I found and acquired my grails. It might come as no surprise that I dearly missed my original 17×10″ RegaMasters, but 17″ wheels just didn’t cut it. In the time since, I went through 2 separate sets of Advans. But one thing was apparent, they were all just fillers. The true set of wheels I […]

It took me a full week to be able to cross the finish line with the roll bar install. I have no idea how some people can claim to perform an install in a single afternoon, there are simply too many pieces and steps to attend to. For certain, I have gained proper perspective on […]

My tenured, rollercoaster history of roll bars in this car is a great showcase of persistence and a stubbornness of accepting nothing less than right. The original owner installed an Autopower roll bar and left me open holes that needed patching. I instead filled them by installing an Autopower bar of my own. Its overall […]

It’s been a while since I’ve played around with Photoshop and today I developed an itch to get a little creative. I gave one of the pictures of my RX-7 an 80s inspired vaporwave / distorted VHS effect.

The defroster lines on the rear glass were always distracting to me and an aesthetic element that I wanted to improve. Trying to mask them with dark window tint is not only ineffective but not preferable because I removed all of the tint on the car purposely to achieve a clear, greenhouse look. I knew […]

I’ve been waiting with bated breath for these carbon fiber pieces to finish, but it’s difficult to rush handmade, custom projects like this. oCarbon recently sent me more pictures of the progress, which I am always excited to receive. It appears that they are working on the trim in separate pieces or phases, because not […]

After removing the Miracle Cross Bar, the large, rear quarter trim panels would no longer suffice because they were modified and drilled into for fitment. The plan was to include the trim panels with the Cross Bar but that left me with a decision to make: I could either find unmodified, black panels as replacement […]

With much vacillation and deliberation, I have finally arrived into the correct zeitgeist to move forward with the Ganador Super Mirrors. I only wish now I had cut to the chase sooner and skipped the initial hesitations. I came across these mirrors in abundance in the past, but never pulled the trigger. Now, when I […]

While in the midst of RX-7 updates, this post brings to my attention how much I dislike working on the 240sx. With a limited and finite amount of free time, it’s tough to divert attention to another car when the RX-7 already requires a substantial portion of it. The prize is and always will be […]

The goal of everything that I’m doing during this Winter round of modifications is to pursue what I’ve always wanted, with no compromise. The RX-7 allocates a substantial amount of realistic to these plastic panels. If I want to elevate the materials game, those panels will serve as the starting point. My conclusion is that […]

I’m doing what I can to make measurable progress in a reasonable amount of time, but contrary to previous years, I’m not able to attack at a rapid and consistent rate. Nevertheless, I have been steadily chipping away at the puzzle. Most of my activity thus far came from behind the scenes strategizing and planning, […]

I’m doing my best to chip away at the task list a little at a time. Since many of my parts are currently scattered and residing in various shops, there is no immediate urgency from my end. In fact, there are still items that I need to place new orders on, which I have yet […]