DAVEBRO's new race car!!!!

[Davebro]

Yup. Got me a new project.

Series 6 RX7, minus engine, box, ecu. Comes with NEW (rebuilt) GT35/40 turbo, intake manifold, external wastegate and manifold, and few other bits. all freshly re-wired, new paint. Need wider seat tho... And will need a removable boss kit for steering wheel lol. I got in it, but only just! Seat can go back about 2-3 inches.

And the XR8 just for good measure....

[Koom]

Very nice. I'm jealous. You should pull the motor out of the taxi and drop it into the Mazda!

[Davebro]

Well yes, but I need the TAXI for the tow car!

[T.Rev]

Lifes good Davebro...

[nt_a_foz]

Legend. That looks pretty sweet.

What motor you dropping in the sev?

[WRXER]

Nice, always been tempted with an rx7 track car.

[Davebro]

Probably just get a stock 13B to start with, maybe a bridge port later on.

The turbo setup I've got will be good for decent HP.

I just want to get it going first!

A 20B would be fun tho.....

Yeah Trev, life is far better over here!

[T.Rev]

Cool Dave.....stay safe in the Batmobile. Shame about the Ford tho...

[Optical]

Nice one Dave

might be a quicker ride home from Hooters next time around

[ODB]

mean bro.

life must be good in oz??

you wont need to spend too much in oz to get a bulletproof 13B will ya??

[Davebro]

Well, I don't think any rotors are bulletproof....

But you can get them pretty reliable with mild mods...

I wont be doing much with it till Jan, but I'll keep updating!

[ODB]

dowel that bad boy!

[Guest]

Nice davebro.

Dyson were doing fully rebuild 13b turbo units for $3500 a while back.Unbreakable seals and all the jazz.

13b fresh with T70 and microtech in a 2 door datsun made 370kw atw from memory.

mactrans datsun it was,races at queensland race way.

Lots of fun to be had 8)

[QRAF]

i was just going to ask is there any issues bringing parts in from nz?

[ODB]

i think the Aussies are better than us at making drag rotaries so......im sure they have plenty of expertise of their own.

Depends how much it costs i suppose.

[QRAF]

 ODB said:

i think the Aussies are better than us at making drag rotaries so......im sure they have plenty of expertise of their own.

Depends how much it costs i suppose.

this is true you just have to look at PAC racing and i'm sure thats just a taste of the best over there.

[Guest]

nice man looks mint,ford looks prty sick .is it the turbo version?

[Davebro]

Yeah it is.

There is a workshop here locally, REVS that build rotary engines. I;ll go check them out, see what a BP 13B will set me back.

I've got a GT 35/40 turbo for it as well.

Its a nice looking car! I cant wait to get it done and out on the track!

[Guest]

Pac are way expensive

I meant wayne dyson from the gold coast.

http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/Dyson-Rotary

This guy is very good with the rotors.

Unsure if the business has moved but shouldnt be hard to find.

Here are the top 20 0dd builds he has.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dyson-Rotary-Performance/312964666297?v=info

[Johnnynz]

Car looks mean Dave, Keep us updated, cant wait to see what you do with it.

[ODB]

how do you find the level of driving and cars over there for your average weekend trackday vs here?

[Davebro]

Been to a few race days, and a few practice days.

There are some nice cars!

I've been to the odd one in Sydney as well.

You get the average ones like in NZ, but I've seen some awesome R35 GTR's and some amazing RX7's. Lots of Silvia drift/track cars. You see a few Subaru's, but they are quite expensive here.

The other side is to cert a car here for mods on the road is HELL expensive, so generally people don't do it, or try and hide it the best they can. So this cuts down the daily driver's track car too.

[Odie]

Lol drop and EJ20 in it (well ok squeeze it in)

Piss off every rotor boy in the country... Lmao!!

Nice car tho, pretty sure that was down herd last year, through nationals... Have you got the CAMS logbook with it? What's the history?

[Davebro]

Good point, I'll have to have a look!

[Davebro]

Its all starting! Should be starting to work on it tonight.

Engine is getting built by Rick Shaw in Sydney, so that should be down here in a few weeks.

Looking for around 300KW at the wheels. So should be reliable, and still have good power. Just running on 98 pump gas to start with, as E85 is an extra cost, and from what I've found out not much more power. Mainly runs cooler from what I believe.

Going to be fun switching to a RWD car with no ABS or power steering! FUN!

Now the mission to strip the weight out of it, and try and fit myself in!

I bought a new 4009W Racetech seat when I was back in Welly last Dec. And a removable steering wheel boss kit... So should make life easier.

I'll post up some photos soon.

Dave.