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breckboarder55
09-26-2008, 08:18 PM
Can an administrator move this to the projects section... Please
, Thanks!


I bought this car about the time I turned 17 before my Junior year in High School. Picked it up for a wapping $4250.

Its a 1987 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II, it had 68k miles on it, 5k on the motor, and 15k on the turbo.

It also had hail damage, the rear deck had been hit with a hammer, and the side had been backed into by a lifted truck... So the exterior was horrible, the interior dirty, and mechanically it was in excellent shape.

Unfortunately my computer crashed a couple months back and I lost most of the original pictures of it... So the only ones I have through my swap and what not, were the ones I had posted on various forums.

The day after I got it: (don't hate, the young age of 16)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/July2005002.jpg

Off topic story:

I wasn't aware of how quick the car quick the car was when I bought, but the third day I owned I happened to pull up next to a 350Z. He must of thought I was a piece of junk (allthough I have to agree, it did look like one) because he got on it when he pulled along next to me. I followed suit and managed to pull about 2 cars on him by 80 mph. Ended up finding out his car had intake/exhaust, nice guy.

As a reward for buying my own car, and a birthday present my parents had the car painted/ body work done.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/DSC00024.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/DSC00023.jpg

The car came with some mods, it was running about 10 psi through ported intake manifolds, and a stock motor. 550cc injectors squirting the fuel with the help of a 230 lph third gen rx pump. Helping keep the air/fuel in check it had an HKS F-CON V-pro engine management system on it. Ported wastegate to keep the creep at bay, and breathed through a cheap ass muffler shop 3in turbo back exhaust, with a highflow cat, and a Hooker max-flow muffler. Had a Greedy BOV, and a Koyo radiator and electric fan to keep things cool. It had Tokico Illumina adjustable shocks, with eibach springs, along with some cusco camber plates. It also had a FCD (fuel cud defender), along with an HKS megaflow intake. Other stuff like a ported TB, and manifolds, plugs, and wires yada yada...

Probably around 2700 pounds and 230-240 hp, through a five speed with 4.10s.


So I ended up painting it Mazda Winning blue, from the RX-8. Had the lights and markers smoked.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/today025.jpg

Had to put some junk yard probe wheels on... (long story) They will be gone this summer. (years later) I was always more concerned with being fast, over looks.

back end with a friends SRT-4 (ended up putting like 3xxhp and 400 ft/lbs on a 50 trim)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/1.jpg
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Along the way the alternator went out, and replaced it with a 3rd gen rx alternator.

One day while driving on the feeder the brakes failed. (very scary if it has never happened to you) The brake master cylinder went out. Replaced it, along with the rotors, and put in some portorfield race pads. Also added stainless steel brake lines.

Drove it for a while until my funds caught up... This thing would dump all the fuel when you let off and the secondary injectors let off and it would shoot great fire balls... It was allot of fun. Looking back I don't know how I didn't kill myself...

Fast forward six months: One day, while driving down the road. The motor just went on me... Pop! Apex seal was gone... I limped it home on one rotor, terrified that my baby had died. I had no idea of internal engine work, and the only things I had done so far was a new alternator, basic maintenance and brakes.

Well after a couple of weeks of sitting in the garage decided to tow it up to Gotham Racing in Ft. Worth. One of the widely known rotary company's in the country and arguably one of the greatest rotary tuners in the world.
They built me a new motor and we made some major changes.

New Motor:
Series 4 13bt block
2 new mazda reman (series 5 housings)
Gotham Stage 3 race port for intake/exhaust ports of the housings
(for those that don't know, this is kind of the cam and stroke of the rotary world, huge power increase)
milled the rotors, one new to fit 3mm apex seals, along with apex springs from a third gen RX (i guess you could compare to forged pistons?)
Teflon coolant seals
new gaskets, ported Eccentric shaft pellet (remember this)

It took them 4 months to finish the motor because they were in the middle of a shop move.

