Funked:New WRX in the neighborhood

[Mitsu]

Originally posted by FUNKED1
Yeah baby!
Needs gold wheels though.  

Yes, I think so too. But I like this original 18inch' Wheel so far.

[hblair]

Hey lazs, it's got the borg warner 5-speed and the factory rear end. Its supposed to have 4.11 gears.
MiniD, we haven't touched it since this time last year. well, ecept for rolling it around and sweeping under it. Dads been bitten by the RV bug. he spends his time on it now.
funked, no piccy I'm gonna get it all fabbed up and in place before I post any pics here. you guys are too tough.

[NUTTZ]

I think, a 1968 Ram air GTO 400 put out 390 HP's stock.

I know it needs a 90 PSI oil pump instead of the usual 60 PSI, I found out the hard way, and spun the new bearings on #1 piston:(

BTW, I still own 3- 1965 GTO's 2-rags and 1 HT.

NUTTZ

Originally posted by GtoRA2
Laz
 Chevy rocks in that respect, It is nice they do all the crate motors and even warrant them.

I think I am going to go the chevy route when I get another car, you just can not beat them for the price.  For Pontiacs you can not get a motor built for less then 4 K, and even then you not getting even close to the value you do with a chevy motor. lol

4k Pontiac 400 may put out 350  true horse power.


4k For a chevy crate motor is going to get you a hell of a lot more then that.

Another bonus for chevy stuff is the bolt on fuel injection if you want to go that route, and just everything being cheaper, well everything but the cars themselves.

Man I will have to come check out your healey, it sounds nutty!

You know the funny thing on this thread? I do not think any of us other then wildriceboy have claimed to know much about cars.

I know pontiacs pretty good, but and consider myself a "car guy" but I would never call myself an expert or anything.... lol.

My whole point on this thread is his car is tacky and ugly and so far has made everyone I have shown the picture laugh their tulips off.

Still, to each their own.

[lazs2]

hblair... your gonna scatter that little jap rearend....Don't run too much tire and watch the launch.   It is probly an open rear anyway right?  What is the new weight distribution?  the 302 is fairly light but it's gotta be alittle heavier than stock especially with all the turbo stuff.

lazs

[Mini D]

Originally posted by hblair
Hey lazs, it's got the borg warner 5-speed and the factory rear end. Its supposed to have 4.11 gears.
MiniD, we haven't touched it since this time last year. well, ecept for rolling it around and sweeping under it. Dads been bitten by the RV bug. he spends his time on it now.
funked, no piccy I'm gonna get it all fabbed up and in place before I post any pics here. you guys are too tough.

Bummer on the roadster.  Did you guys at least get a primer coating on it?  Last pics I saw had it bare metal.

Oh... I'll post a pic of the RX7 tonight lazs... though it will be pre-engine it will highlight why Hblair may not want to post it.  Though... nobody really cares if the front end is made of parts from 4 different RX7s.

MiniD

[Dinger]

V-8 in a focus? You mean like this job?

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/roadtests/0404scc_focus/

Until now, anything approaching full throttle with less than 500 pounds of ballast in the car resulted in nothing more than two solid black stripes on the tarmac and lots of smiles inside the car.

[lazs2]

damn...that little bugger only weighs about 300 lbs less than my El Camino.  

6 speeds baby!  Use it like an old 4 speed with 4.56 gears for the drags and then shift into the higher two for freeway...

I could use a little station wagon.....

something practical like that to haul my grand daughter around in....

lazs

[Mini D]

Scrounged this one up:



Don't know what Hblair is thinking not going with the hooptie spoilers and side skirts.  He'll never get any sponsors nor win any shows with that basic of a car.

MiniD

[lazs2]

yeah... but he won't break front axles!

lazs

[hblair]

Keep in ind the motors coming back out for rebuild, & painting, and engine bays gonna be painted too. I'm gonna have air too. I'll be using the ford compressor and adapting the lines from the mazda. I'll prolly have power steering too. Car will likely weigh in the 3000-3100 range.

This looks like the absolute worst place to put the turbo, but its the only practical place. keep in mind you have 4 three inch diameter pipes going into and out of it. this was the only place to keep the hot side clear of everything.

[hblair]

Two probe gt intercoolers, I'll be taking the end caps off and welding them together. Shouldwork perfectly and handle the volume.

Had to notch the right strut tower. I'll smooth it up, won't even show with the cold side pipe there.

[Staga]

Nice pics Rialbh; after the car is finished you need to visit Bimmerwhateveritwas and ask why your wankel sounds different than your friends...  

[Mini D]

Put some decent spark plugs in that thing... cause you're gonna have to pull the engine when it comes time to replace them.

MiniD

[hblair]

lol staga, if you think the bimmer guys are bad you need to go to rx-7club.com and mention that you're considering a v-8 swap. They really take kindly to that kind of thinking. It's not as tight as it looks mini-D. The rear 2 plugs on the right side might be a little challenging, but the rest are easy.

[Mini D]

Originally posted by hblair
It's not as tight as it looks mini-D. The rear 2 plugs on the right side might be a little challenging, but the rest are easy.

It only takes one