. Spring rate is 10/8 f/r. Very firm yet plush at the same time, they're worlds better than any of the off the shelf stuff you can commonly buy. Suspension techniques front and rear sway bars, adjustable in the rear. Differential brace too. Widefoot swaybar mounts, Mazdatrix end links, M2 toe links and trailing arms.
Wheels and Brakes: I have what is essentially a new set of Volk Racing SE37A rims powdercoated semi gloss black. They have zero miles on them and no blemishes. 18x9.5" at all four corners. They weigh about 16.5lbs. each and look absolutely killer on the car. Front brakes are an AP Racing 13" 4-piston setup (gold calipers) with stock brakes (aftermarket slotted rotors) in the rear. I think I'm using Porterfield R4S pads at the moment. The AP Racing rotors and pads are relatively new and have about 6K miles on them. The tires are Kumho 712's and are in need of replacement.
Body: Again, new black paint. Knightsports carbon fiber hood (Rotary Extreme) painted black, RE-A rear diffuser(Rotary Extreme), Feed side skirts (Shine? not installed) and RE-A AD GT nose (replica). NO rear spoiler.
Interior: This is where my efforts have ground to a hault. I ordered the new aftermarket carpet in black and waited forever for it. It finally arrived but I haven't had time to install it. I had planned to dynamat the entire interior as well. So as the car sits now, all the interior, except for the dashboard and gauge cluster, is out of the car. Panels have normal wear and tear but most are in very good condition. All of the instrument surrounds have been redone and look like new and I have a gauge cluster with two gauge pods molded into the cluster as well. I have a GReddy EGT gauge to go in one of the pods. The passsenger's seat is decent, the driver's seat is not. Both are tan and I had planned to either recover them or replace the seats with aftermarket units. I just never got around to it. There is no stereo system in the car. I have wires (I think they're Monster wires) which run to all the appropriate places but there is no head unit in the car. I have four MB Quarts speakers and I had a small sub box in the rear which wasn't very good to be honest so it's not being sold with the car. My plan was to remove the stereo wires but if someone yells "stop!" I'll leave them in there. I know I have a few new parts, like the driver's side window actuator switches, etc..
I weighed the car a long time ago and it was just above 2600lbs. That many moons and many modifications ago. As it sits, I'm sure the car is somewhere in the 2500lb. range.
So what I have now is one of 500 1995 RX7's with lots of very expensive parts on it, close to being finished. I'm sure I've left out a bunch of stuff so when I have an opportunity, I'll go over the car and see what I left off. When you've been doing this as long as I have, sometimes you forget what you put on the car!
I would really prefer someone local or semi-local that can look at the car in person and I can go over everything with them. I'll be able to help a bit in the future if you're local too. This car is not for a novice driver either. I won't sell it to you unless you have some experience in a high hp rwd car. It's really set up to be a killer track day car and weekend warrior so keep that in mind. There are a ton of extra stock parts/rims that will go with the car too.
I'm really looking for north of $20K for the car. I'm going to try to piece the interior back together over the next few weeks but the more time/money/effort I put into finishing it, the more I'm going to ask for her. With that said, I'd probably take $20K for the car in it's current state. After I take a few images, it'll probably go up on Autotrader and a few other enthusiast forums as well.
I'm hoping my wife gets to come home in the next few days so if someone lives close to Southwest Florida and wants to see the car, they are more than welcome. I will try to remember to check my PM's here on the forum regularly.
I've had lots of great memories with the car and forum members and have many people on here I call friends. I've probably made a few life-long friends on here as well and I'll miss all of this but for me my priority right now is my wife and her health. I know everyone can understand that. So thanks for reading and if you have any questions, feel free to ask or shoot me a PM. Please respect me and the forum rules, no lowballing and if you don't have anything positive to say, don't say it because I'm not in the mood. Contact me via PM or at michelfortier@mac.com and thank you for looking!
