i've actually been looking at that same thing on the waste gates for the past couple days. I think i'm going to have the downpipes re-made with a better angle, plus i also forgot to add in the flex bellows on the waste gate pipes to allow some space for them to expand and contract
...it was a bit of a rush on my part because i had to get my car out of the shop before the end of january as i'll be in and out of the country for the next couple months

as for the intercooler, i've already been looking into getting a front mount core from a 350z twin turbo setup. That one has the 2 in/2 out, or possibly get a 2 in/1 out that way i won't have to make a merge at the elbow area

...but for now i just want to get the car started and make sure that it doesn't explode loll

plus the has to be ready no matter what for Hot Import Nights here in Miami

 

hopefully i'll get the wiring harness all hooked up on tuesday

then here goes the to-do list to start the car:

-wire in FJO
-wire in MSD
-finish intercooler piping
-bolt on Greddy Type R bov
-replace fuel filter
-delete A/C
-fill oil
-fill water
-have my rotary guy come and look everything over
-start!

then to get the car on the road:

-build mid-pipe to join downpipe to cutback
-install SuperPro bushing kit
-trailer the car to Orlando (approx. 4hrs away)
-Dyno
-drive!

 

got these in the mail today
i won't be using them for their intended purpose

can anyone guess what i'll be doing with them??

 

Recessed lighting for the kitchen??

 

Using them as Air duct?

 

custom pop-ups...


J.

 

lol you guys will see soon enough no worries

 

track lighting for the back yard????

 

A ***** stretcher?

 

Head light for your BMX??

 

you guys are idiots...... He's making roof mount headlights that sit right above the windshield on top of the car

 

lighting for your tree house??

 

damn!! richie figured it out...its a ***** stretcher

 

use them for lights...........

 

basically what i'm going to do with the headlights is as follows:

the buckets will go where they normally would, then i'll be using the stock headlight covers but cutting out the front section of them so they look like the R-Magic headlights
they will be used for the sole purpose of funneling air to the turbos and brakes

then the projectors will be going behind my new, not to be seen until its painted on the car, bumper
i have a set of 99 Spec turn signals with the backs cut off, so basically it will be 2 projectors in the position of the turn signal and DRL that are normally on the 99 spec lights

then i have 2 strips of LEDs that will be on the bottom of 99 spec lights that will be my turn signals

that way i have fully functioning headlights, wayyyyy more air flow to the turbos and brakes, and a really mean looking front end

 

I like where your brain is at sir!!! I guess i was kinda right saying they would be used as air ducts

 

like i said before VJ, let me know the deal with the headlight/turnsignals stuffs lol.

 

yessir...it shouldn't be too hard to make it happen

the most difficult thing will be making the brackets to hold the projectors because they'll have to be completely dead on to make sure those projectors poke straight through the holds of the 99 spec turn signals

and that is exactly why i won't be making the brackets...thats one of those things that i've tried and i'm just not that good at so i'll hand it over to someone who is loll

that'll get done once i get the car running, tuned, and on the road...after that the car will be going to the body shop to have the bumper painted and mated up the car

 

This is one of the cleanest rx7s I have seen!! This is what I hope to make my car look like when I eventually get one, but for now I just like watching the build on yours!!

 

it would be a much cleaner FD.....if it was with her twin sister.... lol

 

dude i was thinking about it

i'm pretty sure we can get a magazine article for our cars as twins

something like long lost coastal twins

it would be pretty dope!

 

Can't wait to see how this dual setup performs. Props to you for trying something different.

 

believe it or not man, FDMuri and I have been building pretty much the same car for the past year without even knowing it lol

then a little while ago we stumbled on each others cars and found out that our cars are identical down to the color!!

 

alright so heres the To-Do list


• Weld in wastegate flex bellows
• Remove A/C
• Buy Wastegate bolts
• Buy Turbo manifold/downpipe bolts
• Buy Upper intake manifold bolts
• Make ignition coil pack bracket
• Run Turbo Oil Feed Lines
• Run Turbo Oil Drain Lines
• Run Dual Oil Cooler Lines
• Bolt on Blow-Off Valve
• Plug up wiring harness
• Make Brackets for MSD/FJO boxes
• Wire in MSD
• Wire in FJO
• Run vacuum to wastegates
• Replace manifold studs
• Build manifold brace
• Replace Fuel Filter
• Add oil
• Add water
• Run grounding wires

 

That to do list is always long for some reason...