Also while up there they took out the HKS F-CONN and replaced it with a Haltech E6K standalone engine management. Also added some MSD ignition amps. Time for big fuel! 720cc primary injectors and 1600cc, let me repeat that 1600CC secondaries. Swapped out the 230lph for a 285 (iirc) Nippondenso unit.

Brought it home for a while, breaking in the motor. Mean while make a friend that is getting out of RX-7s because he is getting married. Makes me a hell of a deal on a T-70BB turbo (0 miles on rebuild), an HKS cast manifold, a 4in down pipe, 3in. intercooler piping, a big spearco intercooler, an hks bov, 4in K&N filter/Boost Logic intake, and an HKS Waste Gate. All for 1600! The IC piping alone would have ran about 850, lord knows the turbo would be expensive! So I jump on it.

While waiting for school to end (since it was my DD). The radiator fan goes out one day... Order a new one and summit didn't tell me it was on back order until I checked in on it a week later. Perfect time to start my swap!

I went from this:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/IMG_0151.jpg
to this:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/DSC00044.jpg

breckboarder55
09-26-2008, 08:24 PM
So I start the swap and it quickly became apparent that the person I bought the set up from left out some details… In order for the IC piping to fit I had to delete the Power steering, and A/C. So I do it… I also order some flanges for the oil and coolant lines from Turbonetics. (great product, but service sucks! It took months!) I had to use my dremel to cut down the flange adapters to hook up the oil in and one coolant line because they were to thick to bolt to the studs on the engine block. I also had to use a cheap 30 dollar sears map gas torch to cut through the radiator supports because the IC mounted V-mount style, but directly in front of the radiator. The torch was slow and I did start a small fire with it… No damage was done though.

My intercooler is on top, the bottom is a stock srt-4 unit.:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/DSC00048.jpg

Along the way I relocated the battery to the hatch and used this trick little box, along with a kill switch:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff172.jpg

Added an oil pedestal to hook up some oil temp and pressure gauges:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff166.jpg

The RX came with molded metal lines which meant I had to do some running to Smileys Racing to have some stainless lines ran. This specific one was a *****… The factory hook up was welded to the metal line so I had to rig up a banjo fitting with two crush washers for the oil in. The washers were a weird size and no one had them with the correct fit, so I had a machine shop punch them to the correct diameter. :
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff165.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff159.jpg

Lowered the oil cooler due to some clearance issues with the intercooler. Its pretty hard to see the IC through the bumper:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff164.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff163.jpg

Intake:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff169.jpg

breckboarder55
09-26-2008, 08:27 PM
Test fitting the turbo:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff168.jpg
Found out I would have to get a different flange to get the oil drain to flow properly

Finished the swap, some messy wiring…:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff162.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff161.jpg

I also added an Apexi AVC-R boost controller: before I put it in
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff173.jpg


Close up of the turbo:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff167.jpg

Drove around with just the 4in. downpipe for a while, on a break-in tune… Caused the revs to bounce 2k rpms when cold. It would crack every time the rpms dropped too…

Had a waste gate dump Pipe made: (note the unhooked up vacuume line)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff160.jpg

Than a 4in. mandrel bent exhaust with a 4in borla XR-1 muffler… It is pretty much a strait exhaust.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff156.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff157.jpg

Extremely loud, neighbors threaten to call the cops. One even claimed it knocked a picture from off the wall… Couldn’t hear the stereo it was so loud…. So that came out, along with the sound deadening…

Will throw this in sometime:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff177.jpg
and for when I get a wideband:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff176.jpg

breckboarder55
09-26-2008, 08:32 PM
Drove it around for a while, got it tuned for a DD. Took it easy on the tune trying to get the basic ACT clutch and heavy duty pressure plate to last… That was only good for 330 ft/lbs… Was in the low to mid 400 neighborhood, on just under 1bar of boost. So safe to say 430-450whp. Similar setups have done more on Higher boost.