A few links about various parts on the car:
http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthr...light=Aragosta
http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthr...ght=Volk+SE37A
http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthr...LR+Motorsports
Engine: CLR Motorsports-built engine with port-phased low compression rotors that were balanced and lightened. The engine itself is a Cosmo engine, new plates and new housings, very large street port. Will flow enough air for 600whp. Basically, this is a top of the line engine from CLR and to duplicate it would run about $9K. I have the cast, O-ring oil pan too, so no leaks. Lots of polished stuff, intake manifold, front cover, thermostat housing, etc...AST eliminated, Fluidyne radiatorm special secret cooling mod, dual Mocal oil coolers, this car will never overheat on or off the track. Braided oil injector lines from Gotham. The A/C and power steering have been eliminated although I have all the parts for both and will be included with the car. Again, I'm sure there's lots more.
Engine management: Apexi Power FC with Datalogit and Innovative Wideband (brand new 02 sensor). Car is untuned at this point with just a basic tune to get her running and driving. Starts fine but I have not had time to tune it and will not have time to do so any time in the near future. Apexi AVC-R boost controller and an HKS Twin Power as well.
Turbo: Garrett GT4088 turbo with upgraded 40R wheel (courtesy of Sean) with less than 5K miles on it. Stainless header, GReddy Type R wastegate, fed back into the downpipe. Braided feed line, ceramic heat blanket, EGT port and GReddy EGT gauge. GReddy front mount intercooler, Type R, all aluminum piping, polished. HKS metalflow air filter on the turbo.
Exhaust: 3" midpipe with Borla X1R, GReddy Power Extreme cat-back to keep the sound modest. Screams at WOT.
Fuel system: 550/1300's, all were recently cleaned/rebuilt, new o-rings, dual Walbro fuel pumps with dedicated wiring harness. Stock fuel lines to and from the tank. I kept the fuel system simple for street use, good idle quality, easy start, etc...as the car sits now, it's fuel-limited in how much hp it can make (well north of 400hp).
Driveline: Stock transmission with an Exedy Hyper Single clutch setup (extremely light and quick shifting with this clutch), stock rear end with a differential brace. B&M short shifter with GReddy shift ****.
Suspension: I have what is probably the only set of Aragosta fully adjustable coil-overs for an RX7 in the U.S. They're consistently ranked above Ohlins by RX7 Magazine in Japan. Spring rate is 10/8 f/r. Very firm yet plush at the same time, they're worlds better than any of the off the shelf stuff you can commonly buy. Suspension techniques front and rear sway bars, adjustable in the rear. Differential brace too. Widefoot swaybar mounts, Mazdatrix end links, M2 toe links and trailing arms.
Wheels and Brakes: I have what is essentially a new set of Volk Racing SE37A rims powdercoated semi gloss black. They have zero miles on them and no blemishes. 18x9.5" at all four corners. They weigh about 16.5lbs. each and look absolutely killer on the car. Front brakes are an AP Racing 13" 4-piston setup (gold calipers) with stock brakes (aftermarket slotted rotors) in the rear. I think I'm using Porterfield R4S pads at the moment. The AP Racing rotors and pads are relatively new and have about 6K miles on them. The tires are Kumho 712's and are in need of replacement.
Body: Again, new black paint. Knightsports carbon fiber hood (Rotary Extreme) painted black, RE-A rear diffuser(Rotary Extreme), Feed side skirts (Shine? not installed) and RE-A AD GT nose (replica). NO rear spoiler.
Interior: This is where my efforts have ground to a hault. I ordered the new aftermarket carpet in black and waited forever for it. It finally arrived but I haven't had time to install it. I had planned to dynamat the entire interior as well. So as the car sits now, all the interior, except for the dashboard and gauge cluster, is out of the car. Panels have normal wear and tear but most are in very good condition. All of the instrument surrounds have been redone and look like new and I have a gauge cluster with two gauge pods molded into the cluster as well. I have a GReddy EGT gauge to go in one of the pods. The passsenger's seat is decent, the driver's seat is not. Both are tan and I had planned to either recover them or replace the seats with aftermarket units. I just never got around to it. There is no stereo system in the car. I have wires (I think they're Monster wires) which run to all the appropriate places but there is no head unit in the car. I have four MB Quarts speakers and I had a small sub box in the rear which wasn't very good to be honest so it's not being sold with the car. My plan was to remove the stereo wires but if someone yells "stop!" I'll leave them in there. I know I have a few new parts, like the driver's side window actuator switches, etc..
