93 RX7......Largish pics

[smoknlegend]

If yall remember I posted pics of a 93 NSX I cleaned for a friend of mine a while back. Well I did his RX7 about a year before I did his NSX and never posted the pics. In his words this car was neglected because it had some oxidation on the roof and hadnt been waxed for about half a year, otherwise it sits either outside under a car cover, in the restaurant parking lot, or in his garage. Id consider this car just routinely upkept, but nothing fancy, definitely not neglected. Anywho, this is the car prior to cleaning:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4900.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4901.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4899.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4902.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4904.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4916.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4915.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4918.jpg

Im not sure how bad the car looks in the pictures, but i definitely wouldnt say neglected.

I washed it with meguiars #62 wash, cleaned the wells and tires with Megs APC, and cleaned the wheels with #36 (great to wash with BBS approved wheel cleaner on BBS wheels :P.) I then taped her up, went over the body twice with #83 on my g100 (it still had some RIDS, something the G100 couldnt touch.) I then topped the car with #7 and then followed that up with 2 coats of s100 on both wheels and body. Windows cleaned with Stoner, wiped the dash with Megs Quik Interior, wiped the seats with Lexol cleaner then conditioned with Megs leather cleaner/conditioner spray. Sprayed the wells with Megs HD 10:1 and did the tires with that also. Also dressed the under moldings with HD.

After the final waxing in the garage:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4922.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4923.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4927.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4928.jpg

Before giving the car back and dressings:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/IMG_4933.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/IMG_4932.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/IMG_4931.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/IMG_4930.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/IMG_4934.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/IMG_4935.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/IMG_4937.jpg

Just having him check over everything:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/IMG_4941.jpg

I understand the wing is not liked by most, but he likes it. BTW: the power plant more than makes up for the wing:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/500%20HP%20RX7/Before/IMG_4906.jpg

[JEY$JDM]

Dude, his car is shweeet... real cool guy, too. I love his RX-7!!!

Good stuff Joe!

[JITB]

Ill take it with 4 wings!! But i know its hard to seperate people and their aesthetics

those wheels look real good on that car.. i can see his Spirit R attempt...lol

[Nerdsrock22]

Used to see it everyday! I gotta get you to do the Fit at some point.

[SleeperWRX]

Damn, that's nice as fuck.

Nice job, btw.

[Mr Egg Rollllll]

Most will hate the wing, as do i...but the overall car is exceptionally clean

Well done sir!

[On_Her_Face]

Sell it to me!

[G.C]

looks real good.

[cpearson]

nice job man! Car looks great!

[Evil Goat]

he says it was neglected due to oxidation....i say it was neglected due to that wing...

[5speed]

Nice detail. While can't say the wing is in my taste, I can say its not that bad. I have def seen worse. Beautiful car though.

[05IONREDLINE]

Nice RX-7. Nicer owner!! He is awesome!!

[Elbow]

You need a good detail.

[singhondeck]

i hope a fat bitch sits on that wing

[YoshiFD3S]

Yay another FD in town!

Really, if you just got rid of the spoiler or changed it to something else that FD would be done.

'99 conversion isn't really even necessary, cause at least you have the front-lip spoiler already..

:D

[MachNU]

Bumer, you broke a cardinal rule on detailing! Cant post before pictures with flash on the paint, and then post a after picture with no flash in the paint!

[chaseamundo]

i keep thinking of torino lmao (F&F)

[Julio]

that car needs help.

[Franco Tirador]

good job

[yungdz]

i keep thinking of torino lmao (F&F)


Toretto*


Looks good. The wing actually isn't that bad to me. It looks better on this car than on a Honda Civic.

[smoknlegend]

Bumer, you broke a cardinal rule on detailing! Cant post before pictures with flash on the paint, and then post a after picture with no flash in the paint!

Surprisingly it wasnt a flash but direct sun in the first shots. And I thought I had after surface shots, but cant find them after searching my library :( Anywho this was done in july of 08.

The wing is actually a modified veilside C-1
http://www.veilside.com/designs/71/zoom1/FD3S%20C-I%20wing.jpg

[Nissan Sean]

Nice rx7!! well except for the ricer wing..

btw, why does he have the silencer in his exhaust? he wants it to be quiet or something?

[smoknlegend]

Nice rx7!! well except for the ricer wing..

btw, why does he have the silencer in his exhaust? he wants it to be quiet or something?

Without the silencer the car is rather loud and since he hasnt used it much for the performance aspect, but more of a cruiser, a loud exhaust just doesnt fit.

[Nissan Sean]

Without the silencer the car is rather loud.


isnt that kinda the point? but i understand. i just hate how exhausts look when you have the silencer in. plus it takes away from the awesome sound.

[smoknlegend]

isnt that kinda the point? but i understand. i just hate how exhausts look when you have the silencer in. plus it takes away from the awesome sound.

Sorry i edited my post. Hes considering getting rid of it lately as he wants more luxury now than performance, as he is an older gentleman, so the loud exhaust is not as much of his thing as of late.

[cleanion31]

talk bout hella clean

[georgiasmurf]

beautiful just beautiful

[MidLifeCrisis]

Car is spot on. Nice job man!

[87 Turbo II]

When an FD is cleaned up that well, and waxed and stuff, in any color, they just pop. Those lines are soo sexy. I love it (I am against that wing though, everything else looks fine)

[Brian*]

I just ate rice-a-roni for dinner...


































My $.02 he ruined a bad ass car... Good wax job though!!

[Brian*]

EDIT: Lose the wing and those wheels in a larger size and it would be good to go...

[VooDooXII]

That car is GORGEOUS and in excellent shape...but yea, that wing has to go. I could tolerate that wing if it had a piece going across the top so the ends don't look like an animal's ears. (EDIT: Like the one in smoknlegend's post...not so terrible.)

Nice job on the clean-up!

[ItsBlack]

Damn, brought that shit to showroom condition. You would swear this car was made in '09

[deerock]

nice fd, always loved the body lines, veilside wing or not, replace it with a factory one

[Vert4ya]

car is for sale on craigslist if im not mistaken, or one just like it. clean car btw

[DeeAOne]

you did a great job man. and the spoiler, eh, its not too bad to me. fits the car imo.

[Humphrizzle]

you're a great detailer, Joe.

[smoknlegend]

Thanks everyone for the great comments!


you're a great detailer, Joe.
Thanks billy, id love to see your stuff though.

[a94civicex]

Come out squeeky clean.... Looks good bro!