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07-30-14, 05:45 PM
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Mr. Ingraham, I always marvel at your project. Without knowing enough about the unknowns, I'd say the weight/power ratio is a good deal.
I washed mine last night, drove it, and today have driven to the Kroger, where even with tired paint she is the handsomest pony in the corral.
Not only that, with the AC on, she starts with a flick of the key and sits right at 600 revs, cooling all the while.
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I washed mine last night, drove it, and today have driven to the Kroger, where even with tired paint she is the handsomest pony in the corral.
Not only that, with the AC on, she starts with a flick of the key and sits right at 600 revs, cooling all the while.
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07-30-14, 06:19 PM
#4977
No, it never really does. That's buffed and waxed, too. The side panels are really as good as new, the top surfaces look bad. I'd like a real repaint H1, but that'll never be in the budget. I've toyed with the idea of Hot Rod Flatz Charcoal metallic. I know a Z car with their gray metallic and it looks really good. This coming from an old guy semi-purist.
07-30-14, 07:07 PM
#4978
Cookboy,
I agree with j9fd3s...Panasports/Watanabes never get old on these cars. Mine's an '85 S model (white). Here's what she looked like today:
I took a day off from work and pulled the door panels, handles, locks, door/window seals, and rear spoiler off in preparation for the eventual paint. I say eventual because, although I'm ready for it, the person that's doing it is a 2-man shop now down to 1 man due to an accident involving a large automobile part and an unprotected foot. Progress will be made, but it will be slower than hoped.
To do before paint:
- fix the crappy repair job around the rear hatch where it had rusted in the past
- take some minor hammer dents out of the rear driver's lower quarter
- strip paint from body kit and scuff the paint
I took her out for a little run so she could get some exercise...it's been over 2 months now. She really seemed to appreciate that, judging by the occasional joyful backfire during our jaunt. So much fun to drive.
I really want to get everything done (except the 13B swap) before Sevenstock 17.
fm
I agree with j9fd3s...Panasports/Watanabes never get old on these cars. Mine's an '85 S model (white). Here's what she looked like today:
I took a day off from work and pulled the door panels, handles, locks, door/window seals, and rear spoiler off in preparation for the eventual paint. I say eventual because, although I'm ready for it, the person that's doing it is a 2-man shop now down to 1 man due to an accident involving a large automobile part and an unprotected foot. Progress will be made, but it will be slower than hoped.
To do before paint:
- fix the crappy repair job around the rear hatch where it had rusted in the past
- take some minor hammer dents out of the rear driver's lower quarter
- strip paint from body kit and scuff the paint
I took her out for a little run so she could get some exercise...it's been over 2 months now. She really seemed to appreciate that, judging by the occasional joyful backfire during our jaunt. So much fun to drive.
I really want to get everything done (except the 13B swap) before Sevenstock 17.
fm
07-31-14, 12:29 AM
#4980
I know what you mean about the wheels. These are the shoes she'll will be wearing to the ball:
07-31-14, 01:03 AM
#4982
Sin City Rotary
The spoiler will be the factory 3-piece spoiler...you can see it in previous pics in the thread. I removed it so they can fix the crappy bondo hack job someone did to the rear hatch area that had rusted out (clogged drains). I have a real IMSA one-piece, but it's just too much for the car, even with the flares. That spoiler really wants wide-body fenders for company.
I know what you mean about the wheels. These are the shoes she'll will be wearing to the ball:
I know what you mean about the wheels. These are the shoes she'll will be wearing to the ball:
07-31-14, 12:22 PM
#4983
Looking great FM! Love the rims you've got, and those new ones are looking swank as well.
Looks like paint will be next on my list, too, now that I got rear-ended. Unfortunately Progressive Insurance decided they don't want to honor their policy, so i'll have to be paying out-of-pocket and be re-imbursed if (when) I can get a lawyer to "take care of things" for me.
Deciding what kind of paint to go with is like the hardest part! I Think i'll stay silver, but might go with a really deep silver, like from a Benz or something.
~Geoff
Looks like paint will be next on my list, too, now that I got rear-ended. Unfortunately Progressive Insurance decided they don't want to honor their policy, so i'll have to be paying out-of-pocket and be re-imbursed if (when) I can get a lawyer to "take care of things" for me.
Deciding what kind of paint to go with is like the hardest part! I Think i'll stay silver, but might go with a really deep silver, like from a Benz or something.