I weighed the car a long time ago and it was just above 2600lbs. That many moons and many modifications ago. As it sits, I'm sure the car is somewhere in the 2500lb. range.
So what I have now is one of 500 1995 RX7's with lots of very expensive parts on it, close to being finished. I'm sure I've left out a bunch of stuff so when I have an opportunity, I'll go over the car and see what I left off. When you've been doing this as long as I have, sometimes you forget what you put on the car!
I would really prefer someone local or semi-local that can look at the car in person and I can go over everything with them. I'll be able to help a bit in the future if you're local too. This car is not for a novice driver either. I won't sell it to you unless you have some experience in a high hp rwd car. It's really set up to be a killer track day car and weekend warrior so keep that in mind. There are a ton of extra stock parts/rims that will go with the car too.
I'm really looking for north of $20K for the car. I'm going to try to piece the interior back together over the next few weeks but the more time/money/effort I put into finishing it, the more I'm going to ask for her. With that said, I'd probably take $20K for the car in it's current state. After I take a few images, it'll probably go up on Autotrader and a few other enthusiast forums as well.
I'm hoping my wife gets to come home in the next few days so if someone lives close to Southwest Florida and wants to see the car, they are more than welcome. I will try to remember to check my PM's here on the forum regularly.
I've had lots of great memories with the car and forum members and have many people on here I call friends. I've probably made a few life-long friends on here as well and I'll miss all of this but for me my priority right now is my wife and her health. I know everyone can understand that. So thanks for reading and if you have any questions, feel free to ask or shoot me a PM. Please respect me and the forum rules, no lowballing and if you don't have anything positive to say, don't say it because I'm not in the mood. Contact me via PM or at michelfortier@mac.com and thank you for looking!
A few links about various parts on the car:
http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthr...light=Aragosta
http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthr...ght=Volk+SE37A
http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthr...LR+Motorsports
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03-24-2008, 09:53 AM
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Evolution information:
2005 Mitsubishi Evolution VIII with the SSL option ($3K+ option), fully loaded. Black leather throughout, sunroof, Infinity 7-speaker sound system with sub in trunk, and HID headlights. 56K miles currently but still being driven.
The car is my daily driver and has very limited modifications. The engine has never been opened up and the car has run without one single issue since day one. Mechanically perfect and needs nothing. Mods are as follows:
Fujitsubo RM)1A stainless one-piece exhaust system (VERY quiet)
Apexi GT downpipe thermally wrapped,
test pipe w/02 extension (no codes)
Forge Motorsports BOV and MBC
Tuned by Jestr with a very conservative tune specifically for daily driving
MR style headlights, MR style tail lights (Evo Dave)
MR vortex generator
Forge shorty antenna
Eclipse 8550(?) head unit-top of the line at the time
Sirius Satellite module which works through the Eclipse
Ralliart panel air filter
Autometer column boost gauge
Goodyear Eagle F1 tires, 60% tread left
Carbon Fiber hood with OEM heat shielding, vent and washer nozzles
TomTom Nav system with USA and Canada maps
Aftermarket rubber floor mats to catch water/sand/dirt
Window Tint
Everything else on the car is bone stock and I have all original parts too. It's sees the dealership for all maintenance except for oil changes which I do myself according to the factory manual, Mobil 1 Synth only. Valve cover has never been off the car and the engine bay came with a zillion sharpie marks on every nut and bolt so you can see what's been moved and what hasn't. I've never dragged, autocrossed or tracked the car in any way, shape or form. Daily driven only, lots of highway miles. It's never been in a moving accident and the car is 100% straight. The hood was replaced with a carbon fiber unit when my wife backed into the stock hood with our SUV. NOTHING else was damaged save for a dimple on the stock hood.
The car has minor cosmetic flaws from daily usage. Nothing major but typical for this mileage car. I've kept very good care of it and the original floor mats and carpet are like new. Some sand in the driver's side (hey, it's Florida!) but I've used expensive aftermarket matts to keep most of the crap at bay. Rims are all straight with one having very minor curb rash (I actually think it was caused by rocks on the road). Everything on the car works. I would be happy to deliver the car to a local Mitsu dealership so they could go over the car as long as the interested party pays for the inspection. If they end up buying the car, I'll split the cost of the inspection.
