The ’99 spec tail lights truly transform the rear end of the car and are, in my opinion, a mandatory feature. No RX-7 should go without them. I couldn’t wait to take these lights out of their wrappings and mount them, especially after letting them sit on the shelf for the past couple of months. […]

After investing all that effort to renovate my new garage, it feels good to finally put it to use. Feels good, man.

This particular spoiler was always one that caught my interest. I’ve always liked the look of the carbon fiber spoilers on NSX-Rs, and I think the FEED Type II bears the closest resemblance for an RX-7 option. The Ferrari F40 LM’s rear spoiler is another (more extreme) influence for this style. The FEED spoiler is […]

With so many different tasks to do, it was a little hard to decide on the first step. I decided the most logical approach would be to start small and boring. So I began by doing something I always hated to do, yet is inevitable – cleaning the engine bay. Luckily everything was already quite […]

I turned my first bolts on a car when I was an over zealous, pimple-faced High School kid – many eons ago. As an up-and-coming amateur mechanic, I learned by doing and trial & error. I was not blessed with state of the art equipment nor facilities. I remember making use of whatever I could […]

With the RX-7 conveniently dropped off at the body shop, I was able to focus on moving in. The one downside of the new house is that it came with hideous blue carpets. I have no idea what the original owner was thinking, but it certainly wasn’t going to stay. The first priority on the […]

In the past week, I buttoned up a few more areas that needed addressing. Since the wheels are quite aggressively fit, the middle mounting tab on the fender flares were broken on both sides. This most likely happened when the car was tracked at Thunderhill in the past. I bought a new set of the […]

I swapped out the leather Momo steering wheel with a wood grain Nardi Classic 330mm. I feel that this wheel is particularly fitting for this car. And to match the wheel, I threw on this shift knob with an Austin emblem. To top it all off, here are the new seat covers to keep in […]

My plans and ambitions for this Mini started out relatively modest: just do basic maintenance and a fluid change. The car was already well-sorted, but the previous owner kept it for around 10 years and it had only been driven less than 2000 miles during that time. Which means for a decade, it mostly sat […]

In one fell swoop (this Saturday), I was able to finish fitting the wheels and install my new exhaust, a Berk Full Race: “This full system includes a mid pipe featuring dual 2.5″ tubing and dual resonators, a 3″ Y-pipe and a dual 80mm tip muffler delete.” Quite a lot of work for one day, […]

One thing my experience with cars has forever imprinted in me is the necessity of embodiment. I can’t fully “own” a car without giving it a personal touch. The motivating idea behind this BMW is to finally own a car that I don’t HAVE to touch, to drive it as is. Unfortunately, my wicked ways […]

Alas, with the TTX in, I focused my attention on the front suspension this weekend. I bought a set of forks that had Ohlins 30mm cartridges already installed. They were serviced along with the TTX. Installing forks is a straightforward affair, however the task is surely more involved than working on the rear shock. My […]