Mazda Rotary Club

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As I\'m sure most of you know by now my first RX7 had a little accident just before the start of the session which meant I couldn\'t get a licence to compete this year :(
 
I only started drifting in August so I welcomed the seat time and have had alot of fun finding the right set up for the car :)
 
Unfortunitly my engine recently let go when I was drifting in France and I thought it was about time I stripped the car down and done the job properly.
 
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Since the accident the car has never felt right so I\'ve decided to purchase a new shell from Ross @ Dragon Performance so here comes the birth of Ralph II......
 
After alot of head scratching and research I finally decided on what engine set-up I wanted to go for. I really wanted to stick with rotary but the prices and parts availability was just getting ridiculous. So with alot of advice and the amazing workmanship of Craig Taylor @ Calsport I\'ve decided to drop an LS V8 in there with a nice T56 gearbox.
 
I\'ll let the rest of the toys speak for themselves or how about you see what you can find as the build develops :p
 
Just to give you a little teaser sponsors on board so far are:
 
www.Calsport.co.uk (http://www.calsport.co.uk)
www.Tein.co.uk (http://www.tein.co.uk) & www.reworx.com (http://www.reworx.com)
www.Atomicrex.co.uk (http://www.atomicrex.co.uk)
www.rarerims.co.uk (http://www.rarerims.co.uk)
www.nicksonmotorsport.co.uk (http://www.nicksonmotorsport.co.uk)
www.pmuracing.co.uk (http://www.pmuracing.co.uk)
www.uses.co.uk (http://www.uses.co.uk)
www.pagsheetmetal.co.uk (http://www.pagsheetmetal.co.uk)
www.xquisiteautomotive.co.uk (http://www.xquisiteautomotive.co.uk)
 
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New style solid bruv suspension lol
 
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Some cheeky padi tried to steal my car but didn\'t realise it had no engine so didn\'t get very far :wave
 
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***BIG thank you to the better half - Mrs Choo for all the photo\'s :D***

Update

Cage and seem welding is done - Amazing work from Nick @ Nickson Motorsport. The welding and the effort thats gone in to bend all the bars as tight as possible is un-real.

Also just had the engine bay painted ready for all the fabrication for the engine (http://www.driftworks.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)

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Real nice work, I know what a pain it is and how long it takes to get a shell to that stage,

I wish you every success with your new car and please keep us updated not only with the build but also when your up n running n out there.

No worries Clive :D cheers for the feedback!!

awesome cant wait to see this develop

looks like a sweet build up mate ! have you pre fitted the ls before painting the engine bay,or do you use the subframe for the engine mounts ?

looking interesting dude !!

look like i will need some clean gloves for this one !!!   nice cage,

Update
 
Rubbed all the under side of the car down and resprayed it with under seal.
 
Fitted the new pedal box, steering column with snap-off and ATL fuel tank from Atomic Rex
 
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and just a little teaser a picture of the engine being stripped down :dw:
 
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Do you think you have a bigger enough v8 lump there :P ..... looking ace keep up the good work!

awesome project good luck with it :Thumbsup!

Update

• Poly bushed all the front end of the car and the arms were all looking a bit sorry for themselves so I painted them but was after a few drinks so thought it would be a good idea to paint the pink!! lol
  
• Sub frame was also looking a bit tired and also had yellow over spray on so rubbed that down and sprayed it black (sensibleness before beers)
• Drove up to Birmingham last night to drop the Car off with Craig Taylor from Calsport to start work on the fabrication for the engine, gearbox and diff :D :D getting very excited now!!!!

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Mmmmm sexy box of bits turned up today from Thunder Racing!!
 
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Very quick update:
 
Engine / Gearbox / Diff are now all bolted into the car :D
 
Just got to fit the radiator and sort some of the wiring to check the engine starts and runs o.k.
 
Then off to the bodyshop again to paint the inside and fit the heated windscreen.
 
