Project 'Brap God' 10AE Cosmo RE Swap
11-13-16, 12:47 AM
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Project 'Brap God' 10AE Cosmo RE Swap
Here begins my first build thread. I've never actually committed to these things, so this could get interesting.
The Backstory:
My shop co-owner Matt Vincent (Rotors Performance) built this car back in 2012 for a friend. He dropped a Cosmo 13B-RE motor into one of his 3 10AEs at the time. The friend took the car down to KC to get tuned at a shop and they ended up blowing up the motor. Matt rebuilt the motor for him free of charge, but he insisted he could get the car running without his help. Apparently, they had problems getting the starter to engage even though it was brand new so the car sat. The car sat for 4 years. I asked Matt one day if he knew of any TII RX7s for sale. He informed me he knew of a 10AE with a brand new Cosmo RE swap in it for an absolute steal of a price. I hit up the owner and had some conversation, and basically went back and forth for about 3 months. I was finally able to pick the car up this evening. We jacked it up and looked at the wiring to find out the starter was wired wrong. A problem the owner couldn't find for 4 years was solved in less than 30 minutes. The car started right up. My next step is to go back and give the car another look over. I've already spotted some things that need some fixing.
The Plan:
The plan is going to hurt a lot of feelings, but it's something I want to do. I've been in contact with several companies to sponsor a show car/streetcar build. Jhoshua from JP Fiberglass, Battle Aero, and Evasive Motorsports. My plan is to convert this 10AE into a widebody street warrior, but keep the car in the 10AE spirit. A restomod if you will. I know this might draw some negative attention from some people asking why I'd take a 1 of 1500 car and 'ruin' it. To that, I say why not. I plan on putting the car on Work VS-XXs with a Battle Aero Chassis mount spoiler with a JP Fiberglass Rocketbunny style FC3s body kit. I want to keep all the 10Ae markings and badges.
The Long-Term:
The exterior modifications are my winter plans. If I run into a few more funds, I will be converting the Cosmo RE motor into a 20B. The way I see it, if I'm going to do this to a 'collector car', I want to make sure there's a method to the madness. Before you say something along the lines of 'that's more expensive than you think' or 'you're not going to do that', we've put several 3 rotor cars on the road this year. We've done this a time or two
Current Modifications:
Streetport 13B-RE Cosmo
FD LIM/UIM for hood clearance
Microtech LT-8
1680cc primaries/secondaries
Walbro 485
Precision 6266
Trust/Greddy FMIC kit
Custom 3" turboback
Car made 520whp in 2012.
I'm going to be posting video logs of the build progress on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RotorsMagazine
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to look, I'll be updating with more progress soon!
The Backstory:
My shop co-owner Matt Vincent (Rotors Performance) built this car back in 2012 for a friend. He dropped a Cosmo 13B-RE motor into one of his 3 10AEs at the time. The friend took the car down to KC to get tuned at a shop and they ended up blowing up the motor. Matt rebuilt the motor for him free of charge, but he insisted he could get the car running without his help. Apparently, they had problems getting the starter to engage even though it was brand new so the car sat. The car sat for 4 years. I asked Matt one day if he knew of any TII RX7s for sale. He informed me he knew of a 10AE with a brand new Cosmo RE swap in it for an absolute steal of a price. I hit up the owner and had some conversation, and basically went back and forth for about 3 months. I was finally able to pick the car up this evening. We jacked it up and looked at the wiring to find out the starter was wired wrong. A problem the owner couldn't find for 4 years was solved in less than 30 minutes. The car started right up. My next step is to go back and give the car another look over. I've already spotted some things that need some fixing.
The Plan:
The plan is going to hurt a lot of feelings, but it's something I want to do. I've been in contact with several companies to sponsor a show car/streetcar build. Jhoshua from JP Fiberglass, Battle Aero, and Evasive Motorsports. My plan is to convert this 10AE into a widebody street warrior, but keep the car in the 10AE spirit. A restomod if you will. I know this might draw some negative attention from some people asking why I'd take a 1 of 1500 car and 'ruin' it. To that, I say why not. I plan on putting the car on Work VS-XXs with a Battle Aero Chassis mount spoiler with a JP Fiberglass Rocketbunny style FC3s body kit. I want to keep all the 10Ae markings and badges.
The Long-Term:
The exterior modifications are my winter plans. If I run into a few more funds, I will be converting the Cosmo RE motor into a 20B. The way I see it, if I'm going to do this to a 'collector car', I want to make sure there's a method to the madness. Before you say something along the lines of 'that's more expensive than you think' or 'you're not going to do that', we've put several 3 rotor cars on the road this year. We've done this a time or two
Current Modifications:
Streetport 13B-RE Cosmo
FD LIM/UIM for hood clearance
Microtech LT-8
1680cc primaries/secondaries
Walbro 485
Precision 6266
Trust/Greddy FMIC kit
Custom 3" turboback
Car made 520whp in 2012.
I'm going to be posting video logs of the build progress on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RotorsMagazine
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to look, I'll be updating with more progress soon!
Last edited by Kenny McKee; 11-13-16 at 12:50 AM.
11-13-16, 10:33 PM
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Update: Went to start working on the odds and ends.
1.) RE swap mounts are dumb. Super duper inconvenient.
2.) Previous owner put a -6an return line on the 6266. Not only that, the line was looped... The turbo is absolutely shot. So, I have a 6766 sitting on the shelf. Problem is that it has a ported H cover and a 1.12 hotside. I'm actively looking for a different compressor cover as I've read in another thread that the H cover doesn't spool well on 13Bs.
1.) RE swap mounts are dumb. Super duper inconvenient.
2.) Previous owner put a -6an return line on the 6266. Not only that, the line was looped... The turbo is absolutely shot. So, I have a 6766 sitting on the shelf. Problem is that it has a ported H cover and a 1.12 hotside. I'm actively looking for a different compressor cover as I've read in another thread that the H cover doesn't spool well on 13Bs.