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9/10/16 car is officially sold, I had to call it quits 
Hey everyone, much like Teeson1111 on here I am cobbling together an FC RX7 that will be 5.0 powered. BTW, I put race car in quotes for my thread because I have no idea if I'll actually end up racing it haha. I'm hoping to learn to drift in it, or if I don't like it or am horrible at drifting then it'll just be a stanced out street machine
I've been into cars for about 10 years (I'm 22 now, began REALLY looking at cars at 12) and I started with my dad working on muscle cars. I've owned a 71 Nova project that I never finished, my first daily was a 69 Beetle that was about as hacked as any other teenagers car, my daily now that I've had for a few years is my 04 WRX and my two side projects are my FC and my 62 ragtop Beetle. I have pretty eclectic tastes. There was also an 86 Nissan PU that I got from my father in law for free that I was going to do some stuff to but ended up ****** the z24i engine with a passion. Well specifically, I ***** the ignition, ECU and fuel injection system. Anyways...
Here's a little history on the FC. My coworker buddy bought the car originally, it's a Turbo 2 but when he got it one of the rotors refused to fire. He likes rotories but not enough to spend too much effort or money on getting them running right. Plus, he really wanted a car to do an LS swap into. He sold the engine and trans and gutted a fair amount of the interior, bought Hinson swap mounts and bought a super clean black S5 n/a FC for a daily. He's ADHD as hell with cars so he offered to sell me the project turbo 2 shell. I said sure and immediately looked into v8 swaps. Sorry rotary guys, I really do love the rotary and how they feel and drive but I wanted some v8 action in my life. I saw the cost of a T56 transmission and realized no way am I going to afford that. So my buddy tells me as he's dropping off the shell that the 5.0 swap is super easy and affordable...so here we are!
The car was pretty stripped in the engine bay and interior, but it's got a bolt in 4 point cage (may be utilized to build into a bigger weld in cage, or sold to pay for moar cage), what appears to be the original S4 clutch type LSD, turbo 2 brakes and has a pretty straight body. It's been stitch welded too, I haven't checked all the seams yet but the welds appear to be decent and I don't think he missed many areas. Also came with a collection of Hoonigan stickers on it...
I'm going to try to keep a running total of what I've spent on the car...as much as it might sicken me:
Turbo 2 shell: $750
94 Mustang GT 5.0 + ECU: $350
MAF with housing: $30
Fox body T5 and bellhousing: $200
S5 tails in bad shape: my S4 tails + $25
BUNCH of interior bits I was missing (dunno if I'll go full interior or not): $100
Pair of 18x8 Drag DR-31s that might be used if I can find another cheap pair for a full set: $50
Engine is very close to complete, missing the TPS, IAT and 02 sensors and trans appears to just be missing speed sensor and shifter.
Here is the car BEFORE I OWNED IT, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE RPF1s ON IT AND IT'S ON STOCK SPRINGS
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT HOW I GOT THE CAR! The car is all the same in this pic sitting on the side of my garage as we speak except the wheels and suspension. I wanted my buddy to throw them in, but he threw them on his other FC. I don't blame him.
So far I have done nothing to the car itself, but I have yanked the engine apart to pieces. This is how it sits as of tonight:
Here's one of the heads, notice my light to help cure the paint a bit. That light gets unbelievably hot!
And here's an overall shot of half the garage (it's nearly a 3 car wide garage with 2 single car doors). It's messy, sorry! Also pictured is my 62 ragtop, which is way more rusty and ugly in person and up close
So far that's about all I've gotten done is engine teardown. Both heads are painted up, hoping to get the block done in the next week or so. The alternator is completely dismantled, I'll be rebuilding it before I put it back on just for cheap insurance. The intake, valve covers, alternator and accessory brackets will all be powdercoated once I can get the extra cash. Then the motor will be reassembled and the real fun will begin!
My simplified plans are: Krylon-rebuild the engine, pull apart and re-seal T5, purchase Granny's swap brackets, make everything fit and work, buy coilovers, weld in current cage or get new one built and slap some high quality XXR wheels on it or some equivalently cheap as all hell wheel.
Comments and questions welcomed, as I'm sure this is a horrendous initial post as I'm exhausted and ready for bed.
EDIT: random pic of the engine before dismantling:
A buddy and me had to pull the engine from the car...super sketchy. The guy had the car up on 4 Harbor Freight jack stands and it was on uneven gravel, not fun. The guy selling it hadn't pulled anything except the trans, but my buddy and I were able to pull the engine out and have it in the back of my dad's truck in under an hour and a half. It took a good half an hour just to drag the cherry picker with the engine attached to it through the gravel to where the truck was. Fun times, I bought him a burger at a local burger joint for payment.
