Couple new pictures. Got spirit R seats and a Fast intake since the last pics

 

Drools...

 

Did you recently acquire this car within the past year? Looks like the roller my buddy sold after we finished his 418ci 91mm LSX build. He sold it then the kid parted it out that's why I ask.

Looks good though!

 

F yeah! Looks rad and super clean.

 

Nope I bought it in 2009 with a rotary. Thanks.

 

How much of an improvement was the fast intake? Is it the 92mm or 102mm and did you get the matching tb?



How do you like the KRC power steering pump? Does it bolt up like the oem ps pump?

 

Its a used 90mm with a 90mm NW TB. Picked it up used after reading there wasnt any material difference between it and a 92mm. (which makes sense as 2mm isnt much)

Apparently a 102mm wont fit under the stock hood without modifying it, which I wasnt excited about doing.

Car seems more responsive, but I dont know if its faster or not. It was 20* out when I installed it (in my heated garage) and when I drove it it just spins the tires at any reasonable speed when I floored it. It used to do that before though in such cold weather. I'll know better once its warmer out

 

The winter has set in, and disassembly began...hoping to sand blast, ceramic & paint exhaust system. I Wonder if people who sell cars with short-cut fixes all over their builds think the buyer won't discover them? Once I dug in, item after item kept showing up & now half the car is torn apart. Smh- now I have to figure out what wires are what throughout entire car. Argh!!

 

Wow, very nice cars guys! Here are a few of mine...

 

Here we go!

 

Some very impressive cars here, some well engineered, some beautifully built, some more utilitarian. But I don't see many that appear to have been built with the same objective I had 12 years ago when I put a Ford 302 and Ford AOD trans in my FB. I just wanted a nice driving car for regular daily use with pretty good performance, good reliability and a nice looking engine compartment to go with the exceptionally nice interior and body. I used the FC 5-bolt hubs and brakes and the 1990 convertible BBS wheels. Empty weight was about 2550 pounds. I had a fairly radical cam, and the rumble of the V8 was fun for a while, setting off car alarms everywhere I went. But eventually I got bored with that and installed a stock Mustang GT cam, a little less power, but much nicer to drive. I drove it for 9 years and when somebody offered me enough money I sold it.

I was ready for something more civilized - I bought a R32 Skyline front clip, with an RB20DET straight six turbo motor and 5 speed and installed it in my red and silver FB - not quite as fast as the V8, but very quiet and smooth. The rotorheads who say nothing is as smooth as a rotary have never driven a Skyline six. The FB has a big engine compartment, and there was plenty of room for the straight six. We even used the stock Skyline clutch fan, radiator and intercooler. This motor is rated at 215 hp, and I am getting 28 mpg in local driving. Empty weight is 2500 pounds. With the FC brakes, front and rear and this Skyline motor, I feel like this is the perfect balance of performance and stopping ability in an FB for street driving. Of course it will never handle like an FD.

 

Great pictures and photography skills NTIM, several of those are wallpaper worthy and the yellow looks awesome with those backgrounds!

 

Would love to see more pics of your car.

I am currently building an 83.

 

Dang r71, that's an awesome colorway you got going. Its not everyday that you see an orange fd let alone an orange car Im surprised by everyones post you guys are rocking some beauts

 

Thank you. A friend took the pictures. I have one of the pictures hanging in my cottage garage where I store my sports cars for the winter.

 

Just because it's been a while, my old car, one of the first V8 FCs ever built (back in '92):









I'm looking around for the right FC convertible project car to build a new one from, basically duplicating that old car in convertible form. Good to see the community is still going strong.

 

Finishing body work and ordering wheels this spring. It's 9 degrees here in Indiana

 

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They are giving me hell over here...

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We got my new seats in from 07 mazdaspeed3 and yesterday I just got a nardi miata steering wheel :-)

 

So much win in this thread.

 

far from being done

 

What rear do you have in there and is it hard to mount up ford or chevy rear in the FC?

 

Hey saw you had a Fc im currently building one and im going v8 350 small block was wondering what would be a good manual trans and rear would be or can i use the stock rear with this set up

 

Small block. The Borg Werner is a week 5 speed so that puts you I'm automatics unless you want to do a t5-6 or a Muncie 4 speed or Saginaw 4 speed. The other option of course would be the tremec with a bellhousing modification. Stock turbo 2 rear end will do just fine

 

Depends on which diff you have in the car currently and what you plan on doing with the car.
Stock NA diff will work with a stock SBC 350 until you decide to hammer it.
Stock TII diff is good for about 450HP (at the motor) or until you start hammering it with slicks. Hopefully the axles snap before the diff which is common. I'm running a TII diff with my 383 Stroker and it's working fine with street tires.

Transmissions are pretty much what you decide to go with. I originally had a T5 WC that lasted a couple years but bit the dust at 450 HP. I'm currently running an LS T56 which is fantastic!