Sort out all the other components/wiring then we should be ready for a little shake down, getting very excited now....watch this space :p
 
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wow !!
it fits
love to see how the rest is going to fit good luck looks like it going to be great car

Update:
 
Just a few more bits done, Exhaust is on, FPR and lines are in, prop is away being modified, wiring is getting there.
 
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Some goodies turned up from Tein UK courtesy of Geff @ RE:Worx :D thank you very much!!
 
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Major Update!!
 
Got the car back from the bodyshop on Friday, the inside looks so prrrrretty :D what do we think of the colour combo people?
 
Anyway been working on her ever since I got her back, not much sleep since friday ZZZZzzzz lol, I\'m so tired I can\'t even think what to right so I\'m going to let the photo\'s do the talking :) (I may waffle a bit)
 
Took this one the other night hehe - she even glows in the dark :eek
 
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Nice new Airfilter - thank you K&N UK
 
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Pedal box back in again for about the 100th time lol - but we do have master cylinders now :)
 
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Just a little bit of wiring removed from the car lol - Yes that is about 95% of the standard wiring which I will NOT be using :wave
 
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New switch panel
 
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New fuse and relay boxs
 
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Sorry just seen the state of some of those blurry pictures - sorry about that must have been the sleep deperavation lol....that or the camera lens is dirty...
 
Anyway back to work now....will update again tomorrow :D

dont suppose you have a standard injector clip/plug on that old wireing loom you could snip off with a bit of wireing for me could you?? will give you some tokens :)

Sorry mate, engine loom went ages ago :)

Trying to crack put as much work each day as I can but it just seems to be never ending....wiring is getting very close to completion now - will get some photo\'s up of the fuse and relay boxes later all wired up :)
 
Been making a mock up of my ally dash so I can get that made up next week - thank you chantelle :p
 
Fitting some bits under the car today - Coilovers are going on, finishing poly bush the rear end.
 
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Need to start working out the measurements for all the oil and brake lines so I can get them made up.
 
Wheels arrived the other day too :D :D mmmmmmmm
 
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Project Mu brakes :bandit
 
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Got a new tow eye/bracket for RHD Japan - thank you very much, looks awesome and fits much better than any of the others on the market
 
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Its getting there!

i know a guy who makes carbon parts
would need to check but if you made a template he might make it out of carbon fiber
?

Looks top, looking forward to seeing it progress and hopefully in action!

need some vids of the engine running :D

OMG what a mental week I\'ve had at work :eek: been mental....so with that in mind I\'ve struggled to do any work on it this week :( but managed to crack a few hours out the other night so have a little update for you all...
 
Managed to work out where and how to mount the oil catch tank, still not 100% happy but its staying there for now.
 
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Accusump is all fitted just need to plumb it in and work out how to use it lol
 
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Battery is all bottled down and wired up :) Along with kill switch and main fuses...
 
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Got the oil cooler where I want it and just got to make brackets and a little protective casing for it.
 
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And more wiring.................
 
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have a few more toys that arrived today so they will be going on tonight and then hopefully get some more work done on sunday :D it may even be running wooooooooooohoooooooooo!!!!! :D :D :D

oooh.... vids of it running sound like they\'re coming soon :D

Its getting there :p

Stainless toys :D
 
 
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Nice Saab oil filter lol
 
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New Mocal brake lines throught out the car
 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH4twkNzxyQ

Still having clutch issues - been on the phone/email to Spec Clutch - America and they have been very very helpfull and are sending me another clutch plate as we think this one is damaged.
 
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Wiring is all finished, just need to run a few p-clips round the new loom to tidy it up :D
 
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Brake lines/clutch lines are all run and brakes have been bled.
 
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Thank you very much to Performance Plastics for the windows :thumbs:
 
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Big thank you to Chantelle and Brian @ PAG Sheet Metal for my awesome dash and all the metal fab work on the car - its away being flocked as we speak :)
 
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Just need to mount the oil cooler now and change the oil, get a few little problems out the way and then we\'re ready for bodywork :p woooo hooooo!!!
 
