My 6 year FC project

***TitaniumTT*** · 08-07-2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 2gslse

Not much sleep I crashed about 3 and the clock went off at 3:53 after that it was off and on till 7:30 when I rolled out. have you inspected the parts anymore? they looked perfect to me last night but still need a good cleaning to tell for sure. Did Vex make it home OK?

up till 6, no redbulls either there newbie kitten

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Originally Posted by 2gslse

your habits haven't wore off yet we were up all night and not a singe can of redbull in sight. how have you been lately? must be insanely busy at work since you have been quiet here lately.

Yeah pretty much, been working 13-14 hr days and going out till 2 am 6-7 days a week, wash rinsd repeat for the last 2 weeks. Starting to slow down slightly. Can't complain on the other side of it though.

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Originally Posted by WE3RX7

I haven't actually gone into the garage today, lol. Got tied up with family drama pretty much all morning, but it's ok.

Vex made it home, I heard from him around noon or so today. We may try to hook up next weekend before he heads back south to measure some parts and work on his transition some more in the tune.

I'll work on getting the parts cleaned up this week.... primary focus is to get the rear end apart and the new stuff in there.

Still waiting on the brakes

Har har ..... I'll see what cages I can rattle this week in terms of prices. All the part numbers went to wilwood, they probably got swallowed up somewhere.

2gslse · 09-20-2011, 08:44 PM

No updates??? how bout some pics of wheels? or porting pics?

***TitaniumTT*** · 09-21-2011, 07:37 AM

I KNOW he's got new parts in

WE3RX7 · 09-21-2011, 08:04 AM

I may get some pics up this weekend.. Brian you will love my port job. Its almost done.

As for the other parts.. I'm still waiting on a few more pieces before throwing pics up. Lot of work left to do on the other parts of the project too. I'm going for the wow factor on the amount of pics lol... Keeping up the element of surprise.

WE3RX7 · 09-22-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

I KNOW he's got new parts in

You mean THHHEEEEESSSSEEEE parts???

Teaser

More to come... on vacation for a bit though, so I'll hold out on you all...

***TitaniumTT*** · 09-22-2011, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by WE3RX7

I may get some pics up this weekend.. Brian you will love my port job. Its almost done.

Uh huh.... we've been waiting for a while now..... tap tap tap

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Originally Posted by WE3RX7

I'm going for the wow factor on the amount of pics lol... Keeping up the element of surprise.

How many sexual references can I make before someone gets in trouble?

mazda244 · 09-22-2011, 09:44 PM

im a noob whats a jspec

WE3RX7 · 09-23-2011, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mazda244

im a noob whats a jspec

Jspec or JDM commonly refers to the engines imported from Japan. So if you have Jspec motor, its just a used motor that came from a car in japan, shipped here and installed in your car. If you're like most jspec or JDM engine users, you'll also know that a jspec really means junk. A hard lesson many have learned.

WE3RX7 · 09-23-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Uh huh.... we've been waiting for a while now..... tap tap tap

How many sexual references can I make before someone gets in trouble?

Lol... well your going to keep waiting!

Oh and I got no swag to show off with those calipers... but I will definitely note the shop that hooked me up once I get them installed and have better pics.

blackedoutFC3S · 10-01-2011, 02:20 AM

What's the reason for the different piston diameters in the caliper?

Great build, I love to see people do everything and do it correctly. This is going to be an amazing car when it's done.

WE3RX7 · 10-02-2011, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by blackedoutFC3S

What's the reason for the different piston diameters in the caliper?

Basically the pistons are tapered in size from front to rear (they get larger towards the rear). This is to compensate for incandescent material buildup on the pad that typically gets pushed to the rear - the larger rear piston will be able to compress better to overcome this. It gets more unified braking and pad wear.

The only real downside to this setup is the lug mount (which is factory as well) since it doesn't allow an easy change in rotor size since you'll have to create an entire new bracket every time you want to go up or down a rotor size.

Still though - these should prove to be great at bringing my best to a hault in a hurry.

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Originally Posted by blackedoutFC3S

Great build, I love to see people do everything and do it correctly. This is going to be an amazing car when it's done.

Thanks... its a very very slow process, lol. Right now i'm spending more time buying parts and working in the garage than online, which is probably a good thing, lol.

***TitaniumTT*** · 10-02-2011, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by WE3RX7

Still though - these should prove to be great at bringing my best to a hault in a hurry.

Just get some good pads on 'em. The rotor's and cali's are incredible. Repeated 130-60 braking for 20 minute sessions and zero fade. I should be able to overpower the dragon this year.

WE3RX7 · 10-03-2011, 08:58 AM

I'm probably going to try the pads on the rx8 first.. Let it be my test dummy..

WE3RX7 · 10-23-2011, 05:12 PM

So much progress I can't even take pics!!!

I got most of the motor prepped and painted and ready to be stacked. Should be together soon. Here's a teaser Brian....

2gslse · 10-23-2011, 07:30 PM

Looking good!!! I expect to see a short block by the end of the week.

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2gslse Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: front royal va iTrader: (0) Posts: 440 Rep Power: 17	Looking good!!! I expect to see a short block by the end of the week. __________________ ____________________________________________ 1976 Cosmo needing lots of work 1993 Rx-7 410 RWHP single turbo toy 1985 Rx-7 toy/project car 411HP stoplight terror 2001 Dodge ram 4wd.parts hauler 2016 Ram 2500 cause its a hemi 2006 VW TDI commuter __________________________________________ I guarantee there's a pregnant redneck teenager somewhere in a shitty trailer park that thinks "Ebola would be a lovely name for their child"...

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WE3RX7 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA iTrader: (1) Posts: 1,812 Rep Power: 18	I may get some pics up this weekend.. Brian you will love my port job. Its almost done. As for the other parts.. I'm still waiting on a few more pieces before throwing pics up. Lot of work left to do on the other parts of the project too. I'm going for the wow factor on the amount of pics lol... Keeping up the element of surprise.

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blackedoutFC3S The Newbie Join Date: Jan 2011 iTrader: (0) Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	What's the reason for the different piston diameters in the caliper? Great build, I love to see people do everything and do it correctly. This is going to be an amazing car when it's done.

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WE3RX7 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA iTrader: (1) Posts: 1,812 Rep Power: 18	I'm probably going to try the pads on the rx8 first.. Let it be my test dummy..

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WE3RX7 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA iTrader: (1) Posts: 1,812 Rep Power: 18	So much progress I can't even take pics!!! I got most of the motor prepped and painted and ready to be stacked. Should be together soon. Here's a teaser Brian....