My daily driver - 1990 HC Royal Classic Luce (factory 13bt auto)
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Hmm, I wonder if I can take a US model 929 and convert it to a wanna-be Cosmo.
There used to be a guy on this forum (or maybe it was nopistons.com) out of Canada that had converted a 929 of that body-style to a Series 5 13BT with a 5 speed and all. Pretty nice car but not sure what happened to it.
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Sweet car! Very sweet car!
My dad had a 1st gen 929 in that body style here and I have seen a Luce with that engine tranny combo in Japan when I lived there 10 years ago. Nice find with that one!
My dad had a 1st gen 929 in that body style here and I have seen a Luce with that engine tranny combo in Japan when I lived there 10 years ago. Nice find with that one!
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Sweet car! Did that car ever come with a manual gearbox? I'm now 99.9% sure that my second hand 13bt motor came from one of those. Some of the parts on my motor just seem different from the rx7.
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thanks guys (and girls incase there is any).
the build will take a couple of months as i dont want rego near xmas
(around $800 to $1000 in australia - including personalised plates. i got IT-13-BT).
and to the question by RotaryRevn they only ever came auto.
i managed to score an ARC top mount intercooler. going to see if i can attach the original top intercooler guard (with the writing to still make it "look" original but will flow better.
the build will take a couple of months as i dont want rego near xmas
(around $800 to $1000 in australia - including personalised plates. i got IT-13-BT).
and to the question by RotaryRevn they only ever came auto.
i managed to score an ARC top mount intercooler. going to see if i can attach the original top intercooler guard (with the writing to still make it "look" original but will flow better.
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another feature of the car
auto headlight system -
sensor in the top of the dash in the demister vent -
combination switch control for auto light feature
auto headlight system -
sensor in the top of the dash in the demister vent -
combination switch control for auto light feature
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well i let this thread slip
update -
well here is a few progress pics (engine and box is out now just dont have pics yet)
e8 with patch loom and boost adjusting solenoid
some of the troublesome rust
update -
well here is a few progress pics (engine and box is out now just dont have pics yet)
e8 with patch loom and boost adjusting solenoid
some of the troublesome rust
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also decided on doing the stage 4 rebuild of the turbo from BNR
didnt want the turbo to be sluggish with a back cut original rear wheel.
stage for has t04 rear wheel with the original housing machined out to match it up..so should spool better
Well engine finally pulled down
Engine = fubar
Basically the rotors and rotor housings are not worth using
she has carbon biuld up and rust build up in both rotors so id say yes was buggered well before she stopped running.
Note scoring at 12 o clock and 6 o clock on rotor housings.
End plates yet to be measured to see if they pass. im not confident.
Eccentric shaft is fine.
didnt want the turbo to be sluggish with a back cut original rear wheel.
stage for has t04 rear wheel with the original housing machined out to match it up..so should spool better
Well engine finally pulled down
Engine = fubar
Basically the rotors and rotor housings are not worth using
she has carbon biuld up and rust build up in both rotors so id say yes was buggered well before she stopped running.
Note scoring at 12 o clock and 6 o clock on rotor housings.
End plates yet to be measured to see if they pass. im not confident.
Eccentric shaft is fine.
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yep she is special guys..
no matter what i did it was a goner.
rear plate warped and bearings and gears gone.
all that is saveable is the oil pump sump and ecentric shaft and front cover.
ah well.
ive got a low km import series 4 13b rx7 bare block engine i got in the mid 90's sitting in the rx3.
ripping it out tonight and it will be pulled down on the weekend. might be able to use it..
no matter what i did it was a goner.
rear plate warped and bearings and gears gone.
all that is saveable is the oil pump sump and ecentric shaft and front cover.
ah well.
ive got a low km import series 4 13b rx7 bare block engine i got in the mid 90's sitting in the rx3.
ripping it out tonight and it will be pulled down on the weekend. might be able to use it..
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okies. engine pulled from rx3 and pulled down.
its spot on. just some measurements to make sure everything is ok. but its lookin the goods.
there is still machine marks in everything..
its spot on. just some measurements to make sure everything is ok. but its lookin the goods.
there is still machine marks in everything..
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Turbo is back.