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Dash, dials and new Carteck battery isolator is all fitted now :)
 
Heated windscreen being done tomorrow :D
 
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Right nearly there now, can\'t believe how quick but then again how stressfully looooooong this whole process has taken lol - was just over 4 months ago it was just a bare shell and I wondered how it was going to turn into a car....
 
Anyway back to the update - started bolting the bodykit on - Big thank you to Stuart @ KN Solutions for taking my lovely new bodykit and copying it for me so we\'ve got a mould "if" I break it lol
 
Also got a new Carbon bonnet from Japspeed :thumbs:
 
Just waiting for my BGW now :p
 
Few pics with the kit placed on and waiting to go to the bodyshop for paint.
 
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Going for remap and dyno run on the 19th December - so watch this space for power figures :D ooooooow I\'m so excited!!!!!

i really like this project, all except for the arches :( never have liked them :( sorry.

Quote from: MaLicE;658517i really like this project, all except for the arches :( never have liked them :( sorry.

Thats fine, everyone is entitled to there opinion :) glad you like the rest of the project :p

How much do V8 conversions go for and who does them?

Quote from: mph_saab;658600Thats fine, everyone is entitled to there opinion :) glad you like the rest of the project :p

i love the rest of it lol! the painted pic i saw on fduk makes the kit look better :)

Quote from: Ilogik;661179How much do V8 conversions go for and who does them?

Speak to Craig Taylor - helped me out alot and I\'d say has probably done 99% of the V8 conversions in the UK lol
 
0121 753 0415
 
He know\'s everything there is too know but if you want to ask me anything fire it over on an email :) mph@uses.co.uk (mph@uses.co.uk)
 
Merry Christmas everyone! :Santa

car looks epic. im dying to see what those arches would look like with propper wheel fitment, you\'d have an awesome agressive stance with some 18\'s on the back and 17\'s on the front.

only thing i don\'t like is that rear bumper, i recon a diffuser would be much better. But each to his own. the car is still absolutely awesome!

Where do you get those head lights from?? I think this car is awesome, combining two of the best motoring pieces, an Rx7 body and V8 muscle. Brilliant.

Quote from: dthebuk;661505car looks epic. im dying to see what those arches would look like with propper wheel fitment, you\'d have an awesome agressive stance with some 18\'s on the back and 17\'s on the front.
 
only thing i don\'t like is that rear bumper, i recon a diffuser would be much better. But each to his own. the car is still absolutely awesome!

Was going to go 18\'s but the price of tyres is ridiculous and I will need about 3 brand new sets atleast for every event $$$$
 
Had a diffuser to fit but when we went to fit it realised it was going to get in the way when using the jack and if we needed to change the diff at an event again it would get in the way! practical thinking unfortunitly creates issues.
 
 

Quote from: Bob Monkhouse;661615Where do you get those head lights from?? I think this car is awesome, combining two of the best motoring pieces, an Rx7 body and V8 muscle. Brilliant.

I will get you a contact ;)

Quote from: mph_saab;661959Had a diffuser to fit but when we went to fit it realised it was going to get in the way when using the jack and if we needed to change the diff at an event again it would get in the way! practical thinking unfortunitly creates issues.

If your selling the diffuser let me know, im only by heathrow so not million miles away from west london.

My email is sdimelow@gmail.com

Quote from: Bob Monkhouse;661615Where do you get those head lights from??

Contact Laeeq ;)
 
m_laeeq@hotmail.com (m_laeeq@hotmail.com)

nice lookin kit, is that gt3000
also where did ya get the lexan windows???

Quote from: colin777;662194nice lookin kit, is that gt3000
also where did ya get the lexan windows???

Its a Kazama kit - more pictures to follow ;)
 
Lexan windows from - http://www.plastics4performance.com/

Been following this on driftworks......an amazing machine......my hat is fully tipped your way sir! :D

Few more exterior pics now with the wheels on :D
 
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Carbon door cards and new handles fitted.
 