As soon as the motor was broken in I did three pulls and the clutch took a ****… Was two weeks before graduation. Luckily my grandpa thought it would be nice and buy me a spec Stage 3+ clutch for graduation… The beast was up and running again…

How the interior looks now with a variety of Autometer cobalt gauges, and the VC-R mounted.:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/Image001.jpg
Gauges include boost, oil pres, oil temp, coolant, and EGT. Still need a wideband!

How the motor looks now, changed the fan set up… Puppy runs 185 all day long, and rotarys run hot!
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/Image.jpg


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/today025.jpg

some friends:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/newtoday015.jpg

note the plate holder:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i110/breckboarder55/december-0ctoberstuff155.jpg

So drive it around some more and than start having some oil pressure problems just as the clutch was getting broken in… Eventually it got worse and worse, and I decided to stop driving it when the pressure got low enough… Meanwhile trying to recoup financially, I researched what could be wrong. From what I read/was told it was most likely from a fairly common problem of the O-ring for the pellet that sprays oil into the eccentric shaft, (like a crank) to than cool the pistons and lube the seals… That means, no pressure blown motor… Real fast. So I work and I have all the parts to fix it, but hear stories of people messing up the rest of the motor trying to fix it, and a rotary specialist (atkins) told me you would need an impact wrench. A tool I don’t have in my arsenal. So it hasn’t been driven in a couple of months, since I have decided to use my money else where. I think I will have enough time to attempt it myself over winter break. If not maybe I will have produced enough money to have it done pro.

So my future plans are:
1.get it running
2. Re-tune, pump and race gas. I would like to see 500, more on race gas…
3. Methanol Injection
4. C02 spray (just to give the IC a little extra help in the TX heat)
5. Wheels and tires (17x9 Zigen FN01-rcs rear and 17x8 front)
6. Cage
7.2 step and From there on…

Obviously this is a long term project, but I have gotten quite a bit done all things considered.
The majority of this project was paid for by me. I have gotten small loans from the parents when I needed it(things breaking and I spent all my money on mods). I also did all of the mods except for the engine build, the standalone wiring, the clutch, and the suspension(came on the car).
Im sure I’ve left out on some stuff along the way, its been over 4 years in the making!

BMFScout
09-26-2008, 09:26 PM
cool car

JB
09-26-2008, 10:36 PM
Good looking car, the Probe wheels definetely kill it though. Awesome and fairly legit build thread/update though. Keep the pics and updates coming.

robertf03
09-27-2008, 02:41 AM
interesting

there were a few guys in the efi tuning class I took that were into rotary engines. they feared predetonation in ways piston people can't understand. I assume that is what took out the apex seals?

A friend of mine in highschool had a convertible with a swapped over turbo hood, never got around to the turbo install though.

breckboarder55
09-27-2008, 10:18 AM
interesting

there were a few guys in the efi tuning class I took that were into rotary engines. they feared predetonation in ways piston people can't understand. I assume that is what took out the apex seals?

A friend of mine in highschool had a convertible with a swapped over turbo hood, never got around to the turbo install though.

Did you take the EFI class here? Sounds cool, I would like to take one aswell.

Thanks for the complement's.

I hate the probe wheels too, but at the time it was a must for the situation.

There probably won't be any updates on this until I'm home for thanksgiving or more likely winter break... Makes me sad being away from it. :(

Fredo
09-27-2008, 11:53 AM
Nice car, you've done a ton of work man....reminds me of a car I know. Do a lot of work to it and it rewards you by kicking you in the testicles.

