Car Spotlight>> Looking Fd3s Rx-7

At the Meister Cup, Looking blessed us with the presence of not only their AE86 but also this unique machine. So the following week, we popped down to Looking for a closer look at their RX-7.

I won’t ramble on too much about the workshop as we will be taking a closer look at it this month. As Asayan knew we were coming to visit the workshop he organised for the RX-7 to come down for me to grab some photos of it to share with you guys.

Nissan trainspotters will be able to pick the wheels. Custom painted in black with a white lip, the rims are actually 19-inch OE RAYS wheels for the Z33 350Z; something which you wouldn’t often see on an FD3S RX-7. You’ll also spot the Vortex generators under the rear bar.

What do you guys think of using 350Z wheels on an RX-7?

All the lights on the car have been re-done by Looking which have been changed to LEDs and new lamps just like the AE86.

The ever so famous Looking decal.

The interior is just as immaculate as the exterior. Fitted with a Nardi Deep Corn steering wheel, handbrake button and a set of gauges.

Not forgetting the pair of Bride Low Max seats for style and comfort.

Under the bonnet is pure art. The 13B is fitted with a Trust TD-06 25G producing just under 500ps. Many other serious modifications such as 4.1 final drive, HKS 6 speed dog box, ORC twin-plate clutch and a Mazdaspeed LSD.

I couldn’t post this article without having this glamorous RX-7 showing off what it does best.

I’d like to thank Anpanman – the driver of the FD3S, Asayan the driver of the AE86 and owner of Looking.

-Casey Dhnaram

Looking

K-Tours 2011

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1

Such a timeless machine, I love the wheels

2

the car dont look right with them 350Z wheels on it....apart from that it looks alright!

3

Beautiful car! Fast, functional and great looking. And the Nissan wheels fit very well

4

Whats the paint code on the fd, its the exact gray ive been looking for?

5

looks good to me... i think it manages to just about pull off the choice of rims, get ready for some backlash from the purists tho' - the engine bay is very well stocked too. all in in all i think they can hold there heads high.

6

Is this the same FD that Looking used to have that was blood red? I know that they could have more than one kitted out FD, but I also know that they used to repaint that car on a regular basis, to keep the finish in top shape, since they drove it to and from shows. Either way, it's a gorgeous car.

7

The car looks so bizarre and in a way that I maybe just do not get, so I's still undecided. Nice mods to the drivetrain and cool to see it on track being enjoyed!

8

I like it except for the wheels and the gray seems to boring to me. But nice FD

9

...so, when you say 500ps, what does that translate to in hp? i see it all the time in super street/import tuner, but i don't know what the conversion of x-amount of PS is to x-amount of HP

10

Sweet! Another great pic in profile format. Touch, hold, save image, set as lock screen. Done

11

What. No shot from behind? :(

12

The z33 wheels look badass on the rx7

13

That subtle rear lip spoiler is niiiice. Anyone know what brand it might be?

14

Looking great! The wheels work but really any decent rims would look good underneath that beautiful chassis.

15

continuning to push the envolope

16

Just a fabulous car...!

even if the Nissan rims look very good...on this Mazda i'd choose any other aftermarket rims brand...being in Japan let me say a name such as Rays Wheels...(more lighter)

hoping to have a rear view photo of the FD3S's tail next time

good job!

17

this car is looking (pun intended) oh so good. damn the color is cool like a cucumber and style is easy on the eyes like sunday morning

18

I think it's a great looking car, but is no one else put off by the chunkier tyres up front? Looks odd.

19

Is this the car that was featured in Modified, when it was burgandy and LUX style? If so I think it looked much better in that state, unless this is a different rx7 from "looking".

20

Sweet! Another great pic in profile format. Touch, hold, save image, set as lock screen. Done

21

great photos and write up Casey!

22

Dan90ita> They are Rays, just they were made for Nissan and were original equipment on the Z33, so I imagine they'd already be lightweight wheels.

23

Do people say "deep corn" to be funny, or do they really not realize it's actually a mistranslation of deep cone?

24

*Do you take this car* I do!!

25

PERFECTLY SEDUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

26

Nice work Casey!

27

Agree with Pete Sanchez. Loved in in red and Lux style.

28

Truly, fantastic posting! Kudos for sharing. I do have a couple questions for you, so I'll look for your email and email them directly if that's okay.

29

any more details on the body? particularly the rear quarter/guards?

30

@HRDNTS - The rear spoiler is actually made in the US by shineautoproject.

Liking the engine bay.

31

Lol@ the driver's name.



Anpanman is a popular kids cartoon character.



I wonder why he didn't give you his real name?

32

Beautiful dream car....how can i put picture of my "ex-Loved one" ?

Thanks

33

Truely timeless machine!

34

http://livedoor.2.blogimg.jp/deep_blue_go50/imgs/d/5/d5a492d4.jpg



The looking FD got itself kind hurted up a wee bit :( from their blog... seems to have happened about a week and a half ago.

35

@eye_wiggles- 500ps is 493.15hp.



All you have to do is type something like "horsepower to ps" in Google.



Answers are all around you, sometimes you just have to put in the time to find them.



Car is clean with the exception of the wheels. I hate 19s on just about any car.

36

Ther is something too much and unnecessary in this car... I don't like it!

37

This is the secnod fd that looking own.



They still have the red one (also owned by Anpanman). This grey one is a partnership between Anpanman and Asayan. This car used to be black.



38

Thank you for this!!!! The people asked and you delivered!!

39

IMHO they killed it. It looked way better when it was metallic orange with those sicknasty orange and chrome wheels

40

Any desktop for this car? It looks very good!

42

beautiful. I WANNA SEE THE SICK RED ONE WITH THE VOLK GT-Fs

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