track fd weight and winter mods
 

weighed the track beast today, came in at:

2741 total (1/4 tank gas)

front 49%
rear 51%

winter plans:

- remove abs
- remove power steering
- carbon fiber rear hatch with lexan glass


ill post back as I get each mod completed and weight he part/car again.

Where are you sourcing the carbon fiber hatch from?

Damian, are you hiring? jk :)

Can't wait to see the updates

Is that weight with or without you in it?

dunno yet, gonna call vis directly...but with all the hoopla about them i am not sure who im getting it from yet :-) may end up making my own ;-)

heheh, not hiring right now :-) but ya never know when 'explosing growth' is gonna happen :-)

out...

vis?

VIS Racing?
If so, I am trying to set up a group purchase on these.

yeah vis, ...

ok, hurry up then cuz im ready to buy right now :-) LOL

Have you checked out this thread?
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/carbon-fiber-rear-hatch-rx7-store-301850/

What kind of setup are you going with brake wise? Removing ABS is my next step, and wanted to see what others have done. It would be nice to clean up the engine bay, but I would still like a balanced braking system.

thanks, ill keep my eyes on it.... im definetly in on a group buy.

There's always this option...

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=81314

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=81315

ill be installing a wilwood break bias ajuster, thats the only change, (other than removing the abs stuff)

Jimlab, what capacity are those AP cylinders? Have you tested them on your car? Is there any provision for adjusting them from inside the car? I'm assuming they're not power-assisted, what kind of pedal pressure is needed to lock the tires?

-scott-

hey jim, yeah i saw a car with that ap system (steve ciriani?), i may go that way eventually :-)

Jim is this the setup you went with on your beast?

The one on top is Mark Valskis' setup which he sold a very limited number of through Crooked Willow. It came with dual AP short-throw 0.75" master cylinders and a balance bar, but I believe that some people (like Brad Barber) ended up increasing the size of the front brake master cylinder.

No. Like many of the parts I've bought over the last several years, I ended up selling without using. :)

One manufacturer makes a balance bar adjustment cable with a knob that mounts in the car so you can adjust on the fly, but once you've got the system dialed in, it should be left alone.

They're not power-assisted, and I don't think that pedal effort is increase substantially because of the increase in the volume of fluid being moved by the dual master cylinders. The stock FD MC has a 7/8" piston and the 929 upgrade is 1", but here you've got 1.5" (combined) or better, depending on how you choose to size the master cylinders.

Almost. I thought about it, but I like having ABS, and I've already dropped enough weight.

Hey Jim, That was a nice toy. Is there a dealer for them anymore? Didn't CW go under? That is ultimately what i want. As of current i have the wilwwod setup with the pre-set 6 positions.Max 57% line reduction. But like you probably won't be happy on what i decide the first time around, and go this route.

I believe that Crooked Willow is still in business, but that Duane is very difficult to get in touch with and that there have been some (ongoing) issues with delivery of product. However, there were only 6 or so dual master cylinder kits made and they were all sold almost immediately.

Mark Valskis is no longer in the FD community (he sold his CYM to Carlos Iglesias, I believe) and I haven't talked to him in years.

The blue setup was made by a "bloke" from the UK who is a track fanatic. His name escapes me at the moment, but he is (or was) on the big RX-7 list. I talked to him about his bracket prior to buying Mark's kit and he said it was a one-off and that he had no intention of making any more.

I do, however, have the dimensions for Mark's bracket, so I could probably duplicate the setup.