My 200mph budget build
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Turbotoaster, your car is pretty loud idling away god knows what it sounds like on full chat 
You came on Shell as I was just offski the other day.
You came on Shell as I was just offski the other day.
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yep, not the quietest of motors on tickover, will be interesting to see how loud it is when its running a straight pipe out the side directly behind the front wheel with no silencers, the neighbours love me already!
its not that bad driving it, but then i drive it to work and back like miss daisy, my mates cossie powered puma is much louder to drive but surprisingly a lot quieter at idle
its not that bad driving it, but then i drive it to work and back like miss daisy, my mates cossie powered puma is much louder to drive but surprisingly a lot quieter at idle
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little update, had a lot of people look around my car in the last couple of weeks and it seems my car is very well known in the area so was getting a bit nervous, hence the purchase, plus being 6ft3 causes me issues with driving an rx7, as you cant move your legs properly when driving as your knees hit the steering wheel.
I changed my wheel from 370mm to 320mm to see if it helped and it did a little bit but then i was unable to see half my clocks, so after ordering a new set of bucket seats to lower me down and send me further back so im more comfortable i decided to get my hand in my pocket and buy a driftworks quick release.
I have to say the guys are spot on, everything i asked he got back to me straight away, even ordered it yesterday and it arrived today being sent by normal 1st class post...awesome.
i had a quick look on there to see if there was any guides to fitting one and since there wasnt i thought id stick some pics up to help anybody else who might want one for there trackcar
little box arrives this morning
open box to find goodies, also look at instructions that are in japanese........felt so jdm haha
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original boss with wheel attached to give a reference of position from console
bolted onto wheel, had to use spacer that i had on the car as the bolts were so long and wasnt bothered about cutting them off, also you can see the 2 thin metal plates between them, thats for the horn, you can see them in the picture earlier
original boss to bolt to
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bolted new part on with allen bolts suppied in the kit, i like how its not on a spline like motorsport ones because ive heard of the cars getting pinched with a set of molegrips!
wheel massively closer to me, i can actually see the clocks properly now!! also theres more room around my knees to heel/toe, no point being flat out and unable to see when to change gear when looking at the dash
you can see the difference the 60mm makes
will give another little update next saturday when my seats are in and pop up to the weighbridge to see what we have got the weight down to(should be 20kg off from seats) also been in contact with matt lewis about his lightweight battery setup so gonna order that from him in a couple of weeks and that will save 10kg
I changed my wheel from 370mm to 320mm to see if it helped and it did a little bit but then i was unable to see half my clocks, so after ordering a new set of bucket seats to lower me down and send me further back so im more comfortable i decided to get my hand in my pocket and buy a driftworks quick release.
I have to say the guys are spot on, everything i asked he got back to me straight away, even ordered it yesterday and it arrived today being sent by normal 1st class post...awesome.
i had a quick look on there to see if there was any guides to fitting one and since there wasnt i thought id stick some pics up to help anybody else who might want one for there trackcar
little box arrives this morning
open box to find goodies, also look at instructions that are in japanese........felt so jdm haha
original boss with wheel attached to give a reference of position from console
bolted onto wheel, had to use spacer that i had on the car as the bolts were so long and wasnt bothered about cutting them off, also you can see the 2 thin metal plates between them, thats for the horn, you can see them in the picture earlier
original boss to bolt to
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bolted new part on with allen bolts suppied in the kit, i like how its not on a spline like motorsport ones because ive heard of the cars getting pinched with a set of molegrips!
wheel massively closer to me, i can actually see the clocks properly now!! also theres more room around my knees to heel/toe, no point being flat out and unable to see when to change gear when looking at the dash
you can see the difference the 60mm makes
will give another little update next saturday when my seats are in and pop up to the weighbridge to see what we have got the weight down to(should be 20kg off from seats) also been in contact with matt lewis about his lightweight battery setup so gonna order that from him in a couple of weeks and that will save 10kg
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You're a mentalist and I salute you sir, top bombing 
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thanks very much(tips hat)
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Wow, amazing project mate. Just spent a while reading all 17 pages, hehe. I was supposed to get an early night. Nice one, lol.
Any idea when you might be able to attempt this?
Any idea when you might be able to attempt this?
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well im sorting out seats next saturday, then i need to change the rims and tyres as my wheels are corroded and my tyres are shot so thats november/december wages used.
ill be going over to 18x10 et35 with 265 front and 285 rear, this will give me decent grip for the power and also change my rear ratio to save trying to change the diff
need £1000 to finish my big single turbo setup, then its just a case of saving some money for racegas and off the dyno we go.
