09-25-2002, 11:31 PM
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l33t camber wizard :)
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My modded RX-7
Shaved and lightened interior of the body (sanded off about 20% thickness), lowered, modded suspension, shaved wheelwells to fit the dropped car, 3.8 motor, stock gearing, lightened wheels to 4-spoke, shaved spoiler, sanded pinion gear to half size and installed in reverse to help keep the gear from slipping out.
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09-25-2002, 11:31 PM
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l33t camber wizard :)
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More pics..
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09-25-2002, 11:32 PM
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l33t camber wizard :)
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More...
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09-25-2002, 11:33 PM
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l33t camber wizard :)
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09-25-2002, 11:34 PM
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l33t camber wizard :)
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So, whatcha think I should do next? What do you think of the car? Dremel ownz j00.  The front splitter is low enough to scrape ants off the countertop.. 
I plan on painting the wheels and getting a needle file to sand them down better where I took out the spokes, as well as sanding out even more of the interior of the body...
Last edited by NorCalCoug; 09-25-2002 at 11:38 PM.
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09-25-2002, 11:43 PM
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shaved spoiler? why didnt u just pop it off?
anyways...its kool
the rims look good, i was thinking of doing that..many people have
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09-26-2002, 01:15 AM
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When I say 'shaved' I mean removed, popped off, cut, disemboweled, whatever.  It's all the same. Shaved means removed; clean cut.
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09-26-2002, 01:39 AM
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with it that low, it doesnt flip/roll does it?
im thinkin of doin weight reduction also....but then transfer the weight to the lower portion of the car, as in..well..i added some body mods to it...so that it wouldnt flip, and it doesnt..
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09-26-2002, 01:46 AM
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nice job! was it hard to cut the spokes off the rims?
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09-26-2002, 08:46 AM
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Hulk smash!
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Well, something I've been seeing and it adds some realism...
Use a dark color (black is good) SUPER fine point permanent marker and outline all the creases. It has to be SUPER SUPER fine though, otherwise the effect doesn't work very well.
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09-26-2002, 08:59 AM
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looks sweet... maybe you could turn it into a drop top and loose even more weight? just a thought... anyhow looks great so far.
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09-26-2002, 12:25 PM
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Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I'm pretty damn good with a paintbrush (Been building/painting models for 15 years) so I'm gonna go to town with it soon, I think, including what Namuna suggested (Thanks! ). I haven't finished filling in the holes in the bodywork (where the spoiler was).
It doesn't flip (or has a very hard time doing it. For weight reduction, I literally just sanded down the body from the inside, and shed a good chunk of plastic in the process.
Rims were easy to do, you just need a really thin flathead screwdriver and time. Be careful though. Rims are going to be hand-painted a matte black w/polished lip.
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09-26-2002, 12:49 PM
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BIT PIMP
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Nice job dude. Also I just wanted to be the 1000th post in the gallery.... Tell me what I've won tiny....LOL
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09-26-2002, 05:53 PM
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how did u lower the rear of the car?
nice bit
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09-26-2002, 07:55 PM
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Wow NorCalCoug, that looks really really good. Brilliant idea with the spoke removal, I'd like to hear more about how you did that.
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