RB -10 AN line fitting adapters. It's a pretty subtle looking car except for a few key elements that stick out and say this car ain't so stock anymore. The 5" tach mounted on the cowl will be one of those elements. Thanks for all your help on the project Darryl and for giving me the confidence to try that porting on my own. It turned out quite well I must say. With a bit of tuning, I should be able to get it to idle at 1000rpm! Unheard of for a bridgeport, but it does sound nice idling at 1500........

 

Awesome dude! Bring her to the swap. I must see it and sit in it! Would be insane if you bring it to next years DGRR.

 

I'm still on track to have it at Sherway this month, and for sure I'll be bringing it to the swap meet. I just have to find a way to bring my parts as well. I would love to take this car to DGRR. I was eyeing up that first place old school trophy this year already.

 

new pics.

 

The car is going back to the body shop tonight to have the front sheet metal put on. Friday it goes to have the exhaust made. I'll post more pictures at some point while that work takes place. I had a training course last night so I didn't get to do anything with it.

 

Only if he brings it by my house on Saturday.

 

Do I hear....trailer hitch?? You should SOOO do that....make yourself a trailer out of the back end of a Mazda REPU or something from that era....maybe even the back end of an AMC Pacer since it almost got a rotary

 

I do have a parts FC that I could use... but Kevin and I have already talked about making that into a BBQ for his heavy duty portch he's building. I just remembered, my R100 has a trailer hitch. Wonder if it would fit?

On another note, I pulled the Rx-4 up to the gas pumps infront of my work just now. ( I have the car at work currently). I got quite a number of WTF looks as I drove it up and away. The open header really caught their attention.

 

Hey Bryon,

glad to see the engine worked out for you . Those "Mazda Automobiles" housings must look sweet painted up . The guy I bought it from here in the 'peg would be real happy to see where it ended up .

did you keep the stock rad / oil cooler / tranny I sent you as well ?

Did the you toss the Block heater ?

 

I still have all of the parts. The block heater did get tossed. I used the radiator but not the stock oil cooler. I opted for the bigger and better shape FC oil cooler I had laying around. It looks really nice peaking out through the notch I made in the front bumper.

 

omg beautiful!

I think we all know what it's like to start a project in your mind, and how amazing it is when it all comes into fruition.

congratulations, she's a keeper.

 

Wanna pick me up in it on the way to the sherway meet?

 

Thanks, it won't be going anywhere anytime soon that's for sure. It's really funny too how the plan changes and adapts as the build goes on. I originally planned on just fixing the mechanical issues with the car, dropping in a S4 13B with a megasquirt and driving it around. Not quite a year later, and the car is nowhere close to what I had in mind at first. The plan changes were definitally for the better though.

 

I'm already giving Kevin a ride there. Someone will have to sit in the back. That and it would probably be out of the way for us unless you wanted to meet somewhere on route...

 

I already called dibs on the back seat on Saturday!
That's one sexy looking engine crane, if it wasn't for the crane who knows where the project would be! I pick up that keg on Saturday. They will be ready to be torn down on Sunday...say hey to Brian for me when you head down tomorrow...can't wait to see, hear and ride in the car!

 

That is some great play by play of the engine install. It looks sweet!

 

Speaking of that crane, you're probably gonna want that back soon. Guess I'll have to break out the ol F150 and go pick it up from the shop....

 

It sounds even sweeter! Wish I had a digital video camera so I could upload a video of it running.

 

Cruis took video on his camera...

 

I knew that you'd be driving her around without a header.

 

Update, the car is all together now. Just need to build the exhaust (which is geting done tomorrow morning) and it's hitting the road!

 

Still coming over afterwards tomorrow? Lots of beer here!

 

Beer?!?!?!?

 

I'm jealous. and excited. and sad...since I'll be missing the meet

 

Video, and More pics:

Video of start up, and idling



Cruising low RPM:



Getting on it a little:



Getting on it a lot!