Rx7 fd #FirstProjectBuild

[Brendanfd3s]

Appreciate the positive feedback lads

,,,,ah aren't ye very good,,,

Finally finished all the seam welding


The place has never been so messy!!! S#*t everywhere

Just waiting on sheet metal now to finish tubbing,

[GTSr32]

Awh so happy i found this! keep asking cliff about it!

TOP WORK!!!

[Brendanfd3s]

Awh so happy i found this! keep asking cliff about it!

TOP WORK!!!

Haha the lad will be demented between the 2 of us...

Got a chance to do another bit. New seat mounts welded in. There was absolutely no room here. Talk about a tight squeeze I'll add better pics when shes painted and the seat covers back on but basically its touching the hydro, touching the door, and you can just about see daylight between the seat and the cage in 2 places...


Should be nice against the grey interior finish


Selected a few oem brackets to cut and bolt in to hold the dash too, 6 screws will hold it in...


Aluminium 2mm plate will be my control panel.

Have decided I wont do down the flocking route either, will try something different...

[mike e30]

Class build so far man that cage is class. Good job with the front sub frame as well most clearance issues with sumps/sub frames people normally mod the sump iad be far happier doin it your way. Whats your plan for the steering rack though looks to be the only awkward bit

[les92]

fair play lad. Cant wait to see her finished. i'd say you had some pain in your hole seam welding haha.

[Brendanfd3s]

Class build so far man that cage is class. Good job with the front sub frame as well most clearance issues with sumps/sub frames people normally mod the sump iad be far happier doin it your way. Whats your plan for the steering rack though looks to be the only awkward bit

Cheers dude,,,heres how i mounted the steering rack got it done a couple a days ago,,,

fair play lad. Cant wait to see her finished. i'd say you had some pain in your hole seam welding haha.

Don't talk to me... the amount of hours gone into this...cant wait to let er have it out on the track tho

So heres what I've been up to.
Steering rack mounted...must have measured this a million times before finally fully welding!!! Its about 20 - 25mm further forward from its oem placement and about 10mm higher. Main concerns were obviously getting it dead level, perpendicular with the chassis and centred perfectly.


kept it as tight as possible, poor alternator has absolutely no room to himself


You'd fit a small donkey in here




love the new tube notcher...


Got the front end plated off and the connecting tubes welded on. Did this so the entire front end can bolt on bolt off. Just makes it cleaner in future i reckon to change. Just did this much so i wont have to be welding and scalding the new paint. Will finish it once i get all my parts together. Should be v v light too!!


Threw together a new little brace for the tunnel while i had spare time


bonnet hinges modified, love the simple extras


Anyone who knows fd's well knows the diff mounting brackets are shite in them if your planning a lot of clutch kicks etc so made up 2 new custom ones. They are heavy and do add some extra weight but needs must...some of the other ones iv looked at were even bigger and heavier!!! Plan is to get some holes punched in these before paint to shed some weight off them without weakening them too much...




Just waiting on My gearbox now to make up a mounting, prep and PAINT
So far so good!!!

[nikkisixx69]

fucking awesome!!! love FD's

[Brendanfd3s]

fucking awesome!!! love FD's

Thanks lad...always loved them myself!! Anyone want to sponsor me a Rocket Bunny kit???

[Brendanfd3s]

Little updates...

Pics of tubbing finished!!!


Got clearance


Obligatory welding pic!!!! If I had a euro for every dot of weld gone onto this chassis....


Petrol cap delete


Sandblasted underneath today


Nicer view of the tubbing here...good escape for smoke too


Primed everything that was blasted today as well. Just gotta finish blasting the engine bay tomorrow, prep interior and prime the lot.

[Brendanfd3s]