rx7 v8 project...

[rxv8]

cheers gurj....

[jeted]

dont get me rong Love this car it is the dog\'s b######

I love v8 power have it in my series one landy

I take my hat of to the builder
just belive it in a class of its own

[rxv8]

well its for sale now...as have bought a new car...

[rxv8]

ive painted the bonnet now,just going to give it a wax up at the weekend then shes ready to go if anyones interested...going at ebay and a/trader it monday...7,995ono...car has cost me nearly 12k...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/rxv8/P1010123.jpg

[Adriansturgess]

Have you taken the \'Beast\' out on the roads yet? I wonder how the legendary Rex handling translates to a V8 conversion? When you turn the steering wheel does it just keep going straight!  :chat

[rxv8]

you should really look in to what your saying before you start talking rubbish...the only reason it would go straight is if i forgot to turn the steering wheel... infact i would say and a few people have been out in it say theres no noticeable difference...

[Adriansturgess]

Great News  

[tinker-27]

maybe some of these people saying about the v8 motor upseting the handling should maybe drive one ! , ive only driven 4 fds 3 with rotarys and mine with a ls1 ,mine was the best but only because i have spent time setting the suspension correctly and not lowering it to far,how many people cringe about fitting a different engine but drive a car on the bump stops or with wrong offset wheels etc ?

[mullins]

I agree ^^^

A lot of people that say that sort of thing have no idea! They just look at the engine bay to see how much of the engine overhangs the front strut towers and that\'s what they make their assumption on!!!

Correctly setup front suspension can transform a car with a heavier than stock front end. I have also been in an RX-7 V8 (FC) and it handled really well for being fitted with an old school cast iron chev V8! :chat

[Adriansturgess]

Uhm...could I suggest that if you re-read my post of a few days ago re. FDV8 handling, you may just be able to discern that it was meant as a light-hearted joke! Unfortunately it seemed to hit a bit of a raw nerve! I think you V8 afficianado\'s should realise that many FD owners have no experience of the effect an engine conversion would have on handling and are actually just curious to know. That was certainly the reason I asked. In retrospect, I guess I should have just asked how it handled and scrapped the joke. I certainly didn\'t mean to cause any offence.  

[mullins]

^ My post wasn\'t aimed at you in particular - it was just a general comment.