1993 RX7 1JZGTE swap in Guam
03-05-12, 03:55 AM
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Hehe definitely will once im done paintin my catch can
No problem, i actually have all of my parts except one...the mounting kit. Being in Guam it still takes awhile for packages 
that and we got a new post office and for some reason my mounting kit was sent back to Shifted Performance. Greeeattt. But at least ill have everythin prepped by the time it gets here.
Hehe definitely will once im done paintin my catch can
that and we got a new post office and for some reason my mounting kit was sent back to Shifted Performance. Greeeattt. But at least ill have everythin prepped by the time it gets here.
03-05-12, 05:11 PM
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So you should b getting the mount kit n a bit .... great..you have to keep me update it wit pics and all the info you can provide me cuz im getting closer to do mine =D
hey wich bump steer kit you goin wit?
hey wich bump steer kit you goin wit?
03-06-12, 01:31 PM
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so im probably going to FEDEX it now. Yeah i was honestly thinking if making my own bumpsteer correction kit because of the price, but i need to do a lot of research on fabricating it
03-06-12, 04:14 PM
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oh I see! !! Well I really wish you good luck on the shipping process fedex. Ups.and post office like to play football with customers stuff..lol own experience jiji
Anyways who did the wiring?
Anyways who did the wiring?
03-06-12, 04:17 PM
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Btw i was thinking of going with this for the bump steer but i need to research and contact them to see what else i need
03-06-12, 05:08 PM
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For what I know sambergs kit last longer then hinsons
But dnt take my word do ur
Own research! !!!
I google it and thats what other ppl have mentione...
Can't wait to see ur final product!!!
But dnt take my word do ur
Own research! !!!
I google it and thats what other ppl have mentione...
Can't wait to see ur final product!!!
03-06-12, 05:36 PM
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"There was actually 1 main reason. Being in Guam were very limited to resources and it was actually a blessing to find this motor normally this motor along with the SR20DET and LSX motors are gone within the day. And if you outsource from Japan or anywhere else it is averaged around $5000 including shipping. I dont have that deep of pockets haha"
Also on that note there are a total of 2-3 supras on island in which only 1 of them is actually kind of running. So its very hard to get a complete motor on island. And there is also no dyno....
Also on that note there are a total of 2-3 supras on island in which only 1 of them is actually kind of running. So its very hard to get a complete motor on island. And there is also no dyno....
03-06-12, 11:40 PM
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Engine Swapping on Guam??????
Most of us who do these swaps have the convenience of numerous parts stores, salvage yards, and here in Seattle, at least a half dozen Japanese engine importers. It will certainly take some inventiveness and improvising skills to do it so far away from mainstream automotive mania ( i.e., California). You get extra points for tackling this job under challenging circumstances!
My father was a civilian working for the Air Force, and was chief planning engineer for Anderson AFB. He started with the wartime Quonset huts in about 1950, and when he died in 1966, the Air Force had more money invested in Anderson than any air base in the world. I spent my summers there starting in 1954, when I was 16 years old, got my first drivers license on Guam. I drove around the island in my father's 1948 Studebaker. By about 1956 it had rusted to the point it was just scrap. Virtually all of the WWII jeeps were dissolved to rust by the early 1950s. People who have not lived there cannot appreciate the corrosion problems you have to deal with.
I recently did a Skyline swap into a 1984 RX-7, but I can't imagine doing it in the middle of the Pacific! Some photos here: https://www.rx7club.com/nw-rx-7-forum-33/next-project-982785/
My father was a civilian working for the Air Force, and was chief planning engineer for Anderson AFB. He started with the wartime Quonset huts in about 1950, and when he died in 1966, the Air Force had more money invested in Anderson than any air base in the world. I spent my summers there starting in 1954, when I was 16 years old, got my first drivers license on Guam. I drove around the island in my father's 1948 Studebaker. By about 1956 it had rusted to the point it was just scrap. Virtually all of the WWII jeeps were dissolved to rust by the early 1950s. People who have not lived there cannot appreciate the corrosion problems you have to deal with.
