Whatever it shall become is the correct decision

White88FC · 10-19-2008, 11:38 PM

Well I got my rx7 back cause the kid said there was too much wrong with it and he wasn't going to finish paying . So I have decided it will become a dedicated track car occasionally driven on the street .

I'm going to start with the basics

Complete interior removal
Basic suspension mods
New wheels and tires
Exhaust system *Has anyone heard what a buddy club spec II sounds like on a RX ?*
Intake

Here is what I have to start with

Eventually it will receive a turbo system
and maybe a nitrous kit for when I take it drag racing

Any suggestions please post

josh18_2k · 10-20-2008, 02:16 AM

theres really no point in stripping the interior. it'll just be uglier and louder inside. if you're gonna do it, might as well do it right and strip all the sound deadening (lot of work with chisel and dry ice)
and dont skimp out on suspension, unless by 'track' you just mean drag racing.
start with bushings and adjustable alignment parts to get the most out of it. coilovers on 20 year old OEM bushings and a bad alignment is a waste

10-20-2008, 06:51 AM

I have to agree if you want to do the suspension right for a dedicated track car rip the rear subframe down and do it all.

I just finishined my suspension and it was a bitch but well worth it.. Glad I did EVERYTHING..

as for the interior I have to agree there to if this is a road racer u dont have to be light, yrou car needs to handle and be smooth (slow cars can get FTD on a road race course)

if this is gonna be a drag car then until u go turbo I see no reason to make it all that special since an N/A rx7 down the track will produce slow times. (unless u BP or something)

the interior looks good, save the interior and enjoy driving it WHILE u enjoy it at the track.

Whizbang · 10-20-2008, 07:27 AM

about 70% of people who pull the interior for their "track" car actually never take their car to the track

10-20-2008, 07:41 AM

if I pulled the interior out of the car I would nuke it because I have been in a car with NO interior and OMG it is horribly annoying, loud, irritating, and just not comfortable.

Remember you need to be able to think when driving on the track, with the noise that bad it may be hard to concentrate.

White88FC · 10-28-2008, 08:49 PM

Picked up some parts over the weekend . Got a vented headlight cover , S5 gauge cluster rewired and installed , Racing Beat header and cat-delete pipe , New front bumper since mine was busted , And a blown 13b to start workin on this weekend I'm gonna go pick up a TII hood , and maybe order a new exhaust

Right now I only got pics of the header

10-28-2008, 09:10 PM

nice sand blast or bead blast that and coat it with some header paint..

nice pickup!

White88FC · 10-28-2008, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SpooledupRacing

nice sand blast or bead blast that and coat it with some header paint..

nice pickup!

I dont know why it looks so rusted in that pic . But it is Stainless steel

White88FC · 11-12-2008, 09:46 PM

Not much has been done been working too much . Got the hood on and the headlight cover changed . The front bumper is painted it on top of the car

TehMonkay · 11-12-2008, 10:18 PM

keep working at it

rotorhead87 · 11-14-2008, 08:31 PM

TehMonkey - love the sig 13B RE = 13B Rapes Everything"

Lookin good man. Just keep at it and by the time it'll be a badass ride

10-19-2008, 11:38 PM	#1
White88FC The Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Forest, OH Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0	Whatever it shall become is the correct decision Well I got my rx7 back cause the kid said there was too much wrong with it and he wasn't going to finish paying . So I have decided it will become a dedicated track car occasionally driven on the street . I'm going to start with the basics Complete interior removal Basic suspension mods New wheels and tires Exhaust system Has anyone heard what a buddy club spec II sounds like on a RX ? Intake Here is what I have to start with Eventually it will receive a turbo system and maybe a nitrous kit for when I take it drag racing Any suggestions please post __________________ 79 sa22c - Sold 88 fc3s TII - currently N/A - But hey it runs

10-20-2008, 02:16 AM	#2
josh18_2k Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gresham, OR Posts: 473 Rep Power: 18	theres really no point in stripping the interior. it'll just be uglier and louder inside. if you're gonna do it, might as well do it right and strip all the sound deadening (lot of work with chisel and dry ice) and dont skimp out on suspension, unless by 'track' you just mean drag racing. start with bushings and adjustable alignment parts to get the most out of it. coilovers on 20 year old OEM bushings and a bad alignment is a waste __________________ Last edited by josh18_2k; 10-20-2008 at 02:18 AM.

10-20-2008, 07:27 AM	#4
Whizbang Respecognize! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 20	about 70% of people who pull the interior for their "track" car actually never take their car to the track __________________ For current updates and event coverage check out Follow on Twitter! @WhizbangRally Whizbang Rally's Webpage \| Facebook

10-28-2008, 08:49 PM	#6
White88FC The Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Forest, OH Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0	Picked up some parts over the weekend . Got a vented headlight cover , S5 gauge cluster rewired and installed , Racing Beat header and cat-delete pipe , New front bumper since mine was busted , And a blown 13b to start workin on this weekend I'm gonna go pick up a TII hood , and maybe order a new exhaust Right now I only got pics of the header __________________ 79 sa22c - Sold 88 fc3s TII - currently N/A - But hey it runs

11-12-2008, 09:46 PM	#9
White88FC The Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Forest, OH Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0	Small update Not much has been done been working too much . Got the hood on and the headlight cover changed . The front bumper is painted it on top of the car __________________ 79 sa22c - Sold 88 fc3s TII - currently N/A - But hey it runs

10-20-2008, 06:51 AM	#3
SpooledupRacing Guest Posts: n/a	I have to agree if you want to do the suspension right for a dedicated track car rip the rear subframe down and do it all. I just finishined my suspension and it was a bitch but well worth it.. Glad I did EVERYTHING.. as for the interior I have to agree there to if this is a road racer u dont have to be light, yrou car needs to handle and be smooth (slow cars can get FTD on a road race course) if this is gonna be a drag car then until u go turbo I see no reason to make it all that special since an N/A rx7 down the track will produce slow times. (unless u BP or something) the interior looks good, save the interior and enjoy driving it WHILE u enjoy it at the track.

10-20-2008, 07:41 AM	#5
SpooledupRacing Guest Posts: n/a	if I pulled the interior out of the car I would nuke it because I have been in a car with NO interior and OMG it is horribly annoying, loud, irritating, and just not comfortable. Remember you need to be able to think when driving on the track, with the noise that bad it may be hard to concentrate.

10-28-2008, 09:10 PM	#7
SpooledupRacing Guest Posts: n/a	nice sand blast or bead blast that and coat it with some header paint.. nice pickup!

11-12-2008, 10:18 PM	#10
TehMonkay Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 302 Rep Power: 18	keep working at it __________________ My car blows up everytime I start it, it's rotary

11-14-2008, 08:31 PM	#11
rotorhead87 Rotors > Pistons Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 316 Rep Power: 17	TehMonkey - love the sig 13B RE = 13B Rapes Everything" Lookin good man. Just keep at it and by the time it'll be a badass ride __________________ *UPDATED 06/15/2009* Check out My VMIC Turbo 13B-RE FC3S build