MaczPayne's Turbo II

[MaczPayne]

Figured I'd talk about my journey since I've got some free time from school. It's been a wild ride, and I don't think things will calm down any time soon!

I purchased this 1987 TII in April 06 as a rolling shell from a guy who unfortunately cracked the front iron just a few weeks after buying it. The car had a half-bridge and all kinds of good stuff.

At the end of the day, all i got was a roller complete with interior and the driveline for $450.

The car was stored(if you could call it that lol) at my roommate's house for almost a year and a half, while I was gathering parts to complete it...



During this time, I picked up the following parts:
-J-spec S5 TII longblock w/ perfect compression
-Walbro 255lph fuel pump
-Racing Beat 2.5in turboback
-SSR Reverse Mesh wheels + tires
-Ohlins struts w/ RS*R springs
-Microtech LT8s
-ACT 12lb flywheel & Exedy clutch
-All new gaskets for the long block assembly
-CSF 2 row radiator
-Old school HKS SSQV
-Greddy Profec B spec-II
-Misc. stuff I don't remember off the top of my head.

Me and my buddy then pulled an all nighter during June 07 right when finals ended, and got it running and drivable at 4am. Almost 24 hours of work!




Some pics that afternoon:



Some more:




Purchased the S5 conversion for a steal, and Stance GR+ Pro's from AutoRnD:





Did a 15 hour round trip for these Corbeaus:




Some random shots w/ the RE-A shift knob:



Some pics of Mazfest summer 08:




At this point I started to crave for more grip, and wider tires. My sumitomos weren't cutting it, and I wanted to nail the throttle on exits earlier.
Enter my current setup:

17x9 +24 Stern Schmiede R16-s
Currently running 255/40/17 all around on Falken RT615's. If I do chance upon another set of wheels, I'll try to wrap slicks of similar size or bigger on these as the track setup.





I must say, the new setup is worlds apart from the old one, and I can't imagine what it can do with the slicks on!









Plans for the future (After college):
-Rebuild with medium SP, or Semi-Peripheral if I went nuts
-A-spec GT35R,
-I should be fairly decent at TIG welding by the time I graduate, so VMIC + misc aluminum fab
-Microtech LT12
-Parallel rail fuel system, 720cc primaries, and 1680cc secondaries
-RB RevTII turboback
-Exedy twin-disc
-FD oil cooler in parallel with the FC
-Brake ducting and possibly bigger brakes
-AWR spherical bearings, lower control arms, adjustable sway bar, and individual rear camber links.
-6 point roll bar if the car is still used on the Street, full cage for off road.
-Widebody and paint, wider wheels/tires

Goal this time is ~400rwhp reliably, with a relatively flat power curve, and fast boost response.

Well, that's all I can remember from the top of my head. It will always be a work in progress! Comments, suggestions welcome!


To be continued...

[rx7 FC TII]

what steering wheel and hub do you have?

[MaczPayne]

Originally Posted by rx7 FC TII

what steering wheel and hub do you have?

Momo Race steering wheel and hub, and NRG quick release

Still have to find time to put the horn button on haha.

WE3RX7, thanks!

[WE3RX7]

I must say good job. It sounds like the longest part was getting all the parts you needed. I give props for putting the car to good use too!

[Fidelity101]

I want your mudflaps!

ps; sweet jeep, would love it for this weather:

I don't know how bad it was by you all but we got about 6 inches last night and were gonna get about 9 today.





for comparisons sake, my dog is a pretty tall 100lb shephard/husky mix

[MaczPayne]

Haha, I don't think it has ever snowed in Riverside.

But when I had the car at my friends house, it was up in Running Springs, so when it snowed, it completely buried my car. Digging it out was NO FUN at all.

[FortyfiveD]

Hey johnson thats good stuff I didn't know that about your car. Hope to see more out of it soon. We'll have to see how well you fair at the track next time we both go.

[need RX7]

Very nice. A down and dirty track car, just how I like them How are those 255s up front? Do they rub alot?

[MaczPayne]

^Nope, not at all!

Originally Posted by FortyfiveD

Hey johnson thats good stuff I didn't know that about your car. Hope to see more out of it soon. We'll have to see how well you fair at the track next time we both go.

Can't wait, your car whooped mine at the last track event, I couldn't keep up with you at all! And you were all motor! I still have alot to learn about driving, that's for sure.

