My サバンナFC3S

Gabriel82 · 01-25-2011, 10:33 PM

Well my FC has been my first car, and like every RX7 owner you have a love hate relationship with your car. I blew my engine during spring break of my freshman year of college.

After much patience I finally sent my engine to Lucky7Racing in El Monte California to get rebuilt.

Here are a couple of pictures of my series 5 N/A engine as it gets turbo sleeves installed and a medium street ported.

Gabriel82 · 01-25-2011, 10:35 PM

Since we have to wait for a couple of parts to come in for the actual rebuild. Fris at Lucky7 painted the engine and mocked it up

Gabriel82 · 01-25-2011, 11:38 PM

A couple of pictures of my brakes before my engine took a dump.
I upgraded from the 1 pot GTU calipers to the 4 piston calipers from a series 5 vert model. Had them rebuilt, same with the rear.

Also came up on an actual GTUs LSD unit for really cheap.
(The LSD unit is on the right)

Gabriel82 · 01-27-2011, 11:16 PM

More progress done on the engine =]

Gabriel82 · 01-27-2011, 11:20 PM

So my dad has been rebuilding brake boosters and brake master cylinders for a very long time. He finally taught me how to do it. Here is a picture of the new rebuilt booster. I also changed out the clutch master cylinder while I was at it.

91GSL-SE · 01-28-2011, 01:31 AM

Lookin good.

diabolical1 · 01-28-2011, 02:29 AM

the ports look good. i also like what you did with the brakes. how involved is it to rebuild a brake booster?

good job overall.

Gabriel82 · 01-28-2011, 03:28 AM

Hmmmm well my dad has a lot of inventory so he had the replacements for the diaphragms inside. Basically you open up the booster take out the diaphragms, change them out, check out the seals, re-grease the seals and the hub. Paint the shells. It's a little tricky, but luckily my dad has decades of experience so he guided me through the process.

As for the port job thanks, Fris at Lucky7Racing is doing a great job.

Gabriel82 · 01-30-2011, 09:22 PM

So the engine should be arriving this week. I'll post some more pictures of it once I get a chance. I'll also put some before and after pictures of the transmission after I gave it a good cleaning. + a couple of before and after pictures of the power steering after it had it rebuilt. Too bad I won't be able to install the engine until I finish up this term =/ at least I'll get to install my engine with the whole RB Street Exhaust system after I get more money.

lh6601 · 01-30-2011, 10:29 PM

Very nice job. Have to ask, what do the japanese letters in your title mean?

Gabriel82 · 01-31-2011, 12:01 AM

サバンナ means Savanna
so essentially my thread says:

My Savanna FC3S RX7

I just converted Savanna from english to Japanese using a translator.

lh6601 · 01-31-2011, 08:14 AM

Ah makes sense.

Gabriel82 · 02-01-2011, 05:54 PM

Engine is almost done just needs the intake manifold, block off plates, etc.

Pineapple Racing Intake Inserts

Gregory Casimir · 02-01-2011, 10:09 PM

nice build i should be like this in a few weeks! btw how much did your rebuild cost you?

Gabriel82 · 02-01-2011, 10:11 PM

Thanks dude, good luck with your build.

01-25-2011, 10:33 PM	#1
Gabriel82 サバンナFC3S RX-7 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pomona Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	My サバンナFC3S Well my FC has been my first car, and like every RX7 owner you have a love hate relationship with your car. I blew my engine during spring break of my freshman year of college. After much patience I finally sent my engine to Lucky7Racing in El Monte California to get rebuilt. Here are a couple of pictures of my series 5 N/A engine as it gets turbo sleeves installed and a medium street ported. __________________ Series 5 GTU Last edited by Gabriel82; 02-05-2011 at 09:23 PM.

