xthephilx

I hosted them awhile back, but the ~40Mb filesize was putting the hurt on my server. So, I finally got around to putting them on google video. Enjoy.

Coverage of the 1-year buildup of the car

Video of the car at autocross school

My bandwidth usage was in the mid 15-Gb/mo range after I first posted the video. That was scary :P

tdazmansFD

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Congratulations and great job!
Car looks like fun. What kind of power are you getting out of it?

xthephilx

Right now, the motor is stock. Depending on who you believe, I'm making somewhere between 300-350hp (crank). I imagine that the intake does something, as many F-body (camaro/firebird) owners pick up a decent amount of power by getting an intake tract without baffling. The exhaust is a 3" single, but I'm not sure how that stacks up compared to the stock exhaust.

After a season at the track (HPDE at Summit Point), I'm hoping to throw aftermarket heads and a cam in, and make somewhere in the 450whp range.

jic

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it took 1 year?
damnnnn

Bunchies

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that's some epic music at the beginning

RE-Amemiya

NICE video, i watched the whole thing. Must have been really frustrating at the beginning,and then you couldn't get the title for the black car. That's a LOT of work, as you obviously know. Again, nice job!

kwman

Nice work man. I wish i were videotaping my progress...too bad its coming along too slowly.


See you on TC.

willjs7

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awsome video... im right about to put mine in.. just recived my subframe

mirabile

congrats nice vid

riceburner1r2001

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i guess some of the guys just give up when there motor goes and want a v8 n it, pretty sad

bkg

riceburner1r2001, Some do but at least he didn't bash the 13brew, he just put a v8 in it could have done worse. I wouldn't put a v8 in mine if I got paid to, but its whatever floats your boat man I just hope you enjoy it and don't make it into a rx7 with glasspacks and Stickers all over it.
P.S. as a student in longwood university xthephilx I understand the sleep deprivation factor and trying to balance your car hobby. hopefully this won't become a rotary vs piston thing but either way man good luck in school.

peachykeenwight

Stop trying to stir up trouble. So annoying.

@ thephil: I can't get over the way '7s with V8s pull. It's not fair that I have to go buy a big turbo, haha.

Hope you start making some big numbers soon. We all know what LSX's are capable of. Good luck.

MrFC3S

Very nice vid, and car too... I think I like the black/red like that...
I must ask though, how much did you spend on the FDs, and then on the LS1?
As much love as I have for the rotary, that vid almost makes me want to go and swap an FC

besides, I just got an L98 Powered Vette, and already I want it into somthing like an FC... Now I understand why so many want to V8 FCs and so forth, the bodies are too complicated and you still dont get the performance from a vette body than with an FD.

Very Nice Vid and Very Nice Car
and that coming from a true Rotard...

xthephilx

riceburner: I bought both of my FDs without motors, solely for the intention of installing the LS1.

bkg: Not to worry. It's going to be my rr/ax car. I'm keeping the nice, quiet, resonated exhaust just because I'm not a loud exhaust type person.

MrFC3S: Thank you. I spent $4500 on the first shell, delivered. The second was $500, also delivered. The motor was $5000 delivered. Everything was shipped directly to either my house (the black chassis) or to the house where I was working on the car (everything else).

Also, I'm painting the car now. Progress on the paint can be seen here: www.the-phil.com. Everything I've done on the car, I've done myself. The only exception is the exhaust, because I couldn't weld at the time. I still can't weld very well

The paint itself is a major learning experience in itself. I've found out just how much more prep matters compared to the actual paint. Surface imperfections and roughness have caused me to have to paint the car more times than I've wanted to. In the end, it's going to be worth it though.

bkg

I like rotaries but respect is respect good luck xthephilx and all other that do swaps tastefully and maturely (by not saying the rotary sux, etc...).
Good luck

Unholy FD3S

props

xthephilx

I won't let me edit my first post.

Anyway, here's three more videos.
First good idle
Moving the car around, open exhaust
First test drive

Spirit Rx-7

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nice work! what did you do to the old r1 shell?

xthephilx

Sold it to a guy in South Carolina. He drove up and picked it up.