~Geoff
07-31-14, 05:53 PM
#4984
I put her up in the air, finally. It's long primary weekend. My oldest is home for a couple weeks, and will do the work. Arthritis is no fun. She'll be tipped with this, the same I have on my RB Magnaflow Borla short primary system.
It'll be interesting to see how much louder she gets.
It'll be interesting to see how much louder she gets.
08-01-14, 09:35 AM
#4987
Waffles - hmmm good
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I put her up in the air, finally. It's long primary weekend. My oldest is home for a couple weeks, and will do the work. Arthritis is no fun. She'll be tipped with this, the same I have on my RB Magnaflow Borla short primary system.
It'll be interesting to see how much louder she gets.
It'll be interesting to see how much louder she gets.
08-01-14, 07:53 PM
#4988
Dillon (son) took the back section off this afternoon. Kinda muddy, 1st of 3 days of rain.
On another note, my e34 bmw needs a damn clutch cylinder. Not so easy as the rx7.
08-01-14, 08:39 PM
#4989
I installed my new T3 top spring tops and camber plates. Im impressed with the quality, ease of install, and ease of adjustment. So now my brakes, steering, and suspension are nearly done. In the past couple weeks Ive managed to install T3 caster and camber plates, Moog idler arm, inner and outer tie rods, ball joints, Ground Controls, shocks, struts, ceramic pads and rotors. I just need sway bars stainless lines, and wheels.
08-02-14, 12:33 AM
#4991
Goodies!
Those are going to replace my Dukes of Hazzard rims. I'll keep the Dukes around for driving to SS17, but I'll change shoes when she gets to the ball.
I have a bead on a set of used Hoosiers with some miles left on them for $100, so that could be the financial break I need to finally get them on the car.
Today, I picked up some black leather to replace the tired leather on the GSL door panels I have. I just realized last night why my upper panels were looking so mottled and funky...they're not original. The PO must have replaced the worn leather top panels with crappy vinyl that was too thick. Explains a lot about the weird fitment issues I'd been having.
I couldn't match the maroon exactly, so I decided to get black and go with a two-tone theme on the panel. Yes, purists will probably roll their eyes, but a purist isn't going to necessarily like fender flares and the paint schema I'm planning on their SA/FB either.
Also, two very anticipated goodies arrived in the mail from Japan today:
- a pair of almost new 13B peripheral port housings. I got an unbelievable deal on these, even with shipping. I can't believe how nice these housings are!
- for when I get the engine together, an almost new Mazda rotary engine compression tester. Not as good of a deal as the housings, but still a very fair price, considering what they go for new (over 2K)
Overall, a very good day!
fm
I have a bead on a set of used Hoosiers with some miles left on them for $100, so that could be the financial break I need to finally get them on the car.
Today, I picked up some black leather to replace the tired leather on the GSL door panels I have. I just realized last night why my upper panels were looking so mottled and funky...they're not original. The PO must have replaced the worn leather top panels with crappy vinyl that was too thick. Explains a lot about the weird fitment issues I'd been having.
I couldn't match the maroon exactly, so I decided to get black and go with a two-tone theme on the panel. Yes, purists will probably roll their eyes, but a purist isn't going to necessarily like fender flares and the paint schema I'm planning on their SA/FB either.
Also, two very anticipated goodies arrived in the mail from Japan today:
- a pair of almost new 13B peripheral port housings. I got an unbelievable deal on these, even with shipping. I can't believe how nice these housings are!
- for when I get the engine together, an almost new Mazda rotary engine compression tester. Not as good of a deal as the housings, but still a very fair price, considering what they go for new (over 2K)
Overall, a very good day!
fm
08-02-14, 02:59 AM
#4992
FM, she's looking good and the new wheels should look great on her and the haul of parts and tools makes me envious those housings look excellent. I gotta ask what front spoiler that is it looks fricken sweet.
As for me I payed for some shocks and await their arrival, most of my car related work has involved my dad's 68' el Camino which is getting a fuel system upgrade from the original mechanical fuel pump to electric, wiring it in has been interesting.
As for me I payed for some shocks and await their arrival, most of my car related work has involved my dad's 68' el Camino which is getting a fuel system upgrade from the original mechanical fuel pump to electric, wiring it in has been interesting.
