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1992 MAZDA B 2600 i
OWNER CHRIS GILDER
HOMETOWN
GRAND JUNCTION, CO
OCCUPATION LIBERTY
OILFIELD SERVICES HYDRAULIC
FRACTURING CREW SUPERVISOR
INSTAGRAM @nr_mymmeryloss
ENGINE Street-ported FC JDM S 5
13B Turbo II engine; balanced and
blueprinted by Ludwig Motorsports;
Goopy apex seals; Mazdatrix
rebuild kit with factory seals
and bearings; Injector Dynamics
ID 2000 secondary injectors; Himni
Racing oil cooler; Xtreme Rotaries
Gilmer drive pulleys and alternator
relocator; baffled oil pan; custom
turbo manifold; TiAL wastegate,
blow-off valve; GM 3 -bar MAP
sensor; Comp Turbo T0 4 E turbo,
turbo blanket, stainless up-pipe,
and wastegate dump; AEM smart
coils and fuel pressure regulator;
Walbro 2 55-lph fuel pump; FD RX-7
upper intake manifold; GReddy
elbow; Earl’s -AN radiator hoses
and fittings; Flex-a-lite dual fans
and custom radiator; VotionSpeed
intercooler; Hargett quick-connect
intercooler piping; TurboGuard
filter; RE-SPEED oil neck; ShaySpec
oil dipstick; RotaryWerks billet
throttle body; Full Function
Engineering fuel rails
DRIVETRAIN Custom CNC skeletal
frame, fully reinforced/TIG welded
by Wicked Welds Custom Shop;
5-inch body drop to the doors;
Driveshaft Shop axles; Ford 8. 8
IRS; custom one-piece driveshaft,
A-arms, drop spindles; Geo Metro
rack and pinion; Downstar custom-
machined hardware
ENGINE MANAGEMENT AEM
Infinity; custom mil-spec engine
harness
FOOTWORK & CHASSIS Slam
Specialties valve manifold, MC.2
controller, RE bags; custom
torsion bar bag setup; Viair 444C
compressors; AVS water traps; 3.8-
inch hardline; billet seamless air tank
BRAKES Drilled/slotted rotors;
electric brake light controller
WHEELS & TIRES 1 8x8 +4 0 front,
1 8x9.5 + 20 rear Super ADVAN SA3R
wheels with custom step lips by
threepiece.us; 20 5/40R1 8 Nitto Neo
Gen tires; Toyota pickup five-lug
conversion
EXTERIOR Ford Ranger
headlights and bumper; bead-rolled tailgate, roll pan, firewall,
back cab wall and bed; unibodied;
custom powdercoated frame
and suspension components by
Pacific Coast Powdercoating;
clear corners/taillights; sectioned
rockers/rear quarter panels; chrome
door handles; APR carbon mirrors;
Spun aluminum gas tank; Downstar
hardware; PPG B 5 Blue paint;
INTERIOR JDM FC RX-7 righthand-
drive dashboard conversion;
carbon-fiber cluster surround,
center gauge panel, idiot light
gauge mount; AEM gauges;
Key!s Racing steering wheel;
Tilton floor-mount pedals; Recaro
seats; Takata harnesses; custom
harness bar; Handmade Seat Co
floor pans; custom door cards;
Pioneer AVH200NX DVD receiver;
JL Audio amps, 10 W 7 Anniversary
Edition subs, mids, and highs;
Stinger wiring; Car Toys custom-
layered sub boxes; custom Recaro
fabric-wrapped door panels, seats,
headliner, speaker boxes, and
dashboard; NRG quick-release
steering hub; billet steering hub
extender; Circuit Hero shift knob; All
American billet window cranksTHANKS My daughter, Vivika, for
sharing the passion of custom
trucks/cars and loving shows as
much as I do; my club, No Regrets,
which keeps putting out the best
builds and is my second family;
Nick at Wicked Welds Custom
Shop in Fort Collins for helping
me bring this crazy creation to
life; Slam Specialties for hooking
me up with an amazing airbag
setup; Tegan Lesjak at Supreme
Seams Upholstery Shop; Adam
at Newstalgia Custom Paint; PPG;
Royal and Car Toys for the audio
work; LMS-efi for building the
engine and sorting out all my wiring
issues; Mitch Bolton for all the hours
spent getting this up and running;
Chris Kyle for pushing the truck at
every show, driving to California to
pick up the frame, and with all the
help assembling; Corey and Bonnie
Kesterson; Cody Guldstrand for his
rotary knowledge; threepiece.us for
building the coolest ADVAN wheels
out there; Frank at Downstar; Jamey
Jordan at Handmade Seat Co; Kevin
and Pacific Coast Powder Coating;
rx7club.com; Mike at Platinum Sign;
Carl KollingKeeping the styling JDM, Chris had
threepiece.us rebuild a set of Super ADVAN SA3R wheels.mount for the bed was fabricated, and the
truck was unibodied.” Bead-rolled bed panels
and a tailgate skin were installed, including
a one-off sectioned roll pan and rear quarter
panels to maintain the flow of the body lines.
Once Chris decided he wanted his truck
to appear at SEMA, he knew the build was
going to go deep—an unintentional part
of his original plan. Now every single part
had to be touched and reworked, including
the engine. As Chris had only wrenched
on Hondas for most of his life, the rotary
was completely new to him, and even more
challenging, there was nobody available
locally in Colorado with any knowledge. “I
came across RX7Club.com and began a quest
for research,” he says. “I found people were
more than willing to give out knowledge and
were super helpful.” Chris’ research led him
to Ludwig Motorsports in Indiana, where
Chris Ludwig helped rebuild the 13B with a