May 2011 - FB Rotary of the month nominations.

[Whizbang]

my 1982 Rx7 rally car

its had a long, hard life. Originally, built as an SCCA Pro Rally car, it has since been grandfathered into a Rally America logbook. I am the third owner of this car since it started life on the dirt. Many interesting ideas and innovations had been developed by the previous owners, and i certainly added a few of my own.

Modifications:
-12a, streetport with a weber 48 IDA. GM alternator to get the amperages needed.
-dual inline oil cooler setup
-Exhaust is a racing beat header, lightly hacked, into a custom two pipe arrangement made from DOM roll bar tubing (exhausts take a beating on stage)
-Miata gearset adapted into the transmission.
-4.88 Mazdaspeed final drive, with revamped oem LSD. Rear axle has been reinforced. Additionally, the front frame has been reinforced.
-Revalved Bilsteins and custom made springs in a higher rate.
-currently using a terraphone intercom, but plan is to replace it with the peltor model.
-Sparco EVO seats
-dashboard is "flocked" to solve the issue of sun reflecting off the dash.
-use of aluminum and HDPE for underbody protection
-typically running Silverstone tires, but might be switching to Lassa due to cost.