A few years ago the editor of Super Street Magazine asked me to shoot Scott Sengpiel’s Rocket Bunny 1993 RX7. Scott is an avid FD fan and I was surprised to hear he had another FD side-project in the works. Scott actually purchased this car back in 2012. Unlike the more street-friendly rocket bunny build, Scott’s intent was to make this FD a full blown road racing car.
Scott sent me an email and asked if I could shoot this new project car for DSport Magazine. I was excited to work with him again, but unfortunatly we were on a tight deadline. If I remember correctly; we needed to shoot the car, edit, and submit all the photos within 24 hours. I wish I had some more time to work with, but sometimes you are put in situations that might not be the most ideal.
The LS swap in the FD is not something new, but there are only a few LS FD’s that are full road race cars. Scott wanted to build a car that would be something that you rarely see at the road courses up here in the Midwest.
The original plan from the beginning was to build an endurance road race car that would be fast and reliable. Racing and reliable usually don’t go hand in hand, but Scott spent a considerable amount of time researching and figuring out the weak points that needed to be tweaked.
Scott is currently in the process of redoing the dash, pedal set-up, and seat mounting for better comfort.
In the future , Scoot plans on adding some more front areo to the car to get the nose some more bite at speed. Thanks for checking out these bonus pics from Dsport Magazine! Be sure to check out Scott’s FD at events around the midwest this coming season.
-jdmchicago
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