NoPis1O's Build Thread

Nopis1O · 02-28-2009, 05:08 PM

Heres a little taste. Still trying to work out a couple kinks but its coming along.

Hey RCC
I have been on this Fourm for a while some of you might know my Lowered Fc vert. fairly stock car i like to auto cross and have funn with. Well last week i picked up a 1989 fc gxl with a Individual carbed 13b with a couple mods.
Story behind the car: it was built by a guy in st louis,MO and i guess he like to drag race it. go figure. but then he sold it and it has since passed threw a couple hands to me. The people who bought it from him burnt the clutch and never fixed it. when i got the car oil and tranny fluid looked like it came straight out of the bottle. so im guessing they burnt the clutch way before they could poorly matain it. so kindof a blessing.

Here is what the car looks like now and where my Journey begins. I have already pulled the engine and tranny. im going to replace the clutch( which i have already purchased) resurface the flywheel (which is a 8 pound unknown aftermarket one) then clean and paint the engine bay before it goes back in. I have pictures of the pull but dont have them on my computer yet.

PS if anyone recognizes the car and knows who built it i would love to talk with him. (or if any board members who live in st louis want to do some research that would be awesome.)

Here is how she Sat when i got her.

Max777 · 02-28-2009, 09:56 PM

1. Wrong section.
2. No new pics.

FAIL!

j/k.

Nopis1O · 03-05-2009, 05:37 PM

Since the first post i have done quite a bit. so heres an update

right when i got it home

Engine bay

MSD were held on by one skrew and a few zip ties. GHETTO

Battery terminals were probably the worst i have ever seen

just liked that picture

need RX7 · 03-05-2009, 05:40 PM

Looks pretty solid. Are you going to keep the carb setup or go back to EFI?

Nopis1O · 03-05-2009, 05:57 PM

just more pictures

No breaks in the whole exhaust

Nopis1O · 03-05-2009, 05:58 PM

Think im going to keep the carb set up. kinda like it

Nopis1O · 03-05-2009, 06:15 PM

Pulled the engine today

and its out

couple parts i pulled that will be cleaned redone and put back on

heres a picture of the tiny three inch from the header exhaust i got

these were just sitting in the exhaust. should i put them back in the same way or is there some right way to put them in.

shine it up

Nopis1O · 03-05-2009, 06:48 PM

there has been porting done on the engine. kinda hard to take pictures but here are some

Flooder · 03-05-2009, 07:45 PM

You have an S4 shifter and shift knob in there. Just thought you'd like to know

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need RX7 · 03-05-2009, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flooder

You have a much better looking S4 shifter and shift knob in there. Just thought you'd like to know

.

Fixed

I hate the S5 shifter/knob.

Max777 · 03-06-2009, 12:15 AM

Ok, two things again:

1: fail to give proper credit for working my ass off pulling the engine
2: didn't post pics of the old clutch.

verdict: still fail.

RETed · 03-06-2009, 12:56 AM

That thing is...hideous.
It looks like someone got pissed off at the stock fuel injection and decided to convert it to a downdraft.

Carb needs to be rebuilt?
It's leaking FUEL all over the place...
The car doesn't reek of gasoline???

Good luck tuning the carb and changing out points!
That MSD is gonna eat distro points for breakfast...

You autocross this thing?
The stock AAS is still intact.

-Ted

Max777 · 03-06-2009, 01:11 AM

yeah, the "got pissed at the FI setup" was my guess too! Especially from how ghetto-fabbed some of the work is!

I think that there must have been two people who built this thing:

The first, who did shit proper, and the second who half assed OVER a lot of the good work already done.

Example: The distributor was HARD WIRED into the body electrical harness, there was no connector at all.

As far as the points through: does it have em? I didn't see any "points" only a magnetic pick up when I took it apart, so I dunno what points you're talking about Ted....

