My own car...with some work....
Basically a 1985 GS, bone stock body with rear and side louvers. Dark green paint, stock mags (the "+" wheels). Refurbished fuel injected 13b turbo peripheral port, 4 wheel disc brakes, lsd, rack and pinion steering, removed rats nest, dual exhaust?

+1 'cept with the scoot 4 rotor and a solid ocean metallic blue paintjob

here we go

That looks like my engine -- well almost. Yours has an extra rotor. Are you going to keep those original Cosmo exhaust sleeves? They look funky. I've heard they can be swapped out.

Also, looks like you have spacers between your flywheel and pressure plate??

The Cosmo sleeves can be replaced with T2 sleeves. I'll do that when I rebuild it.

The pressure plate spacers are necessary on the aftermarket flywheels because they were designed to be universal for 215mm and 225mm clutches. Mazda added a step in the later 225mm pressure plates to make them incompatible with the earlier 215mm flywheels. The work around is those spacers and longer bolts as the actual bolt pattern is the same.

That pictured above is a stock duty set. It didn't grab hard enough for me. I've since installed the disc and pressure plate in my Cosmo. I do have a 215mm RB pressure plate and stock disc kicking around, which I'll use instead. It's smaller, but grabs harder. I need something for test running the engine in the car. Then when it's rebuild time, I'll look into something stronger.

Thanks for the education. How long before you get that baby installed and running? We need a full write-up, with subjective evaluations, pictures, and some audio. I've never heard a 3-rotor :). That'll give the rest of us some vicarious thrills. If you need help with anything, just ask. I have some original 13B-RE parts kicking around, and I've spent enough time on mine that I might be able to help with something.

I need one or two T2 sleeves. Not right now, but I will come rebuild time.

A 3 Rotor is the most beautiful sound in the world. If you've never heard one, search YouTube or Streetfire.net under 20B or 3 Rotor.

Mine is fairly close to my dream SA/FB
13B PP,50mm T.B's, Microtech, Alloy radiator,TII turbo g/box, lightened flywheel and H/D clutch, TII oil cooler font mounted, TII alternator w/twin belt pulley
Noltec adjustable strut tops, Coilovers with 350Lb springs, thicker front and rear sway bars, 3.75" lowered rear springs,KYB shocks (would prefer Koni's but hey)
FD calipers with slotted FC discs, braided brake lines.
17"x7" Lenso RS5's with redwalls
Carbon hood,Carbon headlight covers,Carbon cowel panel,Carbon centre console and gearstick surround,Carbon rear 1/4 vents.
Sparco reclinable seats, custom white faced guages 3 color switchable.
Main thing I would upgrade if $$ allowed would be changing to 20B PP

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Good suggestion -- awesome sound. I think the 20B-powered 350Z had the meanest audio.

Jeff 20B -- just checked, unfortunately no exhaust sleeves :(.

Thanks anyway.

Speaking of 20B sound, I'd like to record an audio clip of the 20B with just one Borla during the exhaust build. I'm just as curious as you guys. ;)

Rotary20B has some nice vids of his 20B first-gen on his website.
http://www.rotary20b.com/

My favorite one:
http://www.rotary20b.com/videos/20b-1.WMV

I have seen alot of nice 1st gen 7's. And most of the nice ones come from here on the forum. But of course my favorite sits in my garage. It's been in three magazines this year and I got a call the other day for a calender deal. I haven't shown it much this year because of the media coverage its got. Never before have I built a car that has recieved a response as this one has and its a pretty good feeling knowing I own it. So, yeah I'm a little biased.

i wonder if this guy knows his passenger tire is on the wrong way. :rlaugh:

Bump for a move to the Non-Tech section

I'm with you on this one. But the restoration will be done on my maya gold. Mine now but my dad is the original owner. Fresh like new FTW!

wow.. i havent posted on this forum in so long.. dont worry, still got 1gen pride!:icon_tup:

pick it up sunday afternoon, never been this anxious in my life.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...g?t=1193985362
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As far as looks my car is pretty much what I want.
Maybe some new wheels.

The rest of the cars needs some work.

Would defenetley put a Renisis in there if I hade the money.

// Magnus

damn that things is nice. I deffinetlly not blaming you for being inpatient I know I would be.

Of course I do, I wonder if you know that there is no rims in the picture and the tires were just sitting in the wheel wells.

That picture was just to get an idea of how wide of tires I could fit and what they would look like I just quickly tossed the tires into position.

Sold those tires months ago and now I have CCW's and some Nitto drag radials in the rear.

this car when its done and when i get more money with a 13b street port engine polished and a s5 tranny
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ven/pic020.jpg
now it just has a tempmotor

Heh, I have a long list of what my FB will become when I am done with her...

Short way to hint it: Rotary Powered Drift/Street Sleeper

Hahah yea my dad owns that car....though couldn't tell you where the body kit is from it was all installed and painted by Collision Network inc. in Concord, Ontario.
if that helps at all...ill take more pictures when its warmer out, its like -20 celcius out.

Brett

Where I want to Be
 

let the photos speak for them self...

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http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...0CARS/rx71.jpg

i loke how everyone has different tastes.

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http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1/gslse/P7290008.jpg

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That engine bay is off the hook.....

My dream rotary is a 67 corvette convertible... it would have one of those new modern frame kits that takes front and rear suspension from a C4 (1984-96) Vette. Body would be close to stock, ditto interior, nice chrome wheels.... and a huge 13B turbo! Or, even better, since we're dreaming, a 20B turbo!

