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Minor update...

My FD has a PowerFC but unfotunately no hand controller.
After speaking to other FD owners/experts I made up my mind that it would be worth my while to get one not for configuration of the PowerFC, but for monitoring purposes.

So I managed to source a seller who just had the hand controller and purchased it:



Now as a monitoring tool, it would be pretty much useless out of sight, sitting inside the glove compartment, so I needed an elegant way to mount the unit onto my dash... velcro, no thank you!

That's where this beauty of a part made by Japanese workshop R-Magic comes in:



Now this thing was NOT cheap... 100AUD delivered from PerfectRun. 100AUD for a piece of plastic. It maybe some of the most solid, weighty plastic I've ever held, but still plastic. Anyway, hurrah for Japanese quality, as it sits very well on my dashboard:



Finally, last week I popped into Kinokuniya and spied this "I Love FD3S" book from publisher Neko Mook:



It's an interesting book, basically giving a run down of the FD3S history from 1991 til production end in 2002, and also makes mention of special model variations such as the RZ and Bathurst models. It also shows the brochure from the very first version I FD3S model, where I discovered some of the more notable options available to FD3S buyers back in 1991.

Prices quoted are 1991 prices, so adjust for inflation accordingly:
- Magnesium Wheels 86,700JPY
- Front parking sensors 34,800JPY
- Fold out LCD TV 122,300JPY
- Boat shoes and Driving gloves 24,000JPY and 10,000JPY

Also, at the end of the book there's a catalogue showing off all the Mazdaspeed parts you can get for the FD, which is basically a massive cocktease because Mazdaspeed don't make parts for the FD anymore!

That's all for now.

[Indelible]

whats that officer ? ummmmmmmmmm its not an aftermarket ecu controller

[ToF]

Do want the mag.

Do cops in Sydney care about ECU?

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Indelible, on 24 January 2011 - 08:32 PM, said:

whats that officer ? ummmmmmmmmm its not an aftermarket ecu controller

ToF, on 24 January 2011 - 08:48 PM, said:

Do want the mag.
Do cops in Sydney care about ECU?

Yeah sucks that Melbourne has no Kinokuniya

Yes they do, but come RBT time, there's enough slack in the wire for me to quickly unmount the controller and toss it into the passenger footwell, hopefully out of sight.

Cops ask what the mount is, I'll just say it's a mount for my iPhone.

[S0unIQ]

- Boat shoes and Driving gloves 24,000JPY and 10,000JPY

Must find.

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S0unIQ, on 24 January 2011 - 09:29 PM, said:

- Boat shoes and Driving gloves 24,000JPY and 10,000JPY

Must find.

You know how cool the driving gloves are?

They are fingerless driving gloves - that's how cool they are.

Found a pic:

[S0unIQ]

Love driving gloves and apparel like that.

Kinda cool, looks like something Freddie Mercury would wear though..... i'd still rep em.

Aviator Style Rx7 Sunnies too! THIS IS FASHION!

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List of things to do before I die #56: Aquire and WEAR rx7 optional boat shoes

[FRpilot]

fuck i want those shoes

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Not much of an update....

My brother recently picked up a brand new A5 Sportback, and promptly got some 19" Ultra-Leggeras from the UK.

So we went to Heasmans Suspension for fitment and alignment:





The ride height needs to be fixed, even though the car came with Audi's 'Sports suspension' so I think some Bilstein coilovers are on the cards.


Speaking of coils, thanks to Jesse, these came for my FD:





No idea when they'll be fitted though... hopefully next service which could be awhile since I only do about 100kms a week with the FD nowadays. With my travel for work, she's strictly a weekend car at the moment, which I think she prefers.