Ivegonemad's street/track redemption build
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Finally decided to make my build thread and chronicle my experience thru the build. Starting off with some history, I was out the rotary game for some time prior to 2011 I think after I sold my last two fc's which I regret and had me itching for another
Attachment 612879 Attachment 612880 After I sold it, i still wanted another and after I got in touch with an old friend i was able to have the opportunity to get an original GTX for dirt cheap, sounded like a deal at the time Attachment 612881 Attachment 612882 Well.....it sat for some time, and just being hauled left and right to different storages before I even tried to get anything done but it wasn't happening and it sat for two years till I finally decided to part it out and chop it :( http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...3465734B_2.jpg Well that was just this January, it was a learning lesson for me and after a month i was able to get another fc, which led me back to the club and on Craigslist, at one point I was gonna do a min truck build but I had to redeem myself from having to send a few 7's to rotary heaven in due time I found it! a one owner '86 GXL NA with extra goodies and a rebuilt engine, only issue was that the tranny was stuck in gear and the sunroof had rust on top and the paint was bubbling up from the masking they put on it almost as if it was an oven other than that it was clean with an almost perfect interior Attachment 612883 Attachment 612884 Attachment 612885 Attachment 612886 Attachment 612887 I already knew what type of car I had in mind, one that I've been wanting to build for the longest with that being said I always loved the time attack look like the Super Now time attack fc, a simple look with aggressive aero, I've always enjoyed the stock body but with the help of aero Attachment 612888 |
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Now the fun really starts! I started looking up parts left and right, from a tranny, single exhaust, diffuser, headers, itbs, etc I sourced out a lot of parts the first weeks
Attachment 612871 Attachment 612872 Attachment 612873 Attachment 612874 Attachment 612875 The pic doesn't do justice the exhaust is huge!! It's 3.5in piping but the canister is At least 5in or more, at the same time I got a splitter for an fd but will cut it to make it fit the fc, got JIC strut bars front and rear, but what I did need I couldn't find it a tranny for sale, I finally found one from a buddy of mine during the mean time I got a new clutch As well, picked up a Rotora GT wing from another buddy this thing is a little under 60" but it fits on the fc pretty well it ends a little further out the end of the trunk when I measured it Attachment 612876 Throughout searching for parts I was also looking for wheels, I was in Google/the club for just ideas what wheels look good on the fc, but I found these yoshiharas in 18x8 +15 offset that looked well taken care of from a fellow member same week I got some shine auto 30mm front fenders as well they do have some minor cracks but for the price it was a deal not to pass up Attachment 612877 Attachment 612878 |
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Over the next week, i sold the racing beat mufflers, I did the emission removal, loosely installed the exhaust, headers also went in, as well as the diffuser
Attachment 612862 Attachment 612863 Attachment 612864 Attachment 612865 Attachment 612866 Didn't do much to the car for a few days till I got my weekend off, I really didn't want to do the tranny on floor, I've been spoiled to have lifts at work oh well I stepped up did it any way, so when I got the "new" tranny I didn't pay attention my buddy told me it was an s4 NA but i never bothered to check, anyways i found out the hard way when I was putting the tranny mounts it was an s5, I thought I was f-d, but I remember I had a brand new s5 crossmember from the Gtx, good thing the tranny came with the Y mount too problem solved. when I was putting the clutch on the flywheel, the new one was just a mm or so bigger, that wasn't gonna work, ended up using the old it was still pretty good condition, didn't wasn't time and got it all back together. We also installed the over fenders and tested the wheels in the front Old is the top one Attachment 612867 Attachment 612868 I didn't know what tires to run on the yoshiharas, but finally decided to some 235/40's installed them and they look good but I think I could've ran a 225/35 but these will work for now once I got home I had to install them but I had to but new lugs cuz the guy at the store gave me 1.25 instead of 1.50 thread pitch no worries we Attachment 612869 Attachment 612870 I really like how they came out, all I need now is to get some coilovers and drop it a little, won't be going to low tho, I might not have to roll the rear we'll see though |
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time to finally get the wing installed, so I ordered some bcl mounts the corner brackets with the cut out stands, The wing is a universal type so the mounts on it are way too close for my taste so I drilled them out to reposition them, with the help of my brother we measured and re-measured took a while to just start drilling some holes, finally got the mounts in also I picked up some fd side steps, shine auto feed replicas I couldn't wait to install them too while i was at it