I recently did a Skyline swap into a 1984 RX-7, but I can't imagine doing it in the middle of the Pacific! Some photos here: https://www.rx7club.com/nw-rx-7-forum-33/next-project-982785/
03-07-12, 03:11 AM
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Most of us who do these swaps have the convenience of numerous parts stores, salvage yards, and here in Seattle, at least a half dozen Japanese engine importers. It will certainly take some inventiveness and improvising skills to do it so far away from mainstream automotive mania ( i.e., California). You get extra points for tackling this job under challenging circumstances!
My father was a civilian working for the Air Force, and was chief planning engineer for Anderson AFB. He started with the wartime Quonset huts in about 1950, and when he died in 1966, the Air Force had more money invested in Anderson than any air base in the world. I spent my summers there starting in 1954, when I was 16 years old, got my first drivers license on Guam. I drove around the island in my father's 1948 Studebaker. By about 1956 it had rusted to the point it was just scrap. Virtually all of the WWII jeeps were dissolved to rust by the early 1950s. People who have not lived there cannot appreciate the corrosion problems you have to deal with.
I recently did a Skyline swap into a 1984 RX-7, but I can't imagine doing it in the middle of the Pacific! Some photos here: https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=982785
My father was a civilian working for the Air Force, and was chief planning engineer for Anderson AFB. He started with the wartime Quonset huts in about 1950, and when he died in 1966, the Air Force had more money invested in Anderson than any air base in the world. I spent my summers there starting in 1954, when I was 16 years old, got my first drivers license on Guam. I drove around the island in my father's 1948 Studebaker. By about 1956 it had rusted to the point it was just scrap. Virtually all of the WWII jeeps were dissolved to rust by the early 1950s. People who have not lived there cannot appreciate the corrosion problems you have to deal with.
I recently did a Skyline swap into a 1984 RX-7, but I can't imagine doing it in the middle of the Pacific! Some photos here: https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=982785
Thanks for the brownie points!!! Im glad someone can understand the amount of work and corrosion control being put into this build. It must have been completely different for you and your father to be here back then. Its somewhat different now, well at least they dont have those huts. But Andersen is definitely growing in so many ways.
Your swap looks phenomenal! I wish i knew how to fabricate... One step at a time. First im learning how to paint. More on that after i complete my catch can with gunmetal
Starting to sand my bumper for the car paint. This will be my second test in car painting.
ALMOST THERE!!
Ahhhh just need the bottom part finished then its time to paint it.
They say painting is VERY easy. Its the prep time that is the most difficult. So i want to take my time with everything on painting. I already lost my patience with my catch can....yup 3rd time is the charm
03-07-12, 02:22 PM
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Had some time to work on my catch can. I didnt like the color so im painting it to gunmetal, its primered right now and will be awaiting its new paint later today*
03-07-12, 09:57 PM
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Im actually running R1 shocks and springs
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"Nice build I used to live there at Barrigada Hts. RE Amemiya and top secret are close from Narita."
Really? Barrigada heights, That is a beautiful area. I do want to get some top secret items....but then again i have a frankestein....i think a lot of my items will be customized
BongBong
"Nice build I used to live there at Barrigada Hts. RE Amemiya and top secret are close from Narita."
Really? Barrigada heights, That is a beautiful area. I do want to get some top secret items....but then again i have a frankestein....i think a lot of my items will be customized
03-07-12, 11:15 PM
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If you looked at my Cardomain pages, you saw the Stiletto project. Well, since you are working on your catch can, I thought you would like to see the one I used on the Stiletto. I thought that since the motor is Kawasaki, I should use a Japanese catch can.
03-08-12, 08:02 PM
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Got my resistors!!!!
Now i can make my own resistor pack for the price of $27 instead of $200....ripoff...
Going to paint my catch can, motorcycle fairings, and bumper today, so stay tuned!!
Now i can make my own resistor pack for the price of $27 instead of $200....ripoff...
Going to paint my catch can, motorcycle fairings, and bumper today, so stay tuned!!
