Car 345, rx7 rally car.

Whizbang · 05-06-2011, 12:53 PM

the car can certainly take a beating. The revalved Bilsteins and the unknown rate but rather stiff springs seem to make the landing rather nice. And the car seems to take the landings without complaint, which is nice too.

Ill have it registered here soon then im going to really get some seat time in it. There are some hillclimbs (paved...) i might go run just for some racing seat time as well. I wont be able to make the Mount Hood rally this year, but i have a schedule in place for next year to make three or four. (two 2 day, one or two, one days). In the meantime, i just want to get used to the car, and make little improvements where i see fit.

The car isn't fast on pavement, might be the weight, might be the fact i drive a faster car every day, but on the dirt, this car does scoot and has some excellent traction.

Whizbang · 05-06-2011, 01:24 PM

our rallycross course we made this month

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBvnIRPqsFw (gopro on the rx7)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_juMiMFhYQ (other direction on friends 325I)

hades · 05-09-2011, 07:43 PM

that looks awesome!

scarsofcarma · 08-04-2013, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Whizbang

The car isn't fast on pavement, might be the weight, might be the fact i drive a faster car every day, but on the dirt, this car does scoot and has some excellent traction.

I couldn't say the same for my RX3 rally car. It had NO traction lol, but it did throw large rooster tails of dirt behind it. I was told the track marshals took to standing a bit further back from my RX3 so they didn't get pelted by dirt and gravel. (sorry guys)

Truth was my RX3 was not at all competitive in the rally-x's I competed in. Even a geo metro got around the tighter stages faster then I could. But I got points for style and the meanest-sounding car. That counts for something

Anyway just wanted to comment that after I put that RX3's bridgeported 12A (also running Weber 48 IDA's) into an FB that engine really came alive. The FB was faster than my RX3 in every way.

I was watching some old rally-footage from the 80's recently and it got me thinking of making an FB rally car again. So when I saw your build it really got my juices flowing. Very cool!

05-06-2011, 12:53 PM	#1
Whizbang Respecognize! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 21	the car can certainly take a beating. The revalved Bilsteins and the unknown rate but rather stiff springs seem to make the landing rather nice. And the car seems to take the landings without complaint, which is nice too. Ill have it registered here soon then im going to really get some seat time in it. There are some hillclimbs (paved...) i might go run just for some racing seat time as well. I wont be able to make the Mount Hood rally this year, but i have a schedule in place for next year to make three or four. (two 2 day, one or two, one days). In the meantime, i just want to get used to the car, and make little improvements where i see fit. The car isn't fast on pavement, might be the weight, might be the fact i drive a faster car every day, but on the dirt, this car does scoot and has some excellent traction. __________________ For current updates and event coverage check out Follow on Twitter! @WhizbangRally Whizbang Rally's Webpage \| Facebook

05-06-2011, 01:24 PM	#2
Whizbang Respecognize! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 21	our rallycross course we made this month http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBvnIRPqsFw (gopro on the rx7) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_juMiMFhYQ (other direction on friends 325I) __________________ For current updates and event coverage check out Follow on Twitter! @WhizbangRally Whizbang Rally's Webpage \| Facebook

05-09-2011, 07:43 PM	#3
hades Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Freedom Land Posts: 316 Rep Power: 18	that looks awesome! __________________ This is going to tear