STEVE-O Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Love you beat this car up and continue to improve it and also keep it looking good. One day I will get a fd one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprafiedd Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Nice job and work on bringing a replacement back to life.. Hope to you see you out at Mid-Ohio in the spring with my MKIV. DP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Awesome work! Car looks beautiful. You are giving me just the motivation I need to put mine into "service mode" and spend a few weeks detailing it. What do you use to get the rubber smears off the paint? Any tips for post hpde care would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 What do you use to get the rubber smears off the paint? Any tips for post hpde care would be great. In this case the paint really needed lots of love being single stage, oxidized and covered in track slag. I went pretty much straight to a rotary with a short fiber purple wool pad and meguiars M100. Orbital would have eventually don't the same job but the oxidation was quickly clogging pads and making a mess to clean up so rotary was more effective here. For generally track slag cleaning you can use Mothers R3 or a simple citrus based all purpose cleaner and it will generally take the black rubber marks off. However, if you examine closely under proper lighting you'll see that the paint actually needs to be polished in those spots to really be as perfect as possible. I'd recommend polishing twice a year to get rid of the track garbage and really get everything pristine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Awesome cleanup job. Being single stage I'm sure helps as its often easier to correct than Hard clears. Now that it's clean it will be easier to maintain too. Love the entire package. Bonus points for the car being used for its intended design too. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Looking very very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Awesome cleanup job. Being single stage I'm sure helps as its often easier to correct than Hard clears. Now that it's clean it will be easier to maintain too. Love the entire package. Bonus points for the car being used for its intended design too. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Yup, Once you get the oxidation out of the way the rest is a breeze and the DA made quick work of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 I used to have decent success getting off the rubber marks with clay bar in between events but with the single stage they seem to be harder to remove. I'm hoping keeping up with wax/sealant going into next year will help. I ended up having to hand polish off the rubber in-between events this year when I had time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Photo shoot last weekend didn't happen due to scheduling issues. Bummer cause the weather was nice, so I grabbed my brother's camera and snapped some shots. Here are the ones I liked. Keep in mind, I don't know crap about cameras so please forgive the ones in direct sunlight that are a bit washed out. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_6770_zpslkyl6u7e.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_6787_zpsjcsrdsd9.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_6801_zpsmqxhychj.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_6821_zpslmyp2cgy.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_6834_zps0y4nvjjh.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_6836_zps5yfvh32m.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzaME Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Shots look $$$$ Where can I get one of those duck tail spoilers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 I know that Shine Auto has them here: http://www.shineautoproject.com/portfolio/fd3s-rx-7-misc-items/ On an off topic note, I should be finishing my one off one soon. http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_08641.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acklac7 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Fucking Gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 In this case the paint really needed lots of love being single stage, oxidized and covered in track slag. I went pretty much straight to a rotary with a short fiber purple wool pad and meguiars M100. Orbital would have eventually don't the same job but the oxidation was quickly clogging pads and making a mess to clean up so rotary was more effective here. For generally track slag cleaning you can use Mothers R3 or a simple citrus based all purpose cleaner and it will generally take the black rubber marks off. However, if you examine closely under proper lighting you'll see that the paint actually needs to be polished in those spots to really be as perfect as possible. I'd recommend polishing twice a year to get rid of the track garbage and really get everything pristine. Thanks, I'll add that to my order. 2 polishes a year is probably what my norm will be on this car, especially with tracking it more going forward. I used to have decent success getting off the rubber marks with clay bar in between events but with the single stage they seem to be harder to remove. I'm hoping keeping up with wax/sealant going into next year will help. I ended up having to hand polish off the rubber in-between events this year when I had time. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 The spoiler is from Shine as Norm linked. Be prepared for a long wait after ordering. Took me like 8 weeks to get mine. I think that Evo R sells a version now too. I was able to do the photo shoot today with the car and found some cool locations so I, interested to see how they turn out. I'll post up when I get some of the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted February 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Haven't been working on the car. Winter laziness combined with that it looks so nice out there have kept me from messing with it up to this point. I have been ordering parts for it. I have both sets of new track wheels on order and got some junk slicks I'll use to mock up and set ride height. I finally got the helmet I ordered last August! One of the big draws to this helmet is the integrated headset since I use one instructing so much. I'm still working out which communicator I'm going to use with it as my old one isn't compatable. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_0001_zpsnfa9vdwf.jpg I took the car out to cars and coffee last weekend and was able to get about 75 miles on it over Presidents' Day weekend which was certainly nice for Feb. I've started getting some of the photos from the photo shoot my friend did. He used a mix of actual film over a few cameras and some digital. Here are the ones I like so far. Last one is my favorite. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_0004_zpsd2gi7vet.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_0006_zpsjuttz4sp.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_0010_zpsh2o0anud.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_0009_zpsbrlqi95y.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_0011_zpsot5gafqu.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_0008_zpsynxlmnbr.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_0003_zpskx0mj0ta.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 :drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted February 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Here are a couple of pics taken at Cars and Coffee courtesy of Mchugh Photography http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_0015_zps32as3k4f.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/IMG_0014_zpsdhwc9pb6.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 I love the subtle body styling of that car...soooooo clean. That "RX7 Track Car" sticker is funny as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versluis Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 This car is so freaking clean. I love everything about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everlight44 Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Great build and thanks for posting everything. Good luck with your racing this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Love seeing the updates. Looking forward to some track vids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Wow. Car looks great in white! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph1tnessjunk1e Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 Beautiful work man! [emoji7] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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