RE-Furb.nl RX-4 project

[mexx]

looking good Furb me like very much :Thumbsup!

[RobMatthews]

Any Updates?

[Furb]

Not really..
bodywork has stalled a bit, cause it\'s a bit too hot and humid to do the bodywork.
The filler has hardened before it\'s on the car, and he is not willing to compromise by using different compound. Quality is key, even if that means it will take longer...

I do have my workshop ready now and started some prep work on the suspension

[mexx]

keep it up Furb :chat

[Furb]

finally some decent progress!

car is fully sanded and straight, ready for the basecoat!










meanwhile i\'ve been busy preparing stuff
assembled the front struts with Tokico Blue shocks and T3 camberplates


made a tophat to support the weight of the car instead of the spherical bearing of the camberplate




made some roll-center adjusters, to compensate for the lowering


prepping the engine! not rebuilt yet, engine is fine at the moment so that\'s less troubleshooting later on



mounted the MSD blaster coils for the direct fire system
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[Hobbawobba]

Thats looking really nice aye! Been following this quietly for a while now haha. What makes you go with the tophat over the piece you got from T3? Is the standard bit weak or something? I don\'t know too much about this stuff :p

[Furb]

Modified the T3 tophats because they were no good imo.
They were too high, which preloads the spring a lot, and they are not centered so can wiggle around too much
I ordered them just for the bearing, i was lazy to find out what type it was

[re japi]

That is soooooo beautiful Good job

[Furb]

Some more prep-work

Modified the stock Speedo cable drive for an electronic pickup.
Calculated 2900 pulses per kilometer


Wired the entire gauges unit to work with the stock harness so it\'s plug and play!
Also modified the loom for extra sensors.
Even the illumination works with the stock dimmer switch.
Powered it up on a battery and calibrated the Speedo with my puls/km value.



Measured and drawn my own flanges for the intake manifold, cut on a waterjet.
Tip: drawn as a single flange and cutting them is cheaper


Started mockup and measurements for the intake manifold.
Intake runner length calculated according to port timing.
The only thing I had to guess was the angle of the engine in the car, I hope it\'s pretty close cause the runner lengths are spot on at the moment.

[re japi]

That is SOOOO beautiful!!! What carbs are you using? I have been thinking double carbs too but I cant get no info how to setup them. And someone said that its almost impossible to tune in rotary...

[Furb]

Thnx!

Nothing is impossible... Just takes time (and money)
I don\'t know a lot about carb tuning yet, but I will take my time

These are Weber DCD 28/36 carbs, they were used in the 70\'s by Rotary Engineering and sold as a kit with manifold for both 12a and 13b.
People who have had these, say it is the best in the world for a street setup.
Ideal for half bridge

Because they are so rare I decided not to wait for one to come up for sale, but build my own.

[bdarepat]

I am in awe of your skill and meticulous work. :god

Needless to say then that I am enjoying your project build thread immensely!:Thumbs-up

[Furb]

Thnx! Always nice to hear people appreciate my work

[re japi]

Just realized that I cant buy 929 Ht project to made a RX-4 clone. Because my work would look like S**T compared to awesome work that Furb does

[Furb]

If you build your personal dream car, who am I or anyone else to say that it looks like :censored::censored::censored::censored:...

Follow your dreams