Hello,
So my first "build thread" here I posted in a wrong section apparently :hahano:.
Anywho, I have now owned 3 Rx8s, 2 3rd gen Rx7s, and about 8 2nd gen Rx7s. The only two rotary cars I have remaining are my 2005 Rx8 and my 1993 Rx7.
My initial build was going to be on my Winning blue Rx8. Unfortunately, the car was horrific in the rust department and I got shafted by a friend's little brother on the bodywork.
So now it brings me to this build. I bought this Shinka off of a buddy of mine in Northern Minnesota.
It originally came from Indiana.
Little bit of the specs on this car:
Year: 2005
Model: Rx8 Shinka
Mileage: ~100k miles on the chassis
Color: Purple looking color ahah
After wanting to build a NASA car for several years, I believe I have finally found a car worth building. I say this because the body is pretty clean with no rust and the suspension geometry on this 8 is much better than my Rx7. Besides, these cars you can find a lot easier than the Rx7 (wouldn't want to crash that :shocking:).
I have a buddy that some may know who races NASA ST-1 Class in his 3rd gen. His name is Damian. Runs the Twin Visions FD. Super badass car. Him and I have been talking about what to do with this setup. We came to the ultimate and most common sense conclusion: get this car running and driving and then make sure its reliable.
With that in mind, I have broken down to basically a simplification of the swap and not trying to get crazy horsepower. After all, who really races on road courses with more than 400whp and maintains reliability on a 2 rotor?
My goal is to get this running by next year 2017.
So far I have the car pretty much completely gutted. One issue I have been having is removing the front lower control arms. Those are a PITA!
I have one more arm to remove in order for me to be able to work on replacing the bushings with the PowerFlex bushings I have.
What engine I am running?
I am going to be running the 13BRE engine.
What transmission am I running?
I plan on running the stock 6spd transmission right now. I am aware of its weakness, but really I just want to get this thing running before worrying about more of a job. If I am able to get everything set up and then find out that I need to only replace my transmission I am golden :D.
What flywheel and clutch am I running?
I plan on running the Racing Beat lightened flywheel with replaceable surface. More expensive, but I think it will make sense so i can just replaces surfaces vs. replacing an entire flywheel.
I plan on running a 6 puck unsprung ACT disc and ACT Heavy duty Pressure Plate. My buddy Damian runs that on his 20b FD and has had nothing but good results for it. Very aggressive for the road, but not so bad on the track.
What suspension setup will I have?
I am running PowerFlex black series front lower bushings. I will have my dad make me some delrin upper wishbone bushings and I am running powertrix coilovers (I got them for a decent deal used...this is why).
What is my WHP goal?
I have no idea. I am only going to have it tuned for 12-15psi
What ECU am I running?
I got a deal on a Motec M2R with custom harness so I will be running the Motec system.
What Wheels and tires am I Running?
Currently I plan on running my 18x9 +42 Square setup Super Advans w/ 255 40 18 tires.
Well I have so many more things, but I would really appreciate for any feedback on input while I am building this car. It would help me out a lot as long as the comments are useful obviously.
Well, this is an intro post. Hopefully I have it in the right section this time, but Pics will be coming in shortly.
Thanks for tuning in,
Nick
So my first "build thread" here I posted in a wrong section apparently :hahano:.
Anywho, I have now owned 3 Rx8s, 2 3rd gen Rx7s, and about 8 2nd gen Rx7s. The only two rotary cars I have remaining are my 2005 Rx8 and my 1993 Rx7.
My initial build was going to be on my Winning blue Rx8. Unfortunately, the car was horrific in the rust department and I got shafted by a friend's little brother on the bodywork.
So now it brings me to this build. I bought this Shinka off of a buddy of mine in Northern Minnesota.
It originally came from Indiana.
Little bit of the specs on this car:
Year: 2005
Model: Rx8 Shinka
Mileage: ~100k miles on the chassis
Color: Purple looking color ahah
After wanting to build a NASA car for several years, I believe I have finally found a car worth building. I say this because the body is pretty clean with no rust and the suspension geometry on this 8 is much better than my Rx7. Besides, these cars you can find a lot easier than the Rx7 (wouldn't want to crash that :shocking:).
I have a buddy that some may know who races NASA ST-1 Class in his 3rd gen. His name is Damian. Runs the Twin Visions FD. Super badass car. Him and I have been talking about what to do with this setup. We came to the ultimate and most common sense conclusion: get this car running and driving and then make sure its reliable.
With that in mind, I have broken down to basically a simplification of the swap and not trying to get crazy horsepower. After all, who really races on road courses with more than 400whp and maintains reliability on a 2 rotor?
My goal is to get this running by next year 2017.
So far I have the car pretty much completely gutted. One issue I have been having is removing the front lower control arms. Those are a PITA!
I have one more arm to remove in order for me to be able to work on replacing the bushings with the PowerFlex bushings I have.
What engine I am running?
I am going to be running the 13BRE engine.
What transmission am I running?
I plan on running the stock 6spd transmission right now. I am aware of its weakness, but really I just want to get this thing running before worrying about more of a job. If I am able to get everything set up and then find out that I need to only replace my transmission I am golden :D.
What flywheel and clutch am I running?
I plan on running the Racing Beat lightened flywheel with replaceable surface. More expensive, but I think it will make sense so i can just replaces surfaces vs. replacing an entire flywheel.
I plan on running a 6 puck unsprung ACT disc and ACT Heavy duty Pressure Plate. My buddy Damian runs that on his 20b FD and has had nothing but good results for it. Very aggressive for the road, but not so bad on the track.
What suspension setup will I have?
I am running PowerFlex black series front lower bushings. I will have my dad make me some delrin upper wishbone bushings and I am running powertrix coilovers (I got them for a decent deal used...this is why).
What is my WHP goal?
I have no idea. I am only going to have it tuned for 12-15psi
What ECU am I running?
I got a deal on a Motec M2R with custom harness so I will be running the Motec system.
What Wheels and tires am I Running?
Currently I plan on running my 18x9 +42 Square setup Super Advans w/ 255 40 18 tires.
Well I have so many more things, but I would really appreciate for any feedback on input while I am building this car. It would help me out a lot as long as the comments are useful obviously.
Well, this is an intro post. Hopefully I have it in the right section this time, but Pics will be coming in shortly.
Thanks for tuning in,
Nick
My Rx8 Shinka Track build
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