rivalrx Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 13’s Muffler Lovin Guards Car mocked on Spitties Steering NOS v used Before paint Prep the bay Another couple of primer filler coats then sunrise red Suspension this week from Koni Diff getting rebuilt and rear brake brackets sorted GAME ON! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Soooooo I caved and tidied up my pedal box - passivated bits, paint and new rubbers…. The door window mechanisms got some lovin also The door felt metal trim got a spruce up also - good old black paint anti rust I painted the rusty door frame, as I am a firm believer of black door frames on RX2 coupes - as much as I liked the patina Glass in and all rubbers excl the door card Suspension is done any day now. S5 13bt box has had another mod with MX5 remote shifter, so it should fit in the tunnel hole now. Mazda 24 spline LSD rebuilt with 4:4 gear and new bearings etc New rad and cooler coming up this week 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Raizer Posted January 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2017 5 hours ago, rivalrx said: Will try and re post..... Photobucket sucks ma bawlz Yeap Soooooo I caved and tidied up my pedal box - passivated bits, paint and new rubbers…. The door window mechanisms got some lovin also The door felt metal trim got a spruce up also - good old black paint anti rust I painted the rusty door frame, as I am a firm believer of black door frames on RX2 coupes - as much as I liked the patina Glass in and all rubbers excl the door card Suspension is done any day now. S5 13bt box has had another mod with MX5 remote shifter, so it should fit in the tunnel hole now. Mazda 24 spline LSD rebuilt with 4:4 gear and new bearings etc New rad and cooler coming up this week http://www.iforce.co.nz/ 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 I hope these pics load...... thanks for loading the previous ones We shot some paint (Mazda Sunrise Red) on the engine bay finally. It was a tad humid out that night therefore the paint has bloomed a bit here and there. This is no bother as we plan on doing another 3-4 coats plus some clear also. Now we can see the trouble areas that I missed and get to sanding them flat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 this was taken mid first coat - forgot to add it before 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 24 spline old school Mazda LSD rebuilt with new bearings etc and a 4:4 crown wheel and pinion from an RX7. Should give it more snap from the old 3:9 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rivalrx Posted January 22, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2017 A bit of an update for those who are interested in the build…. I finally got my rear upper adjustable trailing arms and panhard rod back from the engineer - now onto 2k-ing them and putting in the new nolathane bushes. I decided to 2k the cross member as it was scratched from all the test fitting - it has come really nice. The gearbox cross member was done too. I will re do the steering linkages, steering box and other bits shortly too. On Saturday, I picked up my custom Koni adjustable suspension - it’s not too long now until I’m rolling…. Just a few more coats of sunrise red in the bay then it all can go back in. Lastly, I bought a 616 tail garnish which I think looks great. I do have the rx2 beaver sitting there, however I will roll this look for a while/perhaps forever. I’m currently on the lookout for a money tree if anyone has one kicking about… 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rivalrx Posted February 1, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2017 After another rub-down, we shot another layer of sunrise red in the bay. Now there are only a few patches where you can see the sanding marks therefore yet another rub down will be needed. The colour really deepened after the second coat and should be looking bang on after another couple. Somehow I have lost 1L of clear in my shed somewhere….FML. The FXGT brakes/s2 RX7 discs are all fitted to the dummy diff and this all should be ready to bosch together this weekend. The discs were opened up on the lathe so that they fit over the ‘snout’ of the hub extensions which allows me to run my RX2 wheel centres. Hoping that this weekend I can have the rear end rolling and the bay painted. 6 mates pooled in $80 each and we got ourselves a tyre changing machine and balancer off trademe - this is living in a mates shed and will give us free tyre changes for life. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rivalrx Posted February 19, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2017 Diff is all together apart from the odd bolts here and there. I just need some high tensile ones for the flange ends as these will hold on my caliper brackets therefore the standard ones won't do. This is also good as I can't find them. FML. Hopefully this week, I can have the rear end rolling and the adjusties wound down A few of the Rotor West lads chipped in and got a tyre machine and balancer off trademe. We fired it up last Friday and now I have tyres on my hotwires. Oh, my custom rad and cooler turned up the other day - quality bit of kit right there 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rivalrx Posted March 7, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2017 I managed to wrangle the diff into the car over the weekend and now it’s sitting on the ground/bricks on its own weight. There would have been jack removal issues without the bricks. I will hoon it on the garage floor soon. Engine bay is done and all that’s required now is a buff. I’m happy how the sunrise red has darkened and the clear has really made it pop. It should make a nice contrast to the huckery exterior haha Next is engine and box, front struts etc. