93 rx7 2JZ turbo/r154 widebody
 

i have been delaying putting up a build thread for long enough. i have been building and working for about 2 years. ill start with the early pics and eventually get to the good stuff.

this is what she looked like when i got her

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the old engine. bye bye rotary

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the engine first arrived, aristo 2j and an sr20. the sr20 seems like half the size.

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fully torn down and heading to the machine shop
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got rid of where it used to be plastic and filled it with metal.

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primed to prevent rust for the time being.

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where all my fuse boxes are going to be located
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had to remove a part of the fire wall in order to get the engine to fit

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this is the front support where basically every thing bolts up to. took the old flimsy one and replaced it with 1/8 inch angle iron.

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lookin very good, subscribed

good stuff so far, lookin forward to more progress

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built a mini paint booth just for knocking out the engine bay.

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almost ready for paint. sanded and sanded like u would never believe. ended up redoing all the seam sealer . it looked like someone just threw it on from across the room. i took me about 2 days to get it looking good. u can see it in some of the previous pics.

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and all done

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heres the internals. carrillo rods, cp pistons, upgraded wrist pins, arp main studs

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this the engine when it originally came back

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wasnt happy with the color so i did this

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got the head back, brian crower 1mm over valves and springs and full port and polish, stock cams for now but that will change.

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all that work and you painted over the shock bolts?

God, that's HOT. :smileysex

What subframe is that??

the subframe is from tech 2 motorsports

so youve got an fd that your putting the 2jz in, and a kouki which your putting the s14 sr into?? im jealous. i miss my s14's. and my damn rb'd FD isnt done yet

fully assembled short block

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twin disk clutch masters clutch.

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and the r154 transmission with upgraded parts and shifter extension.


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heres the upgraded parts

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tein coilovers. paid 550 shipped for these. it was such a good deal it was hard to pass up. not my first cice for coilovers but the will get the job done.

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got the head mounted up

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got the accessories mounted on the engine

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this is back when i mounted up the engine before i took it out to paint it.

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Nice build

More pix please :)

and finally im getting to the wide body part of this build.

Heres the rims and tires...

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12 inch work vs-xx
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A nice set of 335's for the rear and some 235's for the front

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and heres the wide body, well just the rear for now...not sure if im gonna do the front.

the first cut
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a little mock up action
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and some tack welded rear custome fenders.
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pics of the rear fenders primed and ready for paint. the wheels are not aligned and the height of the car is not set, still gotta get to that. sorry for the bad lighting.

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Pretty sick project.

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eees so shinee

made the abs look nice a pretty
 

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I like the rear-end work. I did something similar, a few years ago, to my old FC, but it was a 2.5", sheetmetal widebody.

295s went under it NIIIIIIIIIIIICE.

What've you got on the rear?

the rims are 12x18 and the tires are 335s.

wow. thats beautiful.
mosdef subscribed
im plannin on doin a 2j swap in my fc in about 7 months

Nice!

rear diffuser mounted up. obviously not permanent everything will be coming off some day for paint.

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OOO! Piece'a candy!

Very Very sexy :)

mounted up the fpr

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first shots of the engine in.

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Holy Shit BATMAN!

SIIIIICKNESS!

Very nice indeed. What are you goiong to do about steering setup? Keeping power or going manual?

Jose

im planning on running power steering, i figured with the extra weight of the 2jz i didn't want to risk crappy steering. but i don't have anything to back it up, this is just a theory.

i can help u on that one, im running power steering on my 2jz fd

Fabricated my radiator and intercooler support bracket. then had it powder coated. turned out great and works nicely.

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Any updates?

couple more radiator support shots.

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did this tonight. just got the tig welder about a month ago. been tig welding for about 2 weeks. sorry for the bad welds. modifies the lower water neck to face down, giving more clearance for the turbo piping.

this is what it used to do.
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and now...
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hey did you make or buy your motor mounts?

and how long have you been working with jdms? :o

i bought the motor mounts.

this is the first import car i have ever built. i have only been working on cars for about 3 years now. this one for 2 years, i had a chevy truck that i rebuilt the motor on first.

Are you going to switch the rear end with anything? Im doing the swap myself as soon as i get done with my deployment. Im going 1JZ tho..... its gonna be my first engine swap and i think im gonna follow some of your tips there :D

Looks great so far!

I'm thinking of doing a 2jz swap but I also like the idea of a RB26 swap. I think I may do the RB26 to have something that a lot less people have. Of course that would mean making my engine mounts unless I find someone that has it and get some blueprints of them...

Edit: I think I actually may do a 2jz swap instead because it's probably going to be easier on my wallet.

they say it breaks around 500hpish. im gonna wait to snap it and then maybe cobra or who knows what.

i really like the idea of rb25 or rb26. it allows you to keep the stock hood. with the current prices of jdm import engines it should cost ya about 1000 more for an rb26 then a 2jz. i would not let that hold you back, this is a very expensive swap, build it the way you want it. i would say i have roughly 15-20k invested in my project. that doesnt include the price of the car ($5500). dont build something and then regret you didnt build it the exact way you wanted it. i have been putting this together for almost 3 years. if i want something and cant afford it, i just wait a couple months till i can.

on a side note custom fabrication on engine mounts and small stuff really isnt that expensive. find a custom welding shop or a buddy b ,that knows how to weld, im sure they could get it done for under a hundred bucks. good luck with everything.

That's the thing, my budget is kind of tight since I'm at Uni right now and working part time. I think I should go with the 2jz gte though. Love it's sound. Due to my tight budget it's a "long term project car". Going bit by bit, paycheck by paycheck.