Drifting an FB Rx7?
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Drifting an FB Rx7?
Hey guys, I'm looking into getting an Rx7 to make into a solid drift car build, and I'm caught between getting an FC or a SA/FB. I've heard and read that FC's have a good platform for drifting and all of that stuff, but I haven't heard much about first-gen rx7's and their platform. I'm familiar with the fact that rotaries themselves require lots of maintenance, so I'm not worried about the rotary itself. I would just like to find a platform that would be better for drifting. Also, I'm younger and I don't have too much experience with custom making parts. But with all of that in consideration, what would be the better platform for drifting? Thanks!
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the FC has more support, although the FB does ok if you think outside the box a little, anything newer is probably better. even though when these cars were new every TV show had every car drifting every corner, so its not like this drifting thing is new....
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CRACKIE_CHAN (06-12-21)
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FC by far, it has much lower roll centers.
It looks like to buy an FC right now is about $8k for a nonturbo, $25-30k for a Turbo II, so your best bet might be a 350Z or FR-S...
It looks like to buy an FC right now is about $8k for a nonturbo, $25-30k for a Turbo II, so your best bet might be a 350Z or FR-S...
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Nah, parts are super easy to find, it only took me four and a half years of parts searching and something like $5000-6000 to get my '81 back on the road...
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