[Thor06]

Hey guys, I had a few minutes and I thought I would do a write up on my friends 1g RX7. I think I've mentioned it in a few threads, but heres the low down.

Mike has two 1g RX7s, one is silver and one is red. The siver car is a 1983 base model with the 12a rotary and a 5 speed manual, horse shit red interior that was half painted blue and black. The red car is a 1985 GSL SE with the 13b motor, 5 speed tranny, LSD and really really clean interior. At first, he was going to part out and sell the silver car, then make the red car his fast DD. After more thought though, we decided to make the silver car more of a weekend cruiser/track car and keep the red car stock.

So heres the plans for the silver car:
-stripped and gutted
-cage
-Chevy 350, lumpy cam, Vortec heads, aftermarket intake mani, dual carbs?
-GM auto tranny, either a turbo 400 or a 700R4 and a high-ish stall torque convertor
-Ford 8.8 rear end
-wide rims for the rear
-headers and a true duals
-fuel cell

So far hes got the old motor and tranny out and hes got the 350 block with some shitty heads. Next up is the new heads and intake system, whether its the dual setup or just an aftermarket IM with like a 750 cfm carb. After that hes going to get the driveshaft, motor mount kit, headers, and rear end brackets from Granny's Speed Shop. Over spring break he and I will be rebuilding a turbo 400 or a 700R4 for the bitch and plopping in the motor, tranny if we finish it, and pull out the old rear and interior. As soon as I get done with school and the snow is gone we'll pull a rear end (I think the 8.8's came from fox bodies and rangers), get that in with the driveshaft, get the brakes working, fuel cell in, fab up the exhaust, and turn the M.F. KEY! Eventually it will get line locks, the cage, and nitrous, but thats all secondary to getting it running. I'll post some pics when I get motivated to do so.