Drift Car MAZDA RX-7 VeilSide
The
RX-7 you see here was built by
VeilSide for the 2005
Tokyo Auto Salon. Those of you that attended this show (like we did) are probably scratching your heads right now as you can't remember seeing this
car at the
VeilSide booth. It was there, only it was a dark red.
This
RX-7 got to keep its
VeilSide Fortune kit, which is probably for the best as this kit is one of the most extravagant and
exotic kits in the world. This
Fortune kit changes every line of this rotary ride save for the
front glass,
side glass and the roof. This means that the
front fascia,
front fenders,
hood,
doors,
rear fenders,
rear window and rear fascia have all been re-done. However, the
VeilSide kit is so well-made, those not "in the know" would have a hard time telling that the entire car has been re-skinned.
Those not "in the know" will also have a difficult time telling that this
Fortune kit is seriously wiiiiiiide. In fact, this
Fortune kit makes this
RX-7 almost a foot wider than its
stock sibling. With an extra 5-6 inches on each side, a
stock wheel just won't fit, so
VeilSide bolted on some very wide
19-inch Andrew
EVO-Vs to all four corners. Just how wide are these
wheels? Try 9 inches wide up front and a full 12 inches wide in the back. These are some seriously massive wheels, kids. Take a minute to take a gander at the
lip on the
rear wheel -- one can practically live in that thing.
Sitting right behind these Andrews is a
Rotora brake system complete with
massive discs and four
piston calipers. With a
body kit this wide and
rims this big, any sort of fender gap would be a huge no-no. As such, a full set of
A'PEXi N1 coilovers was installed. Not only do these
A'PEXi pieces eliminate any unsightly fender gap, they also tighten up the
handling.
As this
RX-7 started life as a
Tokyo Auto Salon vehicle, its
interior is actually pretty tricked out (unlike the interiors of the rest of the
Fast and Furious cars we've been featuring).
Alpine audio equipment is all around
this car, from the
8-inch monitor in the dash to the custom-enclosed amps and woofer.
This car's occupants are held in place thanks to the
VeilSide D1 race seats, but only the
driver gets to experience the tactile pleasure that is the
Sparco steering wheel.
The original
interior of this
car was a true one-of-a-kind. From what we remember,
the interior alone cost over $20,000. However, that kind of coin is just pocket change to Universal, so they went in and
spray-painted over the whole thing. Take a close look at the
e-brake boot and the dash to see remnants of the
interior's original color.
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