Ice Racer/Rally Rx7 build
08-23-11, 03:53 PM
#51
UPDATES!
July rallycross ended on the 21st, this August's was on the 20th, got the entire rewire and re interior and underhood (except lighting) done in a months time
rewired done! (pre-passenger seat)
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work in progress at TRF
www.thompsonracingfabrication.com
alllmost...
DONE!
then the previous rallyX event.
If I didn't miss a gate I would have taken 3rd
but I did have the fastest run of the day for 2wd
yes there are no headlamps because I'm almost done doing my perma sleepy fix'd setup:
more photos of that this week. (^ just a mock up)
July rallycross ended on the 21st, this August's was on the 20th, got the entire rewire and re interior and underhood (except lighting) done in a months time
rewired done! (pre-passenger seat)
[URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/59/imag0151xt.jpg/]
work in progress at TRF
www.thompsonracingfabrication.com
alllmost...
DONE!
then the previous rallyX event.
If I didn't miss a gate I would have taken 3rd
but I did have the fastest run of the day for 2wd
yes there are no headlamps because I'm almost done doing my perma sleepy fix'd setup:
more photos of that this week. (^ just a mock up)
08-24-11, 06:17 PM
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Don't hate my V8
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no no, i have torque to go tandem on pavement ;P
got the JDM engine in too btw along with wideband and apexi afc neo. t04b is coming friday.
i need brakes monies sir.
when you coming back up? this winter for snowdrift and the lake??
got the JDM engine in too btw along with wideband and apexi afc neo. t04b is coming friday.
i need brakes monies sir.
when you coming back up? this winter for snowdrift and the lake??
09-20-11, 05:16 PM
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Brap Brap Psshh
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Kinda like the mantle piece I have in my living room.
Works as a good sunglasses holder too, haha.
Awesome car btw, I'll eventually build a rally car too. Most likely a TII FB, gotta finish my fc first tho, lol. I've drivin the fc on pikes peak and it's definitely lots of fun on the dirt.
Works as a good sunglasses holder too, haha.
Awesome car btw, I'll eventually build a rally car too. Most likely a TII FB, gotta finish my fc first tho, lol. I've drivin the fc on pikes peak and it's definitely lots of fun on the dirt.
09-27-11, 11:05 AM
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dash done:
yes it has USB ports for creature comforts, charge cell phone, use cell phone for pandora on drives to events (too poor to afford a tow vehicle getup so she has to stay road legal)
heatercore goes back in this week along with new defrost setup to get ready for rainy/ice/snow season here in MI.
09-29-11, 12:02 AM
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oh i have a 1st gen im thinking about using a regulator form a bmw for a rail and slider so mine would be just up or down how much wight did you get out of the door any way? it's a drift missile too
11-09-11, 03:21 AM
#66
Respecognize!
Glad to see more folks enjoying the dirt and gravel! Have have been a few stage legal FCs out there. Guy i meet in Boise has a Turbo II he hasnt run in a few years. They just get a little tight with a roll cage...
05-14-12, 01:09 PM
#71
new fuel pump (walbro lph255) because the 20+ year old stock t2 pump was pooping out, also removed rear sway bar for better articulation in the rear suspension, handles the soft better and I'm finishing grooving my set of gravel tires to turn them into mud biased.
pics to come soon on those.
next rallyX is this saturday, maybe photos will come later in next week
pics to come soon on those.
next rallyX is this saturday, maybe photos will come later in next week
05-30-12, 06:20 PM
#74
Lol yes it is/i am
and actually I do have an update! and some more action shots:
Via my friends at Griffin Thermal Products I got a sweet deal on this setup!
Spal electric fan, fully shrouded, all aluminum, mounted to stock location with very minor modifications.
(I kept the heater core for ice racing so I had to modify the lower outlet from 1.75" OD to 1.5" OD w/ a port for the heater core.)
Universal Combo CU-58202-01
Crossflow 24"w x 19"h overall
2 rows of 1.25"
works great with the vented hood.
Now as promised, action shots
whats next?
I have header wrap and I'm gonna do that to the header and midpipe because after 2 driver-ing the car at rallyX I got the floor soooo hot, it melted some of the factory sound deadening. lol.
so because of the conditions I drive in (snow, wet, mud etc) to do the wrap I must get an additional skid plate for the section from the cross member back (already have a front skid plate fashioned on there to protect the coolers) to make sure I dont soak the header wrap with moisture and rot my pipes.
Step 1
remove exhaust bits
step 2
sandblast the section
step 3
ceramic paint coat the section
step 4
wrap
step 5
rap
step 6
profit
and actually I do have an update! and some more action shots:
Via my friends at Griffin Thermal Products I got a sweet deal on this setup!
Spal electric fan, fully shrouded, all aluminum, mounted to stock location with very minor modifications.
(I kept the heater core for ice racing so I had to modify the lower outlet from 1.75" OD to 1.5" OD w/ a port for the heater core.)
Universal Combo CU-58202-01
Crossflow 24"w x 19"h overall
2 rows of 1.25"
works great with the vented hood.
Now as promised, action shots
whats next?
I have header wrap and I'm gonna do that to the header and midpipe because after 2 driver-ing the car at rallyX I got the floor soooo hot, it melted some of the factory sound deadening. lol.
so because of the conditions I drive in (snow, wet, mud etc) to do the wrap I must get an additional skid plate for the section from the cross member back (already have a front skid plate fashioned on there to protect the coolers) to make sure I dont soak the header wrap with moisture and rot my pipes.
Step 1
remove exhaust bits
step 2
sandblast the section
step 3
ceramic paint coat the section
step 4
wrap
step 5
rap
step 6
profit
