June 2009 Ride of the Month - $100T2 (Winner of the Vert Face-off)

Phoenix7 · 07-14-2009, 08:22 PM

Year, model, mods, etc:
1988 'Vert.

Exterior: Body colored moldings.

Interior: Grant steering wheel, short shifter.

Electronics: DVD playing headunit (DVD MP3s pwn all! One disc, 800 songs FTMFW!) Screen for DVDs in glovebox. Pair of 12" Fosgate subs in the trunk in a custom box. Separates in the doors.

Wheels, Suspension: ADRs, 18 x 8 front, 18 x 9.5 rear, Potenzas (225/40 front, 255/35 rear), coilovers all the way around, strut tower brace.

Performance: 5th/6th port sleeves removed, full Racing Beat exhaust, header, etc. Intake. Basically everything you can do to an NA other than nitrous or a port.

Questions to the owner:

Q: Congratulations for winning Ride of the Month! Tell us about how you acquired this car?
A: I was driving down the highway in my old T2 project and saw a guy in an NA coupe. We ended up getting in touch and I traded him that T2 for the 'vert straight up. I won that trade, that T2 needed a lot of work.

Q: How did you first become interested in modified cars? Have you had any previously?
A: A guy who worked for my Dad back in the mid 80s had an 82 RX-7 with a 13B, Dellorto, streetport, nitrous, etc. One ride in that, and I had to get an RX-7. I've had 10 or so since then.

Q: Whats the biggest reason you chose a rotary powered car to modify?
A: Because the chassis is such a capable design. The Mazda guys definitely got the design right, and it responds very well to mods. Plus, it still looks good 20 years later. My wife and I constantly get compliments on it.

Q: Is this car your daily driver? Do you participate in any form of racing? (Drag, Auto-X, etc)
A: No, I only drive it about 6 months out of the year, it's stored during the winter. Lowered + coilovers + low profile tires + rear wheel drive + snow is a bad combo. I don't do any racing right now, might get into Auto-X at some point, but not with this.

Q: What do you enjoy most about your car?
A: Taking my kids out for rides in it. They love to go around with the top down!

Q: Do you have any future plans for the car, or any car?
A: It needs more power. In a few years, I'm probably going to have it taken apart down to every last nut and bolt and do a complete restoration/modification. In the meantime, I am looking for another RX-7, a coupe, to drive when it's not sunny and 75 out.

Q: Any other hobbies besides cars?
A: Sports and playing with the kids... That's about it.

Q: Anyone you'd like to thank?
A: My wonderful wife who not only understands (and tolerates) my RX-7 obsession, but also helps work on them. The total restoration will be for the car to become 100% hers. Then, I get an FD.

And, thank you to everyone on the forum. I know a lot about RX-7s, but it's because I learned most of it from the guys around here. One of my favorite things about RX-7s is the tight knit community and how we all try to help each other.

Q: Anything in the pipeline for another ROTM win?
A: You never know, the bar is pretty high around here... There are a LOT of nice cars on this forum, it's tough to win ROTM. Since my next rotary will probably get some sort of ridiculous engine swap, probably not.

As much as I love RX-7s and rotaries, I also like to make things "mine", and that generally involves thinking WAY outside the box.

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Kane · 07-15-2009, 06:45 AM

Nice ride!!!!

djmtsu · 07-15-2009, 06:48 AM

Cheater!!

J/K- I always love your vert.

Kentetsu · 07-16-2009, 02:28 PM

Congrats man! Very nice ride....

CyberPitz · 07-16-2009, 05:41 PM

Congrats!

Whizbang · 07-16-2009, 06:49 PM

sexy!

$100T2 · 07-19-2009, 07:24 PM

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

A friend of mine has a nice heated garage, so I'm hoping to actually do some work on it this winter... Probably start with POR-15 on the undercarriage, that type of stuff, maybe get the GP sports kit for it because I hate the S4 bumpers.

Phoenix7 · 07-20-2009, 06:09 PM

Don't get GP sports!!! Everyone and their grandmothers has that kit (no insult to those who have it)....get something that isn't GP sports of RE-A so it doesn't blend in with the other modified FCs. That's just me though.

$100T2 · 07-20-2009, 11:35 PM

I like the GP sports kit, it's clean looking. And, there's no other FCs around here, so I don't have to worry about blending in.

Phoenix7 · 07-21-2009, 01:16 PM

hahaha, you got me there.

fire85gslse · 07-26-2009, 12:00 PM

That looks like RRtec's old vert that was up for sale here again in TN. Did you buy it?

$100T2 · 07-28-2009, 06:07 AM

Nope, not the same car at all.

fire85gslse · 08-01-2009, 07:09 AM

nope but it is a twin. Look here

http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/1298856167.html

07-15-2009, 06:45 AM	#2
Kane All about the O2 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 295 Rep Power: 17	Nice ride!!!! __________________ My 2007 Turbocharged RX8

07-15-2009, 06:48 AM	#3
djmtsu My minds tellin' me no... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 4,043 Rep Power: 22	Cheater!! J/K- I always love your vert. __________________ 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 2003 Toyota Tundra TRD 2015 Toyota 4Runner SR5

07-16-2009, 06:49 PM	#6
Whizbang Respecognize! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 21	sexy! __________________ For current updates and event coverage check out Follow on Twitter! @WhizbangRally Whizbang Rally's Webpage \| Facebook

07-19-2009, 07:24 PM	#7
$100T2 Big Daddy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 419 Rep Power: 18	Thanks for the kind words, everyone. A friend of mine has a nice heated garage, so I'm hoping to actually do some work on it this winter... Probably start with POR-15 on the undercarriage, that type of stuff, maybe get the GP sports kit for it because I hate the S4 bumpers. __________________ Hell hath no fury like a rotor blown.

07-20-2009, 11:35 PM	#9
$100T2 Big Daddy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 419 Rep Power: 18	I like the GP sports kit, it's clean looking. And, there's no other FCs around here, so I don't have to worry about blending in. __________________ Hell hath no fury like a rotor blown.

07-16-2009, 02:28 PM	#4
Kentetsu RCC Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 530 Rep Power: 18	Congrats man! Very nice ride....

07-16-2009, 05:41 PM	#5
CyberPitz The Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Congrats!

07-26-2009, 12:00 PM	#11
fire85gslse RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Middle TN Posts: 1,029 Rep Power: 19	That looks like RRtec's old vert that was up for sale here again in TN. Did you buy it? __________________ I own A few Rotaries and Yes, I have a rotary problem. (SELLING OFF All my parts) 79SA(Respeed Car),93 FD (tweakit)

07-28-2009, 06:07 AM	#12
$100T2 Big Daddy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 419 Rep Power: 18	Nope, not the same car at all. __________________ Hell hath no fury like a rotor blown.

08-01-2009, 07:09 AM	#13
fire85gslse RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Middle TN Posts: 1,029 Rep Power: 19	nope but it is a twin. Look here http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/1298856167.html __________________ I own A few Rotaries and Yes, I have a rotary problem. (SELLING OFF All my parts) 79SA(Respeed Car),93 FD (tweakit)