79 Aurora White to Black T2 Project Car
11-05-11, 09:12 PM
#31
So its been awhile since an update so heres some new pics on whats happened in the past few months
One of the early decisions for the T2 swap is what to do about the tranny. I really wanted to keep the SA shifter position for the SA feel inside the car so I decided to keep the SA tansmission but get it rebuilt . Most of the thread search indicated it should handle the T2 fine if I dont launch it hard which I dont .
One of the early decisions for the T2 swap is what to do about the tranny. I really wanted to keep the SA shifter position for the SA feel inside the car so I decided to keep the SA tansmission but get it rebuilt . Most of the thread search indicated it should handle the T2 fine if I dont launch it hard which I dont .
11-05-11, 09:17 PM
#32
The teardown revealed the worn shifter fork common to the SA trannys and so new forks, bearings and syncros were ordered . The wear areas on the forks were about 2 mm deep . The forks were the old style bolt connector , not the later pinned forks . It was quite the adventure finding the right forks for the rebuild
11-05-11, 09:32 PM
#34
The rebuilt 91 JDM T2 engine is assembled and now in the car. The next action will be getting the rest of the engine bay equipped. ....... and the new aluminum fuel tank Re-Speed is doing the prototype for it 
heres the link on the current fuel tank Sam is building for the T2 swap
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/re-speed-updates-fuel-tanks-i-also-need-some-feed-back-you-guys-965856/
heres the link on the current fuel tank Sam is building for the T2 swap
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/re-speed-updates-fuel-tanks-i-also-need-some-feed-back-you-guys-965856/
11-23-11, 09:28 PM
#36
sorry havent been on the forum for awhile .
The stock JDM S5 ecu and other equipment is going back in . The harness will be extended to fit . I am also having all the stock emissions equipment put back on it . I am expecting the stock HP will be more than enough to make this car a blast and still not smell like an old fuel drum
The stock JDM S5 ecu and other equipment is going back in . The harness will be extended to fit . I am also having all the stock emissions equipment put back on it . I am expecting the stock HP will be more than enough to make this car a blast and still not smell like an old fuel drum
11-28-11, 08:38 AM
#39
sorry havent been on the forum for awhile .
The stock JDM S5 ecu and other equipment is going back in . The harness will be extended to fit . I am also having all the stock emissions equipment put back on it . I am expecting the stock HP will be more than enough to make this car a blast and still not smell like an old fuel drum
The stock JDM S5 ecu and other equipment is going back in . The harness will be extended to fit . I am also having all the stock emissions equipment put back on it . I am expecting the stock HP will be more than enough to make this car a blast and still not smell like an old fuel drum
01-14-12, 10:50 PM
#41
A little update and a sneak peak at the first ReSpeed custom tank with an internal baffle for fuel starvation protection. This is the aluminum tank Sam is working on using my SA T2 swap project as the prototype. Now that guy can weld !!!!
Looks awesome .
Heres three shots of the finished product .
Looks awesome .
Heres three shots of the finished product .
01-14-12, 10:53 PM
#42
Here's a couple after he pressure tested it and I asked him to coat it. Prefer to keep the custom tank a little secret back there 
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Sam is now working on the straps to mount it in the car.
Heres the initial thread link that was following the ReSpeed custom tank design
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ustom+gas+tank
. Sam is now working on the straps to mount it in the car.
Heres the initial thread link that was following the ReSpeed custom tank design
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ustom+gas+tank
. Awesome work.
01-27-12, 09:51 AM
#46
When I first got the idea to build this '79 with "some Show-and-a-little more-Go", I wanted to bring back a little excitement of getting my license and the look of my first car which was a '73 Nova . To me any car that was built in the 70's is fair game to have a little Chrome on it and the most obvious chrome on a 70's car is the bumpers.
I always wondered whether the steel bumpers on the SA had early plans to be chromed, but got axed in the design department to be painted as the trend for the 80's .
In keeping with my plan to reinforce that it is still a 70's car , I have doubled its horsepower, and am adding some of the chrome accents to this black beauty it may have originally intended to have.
I know the idea of Chrome on a seven is
for most , but I think this is going to really look right when its done . The bumper project work had a few steps to it and some pics of it are next .
I always wondered whether the steel bumpers on the SA had early plans to be chromed, but got axed in the design department to be painted as the trend for the 80's .
In keeping with my plan to reinforce that it is still a 70's car , I have doubled its horsepower, and am adding some of the chrome accents to this black beauty it may have originally intended to have.
I know the idea of Chrome on a seven is
for most , but I think this is going to really look right when its done . The bumper project work had a few steps to it and some pics of it are next .
01-27-12, 10:01 AM
#47
What really started all this was I found a listing for Chrome 1979 front bumper on ebay in Pennsylvania a couple years ago for 100$ 
. Didnt believe it , or think I would ever use it but bought it anyway . It showed up and WOW !!! , it was amazing . It needed shocks , end pieces and front rubber strip to make it complete though.
This was the first step in getting it ready for the project
. Didnt believe it , or think I would ever use it but bought it anyway . It showed up and WOW !!! , it was amazing . It needed shocks , end pieces and front rubber strip to make it complete though. This was the first step in getting it ready for the project