So, for a while now I've been wanting something a little more wild than the GTO. I'd gone between a number of ways to modify it and a number of other cars but in the end I decided I wanted to get one of my dream cars, an FD RX-7.
When I started looking for cars in my budget I decided I either wanted an LS1 powered car or as clean example of a stock one that I could find, so I found this, a beautiful 1993 model with absolutely everything on the car in perfect working order:
http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/fw_640.jpg
http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/Kw_640.jpg
http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/OQ_640.jpg
http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/PA_640.jpg
http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/Bw_640.jpg
http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/yw_640.jpg
As you can see the car is an absolute beauty and this was all I was looking for in a stock/clean RX-7 in my budget. Literally every feature on the car works perfectly, nothing is missing, and everything is in great shape. But then I opened the hood.....
http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/Xw_640.jpg
http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/Pg_640.jpg
That's right boys and girls. The previous owner ditched the rotary and installed a LS1 from a 2003 Corvette with the help of Hinson Supercars. The install is very very clean and everything is in tip top shape.
The car pulls like a raped ape, much much harder than anything I've owned before. I think this is the first car I've had that has a performance capability that so exceeds my skills, haha. I took the car to the shop for new plugs/wires, an oil change, and a baseline dyno
http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/medium/Dyno_Sheet-page-001.jpg
Car has basic bolt-ons and an LS6 intake, coilovers, polywhatever bushings, R compounds, etc etc. I'll be posting some better pics from the Rebel when I have some time in the next couple of days.