FB RX7 5.3 S475 Glide 8.8
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jayyyw (08-05-2019)
01-08-2018, 11:48 PM
#62
Probably, but I know they are going to be shut down in a few years right? I was with another car I work on at the kingdon drags in lodi on new years. I really like that type of racing and I heard they are supposed to do that more often. Perfect place to take this rx7 and have some fun without being hassled by the tech guys or the cops.
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01-09-2018, 05:36 PM
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01-09-2018, 08:05 PM
#67
This thing has turned out soooo nice!
I went to Kingdon once with my Turbo LS9 RX-7 and will never go again. Maybe it was before it got paved.... but it was worthless for traction and pebbles/debris all over the track with no real prep that I saw. Unless you have AWD that place is squirrely for higher HP cars.
I went to Kingdon once with my Turbo LS9 RX-7 and will never go again. Maybe it was before it got paved.... but it was worthless for traction and pebbles/debris all over the track with no real prep that I saw. Unless you have AWD that place is squirrely for higher HP cars.
01-10-2018, 01:37 AM
#69
Tank is from tanks inc, I just relocated the filler and added asump.
I think kingdon is much better now with the new launch pan. This is the car we took, friend of mine bought this datsun 1200 as a roller a couple years ago. I put a 5.3 in it with a on3 78mm. It's not that fast but works well on junk surfaces.
Started the mazda up tonight, had a few issues but worked through them pretty quick.
I think kingdon is much better now with the new launch pan. This is the car we took, friend of mine bought this datsun 1200 as a roller a couple years ago. I put a 5.3 in it with a on3 78mm. It's not that fast but works well on junk surfaces.
Started the mazda up tonight, had a few issues but worked through them pretty quick.
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01-10-2018, 09:00 PM
#70
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Ha! I recognize that Datsun 1200! Pretty sad when I'm on the other coast. I always loved that body style. It looks like it works well in the WestCoast1320 videos. Glad to see the RX7 coming together.
06-29-2018, 02:06 PM
#74
Man, this thing has finally been in my father in law's possession for about a month now. First the rebuilt 5.3 ate the main bearings after 10 miles of run time, pretty sure there was just debris in the oil gallies that never got cleaned properly after machining. Went back through the motor myself like I should have done in the first place. Got it back driving and about ten more miles the trans started slipping. I had got the 1.80 glide and converter as a package form a reputable builder, well converter ate itself so had to get the trans redone locally and the original shop sent another converter. It has all turned out ok though and Is probably the coolest car I have built. It's only on 8 pounds now as I'm trying to get him used to driving something fast before I bump up the power, still plenty fast as is. Gets a ton of attention everywhere he goes, even makes me smile everytime he pulls up to the house, just a cool car to see driving around our town. He drives it daily and seems to be really reliable so far. I used a raspberry pi computer as a dash for the megasquirt, that turned out awesome too after a bit of a learning curve.
06-30-2018, 12:41 PM
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07-01-2018, 04:43 AM
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GlobalSat BU-353-S4-5Hz USB GPS Receiver (Black)
As for the fuel gauge technically you could if you connected your sending unit to the megasquirt. I opted to have a individual fuel gauge (I didn't want "waste" a I/O)
07-01-2018, 11:55 PM
#80
Thanks guys!
Funny I actually just ordered that same gps module. I was waiting to make sure I had the dash reliable before I invested more money. I'm using the Mausberry circuits car power supply to delay the shutdown after the key is shut off. This lets me cycle the key and do restarts without the dash shutting down, I have it programmed to stay on for ten minutes after the key is shut off. First issue I had was resets when letting off the cranking portion of the ignition switch, found this to be a voltage spike caused by the starter solenoid, fixed that with a fly back diode. Second issue was random resets while driving. Fixed that by getting rid of the usb cable power supply and soldering 18 gauge wire form the power supply directly to the 5v pads on the pi. Coolest part is that it's running a full version of tunerstudio and I have a small Bluetooth keyboard in the glove box that makes small tuning changes without a full size laptop possible.
I did the same thing for the fuel gauge, just ran a separate gauge. I have seen people build a circut and use an input on megasquirt to display fuel level but my tinker time was running out so I took the easy way out, maybe I will dive in later on.
Funny I actually just ordered that same gps module. I was waiting to make sure I had the dash reliable before I invested more money. I'm using the Mausberry circuits car power supply to delay the shutdown after the key is shut off. This lets me cycle the key and do restarts without the dash shutting down, I have it programmed to stay on for ten minutes after the key is shut off. First issue I had was resets when letting off the cranking portion of the ignition switch, found this to be a voltage spike caused by the starter solenoid, fixed that with a fly back diode. Second issue was random resets while driving. Fixed that by getting rid of the usb cable power supply and soldering 18 gauge wire form the power supply directly to the 5v pads on the pi. Coolest part is that it's running a full version of tunerstudio and I have a small Bluetooth keyboard in the glove box that makes small tuning changes without a full size laptop possible.
I did the same thing for the fuel gauge, just ran a separate gauge. I have seen people build a circut and use an input on megasquirt to display fuel level but my tinker time was running out so I took the easy way out, maybe I will dive in later on.