Akina's build

[frijolee]

Hey Erik,
I know the car is sold, but it's still one of my all time favorites.  I just threw a link to this build on Ronin's website.  On the off chance you check this, I though I should make sure that's cool.  Hope you're well.
-Joel

[bikedad]

Hey Erik,
I know the car is sold, but it's still one of my all time favorites.  I just threw a link to this build on Ronin's website.  On the off chance you check this, I though I should make sure that's cool.  Hope you're well.
-Joel

 
Was one of my favorites also. I tried to emulate some of his build in my car at the time.

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I am still kicking myself I didn’t buy this thing.

[AKINA FC]

Hey Erik,
I know the car is sold, but it's still one of my all time favorites.  I just threw a link to this build on Ronin's website.  On the off chance you check this, I though I should make sure that's cool.  Hope you're well.
-Joel

Thanks Joel, this car will always have a place in my heart, I didn't really want to sell it but such is life!! You can use any pic or link you like as you were a great part of it as well! I and the family are doing great!
I bought a new house and shop last year which took a bit to settle into but things are going good, seems i'm adding equipment every day haha. Racing took a sideline to customer cars for the past year or so but I feel that's a good thing, have to grow the business first!
I will be doing another RX7 in the near future, just haven't found the shell I want just yet.

[AKINA FC]

 
Was one of my favorites also. I tried to emulate some of his build in my car at the time.
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I am still kicking myself I didn’t buy this thing.

Thanks guys, means a lot hearing that! Hopefully V2.0 will meet your expectations!

[cholmes]

Man, V1.0 was a knockout, can't wait to see V2.0!

[frijolee]

I will be doing another RX7 in the near future, just haven't found the shell I want just yet.

RAD! Quite glad to hear that.

[Exidous]

I doubt you've decided but what generation?

[AKINA FC]

I doubt you've decided but what generation?

Not sure to be honest, either FD or FC..... I kinda want to do another FC as I know them so well but have always had a thing for a FD too. I'm just patiently watching and waiting for either to appear, something will fall into my lap saying this is the one.

[frijolee]

If you go FD, Ronin has something new...  FYI:

http://www.roninspeedworks.net/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=111

[AKINA FC]

If you go FD, Ronin has something new...  FYI:

http://www.roninspeedworks.net/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=111

That's really nice Joel! I'm glad to see you are still developing for these cars!

Well...... I went a different direction for the next build but for my racing purposes I feel it suits my needs and as open minded/engineer minded as this group always is I think you will enjoy watching the build process. I will still be doing a RX7 once I find a shell I want but its going to be street car focused this time, basically what the FC started out as before I went HAM with racing W2W - blower, lsx block, Ronin body work. Amazingly the wife agrees with all this! So that's something to look forward to.

So I thought I might do a little update via some snippets and pic's on what I was doing since selling the FC without being to in depth and overly boring! It will take me a minute but ill attach pics to this post, so if you're looking at it with ??? just give me a few to post them.   



This little car has a long story behind it but it is what I was building when I sold the RX7. Started out as just a plain ptd build for NASA and evolved over the past 4 years or so. Sadly I didn't have any pics of it in ptd form but it pretty much looked the same as ST5.

First version - ST5, 144hp 1.6L , 2300lbs - placed 3rd at nationals in 2018 at COTA - had a ton of fun in this form. Disposable cars are blast when you race with no worries!! Honestly the best money I have spent doing this and wouldn't mind building another like it.




video of the last race that motor and drivetrain was used in.
https://youtu.be/fWcSf4KKJdA



Version 2 was fun as well!  ST4 - 200hp 2.4L Ecotec LE5, 2300lbs again -





Big tires for a little car equal big fun!!




Here is a race from earlier this spring!
https://youtu.be/hxGRml2AYFY


Now! onto the next!!  Sold the Miata about 3 months ago to a customer in St. Louis and was bouncing around ideas for a while................  I want a v8 again, want the same weight as the miata but more room inside........

So here we are -  2017 BRZ



and currently fixing the body before we start fab work.




So hopefully that's not too boring but enough to catch up a little and show the beginning of the new project. Basics are - 2300lbs, 4.8L LS3 block, lots O compression and E85 as usual, tr6060 trans.

[Venom13132]

very cool.  Lots of things going on for you in the last two years.  Interested to see more of your BRZ progress.

[digitalsolo]

Super cool!  BRZ project sounds rad.

[Exidous]

Glad to hear from you again! Cool projects as always.

[freeskier7791]

Interested to see how the BRZ build goes.  I have thought about one of those for drifting for awhile.  I would be happy with 2500 lbs since that is what my RX7 weighs right now.