All Motor RX-7

[RPM]

Hey all, Just wanted to show everyone some pics of our project All Motor FB. If your wondering what happened to our other Pro Compact Drag project, the sponsers didn't like the idea of putting money into an older car so we've shifted gears towards this All Motor budget build for this year.

We had this 85 GSL-SE donated to us by our Tuner who wanted it out of his driveway, it has been sitting there 4 years without turning a wheel. I was very surprised to see how good the car was for rust, or lack thereof :) Once all the interior was pulled out, it revealed a very mint floor pan and inner fenders.

We just started this project 2 weeks ago, here is what it looked like once we got it to the shop

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3263.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3264.jpg

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http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3273.jpg

Here is our tire/wheel combo lol.

3 spoke 16" Advans with 255 Toyo RA-1's in the rear and the FC 4 bolt spares up front.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3274.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3275.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3276.jpg

The 255's didn't quite fit in the rears so we ghetto rolled the fenders since we're painting the car anyways. We also installed the Re-speed rear coilover kit in it to get the right ride height.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3287.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3288.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3289.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3290.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3291.jpg

Then the stripping began,

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3295.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3296.jpg

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http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3310.jpg

I bead rolled some door panels with a rotor shape in the center!

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3311.jpg

Partially finished cage, still need to run door bars and we're going to go through the firewall and attach it to the front strut towers

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3312.jpg

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More updates to come once we have the cage finished and the car painted. Hopefully we'll have all the engine/driveline parts and we can start to make it look like a car again!

[JPE16]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm....me likey this project..keep the updates coming! and make them frequent!

[Dima]

congrats

[Sol_searchin]

i like this car better than the other thats for sure!

[RPM]

I'm pretty much stuck right now, waiting for parts coming in from the US. :(

Anyone know who won the Bully All Motor class today at Cayuga? Was it the Altech CRX?

[IrNi]

very nice cant wait to see it done

[Nikiterzts]

very cool


was your donater a painter? he's got that Internatrional brotherhood of painters sticker at the back

[RPM]

LOL no, the car originally came from the US, its sat in Canada for nearly 6 years.

Some of you know him, Ivan. He's our tuner and helps us out when we're busy. This car sat in his driveway since 2004.

[Thewhop]

nice guys, this is going to be a sweet car for sure!!!

[SR20DET]

I can't believe Ivan gave you a car! That's OK, he doesn't have time for any of his anyways. :)

[authoritymotorsport]

No altech wasnt there only the kbecers were there and they ran a blistering 10.4 @ 135mph grannyshifting, thats great we need more guys in the all motor class.

[slayer322]

thing thing looks like a wreck but so far looks good, cant wait to see what the end result is :)

[RPM]

I can't believe Ivan gave you a car! That's OK, he doesn't have time for any of his anyways. :)

Yeah Ivans a busy guy, but we're helping him get his FB together this year hopefully. He's been a huge help!

No altech wasnt there only the kbecers were there and they ran a blistering 10.4 @ 135mph grannyshifting, thats great we need more guys in the all motor class.

10.4 eh? thats a new record isn't it?

Fingers crossed that we can get the engine together in the next couple weeks and start testing this thing out!

[turbo]

wow I really love this idea...great project!!

[SR20DET]

Yeah Ivans a busy guy, but we're helping him get his FB together this year hopefully. He's been a huge help!



The silver beauty??!! Wow! What about the mint turboII he has collecting dust?

[scradley]

ive seen this car parked out back when ive delivered to straight line auto

[mosh]

Nice welds :p

[slammedFoci]

looks like u guys had to much fun rollin those fenders lol

[RPM]

The silver beauty??!! Wow! What about the mint turboII he has collecting dust?
He hates to work on the Turbo II so he doesn't drive it...that way he never has to fix it lol.

ive seen this car parked out back when ive delivered to straight line auto
Who do you deliver for? Do you see our dogs at the back door gaurding the place haha.

looks like u guys had to much fun rollin those fenders lol
It took forever to get them to clear the tires! Never again!

[DiscoQuinn]

Looking great joe! if you've got any left overs that'll fit my first gen lemme know! Especially those GSL-SE hubs ;)

[kills]

Looking great joe! if you've got any left overs that'll fit my first gen lemme know! Especially those GSL-SE hubs ;)

Haha, I was going to ask the same thing for when I buy my 85 GS.