Not to try and start a fight or anything, but I'm just curious where your horsepower/torque figures are coming from. Have you actually had this car on a dyno, or are you just estimating your figures based on other similar builds?

mudtoy67
09-27-2008, 12:02 PM
Cool car!:beer:

Reckless
09-27-2008, 12:02 PM
As soon as the motor was broken in I did three pulls and the clutch took a ****…
Pulls on a dyno? If so, that answers your question fred

Fredo
09-27-2008, 12:15 PM
Ah, missed that. I was scanning the build instead of reading word for word. That's a stout f'n rotary motor then.

breckboarder55
09-27-2008, 05:01 PM
I'm comparing it to other builds. (an estimate) Seen the exact setup motor and turbo wise go upper 400's with about 18 pounds. I'm not saying its spot on, buts its definitely near my estimate. No traction first, second, and third... Its cool to roll on to the throttle in third and when you hit boost, it spins. All the way through at just under tripple digit speeds.

Never got a good dyno pull though... =( Thats why its an estimate.


The power is all in the porting, and its as big of a port you want in a street car. Lots of people have similar power on similar boost.


Rotary's have a huge split between tq/power in most cases.

RCcola55
09-27-2008, 05:58 PM
camaro vs. rx7 showdown fred

agjohn02
09-27-2008, 09:35 PM
you need to swap this drivetrain into a mazda pick-up with a divorced t-case and put toyota axles under it.

Shaggy
09-28-2008, 06:54 AM
good bull

Fredo
09-28-2008, 08:59 AM
camaro vs. rx7 showdown fred

Sounds like fun! I'm betting though that if this thing gets traction it would probably hand the camaro it's ass. But then again, the camaro has beaten more than a few cars that made a lot more power than it. The 4.10 gears really save it in a lot of scenarios.

breckboarder55
09-28-2008, 11:43 AM
cough... cough... power to weight....

RCcola55
09-28-2008, 12:19 PM
couch...traction/torque...cough

breckboarder55
09-28-2008, 02:47 PM
Wankel .... hehehe

So. Based on my incredibly limited knowledge of engines and whatnot... I CAN FOR SURE - Crank your torsion bars, and cut off your catalytic converter...

haha

But it looks really clean, and even though I don't know **** about cars, much less rotarys... It sounds like you've got a pretty good little set up there :gigem:

A. I have no torsion bars

B. I have no Catalytic converter

C. You fail

D. :flipoff2:

Fredo
09-28-2008, 02:50 PM
cough... cough... power to weight....

This discussion could get out of hand quickly.

breckboarder55
09-28-2008, 03:08 PM
Considering I know nothing about the Camaro, any one care to share?

I'm not one of those people that gets riled up about things on the internet and talking about racing. Its all in good fun.:gigem:

and besides, its not like my car is even capable of running at the moment, so the Camaro already has a big one up on me. ;)

Seth
09-28-2008, 03:44 PM
I have never ridden in the camaro, we are always drunk when I am around it. However I have heard lots of stories from folks who have. It intrigues me honestly, bc it sounds mild, but everything you hear is ridiculous. Maybe Fred just knows how and isnt afraid to drive the ever livin out of it.

you should def dyno the RX, just so that you can back up any claims, and also you can tune it. seems like that is a setup that could really be enhanced changing a few things. IE another motor with similar setup might make big numbers, but everything has been maximized.

Speaking of fast cars, I know that it is a little anti productive, but I have always wanted a really fast full size truck. Something that anyone who rides in it is surprised by. early lightning would be fun. I will prob end up doing a 69-75 IH half ton short and wide with a 392. Make it loud. In pipe dream land it would have a modern suspension under it (air ride?) so that it could turn as well. It would not be super fast, but I think it would be fun and different.

Fredo
09-28-2008, 04:17 PM
The camaro is NOT fast. Quick maybe, but not what would be considered fast by car guy standards. The short version is that it's a 92 camaro RS convertible with an LT1, 6spd, and Ford 9" swapped into it. 320ish hp and 340ish torque. I'd have to go dig up the dyno sheet to get you the exacts.

agjohn02
09-28-2008, 04:30 PM
...

breckboarder55
09-28-2008, 08:09 PM
...

This is why it has a little more conservative tune on it.

