Daytona RX7

[rozrx]

Hi my names Allan and I have owned my Daytona RX7 close to 20 years it has gone through 2 major rebuilds and is nearing completion of the 2nd one. For those that don't know what a Daytona RX7 was I'll post up a few pics that will help explain what the hell it is. Far as I know the kit was only produced and available in Australia and maybe NZ.

[rozrx]

So hopefully that paints the picture of what it actually is.

Here's a few pics of how my car started life when I first purchased it and then the transformation through out the years.

[spoddy]

the last pic, looks fantastic. very impressed

[rozrx]

after maybe 3-4 years of enjoying the RX7 the body started to show signs of age. The fibreglass body- kit had some hairline cracks appearing. Not sure if this was a result of the 13B turbo power now in the engine bay or just being 20 years old.
Also the paintjob had a lot of stone chips around the front end, so it was decided to take it off the road, re-design the rear guards, brake upgrade, driveline upgrade, interior upgrade.

[rozrx]

here's a few more pics before it gets stripped down for overhaul





okay time to get the bodywork going-
remove the old wing



shaping the rear guards




move petrol tank pipe to rear fill

[Lucky]

In your top picture post I thought it looked a bit Porsche 944-ish. But here;

it looks like a deTomaso Pantera. And that's a very cool thing

[spoddy]

looks good all the same, great colour, love the wheels and number/licence plate

[rozrx]

car at the panel beaters- came to an agreement with the owner that he would teach me to do the bodywork on my own car and he will paint it once its ready.





here's my brother inlaws rx4 coupe that gave me a heap of motivation to keep working on mine.


original daytona wing moulded back on




wanted to change the color so decided on B17 Daytona Blue (nissan 350z current color)



car back at home and the color is amazing it just shines and sparkles in the sun. photos don't do it justice.

[rozrx]

the yellow and blue look good together.

[rozrx]

slowly putting it all back together. some new number plates to go with the new look.









planning on new brake upgrade, all new ball joints and suspension components, rubbers, some powder coating etc


stocky brakes and suspension




scored a nice leather mazda momo steering wheel off ebay



dash sent to be re-skinned as it had some large cracks


few weeks later the dash is picked up and looks better than new, couldnt wait to throw it back in. some series 5 rx7 seats fit and look right at home.
some gauges have been bought and some holes are cut in the dash in preparation. starting to look like a car interior now


custom wheels are made up for the front. the rears were made while the car was being painted.
wheels - 5 stud GMH Holden Steel Interceptors. Centres were pressed out and hit with gloss black. 10 & 8 inch chrome dish rims were ordered from the States. Wheel company welds in painted centers as to my offset requirements.
they look really nice.



rear diff is a borg warner cut down running 28spline axles. 4.1 mini spool. saved up and purchased a rebuilt LSD and got a mate to assist in throwing it in.







suspension painted and put back together- looks a million time better







made some centre caps out of oil caps


6 month wait for the coilovers to be made up- a custom bilstein coilover setup as used in IPRA RX7 racecars.


brakes a AU Ford bought as a bolt on kit made by Hopper Stoppers Brakes.


got some camber now




thanks goes to this forum for the info and some advice from a member on here, I purchased some GAZ gold coilovers for the rear. they look nice