my v8 rx7 build

[driftingrx5.7]

well i never had a build thread so i figure i make one since i am going to update my car over the winter i might as well document it from the begining to now So here is the story
My RX5.7




So here we have the Block


it was nasty! needed to be cleaned and honed and the block needed to be decked

Here are the NASTY pistons and rods


The intake before it was washed and all those good things

O what fun that was. So after about 500 in parts and labor I started working on the motor

So here we have the block nice and cleaned out. Bored 30 over because two cylinders had some bad marks on it

and here is the other side

Here are the new pistons and rods


So now that i have all this cleaned up and new stuff i started to put it all together


so the crank was polished and checked no major damage done to it and all together and all clearance checked i was happy :D

the heads are stock and i had the intake cleaned and painted new cam bearings and the stock cam met the specs so i was able to put it all together

New pushrods and all the goodies


and here it is all together

now not pictured is my fully built T56 from Six Speed Inc. It was built with CF syncs gears to match my 4.10 rear end gears bronze pads, and all the great stuff in it!




Well i don't have many pictures of putting the motor in but i have a few pictures!
Lets start with the mouting bracket for the motor!

As you can see i beefed up the sway bar and tried my best to clean it up.

Whats not pictured was the rattle can spray job i did to the whole engine bay
Shifter in place looks like its Stock

So after a few hours and a lot of getting pissed off i i got the motor in!

Sorry for the blurry pics

new valve covers

Here is the video of the day I finally got it together and running!
YouTube - V8 FC
well the shifter was really tall so i got a short shifter and a hurst shift knob



So after all the work i finally got the chance to play it took me almost a full year to get everything together including losing the tranny and having to getting everything rebuilt cost me $1500 after the core so here is some
Here are the pics from the FC getting its new t56 it was so scary driving it home I had it at my Dads house and he helped me put it in!
I thought it was going to be a mess but we worked out pretty good and got it done fast!



So after all that i didn't to much to it but then i bought a house and she needed a new home
But when I got her home i got her some new shoes too, yes the shoes are right off a 2002 Mustang GT

So here is a video that my wife made famous, but I installed new shocks, springs and the new wheels and tires
YouTube - RX7 wih new wheels and setup

When i got it home I had a custom box made for my trunk and then I found some tail lights to make it look a little better




So I finally got the chance to play around with her on the track. So here is my first time Auto Crossing
YouTube - My first time Auto X
YouTube - First time at AUTO cross part 2
And then once I really got the hang of it this was my best time yet!
YouTube - my best first auto cross runs

So I can tell you I was a little scared and this was my first time racing! please the girls recording didn't know we can hear them :D

So I got use to it and I made a second run


look at that roll

What a blur..lol
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[driftingrx5.7]

ok so i origanlly got myself an lq4 to toss in to the fc but i came across a great deal for an ls1 i couldn't pass up. an even trade block for block for an ls1 with 40k on it!
the lq4 the day i got it




so it left my house and i got my ls1 and i was super happy about it!
inside the vally

inside the valve cover

with the ls1 intake back on it!

ported ls1 TB (thanks jamie)

fuel rails and lq4 turck coils on it


maf and water pump bolted on

ls1 flywheel bolted on with arp flywheel bolts and apr pressure plate bolts


the things not on yet!
f body crank pulley, because i don't have a puller for it yet

f body altenator, because i don't have the mounting bolts yet


and the wiring harness and pcm in the box not ready to start modding it yet..lol

[driftingrx5.7]

got the wiring harness as much together and apart as i could in the bay

headers are unbolted


oil pan, tray, pick up, and dip stick all came in the mail


as to much suprise i had another knock on the door today and it was my race proven racing baffle with trap does on it!


so i said let me clean the oil pan up and get the new baffle in it
before

after

[driftingrx5.7]

sitting in the working out room

radiator sitting in the background





half way out


out just need help steering it out




out and trans is off


the motor is ready for the new owner




playing with the slave cylinder to make sure that i can use my setup


i took the stock quick release from gm so i can use my SS line from the lt1


happy to see that it fits well and i am going to buy a new fitting so is 180 not 90 degrees


thats all i can do for now until i get some parts solds so i can buy more parts to finish off the swap!

[tr4c3]

Looks great man. Should be fun. We have an fc sitting in the backyard, would love to drop a v8 in it haha.

[driftingrx5.7]

Originally Posted by tr4c3

Looks great man. Should be fun. We have an fc sitting in the backyard, would love to drop a v8 in it haha.

its not hard depending on what motor you want to run. lt1 you need to do about 10 wires in total ls1 a little more then that carb abou 3 wires and many website sell conversion kits now

[tomustang]

Nice build! That ls1 looks so much easier to work on in your rx7 than it is in a F-body

[driftingrx5.7]

lol indeed it does so much room and i can get to all 8 plugs with no issues

[Fnando3]

yo whats goood with ur lt1/trans and harnees im thinking about dropping an lt in my rx7 cuz this rotary is just pissing me off hahah

[driftingrx5.7]

Originally Posted by Fnando3

yo whats goood with ur lt1/trans and harnees im thinking about dropping an lt in my rx7 cuz this rotary is just pissing me off hahah

sold it already man sorry do yourself a favor, get and ls1

[92sileighty]

love it

[Fnando3]

im thinking a carbed 350 would b more in my price range....if i had mad money to put towards its id go ls1....do u have any v8swap parts laying around or nething? i no grannnyspeed there expensive...my brothers talking to his freind who fabricates do see if he can make me a subframe n cross member

[driftingrx5.7]

Originally Posted by Fnando3

im thinking a carbed 350 would b more in my price range....if i had mad money to put towards its id go ls1....do u have any v8swap parts laying around or nething? i no grannnyspeed there expensive...my brothers talking to his freind who fabricates do see if he can make me a subframe n cross member

granny's kit is 300 bucks comes with all the hardware you need. i don't have any v8rx7 swap parts because i am using it my granny's kit was 300 bucks depending on what trans you use if you get a t56 you can just use a drive shaft from a C4 vette and the rest is up to you! for a SBC swap you might spend a total of 2 grand thats including a $1000 6 speed trans :D DO IT!

[Got Insulin?]

Always loved this car and really enjoyed seeing the progress, man.

[Fnando3]

im going to look into that....thing is gonna be my dd haha

[driftingrx5.7]

some stuff came in the mail today :D

my long tube headers!



and my t56 for the ls1 is here!

[driftingrx5.7]

how to convert the ls1 slave cylinder :D
rusell fitting

out the box

aparts

with the new fitting installed

stock bleeder with the remote bleeder

all together

on the t56

on the face plate

[driftingrx5.7]

some more stuff showed up in the mail :D






i got new mounts too because i noticed my old ones looked like this

and for 8.44 i got two new ones

[mo_hish]

Looks great dude. I've always wanted to do one of these swaps ever since my first FC. What kind of numbers are you aiming for?

[driftingrx5.7]

i finally got off my butt and did some work tonight!
clutch installed, bellhousing on, new f body oil pan with race baffle installed.