Pretty fond of this photo
Pretty fond of this photo
I ran to the shop to do some before hours wrenching this morning. Finding homes for the external reservoirs is proving a little more challenging than I initially thought, but that's a nice problem to have.
While installing the front strut I discovered another victim of the roll.
Poor guy didn't stand a chance between the 24mm sway bar and the suspension.
Replacement ordered, I completed my install
And then another check that everything still clears nicely - it does.
Tires should arrive today. New heims for the rear toe links are in the mail.
I can finally take a breath and then focus on the LeMons car for New Jersey in a week.
That is some sexy suspension 
In reply to java230: And to think it's all completely hidden.
Got a delivery today!
Also finished the OTHER project, Jess' first motorcycle
It started life like this:
Did you do a build thread for that? Can't remember..
In reply to DaveEstey:
It's still there, just have to lift the skirt!
bluej wrote: Did you do a build thread for that? Can't remember..
Yeah I did one Build thread
These sucked so badly to mount. Incredibly stiff carcass and super sticky rubber, it was a bear getting them to seat and took a ton of lube and 130psi to finally pop them. One of them took 4 attempts and re-lubes.
DaveEstey wrote: One of them took 4 attempts and re-lubes.
I hate it when that happens.
Left side of the car is done
Fun facts: That mark on the door isn't from a tire - it's from a tree.
NJMP LeMons last weekend was OK. Saturday featured more than 2" of rain and during my stint 2 cars oiled down the track - hilarious.
Sunday was gorgeous and the car was humming along, until a bonehead wasn't watching the oil pressure, the car starved on T1 and the engine is now junk. We were in 49th overall and moving up.
Time for a new engine.
This week is slam on the hillclimb car week, so I'll have some things to share.
I think I landed on my presilencer when I finished my roll.
No time to order a new one, so I'll be repacking this one and welding a patch panel over it for the weekend.
Well I jammed as much steel wool back into the presilencer as I could, welded what was left of the case back together and then applied a 16ga patch panel. I think it should hold up for the weekend. Welding on a used exhaust from a vehicle that runs on premix is a ton of fun.
My last heim joint came yesterday so I was able to reconfabulate the toe link that got destroyed, which in turn meant I got to do this for the first time since last September.
She's on all fours again.
The list for tonight is:
Re-install the presilencer
Re-install and bleed the pedal box
Re-install front bumper
Tidy up remote reservoir lines
Oil change
Fresh spark plugs
Make some noise and heat
An update is in order. I brought the car to a trusted shop for a thorough nut and bolt and an alignment. Everything was looking good until we threw the lasers on it. Right rear has -3.5 degrees of camber. Left had -1.8. Camber isn't individually adjustable (yet).
Rather than risk it I pulled the plug on the race and ordered a new control arm, which appears to have been twisted ever so slightly in the roll. I also ordered individual camber adjusters.
Meanwhile, I've been staying busy in the shop https://www.youtube.com/embed/dG5KhXhYMrc
Was the shop able to confirm that unibody wasn't tweaked in the incident? Pickup points still where they should be?
Everything else looked legit. Alignment numbers were consistent. Subframe looked good.
Sings Mothers don't let your kids, roll their race carrrrrssss
Last night we swapped out the bad control arm for a fresh one and a new set of Mazdatrix camber adjusters.
While we were swapping things we noticed the following:
This ain't straight. It's the DTS bearing bolt. New one went in.
We also noticed the brake caliper bracket was tweaked. Jesus. Luckily I have a spare set of rear calipers etc ready to go.
I'm hoping to take the RX7 to an autocross this Sunday to shake it down a little.
Nice to see it going back together!
Great update! Sorry about the hatch/wind/prop/"grill" mishap....I got tired of the slightest breeze either blowing my old school spring-assisted hood shut or forcing it more open (fear of blowing it over the windshield/top) at car gatherings. So I picked up a hood prop off of some poor Kia at the Pull A Part for $1, fabbed a few brackets -- and came up with this. No more hood moving around or prop coming undone on its own.
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Not a bad idea really.
Someone posted photos from the day. The car needs to be lowered a bit and I think I need to figure out how to mount a rear sway bar with the Ford diff.
Apparently I had the car on two wheels a couple times.
Time to lower it a little more and maybe add some more rear spring.
Prepping for the Okemo Hillclimb this weekend
Added another muffler to quiet things down further
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