The 10th AE Chronicles
12-08-15, 06:08 PM
#26
RX-7 Old Timer
Thread Starter
Looks great. I went a little different route. https://www.rx7club.com/auxiliary-in...ank-ai-718694/
12-10-15, 10:56 AM
#27
01-06-16, 09:27 PM
#29
RX-7 Old Timer
Thread Starter
Sweet! I will probably spend the Summer sorting and tuning the car before I really stress it on a track, but I'd like to do some autocrossing with it. I am eager to confuse people with multiple 10th AEs.
01-06-16, 09:34 PM
#30
RX-7 Old Timer
Thread Starter
Work resumes!
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(Sweating)
Measuring..
Someone said a rear strut brace ENDS creaks from the hatch area. I obsessed over this notion a while, until I decided to put this cusco piece in.
After days and days of measuring and prep later, we now have holes in my car.
I used a hole saw on the carpet and steel (cut the steel first, then carpet). A lot of slow work with a dremel let the bar clear the steel hole on all sides. Fitment at the carpet hole is very tight and good.
One of the lugs had some detectable slop, but I decided to make the most of a rare part and reinforce it with a few wraps of 600lb tensile strength tape (3M 890MSR) designed to hold oily steel stock together. The bar will be covered, so aesthetics are flexible.
I tightened the bar with the car lifted, so it should mostly stay in compression rather than tension.
It even clears the speaker tubs!
For new wiring, I used many RC parts, like flexible large gauge wire and high amperage connectors. The yellow connectors are XT90-S, rated for 90 amps. I now have two fuel pump harnesses, each with connectors, so I can run the car on old wiring if desired.
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(Sweating)
Measuring..
Someone said a rear strut brace ENDS creaks from the hatch area. I obsessed over this notion a while, until I decided to put this cusco piece in.
After days and days of measuring and prep later, we now have holes in my car.
I used a hole saw on the carpet and steel (cut the steel first, then carpet). A lot of slow work with a dremel let the bar clear the steel hole on all sides. Fitment at the carpet hole is very tight and good.
One of the lugs had some detectable slop, but I decided to make the most of a rare part and reinforce it with a few wraps of 600lb tensile strength tape (3M 890MSR) designed to hold oily steel stock together. The bar will be covered, so aesthetics are flexible.
I tightened the bar with the car lifted, so it should mostly stay in compression rather than tension.
It even clears the speaker tubs!
For new wiring, I used many RC parts, like flexible large gauge wire and high amperage connectors. The yellow connectors are XT90-S, rated for 90 amps. I now have two fuel pump harnesses, each with connectors, so I can run the car on old wiring if desired.
01-09-16, 05:28 PM
#32
RX-7 Old Timer
Thread Starter
Ran tubing and wire along the side of the interior: CO2, Methanol, Fuel Pump, Methanol Pump, Methanol Level Switch
Also found some 40mm grommets on Amazon that fit the strut brace holes. Looks better.
Also found some 40mm grommets on Amazon that fit the strut brace holes. Looks better.
01-10-16, 08:16 AM
#34
RX-7 Old Timer
Thread Starter
Roll bar padding. It's very lightweight and stiff, and can be carved and sanded.
The velcro comes off when I remove the bar, so I might try another mounting scheme. I like the "clean" outer look.
The velcro comes off when I remove the bar, so I might try another mounting scheme. I like the "clean" outer look.
01-11-16, 07:20 PM
#36
When I first saw the grommet, I loved that idea. A nice clean way to provide a bit of a more factory look for an aftermarket installed part. Then, I kept scrolling and got to the roll bar padding. It makes the bar seem even more obtrusive into the hatch, but I think I like it. Keep up the fantastic work!
01-14-16, 06:24 PM
#37
RX-7 Old Timer
Thread Starter
When I first saw the grommet, I loved that idea. A nice clean way to provide a bit of a more factory look for an aftermarket installed part. Then, I kept scrolling and got to the roll bar padding. It makes the bar seem even more obtrusive into the hatch, but I think I like it. Keep up the fantastic work!
