It's time to make the drive shaft. I have to shorten the Mazda shaft and add the Austin Healey rear u joint and centering plate. We'll see how that goes!!

 

Wow looks great . Keep up the momentum

 

Thanks Bruce. The weather is great and this weekend it's on!!! I finally have all the parts I need to fire it up. So I'm figuring a few weeks to reinstall tranny, motor, and finish up all the electrical. Hopefully I'll be posting a video of that event soon.

 

Well I got the motor and tranny back in only to find I couldn't get the starter in. WTF. Back out they came and I channel the frame a little more and back in it went. I wrapped the header and installed it as well. Tomorrow I tackle the intake, carb and dizzy.

 

You had to clearance your frame? That's weird. My starter fit with almost 2mm to spare.

 

Yeah my motor sit lower than a front plate mounted motor. I'm using the under pan mount pad welded to the lower surface of the frame. The pan flange actually sit in between the frame rail. Probably just poor planning on my part, if I would have done some research I would have just mounted it like everyone else, but the good thing is I now have a lower center of gravity. Tranny also sits lower and required that I channel the cross member as well, which turn out well since it lowered the shifter an inch or so.

 

Some rare mid week progress,

 

You'll probably have yours running before mine. I decided against the high strung engine in favor of a nicer daily driver setup, like it had before.

 

I'm hoping to fired it up with in the month and that should motive me to complete the rest ASAP.

 

Looks great, dude! Cant wait to see it run.

 

If I worked on completing the install, I could fire mine up within the month too (just needs exhaust and a waterpump), but seeing how I'd rather do the other engine I have in mind, I'm no longer motivated to keep working on the current setup. I'd rather take the energy and focus on the new engine.

 

Yeah that would be a waste!

 

Looks really nice, I hope to see it this summer up close and personal

 

Thanks, I can't wait to fire it up. I'm working on it every moment I get. I slapped the oil cooler in there last night in the dark!!!

 

whats the silver on the bottom of the car?? heat sheilding?

 

Yeah it's good to 1800*'s, and not cheap!

 

It's getting crowded in there!

 

Hey, Bugeye do you have a heated garage cause its cold like a @#$% again. Will this ever end, ugggggggg!!!!

 

Thanks Ken, and can't wait to show you this thing as you guys at VMRC have been a great help to me with parts advice!

 

It all outside for me, but I do have one of those Kerosine torpedo heaters and that thing works great, so old man winter can F himself! LOL.

 

Got fuel and got fire. Just need to figure the cooling thing out.

 

Oh the pleasures of having only ONE project to deal with.

 

I couldn't afford more than one, both dollar and mental health wise!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Well I never could get the RX-7 fluidyne Rad to fit without having it cut and welding it, so I got another one. I think this will work. I'll let you know when I get the hood on! Anyone need a RX-7 RAD, I got one.

 

Your build is too awesome...