my car!!

[sim_rx3]

hi guys well im an oll schooler and here is a few pics of my beast!!

These photo's taken at start of the year 2003 before i pulled her apart-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/myrx3_01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/myrx3_02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/myrx3_03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/myrx3_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/myrx3_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/myrx3_06.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/myrx3_07.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/myrx3_08.jpg

Ok, now where to start...
It’s a 1974 series 2 rx3 sedan and this is what is being done-
body colour might be candy apple red but I’m still thinking original colour, which is what she is now.
Interior will be oyster colour leather interior if car is red. If gold havent decided yet.

*13bt motor (bridge ported)
*T45 holset turbo but could be looking at GT42R
Currently HOLSET is 55mm compressor wheel with 70mm exhaust wheel. (WHICH IS FOR SALE)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20turbo/sim10.jpg

* custom manifold with water to air intercooler.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/LPGmanifolddesign.jpg

* LPG throttle body
* Haltech ignition computer with Straight LPG.
* Supra TT 6 speed with custom vertical gate shifter
* 9" diff with 4.56 gears
* Original steering setup is being replaced with electric powersteering pump from a holden vectra and rack (if anyone has the wiring diagram for it would be muchly appreciated)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/DSCF0306.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/DSCF0321.jpg

* Front suspension is full custom (like the Gemini that won summernats) with coil over shocks.
(Shock towers have been removed from the body in the engine bay as aftermarket crossmember has shock towers on it)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/a-armrFrontBig.jpg

or like this -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/a-ifsdeluxeBig.jpg

* Rear suspension is 2 bar link (like a toyota landcruiser 80 series) with watts linkage and coil over shocks (rear shock towers have been removed to make way for sub box)
* Pbr disk brakes (330mm front, 300mm rear disks) drilled-slotted disks all four corners (Brembo 6 spot calipers on front, Brembo 4 spot rear)
*Firewall smoothed over and brake/clutch pedal boxes used will be mounted under the dash
* mechanical water pump replaced with davies craig EWP
* Stud pattern and offset changed to falcon (sick of Simmons on Mazda’s, no offence)
*False drop tank has the Gas tanks and battery in it
(Also done to make room for sub box)
* Twin 3.5" exhaust system with rear mufflers sitting either side of drop tank with 5" outlets
* All inner guards will have been lifted 3" without changing external lines of the body to make room for new rims-tires
* Rims are 20”x8.5” with 245/35/20 tires on all four corners

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/wheels/billetspecialistsslgseriesslg02cang.jpg

* 4x recaro seats. Extra 2 for rear seat configuration with parcel shelf to be moulded to come down around recaros to give it the "bench seat look"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/seats/recaros.jpg

* 2x clarion dual voice coil 12" subs
* 2x clarion splits (a set for front and a set for the rear)
* Mazda 121 bubble boot hinges used for boot and bonnet hinges of rx3 to give it a funky look when opening/closing.
This is so far, so basically I want 20” rims with the body 150mm off the ground and be able to rotate the wheels for even wear.

have purchased the plates -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/sim_rx3/my%20car/ERATICplate.jpg

I can wait till she is on the road gleaming her ass off with me in da drivers seat pimpin style!! lol :twisted:

[HI RPM RX3]

Hey sim. :) here we are on another forum, on the other side of the world. (sort of). :D

[DEMOOD]

It's an Aussie invasion:D :D :D :D

[mr808]

Oh no i'm here too!!! :eek: :p

[rx3sleeper]

i am here as well

[sim_rx3]

so this is what it feels like on the other side of the world!! haha

[sim_rx3]

time for an update!! lol
edit

[clive]

Congratulations on getting married and congrats on a monster project, sounds like your going to end up with one of the very best on the planet:D :D


Please keep us posted when you get underway .

[travellinbob]

sweet jeezus. That is one impressive work load you have planned for yourself! Sounds and looks like an amazing project. I wish you al the best with it. And the marriage too!
No need for me to be the homesick aussie over here anymore since there are so many of us runniing amok on this forum. Good to see them all in the old skool section too:D

[t2rew]

two words to describe that , first one starts with F second one starts with H.

i like the look of it now, but i cant wait to see it on 20". it will look like a roller skate.

[OLSKOOLROTAR]

That car is gonna look ace mate, just dont drive past any schools with that turbo fitted you might suck up some little kiddies by accident :D

[OLSKOOLROTAR]

Hey Bob,
I'm just waiting on the list of goodies, to be emailed to me if their is anything that would help you out I'll let you know okay mate:)

[Martiny]

Hope you can make out an idea of the type of seat I want from this picture. This is me in my Road car, on (The old) Kyalami Grand Prix circuit ( Before the FIA F***ed up the track!) I am approaching Clubhouse corner.

[Carl]

Hey Martin!
How did that handle with the tiny width of the tyres?
LOL
Regards
Carl

[OLSKOOLROTAR]

How long ago was that Martiny?, I can vaguely makeout the seats your on about. Hows the orange 2 doing have you had any luck with your motor transplant yet, would be great if you could get it back to "even" near its normal self, Love that colour on the RX2's by the way, my mate had 1 (coupe) does the job nicely.