Hey everyone, much like Teeson1111 on here I am cobbling together an FC RX7 that will be 5.0 powered. BTW, I put race car in quotes for my thread because I have no idea if I'll actually end up racing it haha. I'm hoping to learn to drift in it, or if I don't like it or am horrible at drifting then it'll just be a stanced out street machine
I've been into cars for about 10 years (I'm 22 now, began REALLY looking at cars at 12) and I started with my dad working on muscle cars. I've owned a 71 Nova project that I never finished, my first daily was a 69 Beetle that was about as hacked as any other teenagers car, my daily now that I've had for a few years is my 04 WRX and my two side projects are my FC and my 62 ragtop Beetle. I have pretty eclectic tastes. There was also an 86 Nissan PU that I got from my father in law for free that I was going to do some stuff to but ended up ****** the z24i engine with a passion. Well specifically, I ***** the ignition, ECU and fuel injection system. Anyways...Here's a little history on the FC. My coworker buddy bought the car originally, it's a Turbo 2 but when he got it one of the rotors refused to fire. He likes rotories but not enough to spend too much effort or money on getting them running right. Plus, he really wanted a car to do an LS swap into. He sold the engine and trans and gutted a fair amount of the interior, bought Hinson swap mounts and bought a super clean black S5 n/a FC for a daily. He's ADHD as hell with cars so he offered to sell me the project turbo 2 shell. I said sure and immediately looked into v8 swaps. Sorry rotary guys, I really do love the rotary and how they feel and drive but I wanted some v8 action in my life. I saw the cost of a T56 transmission and realized no way am I going to afford that. So my buddy tells me as he's dropping off the shell that the 5.0 swap is super easy and affordable...so here we are!
The car was pretty stripped in the engine bay and interior, but it's got a bolt in 4 point cage (may be utilized to build into a bigger weld in cage, or sold to pay for moar cage), what appears to be the original S4 clutch type LSD, turbo 2 brakes and has a pretty straight body. It's been stitch welded too, I haven't checked all the seams yet but the welds appear to be decent and I don't think he missed many areas. Also came with a collection of Hoonigan stickers on it...
I'm going to try to keep a running total of what I've spent on the car...as much as it might sicken me:
Turbo 2 shell: $750
94 Mustang GT 5.0 + ECU: $350
MAF with housing: $30
Fox body T5 and bellhousing: $200
S5 tails in bad shape: my S4 tails + $25
BUNCH of interior bits I was missing (dunno if I'll go full interior or not): $100
Pair of 18x8 Drag DR-31s that might be used if I can find another cheap pair for a full set: $50
Engine is very close to complete, missing the TPS, IAT and 02 sensors and trans appears to just be missing speed sensor and shifter.
Here is the car BEFORE I OWNED IT, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE RPF1s ON IT AND IT'S ON STOCK SPRINGS
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT HOW I GOT THE CAR! The car is all the same in this pic sitting on the side of my garage as we speak except the wheels and suspension. I wanted my buddy to throw them in, but he threw them on his other FC. I don't blame him.
So far I have done nothing to the car itself, but I have yanked the engine apart to pieces. This is how it sits as of tonight:
Here's one of the heads, notice my light to help cure the paint a bit. That light gets unbelievably hot!
And here's an overall shot of half the garage (it's nearly a 3 car wide garage with 2 single car doors). It's messy, sorry! Also pictured is my 62 ragtop, which is way more rusty and ugly in person and up close
So far that's about all I've gotten done is engine teardown. Both heads are painted up, hoping to get the block done in the next week or so. The alternator is completely dismantled, I'll be rebuilding it before I put it back on just for cheap insurance. The intake, valve covers, alternator and accessory brackets will all be powdercoated once I can get the extra cash. Then the motor will be reassembled and the real fun will begin!
My simplified plans are: Krylon-rebuild the engine, pull apart and re-seal T5, purchase Granny's swap brackets, make everything fit and work, buy coilovers, weld in current cage or get new one built and slap some high quality XXR wheels on it or some equivalently cheap as all hell wheel.
Comments and questions welcomed, as I'm sure this is a horrendous initial post as I'm exhausted and ready for bed.
EDIT: random pic of the engine before dismantling:
A buddy and me had to pull the engine from the car...super sketchy. The guy had the car up on 4 Harbor Freight jack stands and it was on uneven gravel, not fun. The guy selling it hadn't pulled anything except the trans, but my buddy and I were able to pull the engine out and have it in the back of my dad's truck in under an hour and a half. It took a good half an hour just to drag the cherry picker with the engine attached to it through the gravel to where the truck was. Fun times, I bought him a burger at a local burger joint for payment.
This bad boy will ONLY have engine wiring, headlights, taillights, heater controls, sunroof wiring (might try to convert it to a manual setup), and maybe the rear defroster and power mirrors. That being said, there's a lot of wiring in the stock RX7 harness. It'll be fun stripping it all down/building/rebuilding a harness.
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