added some more pipe to the turbo to keep the silicone coupler away from the heat of the exhaust manifold.

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damn it seems like you have been working on cars for more than 3 years now this thing is nice I wish I had something like this... I give you props your doing a great job on it everything seems great and looks good maybe you could float me something my way so I can work on mine lol good luck with this car I would love to see it on the road some day

got any pictures of the oil pan clearance?

sick build

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seems to be about 5 inches.

plus, thanks for all the nice comments, i do put a lotta work in, but its a very casual pace. i like to keep my build enjoyable and not rush things just to get it done and on the road.

thank you for the pics. I really want a 2j in my fd but dont want to mod the subframe

You don't have to mod the subframe, you just replace it with the one for the 2JZ.

Well according the the race rules i want to enter I cannot mod the subframe and it must remain OEM stock. Im about to rebuild my engine for the 4th time and its getting a little old. I have a 2jz and a sr20det in my garage. Im about to pull my motor out today and take some measurements.

Do want

NeverDieEasy or anybody. how do i go about finding and setting up a cobra rear end? or any good irs would do. anybody have any info? i have searched a lot and just cant find much good info on here?

a lot of the info for the cobra rear end swap is on the site for people that have swapped their cars. Someone made a custom carrier for it. I know there are a few people on here who have done it as well.

very nice! 2:icon_tup:

lol, I like your wastegate dump tube. Looks just like where mine's located in my swap too. lol

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What'd you end up doing for your drive-shaft?

I had a local shop basically order the Mazda LSD side and the Toyota/Lexus R154 tranny side, and then they basically put it together, etc. Came out GREAT! Cost me about $350 + shipping. I think it's...41 inches exactly, IIRC.

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:D

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i had tech2 make me an aluminum one. looks great, hopefully it holds up. i dont think it will be a problem though. like iv said before im more worried about the rear end snapping.

Do you have anything for a diff mount/support/brace?

We chopped up my PPF and made one:

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I absolutely hate the way Mazda designed the diff in the FD's... -_-;;

turbo installed. still finishing up the down pipe.

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sex on wheels

Looks like you're getting close to having the car done. The progress is looking great.

yes its getting there. still working on the little stuff, it never ends, which im sure you know. thanks for the compliment. whats the status on your build?

Haha, I know what you mean about the little stuff. It's coming along...slowly. I have a lot of parts coming in this week so there should finally be some good progress to post! I'm hoping to have it running around New Years.

EXHAUST:

steel down pipe, then welded in the o2 bung. then had it all jet coated.

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then the rest of the exhaust i made out of aluminum, getting a little better at welding. it weighs nothing, pretty sweet.

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4inch? no resonators or anyhting???

MAD PROPS on the custom sheet metal rear fender flares! I was seriously waiting from some gaudy fiberglass flares/widebody to be molded on and ruin the entire build! :)

I cant wait to see her finished!

cuurrently nothing, but i left the last 2 feet off for now and after i get it running i might decide to put a muffler on it. but only time will tell. should be loud. :nod:

thanks. i had the same thought process you did. the last thing i wanted to do is ruin this entire build with an awful fiberglass wide body kit. so i took the time and did it right. besides all the wide rears are terrible except for a couple. but i wanted it to be part of the body so it didnt crack if i raced it or even leaned up against it. haha.