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Pete84

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  1. Just finished all the clips. WOW!!! Those guys had an experience!

     

    I lived in Moscow for 4 years in the late 90's, and the Metro really reminded me of the one in Moscow. Besides being really, really fancy, they are also VERY deep underground. The escalators keep going and going and going . . . and they are quite fast too.

  2. I really hope that the cost cutting reforms that are being thrown around don't damage F1. Seeing a Toro Rosso driver do so well at Monza and Renault's comeback in the last few races showed that it isn't just a two horse race. A few judicious cost restrictions at a time to keep an eye on things would be good, but NEVER a spec race or homogulated like Nascar.

  3. From what I have found, the LSD on the 2nd gens is a 3.90 ratio. Not that bad, just have to get a transmission with a good ration, and fit some larger diameter tires on.

     

    One reason why I am looking at the RX's is because they are newer, hence less rust prone, while still fairly light weight. Good condition Z's are getting spendy, but a blown 12A 2nd gen is downright affordable.

     

    mobythevan, nice looking swap! I am going out the door right now, but your thread looks to be well illustrated with good progress write ups.

  4. I recently became aware of http://www.grannysspeedshop.com/ , and they have swaps for just about every domestic V8 for each of the RX7 generations. Not that I would buy a kit, but the patterns would be useful for a home built kit :icon6:

     

    How do the RX7's compare to the Z for swapping? From what I have read, they had a solid rear axle with Watts linkage until the 3rd generation. Also, LSD's were fairly common, 2nd gens with rear discs seem to automatically have them. A quite competitive curb weight around 2600 lbs for the 1st gen and somewhere between 2600-3000 for the 2nd gens are a plus as well.

     

    First hand experience? A good forum? Hearsay? Can the rear end take the torque of a V8, when built for a revving rotary?

  5. Looks pretty cool! Should have a good bit of torque to help with the corners. Suspension package looks pretty solid as well.

    Sold for a pretty good price too!! Seems like 510s are pulling pretty high prices when in good condition.

  6. Looking at the pics of the I6, how much easier would it be to fit the I5 version? Looks like the biggest problem is the oilpan and the overall height of the motor.

     

    These engines are so affordable, if they are swapable I just might take the plunge and and get a Z to put one into. LSx's are so spendy, especially the manual transmissions, similiar problem with SBC's plus their stock EFI limitations.

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