13B REW single turbo conversion project car

[wildman10]

Due to unforeseen personal reasons I won’t be able to do much work on my 13B REW project car for some time and rather than put her in storage I would like someone to take her on rather than break her up or sell he to the wolves on eBay.



In short, I bought her within a few thousand miles of her being put together by a professional engine builder and featured in Banzai magazine only to find that the builder had to have limited time, budget and expertise on conversions (a polite way of saying that the design and construction of the engine systems were cr*p).  I’ve redone the electrical power and fuel systems and obtained most of the components to redo all the other engine systems, suspension and body systems.

More detail and pics are on my build thread on the RX8 OC here along with a full list of the work I had planned.

She is based on a 2004 S1 (low tax), on SORN, off-road, has an inhibited engine and requires a lift or tow from Redhill in Surrey (carriage to anywhere in the UK is quite cheap if you are flexible on timing and use one of the quote websites).

The car, work and parts in this sale have so far cost me around £8,000.  Of course, projects rarely get their costs back so I accept any sale price will be less than that.  If you are interested in finishing this project and have done your homework (don’t underestimate the commitment required) then get in touch.

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION FROM CAR AS BOUGHT

Engine

•   Fully Rebuilt & Street Ported RX7 Engine with RX7 throttle body
•   T72 Turbo (damaged compressor blades)
•   Custom Turbo Manifolds (now cut up and rewelded to hold turbo for positioning)
•   APEX-I Power FC ECU,
•   Custom Map By Rotary Motion
•   Engine Full Colour Coded To Car,
•   Custom CAI,
•   RacingBeat Lite Weight Flywheel,
•   Exedy Stage 2 Clutch,
•   Greddy Front Mount Intercooler,
•   Greddy DumpValve,
•   Tial 60mm External Wastegate,
•   Custom Screamer Pipe,
•   Battery Relocated To The Boot,
•   6 Speed Gearbox

Body

•   Fully Wrapped In Orange Sparkle By Surrey Vinyl Wraps,
•   Roof & Boot Carbon Fibre Wrapped By Totally Dynamic
•   Seibon Vented Carbon Fibre Bonnet (has some hazing that will be polished out)
•   Carbon Side Vents From Carbon In Motion,
•   Wind Deflectors,
•   Black Diamond Front & Rear Brake Disks
•   Greddy Front & Rear Strut Braces,
•   Standard 231 Interior with Full Black Leather.
•   Original Built In Satnav
•   Heated Fully Electric Seats

Wheels

18" OZ Racing Ultraleggera with 245/40/18 Goodyear Eagle F1 Tyres with plenty of tread

REWORK

Engine and Engine Bay
•   Unfitted Greddy T67 turbo with 500 miles since professional rebuild (no paperwork).
•   Exhaust manifold SS301 pipe, bends and cast turbo flange partially cut awaiting welding.
•   Fuel, engine coolant and charge air cooling systems stripped off the engine.
•   Fuel system completely redone with appropriately-sized braided Teflon lines.
•   Engine coolant system is in work and unfitted.  It has a new modified aluminium rad and pipes that need welding and a JDM aluminium swirl pot.  It has a modified RX7 FD cooling fan housing with 2 used SPAL competition fans
•   The charge air cooling system is unfitted.  In addition to the original intercooler and pipes I have a larger intercooler to fit.
•   The oil cooling system has the pipes removed with the intention of fitting braided hoses and an oil filter relocation kit (not bought yet)
•   Some of the bodywork has been cut away to accommodate a larger intercooler.
•   The battery and electrical power supply wiring have been replaced with larger capacity items.
•   The wiring has been split to allow better packaging and I have notes on what wire does what.
•   Selection of gauges (eg fuel pressure x 2, combined oil and coolant temperature gauges) but not all fitted.
•   Dural sump guard cut and mounted at front with new welded brackets and with components to mount at rear.

Suspension and Brakes
•   PZ suspension (4 corners + front and rear spares) professionally checked then resprayed orange.  The front pair are fitted, the rear pair and spares are unfitted.
•   Calipers overhauled and & EBC Yellow Stuff Pads fitted
•   Replacement steering rack fitted with correct bolts.

Other
•   Registration/number plate T400 RXB (Turbo 400 bhp RX8) worth more than £500
•   Underside de-rusted and coated with underbody sealant

SPARES

I have a variety of spares that will be included.  These will include engine bay wiring looms, headlights, Aerokit front bumper, steering wheel, pedals, RX8 rad and fans, RX7 Fd rad, and a host of nuts, bolts and other items.

ITEMS AVAILABLE BUT NOT INCLUDED IN SALE

I have the following items that I bought for this car that I can easily sell separately or fit to my daily RX8 and are available separately and not included in the sale:
•   Brand new Borg Warner EFR 7670 IWG turbocharger (approx £1500 new)
•   2 x brand new Turbosmart WG40 comp gate 7 PSI wastegates (approx  £300 each new)
•   Brand new Turbosmart eBoost Street boost controller (approx £250 new)
•   4 x brand new AEM ignition coils
•   Brand new Pettit front ARB (approx £240 new)
•   Used Nexus tablet for installation in the sat nav housing.
•   Barely-used Racing Beat exhaust catback (approx £720 new)
•   Excellent condition Pettitt modular exhaust system (approx £1450 new)
•   Brand new (no box) Morel Elate 3-way speakers (approx £1400 new), used Focal high power amp and JDM double DIN conversion kit.
•   Brand new Seibon carbon fibre ducktail spoiler ($460 new + taxes)
•   Used RX8 R3 side skirts
•   Used aluminium/carbon fibre 2-element wing that needs a complete refurb as much of the lacquer has peeled.
•   Spec-R intercooler from Mitsubishi EVO that I intended to modify.

[wildman10]

Although there's been a fair amount of interest, no-one has come up with the money so I've decided to: break her; store all the bits I need to do a 13B REW conversion on my Greddy turbo when the engine goes bang; and, sell the parts I don't need.

If anyone wants bits, then please don't contact me now for anything other than the orange sparkle wrap body panels.  I will put bits up for sale as and when I'm ready, which may take up to several weeks.