For sure, my build seems quite tame compared to some of the ones on here lol. I'll have some videos up soon!

 

It's so damn hard to make fb's look good, before this the only style I was into was the 15" watanabe flare combo, so 17's sounded like overkill at first. But hey, Ive already got Freeskier rocking the look haha

 

I like my 17s

https://imgur.com/gallery/9tagUii

 

Much appreciated, this is why I didn't post on bimmerfourms lol. I could've done this in a garage half the size, don't let floor space hold you up! although it sure makes for better pictures. I'd say the only thing that swayed me away from a complete tube chassis was an uneven garage floor, but you gotta stop somewhere right?

 

hahah.. you havent seen the space Austin is working in.. he is currently fire selling a bunch of parts to make space...

 

Mmm, very nice. A small spacer in the front and I'd be all over that!

 

 

Pioneers in the drifting FB scene lol. I hope that one day I can make it out to a lonestar event and bang doors with you

 

Yess!! That would be rad.

 

So I got the old beamer fired up, everything sounded good, no leaks, squeaks or smoke.. guess I did something right lol. I lowered the jacks ready for a test ride, push in the clutch and it goes straight to the floor. I figured it needed to be bled again, so I pulled out the power bleeder and went to town. I tried manual bleeding, reverse bleeding, bench bleeding and nothing, no pressure whatsoever. I checked for leaks from the cylinders and the line.. nothing. Maybe there was air getting in the system somehow so I had a new line made and changed out the master and slave with new oem parts. I was running a miata master and BMW oem slave previously, which worked fine in the miata so why it wouldn't work in the 7, no idea. Well, after a month of seemingly endless clutch pressure issues I bought a wilwood clutch master kit from Kmiata. I filled up the reservoir and the pedal pressurized almost immediately, barely even had to bleed it! Funny how the simplest things can cause so much trouble.













I made it down to an underground event in Dallas to dial it in and the car rips! The suspension feels balanced and firm, like it belongs under there. Not sure what I would change haha. Ill have a video out soon!

 

Badass! glad to see she's out and ripping it up. Hopefully I'll run into you around Dallas soon.

 

When your clutch master is the same size as your brake master I love it!!!

 

those headlights look mean bad good cool wicked hot! best looking headlights I've seen. is the car lowered?

 

I would love to get a copy of your measurements and log on how you did this. If your willing to share of course.

 

Great fabrication, you know what you are doing! That BMW engine is so smooth.

 

That would be rad, gotta get her ready for the streets!

 

Right!? you'd think square lights would be a more popular retrofit option on these cars, given their boxy design. I believe the body is close to stock height but the coilover spring perches are just about maxed due to the bigger tires.

 

Most of it's just in my head and what's on this thread. I didn't account for sag when fitting the subframes, just made the bottoms flush with the bottom of the car and matched up the wheel base to stock. its really just a matter of getting your subframes level and square. I do have some basic dimensions and constraints jotted down somewhere, just PM me.

 

Much appreciated, I'm hoping my seat time will one day match the build time Blasphemy aside, this "bimmer" lays down some TORQUE!

 

Still waiting for that video you promised us all!
Would be great to see this thing in action.

 

Wow. I haven’t checked in on your build in a while, still makes me want to get an fb but it would never turn out like that. That thing is killer.

 

hey man I am inspired by your build! Keep up the great work!

I was possibly wondering if you could share the templates and dimensions you cut out in order to do the swap!? If so my number is 269-635-9299 or you can reach me at zielkecaleb6@gmail.com

Hope to hear from you!

 

What an absolutely incredible build.

Is there more info about this car available anywhere? I really want to see how the interior ended up. It's crazy to me that you were able to fit not just RX-8 rear subframe, but an "RX-8 full interior". That latter bit is absolutely intriguing to me. I need to see more.

 

Absolutely brilliant! I too want irs. Was thinking FD or Rx8 suspension. It's sick to see that it is possible. Unfortunately I won't be doing this for a long while, I'd say about 10 or 15 years down the road. But you have given me hope.

 

This thread will give you an idea of what it takes to put an RX-8 suspension in a first gen. It's not for the faint of heart. https://www.rx7club.com/build-thread...7-5-a-1166288/