[scradley]

Who do you deliver for? Do you see our dogs at the back door gaurding the place haha.


haha all the time, they look mean :mad: i deliver for woodside tire.

is the one a boxer?

[crxforum]

haha all the time, they look mean :mad: i deliver for woodside tire.

is the one a boxer?

Ya until you give them attention then one Domino runs and hides and Harley tries to hump you haha.

CRX Forum

[dc2gsr]

that car is gonna be bomb diggitz after-I used to have an '84 charcoal grey GSL- love the shape of em

[Bretts2Fast4u]

haha that thing has been sitting for yearrrssss lol you bought that from a guy on rose st haha wow nice job

[RPM]

Finally an update!

I recieved the Peripheral Port housings from my buddy in NJ yesterday as well as a ReSpeed rack and pinion kit, Moser axles, and 4.77 gears.
The high compression rotors will be coming back from the machine shop this week, I had them clearnaced for the high rev's this engine will see (11,000rpm +)
Also got Mazdacomp main/rotor bearings. Deeper oil grooves and more clearance allow proper oiling at the high rpm's.

I'm hoping to get this engine together soon so we can start tuning on the engine dyno. Weeeeee.

Rotor housings
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3397.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3398.jpg

[IrNi]

lookin good

[RPM]

Been a while since the last update

Bent up an aluminum dash....also took out the diff and dissassembled it.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3590.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3591.jpg

The Kia 4.77 gears ready to go in. Also got new wheel bearings for the Moser axles.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3592.jpg

[RPM]

Diff is now all put together with, new axels, wheel bearings, axel seals.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3621.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3675.jpg

Re-Speed adjustable lower conrtol arms

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3676.jpg

Since I didn't like the look of the factory upper arm, I made a complete new one.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3669.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3671.jpg

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I now have the car up on one of our chassis tables to make sure everthing is straight and to setup the rear suspention properly. I'm thinking of ditching the stock spring and strut and fabbing a mount off the diff and up to the "frame rail" for a pair of adjustable QA1 coilover shocks.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3674.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/Project%20Darkness/DSCF3476.jpg

Oh and I powdercoated the PP housings....look much better eh!

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3679.jpg[/

[DiscoQuinn]

sicky sicky! How the hell did someone figure out a Kia diff fits?!?!?! Are they LSD?

You didn't happen to have a spare aluminum dash, perhaps a mess up from a first attempt (what am I saying, you guys are pro's! :D) I would like an aluminum dash and don't mind a slight miss shape/cut etc.

[RPM]

The Kia diff isn't LSD, its the carrier from the front diff in the 4wd SUV thing. So we welded the shit out of it to make it NON-Slip diff haha.

No spare aluminum dash either....:)

[JDK]

Hey....No painting your engines black! :)

[RPM]

haha, black housings but the irons are going red.

[RPM]

So more updates

New front fenders right from Mazda

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3751.jpg

Front coilover kit installed

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3755.jpg

I fabricated my own lower control arms and subframe for the front using an FC (2nd gen RX-7) manual rack and pinion.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3756.jpg

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http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3753.jpg

[RotaryGreg]

hows the progress on this sucker going? do you still have that gray interior?

[RPM]

Slowly but surely, gotta work on the customers cars first to pay the bills.

The interior is gone, sorry.

[RotaryGreg]

crap. that nasty red in my gslse wont do. haha. are you planning to have the car done for this season?

[RPM]

Yes, no matter what I'll be out in this car for sure.

I still have alot of fabrication to do before I'm even close to getting it running.

[RPM]

Spent some down time this week working on it a bit more.

My steering is complete and works awesome....I used a tilt steering colum from an FC!
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3935.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3936.jpg

Plasma cutting out more weight
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3937.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3938.jpg

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Fabricated a solid transmisson brace
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3946.jpg


Then I rolled it!

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3950.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF3949.jpg

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Next stop is Cambridge for media blasting....Thanks JP!!

[AspenWRX]

^ just have him powder coat the whole thing...lol

sweet project btw

[RPM]

LOL, the whole car!! That'd be nuts.

