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Replaced the crusty sunroof filler with a less crusty sunroof filler. Got my rear lexan cut and started mounting it before realizing I was out of self tapping screws..... Flushed out and re-mounted the radiator and filled up the coolant system with some high quality H20 and water wetter after I took the water pump of to drill and tap for my Stack water temp gauge.
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Made a new fan shroud
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...09754726_o.jpg Sunday was autocrossing and I picked up a co-driver for the day. I won the class and he took third. Car was rock solid for temps even though it was hot as the devil's crotch (including the humidity of said region). |
Interior is now solid gray. First time it has ever been a solid color. I like.
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Foam for fender flare molds aquired!
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Hot wire foam cutting supplies acquired. Construction of the rig will begin next week. I'm dry walling this weekend....
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And that catches us up to current day. I'm int he process of getting my house on the market as I've purchased a new place and closing is August 28th.
Car is a little bit on the back burner right now sadly. |
This is awesome.
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can you post a picture of the inside of the sun-roof delete, and maybe one of everything you took out? Do you know how much weight it ended up saving?
I'm thinking about attempting to tackle this in a while... |
Im loving this build! Its inspirational as i too am building a gxl for use time attack. Planning to move up north and do hill climb. Keep the good stuff coming!
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Originally Posted by eage8
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can you post a picture of the inside of the sun-roof delete, and maybe one of everything you took out? Do you know how much weight it ended up saving?
I'm thinking about attempting to tackle this in a while... As for what I took out... EVERYTHING. I'll try to throw it on a scale, but I can tell you right now it's not light. Weights for things I've managed to throw on the scale: All weights are rough, this isn't a calibrated scale. Rear hatch and glass weigh 52 pounds RX7 hatch glass weighs 35.5 pounds The stock exhaust manifold and cat weight 43 pounds Stock steel hood weighs about 40 pounds (I cut the 10 lbs of webbing out of mine) Stock RX7 windshield = 26 pounds 3/16th Lexan replacement = 10 pounds |
So how does the lexan glass work? Do you mold it yourself? Or bend it in the best you can? The lexan glass is held down my self tapping screws so is that common on other race cars? Can you seal the glass for rainy conditions... i want to get rid of the glass in my car too. Can you post a pic of the water pump with the temp sensor in it? Everything your doing is on my to do list so ya. Nice build keep us updated!
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Originally Posted by Socalhatchy
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So how does the lexan glass work? Do you mold it yourself? Or bend it in the best you can? The lexan glass is held down my self tapping screws so is that common on other race cars? Can you seal the glass for rainy conditions... i want to get rid of the glass in my car too. Can you post a pic of the water pump with the temp sensor in it? Everything your doing is on my to do list so ya. Nice build keep us updated!
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It has been a long time since I've updated, but there has been a lot of work going on and more assuredly to come. I basically sacrificed the entire season so I could take my time and do the car right rather than tear-down and rebuild between races.
That mean I got a lot of co-drives. First, the car got stripped down to a rolling chassis and caged: https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...38&oe=54AC1756 https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...ff&oe=54DA5A16 https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...6f&oe=54F26362 And then I started cutting out more metal for the rear-mount radiator setup. Looks so happy! https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...5d49c2b2c47137 Looks so empty https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...c4fd226c46d9dd I have more to cut out still, but need an order of tubing to come so I can support the bodywork first. Test fit https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...91&oe=54E1533E What radiator is that? Nascar Brah https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...45dd1b56fe0460 |
Then this happened:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...29418225ae0d07 13B Bridgeport race engine. I got pretty good at spending money for a while... https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...1f&oe=54ED0276 https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...3750a2f1445202 https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...404d5271acf5ce https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...b230ce2106c450 Depowered the steering rack the right way https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...48534d906b6d16 Did a little engine bay cleanup https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...d46a70733cd19e Bought a new toy after being sick of co-driving all summer https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...d5&oe=54AC7BD0 Water feeds for the electric water pump setup https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...a3&oe=54DF7247 Trying to save my transmission fluid from getting cooked https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...ca&oe=54AAEA73 |
And then we decided to go race Lemons by making a RHD Datsun powered foxbody Mustang
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...9534e21a66b166 https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...cdbb5e0a0ba378 Won a regional award https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...f1ad156e1d7114 Put some high-octane right in her https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...923d3cbd63f3f9 That brings us up to date. Looking forward to a busy offseason. Already hit one hiccup because I ordered an S4 TII transmission crossmember.. I have an S5 TII transmission. Oi. Next order of business is finding and rebuilding a Ford 8.8 IRS with 5.12 gears and an LSD. Then building a new subframe to hold it in. |
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glad to have you back :)
Where are you going to mount the fuel cell with the trunk mounted radiator? I'm doing a ford 8.8 w/ 5.14s this winter too :) What LSD are you going with? I'm selling my TII OS Giken with 4.3s if you're interested: https://www.rx7club.com/ne-sale-want...n-lsd-1073115/ |
Originally Posted by eage8
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glad to have you back :)
Where are you going to mount the fuel cell with the trunk mounted radiator? I'm doing a ford 8.8 w/ 5.14s this winter too :) What LSD are you going with? I'm selling my TII OS Giken with 4.3s if you're interested: https://www.rx7club.com/ne-sale-want...n-lsd-1073115/ Haven't decided on my LSD yet, there are a lot of cheap (relatively speaking) options available. |
Working on the shop while working on the car can be a pain. I made some good progress getting the shop organized though.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...799bd5a6599d06 And then I repositioned the car. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...a63e911f37a6cb The rug really brings the room together. And got the rest of my lights installed. 1,500 watts of T5HO. https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...f1f98df6041c3d Realized I had never put the aluminum TII hood on the car. I like. https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/...bf&oe=54DCF996 Decided I can take a lot more weight out of the doors. I'll epoxy in some aluminum braces to keep its shape. Still a lot more metal to come out of it though. https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...dec819a2e6176c Then I started singing the blues https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...fb7fe476377899 |
Cool job.
Done yet? ;) |
looking good! Damn im jealous of your garage set up:drool:
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Sometimes I forget how far the garage has come from when I bought this place. It wasn't wired and was all bare studs.
Now I just need more headroom for a lift..... Meanwhile the missus is getting a brand-new horse barn. |
Hey Dave, I've heard about your build a few times, since Paul mentioned that he was buying your n/a 13b for the Miata. I just recently arranged to upgrade from my hillclimb Miata (s6 class - far from being 'fast') to an n/a RX7 as well, and wanted to see what kind of suspension configuration you're running. I only remember seeing John's RX7 this season, should we expect to have three FC's in 2015?
I'm also interested to see where your cage ended up; the rx7 I'm purchasing has half a cage, and I'm trying to decide if it'll be easier to expand that or just start over from scratch. Seeing what you've done to keep Don/Walter happy in this chassis would be superb. Also, let me know if you need a second set of hands, most of the work I do on my cars is at the makerspace in Nashua, and MA is just a stone's throw away. |
Are you buying Winston's car? I'm picking up an 87 GXL running parts car from him for a Lemons rig next weekend.
My suspension is far from finalized. Turner Motorsports is valving some Bilsteins for me and I'm picking up a pair of AWR front strut housings. The rear end is all delrin bushings beyond the rear trailing arm, which I left alone due to binding concerns with more "solid" materials. Rear lateral links have been replaced with Battle Version units with heim joints - same with the camber link. If you wanted to swing by to check out the cage we can make that happen. I need to update this build thread badly.... |
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