God I wish you were local. For two reasons. One, I would love to cruise with you. Two, I would love to get my grubby hands on those AutoBahns. I'm sure you will get a good penny for them!!!!!!

 

I am just curious on your flipped rear calipers with the bleed screws on bottom. How did you bleed those and ensure that there wasnt any air left?

 

turbo!!!!!!! nice wheels always a fan of mesh wheels

 

You aren't in vegas? . Maybe I know you? lol.

Lol I hear you man. That would be awesome to cruise with you! I don't think i've cruised with another turbo FB yet.. Hahah. I still have the autobahns as of now. Been focused on other things at the moment instead of posting them up.

I believe there were two bleeder screws on the turbo rear calipers. I just used one on each caliper and bled them like you would any other caliper. I always start bleeding the brakes in order from passenger rear, driver rear, passenger front, driver front.

Thank you! Aren't we all

No real updates again. Car hangs out in the garage. Still drive it around once or twice a week. Time for an oil change though. Engine is getting near the 5,000 mile mark. Still pulls like a bat out of hell. Still impressed with goopy seals. I drove the car a few days ago and it was the first time in atleast a week and a half. The car cranked for under two seconds and fired right up.

Should be more things to come in the new year though.

 

Been boosting for over a year now on this same setup after the rebuild. Pulls just as hard as it did dyno day. Consistently reliable to me. Goopy seals and a good tune I guess . Should hopefully be updating more often soon. Starting to put more work back into the car again.

 

I always loved the autobahns on your car, made me want to get a set. It's a bummer they went away

 

Thanks. I think they were probably the best suiting wheel for the car. The style was great and period correct. I really wanted big brakes and rack and pinion though. I don't regret the rack and pinion swap at all. I just miss those wheels.

The autobahns will be used on a rx2 now in Canada :icon_tup

 

I would like to do the rack and pinion as well I was thinking about doing the re-speed setup

 

I did the rack/pinion setup to my 85 and it makes a whole world of a difference in the feel of the steering. Much tighter and precise. No floating feel like i was used to from the old steering box.

 

love it, looks so clean

 

Definitely a world of difference. I'm very glad I did the FC subframe swap. I got 5 lug, big turbo FC brakes, and rack and pinion. Never touched a car with the respeed setup, but for what I wanted the route I went was best for me.

Thank you! That's the look I go for. If somebody that didn't know anything about our cars was to look at it would think I just have wheels on the car. Just the way I like it

 

I've been working more on the 7 now. She's starting to see more love again lol. Recently decided to pick up some wheels I've always wanted for the car since I got into the car scene. Here's what came in...











They're LM20 CCWs. 16x7 fronts and 16x9.5 rear wrapped with fusion 205/45/16 fronts and 245/45/16 rears..The finish on them is a brushed bright clear face. The inner spokes or windows are polished. Faces were then powdercoated clear. Inner barrels and outer lips fully polished. Supposedly the first or one of few sets ever made in the world for a STOCKBODY 1st gen rx7 streetcar. Just need to lower a little more now..

 

Nice wheels! When did CCW start making 16" rims?

 

Damn!!! I hate you...lol

Looking good man!!! How about a rear shot to see how stuffed those 245's are in there. I've been contemplating some new shoes as well, but i'm keeping the autobahns...

 

Thank you!! They've been making 16" wheels for years. Just could never afford them years ago lol.

 

Haha thanks bud! Hate your engine setup lol. I need to have a photoshoot.. the rear looks mean as hell. I'm .250" from tire to inner body. I triple checked all measurements before having wheels made to my specifications lol.

Still miss the autobhans not gonna lie.. classics

 

Sweet set of 16's. I would think hard about going any lower. I had to completly get rid of the front bump stops and cut the rear ones down to nothing to get any suspension travel. I could go lower with mine, but I won't. I am trying to get off these 4X110's. I would just be happy rolling with the GSL-SE setup. Definantly looking good bro!!!!

 

I don't want to go much lower in the rear. Its already close to the body inside and I squat some I'm sure while in boost. The front is where I have trouble cause of the FC subframe. The front has almost a inch of wheel well space. Unacceptable lol. I don't want the slammed look or anything, but I'd like a half inch drop up front atleast. Shocks are near full compression already.. I could lower the car more but, the strut won't take it. One of my friends has a connection with BC coilovers.. I'm gonna try and get custom BC coilsovers made up front to work with my FB and it's modifications..

Big thanks to John and Dan at ccw too. Forgot to mention. Great guys and wheels !

 

One thing I'm not sure was such a great thing, but I went with a little bit stiffer spring rate in the rear to keep the rear from sqauting so much. The spring rate of the rear Eibachs from a "kit" is 175s. I am running 225s in the rear of mine. The only main downfall is in the rain.

I can be pulling a long hill under boost and the rear will start drifting in 4rth under boost

 

Oh Ya, nice! Are you getting any under steer with the new set up?

 

Very nice lol! I had 225s before and could spin in 1st/2nd. I'm sure you can do more lol. That's what I was thinking. Just new stiffer spring rates in rear.. I'm at 150 re-speed rates.. maybe go to 200 or more. Want just a little squat for traction in lower gears though.

I want just a little more boost! Like 2-3 psi. Just want to join the 300whp club lol.

Thank you! Haven't really experienced any understeer really to me. The car handles great all around and the rack and pinion is just lovely. I don't usually push it much in corners anyways cause of boost. Don't want the car to step out.. no curbs please lol.

 

wait until you see what i got in the car right now...went full sleeper stock look with the fuel system. i"ll send you a link to the build thread i'm gonna post up. it's an awesome setup for the first gens. stay tuned!!

get that shot of those 245's!! dying to see that!

 

squat isn't a bad thing, too stiff of a spring and the tires will lose traction easier. for traction purposes you should be using a little over half wheel travel on a launch, the lower the car is the more difficult this is to compensate for.

lower air pressure in the rears also help with traction, i ran about 16psi in the rears when i went to the strip but i wouldn't run that on the street.

 

I too want to see more pics of the 245s. I was going to go 205 front and 225 rear. Now I'm intrigued by the 245s as well

 

Awesome!! Looked at your thread a little bit. I'll have to look more into it. My setup is pretty stock except for larger fuel lines, injectors, and pump. I'd like it redone though.

Should have some rear shots soon!! Hold tight!

Definitely. I like having the softer spring rate rear for traction. This definitely isn't a drift car.

I haven't really launched this car with the new 245s in the rear yet.. Just don't want to destroy the rear end lol.

They barely fit in there.. but they fit. Quarter inch from tire to inner body. I had some pics taken today. Put up some soon!