'83 RX-7 from <30 to 50+

[Daox]

Lots of work.

What is next?

[thomason2wheels]

Cant wait to see the finished car....awesome!

[cosmick]

Originally Posted by Daox

Lots of work.

What is next?

Even more work to determine the thickness of wheel adapters to order. can't do much more until I get the adapters, and they're too costly to buy a second pair for failure to spec the first pair. Once the car rolls, then it can be turned around for a little welding, determining and possibly correcting the front anti-dive, then adding the boots to each end of the steering rack, plus fitting the engine and transmission. Then the new front springs should arrive, which are actually new rear springs for an '83 Chevrolet Celebrity. But only $40 delivered, and 162 pounds per inch rather than around 100, partly because even 162 is still very soft, and partly because I think this V6 is heavier than the rotary was.
After that is the rear suspension, then interior, then exhaust, cooling, fuel, a/c, p/s, audio, gauges, ....

[cosmick]

Originally Posted by thomason2wheels

Cant wait to see the finished car....awesome!

Thanks!

[cosmick]

After removing the front springs, assembling the rest of the front suspension, assembling the "new" rear axle, and measuring, I find there's no space for wheel adapters, and no way to change the lug circle of the front hubs, except to replace the 4-lug with 5-lug, which is necessary for big brakes anyway. But I'm already over budget, so I'm thinking just order front wheels. Only I can't make that match without going 5-lug.
So I found a pair of '01 Mercedes S430 Brembo calipers for $ 110 / pr, delivered, including everything, even the used pads. Next was figuring out rotors, and after 2 hours on Napa's website, I found some 11.75" x 1.25", 5 on 4.5, with a large enough center bore, and less than 0.010" too much height.
Anyone wanting to copy this, the rotors are part number NB4885743. And only $ 54 each! Now I'll have to fab some caliper mounts to adapt them, but that's ok.

[thomason2wheels]

You are going to have the coolest 1st gen rx7 out there. How do you intend to insure it to protect your investment in both time and money?

[cosmick]

Thanks. Considering specialty insurance like Hagerty.

[thomason2wheels]

I will be very curious to see how you fare in that kind of market...I cant imagine a very user friendly pricing structure

[cosmick]

from 9" to 11.75"



bit of a problem, but parts have been ordered

[cosmick]

getting my rewiring looking stock



that mockup looks great