thought id better say hello, my name is Andy and im in redditch which is just south of birmingham, ive always messed with cars ever since i left school used to be into offroad but now more into buggies
well anyway i was gifted an RX8 a couple of years ago its was difficult to start when it hot but once it was running it ran fine since then ive er just parked it outside the workshop now it wont start at all but will look into that soon ... but being a buggy man its where its going to end up simplified i was thinking of using the front and rear subframes and the drive train connected by a space frame and away we go.. yes i know theres a bit more to it than that but you get the drift so hello all ....
whilst i was waiting to get round to getting the RX8 running again another 8 arrived no engine and box but it had complete axles at both ends so i whipped them out along with the steering column pedals and seats thought it would give me a head start as i dont want to strip mine till its all up and running again , to make life easier i rolled it on its side to remove the subframes once they were out i thought i may as well make a copy of the subframe mounting points for use later ,
Andy
:welcome: Andy
I'm guessing you know a mate of mine called John French.
Whoops just realised I hadn't answered his text about wheel bearings for you.
These would be Mazda only parts and it will be cheaper to buy complete used shafts. Worth knowing I've never know one to die yet, and I put 500bhp through the ones on the race car.
Keep us posted on your progress
Just thought , I'm sure RX-7FD ones are the same so Craig who does the V8 conversions may be able to help with the drive shafts
Hi Clive
yes i know John for a very long time, dont worry about the wheel bearings it was just i have the axles stripped on the bench and thought it might be a good time to replace but i cant see anything wrong with them so may as well re use what i have..
will start a build thread if anyone is interested ? might be quiet for a spell as i need to get the subframes shot blasted next ... cant be doing with working with grubby bits lol