RX7 for rally car... 2nd gen me thinks
Posted by mhooper
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Come on Pete, is it really BAD? Dave Hintz certainly did well with simple ol Dee Em Ess... Maybe a tad short in the rear but nuthin a short 2-3" extension to the existing tower wouldn't cure.. The annoying but having made a number of sets of struts for the front is the extremely short ears on the fronts and the proximity of the wheel and tire to the strut body---Notice that Mazda tapers the spring down to a very small OD...And since EVERYBODY just has to have 7" wheels up front that's a problem...Interior space...Well Dve Clark senor ran the car for Dave Hintz, and Hintze ist kein kleinchin maybe dave could tell us if dave was every grousing about the interior space... If thats such a factor then maybe Mr Hooper should just step up to the obvious roomy car we know works so much better in the end any way 
Plenty of room. Easy build. Kick ass easy motor. easy box, easy to upgrade cause there's ROOM Closest thing we can get to an Escort, and better suited to our roads... Build it like an Escort and it'll go like an Escort. John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/14/2016 08:46AM by john vanlandingham. |
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Holy crap. 
Just got this via UPS. Aluminum pumpkin for the 9". This thing weighs NOTHING. This is gonna be rad. Pete Remner Cleveland, Ohio 1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing) 1978 Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. |
Michael Hooper Infallible Moderator Location: Georgia Join Date: 09/08/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 65 Rally Car: ae86/gone |
Michael Hooper Infallible Moderator Location: Georgia Join Date: 09/08/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 65 Rally Car: ae86/gone |
Soooo after listening to all the input and looking at the cars we have decided on a first gen rx7 with rear 4 link modeled after the escorts and front cross member/suspension from FC.
Picked up clean white 84 shell as well as a 88 fc for the front end bits and wheels... On the hunt for a rear dif now. Leaning towards 90-92 4cyl 4wd that we can put a MA70 dif in.... I'm still concerned about the weight if this dif. Looks like 85 and older had smaller tubes and were lighter, but from Internet... Are a little narrow. The 90-92 should? Be close to right width but not have the ABS housing... Not sure when abs came to play.... Need to figure that out... For engine...def want to stay gr2 so no porting. Leaning towards stock s5 13b complete drivetrain, but have not ruled out 2nd gen renesis if I can find easy engine management. For trans considering rx8 6 speed because unlike most 6 speeds I've sen it looks like 6od is actually shorter than the OD in the 5 speed? So 2-6 and a 5.xx dif ought to be affordable and good on stage... Not sure here, need to do more research and try and find done dyno charts for stock 13b. Okie! Thanks for all the input everybody!!! Here we go:-) |
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