I actually love rotaries but can't afford the one I want so don't see the point in settle, in may as well be any engine so why not something a bit different :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JayoM
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I actually love rotaries but can't afford the one I want so don't see the point in settle, in may as well be any engine so why not something a bit different :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JayoM
OT, but what rotary are you after? 6 rotor? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Kruizer
I picked up a 6-port n/a 13b the other day. Not exactly the 'ultimate' rotary, but exactly what I wanted for the fb :cool:
4 Rotor dude, cheapest one available is a $34k engine from Defined Autoworks...Quote:
Originally Posted by JayoM
Missed the update on this... FUCK ME its goin be deadly
What happened to the red one from a few years back ? I wanted that so bad when you first had it for sale nearly finished and never heard anything of it since albeit I disappeared from the sites for a while...
Cheers dude, the red one was broken for parts by Eddie Doyle fella, the bonnet on this one is off the red one...Quote:
Originally Posted by ELV-iS
Jeeeeesus. Any reason why its 4 or bust? Think the triple rotor 20b goes for a couple grand stateside, should be able to make great power with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kruizer
Always loved the sound off them Jay, 20B's are a great job but need about 20k to go into them dude for a proper setup...Quote:
Originally Posted by JayoM
Wow, sure if you're spending that much you might as well throw in another 14k and get the 4 rotor :D One day, eh? :D The RB looks well at home in there anyway!
May go rotary in the KP61 to make up for things :) FB is looking awesome too btwQuote:
Originally Posted by JayoM
With the help of Japanese Performance this is the new wheel set up for the Team Chihuahua RB25 RX7. Should be here sometime in February :)
Fronts 18 x 11JJ Offset -22
Rears 18 x 15JJ Offset -7 (The widest / lowest offset Meisters available on the market)
https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/...96794981_n.jpg
18x15 !!!! Holy fuck!
18x15J??? :O
Sweet jesus!
Good god.... Between your two cars there's the guts of 7ish grand on wheels? Haha
Madness, but awesome!
Fair play
i genuinly have been stomped all over in this battle. you realy dont hold back and you sure as hell made it vertualy impossible for me to make any sort of a come back haha, you made my wheels look like space savers for a fiat 500. ill take a bow for you man :cool:
Wheel porn mmmm
Very nice pal another few inches nd they would nearly b square 😜
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Originally Posted by Kruizer
Holy fucken jaysus that's some wheel what tyre will ya run
Ya I know mate, can't believe they are ordered myself...Quote:
Originally Posted by danny86
Now to make the widest wide arch kit wider LoLQuote:
Originally Posted by fcon
The ones on the RX8 with tires and paint are standing over 4k on their own, still trying to get a decent price on tires for these, front tires should come in about 500 but the rears will be the challenge...Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnRaff
There was a battle ?:tongue: Joke dude, your wheels and offsets are ridiculous mate, you probably have more dish than the 15JJ's on your rears so I'll take the bow to you :)Quote:
Originally Posted by benkouki
Fronts are second hand but the rears had to be new as they have to be made, they are not stocked, only made to order.Quote:
Originally Posted by grange
Maybe one day :) Maybe on the KP61 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by thetangerine
Lookin at 335 / 30's stretched. I'm runnning 315 / 30's streched on the 18x13.5JJ Meisters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deco84
They're so wide it's gona be hard to make it look right, I wish you luck!!
BN Sports Kit will eat up alot of the wheels, may need to make it a small bit wider, this is how the 13.5JJ looked under the arches so definitely room for another 1.5" :Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterT
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...20RX7/0019.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...20RX7/0020.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...20RX7/0021.jpg
Well Brendan you certainly dont do things by half, great work look forward to seeing it done:D
Jeez they're gonna look savage. Good luck dude!
Ah sure I'm in no rush, don't mind waiting a bit longer of I know it'll be better in the end...Quote:
Originally Posted by tezdude
Thanks Ross.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross.
Happy New Year from Team Chihuahua :)
Roll on 2014 when this car will actually be finished !
Unreal stuff fair play Brendan
Cheers dude...Quote:
Originally Posted by ger15
My two projects up in Gripfab, its known as Kruizer's Korner at this stage LoL
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psd1e75806.jpg
As you can see the wiring now goes on the outside of the front panel, sounds simple but is far from it, you can also see the subframe and how it holds the engine :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps6ac4ab21.jpg
Manifold :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psd124ee2f.jpg
A nice look at the HKS clutch :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...pscca77362.jpg
Car should be back in Limerick next week with some luck.
So not a whole pile to update since my last post, have had a few issues with the wiring and the previous cowboy that worked on the engine but nothing Gripfab can't handle, should be ready for transport back to Limerick very soon :)
John got to make up this interesting section for the exhaust cross over :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psc6fc0f65.jpg
And Dave in JDM Distro sent me on a few pic's of my wheels now that they are ready to leave Japan, will be 8 weeks before they arrive but I'm sure I'll be able to keep myself busy until then with the other cars, anyway enough talk pics :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psa05c1523.jpg
Until next time....
