Aga

i'd like to say , good work, for doing all that... it takes a lot of time and patience...

... but you should really learn how to fabricate metal and weld mate. those braces look like they got more welds than metal plate. and they look like they were designed without taking the thought of how forces will be applied to them. sorry, just had to say it. nice paint work though.

i was looking into this thread cause theres an engine-less FC in my neighborhood being sold for real cheap, and i can get an rb25 with gbox etc for 1700 euros so i thought why not, but seeing that its a lot of trouble im having second thoughts... and from what i ve heard, FC's have even less engine space than fd's

Narfle

iTrader: (16)

Your new rear end brace is orders of magnitude better than the old one. And, the welds look much better.

BStallion

iTrader: (3)

That is a beautiful engine..

ProjectD

iTrader: (15)

I think you are confusing yoshi's diff brace with the OP's

MK3Brent

iTrader: (6)

*shakes head*

Keep in mind the direction of forces on the differential with and without the PPF, and now the applied forces from the drive shaft.

All this "torque multiplier" from the gearing doesn't change those directions.

YoshiFD3S

iTrader: (19)

What ^^^ said.

My rear-diff brace is the stock PPF chopped up and combined with some roll-cage piping material.

- Thanks for the compliment though, Barban!

:]


P.S. I loooooooooooooooove the OP's choice of painting the valve covers red...Looks flippin' sa-weeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

Havoc

Arg that diff brace is just ******* wrong. Can be that hard to have another go...

Narfle

iTrader: (16)

Hahaha! You're welcome. Wish the OP would follow your lead.

Toyotarx7

iTrader: (13)

VERY NICE ! i love seeing a straight 6 in the FDs..... its a love hate thing in the rx world and alot of people hate the idea lol i love it tho! keep up the good work man! i myself have a 2jzgte in my FD and soon i'm picking up another shell to do an RB26 FD. love the before and after on how clean the engine bay came out.

does your stock hood fit? how much power are you planning on making?

Aga

what are you gonna do about power steering mate? electric pump?

spiceisler

Nice project!

Jezzza

iTrader: (1)

this has got to be a joke??
its like you are looking at 2 completely different builds

congratulations on the nice exterior and engine mate.. but surely you are not going to use those "braces"

rXzach93fd

iTrader: (1)

lol man i have not been on here in a long time. Yea i replaced all of the mounts. The car is going up for sale soon.

YoshiFD3S

iTrader: (19)

Why are you selling it?

It looks like it's almost done.

rXzach93fd

iTrader: (1)

it is done, i need money too pay college loans

CrazySoul

All I can say is I wish I would have seen this thread before I bought the car..... Where in the **** do I begin?

Narfle

iTrader: (16)

Wow. I can't believe anyone bought this abomination.

You should probably begin by completely remounting the engine and getting a decent brace for the rear-end.

wildfrisco

Work area is pristine. Too bad about the car.

wutangben

iTrader: (15)

bump

Jacobs_RX7

iTrader: (3)

Oh my god, I just flipped through all this... I am speechless... Esp after the last pic.

So sad, that FD deserved better.