finally installed the new leather cover on the arm rest console.





now working on getting the engine painted and ready to get it back together.

 

Finally got my SuperPro Bushing Kit in today

it comes through Tein USA...Im a distributor for them so if you guy need anything send me a PM and i'll hook you guys up

 

Hey, that would be cool to get some parts for my 1982 RX! Toss a price in for the whole shebang.

Ahhh, what did I find was wrong with my RX7 today....lots.

First, feast your eyes on this:
https://www.rx7club.com/detailing-restoration-284/fuel-tank-problem-slug-955186/

Well that's gonna take a while to figure out, so I decided to install the alternator I bought a couple weeks ago. Doesn't matter if I put the alternator on today or 3 weeks from now because the carb is setting on top of the Jeep while I decide if I wanna take the plunge into rebuilding the Nikki myself or entrusting someone else who doesn't have the vested interest I have in it. I am really leaning towards following the tutorial on SMW on the rebuild, as well as the link to the tutorial about removing the emissions from the car. At this point, and while trying to figure out why one belt was loose, I found that the Smog Pump was loose due to the bottom bolt being cracked off. With the pump off, and the carb out, now seems like a perfect time to remove things that rob that little car of extra power!

 

The window motor i found in the radio antenna motor in the FB works. Street legal now

 

Finished installing second oil cooler yesterday.

 

stripped the car down to drop off at the paint shop tomm. cant wait to get it back with a fres coat of paint, then off to get tuned

 

Found out that I need a new clutch slave cylinder, installed the new clutch master cylinder, finished taking out the ac hose. Ill upload pics later

 

Drove it.

 

me too.

 

The Committee calls BS without pics!!!

 

I saw it today, it's there

 

Installed Aerocatch latches on the hood...no more wobbling at speeds!

 

Just picked up a Racing beat exhaust for my N/A today. Just a little welding and we should be set. Hopefully it's quieter than the exhaust I currently have....

 

snapped my second u joint backing out of my driveway. Not really liking these aftermarket ujoints to much

 

Yay Kevin!!

Wired fan, had to remove controller to keep it manual, new relay, new connects. Drop it in tomorrow and I'll be ready to roll again.

 

new fan in!

 

forgot to post...a motor going bad on my original fan made it pull upwards of 60 amps continuous. The new fan...21 amps continuous. What a huge difference!

 

Installed the B&M shifter, what a pain in the *** but a huge difference.

 

Really? I felt like that was one of the easiest mods...what went wrong?

 

Removing the old shifter housing with not enough room to get a wrench/socket on it. If I had more tools it would have been easier, also didn't help that my 12mm socket split while taking one of the bolts out. Took me about an hour and a half total 75% was taking out the top right bolt.

 

ouch...that does suck..RX-7...never easy...

 

Yeah I had to get a 12mm wrench short enough to fit into and onto the bolt, but then there was no room to grab the wrench. I then used a screw driver to pry the inch or so of room on the wrench till it freed, then it was easy.

If I only had to change the shifter itself it would have taken me 10 minutes, I got the entire assembly which was a pain in the ***.

 

Penguino Racing would have swapped out the whole assembly in 15 mins...

 

Question for you guys running aerocatch latches behind the headlights. Did you have to cut the metal posts down a little bit? Mine are hitting the plastic fender well covers.

 

YES... dremeled a little off and it was good...