rx7 v8 project...

[rxv8]

as some of you know i am fitting a  sbc motor in the fd and i just thought i would put some pics up of progress so far,as have now stripped a lot of bits of the car and jsut sprayed the car in my garage,before any one comments i am building the car on a tight budget...+as cheap as possible as its just going to be a fun toy....ish....well anyway comments welcome(as long as there nice..lol)
first pic is how i got the car

[t2rew]

got any engine shots

[Norton]

WOW!! an 8 rotor!! corrr, awesome!...
hey? wadda you mean? 8 pistons? aaarrrrggghhhh... nooooooooo!!!




Bit of a mess when you got it wasnt it. I assume the rotor motor is completely knackered?

[rxv8]

the engine was not in the car when i got it...and trew the engine is not in their yet but will post up asap when done...

[MillSpeed]

Awesome! Can\'t wait to see the results. Are you gonna be running the chevvy N/A? Only problem is that the sbc is so goddam heavy compared to the little rotary. Have you thought about using any other V8\'s? Toyota\'s 4.3 is all-alloy, and it\'s got 32 valves (and no pushrods!! , gotta love the old-skool).

[jonyb]

Nice one,  gota love the sbc, ran a few yanks in the past....might have some bits and bobs around in the garage if your interested ill pm you.

[scooby_si]

personally i think it\'s disgraceful i mean look at the blasphemy i dont know how you can live with yourself i mean an ale poster on the wall, lager is the way forward mate pmsl
Should be interesting what the full spec list your doing or is it hush hush?
Si

[rxv8]

your a cheeky geeeet...lol spec list is c west body kit,ab flug front bumper,gt rear wing,rays split rims 17",rear cage and diagonal,....5.7 litre motor,rebuilt 350sbc with 327 hi po heads and a 278 cam...,for a bit of punch...:)holley 600 four barrel,custom headers into hks hyper exhaust...tiptronic th350 box,custom cosworth diff(so gearing can be changed easily to suit application)...car is all black..mmmmmmmmmm gotta love black stealth cars... car should be roughly 347 bhp and 368 torque@2-2500 rpm... not everyones cup of char but am sure will turn a few heads as v8 sound is on par with a big turbo and screamer pipe sound......

[Speedworks]

Kool.... but rotary engine or not... An RX7 needs to BLOWN...
Those US V8\'s can easily handle the breath of a turbocharger...

[rxv8]

thanks for all the replys....:wave

[rxv8]

what do people think of these rims... was going to fit these or get some different ones...they are rays splits...

[t2rew]

nice. what offset/ width are they

[rxv8]

235 front and 255 rear tyres.... 8 and 9 or 9.5 there are no markings on the wheels...

[rxv8]

i wonder clive are your hoosiers this big...:rollin

[MillSpeed]

Gawd that\'s a big ol\' lump of metal! It does sit quite far back tho doesn\'t it. Is the gbox in the stock location? What\'s the clearance round the engine like? Imagine it\'s gonna be a job to squeeze the headers in there.