Price:
$22,900 with stock head unit. Price does not include the Eclipse head/Sirius unit or the TomTom nav. If you want those, we can negotiate.
The car is located in Southwest Florida and is garage kept. Please shoot me a PM and we can talk via e-mail or phone. Thanks for looking!
I can send super high res photos to anyone's e-mail. Below are Photobucket photos at 200dpi. Nothing's been retouched save my license plate.
2005 Mitsubishi Evolution VIII with the SSL option ($3K+ option), fully loaded. Black leather throughout, sunroof, Infinity 7-speaker sound system with sub in trunk, and HID headlights. 56K miles currently but still being driven.
The car is my daily driver and has very limited modifications. The engine has never been opened up and the car has run without one single issue since day one. Mechanically perfect and needs nothing. Mods are as follows:
Fujitsubo RM)1A stainless one-piece exhaust system (VERY quiet)
Apexi GT downpipe thermally wrapped,
test pipe w/02 extension (no codes)
Forge Motorsports BOV and MBC
Tuned by Jestr with a very conservative tune specifically for daily driving
MR style headlights, MR style tail lights (Evo Dave)
MR vortex generator
Forge shorty antenna
Eclipse 8550(?) head unit-top of the line at the time
Sirius Satellite module which works through the Eclipse
Ralliart panel air filter
Autometer column boost gauge
Goodyear Eagle F1 tires, 60% tread left
Carbon Fiber hood with OEM heat shielding, vent and washer nozzles
TomTom Nav system with USA and Canada maps
Aftermarket rubber floor mats to catch water/sand/dirt
Window Tint
Everything else on the car is bone stock and I have all original parts too. It's sees the dealership for all maintenance except for oil changes which I do myself according to the factory manual, Mobil 1 Synth only. Valve cover has never been off the car and the engine bay came with a zillion sharpie marks on every nut and bolt so you can see what's been moved and what hasn't. I've never dragged, autocrossed or tracked the car in any way, shape or form. Daily driven only, lots of highway miles. It's never been in a moving accident and the car is 100% straight. The hood was replaced with a carbon fiber unit when my wife backed into the stock hood with our SUV. NOTHING else was damaged save for a dimple on the stock hood.
The car has minor cosmetic flaws from daily usage. Nothing major but typical for this mileage car. I've kept very good care of it and the original floor mats and carpet are like new. Some sand in the driver's side (hey, it's Florida!) but I've used expensive aftermarket matts to keep most of the crap at bay. Rims are all straight with one having very minor curb rash (I actually think it was caused by rocks on the road). Everything on the car works. I would be happy to deliver the car to a local Mitsu dealership so they could go over the car as long as the interested party pays for the inspection. If they end up buying the car, I'll split the cost of the inspection.
Price:
$22,900 with stock head unit. Price does not include the Eclipse head/Sirius unit or the TomTom nav. If you want those, we can negotiate.
The car is located in Southwest Florida and is garage kept. Please shoot me a PM and we can talk via e-mail or phone. Thanks for looking!
I can send super high res photos to anyone's e-mail. Below are Photobucket photos at 200dpi. Nothing's been retouched save my license plate.
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that is the best looking (and probably sounding) 7 i have ever seen. id have that up in a heartbeat if i had $20,001 to my name. as it stands, i have next to nothing. wow. hope it finds a good home
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Yeah no trades...I have four cars as it stands. I'll be driving a lowly Isuzu VehiCross after the Evo is sold. It's paid off and insurance isn't as much. Gas mileage is worse however. I've been getting around 24mpg in the city with the Evo and around 28-29 on the highway at 70-75mph.
05-08-2008, 05:33 AM
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"I'm really looking for north of $20K for the car. I'm going to try to piece the interior back together over the next few weeks but the more time/money/effort I put into finishing it, the more I'm going to ask for her. With that said, I'd probably take $20K for the car in it's current state. After I take a few images, it'll probably go up on Autotrader and a few other enthusiast forums as well."
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I've been doing updates on the RX7 forum but basically the carpet is just about in. Sound deadening is all in (makes a huge difference), so hopefully I'll have much of the interior back together by this weekend. As such, the price will increase accordingly.
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