renesis fb
Wow I wish I had the ***** to pull something like this off. And to think I felt cool because i rebuilt an engine... Props to you man
08-12-16, 01:16 PM
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Super curious to how this turns out. I saw something like this that was done by a Japanese magazine when the RX-8 first came out, but hasn't been done in the US that I know of.
12-04-16, 05:27 PM
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Banned. I got OWNED!!!
When my car is all done up, we should do a comparison of a double wishbone F&R FB vs. a properly done up McPherson Strut and Solid Axle FB (mine). 
It'd be awesome to see how the cars perform differently and document it all for the 1st Gen guys.
It'd be awesome to see how the cars perform differently and document it all for the 1st Gen guys.
04-01-17, 06:23 PM
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Hey y’all, its been a minute. Basically I sold off all my other projects so this build will receive my full attention and updates should be pretty regular from here on out. Also the renesis found a new home in non wrecked rx8 so the fb is gonna get something a bit more, uh... German. yeah.
Im not shooting for any competitive rulebook so ill just be adding the necessities for street driving (no cage bars running through the firewall) however this setup should allow for a full roll cage down the road.
Im not shooting for any competitive rulebook so ill just be adding the necessities for street driving (no cage bars running through the firewall) however this setup should allow for a full roll cage down the road.
04-01-17, 06:43 PM
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The original interior was trashed after sitting out in the Texas heat for nearly 15 years, and clean fb part are becoming exceedingly difficult to find. I think a retrofit looks like the right choice
After beefing up the suspension, I figured she'll do well with a bit more torque and NA rotarys just dont do it for me, so I’m going with an inline 6. Yep, that’s a bmw gearbox.
After beefing up the suspension, I figured she'll do well with a bit more torque and NA rotarys just dont do it for me, so I’m going with an inline 6. Yep, that’s a bmw gearbox.
04-08-17, 03:31 PM
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I haven’t got around to mounting them yet but just from looking at them in the car the outer rear seat mounting holes will have to be shortened about 3/4" to sit flat. its definitely not a bolt in application but ill try to run through the mounting process in detail next week.
04-08-17, 04:22 PM
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Its been a busy week, but the motor is mounted up without any subframe or oil pan trimming. Im using an s52 from an e36 M3. Now its no s54, but I picked up the motor, trans and complete chassis wiring for under a grand. Everything fit up better than i had hoped and the front suspension is basically complete.
I’musing a miata brake booster and master cylinder, they’re almost identical.
I’musing a miata brake booster and master cylinder, they’re almost identical.
04-08-17, 04:34 PM
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The rx8 steering rack was about 3" too low, so it was either cut the oil pan to fit the massive EPS, or use another rack.
I had a few lying around so I did some frankenstiening..
It all boiled down to a miata manual steering rack mated to e36 tie rods with extended inner rods.