All the best anyways

OLSKOOL

[sim_rx3]

Originally posted by clive
Congratulations on getting married and congrats on a monster project, sounds like your going to end up with one of the very best on the planet:D :D


Please keep us posted when you get underway .

Thanks clive. Going to have the best of both worlds

A top rotar and a missus that suports my hobby!! Woo hoo!! She’s the best.

Ive decided **** it and just go for it ay.
The auto electrical buisness has picked up now.
Giving me the funds to sculpture an ultimate project.
So ive just got to get past the no spending till after the wedding rule and the rx3 project will be underway. :cool

Originally posted by travellinbob
sweet jeezus. That is one impressive work load you have planned for yourself! Sounds and looks like an amazing project. I wish you al the best with it. And the marriage too!
No need for me to be the homesick aussie over here anymore since there are so many of us runniing amok on this forum. Good to see them all in the old skool section too:D

Thanks lol

Yeh with the new rules coming in to aussie now its getting harder to do a 13bt project rx3.
But im doing everything it takes to have it street legal with rego.
Just got to jump through the hoops to get it done right and legal like.

Where abouts in aus ya from originally??

Originally posted by t2rew
two words to describe that , first one starts with F second one starts with H.

i like the look of it now, but i cant wait to see it on 20". it will look like a roller skate.

yeh I like the original look as well. Was hard to pull her apart. :(

But she will be back bad with some serious nuts!! Lol

Originally posted by Martiny
Hope you can make out an idea of the type of seat I want from this picture. This is me in my Road car, on (The old) Kyalami Grand Prix circuit ( Before the FIA F***ed up the track!) I am approaching Clubhouse corner.

not sure mate its hard to tell




I will be posting progress shots guys/girls!!

[travellinbob]

Hey sim sorry for the delayed response, the cold slows my brain down to a walking pace these days. I am originally from wollongong. Born and bred there for the first 24 years of my life before escaping. Spent 6 longs years mucking about with old skool stuff with spac. Still trying to recover.:rollin

[sim_rx3]

Originally posted by travellinbob
Hey sim sorry for the delayed response, the cold slows my brain down to a walking pace these days. I am originally from wollongong. Born and bred there for the first 24 years of my life before escaping. Spent 6 longs years mucking about with old skool stuff with spac. Still trying to recover.:rollin

tis cool. yeh im a hunter valley boy originaly. moved to sydney about 2 years ago now.

bahaha cool. yeh spac will do that to ya!!:p

[travellinbob]

Hey Sim, just wondering about legality type stuff. The front suspension that you are planning seems a top idea. Have you found a sympathetic engineer to agree to your wacky ideas?
Also wondering if you had started work besides pulling apart stuff? I know that the wedding is...soonish so you are probably busy with that. Hope it goes well, cheers, michael.

[sim_rx3]

hey micheal yeh it is a big job. ive got a couple of engineers that said they will put pen to paper for me so its cool.

basically the way im looking is ICV - individually constructed vehicle.

so everything has to comply with the ADR's of today.



the rules are heaps different and really tough (will cost extra) and to get around the pollution laws in seriously considering gas ie straight LPG.


ive made a few decisions too.

im definetly going bridge port turbo.

im selling the holset turbo and getting either a GT42R or GT42RS turbo!!:evillaugh

[travellinbob]

oooooh baby. I havnt heard a great deal about the ICV laws but can well expect them to be quite harsh. LPG sounds like a good option, especially if you bridgeport it i guess. More overlap=more unburnt fuel =more polution I would reckon. Could be wrong though.
What are you going ot do with the gear from the original set up?

[sim_rx3]

most of the gear is already sold.

[Martiny]

Originally posted by Carl
Hey Martin!
How did that handle with the tiny width of the tyres?
LOL
Regards
Carl

Hey Carl.
Well it was quite entertaining! And look at how high she rides, too. I'll bet it was fun to watch.

The racing I did was pretty much open to anything, because it was run on a handicap system. So the times were worked out from your practice times. We all started at different times, with the theory that we should all cross the line together! With 30 something cars, the last lap was very busy!

Anyway, I would drive that RX-2 the track, take off the hubcaps, do my racing, put the hubcaps back on, and it was then my daily drive for the rext of the week. Fantastic cheap motoring/racing!

I could only afford standard road tyres - we used to try and get Uniroyals. Now, a lot of guys I raced against had slicks, and I could outbrake/outcorner some of them!

Wish I could find a handicap formula here .... one day I will have an RX2 on the track again......

[OLSKOOLROTAR]

Congrats to you and your wife Sim:D

remember now whats your is hers and whats hers is hers too now!!!!

Looks like a good time had by all, saw the pic's on the Aus site, damn those rex's looked the biz:cool

regards OLSKOOL:wave

[sim_rx3]

thank man.

;)

[sim_rx3]

bit more of an update (ive fixed up my first post to reflect the changes).

[t2rew]

your not afraid to spend money on you car are you :D :D :D

nice wheels.

[sim_rx3]

nah not at all!! lol

it will take time but ill get there.

yeh they are nice $4000 AUS from the US to my door.