Id like to run it in feb when its still cold to keep my temps down, but it just depends if i come across any issues in the meantime
it does seem to help with cooling, you can see the heat coming out of it when at a standstill, ill be taking it and the standard bonnet for the run to see which works best
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ok guys, next update, things are coming along slowly, not as fast as id like but when you have been made redundant 4 times in 2years it becomes a hard slog!
My next update is what ive been saving for the last couple of months, to save some weight, my safety and also improve my driving position.
First up it was time to sort out the battery, ive basically took the big stock battery and box and bolted it into the boot just under the strut brace.
This has been fine and theres been no movement but its heavy and you can hear the liquid sloshing around, also in the event of a crash theres a chance that it could fly forward and kill someone.
So i decided to get myself a little battery and box.
Upon having a look around being the tight fisted guy i am came across the solution on ebay(where else)
got the 20ah battery for £50
and the box for £20
so took out my old battery/box and weighed it, came to 17kg
and replaced it with the new battery and box, came to 5.4kg which saved me 11.6kg!!
Now i feel a bit safer incase of an accident plus saving weight is never a bad thing.
Next thing was to sort out a pair of seats.
The biggest issue i have had is being tall, im 6ft3, now thats not a monster in the normal world, but in the rx7 world its not great.
This is when i started talking to jon at atomicrex, well what can i say about the bloke, one of the nicest guys ive met in a while, always happy to talk about anything and makes time for you even if he doesnt know or not if you will buy from him.
After deciding to go down and see him after looking at his seat rails online we found that they just wont work for someone my height.
But thats not an issue, jon decides to have a custom set made for me, which im over the moon with.
The issue was that with the standard rails he does im about 60mm to close to the dash, which means i cant move my legs or see any clocks.
After chatting about it for while he comes up with the solution and gets them made, this was about a month ago, but due to my work problems i was unable to get back down there to do a proper fitting.....until saturday just(yay)
Jon opens his shop just for me and we spend the day fitting them, i really appriecated all his help because he was meant to be going gliding but instead put this customer first.
Passanger seat when in fine, took a few tweaks to get it sitting correct and we realised that because i still have full sound deadening and carpet you have to bolt seats in the correct order else you run out of room.
After that we move onto the drivers side, this unfortunately became an issue, due to me modifiing the stock seat so that it goes back as far as possible it decided today of all days it was gonna lock up and not go forward to give me access to the rear bolts.
So out came the angle grinder much to jon amusement as i cut a perfectly mint stock seat into 24 different pieces before finally getting access to the rear bolts!!
Anyway because of my height this side is now using his new 'lanky bugger' seat mounts, or as jon nicely put 'extended'
These rails have 3 adjustments for peoples height and in my opinion are set at:
6ft-6ft2
6ft2-6ft4
6ft4-6ft6
we first tried it at 6ft4-6ft6 setting and i could just about reach the pedals and the seat was pretty much set vertical, to let you know how close it is between the back of the seat and the car, there was 3mm.
When trying to recline the seat back to lower the head height slightly we found that the rear of the seat would touch the sound deadening there......if you are 6ft4-6ft6 and want more reclining then you will need to remove the little bit of deadening there which would take 5mins.
but because im only 6ft3 we moved the seat one position forward and dropped the back of the seat down 1 peg.........this was perfect, i was comfortable and could finally see all of my rev counter, also i was sitting further back than my old modified stock seat so my knees were nowhere near the steering wheel,he has some of these rails in stock if you are interested in information or buying them, im sure he will post some pics of them for everyone to see.
The seats im running are corbeau pro series 3 carbon/kevlar in stock size.....and im 15st and 34in waist for reference if anyone needs seats, they fit but they are very much the limit interms of size which full interior.
This first image shows you my new battery/box fitted, the 2 threaded holes that are on the chassis from factory are used to hold the box in place.
You can also see how ive reclined the seat further back to give it more of a GT feel for comfort and to bring my eyeline lower in the car compared to the passenger seat which is a stock atomicrex rail
This one shows in the middle position how much further the seat goes back than the stock seat, also the recline aswell, i may int he future recline the passenger one slightly if i get many complaints.
Quick picture of how it looks from the outside
So overall im very happy with the setup and would recommend it for any tall or even short guys if you choose the right rail, i drove 3hrs back from jons and felt fine when i got out.
Hope this helps with anyones decisions in the future, if you want to know costs etc ill with be happy to tell you
My next update is what ive been saving for the last couple of months, to save some weight, my safety and also improve my driving position.