There is lots of power left in the motor once I get it up again, its a question of longevity, and drive ability. I don't have the extra money I used to now that I'm on my own and actually have things to pay for... So hopefully I can at least get it up by Christmas, if I can't over thanksgiving.

Sounds like if the camaro would be a fun run if you would add healthy shot of spray. :gigem:

Graystroke
09-28-2008, 10:51 PM
aren't the apex seals the reason mazda never campaigned the rotary in road racing? I think they just don't have the abilty to live long around a track. I'm guessing the same would happen on a high strung DD. What was wrong w/ the 3rd? gen RX7 that Butler had. I think parts were loaded into the trunk when the guy came and bought it. That thing had a rough life.

Fredo
09-29-2008, 08:50 AM
Sounds like if the camaro would be a fun run if you would add healthy shot of spray. :gigem:

Eh, bottles are for babies. I have been accused many a time of running nitrous on the car though.

agjohn02
09-29-2008, 08:54 AM
that camaro has lost a hundred pounds

DRAGOONRANCH
09-29-2008, 09:03 AM
Eh, bottles are for babies. I have been accused many a time of running nitrous on the car though.

How does it go? "No replacement for displacement..."


that camaro has lost a hundred pounds

:gigem:

breckboarder55
09-29-2008, 10:59 AM
aren't the apex seals the reason mazda never campaigned the rotary in road racing? I think they just don't have the abilty to live long around a track. I'm guessing the same would happen on a high strung DD. What was wrong w/ the 3rd? gen RX7 that Butler had. I think parts were loaded into the trunk when the guy came and bought it. That thing had a rough life.

Nope, "In 1991, Mazda became the first Japanese manufacturer to win the 24 hours of Le Mans. The car was a 4-rotor prototype class car, the 787B. The FIA outlawed rotary engines shortly after this win. To this day the rotary powered Mazda is the only Japanese manufacturer to have ever won the prestigious 24 hour Le Mans race outright."

RXs had also place 14th and 24th in Le Mans previously.

"Mazda began racing RX-7s in the IMSA GTU series in 1979. That first year, RX-7s placed first and second at the 24 Hours of Daytona, and claimed the GTU series championship. The car continued winning, claiming the GTU championship seven years in a row. The RX-7 took the GTO championship ten years in a row from 1982. The RX-7 has won more IMSA races than any other car model."

"The RX-7 also fared well at the Spa 24 Hours race. Three Savanna/RX-7s were entered in 1981 by Tom Walkinshaw Racing. After hours of battling with several BMW 530i and Ford Capri, the RX-7 driven by Pierre Dieudonné and Tom Walkinshaw won the event. Mazda had turned the tables on BMW, who had beaten Mazda's Familia Rotary to the podium eleven years earlier at the same event. TWR's prepared RX-7s also won the British Touring Car Championship in 1980 and 1981, driven by Win Percy."

RX-7s have even managed to win in WRC in the 80's.

"in 2006, RE Amemiya Racing Asparadrink FD3S won the GT300 class championship."

If you ask me that is a pretty nice racing history.

Now just think, its the late 70s and automobile companys have been fine tuning and engineering there traditional motors since the early 1900's. How many of them are going to jump on a new motor and start engineering something new and drop the last 70 years of work? The amount of engineering the rotary has seen is a fraction of what other cars have. If they had the same input over the last 100 years I am sure they would be just as reliable.

Now think, the reason the motor never took off is that no one knew how to work on it. I can walk into a Mazda dealership, and start talking to the "rotary tech" and he won't know what the hell I'm talking about in a matter of minutes. You can't expect all of the mechanics to be on the ball when it represents such a small percentage of business. The maintenance is much more than the average car, and that is its down fall. Most people don't want to or don't know how to up keep it. The second they start having problems that could be easily fixed they have it towed to the local Joe's auto repair. He dosent even know what he is looking at... so it never gets fixed... and than bam! the motor is gone. Its a twisted web.