I'm getting the inside and bottem of the car painted with a urethane single stage black but the exterior is going flat black.

[RPM]

Crappy pics from the body shop

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF4066.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/All%20Motor%20FB/DSCF4067.jpg

Only 33 more days to finish this bitch.....

Sooooooooo much more work to do.

[rustbucket]

You should probably just leave it like that.

;)

[RPM]

Thats the plan, semi-gloss black and metallic green engine bay.

Im painting the diff green as well as all the front subframe parts, calipers are going green and whatever rims I use are green as well.

Pretty much the best thing ever.

PS. you and Mark have to come by the shop this week sometime.

[rustbucket]

If all goes well I should be able to stop by with the 'rine tomorrow.

I'll bring some green paint and we'll get this theme going!

[JPE16]

Hi joe.
p.s. you are welcome.

[Code-Red]

OH LAWDY, there's my craptastic welds in the back. I was inside that back section upside-down and 180'd trying to weld those mounts in... I think I gave up and just stuck the MIG gun through the taillight holes.

Nice to see some progress on her Joe.

[Nikiterzts]

off topic:

The other day saw 2 old school RX-7's at university plaza parked togethere ....one was RHD.....any of of you guys?

[DanW]

I saw a 2nd gen on Fairway on Sunday painted metallic orange (really bright) with chrome rims i think. Never seen him around before. Loud ass exhaust

[RPM]

off topic:

The other day saw 2 old school RX-7's at university plaza parked togethere ....one was RHD.....any of of you guys?

Yes most likely the RHD was Dan and the other was his buddy Brandon.

I saw a 2nd gen on Fairway on Sunday painted metallic orange (really bright) with chrome rims i think. Never seen him around before. Loud ass exhaust

Thats Brandons FC, its Mazdaspeed Spicy Orange Mica. The exhaust is an Apexi catback.....and yes it does actually have a cat too lol.

[RotaryGreg]

Yes most likely the RHD was Dan and the other was his buddy Brandon.



Thats Brandons FC, its Mazdaspeed Spicy Orange Mica. The exhaust is an Apexi catback.....and yes it does actually have a cat too lol.

a spicy orange mica FC!!!! I fell in love with that colour on the speed proteges....wonder how it looks on an FC.

[RPM]

It looks like this:

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/Shop%20pics/DSCF3334.jpg

[DanW]

That it does. Needs to be lowered more :)

[RPM]

2 weeks it'll be low...:)

[rustbucket]

Is it done yet?

[RotaryGreg]

dear lord i love that colour! so hot. I've always thought orange was too ricey, ever since fast and furious, but spicy orange mica will always have a special place in my heart. it looks fantastic on an FC though.

[rustbucket]

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[mx3autozam]

badass. If you don't mind me asking what did it cost for the new front fenders from Mazda?

[slayer322]

damn , clean as a whistle

[Harrold]

OMG that green looks incredible!

More progress and more pictures please!!!

[Lord Letto]

high rev's this engine will see (11,000rpm +)
did you get a chance to dyno the engine yet to see if it really can hit 11k Rpm and to see how much HP it will have? i'm hopeing for around 250 HP and 11k RPM (Replacement race engine for the AE86 in Initial D but Rotary and in a FB)!

[mx3autozam]

did you get a chance to dyno the engine yet to see if it really can hit 11k Rpm and to see how much HP it will have? i'm hopeing for around 250 HP and 11k RPM (Replacement race engine for the AE86 in Initial D but Rotary and in a FB)!

wtf you talkin about man almost any rotary will see 11k easily. and the engine in Initial d movie was 4age

[RPM]

Well not quite every Rotary can handle 11,000rpm. Special machining and clearancing needs to be done to internal parts.

The engine I'm building should make over 300whp.

Heres a couple more pics

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/IMG_1332.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/IMG_1333.jpg

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/RPM-2/IMG_1334.jpg

[authoritymotorsport]

your going to need over 300whp to compete now adays

[vwguy]

Quite a bit more !!!

[ipop07]

any new updates?!?...

[RPM]

None, been really busy the last few months. Its parked in a barn for the winter....maybe I'll get it out in the spring and finish it.

[Gojo]

I hope you finish it, looks like a good build!