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Minor Update: I redid the bar velcro, since the fitment did not please me and the velcro strips kept coming off.
The actual solution is real velcro brand "Thin Clear Tape"
Amazon.com : VELCRO - Sticky Back - 15' x 3/4" Tape - Clear : Mounting Tapes : Arts, Crafts & Sewing
The thin profile velcro allows a tighter fit. Very firmly mounted now, with less panel gap.
02-04-16, 08:47 PM
#38
RX-7 Old Timer
Thread Starter
Tonight, wrap.
Intent is to cook the floorpan and engine bay less. Some say it dampens some exhaust noise through the pipe walls, so I'm down for that.
Intent is to cook the floorpan and engine bay less. Some say it dampens some exhaust noise through the pipe walls, so I'm down for that.
02-06-16, 04:05 AM
#41
Senior Member
02-06-16, 07:47 AM
#42
Originally Posted by damic
Why would you drench them in trans fluid 
just use tap water.
just use tap water.I helped my brother pull his engine out've his car because he was losing oil pressure. After all the fun of taking the oil pan off and replacing the oil pump we put the engine back in. Now mind you, we did this the REALLY wrong way and left the motor and trans hanging from the cherry picker, aka engine was straight up and down. So trans fluid was draining from the tailshaft and his wrapped headers were sitting on the concrete soaking up all the trans fluid. Needless to say when we started it, after it idle for about 5 minutes while we were looking for leaks, the headers went wooooosh
Second time that engine has caught fire in that car, guess my brother has one more chance
02-07-16, 04:16 PM
#44
RX-7 Old Timer
Thread Starter
Some good building happened. Interior work, complete.
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I found a use for all these 40mm grommets I ordered. Access to the glovebox for electronics.
It's just wide enough to slipe the connectors through.
Herro Rtek.
This ECU pin gets repurposed as +5V input, for logging the wideband.
Damn it takes a long time to put together a wiring harness. This one grounds near the ECU, splits off to the firewall and the rocker, and then has a long "trunk" to reach up and out to the glovebox.
How do you go through the firewall? No good way. After much thought, I decided the assault my big grommet. This is its job, after all.
It's basically impossible to feed anything through the back of the grommet by hand. Trick is to feed a scrap wire through from the front, tape it to the real wires, and pull them through.
There we go.
Trying to tidy this up.
- - -
I found a use for all these 40mm grommets I ordered. Access to the glovebox for electronics.
It's just wide enough to slipe the connectors through.
Herro Rtek.
This ECU pin gets repurposed as +5V input, for logging the wideband.
Damn it takes a long time to put together a wiring harness. This one grounds near the ECU, splits off to the firewall and the rocker, and then has a long "trunk" to reach up and out to the glovebox.
How do you go through the firewall? No good way. After much thought, I decided the assault my big grommet. This is its job, after all.
It's basically impossible to feed anything through the back of the grommet by hand. Trick is to feed a scrap wire through from the front, tape it to the real wires, and pull them through.
There we go.
Trying to tidy this up.
03-06-16, 06:41 PM
#49
RX-7 Old Timer
Thread Starter
Sorry! Took a break to just hang out a bit, and to build this compuper:
IT IS SO GOOD. My last build was 8 years ago. Things have advanced, certainly. It's extremely quiet and has an i7 4790K. If you want a parts list, pm me.
So to get back into the car, I drained the oil, and removed the undertrays. The cleanup process snowballed, until the alu undertray became pornographically polished. It will just become redirtied. Anyway, enjoy.
IT IS SO GOOD. My last build was 8 years ago. Things have advanced, certainly. It's extremely quiet and has an i7 4790K. If you want a parts list, pm me.
So to get back into the car, I drained the oil, and removed the undertrays. The cleanup process snowballed, until the alu undertray became pornographically polished. It will just become redirtied. Anyway, enjoy.
03-07-16, 11:47 AM
#50
Solid update about a computer on a car forum! Good to see an update, even if it's minor. While I'm here, I might as well ask what's the PC's graphics card and do you recommend it?