Air Box

I built an air box for my RX-7. An aftermarket intake is pointless without one - at least on a rotary. Hot air = power loss, probably just a few horsepower in this case but hey, it's cheap, functional, and looks good. I got the design from a guy on the RX-7 Club forum. (I had to modify it since his car is a turbo and mine is not.)

I had a Mazda emblem sitting in my room, so I decided to use it for this.


I used some sort of foam insulation tape to help seal the box.


I had removed the windshield washer reservoir, leaving a hole just below the intake. I used some heater hose to make an air scoop from the bumper up through the hole. It looks like it should help quite a bit, but I have no way of testing it.

Something "new" + more photos of the 7.

What is it?







Could it be...?



I think I know!



Yes, new wheels! Well, not really new. I painted them about a month ago. Not that I didn't like the original color (silver with chrome lip and center). I just don't like silver and white together. I prefer darker colored wheels, especially on lighter cars. I think it looks more aggressive.


It looks like it has a 4x4 lift kit because the car had been on jackstands for a week or so and the suspension had not settled when I took this photo.

I used the only wheel paint I know of: Dupli-color wheel coating along with their wheel clear coat. The color is Graphite. It turned out darker than I expected, but it's still nice. I'm not sure about long term durability, but no real problems so far other than a few chips in the lug nut holes while I was installing them on the car.

More photos I took a couple days ago:



It had just rained when I took these, the little bumps are water drops. The photos are so small it's hard to tell.









My favorite. I like this one so much I uploaded it in a bigger size. Click the photo to see.

my rx-7

I realized I haven't put up any pics of my car, a 1991 Mazda RX-7. Here it is. Please click on the images to see much larger and better versions.

I took the first three photos on the same evening in late summer/early fall 2008. For some reason, I think these photos look like they could have been actually taken in '91. I'm not sure if it's the grain or the color, or lighting or what. If not for the wheels and exhaust, I could use these photos to make a "retro" brochure or something.








The interior: