Its been some time since I have made an update on my TII swap that I started so many years. ago. I tore my first gen apart the winter I was 17, and Im 24 now. I still have the car, and it has been running and boosting for almost 2 years now.

Here's a short rundown of the build and the current setup.

Here's a pic of the car when I first started. My original mods were a fuel pump, regulator, air-filter, rats-nest delete, Racing beat long primary exhaust and some ignition upgrades. Added some B&G springs and Tokico Illumina that I still run today






I first pulled the motor and began the 3 month long process of removing all the wax/anti-rust crap that was all over the place. I then began starting to peice together the stuff for the swap. Specific items can be found in the mod list later on.

 

More things coming together. This is generally where the car sits now.









Next to my new truck at a local show.



I bought a Non-running GSL-SE. It was $500 and looked clean, but after stripping it down, the rust was worse than I had, so I stripped it of parts and junked the chassis.

My car currently runs the full suspension and brake setup from this car, with all brand new stainless lines and hydraulics from pedal to pad.




Ill wash it and take some pics

Heres a short video I took while taking some dataloging last year.


http://mavweb.mnsu.edu/creare/images/66run.avi


I need to clean and prep it for winter storage here soon, Ill get some current pics up in a day or two.


and the current mod list.

Car: 1982 Mazda Rx-7, Series 2, Model S.

Specs

Drivetrain:

Engine:
1991 JDM 1308cc 13bT turbo block rotary engine, stripped down.
All emissions/idle control removed

Transmission:
1987 USDM Turbo II/Series 4 transmission.
Fitted with Series 2 non-turbo shifer assembly

Drive/Rearend:
Driveshaft-shop custom driveshaft, 2.5in steel
750hp capable shaft and U-joints
1985 GSL-SE/Series 3 Rear end, Clutch-type LSD


Fuel system:

Tank:
Summit racing 15gal Alluminum fuel cell
Aviation foam, GM type fuel sender

Pump/Filters:
Aeromotive A700hp competition fuel pump
Aeromotive Fuel filters
100micron pre-filter
10micron post-filter

Injection:
Summit racing 6an hose and various hose ends
Summit racing 12in fuel cooler
Factory 550cc Primary fuel injectors
Marrel Fuel Injection 1680cc Secondary Fuel injectors.
Ebay billet alluminum fuel pressure regulator

Ignition/control:

EMS:
Haltech E6K engine managment system
Dell Inspiron Laptop
AC Delco 3bar MAP sensor
On the fly trim control

Ignition:
Factory series 4 Turbo ignition coils
Factory Series 2 plug wires


Cooling:
GM style 19x22x3in racing radiator
Standard GM 14psi radiator cap
Factory 180F thermostat
Summit Racing 16in electric fan


Induction/turbocharging/exhaust:

Turbocharger:
Borg-Warner T04b turbocharger
60trim compressor/1.15 P-trim turbine
Turbonetics v-band exhaust housing
HKS style 50mm racing wastegate

Intake/Intercooler:
Summit racing Air cleaner
87 Volvo 870R turbo wagon intercooler
Tial 50MM BOV

Exhaust:
True 3in turbo back
Magnaflow Race-series 3in mufflers
Built by Dean Quinell Exhaust of Long lake, MN

Suspension/Rolling stock:

Springs/Shocks:
B&G lowering springs
Tokico Illumina 5-way adjustable shocks.
removed rubber spring bushings
1985 Series 3 GSL-SE Struts/Bearings

Wheels/Tires:
Factory GSL-SE series 3 14in wheels
Some shitty *** tires that came with the wheels

Steering:
Rebuilt factory steering box
Bronze idler arm bushings

Brakes:

Master:
Factory Rebuilt Series 3 master cylinder
Factory reconditioned series 2 brake booster
Willwood proportioning valve

Lines:
All new alluminized hardlines
MazdaTrix stainless braided brake hoses

Slave:
All factory rebuilt calipers (GSL-SE series 3_
Wagner Thermo-quiet ceramic brake pads

Interior/Exterior

Guages
3-3/8 8000RPM tachometer
2-5/8 Oil Temp, oil pressure, water temp, and boost vacuum
2-1/16 voltage, fuel level
External 2-5/8 fuel pressure guage in a carbon fiber guage cup.
no speedometer
custom sheet-metal cluster/center column

Shifter
Series 2 shifter assembly
Hurst alluminum pistol grip shift ****

Exterior:

Hood mounted fuel pressure guage
Removed passenger side rear-view mirror
modified mounting of rear liscence plate
some rust

Removed:
All sound deadening
Heater system
A/C system


Specs (from a G-tech RR performance meter)

~325 wrhp @ 7250Rpm and 10lbs of boost
12.5@115 mph
.85g skidpad


My current plans for the car include

Full E85 conversion:
Dual Walbro Fuel pumps
4 1680cc fuel injectors
Custom stainless hardline fuel system.
Custom fuel cell
25+ lbs of boost (E85 is 105 octane)

Suspension:
ReSpeed Rack&Pinion conversion
Coilovers
poly bushings

Engine/turbo:
Bigger 62-1 compressor housing
Larger Bar/Plate intercooler in a V-mount configuration
Large Street-port on the motor
possibly going to 4in exhaust

 

Looking good, glad to see you are still around 7's. I remember reading your earlier build threads years ago (when they were new) and had wondered what had happened.
Good luck with everything, from another 24 y/o T2 FB owner

 

Nice car

 

I really like that gauge cluster, looks so simple from the back in terms of wiring.

 

lookin good organic mechanic. the guages came out sweet

 

******* sweet.

 

DUDE... thats rotary love Wow i need to have that kind of dedication.

 

Here's what that SE looked like when I was done with it.

I took pretty much every ******* thing off and junked the body.

The main things I got from that are on the silver car are the steering, suspension and brakes.

 

so if you dont mind me asking, what was the ending price in all this, say you didnt have an rx to start with and you bought the 500 gsl-se and started from there. im thinking of buying a -se and puttin a tii motor in it when i get out the army. just wondering on how much i might be spending. parts wise, not labor from a shop. i plan on doing the work myself since im going to the army for mechanics.

 

Man great work man....

 

Man, I could have used that sunroof panel from the -SE. My car is even white. Oh well.

Nice job man, I remember back when it was started too. Mine is coming together slowly again after the theft oh so long ago. Mine is going to be an NA 12A for now, RB streetport, RB full exhaust, RB Holley intake, blah blah. I just want to drive the thing again, and its the cheapest easiest way. I can always go T2 later after I get it going again and roadworthy.

~T.J.

 

looks great!! what did you end up doing with the SE engine?

 

Most of my setup was pieced together from ebay and the summit racing catalog. Things like the fuel, cooling, and oiling system were built from complete scratch using universal racing parts. the fuel system alone cost about $1000 at least.

Its been a long time building and I have not kept track, but my guess is total invested is in the $10-13K range.



TII swaps can be done on SE's for fairly cheap.

Use all the original computer, harness, intercooler, turbo, trans, clutch. (EBAY JDM engine - ~$1200

That leaves a custom driveshaft, (about $175 from thrash driveshaft)
fuel pump/reg (~$250)
custom exhaust ($400) TII downpipes will work swapped first gens

lots of time and work


I still have it, and a bunch of the crap off it. It never ran, but turned over smooth.


It was fucked up.

 

NICE!!
Old school charm with T2 performance

 

You got anymore pic of the car.????