RX7 RE-MOUNT

 

I decided to run this again after a few years 

The main reason i hadn't run it, was because the rear of the interior was very chassis specific. 

Anyway thats now gone and that means flexibility

I also magnet mounted the rear wing. previously it was wingless.  

I have these rims, but I change my mind every 5 seconds so it may not show up on track like this. 

Lets Go!

But for now, it's good to go on the YD2-RX rear Motor. 

The YD2 ZX  mid motor and crazy camber receives the Fortune. 

On lock, you don't notice the camber. 

Nor Side on. 

This is a long body with a decent aero effct so will be good to see the YD2 ZX perform. 

RC Drift QLD Final 2024

 

Sent the Fortune FD to work at the End of the year. New Livery is the BOSS!

Good catchup for a smash up. Some great driving with the GCRC boys and the G-Nets!

ZX will rethink layout in 2025.

And we shall see which FD is next on. 

Green has it's ducktail finally magneted on!

Second Fortune

 

Boring white didn't last long

This one decided to take a lot of RC branding. 

I have enough street cars, but this one seems a bit less dimensionally challenged now. Hide the lines enough and change is good. 

Mounting the Rocket Bunny FD for it's third outing in 6 years.  

Veil Side Fortune FD Rx7 Debut!

 

The ABC Hobby + Addiction RC Veilside Fortune Madza RX-7 FD3s is 99% complete.

The LED are soo bright that 1% will be to tone down the underglow. 

I needed to add a driver back to the car. They just look much less RC when the chassis is populated.

Met up with some friends... 

The fortune in this spec is a cruiser. the heavy rims and heavy driver in YD2-RX Rear Motor config means you need that power a little earlier in the range. 

Still an awesome thing as I threw it in hard. 

It's long so on 90 degrees angle it covers half the track but the driver is staring at you...  

On the complete other end of the world, my YD2 ZX +Yaris high battery machine transitions in about 1/4 the time it takes for the RX to. 

Makes it an ideal match for short cars like the 370Z etc.  

Always a shame I can't stay at the track for 10 hour sessions. but good. 

Fortune Build #4 - Glow Time

Getting it onto the bench... in a final form

front underglow is not matching and the car is sooooo low. it's hard to see.

But still looks good. 

Dual tails on the FD. peeking through the Veilside bumper 

I hate the wiring but I love the lights. this was another checkpoint in the build  

the intention was always to match the alloy wheels with a blue underglow . this also matches friends cars. 

the test fit was difficult to see the result and they still may be a bit bright , but I'll adjust that later with some different tapes.

Time for Debut!   Off to RC Drift QLD for a run. 

Fortune Build #3 - Assemble

 

Getting the body to a point where all the panels and parts are GOOed in is another benchmark

When you can start to see how it fit's in the collection

You may notice I didn't run the Veilside wing... it wasn't a great design piece in Lexan, so I went with a combination of my favourite Mark X blade and Rocket Bunny 86 Upgrights. 

The result as the rear is awesome. and because the front is an expanse of white and the body is longer there, it helps to balance the proportion well, which on this one the body is a little out. 

But I'm very happy with the result... 

Fortune Build #2 THE PEEL and REVEAL

 

The first time you see the colour and potential is awesome!

But it's a hard slog... Cutting....Washing

Masking... and not getting confused inside outside upside down.

Then the first layers. 

And eventually after many many hours.... 

THE PEEL

And then the excitement kicks in... What will it become. 

Fortune in the making

 

Finally ... I have my hands on an ABC Hobby+Addiction Mazda RX7 Veilside Fortune FD. 

When I lived in Japan, I had the experience of working with the Ex-Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift FD and other cars brought back to Japan by Newera imports. 

The hero cars from veilside and the stories behind them were part of real life. 

So why didn't I buy the real Veilside FD. Well I wanted to build my own RX-7. 

And that I did. a couple of times. 

and now those days are pretty far behind. the RC build can start. 

Can't wait to get this to a point where it can be bolted together.