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gregs RHD S4 Jspec swap/build
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Hey guys wanted to share my build, for the begining I'm not lookng for any power adders in the engine compartment, I'm hoping to be able a smog the car being I live in CA and would like to experience what a stock Turbo 2 driving experience is like.
I have been on the hunt for 2nd rotary car project and the FC vert really caught my attention. I found a overheated Vert that was very clean (during the hunt it's pretty rare to find a clean and complete FC period) within 2 hours driving distance. So the project begins! Hope you guys enjoy the build even if this is not a big power build & looking for some more experienced members that can chime in on recomendations and insight. This build will not only cover the RHD swap but I have collected other parts for the exterior/interior. There's quite a bit of research and questions I have especially while doing my brake line tuck (planning on hidding or cleaning up the brake lines in the engine bay. I'm hoping I can get some help from the rx7 community. FC Vert picked up and ready for the ride home Attachment 684379 Attachment 684380 Here is the Completely Stock S4 RHD Jspec Front Clip Attachment 684381 Attachment 684382 Attachment 684383 I thought this was pretty interesting looking :icon_tup: Digital Logicon Attachment 684384 |
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While the car was parked I noticed it had the most Black Widow spiders I have ever seen in one place, no way I can work in that environment!
Had to do a Macgyver fumagation/fogout and take care of those spiders Attachment 684377 Attachment 684378 |
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Here she is before the tear down, I'm happy to start off with a clean platform
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The tear down begins
Attachment 684368 Attachment 684369 Attachment 684370 Attachment 684371 N/A Motor coming out! Attachment 684372 Attachment 684373 |
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Weather has not been ideal for working on the car outdoors for the past few weeks, so I have been collecting parts
S4 Turbo II Rear Diff (I also have the half shafts and driveshaft) Attachment 684356 Blitz BOV *after the smog Attachment 684357 4 Point Roll Bar (Going to strip the white and paint gunmetal) Attachment 684358 Blitz 17" Technospeed Z1 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...90ED15A9B5.jpg (Planning on having the wheels rebuilt) Attachment 684359 |
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Suede and leather Recaro seats (custom leather bride seats in the back are for my rx8)
Attachment 684353 Attachment 684354 Apexi N1 dual exhaust **thanks to Eric @ work concepts** Attachment 684355 |
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PBM coilovers
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Very nice! I can't wait to see where this goes!
Are those Bride Pros? |
Originally Posted by 20B10AE
(Post 11357408)
Very nice! I can't wait to see where this goes!
Are those Bride Pros? |
Awesome build.
You want to sell the Logicon? |
Originally Posted by Wild Bill Massey
(Post 11357731)
Awesome build.
You want to sell the Logicon? |
Here's the first question: I want to run AN fittings on the new brake lines but have not been able to figure out what the thread is on the master cylinder and im assuming the thread will be the same with the brake porportioning valve. I originally was planning running the cheap auto parts store brake hard lines but I was told stainless steel lines are much easier to bend and flare so I may consider ordering SS.
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searching through some threads I found the thread for the brake system is 10mm x 1.00, now it's time to shop for more parts
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Awesome build
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how much was your rhd front clip? do you know if they are available without motors just for a rhd conversion?
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Originally Posted by 503rx7
(Post 11360980)
Awesome build
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Originally Posted by Steves13b
(Post 11361266)
how much was your rhd front clip? do you know if they are available without motors just for a rhd conversion?
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Your build is looking great how long did it take you to completely remove the dash took me about a week putting a few hours at a time since I easily git frustated the brake lines are tricky especially the rear one since it has an s-type bends along the end , flaring the lines gets pretty easy after a few times I practiced on my old lines to get the hang of it idk if you know but I learned the hard way you need to double flare your brake lines
I did most most of the conversion work myself on my rhd but if you do some research you can find lots of info hereon the subject |
Thanks, I had a friend that has removed plenty of fc dashes helped me so it was very easy, took about 40 minutes. This weekend I had some time to remove the engine from the front clip. I'll post more pictures in a bit.
Originally Posted by spartan1
(Post 11364560)
Your build is looking great how long did it take you to completely remove the dash took me about a week putting a few hours at a time since I easily git frustated the brake lines are tricky especially the rear one since it has an s-type bends along the end , flaring the lines gets pretty easy after a few times I practiced on my old lines to get the hang of it idk if you know but I learned the hard way you need to double flare your brake lines
I did most most of the conversion work myself on my rhd but if you do some research you can find lots of info hereon the subject |
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I had some time to yank the engine out of the front clip, being the front was wide open I really thought the engine would be easier to take out and boy was I wrong, the front clip body was so light we had a hard time keeping the body planted on the jack stands.
This barber shop base of a chair did a excellent job of keeping the front end from nose diving to the ground LOL Attachment 683463 Attachment 683464 Attachment 683465 Attachment 683466 Attachment 683467 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...psf79f1a06.jpg Now it's time to cut out templates from the jspec firewall Attachment 683468 ECU *ABS will not be reused Looking at my ECU I noticed Rtek does not support the N340 ( I eventually wanted to modify the car) it appears I may be stuck on engine management options with the JDM harness and ECU. Attachment 683469 |
Rtec isn't supporting the european ecu's, too but at least the 1.7 chip works with them. I would call them and ask if the chip could be working with your ecu, too.
By the way where is the difference between the USDM engine and the JDM engine besides LHD and RHD?:scratch: |
Originally Posted by Th0m4s
(Post 11365087)
Rtec isn't supporting the european ecu's, too but at least the 1.7 chip works with them. I would call them and ask if the chip could be working with your ecu, too.
By the way where is the difference between the USDM engine and the JDM engine besides LHD and RHD?:scratch: |
cant wait to see this done, i got a vert my self and plan on doing rhd conversion and t2 swap also!
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Originally Posted by hartjdh
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cant wait to see this done, i got a vert my self and plan on doing rhd conversion and t2 swap also!
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