UZFE Powered FD RX 7

[Mazota san]

Hi All, am a newbie on here. Have been trawling the site the last few days for info on uzfe into an fd rx. Am currently a planning a drift build and hoping to go with the uz. I have found some info on the swap but not alot which leads me to believe that the sump, steering and cross-member issues are tricky-ish. Has anyone on here completed the swap or know of anyone that has? I read in one of the posts of a guy in NZ with that carried out the swap on a track/drag car...any info that. Any info/pointer appreciated. Have added a pic of the starting point for the build.

 

[rotarex]

hey whats going on mon, hence my name ull know im a rotor head, yes the UZ has been swap into the rx7 many times i dont have links cuz i preffer the rotary to anyother engines hands down, except im my toyota tundra , have fun

 

[gloverman]

We have FC in the shop at the moment ready for a 1uz and will be suppling another workshop with parts for another one. Both motors are in the workshop at the moment. Cheers

 

[Mazota san]

Thanks lads, will be keeping an eye on here for any up and coming builds and as soon as I get rockin n rolling meself I'll get the pics up. Will be shooting for around 300 brake initially to get the car on the car track so any opinions on engine set up to achieve that would be cool. @ gloverman...u have a site or can you give me an idea of the sort of gear you can supply engine wise?

 

[Muzza_NZ]

I'm guessing that you saw this thread: http://lextreme.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8771

It's an RX7, albeit a much much older version, and although the parts are completely different it might give you some ideas.

Muzz

 

[Mazota san]

I have indeed Muzz, its a cool build...well done. Theres a wealth of great information on here and its all helping me to get some sort of a plan together before I get my hands on the donor car.

 

[gloverman]

Our RX7 swap starts tomorrow. We are doing one inhouse and helping another garage at the same time. we are slotting a motor into our our one and making mounts tomorrow. It is hidden under a cover in the first photo of post 19 in this thread http://lextreme.com/forums/showthread.php?p=96223#post96223

One finished and another starts.
I will start a thread with photos as soon as I can

Cheers

 

[Mazota san]

Finally purchased and on the way home!! In good company too!!

 

[Mazota san]

Followed by the Assessment!!!



















Stevie Wonder was on the bodywork!!!






Am ahead of this thread but not by much, Tear down pics coming shortly...

 

[Zuffen]

You're a braver man than me.

Looks like a mammoth task.

It won't be cheap (at least in Australia)!

 

[Mazota san]

Yeah...slow and painful to be honest but hopefully loads of satisfaction. Dont have a lot of cash to throw at it, this is the main reason its gonna be a drawn out affair. will keep at it....

Tear down begins...





























Sound Deadening and Bodykit removal coming soon!

 

[sniper]

Gutting cars is always so much fun! Can't wait to see more.

 

[Mazota san]

I agree it is lots of fun, this is my first project and I'm also blown away by the amount of weight thats taken up by everything from wiring loom to carpets to all the gear under the dash...crazy. I reckon less than 50% of what came out will be going back in!! Will refurb as much as the mechanical parts as possible but have a feeling they'll be lots of 'Spares'!!!

 

[Mazota san]

I had a fair idea it was gonna take some time to get this baby finished so I took a few measurements and knocked this shell spit / chassis turner together. Alittle rough around the edges but works fine and has saved me some serious hardship!! I stuck a few dimensions on it in case anyone is interested and have a few more pics too if anyone needs more info drop me a line.



Sizing it up


Get up!

 

[Smitherz]

Those are my favorite hot rod cars! I love those RX's. I've modified a few race built RX FD's and they haul butt. Of course the engines are doomed with the wimpy cooling system and such but they haul the mail. I miss em. Putting a lightweight 1UZ in one is the right thing to do! You'll have an amazing car when you are done. You did the right thing by just throwing out all the crap and starting out fresh. I can't wait to see how things go as you are building your car. Great project!

 

[1uzfekp60]

The chassis turner looks great, did you have to lift the car upto 1160mm to attach it the turner??

Nice project keep the pics coming

Ken

 

[sniper]

Wow, what a massive project. Your idea makes me want to build a shell turner for my S13. It's as stripped as yours and on jack stands. I found out that when the car is that light, jack stands might not be the best idea, as just the weight of my hand lifted the front end up before I pulled the gas tank out. Keep the pics coming, can't wait to see the chassis work!

 

[a.Lpha]

Show us some pictures of your progress I'm really interested!

 

[Mazota san]

Been up to me t1ts lately building our house so progress with the mistress has been slow...few updates...






Some much fun doing this!!! Hate that stuff with a passion...

Fairly Stripped here now!

Next on the agenda is cutting the rear arches for tubbing, clean seams, seam weld and get a cage into it....

 

[drifty325i]

Awesome good update, cant wait to see more photos