V8 rx-7
06-12-11, 05:42 PM
#1
V8 rx-7
Bored so why not start a build thread.
The car is a 1985 Mazda RX-7 built for SCCA IT7 class. The car was raced for awhile powered by a rotary and taken off the track for a V8 swap. The previous owner never finished the project and put it up for sale and that's when i picked it up.
I wasn't really looking for a project car at the time but i also didnt want to end up seeing this car flying down the track with a V8 in it.
This is going to be a slow build thread due to work and life taking up most of my fun time.
The car is a 1985 Mazda RX-7 built for SCCA IT7 class. The car was raced for awhile powered by a rotary and taken off the track for a V8 swap. The previous owner never finished the project and put it up for sale and that's when i picked it up.
I wasn't really looking for a project car at the time but i also didnt want to end up seeing this car flying down the track with a V8 in it.
This is going to be a slow build thread due to work and life taking up most of my fun time.
06-12-11, 05:45 PM
#2
Woke up early this morning and started to tare the rest of the car apart to get it ready for paint, Still not sure what color to go with.
Hear is a picture before the V8 was taken out, All wrong
Now the fun part starts, taking the car apart and seeing what were working with
The car has Tokico Illumina shocks all around, Unknown camber kit, and unknown coilovers.
Going to take the stock tank out and install a fuel cell
The car came with alot of spare wheels and tires
Hear is a picture before the V8 was taken out, All wrong
Now the fun part starts, taking the car apart and seeing what were working with
The car has Tokico Illumina shocks all around, Unknown camber kit, and unknown coilovers.
Going to take the stock tank out and install a fuel cell
The car came with alot of spare wheels and tires
06-12-11, 05:47 PM
#3
Been doing some thinking about how to go motor wise and just started buying parts.
Bridgeport 6 Port irons.... Brap Brap Brap
And the HUGE purchase of the weekend was this, a Borg Warner T70. The previous owner was making double my HP goal for this build on a stock port 6 port S5 motor on 16psi.
Just trying on the Rotor Rim
Bridgeport 6 Port irons.... Brap Brap Brap
And the HUGE purchase of the weekend was this, a Borg Warner T70. The previous owner was making double my HP goal for this build on a stock port 6 port S5 motor on 16psi.
Just trying on the Rotor Rim
06-13-11, 12:25 PM
#5
Wow that's going to be a serious machine. I'm looking forward to see how things develop Alex and thanks for saving that beauty from V8 Hell.
I'm assuming this is going to be a track car so we probably won't get to see it at the Suwanee OGTA meets, but when you get it going let's talk about organizing a weekend meet at the track. An FB salvaged from V8 Hell has got to be worth 2 12A equivalents at least.
I'm assuming this is going to be a track car so we probably won't get to see it at the Suwanee OGTA meets, but when you get it going let's talk about organizing a weekend meet at the track. An FB salvaged from V8 Hell has got to be worth 2 12A equivalents at least.
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Thank you kind sir 
06-26-11, 01:25 PM
#23
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=Fuel+cell