TG911 Posted 11March, 2019 Report Share Posted 11March, 2019 12 hours ago, JV911 said: Not even close Any pics of yours? There she is. Just got a set of 16" polished b45s and a built 12at motor to drop in among many other things On 06/12/2017 at 16:31, JV911 said: Well, depends what part you want and what car you need them for i.e. Rx2 v Rx3, coupe v sedan. Front guards, boot lids, bonnets and repro rust repair panels are all fairly easy. Something like a complete rear guard would be harder but still around (exhibit A below). Rx2 tail light assemblies on the other hand = rocking horse poo (still looking) where as there are plenty of good repro rx3 ones around. Phils are in the process of making the backing cups etc for Rx2s they will be ready in 8 weeks. JV911, Troubleshooter, firstone and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 11March, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 11March, 2019 10 hours ago, TG911 said: Phils are in the process of making the backing cups etc for Rx2s they will be ready in 8 weeks. So is Mark at Custom Cuts. Both will be made in China or Indo i expect. 10 hours ago, TG911 said: There she is. Just got a set of 16" polished b45s and a built 12at motor to drop in among many other things Niiiiice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 12March, 2019 Report Share Posted 12March, 2019 TG911 - sweet ride. That takes me back for sure! Why oh why didn't I keep all the things! TG911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG911 Posted 13April, 2019 Report Share Posted 13April, 2019 Any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 15April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 15April, 2019 On 13/04/2019 at 21:34, TG911 said: Any updates? The car still needs some rust removal in the footwell. Painting it once that's done should be straightforward, the bodywork having been done some time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 15April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 15April, 2019 firstone, GTP911 and TG911 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 25May, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 25May, 2020 Well, after the best part of 3 years, the rotor is getting some colour! Oh, and it won't be silver like I mentioned previously At least it should come together pretty quickly given almost everything has been dummy fitted. Roll-cage done firstone, clutch-monkey, P-Kay and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 25May, 2020 Report Share Posted 25May, 2020 this is making me miss a rotary.. /looks at Fc's on gumtree JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 25May, 2020 Report Share Posted 25May, 2020 Is your exhaust/turbo manifold a fabricated one or cast iron? I have a cast one that has a dirty big crack and resulting boost leak. Im trying to find a replacement that matches to avoid refabricating everything connected to it. Someone said mine is ASK who don’t seem to be around any more. Just thought on the off chance you’d sourced something similar.....🤔 theory goes that fabricated steam pipe type are ok for street and drags where you’re on the power and boost for short bursts but for circuit use, cast handles the sustained heat better (albeit mine is cracked!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 25May, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 25May, 2020 Mine's steam pipe - there's not too many off the shelf options for fitting a GTx42 to a 13b in an rx2 You could try Turblown - they do a range of cast and fabbed manifolds for rx7s https://turbosource.com/products/turblown-engineering-cast-347ss-iwg-efr-turbo-manifold?_pos=28&_sid=00ed7c3fe&_ss=r firstone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 8June, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 8June, 2020 Final prep Shiny bits firstone and Dalai 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 8June, 2020 Report Share Posted 8June, 2020 Coming along just nicely! I was going to ask what colour, then realised how much of a silly question that was!! Perhaps a more pertinent question is whether the black will be metallic or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 8June, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 8June, 2020 20 minutes ago, P-Kay said: Perhaps a more pertinent question is whether the black will be metallic or not? Not black, I'll give you a hint though. It's from the current Lexus range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 10June, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 10June, 2020 Black enough for you @P-Kay? Dalai, 81SC, MFX and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 10June, 2020 Report Share Posted 10June, 2020 Several things my friend - who are you?! Are you not known as must have any colour car as long as it is black - that is a super tasty colour on that car as it is as good as 'period' - finally, that is going to shine like a D colour diamond in the sun! Sunglasses mandatory 😎 Looks FREAKEN AWESOME!!!!!!! JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 10June, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 10June, 2020 For the record, it's based on Lexus Infrared 3T5: metallic silver > clear > ppg ruby red candy > clear again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 10June, 2020 Report Share Posted 10June, 2020 5 minutes ago, JV911 said: For the record, it's based on Lexus Infrared 3T5: metallic silver > clear > ppg ruby red candy > clear again That is going to look super JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 10June, 2020 Report Share Posted 10June, 2020 Just noticed the boot is masked off. Not the full treatment in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 11June, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 11June, 2020 1 hour ago, P-Kay said: Just noticed the boot is masked off. Not the full treatment in there? Nah, just black in there and in the cabin. It's going to have dynamat and carpet, so there's not much point doing it in candy. P-Kay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 13June, 2020 Report Share Posted 13June, 2020 On 11/06/2020 at 08:45, JV911 said: For the record, it's based on Lexus Infrared 3T5: metallic silver > clear > ppg ruby red candy > clear again That'd explain it. I saw this process on a lexus repair on a utube vid. It showed the difference in the finish with and without the silver shadow under the rrc. Wow. JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 13June, 2020 Report Share Posted 13June, 2020 On 25/05/2020 at 15:33, JV911 said: Mine's steam pipe - there's not too many off the shelf options for fitting a GTx42 to a 13b in an rx2 You could try Turblown - they do a range of cast and fabbed manifolds for rx7s https://turbosource.com/products/turblown-engineering-cast-347ss-iwg-efr-turbo-manifold?_pos=28&_sid=00ed7c3fe&_ss=r Ha, I just came back here for a look and saw this. Great minds think alike! I ordered the high mount one with twin external wastegates. It’s being fitted now along with a new BW9180 turbo and twin Turbosmart wastegates. Fair bit of re fabrication to make it all work and then dyno tuning the new setup but research suggested this is a tried and tested package. Oh, and should make a few more ponies too 🐎 but yes, space is tight and this is engineered for FD. I’m sure steam pipe will be fine (and unavoidable) for your application. https://turbosource.com/collections/series-6-rx7-turbo-kits-fd3s/products/turblown-engineering-investment-cast-347ss-t4-twinscroll-fd3s-turbo-manifold JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 14June, 2020 Report Share Posted 14June, 2020 On 11/06/2020 at 08:02, JV911 said: Black enough for you @P-Kay? That is looking fantastic. Basa does some great work. I did all of their airbrushing for years. JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 17June, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 17June, 2020 On 15/06/2020 at 09:38, MFX said: That is looking fantastic. Basa does some great work. I did all of their airbrushing for years. Small world! MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 18June, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 18June, 2020 On 14/06/2020 at 06:34, DJM said: It’s being fitted now along with a new BW9180 turbo and twin Turbosmart wastegates. That's a serious turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 18June, 2020 Report Share Posted 18June, 2020 12 hours ago, JV911 said: That's a serious turbo The experts say: "smaller ones would be too aggressive and non linear. The 9180 is well suited to a bridgeport, would give the best "area under the curve" and come on boost smoothly. To top it off the latest technology EFR will spool faster and since you are doing split pulse, that will help with transient response." We expect to achieve similar horsepower to the current setup (475hp at wheels) but at lower boost for reliability. Or it gives the option to turn up the wick for big numbers - I believe Jason Dorrington’s time attack car runs a similar setup and makes about 550hp at the wheels.....😲 JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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