dbssr1212

well i got another rx7 about well it'll be 2 weeks ago this Saturday

heres what i've done so far

took out of the 84:
gas tank
struts
springs
engine
transmission
drive shaft
all of the plumbing
stock rims
and took off the whole front break rotor / ****
fan

takin out of the 80 to go into the 84

(rear end isn't being used yet its out but as a spare)
gas tank
engine
transmission
driveshaft
springs
rims
struts
front break setup
radiator
fan
ignition system



i started the swap 2 days ago
first days progress =
painted engine bay swaped in the engine and tranny looked at the wiring struts springs

yesterdays progress =
rear end is painted
sway bars painted
transmission mounts painted
all of the rear ends painted
gas tank painted
some wiring

today
new gas tank in
wiring
replacing fuel lines
replacing hoses and ****
drive shaft in
shifter in
custom mounting brackets for the msd set up goin in tomorrow
new holley fuel regulator on
(fuel pump will be here tomorrow)
plates made for the strut bar/bracket holder being made tomorrow
gauge set up almost done



all we need is to put the new speedo cable in
the lower radiator hose in
the slave cylinder
the fluids and a connector for the fuel regulator
all should be here by tomorrow

just needs to be finished up and the carb adjusted =]

pics will be up tomorrow
im exhausted
but its gonna be worth it =]

bad 83

iTrader: (3)

Got to see what the new doner for the bridgeport looks like.

Unevolved

iTrader: (1)

Excellent, can't wait to see pictures.

dbssr1212

sam this ones body work will be a little while longer because im going for more performance than looks

if i leave it as it is
it looks like a nice junky old 7 =]
besides the interior, engine bay, and basically all of the underside of the car

sleeper maybe?

Unevolved

iTrader: (1)

That's what I hope mine winds up as.

dbssr1212

**** pictures won't be on cause the cords back home and im at a family thing

umm got the custom gauge setup done =]
damn msd set up won't be on till around christmas

Unevolved

iTrader: (1)

I wanna see pictures of your gauge setup. I'm planning on running Megasquirt, and I haven't decided if I wanna run their screen and get all the data I need in one fell swoop, or run individual gauges.

dbssr1212

well the msd set up will have to wait
and idk im gonna have to make a place for 2 more gauges

oh and when i get home from the first day of school tomorrow =[ im gonna have to get the speedo cable out of my parts car and throw it in the new fb cause the cable broke cause well i tried to fix it so i wouldn't have to take **** off but oh well =/ lazyness will kick your ***

and the alternator thats on there im gonna have to take the double pulley off the old one and add it to the new so i can have both belts back on it



heres pics
on my flickr

the gauge set up pic the other **** for the ac is painted i just didn't realize i didnt put it on

the cars in ok shape the magnaflow should go on next weekend along with all my energy suspension bushings =]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3843134...7622070594902/

dbssr1212

k the new speedometer cable came off the parts car today after school
and the new cable will be going in tomorrow since i had difficulties aka my jack broke lmao so i had to get a new one

dbssr1212

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW9aQBjBbQw

progress

rxtasy3

iTrader: (2)

so what did u do, swap the bp into another 7? will u be at the house working on it this weekend?

dbssr1212

well idk about this weekend
i might have my soon to be 3month old cam staying over then maybe not

i need to though but yea
and im plannin on keeping it somewhat a sleeper somewhat lol until my funds get up and i can get the little bodywork done

i put in a holley red fuel pump, new holley regulator, new gauges radio and wiring, painted the engine bay, just finished making my new magnaflow work where i have it like a bolt on axle back, have got most of the energy suspensions in, making a strut bar soon, swapped over the: radiator/efan, springs, struts, gas tank, break pads/ rotors (except the rear its 4wheel breaks now), wheels, some other little parts here and there oh gauge cluster and well alot of other little stuff

I'm havin trouble with either the battery or the alternator lol my luck probably both
I'll find out after school when i'll be home

FX guys are at a movie in boston now so i'm not there anymore

dbssr1212

tried to start it today ='[
battery sucks
didn't have time to get the new one because college ****
in fact in twenty minutes dan moore from UTI will be here

but
whats an easy way to check to see if its just a fault in wiring or something draining the power out of the battery

rxtasy3

iTrader: (2)

if u've got a good charge on the battery before hooking the cables to it and there is a good spark when u touch the cables to it with nothing on in the car, that's a good indication there's something drawing the battery down. there should be no spark when putting the cables to it.

dbssr1212

k checked it out and it did spark but it wasn't strong so i'll charge it and see
im wondering if somehow my temp gauge oil press gauge the radio and the efan might be doin it

rxtasy3

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the radio only has a very slight draw for the memory(constant +12v all the time). with the switch off the gauges shouldn't be drawing anything. there might be an interior light on that u don't know about.

DivinDriver

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The radio in my car will drain by battery flat in the course of about two weeks.

dbssr1212

i'll check but im pretty sure all are off
there could just be one that is on but the bulbs bad
could it be the oem clock?

and it drains really bad when i try and crank it
it starts out cranking good
then gets weak
then weaker
and it won't start =x

dbssr1212

maybe a msd set up will help =/

bad 83

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Glad to hear my old bridgeport lives on

rotarycrazy

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sounds like you have a positive wire grounding out somewhere on the chassy. Had the same problem on my SA the positive going to the starter was burned throu and was grounding it self out on the frame cranked real slow.

rxtasy3

iTrader: (2)

it really sounds like the battery has a dead cell. pull all the fuses and see if the battery still drains down.

dbssr1212

the battery was it
took it back
they swapped it and done it starts =]

yesterday i put some speakers in =/ had to put them in an old messed up storage bin lid because the way they came from the donor car (02 honda accord at school) sounds good as hell with just 2 speakers though

bout to have to order a shiftlight/digital tach so i can drive it
found a cluster that does work on everything but the tach so all i needs the tach for now
around christmas im gonna try and ask for a new set of gauges though

bad 83

iTrader: (3)

So what happened to the tach that was in the SA?

dbssr1212

still have it but its so bulky and i actually have and use the switches right there how it was mounted so i found a small one thats made by glowshift thats digital and its just the shift light basically so im using it until i get the full setup of glowshifts or digital gauges just something id like to swap over from mechanical to electric so i can adjust the readings if i need to

but yea the shift light should be here soon and i'll put it in and be able to drive it whenever
so next is saving up for msd setup
or making a strut bar at school
one of those
then probably paint
not sure which order


i just got even more motivated
saw an 80 somethin ferrari today
then saw a 100% stock gsl-se i think an 84
and the gslse looked so much better =]