how hard would it be to install both of these on my fb?

im thinking about buying a rx8 cluster from a guy here in hawaii..

 

help me!!!

 

you do it and let us know. no one here will probably be able to tell you as i doubt anyone has done it.

i can assure you it wont be a bolt in job....obviously

 

Dont do it, lol, then i will be jealous

But for real, it would be secks on wheels

 

mm
so i would be the second one to do this?
ive seen that one w/ the renesis. that was sick!

 

i saw that one too, very clean.

 

You do that, and you will be a god... especially after you tell me how you did it...

But yeah! Keep us updated if you decide to do it!

 

well right now im saving money and the fb is my dd for now.
ill let you guys know when ill start on this beast project!

 

sldr7, are you still in hawaii?, if so, reach out...tonedez@yahoo.com or 808-429-5970

jorge

 

yikes personal phone numbers on the board

 

Not sure if very "do-able"

you can swap the dashboard etc, but the speed needs a signal you dont have, etc---

On the 8 the ECU controls the dash

 

Those crazy japs did it on the that SA they did

 

Anybody have the link of the rx8 dash in an sa

 

Last one I saw the did a full 13bMSP swap ecu and all so it is doable but, you need the ecu.

 

Thread died in 07, but still interested in learning more about this car

 

Thanks for the pic, pretty cool but I thought they actually installed the whole complete dash in the car not just components ;(

 

Nobody else thinks it'd look pretty stupid for a car from the 80's to have a modern dash? The FB interior is actually pretty attractive so long as it isn't *****-house red.

 

The cars aren't even roughly the same dimensions, not to mention competely different wiring and control systems throughout the car.

It could be done, but it would not by any means be 'easy.' An 11 on the difficulty scale.

Only prcatical way would be to swap out or custom-fab the entire power train and control system. Otherwise it'd be like trying to put the cockpit from a modern F-18 into a WWII Mustang; much of the stuff it is designed to measure and control isn't even there.

 

stupid? no. it's definitely not the choice i would make though. hell, if anything, i'd be inclined to put my S3 dash into my Rx-8; but while i jest i'm also a little bit serious because i never got why the Rx-8 had to (1) be so complicated and (2) why with such a complicated car Mazda actually chose to take shortcuts in quality. bloody baffling ....

needless to say, if (or more likely when) i decide to put a Renesis in a Gen I, i'd rather sacrifice a little of the stock functions (and possibly smoothness in the powerband) and go with a standalone setup than go through the trouble of keeping the stock ECU or PCM or whatever.

 

Standalone would be the only way to go unless you're doing a carb / dizzy setup, then you'd still need a custom intake mani.

I heard a rumor that a few years back some company was selling a turnkey fuel/ignition computer, I wanna say HKS? They don't make it any more apparently. All rumor not confirmed I should snopes that **** first oh well

 

oh man, you're preaching to the choir with half of this statement. as far as the other half goes ... me, carburetor and Renesis are like dividing by zero; it's an invalid equation. my days of running carbureted rotaries are done as far as i can help it. i have maybe 2 instances in which i'd make an exception to that.

as for the rumor of the turnkey conversion, i must say i had not heard that one. however, i guess i also never had an interest in that topic, so i guess i shouldn't be surprised.

 

the RX8 has digital inputs for the cluster head unit and radio. basically it would be easier to make the cluster from scratch and the radio surround doesn't look quite right without the factory radio.. even if you got it to work every warning lamp would light up like a christmas tree and half the functions would not work.

then there's the fact you have a dash that looks totally out of place in the older cars, is likely too wide and definitely too deep. you can make anything work with enough patience and work but in this case... waste of time. you could do it if you basically gutted an RX8, installed the renesis and all the relevant onboard electronics to power everything, but why? the RX8 handles better, has 4 seats, has a higher resale value, etc, etc, etc.

good luck with it, you will need it.

 

I think the 84/85 rx7 has one of the cleanest dash designs off alot of cars even till now. Its aged well and it doesnt crack.

My restored interior looks great compared to some of the modern = ugly designs of some cars now.