Wow, that is really low. Are you using roll centre adjusters or just holdin on real tight?

I am doing the TII brake upgrade. I've been doing some searching but other than regular open ended lugs there isn't much available with a 45 degree taper. I would prefer a locking lug or spline drive like the McGards I have, simply because since my car got keyed years ago I just don't trust people to leave my car alone. Also would like a touch of style, I don't want to half ass it.

I do have RCA's however when i made the new struts and lowered it that extra bit i still do have a bit of bump steer. as silly as it may sound the ride quality of my front suspension since making the struts is really good. quite smooth.

as for lugs. i was searching and found these guys. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ARE-W1015H/ they aren't the niecest but would look decent. if you you are going to the 5x4.5 are you still 12x1.5 thread or 14x1.5?

Saw this car near the ottawa civic hospital, looked fantastic.

Congrats on all the good work.

this car is what i like to call popping

The brake upgrade uses the TII hubs so they stay 12x1.5. I'll keep looking, I have some things to do before I even order the wheels so I have time.

dude i saw this on facebook and was like. hey i know this dude lol, http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...&type=1&ref=nf

ah thats a good shot. thanks for posting.

no idea who posted it

simply clean has a pic of ya rollin

http://www.facebook.com/RotaNation?s...type=1&theater

hey man
curious question
why did u do all the work of getting supra struts and cutting them and fixing them to use in ur fb knuckle
why didnt u just fix the originals? like cut an inch or wtv off the top and just bore the center for the konis to fit?

if i were to bore the stock tubes i wouldn't have had a tool long enough to do it and the wall thickness of the tube would too thin and break.

HUGE thumbs up!

alright yeah thats what i thought
thnx

The car looks so good! What model of the diamond racing wheels did you get I know they have a bunch of different styles even tho they all look the same. And whats the back spacing on them?

Thanks

i'm going with a 325 tire which is 12in wide and putting them on a 14in wide rim... they will be stretched to thin out the tire so i can lower the car.

Better be careful on the stretch. I've seen some people run tires that should fit on a 8in wide wheel And put it on a 10.5in wide Wheel. Didn't last long till the tires were showing threads. But with your wide body you shouldnt have a problem with fenders rubbing on them

Man this is the most awesome FB ive ever seen!!

the 325 on a 14 will work fine as long as the profile isn't a 20 or something really small. something like a 45 or 50 profile will give you more than enough sidewall.

haha i like the bike rack. :P. car looks awesome man!! :)

Any updates?


I'll have to start my build thread soon just to show what I've been wasting time on.

Alright guys,

I've been trying to collect parts for my upcoming mods for this season. I don't have any pictures yet but here is what i have collected.

-A stock nikki
-12at exhaust manifold
-12at intake manifold
-12at HT18S-BM turbo
-12at downpipe
-gsl-se backing plates
-nikki rebuild kit

I'm starting the nikki rebuild soon. it needs a good cleaning. This is all that i have acquired so far. lots more to come and i'll try to get some pictures of the parts and progress as i go.

Nice! Can't wait for pictures?


What shows you going to this year? Hopefully I can see your fb again cause I don't think I'm going to h2o this year.

not sure yet, i would like to hit up some of the shows in jersey. i'm planning on h2o again

SoWo is my fav. Down in georgia. Check it out.

Did you remove the side molding yourself or was it done when you got the car? If you did it how did you go about it? I'm tempted to try it but don't want to ruin the paint.

I was lucky enough to have got the car without the bump strips. but i think its just a glue or good quality double sided tape of some sort. i imagine some heat and a plastic non-maring scraper would do the trick.

Cool thanks, I'll look into that in the spring.

Got SE rear ends and tranz' I'll be swappin. Hopefully I can make something happen where I can go to h2oi again this year

Yes it like stupid crazy double sided tape get a heat run and a plastic putty knife and a day of work and it will come off.

They actually make a nice little 'eraser' to take that moulding off. It fits on a drill and its almost an eraser type material. It doesnt effect the paint either.

nice i just got all the -se front brake parts in the mail today. I'm trying to find some rear rotors and calipers now. then re drill my axles and i'll have a normal bolt pattern.

