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 […]

After nearly 6 long weeks, the day has arrived and I picked up my RX-7 this evening. The car is finally rid of the awful sideskirts and wing, and the body has been restored to a better than new brilliance. The new paint came out amazing and up to expectations. It looks better than OEM […]

In an effort to maintain my proactivity while the car is still away, I decided to outfit the bumper today. I installed the RX-7 half plate, combo lights, and Efini emblem. I am specifically using stainless steel fasteners wherever I can, and the combo lights are held on by M5 nyloc nuts. Now the bumper […]

It is now coming to the end of the 5th week since I first dropped the RX-7 off at the body shop. Good work takes time, which is why I have been compliant and patient… but believe me, it’s been an anxious wait. I swung by the shop again today on my way home from […]

It’s great when I can interact with readers of this site and receive feedback. If you’re reading this now, I need your help and opinion on an absolutely crucial decision. Which shift knob do you prefer: the OEM RX-8 5-speed shift knob on the left, or the FEED stainless steel on the right? Both are […]

There is a reason why people refer to their cars as “money pits”, because every little thing is expensive. I’m finding it near impossible to place an order that doesn’t somehow end up coming close to $100, take for example this innocent looking baggie of LED bulbs. If I want to boggle the mind of […]

The RX-7 is still at the body shop being worked on, so in the meantime, here’s a quick tour of what’s in store. My freshly painted ’99 bumper has been sitting happily on the shelves. Below it rests the associated ’99 rebar and undertray. It’s possible to reuse the pre-99 rebars by enlarging the pair […]

I stopped by the body shop last Friday to check out the car and pick up my freshly painted ’99 spec Front Bumper. The paint work came out to my satisfaction, the quality required no questioning. The mounting brackets were transferred from the old USDM bumper to the new one. Although I was pleased with […]

This RX-7 had an interesting history. The original owner used it as a show car, it was even featured in Import Tuner back in 2009. Which would explain why the large spoiler and sideskirts were installed, and also why he only drove around 8,000 miles. The second owner then used it as a daily driver […]

Although highly costly and time consuming, going through the multitude of cars that I did in the past few years has at least gained me valuable insight and experiences. I have cultivated my tastes enough to finally be able to conclude and assess a verdict. I am returning to my roots, I am returning to […]