01-25-2011, 10:35 PM	#2
Gabriel82 サバンナFC3S RX-7 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pomona Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	Since we have to wait for a couple of parts to come in for the actual rebuild. Fris at Lucky7 painted the engine and mocked it up __________________ Series 5 GTU

01-25-2011, 11:38 PM	#3
Gabriel82 サバンナFC3S RX-7 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pomona Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	A couple of pictures of my brakes before my engine took a dump. I upgraded from the 1 pot GTU calipers to the 4 piston calipers from a series 5 vert model. Had them rebuilt, same with the rear. Also came up on an actual GTUs LSD unit for really cheap. (The LSD unit is on the right) __________________ Series 5 GTU

01-27-2011, 11:16 PM	#4
Gabriel82 サバンナFC3S RX-7 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pomona Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	More progress done on the engine =] __________________ Series 5 GTU

01-27-2011, 11:20 PM	#5
Gabriel82 サバンナFC3S RX-7 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pomona Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	So my dad has been rebuilding brake boosters and brake master cylinders for a very long time. He finally taught me how to do it. Here is a picture of the new rebuilt booster. I also changed out the clutch master cylinder while I was at it. __________________ Series 5 GTU

01-28-2011, 01:31 AM	#6
91GSL-SE At the dirt track. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Willamette Valley, OR Posts: 89 Rep Power: 16	Lookin good. __________________ Rollin like a reuleaux. Unstoppable.

01-28-2011, 02:29 AM	#7
diabolical1 I have radioactive semen Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in a bottle of Glenfiddich Posts: 249 Rep Power: 17	the ports look good. i also like what you did with the brakes. how involved is it to rebuild a brake booster? good job overall.

01-28-2011, 03:28 AM	#8
Gabriel82 サバンナFC3S RX-7 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pomona Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	Hmmmm well my dad has a lot of inventory so he had the replacements for the diaphragms inside. Basically you open up the booster take out the diaphragms, change them out, check out the seals, re-grease the seals and the hub. Paint the shells. It's a little tricky, but luckily my dad has decades of experience so he guided me through the process. As for the port job thanks, Fris at Lucky7Racing is doing a great job. __________________ Series 5 GTU

01-30-2011, 09:22 PM	#9
Gabriel82 サバンナFC3S RX-7 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pomona Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	So the engine should be arriving this week. I'll post some more pictures of it once I get a chance. I'll also put some before and after pictures of the transmission after I gave it a good cleaning. + a couple of before and after pictures of the power steering after it had it rebuilt. Too bad I won't be able to install the engine until I finish up this term =/ at least I'll get to install my engine with the whole RB Street Exhaust system after I get more money. __________________ Series 5 GTU

01-30-2011, 10:29 PM	#10
lh6601 Down with OPP Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 50 Rep Power: 16	Very nice job. Have to ask, what do the japanese letters in your title mean? __________________ 86 base, TII swapped, Rtek 2.1, some other things. Daily driven.

01-31-2011, 12:01 AM	#11
Gabriel82 サバンナFC3S RX-7 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pomona Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	サバンナ means Savanna so essentially my thread says: My Savanna FC3S RX7 I just converted Savanna from english to Japanese using a translator. __________________ Series 5 GTU Last edited by Gabriel82; 01-31-2011 at 12:05 AM.

01-31-2011, 08:14 AM	#12
lh6601 Down with OPP Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 50 Rep Power: 16	Ah makes sense. __________________ 86 base, TII swapped, Rtek 2.1, some other things. Daily driven.

02-01-2011, 05:54 PM	#13
Gabriel82 サバンナFC3S RX-7 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pomona Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	Engine is almost done just needs the intake manifold, block off plates, etc. Pineapple Racing Intake Inserts __________________ Series 5 GTU

02-01-2011, 10:09 PM	#14
Gregory Casimir Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 253 Rep Power: 16	nice build i should be like this in a few weeks! btw how much did your rebuild cost you? Last edited by Gregory Casimir; 02-01-2011 at 10:11 PM.

02-01-2011, 10:11 PM	#15
Gabriel82 サバンナFC3S RX-7 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pomona Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	Thanks dude, good luck with your build. __________________ Series 5 GTU