I want to teach a lesson to all you turds who remove the rotary and drop in a v8. Here's turn-about -- pull the V8 and install a rotary! Hurry Lotto and pull my numbers!

My dream FB would be a brand new 85 SE , 0 kms on it with a renesis under the hood with the 6 speed from the 8, rx-8 gauges and seats. Maybe white paint with white rims. Of course suspension/exhaust/other goodies.

hard choice to go with a renesis or an NA 3 rotor, imo both offer enough horse power in an FB...

Like more than a few people who have posted, my dream FB is my car with a few mods (some of which I have already obtained).

'81 GS
Pacifica widebody kit
Racing rear spoiler (can't recall who made it, but I have one)
GSL-SE suspension w/Konis and Eibach springs
TII engine w/streetport
Wheels either 15 or 16" (not yet decided)
Stock interior, possibly recovered in leather

LOL!!!! that car is from NEW ZEALAND!!!

http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/time...93/92/50HO.jpg

Yeah, that's right. Best part is that it's sitting in my workshop.

/cue the hate

At least it's a decent motor unlike the GM junk that piston people throw in. I'd love to see it finished if you can make it turn

lol aren't the GM motors suppose to be more reliable than the fix or repair dailies

Current incarnation:


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Happiness.

I'll definitely be making a build thread/progress thread once it gets going a little more. Still gathering bits and pieces.

I had originally bought an 85 GSL from a friend of mine. The 12A in that is running fine, I was going to just pull it and drop in the V8. A little bit after I bought that I found a guy looking to sell his 85 GL with the grannies kit, older 302 and AOD already installed. He wanted 300 for the car, so I jumped on that. A bit after I got that one I found a nice deal on a 88 302HO/AOD combo out of a Lincoln, decided I'd rather run EFI than a carbed setup. So I'll snag the limited slip rear end of of the GSL... along with the louvers (:biggrin:) and put those on the GL.

Here is the GSL I bought from my friend, 200 bucks. The moron who had it before my friend sprayed primer all over the OE paint. No prep, no nothing. Just sprayed...over everything... even the wheels! It was that metallic brown color before he got primer happy.
http://members.arstechnica.com/x/mojave/rx7.jpg

Here's the GL with the 302, it was 300 bucks.
http://members.arstechnica.com/x/mojave/0720081537.jpg

I'm pretty excited about the project, my goal is 300+ horsepower out of the 5.0, shouldn't be that hard to get there. Stock 5.0 HO is good for 225 hp and 300 lb-ft. The AFR 165 heads I have my eyes on are good for 100 ponies by themselves.

single turbo REW+FB FTW

Hahaha that's a joke right? Yeah that's why GM put a distributor behind the water pump in the LT1's. I tell ya I don't sell ANY distributors for LT1's ;)

I said that I own my dream FB already, I'd love to get its stance like this though:

http://members.arstechnica.com/x/moj...withflares.jpg

yo ratboy wered you get those rims?

every fb's rear end should be this big! :hahaha:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...mum/wraith.jpg

i was happy to look in the svra rules, cause thats what is sitting in my driveway! it might even run soon

that car makes me question the color i'm planning on paiting mine. what color is that it's hot as "f"

thats car is sick!!! but id love to have directfreaks car...in white

A really clean rust-free dark green 1985 GSL-SE with the Rx-8 6-speed transmission, TII hubs and brakes, The 16X engine (when it's completed), 2 inch flares up front and 3.5 inch flares out back with 15 by 8 wheels up front (flush offset) wrapped in 255/RZ(whatever keeps the stock speedo accurate)/15 and rear wheels at 16 by 10(also flush offset) with 275/RZ(matching diam sidewall to front)/16. Then a black interior that mirrors the stock layout in modern supercar materials like alacantra, leather, soft-touch plastics, and carbon fiber with a cage that doesn't make entry too hard, but just stiffens the chassis up a bit. RE-Speed's rack and pinion steering system, a RB full exhaust for what ever they'd engineer for the 16X. Re-Speed's coil over conversion kit and whatever coilovers that make for a good compromise between streetable, and track-worthy. The engine and tranny are both new, zero miles, and the LSD and TII break calipers are freshly rebuilt. Steel-braded every kind of line you can get, all bulbs in the car, both exterior and interior are replaced with comparable output LEDs. Everyhting is seam welded to stiffen the chassis. Retrofitted HIDs that are properly engineered and don't blind other people on the road. stock body other than the flares. A mild tint job to darkenthe windows just a hair, but doesn't make it hard to see in/out of the car. The power windows/antenna/windshield wiper motors/ and any other electrical actuator/motor is brand new and greased up to work at modern speeds, not 1985 power window speed. No emissions equipment, new wiring harness, and a wire tuck under the hood with a battery relocated to the driver storage bin for a super clean under hood appearance.

the speedo is through the transmission. so it would be the drive wheels that matter, not the fronts. but yes i completely agree with you on this being a dream fb.
If the 16x pushes out decent hp and torque, i would definitely go for that route instead of turbo. plus the MPG gains should be phenomenal

my dream 7...pure track car.....hard turns, fast as hell, no loss of traction!!!

or his,lol.......:icon_tup::icon_tup:

i want to know as well, im guessing its montego blue. i had a mb fd and ive always wanted to paint a 1st gen this color, i think i just might for my SA