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Got some proper pics coming from the better half later this week :D

nice paint work matt, i would of thought youd so some lairy colour on the outside to match the engine bay lol

Your rex looks great
 iv been looking at fitting a LS V8 in my rex
have you fitted a LS1 or the latest LS7
a new crate engine have a comp cams mad power at good price :)

Quote from: Jas;666214Your rex looks great
iv been looking at fitting a LS V8 in my rex
have you fitted a LS1 or the latest LS7
a new crate engine have a comp cams mad power at good price :)

Mine\'s got the LS3 - 6.2ltr with a few little extra\'s ;)
 
If you want someone to do the conversion there\'s only one man to speak to - Craig Taylor @ Calsport - 0121 753 0415
helped me out a ridiculous amount and I\'d say has probably done 99% of the V8 conversions in the UK lol

He know\'s everything there is too know about the LS engines and runs an LS7 is his RX7 which he is currently upgrading to twin turbo :p but if you want to ask me anything fire it over on an email :D mph@uses.co.uk (mph@uses.co.uk)

Yer ill email you when im bit closer to starting it
 allthough am i right to think that  www.Calsport.co.uk (http://www.calsport.co.uk) link that takes you to a motorbike web site is the right one or not.
thanks Jas

hi jas that is my web site for the motorbike side of things, i dont have a web site for the car side of things cheers craig

Alright bud, who did the body kit mould for you? and how much did it cost? im currently in process of buying a car with a very rare kit.

Quote from: Ilogik;668254Alright bud, who did the body kit mould for you? and how much did it cost? im currently in process of buying a car with a very rare kit.

Speak to Stuart @ KN Solutions - 07812 113143
 
Tell him Matt - V8 RX7 gave you the number and he\'ll help you out :)

Looks good. I love LS1 FDs. Keep up the good work.

Quote from: mike1324a;676104Looks good. I love LS1 FDs. Keep up the good work.

Cheers :Thumbs-up
 
Few video\'s from Mallory Park -
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wevyqZZo_U
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQDifdij1g

i know this is an old thread but im just wondering where did you get them lights and how much they are

^^^^ I believe Laeeq on FDUK makes them - R Magic Reps.... they are awesome  too :D

ye their amazing as i looked at the original r magic ones and they are i think 1800 so to find replicas is brilliant
 
has anyone got an email for laeeq or will i have to sign up to fduk

If you own an FD ( which I guess you do ) you wanna be signed up on FDUK... simples ;)

ATB Phil

Quote from: johnnymolloy;694922ye their amazing as i looked at the original r magic ones and they are i think 1800 so to find replicas is brilliant
 
has anyone got an email for laeeq or will i have to sign up to fduk

haha i do own an fd didnt know if it was as good as this place so never bothered but ill do it know

Quote from: johnnymolloy;694962haha i do own an fd didnt know if it was as good as this place so never bothered but ill do it know

I\'ll try and get you a contact for him :)
 
 
Will do an update with the build monday :D

cheers for that mph_saab

Round 1 with British Drift Championship (BDC) - Silverstone
 
Full on exciting weekend, from the minute I arrived to the minute I left for home (even though I was nackered and in serious need of sleep) I was buzzing. First competition and everything was going well :)
 
We was on the Stowe circuit at Silverstone - looking/walking the track it looked easy and very flowing, I couldn\'t have been further from the truth. First corner was very fast and you had to get it spot on the clipping point to get round the corner as it tightened and then back on the power so you could link the second transition for the final S.
 
Had so much fun and a few little gravel moments getting the line right but found it in the end :D So much so I qualified 6th on the Saturday to go through to top 8 on the Sunday!!
 
Adreniline was pumping for the top 8 battles, specially being my first time twinning. First battle with Ian Phillips had a little issue with my door and was very close so they ran one more time. I went through, followed by an awesome run with Mike Cooper and then found myself in the final - but due to a tyre issue ended up spinning out on the last run.
 
So happy with 2nd place for my first event and will be getting the car all sorted to give Jordan a proper battle at Llandow ;)
 
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Round 1 with JDM Allstars - Manchester
 
Track was very technical, had a few jumps that some people had all four wheels off the ground lol. First corner was a fast right into a tight left with both front and rear clipping points :) was a brilliant track and was having some fun with it on Saturday.
 
