Hi Guys,
been into the rotary game since 2005 when i bought my first RX-7
had a lot of fun with it modifying it from 100% stockto this
but times change and people change and i wanted something new, well actually something old..
i had to part outthe FC for funds and the engine to use in my new project which i have been busy with for a couple of years now.
this is a quick summary of the project untill now, it is just about to receiveits paint in a couple of weeks.
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started withthe puzzle, so the painter could pick it up
work in progress
got hold of some awesome JDM goodness: SSR longchamps XR-4 wheels (for the RX-4, what's in a name
)
front 15x7,5 ET5
rear 15x7,5 ET-7
scored some NOS centercaps inJapan for my wheels
got some small amount of spare time that i spent on my dash unit.
i had done this before, but since i have a LHD car now, i hadto do it all over.
but this time even a better version, becausei kept the stock circuitboard intact so it will make it a lot easier to connect it to the stock wiring loom later on!
went to visit the paintshop today to check on the progress
progress is slow due to other work,and also the epoxy coating has made it a bit difficult.
the previous owner had put on somekind of boat coating which is very hard and takes a lot more time to sand. also had troubles with thefiller, reacting with the coating.
it took some time to find the right materials and mixtures to make it all stick and stay on like it should.
slow but steady we are getting there....
finally somedecent progress!
car is fully sanded and straight, ready for the basecoat!
meanwhile i've been busy preparing stuff
assembled the front struts with Tokico Blue shocks and T3 camberplates
made a tophat to support the weight of the car instead of the spherical bearing of the camberplate
made some roll-center adjusters, to compensate for the lowering
prepping the engine! not rebuilt yet, engine is fine at the moment so that's less troubleshootinglater on
mounted the MSD blaster coils for the direct fire system
Modified the stock Speedo cable drive for an electronic pickup.
Calculated 2900 pulses per kilometer
Wired the entire gauges unit to work with the stock harness so it's plug and play!
Also modified the loom for extra sensors.
Even the illumination works with the stock dimmer switch.
Powered it up on a battery and calibrated the Speedo with my puls/km value.
Measured and drawn my own flanges for theintake manifold, cut on a waterjet.
Tip: drawn as a single flange and cutting them is cheaper
Started mockup and measurements for theintake manifold.
Intake runner length calculated according to port timing.
The only thing I had to guess was the angle of the engine in the car, I hope it's pretty close cause the runner lengths are spot on at the moment.
been into the rotary game since 2005 when i bought my first RX-7
had a lot of fun with it modifying it from 100% stockto this
but times change and people change and i wanted something new, well actually something old..
i had to part outthe FC for funds and the engine to use in my new project which i have been busy with for a couple of years now.
this is a quick summary of the project untill now, it is just about to receiveits paint in a couple of weeks.
before:
after:
started withthe puzzle, so the painter could pick it up
work in progress
got hold of some awesome JDM goodness: SSR longchamps XR-4 wheels (for the RX-4, what's in a name
)front 15x7,5 ET5
rear 15x7,5 ET-7
scored some NOS centercaps inJapan for my wheels
got some small amount of spare time that i spent on my dash unit.
i had done this before, but since i have a LHD car now, i hadto do it all over.
but this time even a better version, becausei kept the stock circuitboard intact so it will make it a lot easier to connect it to the stock wiring loom later on!
went to visit the paintshop today to check on the progress
progress is slow due to other work,and also the epoxy coating has made it a bit difficult.
the previous owner had put on somekind of boat coating which is very hard and takes a lot more time to sand. also had troubles with thefiller, reacting with the coating.
it took some time to find the right materials and mixtures to make it all stick and stay on like it should.
slow but steady we are getting there....
finally somedecent progress!
car is fully sanded and straight, ready for the basecoat!
meanwhile i've been busy preparing stuff
assembled the front struts with Tokico Blue shocks and T3 camberplates
made a tophat to support the weight of the car instead of the spherical bearing of the camberplate
made some roll-center adjusters, to compensate for the lowering
prepping the engine! not rebuilt yet, engine is fine at the moment so that's less troubleshootinglater on
mounted the MSD blaster coils for the direct fire system
Modified the stock Speedo cable drive for an electronic pickup.
Calculated 2900 pulses per kilometer
Wired the entire gauges unit to work with the stock harness so it's plug and play!
Also modified the loom for extra sensors.
Even the illumination works with the stock dimmer switch.
Powered it up on a battery and calibrated the Speedo with my puls/km value.
Measured and drawn my own flanges for theintake manifold, cut on a waterjet.
Tip: drawn as a single flange and cutting them is cheaper
Started mockup and measurements for theintake manifold.
Intake runner length calculated according to port timing.
The only thing I had to guess was the angle of the engine in the car, I hope it's pretty close cause the runner lengths are spot on at the moment.
! Can't beat the brap of a bridgey mind you! Do I remember seeing your FC at Rotorstock once or twice? Are you one of the lads who came over from the Netherlands?