Here are the pics of a stage 4 BNR turbo and bolts back into the factory manifold!!
to4e front wheel
to4 front and back plate
t04 rear wheel in factory rear manifold
360 degree thrust race
35mm internal gate
$925US
Here are the pics of a stage 4 BNR turbo and bolts back into the factory manifold!!
to4e front wheel
to4 front and back plate
t04 rear wheel in factory rear manifold
360 degree thrust race
35mm internal gate
$925US
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just bought a B&M auto transmission cooler with thermo and trigger switch already installed.
oil temp is an important thing in auto boxes so this give the box a chance of regulating its own temps.
which should help the box be more reliable.
going to mount it in under the passenger side inner guard and cut a portion of the bottom of the plastic guard below that to aid air flow
here it is
oil temp is an important thing in auto boxes so this give the box a chance of regulating its own temps.
which should help the box be more reliable.
going to mount it in under the passenger side inner guard and cut a portion of the bottom of the plastic guard below that to aid air flow
here it is
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interior is at the interior dude now getting done, should be finished soon.
should be finishing paying for my engine next week and have it back when stve has finshed her off..
there is a guy in the states thats getting custom nulerthane bushes for the rack and rear diff mounts that ill be getting soon as well as a coil over kit
im also currently modeling the front hubs on autocad minus the disk and will get them made up so they can fit aftermarket disks..
apparently these will fit HB mazda as well. im going to be making a few sets to sell..
im starting to get a little excited about it all.. haha
should be finishing paying for my engine next week and have it back when stve has finshed her off..
there is a guy in the states thats getting custom nulerthane bushes for the rack and rear diff mounts that ill be getting soon as well as a coil over kit
im also currently modeling the front hubs on autocad minus the disk and will get them made up so they can fit aftermarket disks..
apparently these will fit HB mazda as well. im going to be making a few sets to sell..
im starting to get a little excited about it all.. haha
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got a call from engine builder. it will be built on saturday the 6th of december and my presents is required or it dont get built!! yay
took me a while to pay it off since were on one wage now days..
interior is still being done atm
currently modelling on Autocad a front hub for custom 2 peice disk assembly
looking at getting my rims modded to 19"
and going the Falken FK452 - http://www.falken.com.au/tyres/passenger-FK452.html
225/35 ZR 19 for the front
235/35 ZR 19 for the rear
took me a while to pay it off since were on one wage now days..
interior is still being done atm
currently modelling on Autocad a front hub for custom 2 peice disk assembly
looking at getting my rims modded to 19"
and going the Falken FK452 - http://www.falken.com.au/tyres/passenger-FK452.html
225/35 ZR 19 for the front
235/35 ZR 19 for the rear
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the engine is built (dont have a pic of the finished product yet but steve (69r1 off ausrotary) did an awesome job!!
painted bits before build
Guru coated Ecentric shaft before it went in
painted bits before build
Guru coated Ecentric shaft before it went in
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im chasing these parts if anyone can help
demister vent H260 60780 17
carpet frt H293 68670 G14
carpet rear H293 68690 E14
dash top H260 60350 B17
heat sensor cat N337 18 760B
might have a new dash soon
but definetly chasing the rest..
plus
auto headlight sensor in the drivers side vent (on drivers A pillar side)
passenger demister vent
thanks in advance
demister vent H260 60780 17
carpet frt H293 68670 G14
carpet rear H293 68690 E14
dash top H260 60350 B17
heat sensor cat N337 18 760B
might have a new dash soon
but definetly chasing the rest..
plus
auto headlight sensor in the drivers side vent (on drivers A pillar side)
passenger demister vent
thanks in advance
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it was factory fitted for the 86 to 89 model (series 1).
it was an optional extra for the 89 to 91 (series 2).
unfortunatly mine doesnt have the fridge.
a good mate of mine in sydney as well has the series 1 with the fridge.
here are the pics and info on it -
[quote name='Babalouie' date='Oct 6 2007, 12:17 AM' post='400831']
Some of you may have seen the drinks fridge that the Luce's got. Well, it's a combination of a fridge and air purifier. The purifier is basically the air intake for the fridge and it's this huge drawer that slides out of the fridge unit in the boot:
The prob is, it's encrusted with 21ys of dirt (mind you it's JDM dirt yo)
I then noticed that the drawer can be taken apart and the filter paper removed You can see that in comparison to some pockets of the filter which are clean, in general it's pretty dirty!
Tried vacuuming it, but that didn't make any difference...so I went and bought a cabin pollen filter for an Audi A6, which was closest in dimensions
A little work with some hi-density foam...
Snap the drawer back together and voila!
You can see here the fridge unit that takes up 1/3 of the boot
Cool drinks are happy drinks!
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yeh im a fussy bastard. if it aint done right im not happy..
bag??
you see the occasional Luce come up on yahoo auctions.
but mazda only ever released around 500 of the rotary version HC
just need to keep an eye out..