89BG 323's worklog

[89BG 323]

it was on a veilside FD rx7 that my buddy imported from the isles of JDM land a few years ago. for some reason when he sold it for parts (no title) he kept it. when i saw it kickin around in his shop i was like "I WANT", and his response was "happy birthday."

[Mazda_Powered]

mmm plush black carpet lol, nice shift knob too, I would have scooped it up as well!

[89BG 323]

dug up some more pictures

doing the clutch a month or so ago, it finally getting a wash, and a turbo i picked up for it... :D And then one from the other day driving to seattle, with my new guages. w00t!

[Mazda_Powered]

*approves* lol

[protegemartin]

Dam, thats a big turbo! (at least the pic of it is!) lol
Looking pretty sweet!

[89BG 323]

yeah i know, looking thru the posts on this page and then i got to the pics and i was like "HOLY RESIZE, BATMAN!!"
lol.
but yeah its actually a pretty small turbo, just a standard fare T25 from a VG30 (300zx).
but it has a fresh rebuild.
miata guys use them quite a bit, so i was thinking about picking up a miata bp turbo mani/header that it'll fit up to. then just getting the bp26 injectors and ecu, and there ya have it.

[protegemartin]

Smaller spools quicker anyway doesn't it?
Sounds like a nice setup you got planned. Should go well with that head.

[89BG 323]

yeah, smaller spools quicker, but it also will make less boost.
but im alright by that, as i like carving corners more than straight line savagery.

[protegemartin]

Mmmmm, corners! gotta love 'em! lol
I mite be the same way if ya couldn't tell, since I've done way more to my suspension than anything else. And I'm still not done!

[89BG 323]

pics from the rear disc conversion!

went pretty smoothly, apart from a rusted bolt on the rear trailing arm on the passenger side that made my life hard. and by rusted, i mean it has no threads, and the bolt is now a 15 mm, instead of a 17mm. luckily for me, this is tho only area or rust on my car! w00t!

[protegemartin]

Dam! Now I gotta upgrade my brakes to! (can't let ya get to far ahead of me!) lol
My next upgrade will be in the front tho, ZX2 fronts. They're the same as LX fronts, and they were free.
What pads are you using?

[89BG 323]

what was in the calipers when i got them from the junkyard. im not sure what brand they are, but they were brand spankin ass new. you can still see the spray on part numbers on the outside edge of the pad. and they work rather well. dont put out much dust at all either. i like em. really wish i knew what they were.

[protegemartin]

If you had a good pic of the pads, maybe somebody on here would recognize them. Mite be worth a shot.
I like EBC brakes, love the Redstuff on my car now. Very little dust, great braking cold without being touchy, add some heat and they really work great. Long lasting and real easy on the rotors to.

[89BG 323]

huh. might be worth a shot. next time im back there ill snap a pic. oh yeah, and i tore the 5th gear housing off my trans, and it seems that the shift fork for 5th snapped. badly. and in the bottom of the housing, there is a tar like substance with a very high aluminum content. wonder what it used to be? lol. but on the flipside, i bought gambit's old f series today, so imma finish stuffing that in there when i wake up.

[protegemartin]

OUCH!!
At least you got anouther one easy.