Battle Cat

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soo i decided to go v-mount and want to see who else is running one on a second gen.

i wanna see different ways of doing it, because im doing all my fabbing and work.. so i want to find the best way of doing it.



soo if you got it, post it, thanks!

thetech

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https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...2&postcount=36

https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...5&postcount=68

Battle Cat

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^^ niiice, what kind of intercooler are you using?? and whos doing your work??

i seen you car many times at Lucky7, it was sick when you had the 20b, looks SICK NOW!!

your in santa monica? dude i would love to see your car. by LAX

question?

did you have to remove and relocate the front support bar??

TitaniumTT

I'm curious as to what your definition of fabbing is and what you can do.

Battle Cat

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by fabbing i mean im going to make my own piping, brackets, and try to make a clean set up for a v-mount, my dad's friend is going to let me use his shop to for w/e i need. soo it should be pretty fun..

btw its the first time im doing this, so i hope it goes well.

thats y im just trying to get ideas as to how ppl set up there v-mounts on a fc.

Boosted11

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Your car is gorgeous mang, especially the engine bay. Nice to see a few clean v mounts around, tricky to do.

WOOOT 1,000 post count!!

Mankdrake 2661

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You can probably tell, but did it all myself. Didn't cut the frame or the radiator support and kept my power steering. Doesn't look the best but it works good.




Everything is bolted in so in the future I could take it all out and go back to stock.

TitaniumTT

I meant can you weld, do you own a TIG or a MIG, a plasmacutter, are you comfortable letting large pieces of metal fall from you car to the floor to be kicked into a corner and never seen again but yet you would need to build supports back into the car but have mounts on them as well to bolt intercoolers or radiators too?

ivegonemad

TT i love your set up!! start it up already!!


use the search button, i also made a thread, plus theres more links in the thread...

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/any-fcs-running-v-mount-set-up-693357/


uhh he's goign to learn with this project...i highly dont recommend it unless you have an experienced welder, ill jsut take some classes...

TitaniumTT

Thanks. I;ll be starting it soon enough - I hope.

Here's a decent thread with some pics as well.

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-non-technical-pictures-198/any-vmic-setups-pics-757828/

Battle Cat

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thanks for the info TT and every one else. and alex SHADDOP!

ivegonemad

soon ey? how long have you been working on your RE??

thetech

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Thanks! I do all the work myself now. Bought a MIG welder and figured out how to use it....with the help of a friend of mine we have made everything on the car this time around. 20B was unnecessary for the power goals for my class so I got rid of it

I will be tuning in Santa Ana on Thursday, you are welcome to come, send me a PM.

ivegonemad

no problem!

ivegonemad

I would have traded you my RE for your 20b..jajaja i love your car, very sweet!!

Battle Cat

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niiice, yea i should have axis to a mig as well, if everything goes well.

it looks sweet, you did a great job, as for your intercooler, where did you aquire it? and specs plz.

haha i see, she was niice with the 20b, but that RE looks great!!

thursday cool, ill send you a pm.

TitaniumTT

Started working on it February of 2007

Battle Cat

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i cant really weld, ive only done it once, but my dads friend is going to sho me and guide me through it all.

thats why i wanted to see how ppl have done the v-mount set ups to see what im really getting my self into to. and yes im prepared to cut large pieces of metal and making new supports and brackets.

i wanna learn how to do this all my self. itll only help me further my skills and knowledge. this is the only im going to learn, through trail and error, and its gonna take a lot of pratice but itll pay off in the end.

thanks again for the links

Battle Cat

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one thing i forgot to mention, should i run the fd oil cooler set up?? i have a set i can use.

SleepeR1st

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I don't think the FC puts out high enough oil pressure for the FD style coolers.

SirCygnus

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why? the stock fc oil cooler is perfect. just leave it be and think of one thing at a time.

thetech

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The FC oil cooler is pretty damn good. Alot of FC racecars I know use the stock cooler, or two of them, or an additional cooler plus the stock cooler.

If you aren't planning on beating on your car on a racetrack one stock cooler will be fine.

SPDRACER

In my opinion ducting is key to a successful v-mount setup, seperate paths directing to the radiator and to the intercooler.
I plan on using twin FD coolers, mainly because there is no room for the factory oil cooler anymore.

Intercooler positioning was determined by where the vent was on the bonnet and pretty much everything else was fabricated around that

TitaniumTT

I took the opposite approach. I got my intercooler exactely where I wanted it - as close to the motor as possible. I'll be building my hood around the intercooler.


If this is your first or second attempt at welding, I'd find a few more projects first. There is going to be alot of aluminum welding as well as sheet metal to thick metal. It ain't for the faint of heart.

ivegonemad

nice!!!! same here but i didnt do much to the engine till late Nov '07 but its coming along...