[FortyfiveD]

yeah but your a great driver anyway. here's my car recently in case you haven't seen it since Sevenstock. Only thing the pic doesn't shop is that I took off the GXL badge.

[MaczPayne]

Your car is looking great as always, man! That T2 lip sets it off!

[MaczPayne]

Car at last week's Auto-x:



Tired J-spec needs a rebuild, so since then it's been parked and I'm driving the Jeep instead.

[MaczPayne]

A much needed update I reckon.

Got my RobXX7 "Demonspeed" Lip on, and S5 TII sideskirts. Completely changes the look of the car in my opinion. The car ain't pretty, but I like the street-fighter-esque feeling I get from it. All it needs now are the Odula sidesteps and Craftsquare diffuser and it'll be where I want it pretty much.

We just picked up a 48" 16ga capacity sheet metal brake, so if I scrounge up enough time, I'll probably build a brand new undertray/splitter to take advantage of the lip.

Next weekend I'll have my big brakes 12.8" Rotors up front and 12.7" in the rear It's gonna stop like throwing anchors out.

It's posted in the 2nd gen pics section, but here it is again:

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by MaczPayne

Car at last week's Auto-x:



Tired J-spec needs a rebuild, so since then it's been parked and I'm driving the Jeep instead.

Johnson, lovin the new lip, I always loved your car but I gotta know, what are you running for your suspension setup. That girl likes like she could eject someone on the right turn.

Originally Posted by MaczPayne

A much needed update I reckon.

Got my RobXX7 "Demonspeed" Lip on, and S5 TII sideskirts. Completely changes the look of the car in my opinion. The car ain't pretty, but I like the street-fighter-esque feeling I get from it. All it needs now are the Odula sidesteps and Craftsquare diffuser and it'll be where I want it pretty much.

We just picked up a 48" 16ga capacity sheet metal brake, so if I scrounge up enough time, I'll probably build a brand new undertray/splitter to take advantage of the lip.

Next weekend I'll have my big brakes 12.8" Rotors up front and 12.7" in the rear It's gonna stop like throwing anchors out.

It's posted in the 2nd gen pics section, but here it is again:

I need a brake that big.... I've been putting off my underbelly pan for a while becuase of it.

I needs those brakes too Some details possible? I'm very intrigued as that's something that's on my winter list as well.

[MaczPayne]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Johnson, lovin the new lip, I always loved your car but I gotta know, what are you running for your suspension setup. That girl likes like she could eject someone on the right turn.

Stance GR+ Pro's, I believe you are running the same ones! I have nothing but good things to say about those. If I had the coin I would try some Penske's or Motons, but I'm far too young for that.

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

I needs those brakes too Some details possible? I'm very intrigued as that's something that's on my winter list as well.

A friend of mine was working on a Roger Mandeville type setup that allows you to keep your OE brake calipers and run larger rotors from a 350z Track Edition. Brake bias through calculations was shifted a fraction of a percent to the rear, which is fine since Mazda had conservatively moved it forward some.

Of course, the calipers would have to be modified for the extra width of the rotors, plus an adapter bracket had to be designed and tested through FEA and on the road. He had thought about building a kit to sell, but liability issues reared its ugly head. He just didn't want any chances of lawsuits, especially when it comes to brakes. The plan sort of went into hibernation, and that was it.

It took me almost a year of gentle persuasion to get the ball rolling on my set, because of his concern, which is understandable. Over the past 2 months he has been putting together my set, and next weekend is the magic day. If you are serious about this kit, send me a PM and I'll have more information.

Originally Posted by Natey

That thing looks mean as hell. I like!

One question, though: How in the world did you get your RB exhaust to hang so perfectly? I seriously have never seen a set of RB duals sit to evenly in the bumper cut-outs. My old N/A True-Duals were all cockeyed and one tip stuck out further than the other, even after hours of fine-tuning my hangars.

The exhaust was modified a little. When I first mounted it, it was FAR from good, the left side hung lower than the right by a significant amount!
I could not get it right despite my efforts, so I took it to an exhaust shop to have the pipes bent. It looked decent then, but the driver's side tip was recessed about an inch into the bumper compared to the passenger side. A few months later I had a section in the driver's side lengthened to even out the tips. The result is what you see in the picture, there were times I wished I had gone with a single, but duals just look right at home with these cars. I can see why some people go single though.