Ryan Deguzman’s 1993 Mazda FD RX7 is one of those cars that I never get tired of looking at. Every time I see it at a show or in his garage I always notice something new that makes me think “wow!” It demands respect of everyone in our community not simply because his mod list is a mile long (you’ll see), but because of the quality of his build and how everything fits together properly.
I met up with Ryan to shoot his FD a couple months ago after talking about shooting it for a long time. We rolled to Downtown LA and found a nice industrial area that would be a nice contrast to his clean ride. We were interrupted by a camera crew shooting a movie, which is typical in Downtown LA, but we still had just enough time for me to capture these shots of his ride before the sun went down.
Ryan has done everything right with this car and his attention to detail is simply insane! From the HKS turbo pushing 400+hp, to the meticulously put together engine bay and interior, to the custom body, paint and SSR wheels, this ride has struck the perfect balance between show and go in my opinion. Builds like these really impress us, hats off to you Ryan you’ve set the bar very high for all FDs!
Ryan would like to give props to: Falken Tires, Tanabe And Ssr Wheels, Auto Explosion Custom Body & Paint, Chuys Interior, Lot Usa, Rhdjapan and Rx7Club.com. He’d also like to give a special thanks to Randy Riggs, Nelson & Louie from RRR, John from Mazdatrix, TWCompetition, and especially his wife and sons. Also a thank you to Marcus Cooke for taking the time to shoot and write this feature.
Modifications
Exterior
- Lamborghini Giallo Orion Pearl Ppg
- Shine Auto Feed body kit (front bumper, front fenders, rear over fender, vented hood, side diffuser)
- Feed bumper light lens
- Rare Top Fuel wing
- Custom molded rear end (rear fender and rear bumper)
- Re Amemiya pro carbon diffuser
- Carbon lower front bumper add ons
- Jdm Mazdaspeed mirrors
- 99 spec bumper lights, rear tail lights, and side markers
- Catz dual beam driving lighs
- Pivot headlight controller
- Led bulbs (all)
- All new weather stripping and exterior pieces
- Medium tint all around
Suspension/Brakes/Handling
- Hks Hypermax iii sport coilovers f-12 r-10
- Racing Beat heavy duty front sway bar
- Tanabe rear sway bar
- Heavy duty sway bar mounts
- Feed front strut bar
- Feed inner support (fenders)
- Feed front member support
- Feed rear tow hook
- All new Mazdacomp bushings
- Noltec engine mounts
- Banzai Racing diff brace
- RP trailing arms and toe links
- Endless 6 piston calipers (black)
- Racing brake front and rear slotted rotors
- Endless ss brake pads
- Endless brake lines
- Motul brake oil
- Custom powder coated front sub frame
- Polished upper and lower control arms
- M2 roll bar with harness mounts
Wheels/Tires
- SSR VF-1 gloss black face / flat black anodized lips and center caps
front 18×10 and rear 18×12
- Falken Azenis rt-615r front 265/35/18 rear 315/30/18
- Volk Racing black lug nuts
Interior
- Bride Exas III bucket racing seats
- Bride seat brackets
- Fully wrapped in grey suede and yellow double stiching ( door panels, rear bins, and rear panels )
- Custom shift boot and e-brake boot
- Carbon e-brake handle
- Greddy shift knob
- Interior plastics painted gloss black
- Jdm armrest
- Greddy gauges (boost, water, and oil temp)
- Greddy boost controller
- Afx digital air fuel gauge
I.C.E.
- Jvc El Kameleon kd-avx44 dvd head unit with 3.5 inch display – touch screen
- Precision power dcx 1000×4 amplifier
- MB Quartz premium components and 2x 10 inch subs.
- Custom sub box and amp rack wrapped in matching grey suede and yellow double stitching.
Performance
- Lucky 7 custom large street port 13b
- Jdm (series 6) 5 speed tranny
- HKS to4z turbo kit
- HKS v-mount intercooler kit
- HKS ssqv blow off valve
- HKS twin power ignition
- Ceramic coated JDM upper and lower intake manifolds
- Ceramic coated HKS rear turbo housing, manifold, and exhaust piping
- Act extreme pressure plate
- Act six puck sprung clutch
- Racing beat lightened flywheel
- Feed high performance throw out bearing
- Feed clutch slave
- Feed in tank fuel collector
- Earls ss oil and coolant turbo lines and fittings
- Modified and sleeved main engine harness (air pump and ac deleted)
- Haltech P1000 sport ecu, harness, and boost solenoid
- Tuned by Nelson at RRR to 1 bar and pushing over 400 hp
- Gm 3bar map sensor
- Dynamic injectors 725cc primary and 2000cc secondary
- Bosch 44 in tank fuel pump
- SS -6 fuel lines and fittings from fuel tank to fuel rail
- CJ Motorsports fuel rail kit
- Magnaflow resonator
- Feed Sonic SR exhaust
- Koyo radiator
- Custom aluminum radiator fan shroud with dual 10inch spal fans
- Modified Revolution thermostat housing with ast deleted
- Optima yellow top battery
- Hyper voltage stabalizer
- Custom dual Earls 29 row oil cooler kit, Mocal thermostat, Earls
- Steel braided lines and fittings
- Custom power steering cooler and lines
- Re Amemiya power steering tank
- Iridium br10eix spark plugs
- Nology spark plug wires
- Mazdatrix short shifter
- Heavy duty t-bolt clamps
- HKS oil cap
- Greddy oil catch can
- Garfinkle engine torque brace
- Custom anodized gold rotary oil dip stick
July 27, 2011 at 9:37 pm
that is… quite possibly the longest mod list i have ever seen on Canibeat. lol. wow.
July 27, 2011 at 11:31 pm
holy rotary
July 28, 2011 at 2:33 am
GOOD SHIT ryan mad props!!!! wheres the FC at??
July 28, 2011 at 3:07 am
beast rx7
July 28, 2011 at 5:24 pm
Great work Marcus! and the mod list is massive!
July 28, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Perfect… All the way down to the functional stance and roll bar instead of unnecessary show cage.
July 28, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Perfect… All the way down to the functional stance and roll bar instead of unnecessary show cage.
August 13, 2011 at 1:08 am
I have a lot more respect for people who build cars to drive them rather than look cool.
August 17, 2011 at 7:21 am
Thats a common misconception people seem to have about my vehicles…..I’ve driven my FD to the bay twice last year and had to daily it for 7 months and commute on the 405 to work while building my FC. Just because I take a little bit more time in caring for my cars appearance, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a garage queen. You must not know me buddy…but your definitely not the first….lol
August 18, 2011 at 6:06 am
I can vouch that this car as well as his sick FC are driven and driven hard.
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