RX7/forged 370/TC78
05-22-2008, 10:01 AM
#1
RX7/forged 370/TC78 Hey guys, been looking around here lately and have made alot of progress and decided to start a build thread, to maybe get some ideas and opinions
any way I was a huge rotor head till it pist me of the last time....... here is what that setup was.... full standalone, GT42, custom manifolds, ect
I had fabbed everything there, manifolds, ect
I have a really good friend with a 6.0l iron block in a grand national with a big single and after riding in that i knew what had to be done
Anyway went with the 4.8/5.3 iron block for the strength and cylinder wall thickness..... and want the smaller cube/short stroke of the 4.8, as it will be forged and built to rev later on.... something a lil different aswell
so what i did was pick up a 2000 4.8l 2wd pullout with 80k on it complete with tranny, harness, computer, ect...... for $900
pic when picked up
first thing that was done was everything was ripped down blasted and painted, all black is single stage, and the red is a PPG three stage.... the same paint as what my car is.... needless to say pics dont do justice
Thanks to Jason and Gary for this nice work.
tranny just has sealer
.
.
.
.
.
As you can see I went with a Edelbrock Victor single plane intake manifold aswell as one of their TB elbows
Using a grannyspeed cradle
Using F-body pan, windage tray, pickup
Picked up a new C6 front pulley..... sits tighter to the engine than a Fbody even
Picked up a brand new set of C6 exhaust manifolds to be used facing forward and down.... fits like a glove
Got a New meziere water pump, one of my fav peices
Got all of my plumbing supplies sitting here
got a Mild Comp cam
New Motron 60lb injectors
Edelbrock fuel rails
Anyway.... I currently have the engine/drivetrain installed for good, and everything fits perfectly, aside from a tranny yoke
here is as it sits currently, just some of the parts stuck on, not everything i have sitting here
you will notice i have already fully tucked my wiring, and the brakes have been redone to manual with the leverage ratio being changed to compensate
all this work is being done by me...... and by some close friends
so this is where i am at right now
any way I was a huge rotor head till it pist me of the last time....... here is what that setup was.... full standalone, GT42, custom manifolds, ect
I had fabbed everything there, manifolds, ect
I have a really good friend with a 6.0l iron block in a grand national with a big single and after riding in that i knew what had to be done
Anyway went with the 4.8/5.3 iron block for the strength and cylinder wall thickness..... and want the smaller cube/short stroke of the 4.8, as it will be forged and built to rev later on.... something a lil different aswell
so what i did was pick up a 2000 4.8l 2wd pullout with 80k on it complete with tranny, harness, computer, ect...... for $900
pic when picked up
first thing that was done was everything was ripped down blasted and painted, all black is single stage, and the red is a PPG three stage.... the same paint as what my car is.... needless to say pics dont do justice
Thanks to Jason and Gary for this nice work.
tranny just has sealer
.
.
.
.
.
As you can see I went with a Edelbrock Victor single plane intake manifold aswell as one of their TB elbows
Using a grannyspeed cradle
Using F-body pan, windage tray, pickup
Picked up a new C6 front pulley..... sits tighter to the engine than a Fbody even
Picked up a brand new set of C6 exhaust manifolds to be used facing forward and down.... fits like a glove
Got a New meziere water pump, one of my fav peices
Got all of my plumbing supplies sitting here
got a Mild Comp cam
New Motron 60lb injectors
Edelbrock fuel rails
Anyway.... I currently have the engine/drivetrain installed for good, and everything fits perfectly, aside from a tranny yoke
here is as it sits currently, just some of the parts stuck on, not everything i have sitting here
you will notice i have already fully tucked my wiring, and the brakes have been redone to manual with the leverage ratio being changed to compensate
all this work is being done by me...... and by some close friends
so this is where i am at right now
05-22-2008, 10:29 PM
#5
TECH Resident
iTrader: (21)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Wichita KS
Posts: 947
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
This would be your friend i assume?
http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/Grrh77/
Anyway that is going to be an awesome car when its finished and you'll never miss that old rotary.
http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/Grrh77/
Anyway that is going to be an awesome car when its finished and you'll never miss that old rotary.
05-25-2008, 12:36 AM
#7
This would be your friend i assume?
http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/Grrh77/
Anyway that is going to be an awesome car when its finished and you'll never miss that old rotary.
http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc192/Grrh77/
Anyway that is going to be an awesome car when its finished and you'll never miss that old rotary.
had lots of time today
got the pushrods back in, intake, TB, elbow all done
and got the harness perty much whipped
but good news...
cranked it over till i got 40psi oil pressure cranking...... had good spark and could hear the injectors, so my harness is good to go
missing some fittings to hook up my fuel supply, but a little carb cleaner down the hole and she fired to life ..... so good news, darn excited, different sound that is for sure
anyway here is what came out of the stock harness
pic of accomplishments today
and hood clearance or lack of for those curious,
