73 rx2 turbo build
 

I dont know if you guys remember one of my older threads where i was building a white rx2 coupe,well i sold it to my brother and he is doing full resto on it.here is a pic of what it look like when sold to him

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The car is now at the body shop getting painted.we are going to run a 13b cosmos engine,turbo II transmission,t-66 turbonetics turbo,haltech Sprint re ecu just to name a few for now.its going to be a few months before we get the car back but in the meantime we are getting the seats reupholstered and taking engine apart to get ported and ready to go.here are some pics of it leaving to the body shop.

Stay tuned for updates!

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Nice! I remember seeing an album from this build some time ago. Good luck with the build. Hows the yellow Rx2 and the REPU coming??

The yellow rx2 is getting a s4 hybrid turbo and a new tial wastegate,also fabbing up a better turbo manifold now that my welding skills got better lol.also modifying the turbo II lower intake manifold so it bolts up directly to the block without using a spacer.the repu is next once i am done with yellow car.I will update those threads soon.

Is the white duece staying white?

good luck

I wanted it to stay white but he decided on aston Martin tuxton grey like this one.

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Staying in the Mazda color palette would be nice, but that Aston grey is pretty sexy too!! Can't wait to see it at the local meets.

This is what he has for front brakes
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We are going to run ssr reverse mesh,16x8 in rear and 16x7 fronts.I will take picture of those tomorrow.they were fully redone,powder coated black and polished.

please dont make this into a drag car setup!!!

Do those big vented brake rotors look like we are trying to save weight for drag purposes lol... I mentioned earlier post about interior being reupholstered that would have been the dead giveaway of it being fully streetable.as a matter of fact we are putting in heater and a/c to keep comfortable while cruising.

Dang Dave... that's a nice front brake set up, will that fit the stock RX2 spindle without any mods?

Nice

Yes it will,was made rx2 specific.only problem is we have to use 16" wheels,smaller wheels will hit calipers depending on the clearance they have.

You guys gonna redrill some BBS?...that shit is so classic. I remember seeing it on Authority's 3 and they looked great

Nice, where did you source them from? is a local shop?

No redrilling,its going 5 lug.
The racing store in florida.

Here are some pics of the wheels.
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Here are pics of the full car harness.
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And engine management.
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hello there! what type of brakes are those and where did you get them, they
look business for an old school ride, also very reliable, i say that because i want
to do that type of conversion to my 74 rx4, great project!

Call Tony at the racing store. http://www.theracingstore.com/ He will set u up with the brake kit. Tell him freddyrx3 sent u.

Those old school SSR meshies are bad ass! That's going to look tuff on the duece!

Any progress? How's the build going?

Car is still at the body shop and will be for a few more months.

Months!

The wait will be worth it.

SICK ONE!!!!! It's gonna kill on the streets. Can't wait

Wow, going all out with that baby. It going to be badass. Suerte!

So went to the body shop to check up on car,turns out it will be ready within two weeks.here are some pics I snapped of the car.

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All fenders,trunks,doors were removed from car to be blocked off then put back on and aligned.just needs the MAZDA decals put on and to be color sanded so we can start putting it together.

Very nice paint job! I still need to pick a color for mine.

Looking good Dave!! Saw the body work about a month ago, nice and straight!!

Sweet!!!!

Look great!!!!

A few more months at the paint shop, you werent kidding!.. But she is beautiful!!..

Looks good, cant wait to see engine on it,

Yeah I know.car was there for about 6 months but well worth it.

Good to see another old school cruiser in socal

looking nice ..

Got the car back from the body shop and ready for the fun part of putting it all back together.planning on taking the 13b Cosmo block apart and inspecting,porting,and rebuilding the block.i will post progress as I go.

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Nice project! Where did you get the brake kit and what did it cost please if you don't mind?

Brake kit was bought from the racing store.i believe was around $900 or close to that.

That color works really well. Good choice. Can't wait for the final product.

Thanks for letting me know about your brake source. You have a great project there, nice work.

Very nice car

Haven't done much cause of busy schedule,but managed to press in the ball joints and install lower control arms and sway bar with all new bushings as well.ijust got the tie rods from getting all rebuilt and will be installing this Friday along with the big brake kit.
Only picture I took of some parts installed
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Looking good Dave. Where did you get the ball joints and where did you get the tie rods rebuilt?

Ball joints we got through autozone auto parts.the tie rods were rebuilt by a shop in Compton,and all bushings were purchased from forum member Juan.pm me jay if you need the info on tie rods,I will try and find the address.they rebuild them for $25 a piece.

another awesome build!!!!! keep up the good work

really digging the new color.

I put on the brake set up but we ran in to a problem with the wheels we were going to use.front rims hits the coil overs,if I put a spacer they clear but stick out past the fender a good 1.5".the rear only have a 2" lip but we want something more agressive.so we decided that we are going to get a set of bbs rs wheels and refinish those instead.we are trying to get 16x8.5 rear or 16x9 rear,and fronts 16x7 with the right offset so it will clear everything good.

Here's a pic of how the break setup looks.
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