As much as I am against V8 swaps into any RX and any old s30Zs. YOUR SWAP IS CLEAN, and so is the build on the chassis! any vids on the exhaust, would be interesting to hear a dual 2.5 into 3". still probably sound weird to me but interesting non the less lol

 

looks great but im not feeling the hood. a gt300 hood wouldve looked better imo

 

Not the best, but click for vid.

 

Neat.

Cool post count.

 

Great job buddy!! A build the way I like it.....CLEAN! Plus it is original to your own tastes.

 

Thanks man, it will definitely never be as clean as yours though that's for sure ha.

Actually, one of my Air Force buddies that lives out by you was telling me about your fc the other day, small world!

 

Wow super sick build! Really getting me amped to start my '86 lt1 build, question though how's the suspension going with the stance coilovers? And how was it before with the kyb and rb springs? Major difference I'm sure but was the kyb still decent enough to with stand the little extra weight and still able to pull around corners without massive roll.

Thanks for the input

 

The AGX's and RB's were a great street / strip setup. If I weren't building a road course car I would have kept them. The Stances I have are the al+ pro's and they're great. I've had them on three different cars and they never dissapointed, great entry level coilover with a decent ride for the stiffness. Good luck with the swap!

 

Halfway through the rear overfender install, not too bad. Pics tomorrow!

 

I wouldn't get excited about a LT1 lol.

 

So check it out...

Got the seats installed, still working on the bracket spacing (little crooked) but I think they feel and look great!







Cut, riveted and coated the wheel arch in POR15 (will go back and seam weld later).



Coated both rear wheel wells in POR15



Installed rear flares (still have to remove again for final fitment, seam sealer and expansion foam).



So much wider!



Annnd some crappy cell phone pics in my school parking lot. Measuring for rear spacers tomorrow, just from eyeballing I would guess about a 20mm should do it.

 

Ordered front and rear strut bars. For now I'm going to mount the harnesses to the rear strut bar, haven't heard any issues with doing it that way until I get a hold of a cage.

I might have to notch the front bar to clear the intake mani, we'll see.



Next up this month:

Rear spacers
Power steering
Rear diffuser
Front control arm bushings
Alignment
Corner balance

Someday this thing might get painted too!

 

same boat.....unemployed so I am stuck. My goofy as neighbor we here for this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wguAff5Wh4o

 

Lol that guy is reallllly excited about your car!

 

Nice ride man.. It was nice to see it at cars and coffee today , Took some nice pics.. great work,,,, looks really good in person.

 

interesting. Subscribed...

 

Thanks man, post them pics up!

Hope to see you there next time, I'd love to talk rx7 tech with someone local that knows their stuff.

 

Had cars and coffee again this past weekend, some peeps to some pretty good shots of the car!












Strut bars tomorrow.

 

Nice . Where is Cars and Coffee at?

 

What seat brackets are you using? Or are they custom

 

Stock fc w/ different spacers, they sit about 1.5'' lower than stock like this.

 

Can you take some pics? Ive got a set of Corbeaus and its a pain to get the passenger seat to mount without having to go buy brackets..

 

15mm spacers on the way, could have gone bigger but I want to retain similar wheelbase bias to stock.

 

Wow, it's been a long time since I made an update.

Strut bars installed, harnesses mounted to rear bar, reinstalled seats and harnesses with better spacing.

Here's the front bar (note the clearance with the covers) and a Katech belt tensioner installed:



Had to flip up the intake to do the tensioner, thought it looked like a middle finger



Removed, cleaned, sanded, and painted all of the control arms, hubs, and dust shields. Also installed delrin or polyurethane bushings everywhere. Also did the DTSS eliminator bushings.





I colored in the Mazda logos with a sharpie haha.



Removed rear sway bar, installed everything else and installed 15mm bolt on spacers
(the wheels look WAY BETTER now in the rear)

 

Now I'm in the middle of a power steering conversion, everything is prepped and ready for install.

Professionally restored PS rack from '91 tII - $150

F-Body ps pump, pulley, resevoir and bracket - $50 on CraigsList

All of the oem Rx-7 ps lines, cooler, and banjo bolts - $10 from junkyard

Stainless hose/fittings from hydraulics shop - $30

Grand total - $240.... AWESOME deal.

I don't have any before pics, but the pump and the lines looked like aids... so I went ahead and cleaned/sanded/painted it before installing.



Plugged the steering metering valve, close up on the pressure/return fittings



OEM Mazda pressure line spliced in with stainless flex line and F-Body pressure connection



Restored ps pump (will be doing the spring mod prior to install)



Also ordered an adjustable rear camber arm, heat shielding blankets for the trans tunnel, and a pinion snubber.

Much more work to be done! Paint next month!