First up it was time to sort out the battery, ive basically took the big stock battery and box and bolted it into the boot just under the strut brace.
This has been fine and theres been no movement but its heavy and you can hear the liquid sloshing around, also in the event of a crash theres a chance that it could fly forward and kill someone.
So i decided to get myself a little battery and box.
Upon having a look around being the tight fisted guy i am came across the solution on ebay(where else)
got the 20ah battery for £50
and the box for £20
so took out my old battery/box and weighed it, came to 17kg
and replaced it with the new battery and box, came to 5.4kg which saved me 11.6kg!!
Now i feel a bit safer incase of an accident plus saving weight is never a bad thing.
Next thing was to sort out a pair of seats.
The biggest issue i have had is being tall, im 6ft3, now thats not a monster in the normal world, but in the rx7 world its not great.
This is when i started talking to jon at atomicrex, well what can i say about the bloke, one of the nicest guys ive met in a while, always happy to talk about anything and makes time for you even if he doesnt know or not if you will buy from him.
After deciding to go down and see him after looking at his seat rails online we found that they just wont work for someone my height.
But thats not an issue, jon decides to have a custom set made for me, which im over the moon with.
The issue was that with the standard rails he does im about 60mm to close to the dash, which means i cant move my legs or see any clocks.
After chatting about it for while he comes up with the solution and gets them made, this was about a month ago, but due to my work problems i was unable to get back down there to do a proper fitting.....until saturday just(yay)
Jon opens his shop just for me and we spend the day fitting them, i really appriecated all his help because he was meant to be going gliding but instead put this customer first.
Passanger seat when in fine, took a few tweaks to get it sitting correct and we realised that because i still have full sound deadening and carpet you have to bolt seats in the correct order else you run out of room.
After that we move onto the drivers side, this unfortunately became an issue, due to me modifiing the stock seat so that it goes back as far as possible it decided today of all days it was gonna lock up and not go forward to give me access to the rear bolts.
So out came the angle grinder much to jon amusement as i cut a perfectly mint stock seat into 24 different pieces before finally getting access to the rear bolts!!
Anyway because of my height this side is now using his new 'lanky bugger' seat mounts, or as jon nicely put 'extended'
These rails have 3 adjustments for peoples height and in my opinion are set at:
6ft-6ft2
6ft2-6ft4
6ft4-6ft6
we first tried it at 6ft4-6ft6 setting and i could just about reach the pedals and the seat was pretty much set vertical, to let you know how close it is between the back of the seat and the car, there was 3mm.
When trying to recline the seat back to lower the head height slightly we found that the rear of the seat would touch the sound deadening there......if you are 6ft4-6ft6 and want more reclining then you will need to remove the little bit of deadening there which would take 5mins.
but because im only 6ft3 we moved the seat one position forward and dropped the back of the seat down 1 peg.........this was perfect, i was comfortable and could finally see all of my rev counter, also i was sitting further back than my old modified stock seat so my knees were nowhere near the steering wheel,he has some of these rails in stock if you are interested in information or buying them, im sure he will post some pics of them for everyone to see.
The seats im running are corbeau pro series 3 carbon/kevlar in stock size.....and im 15st and 34in waist for reference if anyone needs seats, they fit but they are very much the limit interms of size which full interior.
This first image shows you my new battery/box fitted, the 2 threaded holes that are on the chassis from factory are used to hold the box in place.
You can also see how ive reclined the seat further back to give it more of a GT feel for comfort and to bring my eyeline lower in the car compared to the passenger seat which is a stock atomicrex rail
This one shows in the middle position how much further the seat goes back than the stock seat, also the recline aswell, i may int he future recline the passenger one slightly if i get many complaints.
Quick picture of how it looks from the outside
So overall im very happy with the setup and would recommend it for any tall or even short guys if you choose the right rail, i drove 3hrs back from jons and felt fine when i got out.
Hope this helps with anyones decisions in the future, if you want to know costs etc ill with be happy to tell you
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EPIC thread... truly an inspirational read. Best of luck!
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cheers, ill make sure i update the thread when i get the next set of parts
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well little update for you guys.
the good thing about the rx7 is that even though the rx7 comes with 2 fuel rails, the primary rail(the one that is used for idle/cruising) can be easily modified to take larger injectors.
the rx7 comes with 2x550cc injectors in the primary rail and 2x850cc injectors in the secondary rail.
the secondary rail is operated when the primary injectors reach a certain level of duty(normally 40%)
Now ive fitted a set of 850cc secondary injectors into the primary rail.
this takes my total fuel capacity to 4x850=3400cc from the 2800cc you get from factory.
this means i have enough fuel for 430bhp which will keep me going as i collect more parts.
anyway an update to keep it moving until i get paid.