Started developing a problem late saturday that we thought may have been down to the heat but first practice Saturday morning and the problem was still there and the car was now feeling really under-powered and kept stalling. Found a fault with the fuel system which ended up me missing out on any further drifting Sunday :( still looking into the fault/damage - hopefully we can get it fixed for round 2.
 
Still had a brilliant weekend and was good to watch the other drivers battle it out.
 
Top 4 battles were EPIC!! :thumbs:
 
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check out www.MPHcustoms.co.uk (http://www.mphcustoms.co.uk) for further updates....

awesome car, awesome results :)
good luck with the rest of the season :)

MINI UPDATE:
 
Right been a little while since I\'ve done one of these due to being ridiculously busy and having loads of hassle with the car :(
 
Round 2 of the BDC @ Llandow was very disappointing, we already knew we was going to be slightly down on power but though what the hell we still got about 450bhp so it\'ll be fine lol. But unfortunitly first practice run out and as soon as I tried to power round the bus stop fuel pump cut out GRRRR. Trying to diagnose the problem was a pain as the problem only happened under load but we later found the wiring inside the tank had burnt out and broken down from the pump over heating.
 
So we hard wired the pump and seemed to solve the problem. Next issue was learning how to drive the car again lol. As up until now I have been running with a manual rack and manual steering, which is great for not going down to the gym but a nightmare for getting out of difficult situations and really not good when twinning. So as all the settings on the car where all set up for Manual steering and we now had super light power steering the car really didn\'t like it and was throwing me all over the place. Managed to qualify 6th but really didn\'t feel comfortable in the car.
 
Managed to get out for a couple of practice runs before top 8 and was actually starting to get a feel for the car so I started pushing myself and the car, maybe a little too much :p
 
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As you can see I tried to modify the car to take some proper bad ass tyres to help with traction but they didn\'t quite fit under the wheel arch lol. So yes I went off track slightly and caused a little scratches to Ralph but we had her patched up and back out for top 8 but the tracking was out and the heaven\'s started to open which didn\'t help and on my first battle it was a draw so we had a one more time.
 
I was holding back on the first battle due to the conditions and car not feeling right but thought sod it go hard or go home is my moto so I went in hard a just couldn\'t keep the car from spinning so was out.
 
Well done to Ian Phillips for coming out victorious, he really deserves it, he was on form all day and the 33 is going well.
 
Thank you to Jord (drifted.com) for the picture - full write up -
http://www.drifted.com/jordan-butters/british-drift-championship-round-2-semi-pro-llandow-wales/866/
 
 
Progress:
 
Right well been working hard order parts and making changes to the set-up of the fuel system to try and solve the current problem and making sure we stop it from happening again. So this time we\'ve changed things round and going for an external swirl pot/pump set up that should be more than upto the job.
 
Also made a few changes to the geometry with thanks the guys down at Wheels in Motion - one of the best alignment guys in the UK :thumbs:
 
Will get a few pics of the new fuel set-up later and will also update you all on how the car performs on the test day @ Donnington this weekend :D

Quote from: johnnymolloy;694495where did you get them lights and how much they are

Contact Laeeq ;)

m_laeeq@hotmail.com (m_laeeq@hotmail.com)

Really like the v8 conversion. Have just been looking into how much they cost and the work involved, really interesting. Can the v8 conversions be carb\'d? or are all the ls1\'s fuel injected? what made you choose fuel injection over carbs? Keeping it simple would be my approach to something like this as setup for power can be the same with carbs and f/i.
  Good luck with the season and hope that spare tire buffs out! Would be good to see a battle between yourself and Pete Barbers ROTARY POWERED rx7, comparisons in handling etc.
   Do you run the car on pump fuel?

Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;695572Really like the v8 conversion. Have just been looking into how much they cost and the work involved, really interesting. Can the v8 conversions be carb\'d? or are all the ls1\'s fuel injected? what made you choose fuel injection over carbs? Keeping it simple would be my approach to something like this as setup for power can be the same with carbs and f/i.
Good luck with the season and hope that spare tire buffs out! Would be good to see a battle between yourself and Pete Barbers ROTARY POWERED rx7, comparisons in handling etc.
Do you run the car on pump fuel?

