Pictures of my project... (warning 56k)
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EX Pres of DFW Drunks
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Pictures of my project... (warning 56k)
ok, I borrowed a digital camera and took some shots of the Ground control stuff that's going onto my car here in the next few days. Enjoy!
Car in the garage
the new rear illuminas from behind
The new front spring perches & springs next to the old
Another shot of the new front stuff, look how short!
New rear springs:
Car in the air:
Shiny new camber caster plates to be installed:
Car in the garage
the new rear illuminas from behind
The new front spring perches & springs next to the old
Another shot of the new front stuff, look how short!
New rear springs:
Car in the air:
Shiny new camber caster plates to be installed:
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Thought I would take your advice and check out this forum....THANKS for the info! Let me know how the springs work! You better get to work, jobs are thin out there....hahaha. PS how can I get my own icon under my name?
Originally posted by rx7gslse
the coil-overs were ~$100 from Ground control.
The jackstands were $20 from Sears
the coil-overs were ~$100 from Ground control.
The jackstands were $20 from Sears
the full coilovers where 100? is that front and rear or is that front springs with height adjustment?
Originally posted by 1st7heaven
Thought I would take your advice and check out this forum....THANKS for the info! Let me know how the springs work! You better get to work, jobs are thin out there....hahaha. PS how can I get my own icon under my name?
Thought I would take your advice and check out this forum....THANKS for the info! Let me know how the springs work! You better get to work, jobs are thin out there....hahaha. PS how can I get my own icon under my name?
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EX Pres of DFW Drunks
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I'm pretty sure it's just 100 posts.
The $100 was just for the threaded spring perches. The whole kit cost more than that..
It's basically everything from this page:
http://www.ground-control.com/gcrx7cat.htm
The rate for the fronts are 350#, the struts for the front are actually off an Mr2 I beleive(part #BZ1086). They are supposed to work better for high spring rates than the normal Illuminas for 1st gens (good up to about 300#)
We're not sure what rate the rears are. anyone know how to decode GC's numbering scheme?
The $100 was just for the threaded spring perches. The whole kit cost more than that..
It's basically everything from this page:
http://www.ground-control.com/gcrx7cat.htm
The rate for the fronts are 350#, the struts for the front are actually off an Mr2 I beleive(part #BZ1086). They are supposed to work better for high spring rates than the normal Illuminas for 1st gens (good up to about 300#)
We're not sure what rate the rears are. anyone know how to decode GC's numbering scheme?
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Give me the number off of the spring
BTW - you can get coilover conversion kits for $40 a pair from most roundy-round suppliers, and springs for $30 or so each for 2.5x8" springs, any rate you want. I can duplicate that for $100 in parts
BTW - you can get coilover conversion kits for $40 a pair from most roundy-round suppliers, and springs for $30 or so each for 2.5x8" springs, any rate you want. I can duplicate that for $100 in parts
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The hard part will be making the seat that the threaded collar slides onto and keeps the whole thing centered... that's probably worth the additional $60 No need for that if one's willing to do a bit of cutting and welding though...
No need for that if one's willing to do a bit of cutting and welding though...
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Originally posted by jeremy
afco has a lot of this type stuff for little $$$ and you can choose all of your rates etc. i don't think they'll have that aluminum hat though.
afco has a lot of this type stuff for little $$$ and you can choose all of your rates etc. i don't think they'll have that aluminum hat though.
Heck just make your own... everyone has a milling machine right?
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EX Pres of DFW Drunks
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actually, these require cutting and welding too. The stock spring perch will be hacked off, and if you look at the second picture, you can see a steel collar and doghnut looking piece. Those will be welded onto the housing at the 6.5" point on the tape measure.
Then I want to paint it all all about the same red as the springs.
Then I want to paint it all all about the same red as the springs.
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Okay, Plan B - I'll use some spare Honda Accord springs I have laying around, and measure some Scirocco performance struts I have laying around to see if they'll fit in the RX-7 strut housing
I just gots all SORTS of parts around here...
I just gots all SORTS of parts around here...
not the camber plate, the part on top of the spring in the front sus mod pic. but they don't have the camber plates either and i have no access to a milling machine, just a plasma torch set for 22-18 ga steel. guess i could cut a bunch and weld them all together.