wow i actually love this build! ive been eying those diamonds for a while now but cant make up my mind. i have a stock 84 gsl and want to buy wheels but im not to sure to buy 14's or 15's and offset and whatnot. thinking of lowering also, did you roll your fenders at all? Beaty fb

 

Hey guys, its been a long time from my last post. i promise you it'll be back on the road again. doing another driveline swap as well as a bunch of other mods. when its done i'll put some pics up.

 

I really wanna get my 83 rx low but im probably gonna go with cut springs to start it out and see how i like it. If i wanna go lower i will damn it its a dream to scrape pavement. Well turbo is a dream as well but thats another story.

 

Wicked man! Love it.

 

The RESPEED got the rear that low? I gotta adjust mine up then lol

 

Lol, you won't be scraping the pavement with a first gen unless you change the front crossmember and cut the rear floor out.

 

I have a question. I just ordered the same re speed coilover kit and I have tokico - 5 ways. I was wondering instead of modifying the strut tube to a supra tube like you did, if you just shorten the Tokico iluminas by an inch or two and rethread the end if that would help the shock travel a little bit. I'm not looking to get my car quite as low as yours I just want to improve the suspension travel of the shock. Or is the car handicapped by the length of the stock strut tube.

 

You just ordered from RESpeed???

 

I picked up a used set

 

the illumina inserts are full length. you need short body inserts to fit in shortened housings

 

What are the specs of the tires?

 

So how about an update!

Here are some progress and final pics of the subframe i made for the new motor swap.

 

That's really nice fab work there! Good job.

 

more progress on this? I always loved how your car looked, staying rotary powered?

 

so i got the engine mounted in and needed to make a rwd trans work with it. so i made an adapter kit. cleaned the engine up. and installed. had to find a new rad to fit and make some intercooler piping. the driveshaft is currently being made. just need a clutch line and exhaust.

 

what motor is that?

 

Nice work so far, that some toyota motor??

 

its a VW 1.8T (AEB) with an sr20 5spd trans

 

Sounds fun! what HP numbers you trying to get out of it?

 

nothing crazy. itll be stock right now (150~hp) I could throw a ko4 on and get it to 200hp

 

props for the work.. but lost me with that engine swap hahah...

to each his own... love your car though.. its been one thats driving me restore

 

Okay bro... I have a 79 rx7 my uncle left me long time ago before he passed.. the wheels were stolen off of it and I need lots of parts can you please send a link of the wheels you bought they are what I want. I need fenders to mine has been beat up in it's past

 

Man what's your wheel set up mine for stolen from my dad's house so I need to get some to bring her home..

 

nice job Man. Can't wait to see the rest.

 

He had diamond racing D windows on it at first and then US wheel 5 spoke.