Kmb0319 Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 Well, I've been wanting to play with this kit. I owned two first-gen RX-7s as I graduated college and felt like I should have something other than a rumbling muscle car to go on job interviews. So, out went the 73 Road Runner, and I found a beautiful black '82 RX-7 with a red interior for $2995. Six weeks later, I was hit by a drunk driver... I escaped mostly intact, but the car was totaled. So, I got the insurance check, and replaced that RX with another one... a charcoal gray 84 with a burgundy interior. I loved those cars!!! This kit is a little different than mine since it's a '78, so I decided to use it as more of a tribute than a direct copy. I saw that the 1978 model offered a burgundy/red interior, and I replicated that, using Tamiya Gunmetal as my body color. (the two-tone doesn't show very well in my pics) I did fill in the body side molding with flat black, even though the molding itself isn't present. Other than that, it's mostly box stock. I added some wiring underhood, and used a little Tamiya Smoke to tint the rear window. The only other tiny detail I added was in the interior... the armrests are separate pieces, but they don't have the door handles molded in. So, I cut a part number tab from a sprue, cut it in half, glued it to the door and painted it. Not the most realistic solution, but at least there's something there. Hope you enjoy. Here's the engine: Interior: And all finished!
StockBoresMe Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 Sweet little ride. I learned to drive in an 85 gold rx7 owned by my dad back when i was a little feller. I remember 2 things about that night. Pops was talking up his little cars power and told me to try to burn rubber. He said he could burn through 1st and most of second but never anything in 3rd. I dont know if I did something right or it was beginners luck but he got a big kick out of the chirp from the tires when I hit 3rd, and then.... Stopping on a hill. I stalled it and the front was hanging out in the intersection with headlights coming at us. Dad yells jump over and hopped out running to the drivers side as i climbed to shotgun. He got in and smashed the gas trying to move quick and that little mazda made 2 pretty impressive snake lines in the road! He always had cool imports. An opel gt, A courier and 2 of the b2000 counterparts, but the rx7 was definitely one of my favorite cars he owned next to his 84 VW Gti
Tom Geiger Posted October 31, 2017 Posted October 31, 2017 Nice work on a classic car! My RX7 story... back when my family owned a service station, my sister's husband is a big huge guy. He asked me if I would pull a customer's RX7 into the service bay. It was a tight fit even for me so I knew there was no way he would've fit in the thing!
shoopdog Posted November 1, 2017 Posted November 1, 2017 Looks great, especially like the interior. How did you do the seats, decals or fabric?
Kmb0319 Posted November 1, 2017 Author Posted November 1, 2017 Nice work on a classic car! My RX7 story... back when my family owned a service station, my sister's husband is a big huge guy. He asked me if I would pull a customer's RX7 into the service bay. It was a tight fit even for me so I knew there was no way he would've fit in the thing! That reminds me of a guy at my old office back in the late 90s. He was 6’2”, and.... this was straight from his mouth, not an exaggeration... 380 lbs. He made a string of deals that brought in a significant chunk of cash, so he bought his dream car... a brand new Corvette. About two weeks after he purchased it, he arrived at work one beautiful spring morning, and we were all outside enjoying the weather until we had to be inside. I was happy for him to have achieved a milestone and been able to get his dream car, but it was a sight to watch him struggle to get out of that car... it was noticeably leaning to the left, and as low as it was, he nearly rolled onto the ground. One of the older guys in the office, who always had a blunt way of putting things, said “I think that Corvette just gave birth.” ????.
Classicgas Posted November 1, 2017 Posted November 1, 2017 Nice job. How did you do the seats? I had a 82 as well, silver with black interior. Got this kit in the works myself, opening the doors on mine.
Kmb0319 Posted November 2, 2017 Author Posted November 2, 2017 Nice job. How did you do the seats? I had a 82 as well, silver with black interior. Got this kit in the works myself, opening the doors on mine.just spray paint and plaid insert decals... they’re in the kit.
Jonathan Posted November 2, 2017 Posted November 2, 2017 That looks fantastic! My first car was an 1984 RX7. I purchased one just like it a few years ago ... a questionable decision, to be sure.
Foxer Posted November 2, 2017 Posted November 2, 2017 Beautiful ... nothing better to build than something you owned!
Classicgas Posted November 4, 2017 Posted November 4, 2017 just spray paint and plaid insert decals... they’re in the kit.I see. Mine is a far older release of the kit, no seat inserts. My car didn't have them anyway.
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