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    Symphorced's new Type R

    **Warning - camera phone pictures ahead**

    Friday night in. What better way to spend it than finally starting my build thread? Been meaning to make one for a while now but I've been too lazy.

    Knowing what I wanted before I sold my EP3 was an advantage as I was able to start searching as soon as I sold my car and had ze monies. The main reason for me hanging onto the EP3 for so long was the hassle of selling it. Selling the EP3 was just as much of as pain in the ass as I had expected it would be. Had heaps of time wasters and not a single person coming to inspect it. After about a month, Andrew (member here), called me up and asked to inspect it. Two weeks late and....

    instagram.com/p/fkChIwQI2K

    The day after the car was gone, I drove up to Sydney for WTAC. Possibly the best weekend I had for some time and certainly solidified the decision on the car I was going to get.

    As soon as I got back home, I started making enquiries and calls to inspect a few cars. Found a few rubbish examples but nek minnit... Found this amazing example of a Type R Bathurst R. 82,000kms on the clock, logbooks and auction sheet from Japan. The car had only done 700kms since it was deregistered in Japan earlier in the year. The owner who imported it himself was made to sell it by his wife as he wasn't driving it enough. Poor guy. After taking it to a reputable (and pricey) rotary specialist to get everything checked over (my main concern was what results the water seal and compression test would bring up) - the car was in my hands.





    It's not quite an RZ or Spirit R but does have the 280hp upgraded turbos, factory Bilstein height adjustable suspension and faux-carbon fibre interior trim. It also costs a lot less than an RZ or Spirit R. The only major downside I've found is that it has smaller brakes than the RS, RZ and Spirit R. The upgraded brakes are 314mm diametre and 32mm thick, whereas my Bathurst ones are 294mm diametre and 22mm thick. More than proficient for spirited street driving but I think I'll be looking to upgrade to the bigger brakes soon for some track work. As far as I can tell it's simply buying the upgraded caliper, dust shield and larger rotor.

    Before, I even bought the car, I had purchased this Re Amemiya x Razo faux carbon shift knob to match my faux CF interior. Arrived in the post the day after I picked up the car.

    Coming into buying the car, I had been warned against buying a rotary car by every single person I knew due to their notoriety of blowing up at the worst times. I didn't care. I wanted this car. However, I wasn't stupid about it. I had read up so much about the car and how to maximize reliability on it for months prior to purchase.

    First things first, the infamous stock air separator tank which is known for cracking and leaking out all your coolant resulting in overheating and death of engine. Purchase a Banzai Racing example:



    Next, Defi gauges. Knowing what is happening with your engine is crucial to looking after it. Boost, Oil pressure, Oil temp., Water temp. I was lucky enough to have picked this up for a steal, the previous owner had ordered these from Nengun and never had a chance to install them before he decided to sell his car. Comes with a pod that replaces the centre speaker in the dash. Amazing fitment on this thing.





    Another reliability mod: Koyo N Flow radiator. Thicker core = more coolant being in it at the one time = cooler engine = win.



    Also got a diff brace/girdle to reduce wheelhop and a manual transmission crossmember to reduce shifter movement.

    At this point in time, I really wanted to get some power upgrades but I couldn't stand having the car at a 4x4 spec. So this happened:








    As you can tell I'm quite bad at documenting these sort of things. Now that I've started my build thread, I hope to be a bit more diligent in taking photos and documenting what is happening with the car. Got a fair number of parts that are on their way from Japan so the thread will be updated as they come in and installed. Hoping to get over 200kws soon.

    BRB off to cook my 3rd mi goreng meal for the day. #brokelife

    #2
    It's beautiful. I like it muchly
    Good read, Tim!

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      #3
      That is so clean... And RE30's! This new thread will make Alex cry...

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        #4
        Dude the RE30's make it look so right! I'm jelly already LOL

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          #5
          Originally posted by Paulieee_R View Post
          That is so clean... And RE30's! This new thread will make Alex cry...
          I am very jealous. I envy tim since he has the opportunity.to roll on an rx7 and re30!

          Its so rare to get a spirit r/rx7. Considering getting a type r bathurst and getting bbk/brides instead?
          Integra Type R
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            #6
            Tim. Ganadors please. Live the dream fro me!
            Integra Type R
            Integra Type S
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              #7
              Did u drop the bilsteins or aftermarket sussy? What spec are your re30?
              Integra Type R
              Integra Type S
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                #8
                holy fuck i am spamming thisnthread, cos i just want a FD so badly.

                when i get my FD, I will go aftermarket ast, koyo n flow radiator. gauges wise, I was going to run the defi advance and just view oil temp/pressure, water temp, boost in one go. At the moment the defi set up is for oil temp/pressure, water temp, voltage... I just like the cleaner, sleeker setup of the defi advance zd
                Integra Type R
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                  #9
                  My close mate owns a RX-7 Bathurst R too =) and he rarely drives it haha. Btw don't the bathurst R comes with a carbon fibre handbrake/gear knob already?

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                    #10
                    You have 3 packs of Migoreng a day?? Living a pretty comfortable life I say. Good read though!

                    P.S I don't think a BBK upgrade is needed for track work. OEM brakes FTW!
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                      #11
                      Alex - the Bilsteins came maxed out lowered already. As you can see in the initial photo it was still super high. Can't imagine what the base model sussy would have looked like in person! Gandors? Haha maybe - even if it is just to make you get one sooner rather than later. RE30s are 18x10 +20 (265/45) rear and 18x9.5 +28 (245/35) fronts. Rears poke more than I want them to and I'm not entirely happy with the tyre setup either. Fronts also need to be raised as I scrub all over the fender liners on the slightest of dips on roads.

                      LiteX - good pick up and yes they should have. My guess is that it got pinched on the way through import/compliance - which is what happened with a Defi boost gauge that was marked on the auction paper. The car came with a leather Mazdaspeed gearknob when I purchased it.

                      Pete - I agree. Wouldn't mind the larger/thicker rotors to help with heat dissipation though. That or I can spend a bit more and get an Alcon set from Japan. :/

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                        #12
                        Congrats on the purchase, have always had a soft spot for these, seen it at a couple meets and guys you have to hear the idle OMG, in love
                        S2000 TRACK/DAILY BUILD

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                          #13
                          Hopefully I get to see this during my next road trip down south!
                          Shak's S2000

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                            #14
                            Hmm, I had a suspicion the oem bilsteins didnt go that low from factory. do u know what the oem spring rates are on the bilsteins. As you know I was watching a few modified FD's from japan and they all run 18kg all around springs!
                            Integra Type R
                            Integra Type S
                            S2000

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                              #15
                              A rotory engine is practically a 2 stroke, it uses oil to work properly. If you keep this in mind and check you oil level very regularly, use a high quality oil and don't thrash the life out of it cold, you shouldn't have a problem.

                              I've had a few mates over the years that have had some quite powerful FC RX7s over the years and they have never had a problem, CCat converters on the other hand, they kept melting them.

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