Project Sleep-R - Bedlined 79 RX7 Turbo 5.3 fun

[Burntz]

appreciate it. Wish we were up and going already but the shop wont be finish built till Jan 1st. Kind of working out anyway, had a late hail storm this year so I'll be in St. Louis for probably a few weeks working.

Now to find me a good deal on a 2 post lift, metal brake, press, horizontal bandsaw and some other goodies...

[freeskier7791]

That sucks on the brakes since there are little things they could have done to make a snoother install. 

Congrats on getting a shop going too thats something I have always thought about but don't have the time or cash to do

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[Burntz]

The shop itself isn't too bad. $750 for 1500 sq feet. Its just the lift, fab tools, nickle and dime expenses etc. I had some money saved up from working my ass off this year but can't buy a house until I have 2 years of self employment taxes or a huge down payment. So figured this was something I've always wanted to do, as well as a possible good investment.

[Burntz]

Gonna be as bad as -40 with wind chill here monday. Shop still isnt done. May see if I can get the car to fire up on e85 being that cold out 

[digitalsolo]

I had to double check that you meant *F.   YOUCH.   No thank you.

[scuter83]

-40F=-40C It is the crossover of both.

[Cobranut]

-40F=-40C It is the crossover of both.

I used to work in communications, and we had two test chambers where we ran radios from +60c to -40c.
In summertime whenever I'd open the door the humidity would create a little blizzard inside.  (Was fun hitting co-workers with a snowball when it's 95f outside. LOL)

-40 is just plain PAINFUL.     I don't care to go anywhere it gets that damn cold.   

[digitalsolo]

-40F=-40C It is the crossover of both.

So it sucks equally around the globe, then?   LOL. 

[scuter83]

Pretty much.  I did cold start cal work for diesels and would basically be in a large drive-in freezer twice a day at ~-20C or colder.  Weird when you find the point that the seat foam doesn't cushion anymore, haha.

[Burntz]

lmao yes the wind chills got that bad in spots. Lowest temp I saw in the daily was -10 I think. Was probably barely above freezing in the garage. Got it to start, took awhile. Then noticed oil pressure was really low and shut it off. Probably something about having 20w-50 in it lol.

[Burntz]

I know everyone loves racecar gear. Would love to get some of these shipped out to ya'll

Doing a pre-order before we get some shirts made. These are tag free, double stitched, 50% cotton 50% polyester which makes them cooler in the summer. You get some more car scene swag and help support a couple local businesses.
$20 apiece for any size. $25 shipped.

Colors are Black or Heather Gray.

Paypal your money and size (& address if necessary) to: drivenspeedperformance@gmail.com

[Burntz]

I definitely follow your build. Where did you get the weight from?

Did you ever find out?

I finally did weigh it. 2700lbs with the added 60 lbs of concrete in the rear bumper and turbo stuff etc. Almost no weight reduction done.

[Burntz]

Update: Bought some stuff to make coolant hard pipes, new heat wrap and some other little stuff but haven't touched it besides cruising it a bit.

Went and bought a '99 Corvette. Now I probably really wont touch the rx7 for awhile. H/C/I for the vette later this year. Already has full LG exhaust. Trying to put down 400-420whp in it and clean some things up, then I'll probably start on the RX7 again, and it'll be going a bit more full racecar