Attachment 612855 Attachment 612856 In the last pic we had to measure like 20times to get the spacing even and centered took about 2hrs we lagged it a bit eventually we did it Attachment 612857 Attachment 612858 I love how it's coming out so far! The mounts are tall but the side steps/diffuser make it pop out so much better, well I also got around to test fitting the front splitter as well Attachment 612859 Gonna wait till I can have it on a lift to fully install the splitter, so I don't have to do this on the floor it's a killer plus I need a bigger lip, I forgot I did pick up a 99 spec lip in carbon Kevlar it's a bit roughed up but I can make it work just need to shorten it and cut certain areas so it sit flush on the fc bumper from the looks of it http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...8B2B2EF2CF.jpg I went thru my closet of stuff I had left Over from the gtx, and I saw the side view mirrors and realized they folded oh dang, all this time I just found out I had them so these had to go in too Attachment 612860 The engine needs clean up big time, Will be doing that on my weekend off, I pretty much have everything installed, last things I need is getting the exhaust welded, and just waiting for the ITB's to get finished that's pretty much it for now Attachment 612861 |
I have to say the more I look into the car, it's really unmolested, the PO did the reliability mods I guess installed the SS oil lines, racing beat spark plug wires, the Kn filter, etc he really took care of it was an older gentleman
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It's been quite these past days, I got to mocking up the 99 spec lip I got it's a little beat up, which was a perfect candidate, had to shorten it and I'll be adding more material to the ends so it can sit flush to the bumper. I'll post pics later, the mock up was a bit horrible with minimal lighting to get a clean shot.
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I do like the look of those side skirts. You say they are for an FD? How is the fitment?
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Plus 2 on them pics of the side
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Originally Posted by ACR_RX-7
(Post 12061108)
I do like the look of those side skirts. You say they are for an FD? How is the fitment?
Originally Posted by unek87
(Post 12061213)
Plus 2 on them pics of the side
going taking them off again and bend/grind off the jacking point rails since i have some t2 side skirts i want to use too ill get more pics later when i get home itll give you a better idea of what I'm saying :scratch: |
due to my phone being broken again, I cant post updated pics but anyways I had some time with the FC and installed some Megan coil overs for the mean time, also got to fixing the dreaded driver outside handle, seems like theirs a 10mm or some type of c-clip that holds the opening mechanism that pushes the rod on the actuator and mines well its gone, couldn't open the driver door thru the outside, just JB welded it for now until i get the handle, works for now also i got a manual rack coming in. still unsure if Im going to remove the AC,just trying to make it to seven stock will get pics later
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:lol:inb4 pics or it didn't happen
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Originally Posted by ACR_RX-7
(Post 12063840)
:lol:inb4 pics or it didn't happen
well still phone-less might have to use the wife's phone to post pictures up but i got my manual rack in today and gonna be putting that in this weekend, aslo cleaned up the engine and took off the AC/PS and miscellaneous brackets. tried to clean up the engine bay but didnt go well need some of the dirt is on there gonna remove some parts so i can really get in there and scrub all the grease not much of an update, but progress is there ! |
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Finally some pics! First off, for the guys that asked for the fd side skirts:
Attachment 611508 Attachment 611509 Attachment 611510 Attachment 611511 Now, here's the update I mentioned before and with new parts installed as well Before: Attachment 611512 After: Attachment 611513 Came out better than I expected but I did put some time to clean it, and I re-routed some wires and with out the p/s and AC bracket all gone looks much cleaner Attachment 611514 Attachment 611515 Megan coils for now My GTX came with rotors, I dunno if their a standard option, does anyone of this? I had them laying around so I installed them while I did the manual rack Attachment 611516 Attachment 611517 I wanted clean interior so I decided to take apart the dash and remove the carpet to clean it, so that's where I'm at right now Attachment 611518 Attachment 611519 |
The fitment is surprisingly good. For a while there, I thought you forgot about us. :lol:
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Originally Posted by ACR_RX-7
(Post 12072251)
The fitment is surprisingly good. For a while there, I thought you forgot about us. :lol:
Well, the car is finally ready to run, last weekend I got my exhaust welded up, and today I put the interior back together (without breaking much of my plastics topped off all the fluids. I finally got it started! it took a while, I'm having issues where my throttle isn't responsive, it has a delay I have to rev it past 2 to keep it going, if I don't engine shuts off I drove it around my complex but didn't last to long, my neighbors started complaining so I couldn't get a video, but my idle is low somewhere between 500-700 but it idled for a few seconds on its own and died. I'm guessing that I need to adjust my idle, didn't have time but will do that this weekend, i might just get it towed to my job, it's near Torrance airport and I can drive the car without no one complaining about noise :scratch::lol: |
The three things I would check is ignition timing, TPS adjustment, and your grounds.
