my rx7

[philiphowe]

hello lads, thought i'd throw up a few pics to motivate myself to getting this finished, heres a pic of it before she went pop!http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/DSC_0116.jpg

[Kruizer]

Any more pics or info lad ?

[philiphowe]

I've bust two rotaries now, and although the single turbo was great for drag racing, it was a bit laggy for the drifting, so i'm going v8http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/SAM_0538.jpg

[PeterT]

haha class! what v8 is that?

[philiphowe]

I'm putting an eaton M122 supercharger on her, I modified the original inlet manifold in order to mount the supecharger on it as well as directing the air to the intercooler and then back into the manifold

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/SAM_0472.jpg

i cut the underside of the manifold to join all the ports an create an inlet

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/SAM_0473.jpg

i blocked off the upper part of the manifold

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/SAM_0474.jpg

clatty i know, but it was my first bit of tig welding!

[180sx drifter]

Looks like a really cool project man, hurry up and finish it. :afro:

[philiphowe]

i need to get some more aluminium pipe to finish the manifold but with the pipes set in place and with the help of the handlamp to hold it together it looks like this,,http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/SAM_0523.jpg

[philiphowe]

aye lad i need to get a move on! bishopscourt on the 4th dec!!

Its a toyota 1uzfe taken from a toyota celsior,

they only come automatic so its a real hanlon converting her, should be worth it though

[Kruizer]

Drifting needs more FD3S's, sexiest body by far...

[D1 Chomer]

Savage Cant wait to hear her screaming around the track....

[philiphowe]

i can't wait to hear it, she sounded well n/a without the filter lol

http://s781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/?action=view&current=SAM_0457.mp4

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/th_SAM_0457.jpg (http://s781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/?action=view&current=SAM_0457.mp4)

[ken red 180]

lad no offence but that engine is sitting all up front,,,, she won"t handle rite,,,, i"ve just built an sr rx and cut the fire wall out to fit it properly on existing FD mounts the sub frame everything had to be custom made,,, just so she will handle rite and i was testing last week and its like a go kart on track i love it,,,, have a look in build tread SRX the heading,,,,,, i"m a big fan of V8 myself and if the SR ever blows up i"ll fit one seen as all the fabrication is done on the body,,,,,best of luck with it,,,,

[shanewazere]

not my thing but it will sound insane so cant wait to see it in action

[aka pete]

Yeah love these rx7s.. deffo the biz and with a V8 she'll be a corker if balanced well.. can't wait til see (and hear) her out on da track
Best o luck with her phil

[philiphowe]

got another bit done today, i have the inlet manifold finished now,

aye ken ya have a point, but i've kept the engine back as far as possible,
i'll just have to wait an see what the balance is like.

the 1uz is only slightly heavier than an sr20det

cheers pete, are ya going to bishopscourt on the 4th, i'm hopin to have this finished for it

[aka pete]

doubt it phil, just got my yoke goin again last weekend
looks like it'll be 2012 B4 I get out next

[tamtaf]

Good progress Phillip !! Nice to be thinking out of the box, pity the rotary is such a pain in the ass of an engine, they sound unreal.................... when they stay going!! No more problems that way for you;)

[gabriel]

phil when will i bring up the battery to start her up?
cant wait to see this finished

[philiphowe]

the clutch master cylinder sits out through the firewall so it had to go to let the engine sit back tight,
the idea of shelling out for a pedal box didnt appeal, so i butchered the standard unit. i really should have took the photo before cutting it, lol

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/374153_301970669813692_100000022858175_1288697_818 618788_n.jpg

and here is the botched up version which sits completely inside the firewall
it not pretty but it does the job

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/377971_301982136479212_100000022858175_1288786_125 9469311_n.jpg

[philiphowe]

the brake servo and master cylinder was in the way too, so it had to go
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/390052_301981719812587_100000022858175_1288780_641 23456_n.jpg

I made an aluminium plate to mount the master cylinder on

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/380523_301981879812571_100000022858175_1288782_722 448284_n.jpg
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/319929_301982079812551_100000022858175_1288785_208 7029910_n.jpg

and made a new bar to push the master cylinder, as the standard one was too short,

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/393422_301981973145895_100000022858175_1288783_125 5152738_n.jpg

[pmcn2010]

this will be some car for the track

[gabriel]

get the pics from last nite up lad

[team86]

Cool Project man...

Rare site with the charger on it..

[philiphowe]

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/SAM_0553.jpg

took it out again to fit the injectors, and to modify the oil filter as it was not clearing the sub frame,
thought i'd weigh the engine and box when it was out,
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/SAM_0551.jpg
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/SAM_0552.jpg

the 13B with gearbox weighed 226kg, so the v8 including the charger and gearbox is 46.5kg heavier.

[jasy d]

looking good lad keep the photos coming!!!:)

[philiphowe]

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/396276_337189522958473_100000022858175_1391078_917 642410_n.jpg
oil filter bracket piped for relocation

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/406794_337189809625111_100000022858175_1391081_186 2176743_n.jpg
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/384702_337190142958411_100000022858175_1391082_139 1534953_n.jpg
mounted the throttle body on the supercharger.

[philiphowe]

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/377963_337190542958371_100000022858175_1391085_337 986405_n.jpg

Needed some extra lock so lengthened the bottom arms for clearance, and shortened the steering arm on the hub,
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/386233_337188672958558_100000022858175_1391075_110 9249384_n.jpg
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/409209_337188902958535_100000022858175_1391076_161 3388195_n.jpg

same lock in both directions as there is no akerman

[philiphowe]

made up the manifold Y pipe today, what better way to spend the last day of the holidays!
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/406987_337711156239643_100000022858175_1393357_553 603853_n.jpg
tacked up,
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/396211_337925056218253_100000022858175_1394134_292 738939_n.jpg
finished, cheap and cheerful!

[gabriel]

any more pics lad, or any word you getting it back

[celicacrasher]

cool build

[philiphowe]

got her back from mapping, now to sort the steering, and finish off a few bits and bobs, took a wee video of her,

1ux rx7 with m122 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJin44dhMA&feature=share)

[daz]

savage car man..

[philiphowe]

the belt was slipping on the charger so I modified the tension so it can be adjusted, should do the trick....
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/tensioner.jpg

as the gearbox is shorter than standard, the gearstick is further forward and the tunnel had to be cut. here is the patch i put over the gap,

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/patch.jpg

I had a leak from the power steering, and an oil leak from the oil filter plate so i pulled out the rad and intercooler to get at them.

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/rx7v8.jpg

the standard rad was blocked up on one side so I got myself an alloy rad, ebays finest!

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/alloyrad.jpg

I got a hydro cheap off a local rally man, there was a crack in the frame beside the master cylinder. I gave it a run of the mig and then set about makin it a bit more vertical!

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy92/rotarynut/hydro.jpg

[twin-cam85]

If you ever need inspiration :afro:

Mad Mike's souped up drifting car - Madbull Generation 5 - First shakedown - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Geepgs7ILcM)

[aka pete]

got her back from mapping, now to sort the steering, and finish off a few bits and bobs, took a wee video of her,

1uz rx7 with m122 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJin44dhMA&feature=share)

Haha
Phil that sound wickedly evil.. Class!
See the silicon pipe suckin in
Cannot wait til see and hear her out
When the debut??

[philiphowe]

Awwww! mad mikes is a beast, if i had 20k i'd have a 4 rotor in the morning!!

would love to get to the next bishopscourt pete!