Project FD RX-7

[Goodspeed]

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This thread is like a dry aged steak...getting better with time!

Taking this leap will also free me up to do some more subtle, tasteful touches to the interior & engine bay that I've been itching to do, that while may stray from strict OEM-spec, will make the car truly "mine".  This'll be pushing the completion timetable well back, again, but setting a goal of MM show 2019 to have the car 100% done  

Wooo wooo!  Heck yeah.  You keep cars in good condition for extended length of time.  I wouldn't hesitate in your position making it "yours".  And it's all OEM stuff anyway so youll be good on resale if you ever have to in the future.

Hadn't really thought of it that way, true - plus, there's a lot of other variants that are more "collectable" than mine so meh, I won't be losing any sleep over turning the creative taps up a bit.

I honestly can't decide which front end I like better - they're both awesome. But man, I sorta can't unseen that big ol' license plate mount on the newer one that isn't on the older one.

But yeah, I'm with everyone else in that this whole project is awesome.

Funnily enough, I think the shaved/plateless aftermarket variant of the '99+ front end doesn't look as good - it kind of gives a "smile" to the front end - but the OG vs. '99+ vs. '99+ plateless debate is a constant in the FD world.  I'll be planning on filling the space with a RX-7 half tag, and together with the URAS combo lamps as seen below this is exactly what the front end will end up looking like:



I think it's definitely one of those items that looks better in person too.  Interestingly I think that plate will work really well with a 25 year antique plate on the back before long 

Last...last...update of 2017...probably.
 completion timetable 

Lol

Heh, hopefully well before then, but we know how these things go...