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PDViper77 08-24-07 10:33 AM

sick looking car.

themonsterisme 08-28-07 01:31 PM

great work man...clean and to the point:icon_tup:

Tanjo 08-29-07 05:34 AM

Awesome build. One Q. What is that ribbed box that your oil runs through before the coolers? On the right side of the motor in the pics.

iox106 08-30-07 04:14 PM

Track Car
 
Up date plz!! That car is sexual, great work.:icon_tup:

wankeltrim 08-31-07 03:32 PM

Nice car.....
I hope i can watch it when im going to Miami for visiting Carlos.

/Jörgen

crispeed 09-09-07 10:19 PM

So how did it go Rob?
I couldn't make it out to Homestead this weekend but I heard you were out there with the car. Everyone said it looked and sounded sweet. Did Carlos take it out for a lap or two?

ivegonemad 09-17-07 05:13 PM

very nice!!!!!! i guess owning an fd requires more money than anything....lol...i currently building my fc and im having a hard time......so any numbers yet??

iox106 10-08-07 11:59 AM

Any update about the build?

rob20rx7 10-10-07 09:17 PM

Finally Got the car to the Track!!!
 
Yes... I know its been a while since ive been on and thanks for all the comments and responses guys!!. We finally got the car out to Homestead on September 7th for the FARA event. It was a rough beginning on saturday morning with leaking issues and a couple other small problems but we got it figured out and my partner Al and I where able to qualify the car on pole for the qualifying race on sunday. I drove the qualifying race on sunday and while in 1st place in the 4th lap we cracked a header. Causing us to qualify in last place for the race. you will see in the video that even starting in last place that car jumped 5 spots before turn one. and by lap 5 we where already in 1st place and ahead of about 3 MP2 cars. my partner spun out cause of an issue with the brakes and in the second half of the race i was able to make up 1 lap and we ended up in 3rd place. not bad for a first time shake down weekend. we will be making some changes to the car and will be out there for the next even on December 23rd. Again i want to thank my Partner in crime AL, for helping me make this project come to life. if it werent for him and his shop, this would not have been possible. I also want to thank CLR (Carlos Lopez) for building this kick ass engine for my car. awsome job!!!!! see for yourself in the video.

again, thanks!!

RoB

http://thumbs.streetfire.net/9aca68d...c30166eaaf.jpgFirst Event with car at Homestead speedway FARA Event
http://thumbs.streetfire.net/db0423a...c301701f67.jpg3rd Gen 13bpp Idling





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SHPNOUT 10-10-07 09:52 PM

Nicely done.........!

Giampiero 10-10-07 11:04 PM

congrats........:icon_tup: :icon_tup: :icon_tup:

ivegonemad 10-11-07 01:43 AM

very sexy!!!!!!! i thought you ditched the project...lol

prescription 7 10-11-07 01:58 AM

That looks like one hell of a time.

Still, what power is that car making and how much do you think it weighs?

rob20rx7 10-11-07 08:11 PM

car weighs about 2300 and makes 251 to the wheels right now. we need to make a couple more adjustments and add the intake stacks. we should be able to make somewhere close to 280rwhp. the torque we dont know yet cause the dyno we went to didnt measure rpm correctly

RX7UP 10-15-07 09:36 PM


Originally Posted by rob20rx7 (Post 7408151)
Yes... I know its been a while since ive been on and thanks for all the comments and responses guys!!. We finally got the car out to Homestead on September 7th for the FARA event. It was a rough beginning on saturday morning with leaking issues and a couple other small problems but we got it figured out and my partner Al and I where able to qualify the car on pole for the qualifying race on sunday. I drove the qualifying race on sunday and while in 1st place in the 4th lap we cracked a header. Causing us to qualify in last place for the race. you will see in the video that even starting in last place that car jumped 5 spots before turn one. and by lap 5 we where already in 1st place and ahead of about 3 MP2 cars. my partner spun out cause of an issue with the brakes and in the second half of the race i was able to make up 1 lap and we ended up in 3rd place. not bad for a first time shake down weekend. we will be making some changes to the car and will be out there for the next even on December 23rd. Again i want to thank my Partner in crime AL, for helping me make this project come to life. if it werent for him and his shop, this would not have been possible. I also want to thank CLR (Carlos Lopez) for building this kick ass engine for my car. awsome job!!!!! see for yourself in the video.

again, thanks!!

RoB
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/SNV30732.jpg

Cute Kid... Yours?...

Along with my projects I have two kids of my own... Let's not forget what's most important in our lives.... Our children!

Keep up the good work brother...

Dwayne

Dark-one 10-15-07 10:14 PM

just wanted to say that you did a great job on the build car looks amazing

Asterisk 10-15-07 10:35 PM

Wow... that's sick. Must have been realy fun to do all that!

I don't know just "how" yet, but.... someday! :D

DrifterX 10-16-07 12:22 AM

you just need one more thing man A CAM MOUNT SO WE CAN SEE THE RACE LOL. kick ass project and good luck with the future races.

John Magnuson 10-16-07 11:08 AM

Congrats! I bit more sorting and you should have a very competitive car.

Asterisk 10-16-07 05:29 PM


Originally Posted by DrifterX (Post 7424398)
you just need one more thing man A CAM MOUNT SO WE CAN SEE THE RACE LOL. kick ass project and good luck with the future races.

Yeah, +1 on that! IN the first vid, I could not make out the car at all! :D

damian 10-17-07 05:05 PM

Looking good :-)

diyman25 10-17-07 09:23 PM

nice !!!. one suggestion. put a air box for your PP engine. not just gain more HP on the engine(RAM air). also help protect engine.... IN CA... most of track are build in desert.. so is very easy to suck in those thing into the engine.....

Black91n/a 10-17-07 11:11 PM

^+1, run an airbox with a proper filter. Those screens won't properly protect the engine from grit and they disrupt the airflow into the engine and will also be providing some restriction. It's better to have a real filter further away.

Howard Coleman 10-18-07 07:23 AM

i don't know if you will have the room but if you do...

remove the carb/injector airhorns. fixture an 1/8th inch aluminum baseplate bolt the airhorns back on. find the largest airfilter you can fit.... i stacked 2 in my airbox but had more room than you do. build an alum airbox around them w a plate on top removable w dzuz fasteners. plumb a couple of 3 inch air lines into the box.

you absolutely need the airfilter and what you have is restrictive.

also i don't understand the power steering on a 2300 pound racecar.

i like your adj brake bais/pedal arrangement, an absolute necessity for going fast.

good luck,

howard coleman

designfreak 10-22-07 08:20 AM

Beautifull car man,..youve done a great job with it!

When is the next FARA event? It seems like they didnt have anything elese planned untill the end of the year. I was thinking of taking my car out to run with them sometime, but with nothing planned....


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