Project "Rally 7" - 84 GSL-SE

[PercentSevenC]

Mmm, rallycross.

I'm with Max777. One thing I've been wanting to do is find a Subaru Leone coupe/hatch, gut the interior, and throw an EJ207 in it. Something like this:

[Red Dragon]

Car is looking sweet dude. So uh Pat...whats up with that navigator thing, lol.

[staticpat]

If your serious I can try to get the car prepped for Sandblast Rally '09

Oh yeah they shut down our office today, we all move to the AT&T AOC building next week :<.

[Red Dragon]

Dang thats messed up, well not really. I think the AOC would be better IMO. And when will sandblast rally be

[WE3RX7]

Sandblast huh? Isnt that a NASA event? My buddies run that usually in the '88 SE Rally FC. The only rally event we're hitting up this year is Black River in NY. Thus far, we're the only FC in the ESRC (they renamed it now, dont whats its called).. and there was ONE FB in the SCCA rallycross events two years ago, but after an engine failure during the event, havent seen him since...

RX7s actually do really well IMHO. We run stock class in the FC though, full interior

[staticpat]

Yeah sandblast is a USRC event. It's supposedly good for beginners because the runoff is sand dunes. I worked the international rally new york last year, and may do it again this year. If that's the same as black river I may see you there.

I've gotten a lot of good information on setting up the RX-7s from specialstage.com . Luckily I'm not going to gave to figure a lot out myself. The one bummer for me is rally shocks are only available for the FC. I know I'll get my ass kicked in a prepped class RWD, but it will make me a better driver. When I get to a good level I'll swap to an AWD car.

[staticpat]

Well I went to the RallyCross National Championship a couple weeks ago. I had to run in Modified 2-Wheel Drive, so I got my ass kicked by a bunch of FWD neons and VWs. The car is very competitive though, and with some more driving experience there's a lot of potential. I did see a car flip though, so a roll cage will be on my winter to-do list.

At the event I removed my rear swaybar to feel the difference. Lots more understeer, I probably won't put the stock one back on. I also started randomly removing interior bits for intimidation. It didn't work, but I'll probably end up stripping the rest out later now.








Here's the kind of cars I was up against. This is a mostly fiberglass ice-racing car from Michigan.




Here's some pictures of the Prepared Rear Champ's car






Oh yeah, my VW GTI has been down for the past 2 months and has been generally unreliable, so I picked up a new reliable daily driver instead.

[Wangan_X]

the new daily is more reliable than a NA MA70 supra anyway

[staticpat]

Well I forget to update this. About 2 days after I got the 3rd gen, my 1st gen (that I had been racing, and driving to work daily) lost all compression. Go figure

Luckily I found out that a local guy had a race-built bridgeport motor for sale. To be more competitive next year (especially auto-x) I know there's a lot to do. Aside from the motor swap I hope to have the interior stripped, battery relocated, at least a rollbar if not full cage and race seats.

No Limit Industries has been gracious enough to let me use their space to work on my car. All those guys plus some local rotary guys and general car guys have been helping me out tremendously. Lots of work has been done so far, but there's still lots to go.

They also remember to take pictures, because I always forget. I need to find all the different stages of what's going on.

[staticpat]

Okay the biggest thing that's been going on is changing out the motor. It's a 4 port T2 block, with a half bridge. My car is a GSL-SE so its made for the 13b. There are however a few obstacles.

-The motor came with an aluminum flywheel and fresh clutch for a T2. We found out this means I would need to use a T2 trans, or change the clutch/flywheel and counterweights. I opted for a T2 trans.

-T2 tranny means we would need to make a trans mount, modify the shifter hole, get a new starter and fool with the wiring a little. Also since I'm using the T2 trans I need a driveshaft to mate the tranny output shaft to my SE differential flange. I believe Mazdatrix can make this for me.

-The motor also came with a nice intake manifold and Weber IDAs. Carbs mean simplicity, I get to throw out a bunch of EFI stuff and get a clean engine bay. I get to find what I need/don't need. I had to get a FPR to step down the pressure from the SE pump. I also need a new throttle cable, I can order one through the Mazda Motorsports program.

-There's little things here and there. I either need to source a 2nd gen clutch fan or go with an electric setup. I may need a better ignition system to keep up with the bridgeport at high rpms. I also need a new exhaust, because this motor has to breath but still be somewhat bearable.

Trimming the floorpan for the new tranny.


I look like this


My roomates decide to spraypaint a bunch of stuff yellow. Sadly my yellow tranny (freshly filled with $25 worth of redline) will not be going into the car.


I came in one morning to find a "Christmas Present". The No Limit guys decorated my car for a combined total of +50hp. Crane Cams FTW.


No Limit made me an awesome sidedump exhaust (I want to shoot fire like the Speedsource cars). They were able to get me 2 resonators and a very smooth transition.

[staticpat]

The heart of the beast

Physically swapping the motors was the easy part.

Old engine ready to go


New motor going in, using hard Mazda Motorsports mounts and GSL-SE mount plate (custom yellow)


Sitting pretty. In this picture you may notice the notorious yellow spraypainters got the wrong side of my No Limit swaybar.


Fast Forward 2-6weeks....

We got it to fire up. Of course there's no driveshaft, throttle cable, exhaust, seats .....

RX7 FC TII got a couple videos of it running on his phone. Turn the volume DOWN.

http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...t=888b79e4.flv

http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...t=b4e53c20.flv

Here's a video of outside the shop to show how insanely loud it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeXBDeeZH4I

Now I need to find the pictures everyone else took, because I always forget.

[djmtsu]

Looking pretty sweet!

I wish I could find Rally events here near me. It would motivate me to get the 626 running, and actually keep it just for racing. I have been told they are pretty decent at rally.

We need more action pics, get her on the road!!

[FerociousP]

haha that strut bar is hilarious

[Fidelity101]

Originally Posted by Phoenix7

yeah, a turbo is slightly unpredictable (at least for me) It's easy to give it too much gas and then POW rear end slides. It wouldn't be too fun off road (unless you're a pro).

Yeah thats why my car is going to be NA, I can drift my AWD A4 wagon pretty well but with the 20v turbo motor there isn;t power at when I need it or the RPM I want without heavy gas pedal action.

I LOVE the look of your car, looks like the classic FB rally paint scheme.

I'm surprised to see as much of us into rally on this forum.

does no limit industries need a summer intern by chance?

[staticpat]

Originally Posted by Fidelity101

I LOVE the look of your car, looks like the classic FB rally paint scheme.

Hurray, someone noticed! That's what I was trying to mimic, but not copy. I need to get at least one stripe to cut the two tone. I'm thinking black.