Omitting the Antilock Braking System was the next item on my simplification master plan. Do more with less (and increase reliability by virtue). To date, I have removed the windshield wipers and motor, power steering, air conditioning, air pump, and now the ABS. The single turbo conversion, of course, accounts for a slew of other […]

In the background, I was busy accumulating parts and performing the necessary tasks for a brake system overhaul. In actuality, I had everything I needed and was ready to start on the work for quite some time now. Instead, and to be perfectly frank, I was content with letting the parts sit on my shelves […]

I feel that this is a bit anti-climatic… but the RX-7 rolled over 25,000 miles a couple of weeks ago. That means during my ownership, I only drove it a mere 500 miles. Most of these miles were dedicated to driving to and fro the body shop and various other shops. The car has spent […]

Updates have been lacking recently on the website because in all honesty, I opted to take a break. With the single turbo conversion finally completed and the car running beautifully… what’s the next move? From the very beginning when the idea to buy another RX-7 popped into my mind almost exactly a year ago, I […]

I picked up a fire extinguisher bracket with a quick release from Sake Bomb Garage. This version mounts in the rear trunk, which I liked. I didn’t want to have a fire extinguisher sitting too visibly in the cabin since this is not a full-on race car. Keeping a fire extinguisher on hand is a […]

Here is the most recent picture of the engine bay. I’m quite proud of what has been achieved under the hood, so excuse me for showing it off a little. I wrapped the intercooler piping in gold tape as an added measure to help with the charge temperatures. It is especially important to try and […]

It’s a major relief to have the long months of labor behind me. I can finally slow things down and dedicate newly allotted time to actually driving. As astonishing as it sounds, I’ve only put about 200 miles on the RX-7 since I bought it last summer. The car has spent its life in between […]

Although I had the rear bumper debadged except for the main emblem, I added back the RX-7 logo in an updated, “Efini” form. These are stick-on and go on the right, passenger side of the bumper. As if this wasn’t cool enough, I wanted the more obscure, red lettering version. The Mazda part number for […]

Deciding to step up to the Revolution/AutoStaff “Radiator Outlet Tank” cost almost 3 weeks of downtime. I had to order this part from RHDJapan in the midst of the water pump service. Unfortunately, this was the last piece of the puzzle and I wasn’t able to finish everything up until the part was in hand. […]

Complimenting my OCD tendencies, I’ve typically held a strict policy of keeping my cars & bikes clean and sanitary. The reason why installs take me so long to do is because I have to scrub down all parts and fasteners before reassembly. I take pride in upkeep. However, due to the amount of garage work […]

After investigating further, I was able to determine the true source of the odd coolant leak. I initially thought it was the lower radiator hose, so I replaced every single clamp with stainless t-bolt clamps. The leak still persisted. I eventually traced the leak to a region higher up – the bottom weep hole of […]

A couple weeks ago, I got out of classes early one day and made my way over to AutoRnD. I used to always get my alignments done at Auto Innovations in Milpitas, but Rishie at AutoRnD has a nice, new Hunter rack and I wanted to take advantage of it. This was the first time […]