That being said there are several known RX-7s (mostly the N/As) with up to 260k miles on the original motor... Not bad for an 80's car...
I think its all in the knowledge of the owner.

breckboarder55
09-29-2008, 11:05 AM
How does it go? "No replacement for displacement..."



:gigem:


***

Mine are:

"there is a replacement for displacement, its called engineering"

And my favorite man of all time, Mr. Colin Chapman:

"Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."

"To add speed, add lightness."
"Simplicate, then add lightness."

I like this one- "Any car which holds together for more than a race is too heavy."

:gigem:

Seth
09-29-2008, 11:12 AM
I see your quotes, but no references.

"In 1981, Seth Stewart was born and assumed the position of world's biggest bad-ass. This was previously held by Lee Majors, aka The Fall Guy, but he was truly out-classed with an oppenent such as Mr. Stewart. The Duke boys did come along in the early years, but due to their bad-assness being spread between the two of them, they could only play in the bad-ass busch league. In the 90's Seth won consecutive Industrial Technology student of the year awards from one Mr. Dinkelkamp, furthering his alredy impressive resume. Admission to Texas A&M University, sans essay, truly cemented his stutus for what will likely be his entire lifetime. Experts agree that the only possibility of Seth being surpassed would be if he procreated, but it is likely that any offspring would be illegitimate, and therefore likely overlooked by the masses."

BMFScout
09-29-2008, 11:22 AM
I'm betting the camaro vs. RX7 showdown would end up like the great Porsche vs. Camaro showdown of '00. Broken foreign ****. :flipoff2: (I had to think for a minute to try to believe that it's really been that long ago. Damn, I'm old.)

breckboarder55
09-29-2008, 11:25 AM
I had already stated that my **** wasn't running at the moment, therefore the Camaro already had a one up one me.

:gigem:

But in the only thing in favor of the camaro, traction... I am amazed by the over look of the most important thing in relation to speed... Power to weight...

Lets say this race did happen... I would say one from a dig, and another from a 40 roll?

Fredo
09-29-2008, 11:31 AM
Racing from a roll is for no driving chumps.

Power to weight is important, but so is torque. When I had my camaro dynoed I remember the guy looking at the printout and going, "Well, this is your Horsepower curve and here's....well, here is your torque lack of curve. Damn!"

breckboarder55
09-29-2008, 11:54 AM
I agree, but... My little 230 Yokohama ES100's are doing my any favors right now...

That's why I said one of each.

RCcola55
09-29-2008, 12:08 PM
i heard the porsche story a few times, good stuff

Shaggy
09-29-2008, 12:51 PM
if this race ever happens I have to be there to see it

RCcola55
09-29-2008, 01:41 PM
TAMOR Pinks! im gonna need lengths *****!!!

CheapJeep
09-29-2008, 03:46 PM
I could get in on this with the Chevelle... "I hope you brought your wood screws cuz I'm about to blow your doors off!"

breckboarder55
09-29-2008, 03:54 PM
*** Does the Chevelle have a build thread?

CheapJeep
09-29-2008, 04:00 PM
Nope, it's a secret...:D

robertf03
09-29-2008, 04:20 PM
I think my hypothetical mazda powered vehicle will smoke this one. its 50/50 weight distribution and lighter

Fredo
09-29-2008, 04:21 PM
Maybe we can get Krebs to bring the imaginary buggy as well.

robertf03
09-29-2008, 04:22 PM
the corn? thats going to have ancient pushrod technology

RCcola55
09-29-2008, 04:29 PM
anyone got tires for the craprice?

agjohn02
09-29-2008, 04:50 PM
mine will smoke them all

uglyota
09-29-2008, 04:55 PM
Cool car, looks like fun!

davido
09-29-2008, 05:39 PM
Cool buildup. I almost got one of those, same color and everything several years ago. I was afraid of the rotary engine also. I didn't want to have to work on it because I know dick about them. Settled for a Honda instead... which I promptly flogged like a rented mule. :)

breckboarder55
09-29-2008, 06:21 PM
I think my hypothetical mazda powered vehicle will smoke this one. its 50/50 weight distribution and lighter

I see whatcha did thar ...

jerryg79
09-29-2008, 08:19 PM
The Duke boys did come along in the early years, but due to their bad-assness being spread between the two of them, they could only play in the bad-ass busch league.

