RX7 Hillclimber Build Thread

Sweeet.

Tonight's mission is to hack up a racingbeat exhaust from a first gen and make it work for mine. FUN!

I may reuse the mufflers from my long-gone Legacy GT too! FrankenWankel!

DaveEstey wrote: Anybody have a used water pump they want to send me for cheap? Doesn't need to be functional, I just want to explore my options for block off plates when I install my EWP.

s5 or s4?

S4

DaveEstey wrote: S4

30 shipped? do you need a pulley? I might not have an extra one.

No need for a pulley. I can do $30 shipped. Hit me with your paypal and I'll get money to you.

Straight pipes sound like big block dragster. Awesome. Ear bleeding loud.

Mufflers tomorrow

I did that in my old garage, it shook the windows

also, didnt get a chance to take a look at my "backstock" last night, got drunk for a friend leaving town for the summer, basically didn't make it home lol. tonite I'll let you know.

SHE LIVES! Photos next to my buddies hillclimb Eclipse. We were both using autocross as a shakedown period.

Soo.. How bad are the AR tires at autocrossing?

Who is faster?

The AR tires are pretty good at autocross. I was running too much pressure in them to reduce grip so I could better judge the balance of the car.

Also... I was faster.

In reply to DaveEstey:

Awesome. I'm looking at running their 8-20-13's on my DP car.

scuff them in well and I think you'll be happy.

Neeeeeed to make my flares.

Also need to clean up my garage.... It's a tornado in there with all the action over the past few weeks getting the car back together.

What spring rates are you running? I think you posted that up a while back but I can't find it.

Also, do the KYB's dampen the spring rate well enough?

Thanks,

Rob R.

450 front 325 rear.

The KYBs do an acceptable job for now since I haven't gotten to the point where I'm fine tuning things. They'll be replaced with revalved billsteins later in the car's development.

Are you running an aftermarket swaybar on the front or rear?

Actually, would you be willing to summarize your set-up and alignment? I am sure some others would find it beneficial as well.

Thanks!

Rob R.

P.S. I understand that some of these things can be "proprietary".

Yeah it's ALL proprietary haha

Stock sways for now until I lock down what I want for spring rates. I prefer to use sways as finite adjustment rather than bad spring choice bandaid.

Front: KYB AGXs, Eiback 450 pound springs on ground control adjustable perches. AWR camber plates.

Rear: Koni Yellows with 325 pound Eibachs and Ground Control Adjustable perches with spherical bearing top hats. Battle Version adjustable lateral links and adjustable camber link. Racing Beat DTSS bushings.

Don't know the alignment numbers yet as I'm still setting ride height. I'll be aiming for about -2.5 degrees camber and 5+ degrees caster in the front. -1 degree camber in the rear. Zero toe all around for hillclimbs, 1/8th out in the front for autocross.

Oh and the new exhaust is a Racing Beat race header going into two RB resonators and terminating with a pair of (still incoming) Moroso Spiral Flow mufflers. It's 2" ID tubing (for each rotor) all the way back with no crossover.

Shweat! Thanks!

No problem

oh and I had to modify the KYBs to fit in the camber plates. Had to (precisely) grind down the shoulder so they would fit through the bearing correctly. Took about 20 minutes for each one and a lot of time with a pair of calipers.

I got the WP in the mail today, should be there friday USPS.

awesome possum, then I get to play with some plate aluminum and the plasma cutter.