Competitor: Ricardo Jeldes
Location: Coplay, Pennsylvania, USA
Vehicle: 1977 Mazda Rotary Pickup

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Instagram: @ricky_jdmtoys

Photographer by @chinzophoto, Brandon Ayende, Ricardo Jeldes

TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS COMPETITION
Tuning 365 @ Formula DRIFT: Englishtown (Jun 19, 2021)
STAGE 1: TOP QUALIFIER
Voting Schedule: Jun 14 @ 12:00 PM - Jun 19 @ 5:00 PM ET
Click Here for Standings

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE

• 13B-REW Bridgeported about 6,000 miles (will go up slightly)
• New Rotor Housings, Bearings, Oil Pump, Atkins Apex Seals and Springs, Oil Control Rings and Gaskets
• Resurfaced Side Housings
• Moroso Oil Pan
• Moroso Oil/Air Separator
• Oil Drain Fitting for Turbo
• Water Fittings for Turbo
• Remote Oil Block Off Plate (Premixing with idemitsu)
• idemitsu Rotary Synthetic Oil
• Stainless Allen Head Bolts throughout the Engine and Engine Bay
• Custom Oil Filler Neck
• Custom Aluminum Motor Mount with hockey pucks (old school hot rod trick)
• 51 IDA Carb with Billet Screen Filters
• Aluminum Intake Manifold with Gold Heat Wrap
• Racing Beat Heatshield
• Road Race Header with Titanium Header Wrap
• Racing beat custom exhaust
• Stewart Warner Gauges: Oil pressure, Oil temp, & Water Temp
• Auto Meter 10,000 RPM Tach
• Auto Meter Fuel Gauge & Regulator
• Innovate Dual Wide Band Gauge with Dual Sensors: One Sensor for Each Rotor
• Engine Bay Wire Tuck
• Remote Oil Filter Block & Remote Oil Filter Mount with Billet Reusable Filter
• New Aluminum Radiator
• Rigid Chrome Radiator Hoses
• Chrome Radiator Overflow Tank
• New Derale Electric Fan
• Fan Controller
• New Aluminum Oil Cooler
• All Stainless Braided Hoses with AN Fittings
• Carter Hi-Flow Fuel Pump
• Optima Red Top Battery
• Hi-Amp Alternator with Side Alternator Mount, & Gilmore Pulley
• Accel Ceramic Boot Spark Plug Wires
• Petronix Flame Thrower HC Ignition Coils
• New Distributer (Remanufactured from Rock Auto)

DRIVETRAIN

• SPEC Stage 3 Full Copper Disc Clutch & Pressure Plate
• Aluminum Flywheel
• Wilwood Brake Master Cylinder
• Wilwood Brake Adjustable Proportioning Block
• New Clutch Master Cylinder
• New Slave Cylinder

EXTERIOR

• Chrome Fender mirrors

MORE INFO

Ricardo Jeldes the third owner of the 1977 Mazda Rotary Pickup, and the original owner repainted it. He doesn't know how long ago it was repainted. He's owned it for 5-7 years. It has a couple of paint chips from storage. 51 IDA carburetor is tuned. This Pickup drives straight and smooth on the highway; it feels like a new car.

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