15j -7..... Dear lord.
I wouldn't mind but 2 weeks after I bought theses they released a 16JJ version for hyper cars but it has the same dish as the 15JJ so not to upset LoLQuote:
Originally Posted by grange
Right so after a very long time away, the beast is home, arrived late last night, needs a few niggle little bits done before I can get it mapped but nothing major. For the next few months it will be all bodywork and getting this beast looking as phat as possible, even Romeo came out to have a look, trying to find in the two of the pic's is like a game of where's wally :)
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps1ccc37fd.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps270110be.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps1b639944.jpg
So I wanted to know how wide it was cause I have forgotten and this was the out come, not too bad. Thinking of keeping the standard bumper with a big ass diffuser.
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...pse99666c7.jpg
Wing is pretty low to the ground. Just a measuring tape on its side.
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps180dac03.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps601c05cc.jpg
Engine looks at home :)
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psbcbb5920.jpg
Oh and its first start up, I think ya need headphones cause it sounds off through my laptop speakers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rGwR...ature=youtu.be
So back to fibreglass, as said much earlier the fit is shocking however with a few bolts here and a heat gun burning the arse out of the kit it started to come right if only the wings it was a step forward.
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps487082d6.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psb4206415.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psfc22858e.jpg
Only took 2 hours to get the wings to fit but looks alot better.
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps46897d3f.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps947b853e.jpg
I have to do some trimming around the lights, adjust the hinges for the bonnet, move the power steering fluid bottle and the gaps should be some bit better. Screwed on the quarters too but again they need alot of work, be a while before its all sorted...
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps2b7dc566.jpg
that is one wiiiiiide mothafucka
Thanks dude, you keeping the stagea ?Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterT
So I had a spare hour and decided to see what way the skirts would line up to the wings and quarters, suprise, suprise, shocking was the answer, there seems to be a pretty decent gap on both sides, now it is even however I don't know whether to cut the skirts in the middle and move them forward to close it or leave them as is, there is strain on them already and I'd be afraid of the joint cracking tbh.
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps49c96920.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps0bc1d638.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps0c33bf81.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psba234d33.jpg
I reckon the easiest thing to do is use filler to build up the recess however still leave a joint and that should prevent the stress of making the skirts longer without cracking... So I then threw on the rear bumper, worse fitment than the front but I was hardly shocked, was thinking of binning the whole kit until I pushed it back in the garage, the presence of the car in the garage sold me, its going to be a long few months of work but I reckon it'll be worth it :)
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...pse5c7335a.jpg
You could cut and extend the skirts and then re mold a fresh set. Bit of a long way round but would be worth it.
Too much work for so little return, if I was going to start copying the parts may as well do the whole lot... There will be alot of sanding and cutting ahead...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ptank
So I spent an hour or so heating and twisting the bumper :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps0bbc5755.jpg
First issue was the bonnet line, the bonnet wouldn't close, anyone who has fitted an aftermarket from bumper to an RX7 knows that the bonnet line is the hardest to get right :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...pse48f266c.jpg
So ground back the front of the bonnet just a shave, pinned the bumper back from underneath and finally ground back the bumper just enough, the wings aren't lining up to the bumper at the sides yet but 3hrs was more than enough of looking at this thing :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps835e1b23.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psf3e12259.jpg
Jesus you have some patience! Fair play for stickin at it, I can't believe a new kit that was probably expensive enough, would come like that, the rear bumper is miles off looking at it from the back! I'd be tempted to send it back.
Anyway it should turn out unreal if any of your other projects are anything to go by! Good luck with it!
Its an epr kit from the uk if I remember correct, fitment is always shite with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by niall s14a
Gald your not ditching it though, will have awesome road presence.
More like I'm a stubborn asshole :)Quote:
Originally Posted by niall s14a
Ya I heard that but the RX8 kit was factory fit, went straight on no issues until I wanted to make it wider of course LoLQuote:
Originally Posted by Boguey001
Anyways I got some good news yesterday, the Meisters have arrived from Japan, the baked beans diet is nearly over ha, ha... Collecting them in 2 weeks so should be interesting to see the fitment under the BN Sports Kit :)
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psa8472924.jpg
So finally got some time to go up and collect the wheels but Romeo wanted to play hide and go seek instead :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psfd5bbaea.jpg
The thing is I bought 11jj's for the front but beside the 15jj's they looked crap so we put some 13jj's in the middle, so now I have 13jj's for the front and 15jj's for the rear ;) Bye, bye 11jj's :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps0adbcced.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psa787150a.jpg
Phoebe whose Caesar's girlfriend jumped in for a quick pic :) :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps0f47c02c.jpg
And here she is, 13jj up front -34 and 15jj on the rear :
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps15a9cbb1.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psf80a00ce.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps8d7bf16e.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps561ae12d.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psb905b972.jpg
THAT ASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps0f478a33.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps580fb88d.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...psee0522fd.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps79966650.jpg
That is going to look bonkers! I love it! Ha