1993 Rx-7 Build Thread

[AzDrake]

My other build thread got all screwed up with some dead links and it's been a very long time, so just decided to remake a build thread.

I bought my '93 Rx-7 while I was in the Marine Corps back in 2005 when I had nothing better to spend my money on, didn't do much with it for several years due to some title issues with the great state of Florida, but in 2009 when I finally had a garage things escalated pretty quickly.

Here's a picture of it before the start of the madness:


-ONE- night of drinking in my newly acquired garage, and of course this happens...


.. Might as well!

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Stripped and repainted the front end:



Refreshing the suspension:

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Some brake work and upgrades (removed ABS):





Fuel cell:

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Ford 8.8 differential:







New timing chain, oil pump:



L99 (Camaro) water pump and alternator, LS3 intake manifold:

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Transmission!





Clutch and bellhousing:



Putting it together:

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How the car currently sits:



Next on the agenda is get a driveshaft and put in a rollcage. Chances are, however, most of this will be put on hold until I graduate from school this December (mechanical engineering at UNC Charlotte) and start a career and get settled in where ever that may be. Progress is slow, it's been five years since I stripped it down, but eventually it'll get done.