Well I've had the 79 steering wheels on two RX-7s and even a Miata. No problems at all. I just bolted it straight on. Maybe your wheel came from a car with the rare power steering option and it's different? The wheels looked similar up until maybe 83. Does you FC have ABS?

 

Huh?
I'm sure the FB wheel fits fine, my earlier comment was directed at your statement about the wheel "seating" on the plastic collar and the collar being necessary for the wheel to bolt on straight.
The wheel is indexed by the splines on the steering shaft and seats on the taper directly behind them- the plastic TS collar does nothing in this regard, indeed is not strong enough to do so.
Remove the collar altogether and the wheel will still be fine, just the signals will not cancel.

With the wheel fully tightened down there should be freeplay (endfloat?) between the collar and the wheel hub.

 

When I put the 85 wheel on the back of the hub presses up against the column cover of the S5 column and if I leave it lose enough to not crus the collar it moves front and back like a wobble

 

Yeah, you'll have that from time to time.

 

Just a little update, Suspension is in. Height is just about dialed in completely. Little things to do before it goes on the road. But here are the wheels painted and ready to go along with some other stuff like the Tii hood addition as well as the fogs finally wired up properly.


Here was the beginning:




After a quick clean:



Sanded and prepped:




In the booth:



Dunlops on:




On the car (in air):



On the floor:




Hood:



Installed:



Brushing Teeth:



Front end:

 

Got here a little more leveled out and put up a borla catback

Also picked up an auto with 90k on the clock for a mini project for my gf

Still looking for s5 center dash vents
Rear seats are for sale and my rx8 wheels!

 

Did the RX-8 wheels require spacers? I am about to swap my MX-5 wheels, MX-5 wheels and RX-8 wheels are the same fitment, onto my FC for a while till it gets new tires, and I wanted to make sure it would fit.

Sorry to get a little off topic, but this is a very nice build.

 

Thank you for the compliment

Yes they needed 20mm spacers with extended lugs. I went with eBay spacers hub-centric. Haven't had any issues and they've seen a few burnouts, a lotta sharp cornering, and a decent amount of highway speeding 100+.

 

Couple of new additions again.

HKS intake (still have to secure the mount if anyone has any ideas) and Goose Island shifter (Just for shows, best birthday gift ever!) will be getting a Jack Daniels shifter this up coming week for daily driving!

comments?

 

Hey bud we just picked up another fc this one is for my gf. she loved when i had my fb wheel but as i mentioned it never quite held on right and would wobble. How did you get yours to mount up all the way without a wabble???

 

Good job on those wheels!

 

Thanks man I sold the wheels though. Made barely any profit, but it was worth getting my money back. Without a body kit or coilovers, 18s are too big.

But I am working on fitting a new set up as we speak (16x8 +16) I did put up a Borla catback as well as picked up a Racing Beat downpipe and am currently working on a 2.5" stainless cat delete. So far the car is running incredibly smooth. Took care of a few minor things like a new master and slave cylinder. Also bolted up an HKS intake.... yes I know it is for looks however my car does run a bit smoother. Either way I am happy. Now working on the power steering pump and doing a Ford Taurus alternator swap.

For next year, I am looking to build a fully functional cold air box for the HKS to sit in and collect cold air

Also hoping to picking up a Yellow top Optima battery and Monster Cable 3 Terminal battery extension to clean up that corner of the bay next year.

 

Here's the before and after of the exhaust

 

wow looks like a brand new car now

 

Thanks man and because I never posted it, here is the Jack Daniels daily driving shifter

 

Okie dokes so purchased a Racing Beat down pipe and bought some 2.5" stainless and created my own exhaust section. I installed them today and ohhhhh boy what a difference. Sounds incredible and has quite a bit more pop. Here's some photos. Also, it shoots flames with ease now

 

that blue looks amazing the interior looks super clean too good job.

 

Awesome work, this thing is so clean keep it up

 

great job so far!! keep it up! always good to see beat up cars brought back to life!

 

So I finally got around to running the new fog light power wires through the firewall. The result needed me to relocate my power mirror switch and make a spot for the fog light switch. After a couple of months of debating on positions I found a spot which suits me well and is out of the way and sight. (If you haven't seen the whole thread I made my own cup holder in the position these switches normally lay) the photos speak for themselves. Here's what I've been up to:

1/08/14
- pulled passenger seat
- began pulling HIDs
- Fixed passenger side speaker panel
- Took apart (luckily got back together) fog switch.
- drilled a hole in the firewall
- ran wire for fog lamp switch
- removed center console

1/09/12
- removed drivers seat
- removed speaker cover
- removed steering wheel
- removed turn cancel
- removed door sills/kick panels
- tidied up wires under dash
- fixed tilt steering
- flipped shift light (check to see if functional)
- ran wire from fuse box for fog switch
- completed removing all HID wiring

1/10/14
- test fit wrx seats

1/12/14
- cut holes for power mirror and fog switches

1/13/14
- epoxy switches in place

 

Did you ever test the wrx seats, did they fit?

 

They honestly looked like they were going to sit in great. They weren't as wide as I thought! They are super comfy but the kid selling them didn't tell me they were almost busting at the seems and had a couple of holes. So I test fit my buddies for future reference. I didn't take his wrx rails off u just sat them on the floor but they still sat in place without touching the ceiling. Custom brackets wouldn't be hard to make for the drivers seat but adapting the angle on the passenger rail (the rx7 rail) would be a little tricky

 

Pulled my entire exhaust due to busted stud. Polished the borla cans.


1/17/14
- replaced turn cancel (tested and works)
- mounted steering wheel
- found broken LED resistor
- purchased RB Pre-silencer (pre-owned)

1/21/14
- Purchased a 6 pack of Rain-X latitude
blades
- Presilencer arrived in good condition.

1/22/14
- Purchased 4 2.5" and 1 back pressure
gaskets from Racing Beat

1/23/14
- mounted new steering column surround
- wired in LEDs under the dash

1/24/14
- Removed passenger headlight
- Removed all wiring/brackets from under
intake
+ headlight motor relay in headlight
compartment
- Drilled out screw in MAF
- Shortened intake adapter
- Put intake back together and started

2/1/14
- Test fit Racing Beat Pre-silencer
- Installed final blinker Resistor

2/4/14
- Purchased 4300/6000K HID kits

2/6/14
- HID kits received
- Original RX7 Dealer brochure received

2/11/14
- Removed drivers headlight
-Tested HID kits, working perfect

2/15/14
- Ordered Yellow HKS Filter

2/19/14
- Koyo N-Flow ordered
- Removed full exhaust
- Polished Borla cans and tips

 

Shiny new parts are shiny

 

Mocked up an air intake box as well as installed a Grant Formula GT 12" wheel. Broke my turn delete because I forgot to use the spring in excitement. Hoping to get a new one soon seeing so I had just fixed the issue and now it's broken again lol

UPDATE*
2/25/14
- Koyorad N-Flow received

2/26/14
- HKS Filter received

3/7/14
- Created a mock up intake box

3/12/14
- Ordered Grant adapter kit

3/13/14
- Ordered smoke lens paint (VANS)
- Ordered Blue 3" x 3" Samco hose for intake

3/14/14
- Found locations for HID ballasts

3/15/14
- Smoke lens paint arrived
- Grant adapter arrived

3/17/14
- Installed Grant steering wheel

Photos*
Please ignore the mess lol still trying to find some new exhaust studs