08-03-14, 01:21 AM
#4993
FM, she's looking good and the new wheels should look great on her and the haul of parts and tools makes me envious those housings look excellent. I gotta ask what front spoiler that is it looks fricken sweet.
As for me I payed for some shocks and await their arrival, most of my car related work has involved my dad's 68' el Camino which is getting a fuel system upgrade from the original mechanical fuel pump to electric, wiring it in has been interesting.
As for me I payed for some shocks and await their arrival, most of my car related work has involved my dad's 68' el Camino which is getting a fuel system upgrade from the original mechanical fuel pump to electric, wiring it in has been interesting.
Today, I took apart the rest of my GSL door panels. The clown that recovered the tops of the panels with thick vinyl couldn't get it to stay down the normal way, so he/she stuck it down with cheapo-dynamat. It is a friggin' mess on the back side of the panel. Took me 20 minutes to get the goo off my hands. Gonna pick up some dry ice tomorrow and freeze the rest of that sh*t off the panels. Not too amused.
fm
08-03-14, 09:39 AM
#4996
I believe I mentioned in previous post about repairing my broken oil cooler for use with the water cooling in the motor controller. Here are the pictures of that repair. I figure about half a day to get it into the car so not sure that will happen before my electric car show and trip to the 1/8th mile drag strip.
In the first photo you can see the cracks in the 2 and 4 o'clock positions.
The second photo shows the part cleaned up for the carbon wrap.
The third photo shows the carbon fiber tow wrap of the fitting.
To get to the 5th and 6th photos: I cleaned off most of the threads until I had fresh roughened aluminum inside the fitting. I made a square of 1.5 oz fiberglass and wetted it out with resin. I wetted the inside of the fitting and then pushed the fiberglass into the hole so as to make a plug at the bottom of the fitting. Once this cured I again removed material down to the fiberglass plug to give the epoxy a fresh surface to attach to. I then filled the fitting to the top with resin thickened with graphite powder (10% by volume) which makes it really easy to work with tools. In this case that means drilling and then tapping with 1/4 npt threads. The brass fittings are 1/2 inch barbs. Note: I doubt that this type of repair would allow one of these damage oil coolers to go back in service on a 7. I will be using low pressure coolant, not 60-100 psi oil. I was told that the best way to fix this for its original use would be to cut off the original fittings and weld new ones back on the cooler. Cleaning the oil off the fittings is nearly impossible making welding extremely difficult.
Since this was the original oil cooler from an 85 GSL-SE the 85 GSL never had one, the attachment points are still on the car and I will use those.
In the first photo you can see the cracks in the 2 and 4 o'clock positions.
The second photo shows the part cleaned up for the carbon wrap.
The third photo shows the carbon fiber tow wrap of the fitting.
To get to the 5th and 6th photos: I cleaned off most of the threads until I had fresh roughened aluminum inside the fitting. I made a square of 1.5 oz fiberglass and wetted it out with resin. I wetted the inside of the fitting and then pushed the fiberglass into the hole so as to make a plug at the bottom of the fitting. Once this cured I again removed material down to the fiberglass plug to give the epoxy a fresh surface to attach to. I then filled the fitting to the top with resin thickened with graphite powder (10% by volume) which makes it really easy to work with tools. In this case that means drilling and then tapping with 1/4 npt threads. The brass fittings are 1/2 inch barbs. Note: I doubt that this type of repair would allow one of these damage oil coolers to go back in service on a 7. I will be using low pressure coolant, not 60-100 psi oil. I was told that the best way to fix this for its original use would be to cut off the original fittings and weld new ones back on the cooler. Cleaning the oil off the fittings is nearly impossible making welding extremely difficult.
Since this was the original oil cooler from an 85 GSL-SE the 85 GSL never had one, the attachment points are still on the car and I will use those.
08-03-14, 09:57 AM
#4997
Senior Member
Changed my brake master cylinder, bled brakes, she stops so much better.
Also changed power valve and upped my jets on my rb holley, she runs alot better now
Sent from my samsung gs4 using RX7Club app
Also changed power valve and upped my jets on my rb holley, she runs alot better now
Sent from my samsung gs4 using RX7Club app
08-03-14, 08:33 PM
#5000
Sin City Rotary
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I kinda laid in the shade beside it while my oldest did the heavy work. Tomorrow to the muffler shop to weld on the borla.
I kinda laid in the shade beside it while my oldest did the heavy work. Tomorrow to the muffler shop to weld on the borla.
lol am envious