What are your RX7 plans for 2014?

I've got mine pretty well laid out:
Interior:
Install new carpet (owned), new radio(owned), seat brackets, steering wheel (owned) and QD hub (owned)

Electrical:
Relocate battery to hatch, add disconnect switch, rewire engine compartment

Engine:
OMP blockoff (owned), basic tune up, install new radiator (owned) and hoses

Front Brakes:
New rotors, pads, wheel bearings

And if there's still enough money:
15x7 and 15x8 Diamond Racing Wheels and tires for them.

 

Here's Step 1 for me. The rest involves a complete frame-out restoration and is too long to list.

 

I want to get mine tagged and insured, its 30 yrs old now so I can get the antique tag. I would also like to get se front suspension, so I can install my 16" wheels in the front. (Already installed se rear 2 weeks ago)

 

My plan for 2014 is trying to straightin out the front frame rails of an se its bent al to shi@, and get it back on the road.
Hey ray do you have any extra dover white frontend parts you would get rid of?

 

Pass smog again. Possibly a re-upholster I've been tooling up for. Time is my enemy.

 

Sounds like a commitment to me!!!!

 

Stop working on it and actually drive it someplace! LOL

 

In order :

1) have oil cooler lines made up. remove beehive oil cooler and install air cooled oil filter pedestal. Then install fmoc.

2) replace ignition coils, spark plugs, wires, cap, and rotor.

3) install front brake upgrade and rims

4) exhaust. Stock manifold with custom everything else to provide a legal upgrade. Details on this when i get to it...

5) smog

6) take it to the tattoo shop with me so i can finish my leg in style

7) long road trip to celebrate her resurrection.

8) start saving and scavenging engine parts for a future upgrade.

 

-New weather seals.
-Techno Toy coilovers.
-Panasport 15x7.
-Stainless brake and clutch lines
-Custom fit OEM style floor mats.
-New rear carpet.

 

Finally start her restoration.

 

assemble v8
acquire T5
5 lug conversion
paint
install stereo system
finish making rear spoiler
welding, lots of it......

LOONG list

 

It's a long list.

1) Drive her. I've only driven her four times so far before the snow hit.
2) Repair the heater fan-speed switch, install new radio, equalizer, bezel
3) Remove catalytic convertors and replace with Bonez silencer
4) Replace stuck fan clutch with new unit
5) Rebuild carburetor, remove emissions and air pump.
6) Repair/recharge A/C
7) Replace rear wheel bearings
8) Reattach rearview mirror, re-solder interior light and replace lens.
9) Get scratch on bumper and lower valence fixed.
10) Repair door panel vinyl
11) Repair ripped seat covers
12) Re-glue headliner

 

You're off to a good start - got the front bumper back on!

My list includes:

1. Learn to weld.

2. Complete floor pan replacement and rear wheel well replacement.

3. Reinstall dash and interior.

4. Finish restoring / replacing front suspension parts.

5. Reinstall front suspension.

6. Install engine.

7. Restore engine wiring harness.

8. Fire it up!

 

Are we gonna resurect this page in December so we can check on ourselves?

I'm going to...

Finish the groadster turbo build another words:

1. buy seals for the S5 engine and stick it together

2. buy a clutch kit for it

3. restore the harness from the current "ball" of FC and FB wires to something resembling a harness

4. buy either a J-tek 4 port mani or a Racing beat mani and a pair of weld adaptors for the exhaust

5. buy an exhaust gas analyser (whoo hoo no more borrowing) and tune a turbo carby

6. fix anything that might come up on it that I am not aware of as of now


The old 79 ain't gonna get crap. It gets the DD treatment untill the red one is ready to bear the burden. Then it meets "white shores" and a good restoration in 2015.

 

Hmmm. All the stuff I didn't do in '13.
4.77 rear/LSD
Aluminum flywheel,
RB SS pressure plate, ACT disc
Remote oiler
Mazdaspeed3 passenger seat
Hood louvres
Paint?
Tint?
It could happen before DGRR.

 

On the 85 GSL-SE:

Continue restoration efforts:
Tune up due to rough idle when cold.
The black windshield trim needs paint (or powder coat).
There are a few dents and the clear coat is gone is some places.
The external badges need attention.
Finish fixing the metal sun roof I bought for her.
Figure out how to eliminate the stereo pop when OEM stereo gets turned off.
Drivers side window regulator needs attention.
Door cup pulls.
Power Steering swap.

On the 85 GSL-EV:

Heater.
Control Link bushings.
Front brake pads.
Rust work.
Front battery box cover.
Heater.
Storage box hinge repair.
Vacuum brake assist.
Weather strip on doors.
Door cup pulls.
Heater.
Continue to Repair/Freshen the faded interior.
Diet to lower the weight without affecting appearance.
Possibilities are carbon/fiberglass hood, carbon/fiberglass fenders, carbon/fiberglass moon roof.
Replace windshield and hatch glass with polycarbonate.
Light weight wheels in a size where I can put on LRR tires.
Did I mention Heater?
Testing to determine actual performance. Dyno maybe?

Finish making the molds for door cup pulls and then making a couple for each car (just in case).

 

1. Identify and repair a leak from the engine bay.
2. Replace a bad rear brake caliper.
3. New tires.
4. Re-skin the seats.
5. Replace door weather stripping.
6. Put on some fun filled miles!

 

here is my list, its very ambitious.

1. change oil
2. wash/wax
3. drive it more

 

The big item is to finish my brake refurbish/rear end swap, out with the 150k rear and control arms in with a 40k set-up, this is has been slow going due to no garage.
After that is done we move to
1)Brand new (ie no more used) rear tires
2)alignment (she pulls right just slightly)
3)new front and rear shocks (they are blown to hell)
4)finish replacing bushings
5)new engine and trans mounts
6)lay down primer and repair minor rust bubbles on sunroof and near rear hatch, so at some point I can do body work.
After this I intend to start saving to do some work to the interior, suspension, igniton, paint, and body, and tires and wheels.
This is gunna be a long term project so 2014 will be used to get some things I can aford to do and need done to finish making the car mechanically sound.

 

im inspired to start the project even though its freezing outside .

 

started collecting some parts for my to do list this winter....

Brakes and bearings front and rear
new tie rods, inner and outer, idler arm, ball joints
clutch kit, slave, and master cylinder
remove air pump
exhaust
still waiting for...
moog pitman arm
energy suspension kit

 

Get back on the track and make some custom door and rear hatch liners as those have been "missing"

 

Get titled and registered.

Interior:
New seats
Roll cage
Harnesses
Strip interior
Custom dash with gages
QD steering wheel
Exterior:
15x8 wheels with 225/45/15
Spoiler
Patch rust and repaint
Engine bay:
Deep deep clean
Powder coat most parts that can be
Functional sealed cold air intake linked to
hood scoop
Strut brace
Wire tuck
Battery
Misc:
Completely rewire car with minimal wires
Keyless pushbutton ignition
Window tint
Clutch slave and master cylinder
Hatch struts

I'm sure there is more that I'm missing

 

2014 hopefully this will be a good year for my 85 gsl-se i need to get a new starter and battery(went through a deep puddle and starter went bad replaced it and now that stater is bad to?? mbey it was a crappy reman one or i screwed up some other electrical?) then if all goes well with that then i should be able to start exhuast work im thinking about a full exhuast from racing beat not sure yet. then mabey some suspension work to get her stiffined up and then drive the wheels off it!!!

 

Whups, wrong thread...