Hey Grant, thank you for your comments :) Never heard of any of the LS\'s running carb\'s tbh the FI side of things works really well, specially once yoy get rid of the fly by wire throttle body system. Heard of a few guys running throttle bodies but there just isn\'t the room under the FD bonnet.
 
I know Pete very well and would be awesome to battle or just drive beside him but he drives that RX7 very well and is an awesome driver so I\'m sure there would be no comperisson. Would if it ever happens I will let you know how it goes ;)
 
Keep an eye on www.mphcustoms.com (http://www.mphcustoms.com) for updates :)

Quote from: mph_saab;695724Hey Grant, thank you for your comments :) Never heard of any of the LS\'s running carb\'s tbh the FI side of things works really well, specially once yoy get rid of the fly by wire throttle body system. Heard of a few guys running throttle bodies but there just isn\'t the room under the FD bonnet.
 
I know Pete very well and would be awesome to battle or just drive beside him but he drives that RX7 very well and is an awesome driver so I\'m sure there would be no comperisson. Would if it ever happens I will let you know how it goes ;)
 
Keep an eye on www.mphcustoms.com (http://www.mphcustoms.com) for updates :)

I will keep an eye on updates and things, I was trying to find a carb\'d ls build but seems they don\'t them then, fi is the way forward for definate as I am putting an fi 13b in my rx4. Makes sense for power and tweeking things really.

Did you get your engine built to a specific spec? Or just take the standard lump?
What did you do with the steering rack as there are two ways of installing the engine from what I have read and one involves altering the rack but it compromises the near perfect steering geometry of the rx7.

I wen to oulton park and gave pete a hand for the day, spent a lot of tome explaing to people about the rotary and Petes car more than anything as more people were interested in his car than the others. It was the first time I have seen drifting for real and was impressed with Peres driving, seemed to have qiucker entry speeds than others.
   Would be awesome for both your cars on track together, a roaring v8 and a high revving screamer 13b T.

There are carb\'d LS\'s around but mainly in the US, have a search over on  http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/ for all the ins and outs.

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Right sorry its been a while since I\'ve done an update been so busy trying to get the car sorted and getting MPH Customs up and running.
Finally got this little fuel dilema sorted with the car and the car is on fill song once again :D still down slightly on compression and power but will have to get that sorted at the end of the session - for now just changed the diff so it has the power once again lol
 
Leading upto this weekend has been very up and down for me, one cause of the fuel drama and antisipation to see if the car was actually working again but also cause I\'ve been wanting to drift Lydden Hill ever since I started drifting a year ago so I was really excited but at the same time apprehensive.
 
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Took it easy on the first practice session just trying to find the lines and playing with the camber on the track and was starting to get settled but I only got two runs - one being a sighting lap. Second practice session wasn\'t much better, so many people were hitting the kitty litter that it took time away from everyones practice time. Once again upto the front of the que ready to go and another person hits the gravel session over GRRRRR!!
 
Back to the pits and general check over the car ready for qualifying after lunch. Was sitting in the que to qualify and watching everyone\'s runs and then comes beeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!! Defi alarm - car is over heating - luckily it was just a popped fuse but I didn\'t have any spares as they were back at the pits and we wasn\'t allowed back in. So thought ok thats fine we can cope with this, just start the car and go once the flag is dropped. Then came the rain, just wasn\'t going to be my day. Wrong tyres and wrong settings for the wet weather but again put in my best efforts to get a good enough score to qualify.
 
The car was a handful and just trying to stop it from spinning was hard enough let along avoiding the gravel lol. Anyone managed to put in a good run but unfortunitly wasn\'t good enough and ended up qualifying 10th. Currently running in 6th in the championship which is a bit gutting as I was running 3rd but still got two rounds to go :D
So bring on Donnington :p lets see if we can knock Mr. Philips off the top spot!!
 
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