craaaazzy's Widebody REW project
#107
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I love the wide body on your car man a lot. I want one for my first gen as well. Your car looks awesome mate
You going to run the stock computer on the 13b-rew?
#110
will be using PFC. i believe i have the wiring figured out on paper but am not going to post it up until i get it running as i don't want to post bad wiring information. i'm being conservative in my estimate as i'm not one to be hung up on numbers. it's definitely not going to be a dyno queen...i like the usability of the stock twins for the street and will be keeping it sequential.
#113
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OK sounds good then would love to see how it looks and I can help the best I can as we both know the fb harness is so simple compaired to the fd harness.
Got my spare haltech ecu in the mail today and for my wiring for the engine im not using the turbo ii wiring harness just using the connetors.
Got my spare haltech ecu in the mail today and for my wiring for the engine im not using the turbo ii wiring harness just using the connetors.
#114
finally got the chance to work on the car this holiday. installed a mazda 626 fusebox which was easy enough. had to make 2 small brackets out of aluminum.
but i did mess up and did some damage to the body. was cleaning up and moving some stuff around the garage, including the REW motor. was removing the motor from the engine stand and for whatever reason, i totally forgot to put in the pin to one of the legs of the engine hoist and once i unbolted the engine from the stand, it tipped over and came crashing down on to the hood, fender, and headlight cover. the fiberglass fender held up well considering how much weight fell on it (does have some spider web cracks now). the hood and headlight cover are both dented and chipped. may as well take the time now and install a vent on the headlight cover. blah, was a dumb mistake on my part. will need to call my painter and see how much the damage is.
also took apart the twin turbo so i could start working on porting the wastegate. unfortunately, my dremel took a dump so will need to get another one.
but i did mess up and did some damage to the body. was cleaning up and moving some stuff around the garage, including the REW motor. was removing the motor from the engine stand and for whatever reason, i totally forgot to put in the pin to one of the legs of the engine hoist and once i unbolted the engine from the stand, it tipped over and came crashing down on to the hood, fender, and headlight cover. the fiberglass fender held up well considering how much weight fell on it (does have some spider web cracks now). the hood and headlight cover are both dented and chipped. may as well take the time now and install a vent on the headlight cover. blah, was a dumb mistake on my part. will need to call my painter and see how much the damage is.
also took apart the twin turbo so i could start working on porting the wastegate. unfortunately, my dremel took a dump so will need to get another one.
Last edited by craaaazzy; 12-28-13 at 03:02 PM.
#115
i did notice that my brake fluid level was down a bit. looks like it's leaking between the master cylinder and booster. i'm assuming i need a new master cylinder or have to rebuild it. anyone familiar with rebuilding? how hard is it? need to start research on this now...
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i did notice that my brake fluid level was down a bit. looks like it's leaking between the master cylinder and booster. i'm assuming i need a new master cylinder or have to rebuild it. anyone familiar with rebuilding? how hard is it? need to start research on this now...
Do you have the Haynes manual for the first gen rx7? It tells you how to rebuild it.
#120
Worked on wiring the 2nd gen CAS connector to the REW harness. Also followed Banzai's instructions to modify two 2nd gen igniters for use with the PFC.
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I have someone that does excellent bodywork and has been a long time family friend and has done worked on my rx7 and does nothing but superb work and fair pricing. He has been doing bodywork for a long time and has his own shop at his house and also does work for many car dealerships. He has a first gen rx7 as well.
If your willing to bring the car up to south carolina.
If your willing to bring the car up to south carolina.
#124
I know this would probably be last on your list for mods, but if you look at the FB (RE-Amemiya I presume?) in this pic, it would seem there's a side step that connects the front & rear quarters, giving the kit a more "complete" look. I personally love it & will be trying something similar with my kent widebody. Just a thought. Great build so far! Can't wait to see her run!