TitaniumTT's I hope I make it to DGRR '09 Build

[WE3RX7]

How many sqft is your garage Brian?

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by helghast7

lucky!! last time i worked on the FD i was putting in the shock assemblies, was so damn cold i gave up after getting 3 of the 4 back in...been sitting like that ever since

what sucks more is i need to cean/wash the engine bay to really progress.... one FD-sicle coming up!!

Yeah, I need to give the FC a wash and a wax before I start the teardown too. Heated garages are awesome.

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

How many sqft is your garage Brian?

The garage itself is about 440sq'. The original Annex right off one of the bay doors is about 180 sq' and Le Annex Part Duex (off the side, not connected but serves as storage for the FD, the trailer, and the FC parts when the time comes) is about 250 sq' Basically my next house is going to need to have enough land to build a 4bay detached garage or an attached 2 bay and the ability to build a 3bay outback somewhere.

[Nismo]

Brian, you know where to get everything, you happen to know where I can get a Flange for a 50mm HKS wastegate? I can't find one on eBay.

Thanks,

Kevin

[helghast7]

you should try doing a google search, theres some websites that sell them, i just bought a v-band flange for my tial bov on a site i found on google

[TitaniumTT]

I would check out ATP Turbo or Verocious Motorsports

Aight, last installment for this thread, then it's off to the Diary of a Madman - See you at DGRRX thread

[helghast7]

idk if its just my computer but the pics arent working

[WE3RX7]

Dimensionally that looks pretty good - I cant tell how tall they sit near the headliner, but I'll check it out at DGRR. Seats do match the interior well...

[FC3S Murray]

Not bad Brian...not bad. They must feel WAY better then the stock worn out seats.

Is that passenger seat bolted down?? It looks like it sits cock-eyed a bit...

So you are planning on running different seats for racing or all together??

I LIKE the center window switch set up, very cool like a BMW!!

[BigIslandSevens]

I would guess that the seat is bolted down. The FC and FB have a clever system that mounts the inboard rail a couple inches higher and on an angle with the trans tunnel. This makes it almost impossible to mount a seat properly, as the Adjustment is built into the seat frames mounting.( stock)

When I put the FD seats in the FB I ran into the exact problems as he did. The seats are just not dimensionally close at all. IMO. The bottoms of the seats drop down low which in turn causes the higher seating. For me at 6'2 that doesn't work well in the FB.There is o way I can get my helmet on and fit inside the car. I found that S4 seats are a direct bolt in on the passenger side. The donor car I used did not have drivers side seat rails so I made the FB rails work. I have come to hate installing seats

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

Dimensionally that looks pretty good - I cant tell how tall they sit near the headliner, but I'll check it out at DGRR. Seats do match the interior well...

Thanks Bill, yeah I'm liking them alot so far

Originally Posted by FC3S Murray

Not bad Brian...not bad. They must feel WAY better then the stock worn out seats.

Is that passenger seat bolted down?? It looks like it sits cock-eyed a bit...

So you are planning on running different seats for racing or all together??

I LIKE the center window switch set up, very cool like a BMW!!

They are better than the stockers, but I was running some corbeaus. Those were nice, but not the greates for scooting around town or long trips. I'll swap the corbeaus in for track days. 8 bolts, 10 minutes, best of both worlds.

It's bolted down, but becuase of the passenger side floor pan, it sits higher than the drivers. All of them do it, I think the stockers are the only ones that sit at about the same level.

Originally Posted by BigIslandSevens

I would guess that the seat is bolted down. The FC and FB have a clever system that mounts the inboard rail a couple inches higher and on an angle with the trans tunnel. This makes it almost impossible to mount a seat properly, as the Adjustment is built into the seat frames mounting.( stock)

When I put the FD seats in the FB I ran into the exact problems as he did. The seats are just not dimensionally close at all. IMO. The bottoms of the seats drop down low which in turn causes the higher seating. For me at 6'2 that doesn't work well in the FB.There is o way I can get my helmet on and fit inside the car. I found that S4 seats are a direct bolt in on the passenger side. The donor car I used did not have drivers side seat rails so I made the FB rails work. I have come to hate installing seats

Yeah it is a PITA. In the Corbeaus I had to slouch a little with the helmet. A problem that I plan on rectifing over the winter. Something about having to slouch while racing doesn't really agree with me.

[Tech B]

That is a nice power band, I bet that car is fun.

[helghast7]

hey Brian, ive been thinking about the item you were talking about on saturday and ive been doing some digging

i cant find shit about it, i found the theory on it, that it was produced, but nothing current, were to buy one, or any kind of specs

if you have some shoot me some links because ive been at it for a good 3 hours lol

i would love to try it out, but after reading the theory it had me a bit concerned with how reliable they are

hehe i bet everyone is scratching there heads on what im talking about

[djmtsu]

Sooo.....Brian. How much do you figure to replicate those RX-8 seat brackets once you have them sorted out?

Seriously!

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by Tech B

That is a nice power band, I bet that car is fun.

Yeah she is, if I can keep traction. There's non in 1st or 2nd on low boost, and highboost breaks them loose in 3rd. I dunno if it's the cold roads or what but I can't keep the ass in line when I mat her. I gotta stop driving this car and get to work on her.

Originally Posted by helghast7

hey Brian, ive been thinking about the item you were talking about on saturday and ive been doing some digging

i cant find shit about it, i found the theory on it, that it was produced, but nothing current, were to buy one, or any kind of specs

if you have some shoot me some links because ive been at it for a good 3 hours lol

i would love to try it out, but after reading the theory it had me a bit concerned with how reliable they are

hehe i bet everyone is scratching there heads on what im talking about

I'm sure they are. The only place to find any real information on them is the manufacturers website. It's not under the general listing though, you need to DL or open thier PDF catalog. Everything else I've found is really just internet heresay, nothing really concrete as it applies to gas engines ..... everyone still guessing

Originally Posted by djmtsu

Sooo.....Brian. How much do you figure to replicate those RX-8 seat brackets once you have them sorted out?

Seriously!

Honestly, not that much at all. The only problem is they can't really be bolted in. They really should be welded in mainly becuase of the passenge side inboard front bracket being flush with the floorpan. The passenger outboard front, drivers outboard rear and both drivers front mounts are a piece of cake. It's also the rear inboard bolt on both that cause a huge problem. I don't know if the track can be cut or not and still allow full adjustment rearward. I'll have to figure that out when I start into the car..... which should be today but it won't be My solution is to change the mounting entirely on the rear inboard mounts so that the bolt drives through the rack downward. I'll make installation a TON easier as well regardless of the seat that I use. But that requires a steel box with a nut welded on the inside and welding it to the floorpan. Not something that everyone is up for as the prep would take wuite some time to clean off all the heat material, grind the primer down to bare steel, weldthrough prime everything, weld it, seal it etc etc. It's a cake walk with the car at my shop..... too bad all you guys live so damn far away from CT, well, alot of you.

I could duplicate the mounts that I bulit for mine with the exception of the inboard rears fairly cheaply, but they would need to be welded to the RX8 tracks, or bolted. I prefer welding honestly. Maybe $125 for 6/8 mounts, or if I find that the rear inboard track can be cut and the factory bolt holes used we can figure something out.

[jtbshaw]

Brian,

Let me know if I can help you with those brackets. We laser cut and CNC press brake metal everyday here. Thos e brackets could be bolted in if you used a square frame and press brake the ends. We could even powder coat the assembly in house. If you want, let's talk more through PM. We have in-house CAD design as well.

Todd B.
(formerly NoLimitInd)