My First Generation RX7 Project

[Bezman]

Got boost?

[Monk BANzai]

showorf....

[Bezman]

Keeping things cool..

CX Racing oil cooler and intercooler with 3" in and out, Champion racing 3 core radiator all fitted in the factory shroud. A very tight fit!!
Will need to fit the air con condenser somewhere else. Have some ideas.

[handsomeRob2837]

Likin d progress. Properly done!

[jason-x]

love it the car is coming along nicely

[Bezman]

Thanks guys. Installed the cooling system today. Didn't get to take pics as it was dark when I finished.. Here are a couple pics of it right before I dropped it in

As you can see it's all built into the stock air dam. So you can remove the rad, oil cooler and intercooler together and by removing 4 bolts. Pretty useful for working on the engine (god forbid)

And also got the rotary works intake charge pipe

Here you can see how tight the outlets for the oil cooler are. Inlet will be a tight 90* and the oil let will go below the corner of the rad which is cut perfectly for the line to pass.

I'm pleased how it's coming along. Hopefully get the engine in the car very soon.

[Bezman]

Can't decide of I want to chrome the fan shroud like it was/is or sand blast and paint it black. Was really going for a stealth blacked out engine and pipes etc. But think I'm getting lured into setups like this (face palm)

[1UZFE]

Chrome..

[kerwinishere]

chrome it dong

[firstgen7]

Not into the chrome thing

Here is option 22a

[Bezman]

Forgot about this thread

Car has been by Stephen Rotary Works getting the engine installed/wired, but we looking good. Excellent rebuild and install so far. Lots of detailed custom work. Glad to get this done by someone who has done this a few times and knows his way around a rota.

This was last week. Going again. Will post some more updates as we go.

Also got these ugly wheels

I am the keep back at the moment. Have some parts to drop by Stephen and my frigging gas tank... Sent it to repair 3 weeks ago... Man now say he can't fix... Taking it by Trinidad radiator works Monday I guess. (And ordering por 15 restore kit as a backup)

I hoping as I said to drive the car for Xmas. Hopefully get a tank before that!!!

[supercharged turbo]

Check opposite marabella cemetery(after yuh past Faiz) going south.I saw a place fixing radiators and gas tanks

[Bezman]

Well I didn't want to post until I had something significant to update. So here we go. First start up.



Thanks to Stephen Jagdeo and his son Stephon for all the help today getting it started and amazing work along the way. More in another post about parts etc.

[Bezman]

Some pics from along the way.

[eliteauto]

congrats thus far, was that gas tank done locally?

[Ted_v2]

the key is the sex.

now actually seeing the turbo, damn thats a big boy turbo.

[K74T]

Nice

[Bezman]

Tank is a RCI 17gal bought on amazon. Customized locally by Chag Fab in Chagaramus.

[shogun]

Nice.

Nothing makes me tote more than seeing newly ordered/delivered parts. :\

[handsomeRob2837]

Nice.

Nothing makes me tote more than seeing newly ordered/delivered parts. :\

X2

[Bezman]

Finally got a chance to upload the video in HD of getting her started yesterday.. turned out to be small adjustment to the crank/ignition settings in the Haltech... followed by a small oil leak from the filter/pedestal.. Thanks again to Stevens Rotary Works, engine sounds tough, lots of compression and is revving crisp. Lots more to come soon. We on the home straight now

[TriniGT]

Sweet congrats bro.

[moti]

Nice man, EPIC.

[MG Man]

teh secks!!!!!

[brams112]

Sweet sounds,can't beat the sound of a barking rotary no time.

[Bezman]

thanks fellas, mocked up the charge pipes and sorting out lots of small things.. driving soon.

[Bezman]

Looking for tires has been harder than I thought.. No one seems to stock 255 or 275 high performance (100-200 AA A) 17" tires ...

Glad (and kind of shocked) to say, 32 years later, all the dash gauges, rear hatch lock & fuel release switches, headlights and everything else all just works...

Tires, get an exhaust muffler (prob sorted already by mechanic), and redrill the rear axles... That's it... Next update will be a vid of the car driving

[shogun]

Car looks/sounds damn good.

[black start]

real nice build man!

[supercharged turbo]

Liking the look