I like the work done on your struts, great job!

i really like the wheels much to my suprise they really clean up the look of the car

struts
 

I would give my first born for a set of those struts. Guess it's time I try this. I need to add some travel to my frontend.

i hope you dont mind but im stealing your exhaust idea

you are more than welcome to steal the idea. I took the tips off but may make some other configuration to put on.

Molding removal=

Plastic putty knife (or metal, wrapped in masking tape, some people even use dental tape/floss!) and douche it with Windex! (NO heat needed) Srsly, works like a charm!! (clean-up any residue with an eraser-wheel) DONE.

OP, I F'N <3<3<3 your FB man!! It's what I've always had in mind for my next one...

Sub'd.

-Will some PLZ trade Me their FB for my FC?!?!?!

looks great bro!

Love the diamonds!

Hey guys so now that i have my car out of storage for the season and am graduated from university i'm back at the rx7 again. i've got some things cooking in my head about what to do and have been collecting a bunch of parts.

so to start it off. these are the parts i've picked up so far.
- ZG fender flares
- hitachi HT18S-BM turbo (JDM 12a)
- hitachi HT18 turbo (s4)
- 12at exhaust mani (JDM)
- 12at intake mani (JDM)
- stock nikki
- GSL-SE front rotors
- -SE front calipers
- -SE hawk HP+ pads
- -SE back plates
- -SE front mount oil cooler
- 81 GS with running 12a

now to post some pics. here is the difference between the JDM 12a turbo and the S4 turbo. there is a large difference in the turbine housings. and is very clear to see why the JDM turbo hits full boost at 2000rpm and the s4 doesn't until much later.

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and the difference between the compressors. the compressor on the s4 is larger in all aspects.

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here are the flares. most of you have seen these before.

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the front brake conversion parts, exhaust mani and oil cooler.

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the JDM intake is a really nice piece because the primary intake runners are casted closer to the engine making more room for the turbo. however i've run into a little problem that the JDM intake was a 3 valve setup and the nikki is a 4 barrel. you can see the aluminum adapter plate i've started making that will accommodate the 4 barrel onto the 3 barrel intake.

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And last here is the parts car i just picked up today.

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its not pretty but i'm planning on ripping the 12a out of it and parting out the rest most likely.
(please don't start asking for parts on this thread, i'll post a part out in the for sale section when i'm ready to part out)
This engine will be put on a stand and all the turbo components will be fitted and tested on it then installed on my 84 grey rx7.

thanks for reading, i'll update as soon as i have more.

Looking great, I always end up fabbing adapter plates to bolt neat stuff together as well. It might be worth your while to go the megasquirt route using a gsl-se throttle body on that 12at intake. I love working with modded nikki carbs, but EFI would give you a lot more room to grow.


If you get a second with a tape measure, how much arch width gain do the zg flares give on the rear?


Isaac

isaac the fenders give around 2" extra on the front and rear. i'm hoping to run 15x10's all around. maybe a little wider. not sure yet. i have to get them mocked up. i'm probably going to mock them up on my parts car first.

Awesome. thank you very much.

Isaac

Hell yeah man. What other sizes are there for flares? I've seen 2in ones only cuz I'm running 15x9 front and 15x11 in back soon and wanted wider one for the rear. Good luck sir on the rest of the build!

nice project looks dope

jake, i pm'd you a link to some really wide flares

Thank ya sir.

That is the nicest 1st gen ive seen! I have those same DRW, i have the drum setup and theres two screws on them that restrict my wheels from sitting flush against the mounting surface what do you think the best way to mitigate that without going to disc?! Help for a fellow first gen!

Remove the screws. The lugs and wheel will keep the drum in place. Either that or take the drums to a machine shop and have them countersink the holes (or do it yourself) and then use bolts with a countersink head.

This thing is going to be even more awesomer (requires poor grammar to express level of awesomeness) than it was before. Any idea what wheels your going to go with to fit the flares?

Sweet car dude! Never thought rocking a setup like this in ottawa was possible with the roads n all haha

Where do you go to uni?