Whizbang

Now with more SA! and more roll cage!

1979! Cage was logbooked through Rally America in 2011. Never raced.

The kirky seat is just a roll around seat until i make the proper mounts. Game plan is make the turret mounts for rear suspension, upper link boxes for the four link, seat mounts, plug the sunroof, then paint the inner up.

Obviously, there is much to do. FC front suspension, toyota 8" rear axle w/ four link / panhard. Haven't settled on an engine yet.

Frankenmazda

iTrader: (2)

Nice!

MishlerDennis

Dam thats nice

DreamInRotary

iTrader: (49)

Looks like a nice start to a build, good luck with it!

Whizbang

Brought the Toyota 8" axles and housing. EVERY 3rd member was gone. But this will let me get the axle housing done up for the four link and the axles machined.

Whizbang

car is home! time to sort out the parts and get rolling

Whizbang

turns out its a 9/78 build year. #520169

woodmv

iTrader: (8)

Nice! I would love to have had some rust free strut/spindle assemblies before cleaning mine up. Car looks like a nice solid base for a build. I'm gonna love following this thread!

dbragg

iTrader: (7)

This has lots of potential. Watching.

Whizbang

stripped down and ready for all kinds of more work

craaaazzy

iTrader: (9)

love the fabrication that went into the cage. can't wait to see more.

Whizbang

pics of the various things!

new OMP HTE seat.

Cut a big ******* hole in the floor pan for seat mounting reasons.

subframe is installed!

my 40mm inverted bilsteins, and T3 camber plates (hopefully they work out)

nofords

iTrader: (9)

Why a four link?

Whizbang

It is the go to for solid axle rally cars, and mine will be modeled closely from the Ford Mk2 escort prep manual. Known for strength, travel, and results. No sense redesigning the wheel.

craaaazzy

iTrader: (9)

wow, 2 projects...brave! good luck and keep us updated on both.

Whizbang

cfamilyfix

iTrader: (15)

so that's how you get a 2nd gen rad in a SA...nice as always

Whizbang

well 8" toyota might be 8" mazda IRS....

browntrout

Looks good man! Quite the cage, was watching the old Rally 7 videos. Makes me want to do some rallying myself.

82transam

iTrader: (18)

Oo FD rear end. I'll be watching this.

Whizbang

rally is, in my opinion, the best thing to ever do in a car. besides having sex i guess. But since that is really difficult in a 7. the best thing you can do in the 7 is rally.



Starting this process on friday.

Whizbang

Busy day.

1. GSL-SE is officially gone. Cut the front corners for spares for the rally car.

2. Began the FD3S rx7 rear suspension. The gas cylinder is representative of how tall the towers will likely be since the strut mounts on top of the hub assembly. Various pictures of the FD rears and the spares (i acquired three dropouts in total. left one assembled for mocking up).

3. turns out the rear brakes are ******* HUGE since they ever-so-barely rub the inside of my enkei. Any rally wheels have a larger inner diameter?

4. Diff is nicely sized relative to the dewalt 18v batt used for reference. Good ring. Going with either 4.88 or 5.12. Currently has a torsen diff however, but i can get a clutch verison.

Whizbang

engine bay is done. you would be surprised how much detail stuff went into it. And also how variable my welding skills can be... i need practice...

woodmv

iTrader: (8)

Looks great! Looking forward to seeing the end product. Welding skills? Yeah, I'm in the same boat!

Whizbang