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rivalrx Posted March 12, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2017 The see me rollin – they hatin. So yesterday was a good day – aside from the mega flood out west Auckland….only the floor of my shed got wet which was super lucky. I secured the hubs to the struts and sat the struts in = rolling. I surprised myself with the guestimation of ride height at the rear as it was almost perfect – albeit without any actual weight in the car. The fronts seemed to be at a nice height too however I will need to see it with the engine, box, glass bla bla in. On a side note, I’ve been looking high and low for my gearbox cross member bush and basically turned the shed inside out over the past 2 months……I went to move the gearbox and reached under it and what do ya know……there it is, secured to the frikkin gearbox. This is the automotive world equivalent of looking for your glasses when they are on your head. Now to get the oil pick up extended so I can hoon on the sump and plonk the engine in the hole. Injectors are ordered for the custom quad throttle bodies – 4 x Bosch 630’s including pigtails. Once they arrive, I can have the top half of the throttle bodies fabbed up as it needs a custom rail to suit injectors and the velocity stacks need slight machining to fit on. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rivalrx Posted April 9, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2017 With some help from good mates, the 13b bridgie is now sitting where it should sit. I had the oil pick up extended by SDP (Stephen Dean Performance) and then 3 Bonded the sump and baffle plate on. SDP will be coming to measure the mani angle this week and then will get into fabbing that as well as making risers for my quad throttle body intake. I’m happy - aiming for Chrome in August for a non-road legal hoon……. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 After much contorting, sweating and swearing, the side glass and rubbers are all in on the coupe. I just need to fit the door cards and window felts and jobs a goodin. I tore my hood lining the other day….sooo I’m having to buy another $300-$350. I’m not entirely looking forward to fitting it… The engine front mount bracket has been ditched…..the engine was at 8 degrees which is way too much of an angle. This was due to the fact that I’m running a 13b turbo box (89-91 FC RX7) which is substantially taller in the main body than the series 1-3 box. This means it limits the angle as the top of the box contacts the tunnel roof. I’m now getting a custom front bracket that will lover the block 5cm ish which puts the drive train at an acceptable angle. The sump is sitting on a spacer 20mm off the cross member at the moment - now the clutch slave clears the tunnel. Now I need to get a drive shaft made to suit and then set the entire drive train up so that I’m happy with all the angles. THEN the front bracket can be made…THEN the custom quad throttle body intake manifold can then be made to suit the angle of the block. I got a drive shaft off a mate however it appears to be 20mm too short unfortunately - when you are talking about a high revving engine, you really want the drive shaft to be on point etc. Yes I have a loop to go in. I also tidied up and prepped the diff brake line and fitted a new hose I had hanging about the place 4 steps forward, 6 back…. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 The rear callipers are now secured to the diff and were spot on using the brackets I had fabbed up. Old School FXGT callipers (fit under 13” wheels) Series 2 RX7 new discs 4 x 110 I’m replacing the countersunk stainless brake disc screws for more high tensile options and probably moving away from the allen key also. The old hard line is in place however I need to cut and flare/adapt to suit soft lines. These will need to be custom as the FXGT callipers are fine thread and the old Mazda is coarse thread. I might be able to fire the LH soft line directly to the T junction if I play my cards right… Another step closer…..keen as to button up the rear end so I can move onto the fuel system and wiring. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotaNate Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Wheres the updates at??!! Lol @rivalrx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 There’s been a change of direction. It’s a full LS9 conversion now. @rivalrx has a start up vid of all the action. Hopefully he’ll update us soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 SO it appears that photobucket is not being nice...great. Here is first start up 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 The wiring is 85% done im now in need of: custom drive shaft (getting made soon) weld up d shaft loop for cert dinish off the dynamat job bleed brakes and clutch put in new rooflining (arrived today) Get exhaust made (have all pipes flanges bends etc screwns in (soon after the hoodlining is done) interior and door cards then take it around the block to give it a shake down then VIN and have a cert session. Its getting close.... won be driving at nats or reunion this year. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 New green tint Front screen is in. New green tint rear to follow when back part of hood lining in. Got a new muffler that has the smaller opening dumpy to help tuck it up under rear guard. D shaft loop and the remainder of exhaust over the following week. Then button up and VIN and cert time. More updates to come .....good things take time.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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