I dont know, seems the duke boys can still party:gigem:

http://www.tmz.com/2008/09/26/tom-wopat-doob-of-hazzard/

breckboarder55
02-16-2009, 10:19 PM
I have all the parts to fix it now, just need time and an Impact.

Oh, and I just picked up another 86 RX-7 N/A. For free...

Eckert
02-16-2009, 10:41 PM
Oh, and I just picked up another 86 RX-7 N/A. For free...

i have a few boat anchors myself.

BroncoJo
02-16-2009, 10:49 PM
i have a few boat anchors myself.

I have a few of your boat anchors too

Eckert
02-16-2009, 10:55 PM
I have a few of your boat anchors too

you have the boat and a couple anchors, get it right:flipoff2:

breckboarder55
02-16-2009, 11:01 PM
miscomunication its an 87

Graystroke
02-16-2009, 11:21 PM
http://www.motorsportenterprisesracing.com/
this is where we got a rental from this past weekend. they had some pretty cool cars in there. some race prepped rx7's and a rx8. some of the cars that ran in the 25 hr race had those cool air jacks. I have to say that a prepped miata is fun...four wheels drifts are even better.
the miatas rented we got it for free. I asked the guy how much they rented for b/c i thought it would be a cool weekend thing to do. he said 895. I'm thinking. well hell he's not talking about $8.95 a day. $895! holy ****! he said the race ready ones for the series rent for $1700 a day. basically they meet you at the track and bring a support crew. you just show up and race and they keep it going. when your done they tow it back to their shop. I think they have several they bring to a race. cool concept.

breckboarder55
02-17-2009, 11:01 AM
http://www.motorsportenterprisesracing.com/
this is where we got a rental from this past weekend. they had some pretty cool cars in there. some race prepped rx7's and a rx8. some of the cars that ran in the 25 hr race had those cool air jacks. I have to say that a prepped miata is fun...four wheels drifts are even better.
the miatas rented we got it for free. I asked the guy how much they rented for b/c i thought it would be a cool weekend thing to do. he said 895. I'm thinking. well hell he's not talking about $8.95 a day. $895! holy ****! he said the race ready ones for the series rent for $1700 a day. basically they meet you at the track and bring a support crew. you just show up and race and they keep it going. when your done they tow it back to their shop. I think they have several they bring to a race. cool concept.

Yeah spec Miatas are pretty damn cool. One of my good friends from High School, very well off, is a regular at Texas World Speed Way. He has a modified Noble M400 (IIRC)and a 750whp+ Supra. He says the Spec Miata's through down faster lap times than the Noble (when on Street tires). I wouldn't mind building one. Miata's see more track time than any other car ever produced.

The new RX-7 had a fuel leak and caught fire, but it was put out early. It just needs new fuel lines, injector seals, and a couple of vacuum lines to run. I am thinking about just fixing it and using it for a DD. Leave it stock.

Other wise the car is completely stock, the interior is in great shape (better than my turbo's). The body is straight, and there is no rust on the car whatsoever. The paint is what you would expect for a 22 y.o. car that has spent the last two or so years out side.

I am also thinking an lsx swap for a DD would also be very nice... But I have more than enough projects right now.

uglyota
02-17-2009, 11:10 AM
very well off, is a regular at Texas World Speed Way.

:)

breckboarder55
10-03-2012, 10:43 PM
Parts for these things have continuously increased in price, and my interest is slightly wavering. Probably going to part out my non-turbo RX7.

When I'm done revamping my TJ, I'm looking for a new DD to purchase sometime next year.

Looking for something in the $30k range and RWD.