Here's a teeny tiny little update...

The stock ignition coils are kind of unreliable and are known to fail prematurely. On top of that, they're tucked away under the intake manifold, soaking up all the heat produced by the motor.

So I looked around for an alternative solution and the options I found were...meh.

And then this setup popped up...





AEM smart coils with a custom bracket to relocate them away from the engine and out of the elements!!

Made by SakeBomb Garage. I just got my tracking info today. So it should be sitting at my doorstep when I get home from AZ on Friday!

 

Thats Sick! Never thought you can do that lol

 

I realized that the Daikin pressure plate was just an OEM replacement and would not hold the power I am shooting for. So I bought an ACT extreme pressure plate and threw it on.





My SakeBomb Garage AEM Smart Coil kit came in as well.



I installed the transmission, drive shaft and power plant frame to finish the powertrain portion of the rebuild and hung my Tanabe Medalion Touring muffler.



I then assembled all of my fluid hoses for my fuel system and turbo cooling/oiling. Yes I will be getting a turbo blanket and some heat shielding for my hoses.





Next, I finally got a chance to trade hoods with a friend of mine. He went with a different setup and will no longer need a drop vented hood...and I need a drop vented hood...so...BOOM. I love this style of hood!



So since I got the hood, I test fitted my custom Greddy V-mounted intercooler and it just wasn't going to work the way I wanted it to. So I will be sending the entire intercooler/radiator setup off to Jason over at Rx7store.net and he will be modifying it for me to fit my duct

I want the intercooler to sit flat (parallel to the ground) so I can utilize the duct to its fullest.





I need to pull my dashboard back out and replace it with the better condition dash I bought for pretty cheap...but...It's too damn hot where I live to be fighting with that thing in my garage. So that is being put on hold. lol

So I decided to paint my "new" core support instead, and start routing my front chassis wiring harness back in the stock locations.

Before (Notice the mess of wiring on the ground.)lol



After (still haven't done the harness yet here)



After paint and routing the harness, I buttoned up the motor as far as I could without the power steering pump and a few other things.



And a few parting shots until I get back from out of state again

 

those ACT extreme plates are a pain in the *** when actually driving. clutch pedal becomes way stiffer. held power good, but cot dayum your left leg will get bigger than your right leg.

 

Yeah. I had one in the G and it wasn't too bad. Other people that have had this one in their FDs didn't seem to mind them.

 

lookin good brah

 

Thanks Rob!

 

Great pics on the update. The ride is really coming along.

 

Awesome! Makes me want to start a project....keep up the good work John

 

Hot Water Labs headlights NAOOOO.....

I like the Feed fenders (authentic or flimsy *** reps?) and also my favorite front bumper for the FD

 

I like the headlights I have. They're famous! haha.

And I have replica fenders, but they're not too flimsy like some of the others I've seen.

 

famous??? I love the HWL lights or the RE-A lights, thats good about the fenders must have got them from somewhere else than someone I know who got reps and they were soo thin

my friends FD with HWL lights(not the one with the crap Feed fenders)

 

My headlights have been in like 5 or 6 magazine features. lol. That's why I said famous. My friend Ryan sold them to me. I'm sure you've seen the Lamborghini yellow FD all over the place, right?

 

Sickness in the making, can't wait to see the final project.

 

Yea I've seen it but they are just regular pop up lights right?? Your not leaving them yellow tho
I'm just failing to see the famous part lmao

But anyway build looks solid sofar I really want an FD myself an do a N/A 3 rotor but for that complete build $ I can buy a GTR or GT3 RS