85 FB 1uzfe TT build

[SSjon]

Car is awesome! Props for doing something different that just sticking a easy pushrod engine in. Good candidate for car of the month.

[bikedad]

Beautiful car.

[digitalsolo]

I agree, good car of the month.

[spacevomit]

Nice car.

[Sabre002]

Wow that is cool.  I miss all these build threads I swear.

[frijolee]

Beautiful car and I love all the fab work.  If you ever decide you want to go widebody and put some tire on it Ronin has access to all the original IMSA mazdaspeed molds.  We've been looking for a heavy hitter FB to do an install for us so we can get a stack of pictures for our website.

https://www.google.com/search?q=imsa+fb+rx7&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=9mIuUeLSHdGC0QGFpIGQAw&ved=0CDMQsAQ&biw=1347&bih=680

-Joel

[Scottie-GNZ]

KUDOS!!!!

[MLturbo]

Beautiful car and I love all the fab work.  If you ever decide you want to go widebody and put some tire on it Ronin has access to all the original IMSA mazdaspeed molds.  We've been looking for a heavy hitter FB to do an install for us so we can get a stack of pictures for our website.

-Joel

thanks for the offer, but as much as i want a widebody FB i dont really want to make this one a WB.....now if the sheet metal had been hurt from being rear'd i might consider it as a repair option vs a new shell, but i lucked out on the damage, i dont want to cut the car up, i like the way it looks all tame and serene, traction is an issue though...being able to put a 315 tire back there would be a huge improvement....its tempting but not at this time, i completely lack the funds needed to do that job, and do it to the specs and quality i would have to have it done to, to be happy with it.

got the gearing changed to 3.08 few days ago, and now its quite a bit tamer to drive, it still makes fun of the tires in 1st gear but after that it boogies

[N2v8fcs]

love the detail !
awesome car.

[MLturbo]

now the next dilemma is tires....my choices suck...

it seems the dunlop 245/50/15 i have on it are extinct and no one has them anymore...
they dont hook great but are a nice road tire, z rated and do well in the rain when i get caught in it...its florida...rains all the time...
alas...i cant find more..and these arent going to last...

so i can get a bunch of different brands/compounds/drag radials in 225/50/15 but that is an even shorter and narrower tire...which is not going to help at all....plus i cannot lower the rear of the car due to the driveshaft angle and it would look silly

my best but expensive option is the toyo r888, which i can theoretically get in 235/50/15, its a road race semi-slick that would probably work just fine for my weekend warrior antics and occasional interstate journey. though caution will be needed in the wet.

OR i have to bite down and buy a pair of 16inch wheels and put even lower profile tires on it to retain the 25" O.D. needed to clear properly without raising the car more.....

FBs are a pita to put tires on....really...sometimes i wonder why i dont just mod the vette...lol

[mefarri]

Step up to 275's.   

http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/nt555r#size

[bikedad]

Step up to 275's.   

http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/nt555r#size

Just sold mine to Screamin88. Great tires! Hooked great and drove nice on the street
I sold them because I didn't need them any longer. I'm running the street version of those currently. NT555 Extreme. (no small "r")

[MLturbo]

Step up to 275's.   

http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/nt555r#size

nah im not turning it into a drag queen, those tires do not fit under an FB wheel well without A: tubbing it, or B: jacking the ass way up, either way its a no for my desire of a drivers car.

the 245/50/16 is an option, but its a full inch bigger O.D. and its already higher in the rear than i want it to be, and that also requires the purchase of a pair of matching wheels in 16 inch, they are available in theory..but ya know how that goes....its very frustrating....the car limits the sizes that can fit and the manufacturers have all but stopped making those sizes 

[FC3S Murray]

   Wonderful job on this build! I can't believe how tame that engine sounds at idle...truly a 100% sleeper. Beautiful FB. Now find some damn tires and have fun!:)

[MLturbo]

  Wonderful job on this build! I can't believe how tame that engine sounds at idle...truly a 100% sleeper. Beautiful FB. Now find some damn tires and have fun!:)

well it is a limo engine i can tell you the loudest thing on the car at normal throttle and speeds is that *$&#&&^*&$^# A1000 fuel pump....that thing is on the hit list for sure...im tired of listening to it.
as much as i didnt intentionally build a "sleeper" it pretty much is one, i just wanted it clean and simple....well...simple as can be expected of something that complex...but still...

ill get the tires sorted out eventually, first thing is first, and that is being ready for DGRR2013!! i want to drive it there AND home and we will not be having any more problems!!!!
luckily my friend is taking his truck..ya know...it never hurts to have backup if you have backup nothing will go wrong!!

OH that reminds me, i did a run to sanford looking for a new bumper and logged right at 200 miles on the car, using just over 8 gallons of fuel....that is near as much 25mpg on a 75/25 highway/town split, with one pretty long traffic jam on I4 where i went almost no where for like 20 mins....once i get the dyno tuning done and really refine it i bet i will see the 30mpg highway i was shooting for from the get go of this installation.

the thing that puzzles me is with me gearing, i changed to a 3.08 final, with the .71 5th gear of the T2 trans and a 245/50/15 tire, it should cruise at 70mph at approx 2200 rpm, BUT its nearly 2700rpm  ....beats me...unless i did something wrong in the calcs....but it runs good that way it seems, i just wanted it a little lower down at interstate speeds, for better MPG and its quieter...you know...so i can hear that F(^$&((^$% fuel pump better......