I'm not a big fan of first gens, but that one looks really nice!

 

I used not be a fan of FB's, but they've really grown on me. It'll be the next car I get, if I can find a decently cheap one. All my spare money goes into the FD...

 

Shame Dale already sold his. That was the first gen buy of the year (or maybe two or 5). I think he sold it for about $2200, with a 1000 mile engine rebuild (had included new rotor housings), and a $1600+ paint job, Sterling carb, RB header, etc. You figure it out.

 

Doh!!

 

I have seen pics of it , it was real good looking , shame he had to sell it

 

Just wanted to let you guys know here that I fired the Cosmo today. We had to play with the carbs a little but (needle valves) but we got them working pretty good. Looks like it is going to be very sweet. You should see how that Rotary Engineering Streetport Engine moves that big old car. I left some nice tire marks on my driveway. Too bad it is not posi-traction. Still got to do some very little fine tuning but it is doing good.....

 

Can someone make me a transmission crossmember for an auto to manaul swap on an 1990 FC? I really need it fast so if you or you know of someone pm me with your price.

 

hey 2 rotary articles in the new super street. one on a mazda 808 wagon and one on an FD

 

i also need transmission brackets for my auto to manual swap if anyone cna make them i will pay for parts and labor. i lack the tools to make them.

 

wouldnt it be easyer to get some from a junk yard?? i thought the mounting points are the same? just the brackets are different?

 

I might have the stock manual trans mount bracket for a '90 manual. Is the one on the S4 I got from you Ian the same? Do any of these parts help either of you?

 

A little education for you guys. Some transmission crossmembers are not the same. S4 and S5 trannie crossmember a slightly different( I have to verify). I know for sure Turbo and non Turbo are different completely.

Another note. Automatic RX-7s have different mounting points.

You have only two options:

1. Fabricate the difference between the automatic mounting points and the manual ones with angle iron, bar stock or whatever in those lines.

2. Cut out of a parts car, the factory manual crossmember mounting points and put them on your automatic car.

I prefer number 2. I have seen it done.


Either use sandpaper, wire brush or anything for you to find the "weld spots" of the tranny crossmember points. Get a good sheetmetal drill bit. Drill out the "weld", then take a chisel and hammer and tap them out. It comes off like butter.

Weld manual brackets to automatic car. Obviously, you have to do the same to your automatic car (taking off the automatic ones)

Sometimes you probably need two drill bits. One to do a pilot hole and the second to drill out the weld. If you use cheap bits, make sure you have a quite a bit of them.


Jerry

 

I didn't realize that. Is that true for FB's as well? I had an automatic FB once, and hd initially planned to convert to manual, but I got another car that was better (and manual) before I started that project. I think I have a tranny crossmember for a '90 if it helps make the fabrication easier.

 

OK Dale, we have to find out what type of coating was / is on the intake . this stuff is like nothing Ive ever seen . I sent it to my buddy's maching shop for him to run through his blaster, I got it back with 80% of the coating removed , and thought I could blast the rest of it off myself . take a close look at the pics

 

now look at what took me 20 min to do , hahahaha a
Look for the shinny blasted area , my blaster did not remove any of it , but it did shine it up a bit . Im going to take it back to my buddy's shop and have him hit it again

 

sorry my pics did not post , here ya go

 

I saw a person that use both of the crossmembers. It looked kind of complacited thought it is the only picture I have so ill try that in the morning.

 

hehehehe who thought i just disapeared

well no im still alive
the rx7 is still down due to my addiction to world of warcraft and my work and school schedule

seems as though im proggressively getting more tired everyday because of my work and the bitching i have to hear from my managers but....meh its a paycheck

how is everyone??

 

gotta love a challenge no?

 

i like that 2nd idea too jerry. i should have cut the brackets while i had my S4. if your every in like a book store sometime soon you should peek at that super street jerry. the rotary wagon in there is bad ***.

 

world of warcraft BOOOO.

everquest 2 and guild wars FTW HAHAHAHA

 

i use all my extra time playing forza motorsport hahaha.

 

hey guys... just trying to spread the word... hopefully we can pick a good date. I want y'all to try to make it out there! It's a great trip! see my sig

https://www.rx7club.com/deals-gap-rotary-rally-archive-262/please-vote-new-date-602861/

 

I voted... I doubt that it will conflict the Mazda Drivers VIR events, so I don't see an issue.

 

i voted too. i read about the event last year and was like "that looks fun as hell"