Hi guys,
First saw the car last year in Elizabeth St in Geelong West, she was looking real sad and in real need of some TLC. As of course being a rotary and sitting around for almost 2-3 years without a start, she wouldn't fire (most likely because of worn apex seals) and sounded like it had no compression. Some pictures of the horrors that lay before me.
Car: 1987 Mazda RX7 Series 4
Colour:White
Engine Type: 13BT Series 5 Turbo (Rotary)
Engine Mods: Car was dead Stock, these are the only mods I have done so far, I do have future plans.
- Bosch 044 12V Fuel Pump
- Twin Core Aluminium Racing Radiator w/red silicon hoses
- Clutch Fan Removal replaced with Craig Davis Electric Thermal Fan with Thermal Relay
- GReddy Type RS turbo relief valve.
Power kw/hp: 149kW/200HP
Torque ft-lbs/nm: 357Nm (263 ft·lbs)
Brakes:Refurbished 4 Piston RX7 Front Calipers, Standard Vented Disk Brakes all round.
Exhaust:- 3" Turbo Back Mandrel Bent Rotorflow Exhaust, De-Cat, Split to 2x3" dumps tips
Diff:Standard Series 5 Turbo Differential 4.3 LSD
Gearbox/Transmission:5 Speed Turbo Box
1 gear(3.483)
2 gear(2.015)
3 gear(1.391)
4 gear(1.00)
5 gear(.762)
Reverse (4.10)
Suspension:GAB Adjustable Height and Dampeners Coil-overs
Wheels & Tyres:
Stock RX7 Turbo Rims
Interior:
- Changing all red to all black
- Customizing reat seat area in future for fiberglass sub enclosure
- Series 6 Front Seats
Stereo:
Yet to be decided.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Ended up gutting her and transplanting a Series 5 Engine and Driveline:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Out with the old broken 13B...
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]In with the 'new' 13BT
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]After these photo some fucker stole my camera so i didnt get any new shots of the new engine in and the video of it first start but it starts and runs!!
Ended up taking some photos on my phone (lost alot of photo from diff removal, dash removal, wiring etc...
Sorry if the pics look a bit shit, suspension, reco rx7 turbo calipers and back on 4 wheels 'driving around' lol
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Now shes in the shop all filled, sanded and primed ready for its coats early next week and the next couple of weekends the interior goes back in, ill keep you posted with upto day pics as i get them, i will leave you with the most recent photos of last week.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Thanks for checking her out, check back later on for some updates!!!