Whizbang · 03-06-2009, 02:44 AM

that intake filter thing is a bit hokey though

RETed · 03-06-2009, 03:05 AM

It has to be points?
I see 6 boots on top of the distributor cap.
4 are for spark plugs to the engine, and 2 are for the two coils - leading and trailing.
This is the same set-up for carb'd / distro'd 12A engines on 1st gens.

-Ted

02-28-2009, 05:08 PM	#1
Nopis1O Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid State Illinois iTrader: (0) Posts: 159 Rep Power: 17	NoPis1O's Build Thread Heres a little taste. Still trying to work out a couple kinks but its coming along. Hey RCC I have been on this Fourm for a while some of you might know my Lowered Fc vert. fairly stock car i like to auto cross and have funn with. Well last week i picked up a 1989 fc gxl with a Individual carbed 13b with a couple mods. Story behind the car: it was built by a guy in st louis,MO and i guess he like to drag race it. go figure. but then he sold it and it has since passed threw a couple hands to me. The people who bought it from him burnt the clutch and never fixed it. when i got the car oil and tranny fluid looked like it came straight out of the bottle. so im guessing they burnt the clutch way before they could poorly matain it. so kindof a blessing. Here is what the car looks like now and where my Journey begins. I have already pulled the engine and tranny. im going to replace the clutch( which i have already purchased) resurface the flywheel (which is a 8 pound unknown aftermarket one) then clean and paint the engine bay before it goes back in. I have pictures of the pull but dont have them on my computer yet. PS if anyone recognizes the car and knows who built it i would love to talk with him. (or if any board members who live in st louis want to do some research that would be awesome.) Here is how she Sat when i got her. __________________ 1988 Fc Vert. Super Stock 1990 Fc Hard top: Brideported 13b, weber carb, 350z wheels w/nitrogen, or 16in BBS meshies, Msd, Racaro Racing Seats, Custom Gauge cluster, custom Intake, Relocated Battery, 3inch header back borla exhaust system, Alpine stereo system, Wire tucked, S4 shift boot&knob, custom Strut bar, And soon to come a Full black w/ gold pearl paint job, powder coated break calipers, all black interior, bride headliner/door panels. Last edited by Nopis1O; 06-05-2009 at 12:21 AM..

02-28-2009, 09:56 PM	#2
Max777 Pirate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central IL iTrader: (5) Posts: 1,323 Rep Power: 18	1. Wrong section. 2. No new pics. FAIL! j/k. __________________ Rotaries:They are NOT that complicated!

03-05-2009, 05:37 PM	#3
Nopis1O Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid State Illinois iTrader: (0) Posts: 159 Rep Power: 17	Since the first post i have done quite a bit. so heres an update right when i got it home Engine bay MSD were held on by one skrew and a few zip ties. GHETTO Battery terminals were probably the worst i have ever seen just liked that picture __________________ 1988 Fc Vert. Super Stock 1990 Fc Hard top: Brideported 13b, weber carb, 350z wheels w/nitrogen, or 16in BBS meshies, Msd, Racaro Racing Seats, Custom Gauge cluster, custom Intake, Relocated Battery, 3inch header back borla exhaust system, Alpine stereo system, Wire tucked, S4 shift boot&knob, custom Strut bar, And soon to come a Full black w/ gold pearl paint job, powder coated break calipers, all black interior, bride headliner/door panels.

03-05-2009, 05:40 PM	#4
need RX7 Clean S4 Nutswinger Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, MI iTrader: (0) Posts: 485 Rep Power: 17	Looks pretty solid. Are you going to keep the carb setup or go back to EFI? __________________ -Ted -1986 Mazda RX7 Sport [DD/beater]: engine finally let go at 205k. parts car status. -1986 Mazda RX7 base [resto-mod project]: S5 n/a swap in progress.