I wish I could get my hands on some T2 skirts for a decent price, but I've only found battered and beaten ones for close to $300. I am probably just going to buy shine skirts at this point. |
no update following, have been busy trying to get my cousins car started the last two weeks. I did get the FD lip fixed which ill try to mount tomorrow, but all is the same, hopefully ill be getting the Carbs in two weeks
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Originally Posted by ACR_RX-7
(Post 12072759)
The three things I would check is ignition timing, TPS adjustment, and your grounds.
I wish I could get my hands on some T2 skirts for a decent price, but I've only found battered and beaten ones for close to $300. I am probably just going to buy shine skirts at this point. |
During the emissions removal, make sure you don't have any vacuum leaks or any lines routed incorrectly. I did that to my old FB and it ran like crap, until I sorted out that I was pulling full vacuum through the crankcase
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Originally Posted by ACR_RX-7
(Post 12077080)
During the emissions removal, make sure you don't have any vacuum leaks or any lines routed incorrectly. I did that to my old FB and it ran like crap, until I sorted out that I was pulling full vacuum through the crankcase
not much progress due to helping my cousin with his car, and im currently moving as well, so no time for mine :(:( hopefully this weekend i will find time to put the fd side skirts back on and weld a muffler on the exhaust, as well as to register the car and smog :scratch: |
well yesterday i picked up a roll cage from circuit theory, its a 6 pt for a rhd but still couldnt beat the price, plus no one was selling any and i wanted it now...ill be sanding it and re-painting it tomorrow and ill be installing it next week pics tomorrow
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finally a pic! so here's the cage painted ready for install next week hopefully by tuesday itll go in the car but im debating whether if i should keep the interior or not ill have time to think about it. Also im taking the car to get a a muffler installed tomorrow, its way to stupid loud and i have no back pressure at all. hopefully by the end of the week ill be driving if all goes well |
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Finally got around to getting cage in the car and I'll be taking it to work to do the last finishing touches; cutting the carpet around cage legs, drilling holes and bolting it up, cutting panels that's not a for sure thing cuz I want to keep my interior but we'll see, I have to clean my rear carpet again due to my cat pissing on it :scratch::lol:
Had help from my brother....eventually he'll be inheriting this car...:egrin: Attachment 610510 http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...562A1C89BC.jpg Attachment 610511 Attachment 610512 Next thing on the list is getting that diagonal bar that goes from the main to the driver strut tower, but the carbs should be here soon, also I ordered another diffuser from shine auto since my buddy was pressuring me to sell mine :lol::lol: also I ordered v8 roadster frame rails not much happening so far just waiting By any chance, I was curious of doing a transmission/diff oil cooler? ? Any info would great |
Originally Posted by ivegonemad
(Post 12085632)
By any chance, I was curious of doing a transmission/diff oil cooler? ? Any info would great GXAC-UTC002 GEAR-X TRANSMISSION COOLER KIT ? Special Projects Motor Sports You can always assemble one cheaper, but this is how to go about it. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...c91aea8230.jpg |
Originally Posted by ACR_RX-7
(Post 12085850)
You might want to save your pennies there, bud.
You can always assemble one cheaper, but this is how to go about it. yea, i have some spare oil lines and all and an oil cooler somewhere in my storage iirc, i can get a pump from work, and the rest that's why i was kinda looking into for a bit but it wont be until its a fully dedicated track car till then its just ideas thanks for the link tho but damn those pre assembled kits are pricey for what they are :(:lol: |
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