It's finally the weekend over here, so I decided to take some time and clean the car. Autorama left it in such a mess that I couldn't wait to wash it. I also wanted to look into whether or not it was leaking oil (it's not!) and find out as much about my new car as I could.
^ Last night I did some light painting, now that the car was back home. This is from a 30 second exposure and me running around with my iPhone. Here are our cars in the morning:
It's amazing how much bigger the RX7 feels when you're driving it, but how similar in size they both are. The AZ1's roof line only sits about 1" lower.
^ Good stickers to have. Here's a better shot of the engine bay:
There is so much room behind it!
^ Close up of the engine. It goes so far in that I can't even find the exhaust manifold or turbo. I bet those are easier to get to from the hatches behind the seats.
Is it really a Mazdaspeed?? I have a feeling it used to be a base model, and someone replaced the hood, front bumper, wing, exhaust, and just painted the side skirts. But then, isn't that just what Mazda did too?
^ Nice little factory touch. It doesn't have any emblems or logos on the back, so this lets people know what the car is.
I took a better picture of the interior. It's quite cozy! I love it. But I still want to move the center console:
The boost gauge placement is hidden by my knee, so I definitely want to move that. The top gauge is a volt meter, which is always helpful to have. My plan is to do the same as the guy in New York and relocate the vertical HVAC controls to be horizontal where the radio is. The odd mini-disc head unit came with a remote control, so I can hide that thing wherever. Opening up that area will be great for leg room.
^ A sticker inside the door shows the stock wheel size. This made me curious so I started cleaning the baby TE37s.
When I saw this, it was a total shock! I thought the car had 14's all around, but to my surprise, it's staggered! Fronts are 14x5's and rears are 15x6's. Because racecar!
A neighborhood cat came by and was really interested in the AZ1. So curious!
Well, I ran out of time this weekend and didn't actually accomplish anything I wanted to on the car, so I'll start that soon.
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