winter progress
 

heres the car as it sits now


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...00st/mmmmm.jpg

sorry for the darkness the flash wasn't working.... figures

and here is the mods list

Apexi rims (17x8.5 F 17x9 R / Falken Ziex tires (235/45 F 255/40 R) , KS style c/f hood, mazdaspeed front bumper

single turbo conversion ( PT63 .96a/r, custom manifold, 3.25" downpipe, 3" midpipe), hks ssqv bov, hks 50mm wg, racing beat dual tip catback, custom vmount (spearco intercooler/ fluidyne radiator), Greddy elbow, dual earls oil coolers with stainless braided line/ -an fittings, dual intank walbro 255 fuel pumps, 1600cc secondary injectors, rx7store fuel rail, SX fuel pressure regulator

jim lab unobtanium suspension bushings, cusco/pdm strut bars, brembo rotors/ ebc pads, ACT 6puck sprung clutch, autometer guages ( oil press, water temp, boost, egt), flyrx7 dash guage pod, greddy profec type-s boost controller, hks turbo timer, magnecore wires/ ngk plugs, oil catch can

haltec e6k standalone, Hayes street port (3mm ceramic seals)

and this one is from about a month ago when i was just placing the turbo in the engine bay to get an idea of the size (yes i know the car is extemely dirty right now :( )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...bositinbay.jpg

the only thing the car had before this winter was the motor and the haltec pretty much......so its been a busy few months :) whatcha guys think? car will hopefuly make it down to rx7store in late april for a tune, then i can bring her home! any input is greatly appreciated, i wanna make sure i do this all right the FIRST time haha

looks pretty nice, kinda need the flash to work though to get a better idea of the external mods. But i have seen enough KS hoods and MS bumpers to get the idea. I haven't seen those wheels though. So a better shot of the side view would be cool. But if your flash is not working it will have to wait till daytime:D

Have you fired it up yet, and i can't remeber but does the Haltech support the oil metering pump? If not what pre-mix are you going to be using? And what primaries are you running?

Good job, looks like it was a frantic winter.

Only visual thing i would add is paint all the pullies to match one color.Other than that looks great.

nah i haven't fired it up yet, working on the exhaust manifold now but we're definitly getting closer! the haltec doesn't support the OMP which was removed by the previous owner..... running havoline 2 cycle, one ounce to every gallon of gas. also the primaries are stock 550's, which should be fine its all in the tuning :)

i actually have a better pic of one of the rims that actually came out better, lemme dig it up....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ewfrontrim.jpg

Nice wheels, I like them. The question about the primaries was just curiosity. I also am running 550's and am single with 1600 secondaries. Just thought i missed something in the mod list;) Everything about these cars once they are built is tuning. That will make or "break" your set-up. Good job i look forward to seeing a dyno clip or street driving clip. if you plan on that. Otherwise Just what it does after a break-in and tune.
Nice oil coolers as well;)
Have fun!!

thanks for the compliments :) i'll definitly be getting video eventually, can't wait to get her home again! and yea, i wanted to make sure first and foremost i got the cooling issues all taken care of ;)

Nice set up comming along, where did you buy the turbo?

i got it direct thru precision, awesome guys there

whoops forgot the racing beat 9lb flywheel and greddy ast too

Might want to reconsider the braided line going to the coolant overflow tank. It will rub against the upper radiator hose and can/will cause you some grief. Either wrap the line or replace it with a silicone line.

You have to be VERY careful with braided stainless, it's like sandpaper and will rub through all sorts of stuff. Been there, done that.

Besides that, lookin' good! Hope you get it on the road soon - not much winter left! :)

Dale

This is true with the braided lines, However i thought he was going V-mount which "should" move the rad hose to a lower position. I think that was just a "mock up" pic so he could get all giddy like a school girl about the size of the turbo,,:D I did the same thing in year 2 of my wait;)

haha yep ur right that was just a "mock up" pic when i first got the turbo ;) the ic is mounted now doing the piping, i'll snap another pic tho when i get a chance......and i'll be sure to check that the braided line won't be near anything it can rub thru :)

I gotta' know more about those rims!
Are they 2 or 3 piece? What they set you back $ wise?

Get the flash working too, looks like a nice ride from what I can see

Regards,
Frank

for more info on the rims i got them from a seller on this board, here's the original post........they don't seem to weigh too much either, i was very pleased

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=389060 i ended up getting them for 1450 shipped.......good seller too incase u ever are thinking of buying from him

i should be heading up to the garage agian hopefully next week, i'll take some pics if i do

and i know this is kind of a general question.......but what kind of power numbers do u think i can expect out of this setup on a conservative 10.5 a/f tune.....20psi is prolly the max i will go.....but on pump gas i'll prolly have a tune for 15psi. also thinking of getting some water injection, but not tune with it just run it as an extra safeguard.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...t/DSCF0023.jpg

FINALLY got a better pic for you guys.......and yes i know a drop is gonna be next lol everything is comin together pretty nicely, ran into a lil holdup on getting the turbo flange for the manifold, but shouldn't be much longer now :bigthumb:

its late and i don't have time now, but i'll post more pics tommorow

oh and the bumper isn't mounted yet, hence the gaps

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...t/DSCF0005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...t/DSCF0024.jpg

Sweet! Nice pics, can't wait to see it in person!

X...

soon.....soon :) just keep that info u seen on this thread to yourself :P