03-05-2009, 05:57 PM	#5
Nopis1O Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid State Illinois iTrader: (0) Posts: 159 Rep Power: 17	just more pictures No breaks in the whole exhaust __________________ 1988 Fc Vert. Super Stock 1990 Fc Hard top: Brideported 13b, weber carb, 350z wheels w/nitrogen, or 16in BBS meshies, Msd, Racaro Racing Seats, Custom Gauge cluster, custom Intake, Relocated Battery, 3inch header back borla exhaust system, Alpine stereo system, Wire tucked, S4 shift boot&knob, custom Strut bar, And soon to come a Full black w/ gold pearl paint job, powder coated break calipers, all black interior, bride headliner/door panels.

03-05-2009, 05:58 PM	#6
Nopis1O Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid State Illinois iTrader: (0) Posts: 159 Rep Power: 17	Think im going to keep the carb set up. kinda like it __________________ 1988 Fc Vert. Super Stock 1990 Fc Hard top: Brideported 13b, weber carb, 350z wheels w/nitrogen, or 16in BBS meshies, Msd, Racaro Racing Seats, Custom Gauge cluster, custom Intake, Relocated Battery, 3inch header back borla exhaust system, Alpine stereo system, Wire tucked, S4 shift boot&knob, custom Strut bar, And soon to come a Full black w/ gold pearl paint job, powder coated break calipers, all black interior, bride headliner/door panels.

03-05-2009, 06:15 PM	#7
Nopis1O Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid State Illinois iTrader: (0) Posts: 159 Rep Power: 17	Pulled the engine today and its out couple parts i pulled that will be cleaned redone and put back on heres a picture of the tiny three inch from the header exhaust i got these were just sitting in the exhaust. should i put them back in the same way or is there some right way to put them in. shine it up __________________ 1988 Fc Vert. Super Stock 1990 Fc Hard top: Brideported 13b, weber carb, 350z wheels w/nitrogen, or 16in BBS meshies, Msd, Racaro Racing Seats, Custom Gauge cluster, custom Intake, Relocated Battery, 3inch header back borla exhaust system, Alpine stereo system, Wire tucked, S4 shift boot&knob, custom Strut bar, And soon to come a Full black w/ gold pearl paint job, powder coated break calipers, all black interior, bride headliner/door panels.

03-05-2009, 06:48 PM	#8
Nopis1O Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid State Illinois iTrader: (0) Posts: 159 Rep Power: 17	there has been porting done on the engine. kinda hard to take pictures but here are some __________________ 1988 Fc Vert. Super Stock 1990 Fc Hard top: Brideported 13b, weber carb, 350z wheels w/nitrogen, or 16in BBS meshies, Msd, Racaro Racing Seats, Custom Gauge cluster, custom Intake, Relocated Battery, 3inch header back borla exhaust system, Alpine stereo system, Wire tucked, S4 shift boot&knob, custom Strut bar, And soon to come a Full black w/ gold pearl paint job, powder coated break calipers, all black interior, bride headliner/door panels.

03-05-2009, 07:45 PM	#9
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03-06-2009, 12:15 AM	#11
Max777 Pirate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central IL iTrader: (5) Posts: 1,323 Rep Power: 18	Ok, two things again: 1: fail to give proper credit for working my ass off pulling the engine 2: didn't post pics of the old clutch. verdict: still fail. __________________ Rotaries:They are NOT that complicated!

03-06-2009, 01:11 AM	#13
Max777 Pirate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central IL iTrader: (5) Posts: 1,323 Rep Power: 18	yeah, the "got pissed at the FI setup" was my guess too! Especially from how ghetto-fabbed some of the work is! I think that there must have been two people who built this thing: The first, who did shit proper, and the second who half assed OVER a lot of the good work already done. Example: The distributor was HARD WIRED into the body electrical harness, there was no connector at all. As far as the points through: does it have em? I didn't see any "points" only a magnetic pick up when I took it apart, so I dunno what points you're talking about Ted.... __________________ Rotaries:They are NOT that complicated! Last edited by Max777; 03-06-2009 at 01:13 AM..

03-06-2009, 02:44 AM	#14
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