Something in the works.

[Waterdriver]

Deal not completely done, but some of the pieces trickling in.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

4 bolt steel wheels and Goodyear road race tires and 2 tier rear wing...formula Ford/F1?

 

[Waterdriver]

Not a formula car, I wish though. I thought the wheels were steel too but they're aluminum with steel seats.

 

[JBINTX]

hmmmmmmm......... :0

 

[Karter2026]

Hill climb Car?

 

[Waterdriver]

Hill climb Car?

It could be used as one.

 

[G Atsma]

The plot deepens....

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

GT sedan club racer? I think I see a rear door in the pic along with a roll cage close to the right side of the Kirkey.

 

[Rttoys]

4 lug wheels and other race goodies, my guess is a midget racer.

 

[Waterdriver]

GT sedan club racer? I think I see a rear door in the pic along with a roll cage close to the right side of the Kirkey.

Winner!
Deal done and car at it's new home today!
When I say deal, it was an offer I couldn't refuse.
1983 RX7, 13B, 9500rpm screamer. Fully caged, watts linkage rear end, fuel cell, list goes on.
Part of the deal is the previous owner kept certain parts for his street car. Carb, header, distributor, coils, belt driven oil pump system, steering wheel, oil pan.

Already getting into it reassembling and adjusting the steering linkage

Repurposed the Goblin steering wheel for now.

 

[Tinkles]

That thing looks like a blast. A 20B swapped FD RX-7 is a dream car of mine.

 

[Waterdriver]

I've always loved the look of the FD's.
We can't wait to see how this drives once we source all the replacement parts. This car I guess is still legal and competitive in E Production class instead of a vintage class.
A few parts and elbow grease should get it under it's own power again.

 

[Waterdriver]

Finally getting to do a little exhaust work on the the RX7. New header install and collector to be built.

 

[k.rollin]

Finally getting to do a little exhaust work on the the RX7. New header install and collector to be built.

You get another space to work? That doesn't look like your single car garage

 

[Waterdriver]

You get another space to work? That doesn't look like your single car garage

It's definitely not my clastrophobic garage. It's my brother in-law/ co-owner of the RX7, shop.
He's a fellow kart racer and general gear head as well.

 

[Waterdriver]

We made some progress on the RX7 this weekend.
Had to remove the front cover and verify the front thrust bearing had dropped out of position and reassembled.
External wet sump drive pulley installed.
Header and intake bolted on and torqued.
Carb, throttle arm, stop and throttle cable mount built/modified and installed.

Can't wait for our first start on this and hear that 'ol Braap, Braap, Braap!

 

[Rauq]

I always loved how tiny those motors are. They're probably actually decent on power if you compare total engine size to power output, but for sure nothing touches them on total engine size to noise output.

My college car club had an '84 GS with weight reduction, Konis, slicks, and a rats nest delete, and that thing was a hoot. It was a great beginners car, with some drivers learning to drive a manual on it, but with the right driver you could also go place top 5 in the event.

Looks good!

 

[Waterdriver]

Made some progress on the RX7.
Removed all the MSD wiring that was for the trailing ignition. Re-wired the MSD 6AL for the leading ignition and configured for direct fire. That cleaned up a bunch of wiring.
New braided ptfe fuel line from the regulator to the carb. (Still need to replace it from the regulator back the cell)
Got the oil baffle plate and oil pan reinstalled. Mounted the external oil pump back up for the external wet sump system. Need to pull the crossmember and cut and weld a notch in it to clear big friggin' AN fitting that connects to the pan.

Doesn't look like much was done but the devil's in the details.

 

[Waterdriver]

First start, kind of.

 

[jirwin]

Awesome setup! How much power does a carbureted N/A 13B like that put down?