Project: "Last RX-7" by Herblenny

[elff]

WOW

[Herblenny]

I'm currently putting the car together for SEMA and I can't upload all the stuff that's going on..

I'll make this short and share 2-3 pics.. including the render done by amazing artist and designer, Greg Thompson. He did an amazing job rendering the car with few pics I sent him and list of goodies I was going to put on. Just amazing work!! Since its so close to SEMA, I'll share the render to give you guys an idea what it will look like (exterior).



Hint of couple of parts..






I'll update the full car on my way to SEMA..

[Herblenny]

Here are some updated pics as I get ready for SEMA Las Vegas.





More pics coming once the car is set up at SEMA.... I just unloaded yesterday..

[Dominick]

Do you have the Works Bell quick release system? What kind of lock is that?

[Herblenny]

Originally Posted by Dominick

Do you have the Works Bell quick release system? What kind of lock is that?

That is correct. WORKS Bell with their locking system..


Update - November 8th, 2012

Its been about 2 weeks since my last update... Since than, I've put the car together (not running) in 8 days, went to SEMA Las Vegas, and came back to Birmingham, AL.

I'll try to go through the journey over next 2-3 days.. And I promise you guys, there will be ton of pics

To start, I was waiting for my paint and body guys Jonathan Goolsby and his crew to paint the body so I could start working on the car.

Paint we've chosen was BASF Mercedes AMG Imola Grey Metallic with hint of darker tint.

Here is a picture of the car before and after the shell was painted.





Car at this point had nothing on it except stock suspensions and some old school VOLK wheels to roll the shell around.

More coming when I get some more photos uploaded..

[empera]

god i love this build....great stuff...

[speedracer228]

really awesome build! I think I caught a pic of the finished product in the speedhunters sema coverage...

[Herblenny]

Originally Posted by speedracer228

really awesome build! I think I caught a pic of the finished product in the speedhunters sema coverage...

yeah.. there are couple of finished photos floating around..


but I'll continue to just document for my purpose and hopes others are interested..

Update - Nov. 9th, 2012

Update continues..

When i first saw the car after paint, I decided to clean up the wheel wells and put a nice new coat of undercarriage paint.

But til then, I also decided to drop the rear subframe and do it right



I then taped up the wheel arch and went to town with the paint.



Front after paint..





Rear painted and with new subframe and new diff on.

[speedracer228]

I am very much interested in seeing how this unfolds! The shot I saw was an engine view and not much more, bit of a tease really.. As soon as I saw it I hopped back here to check for updates.

Always have been a big fan of your builds, your silver FD with the genuine Mazdaspeed goodies is how I would envision an FD build if I ever end up down that path...

[one8turbo]

Haven't seen any of the finished pics floating around so I'm just gonna keep an eye on this thread. Your attention to detail is second to none and you've really documented the build nicely. Looking forward to some more pics!

[Dominick]

Should I spill the beans? I found a pic of the car finished on StanceNation's page.

[Herblenny]

Originally Posted by Dominick

Should I spill the beans? I found a pic of the car finished on StanceNation's page.

LOL! Not yet


Update... Nov. 18th, 2012

Putting in the Engine and trans..







I've decided to drop the subframe and install the engine by sliding it under and lifting it up and bolting the subframe..







After that, we started it bolting up all the suspensions and brakes..





front





front and rear




front and rear completed.

[Herblenny]

Update - Nov. 19th, 2012

While Goolsby Customs were working on the panels, I went to pick up the trailer for SEMA in Nashville, TN from a buddy of mine (Thanks Vinnie!).







Love the graphics!


Panels were added..
Rear flares, hatch, wing..




Front fenders with with RE Carbon mirrors.



Closer look of the rear flares..



FEED wing and flares.



Feed fender brace



Old school wheels on





And time to transport it to my fabricator's shop (www.MPFab.com).

[jesse096]

Looks absolutely amazing!

-Jesse

[xarchiex]

Looks so amazing. When i first saw shots of sema and saw the car I knew instantly that it was this one.

[Herblenny]

Update Dec. 6th, 2012

Well, I been busy with other stuff and totally forgot to continue with my sega... not that anyone cares.. Anyhow, here are some more pics and more of previous build progress.

Arriving at MPFab.com







New OEM parts..



Mr. Walker Morgan started to install the goodies..









Turbonetics Inc. GT-K 1050 Turbo








Bracing that I had, refinished and installed.



Figuring out where to mount the reservoirs.


Front bumper on.. and the Rmagic with the covers.. We decided to leave them off..

[93rx7r1]

I love it!! I really love the color choice & I really want that 20b!! Can't wait to see the finished product.

[elff]

The feont end looks awesome!

[Erik@R/TTuning]

I saw you got a little shout out on SpeedHunters in their SEMA coverage. The car looked great on the floor.

[speedracer228]

I cant wait to hear this thing run, 20b+big turbo just sounds so exotic