I managed to get a great deal on a new secondary fuel rail, now im gonna be running 2x2200cc injectors and as these are top feed and not side feed like the stock ones then a new rail is needed.
Normally these are around £120 but a bit of hunting got one for £80 brand new!!!
Box comes so feel excited.
new shiny rail, fully anodised in red(to match the car) with nice little bit of engraving.
compare that to a really crappy £150 one that leaks from america and its a bargain.
You can just see the holes at the end of the rails for the injectors and the threaded connections for the fuel lines to bolt to(currently covered in tape for protection)
because the injectors are different shape than the stock ones you fit these sleeves to the injectors so you get a tight seal, hence it came with these, notice the little rubber rings to help seal
well thats it for now.
at the end of the month ive decided to buy my 2 fuel pumps, fuel tank and fuel pressure regulator, trying to get the main boxes ticked now!
the good thing about the rx7 is that even though the rx7 comes with 2 fuel rails, the primary rail(the one that is used for idle/cruising) can be easily modified to take larger injectors.
the rx7 comes with 2x550cc injectors in the primary rail and 2x850cc injectors in the secondary rail.
the secondary rail is operated when the primary injectors reach a certain level of duty(normally 40%)
Now ive fitted a set of 850cc secondary injectors into the primary rail.
this takes my total fuel capacity to 4x850=3400cc from the 2800cc you get from factory.
this means i have enough fuel for 430bhp which will keep me going as i collect more parts.
anyway an update to keep it moving until i get paid.
I managed to get a great deal on a new secondary fuel rail, now im gonna be running 2x2200cc injectors and as these are top feed and not side feed like the stock ones then a new rail is needed.
Normally these are around £120 but a bit of hunting got one for £80 brand new!!!
Box comes so feel excited.
new shiny rail, fully anodised in red(to match the car) with nice little bit of engraving.
compare that to a really crappy £150 one that leaks from america and its a bargain.
You can just see the holes at the end of the rails for the injectors and the threaded connections for the fuel lines to bolt to(currently covered in tape for protection)
because the injectors are different shape than the stock ones you fit these sleeves to the injectors so you get a tight seal, hence it came with these, notice the little rubber rings to help seal
well thats it for now.
at the end of the month ive decided to buy my 2 fuel pumps, fuel tank and fuel pressure regulator, trying to get the main boxes ticked now!
Gel battery so completely fine.
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man thats insane good work :]
Wish I knew as much about cars as I do computers!
Wish I knew as much about cars as I do computers!
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Ahhh yeah it's fitting into place now, I thought I knew you but couldn't quite place exactly who you were. The good old RRR days, I like to think I've grown out of all that now
hahaha :]
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hey guys, i was involved in an accident
sorting their insurance out now, so no need to panic.
in the meantime ive been sorting things out as the car will be written off.
ive managed to aquire a new shell to transfer everything over into.
the shell is an ex race shell that raced in the GT championship so has a little bit of history and is very strong.
here are a few pics.
as you can see its pretty extensive.
will be painting the entire shell white including cage.
so it will look exactly like this only all white(same rear arches)
because the boot has a flat panel in place of the wheel well ill be running a square fuel tank made by the same guy i bought the shell from, this will have 2 an10 fittings(one for each fuel 044)
the shell will also have fitted to it wider front and rear GRP arches and as the items are transferred from one shell to the other everything will get a good clean and any bushes will be replaced with poly
least then i know ill be nice and safe on my top speed run as the cage is fully fia/msa approved.
the 10k budget im afraid is out of the window but at least no one can now say im not taking safety as a priority
sorting their insurance out now, so no need to panic.
in the meantime ive been sorting things out as the car will be written off.
ive managed to aquire a new shell to transfer everything over into.
the shell is an ex race shell that raced in the GT championship so has a little bit of history and is very strong.
here are a few pics.
as you can see its pretty extensive.
will be painting the entire shell white including cage.
so it will look exactly like this only all white(same rear arches)
because the boot has a flat panel in place of the wheel well ill be running a square fuel tank made by the same guy i bought the shell from, this will have 2 an10 fittings(one for each fuel 044)
the shell will also have fitted to it wider front and rear GRP arches and as the items are transferred from one shell to the other everything will get a good clean and any bushes will be replaced with poly
least then i know ill be nice and safe on my top speed run as the cage is fully fia/msa approved.
the 10k budget im afraid is out of the window but at least no one can now say im not taking safety as a priority
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