Asterisk

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ahahahahahaha....

I KNEW you would do it, no matter how much you denied it, and resisted the temptation, I knew that in the end, you WILL swap your drive train for a turbo one! =P

Max.

DC 91 fc3s

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sweet project you got there

clokker

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What a nice late Christmas/early New Year present.

Project Tina updates are always welcome because the presentation is so good.

Now, about the fuel cell...
You said you looked at the options- specifically aftermarket fuel cells- and decided to make your own.
What were you not finding in the commercially available tanks/cells that made a custom part necessary?

sub9lulu

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theres no way i'd put in another n/a tranny after the first one broke lol

Aaron Cake

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Thanks for all the compliments! It's appreciated, it really is.

I have had this 4 rotor eccentric shaft sitting on my work bench for 2 years now...

On the yellow end (the yellow is just a washer), there is a barbed nipple that goes into the hose. On the other end, a 37 degree female AN flare. It is exactly like a regular nipple you would buy from a plumbing store except instead of female NPT it is female AN and designed for higher pressures. Then to adapt it to connect to an AN hose fitting, I just put a male-make AN adapter into it.

Believe me, I have considered it. But it is such a monumental hassle to start dealing with anyone else's car that I don't think it will ever happen. When I help with someone else's car, 60% of the time it turns into a disaster through no fault of my own. I just couldn't take that day in and day out. If I was to ever open up a real shop, it would be complete builds, start to finish. That is, someone would order an RX-7, but I would source EVERYTHING (including the car) and they would get a turn key car after about a year and $50K. I think that is the only way to actually build these things.

Turbo transmission, not drive train.

Thank you. I always put a lot of effort into my writeups because half the fun of reading it is the commentary. The pictures aren't much good without explaining the reasoning behind them.

The aftermarket fuel cells that I looked at all had capacities similar to the stock tank, and I wanted something larger, first and foremost. Secondly, it would take a good amount of cutting and hacking to make one of those tanks fit due to the fitting locations. I'd have to cut a big hole out of the floor or mount the cell very low. None of them really fit like the stock tank does. With a custom tank I could decide my capacity, make it fit in the stock location and still use the stock filler tube and vent.

Meh, I had another NA transmission around. Additionally it was a direct bolt on without having to swap the flywheel, clutch, starter, clutch slave and make a custom driveshaft. I just wanted to drive the car.