HDP's Red R1

[sk8world]

show'em those shinny new wheels!

[HDP]

Originally Posted by sk8world

show'em those shinny new wheels!

If the weather is nice this weekend, I will snap a few pics.

[Teenwolf1393]

good i dea with the vent. i would never put anything there. nothing better on a hot day than cold ac directly on your junk

[impulsive-RX7]

I remember your car from DGRR 2005. Guess who's smoke screen this is...

[Herblenny]

Originally Posted by impulsive-RX7

I remember your car from DGRR 2005. Guess who's smoke screen this is...

I remember that

[HDP]

Originally Posted by impulsive-RX7

I remember your car from DGRR 2005. Guess who's smoke screen this is...

Hopefully at DGRR 2009 the only smoke I leave will be tire smoke...

[HDP]

Ok, I was able to snap a few pics of the car yesterday while the weather was nice (but cold). Not many changes to the exterior other than Rotary Extreme plateless 99 spec polyurethane bumper cover and the 18x8/18x9 ASA wheels.

[HDP]

I made many changes with the look and performance of the engine. I will try to go in depth with the modifications made.

[HDP]

I decided to go with a smaller battery (51R) to allow more room for the intercooler. I made a custom tray that mounts in the same location as the stock piece. After looking at the tie-down brace installed, I decided I will make another one to match the strut brace.

[Herblenny]

Don,

Car's looking great!! Are you going to bring it to DGRR?

[HDP]

Originally Posted by Herblenny

Don,

Car's looking great!! Are you going to bring it to DGRR?

Thanks. I plan to. I just need to verify my vacation was approved.

[HDP]

Even though I've had my PFC and commander for about 5 years (2003) I only used it for maybe a year or so before my engine completely let go. In hopes of learning to tune my own car, I decided to buy a Datalogit. I had seen most people who had Datalogits installed appeared temporary as all the cables and wires were run across the passenger floor. This would pose a problem for me because I wouldn't want a passenger to get tangled in the mess of wires and it just wouldn't look professional. In order to avoid this, the Datalogit had to be installed permanent but there had to be a way to interface with it using a laptop. Pulling the kick panel was one solution but I wanted something less cumbersome. I had seen a write-up from someone who installed USB adapters through the kick panel connected directly to the Datalogit. When they needed to access it, just plug in. Neat idea! Since my laptop (very old) still used DB9 serial connection, I would use this type rather than USB.
The commander mount I did was also someone's (David Garfinkle) idea that I though was neat and I added my own flare to it. I use a flex mount for an old portable CD player and an adjustable cell phone car cradle to make my commander mount. I welded a metal brace to the tranny tunnel to screw the base of the mount to. I ran the cable into the glove box and use it to store the commander when not in use.

[rotorhead87]

Cool build-up. I love the commander mount you put together. I too bought a datalogging system and I was trying to figure out a place to mount the controller in my FC, instead of the passenger seat. Maybe I'll resort back to your setup one day. Keep up the great work!!!

[HDP]

Before I even bought my RX7, I had read and was told you should buy and keep a fire extinguisher in the car; I guess that wouldn't be a bad idea for any car, but more so for the 7. When I got my car I bought a small 1 lbs. disposable extinguisher from Wal-Mart and stored it in the driver's side rear bin. I had seen others mount their extinguishers in very visible locations which I thought looked kind of ricey so I preferred to keep mine out of sight. Fortunately, I never had to use mine but I recently learned the extinguisher I bought wasn't large enough to be affective in case of a major fire and it would probably cause more damage than good because of the mess it would leave behind. So this time around I chose a clean agent extinguisher in a larger 2.5 lbs. size. Also I wanted to securely mount the extinguisher rather than just toss it in the rear bin like before, so I attached the mounting bracket to the underside of the bin lid with pop-rivets.

[prrex4ever]

Originally Posted by HDP

Before I even bought my RX7, I had read and was told you should buy and keep a fire extinguisher in the car; I guess that wouldn't be a bad idea for any car, but more so for the 7. When I got my car I bought a small 1 lbs. disposable extinguisher from Wal-Mart and stored it in the driver's side rear bin. I had seen others mount their extinguishers in very visible locations which I thought looked kind of ricey so I preferred to keep mine out of sight. Fortunately, I never had to use mine but I recently learned the extinguisher I bought wasn't large enough to be affective in case of a major fire and it would probably cause more damage than good because of the mess it would leave behind. So this time around I chose a clean agent extinguisher in a larger 2.5 lbs. size. Also I wanted to securely mount the extinguisher rather than just toss it in the rear bin like before, so I attached the mounting bracket to the underside of the bin lid with pop-rivets.

That's a great idea.Thanks.