There have also been some updates under the hood, namely the switch to a BorgWarner EFR 8374 turbo setup.
Not surprisingly, Phil has also changed out the FD’s wheel and tire setup. This time around he went with a set of Gram Lights 57FXXs from the RAYS catalog.
The wheels measure 18×9.5-inch +25 in the front and 18×10-inch +20 in the rear with Toyo Proxes T1 Sport tires all around.
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The cockpit of the RX-7 has seen significant changes as well. Gone are the custom gray upholstered seats of before and in their place a more traditional set of black Bride Vios III buckets. Another big change is in the dashboard, which now sports a custom-integrated iPad setup which functions as tachometer, speedometer and a display for many sensors.
Other custom touches include a new carbon fiber hatch cover that Phil made himself, something he believes might be the first of its type in the world.
Despite the constantly changing nature of the car, Phil isn’t fickle or unwilling to commit to a particular style or theme.
If anything, he says the constant tinkering and reinventing has only made him build a deeper bond with the car.
Yet even with all of the changes he’s done to the RX-7 over the years, he knows at heart it’s the same machine that’s been with him for so long.
And after years of building and rebuilding, Phil has become deeply familiar with every part of the Mazda.
Needless to say, we expect more changes are on the way for Phil Sohn’s ever-evolving Mazda RX-7 and we can’t wait to see what the next iteration has in store.