Violent & Pretty

Tucked away in the sleepy city of Adelaide, is arguably one of the prettiest FD Rx7’s i’ve ever laid my eyes AND ears on.

I first met Cliff Clayson some years ago, during one of his Rx7’s previous eye catching incarnations. He originally purchased the series 6 FD3S way back in 2008, as a rolling shell, but wasn’t happy with building just any street-going Rx7. Cliff is a man that doesn’t live his life by halves, and wanted an aggressive weapon, with the ability to back up its looks. During a 10 year span it evolved through differing looks and power figures, until the end of 2016 when it reached the blue version below.

Photo: Supplied

Fast forward to 2017, fate and flavour came crashing through the door, when Cliff spotted the reveal of the BN Sports BLS FD3S Rx7 at Tokyo Auto Salon. It shook his world and he knew he had to have that kit!

Photo: Sourced

The seed was planted, and after conversations with Michael Ginn from Dori junkie the wheels were in motion for the transformation.

People often say that a car is never finished, but once Cliff saw the finished product, he knew this would be the final transformation.

Love beyond words.

In his usual style, looks alone weren’t going to cut it, to the workshops it went!

Driving out the other side, with a ball tearing 426kw Semi Peripheral-Port 13B single turbo, backed up by a TTi 6 speed sequential dog box, supplied & Built by REVS Performance Rotary, with all the electrical, computer & tune completed by the wizards at Garage 7.

Even though Cliff had competed on and off since 2005 both here in Australia nationally and in japan in the D1 Divisional East/West series. It was the friends he made in Japan that brought his next achievement to life, landing famed Japanese drifter Takahiro Immamura or “The Drift Samurai” to drive the car in the International Drifting Cup at World Time Attack Challenge 2018

Photo: World Time Attack Challenge

Photo: Gears and Beers Media

Build Breakdown:
Engine
-REVS spec CNC cut Extend Port, with Semi Peripheral Port rotor housings
-12mm stud kit, CNC lightened rotors,
-Isotropic eccentric shaft, balanced & blueprinted by Xtreme Rotaries
-PTS Unbreakable Racing 3mm apex seals
-Turbo Borgwarner 83/74 EFR with 1.45 S/S Rear Housing
-Garage7 spec 4” exhaust, match ported exhaust manifold with knife edged internals
-Custom braided turbo oil feed lines
-Turbosmart Power-Gate 60mm external wastegate with braided lines
-Rotary Works 90mm Billet throttle body
-South Coast Rotaries Semi-PP Lower intake manifold flowed out & match ported
-REVS spec S6 match ported upper inlet manIfold
-REVS spec modified oil injection
-6x Injector Dynamics primary injectors & secondary injectors 1700cc
-Twin Carter in tank fuel pumps with Twin Bosch 044 to engine
-Turbosmart FPR 2000 fuel pressure regulator
-Knightsports V-Mount Kit with N-flow KOYO radiator
-Meziere Billet water pump
-Acrylic diffuser plate between the radiator and intercooler
-CX RACING USA twin oil cooler setup with 11” mounted thermo fans
-Link Thunder ECU with Racepak smart wire kit
-BOSCH ignition LS7 Truck coil modules x4
-GReddy Oil catch can
-Xtreme Rotaries Side mount alternator kit
-K&N Super Power air filter
Suspension/Driveline/Brakes
-Direct Clutches Billet twin plate clutch
-Quartermaster Hydraulic push pull kit
-TTi Industries 6 speed sequential dog box
-Vulcan modified solid gearbox mounts
-CUSCO Type MZ mechanical 2-way LSD
-Knightsports 4:77 ratio final gear set
-DG5/Wisteria Kick Blue Coilovers with SWIFT springs
-Wisefab extra lock Kit
-CUSCO front strut brace
-Racing Beat front lower chassis brace
-Racing Beat front & rear sway bars
-Super*Now sway bar mount
-Whiteline double rose jointed sway bar links
-Full polyurethane rear bush kit
-Autocraft rear toe arms
-Megan Racing MRS-MZ rear Lower control & Traction arms
-Super*Now rear cradle pineapples
-Project Mu slotted 313mm discs (front) with Lexus LS400 4 Piston monoblock calipers
-EBC reds(F) Project Mu(R) Brake pads
-Goodridge steel brake lines
Interior
-Velo custom Fixed Bucket seat with OMP seat rails (driver & passenger )
-Vertex deep dish steering wheel
-Velo 6 point harnesses
-Odyssey GenII dry cell battery (mounted in S/S battery box under dash
-Do-Luck 4 gauge pod
-DEFI Gauges x 4
-Aim Strada stack dash
-Angry Panda carbon fibre dash set with facia
-Carbon passenger foot well bucket
-Acrylic clear foot well pates
-Walker Chassis 6 point roll cage
-AM ladder bar & roof bars
-Surefab Billet shifter
-MS systems Precision strain Gauge Gearknob
-Autosport hydraulic hand brake
-Fire extinguisher X2
-Astra TRW Elec power steering pump mounted under dash with cooler mounted up front
-Armtech Hybrid Battery isolator
Exterior
-BN Sport BLS Luxury Sports 9 piece body kit
-130mm wide over fenders front and rear
-BN Sports Vented BLS bonnet with front filter vent, and rear heat vents
-BN Sports front splitter and side step diffusers
-BN Sport Swan neck GT wing & duck tail wing for competition
-Avery Dennison Supreme Wrap: Rolling thunder
-SARD roof diffusers
-Acrylic yellow 6mm side & rear windows
-Garage7 Crystal Taillights with LED globes
-Custon front & rear bash bars with jacking points
-Volk TE37 forged alloy rims 17×9.5 + 15 offset fronts
-Volk TE37V forged alloy rims 18×11.5 -40 offset rears
With special thanks for the build to:
–Garage7
–Link ECU
–Turbosmart
–Wisefab
–REVS PerformanceRotary
–Xtreme Rotaries
–TTi GTO Gearboxes
–Dori Junkie
–Bn-Sports Co.,Ltd
–DRIFT Zamurai
–Valino Tyres Australia

Photos:
Sam Law – IG–FB–Web
Words:
Adam Vlahos – IG–FB

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