ls1mazdavette Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hi, As you some of you know,im a 23.yr old guy,that dreams of having a Vette(Z06),some day.I couldnt afford one at the time,so i had this crazy idea of build a very fast car,with one of my favorite chassis/body,a 2nd Gen Mazda RX7.I decided to make a Porvette! I started this build in April 2010,with my older brothers high school car my mom bought him for $750.In 2000,my brothe had already blown the first rotary,so the car was in op for a while.i had dreams of owning this thing! In 2003,my brother came back from Iraq,replaced the blown rotary with a street ported 13B rotary from a well known Rotary shop in SoCal.7 months later,he overheated the $3000 rotary,so it has sat in a back yard for the past years. In April 2010,my brother handed me the title.So i decided to start my Porvette! I started with a 2001 LS1/T56 pull out of a 01 Camaro SS.i bought engine,trans,engine harness,pcm for $1500. After that i started gathering parts for my build from different vehicle makes and models,such as clutch MC from a Toyota Land Cruiser,serpetine belt from a Chrysler Sebring,radiator hoses from a Fiat X19,and a few Vette parts. Right now,this hasnt been a budget build,after adding all reciepts to about $12,000 and hundreads of hours wrenching, In 100+ weather,raining days aand dust storms. This is what it looks like right now with a few changes,and a hood! LOL Right now,it has been outta commission for a weeksd,ive been doing the following updates 799/243 heads 228R cam 228/228 .580 114LSA PRC springs Comp Pushrods LS6 intake P&P TB Melling Oil Pump New GM bolts LS2 timing chain New gaskets TR55 plugs New GM head bolts MSD wires Pro 5.0 shifter Soon- Good Street Tune Heres a few pics of engine bay right now and some of the work weve been doing Prepping the block- Finishing engine- The car will be on the road sometime next week hopefully. Im open to any suggestions and comments Thanks for looking and allowing me to be part of your awesome community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Only one suggestion from me, Gila Bend, February 26th... Be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Y Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Awesome project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNBADAZ06 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Very cool !!! A buddy of mine has a 3rd gen RX-7 with an LS2/T-56 combo transplanted into it It actually fits in there better than the original rotary with all the turbo plumbing, and with a factory 4.10 rear gear matched to the T-56 his car flies thru the gears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Sweet...glad to see a young guy with motivation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest azz061 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 wow you have $12,000.00 in that already! Very interesting build for sure! What goals do you have? 1/4 mile car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Only one suggestion from me, Gila Bend, February 26th... Be there! I have another......weld the parts on you don't want flying off when it's at speed....nice work!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blk n Blu Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Yup, love to see a young guy out there doin it...very nice undertaking and it looks great so far! come over here and drag my lazy ass kid out of bed if you need a hand lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOXXOH Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Guys like you assure me that hard work, dedication, and ingenuity are traits not lost in your generation. You've already learned more about life and problem solving than some people ever learned. Major congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest azz061 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Tom guys like you remind me that i can be grumpy and opioniated when i get old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls1mazdavette Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks for all your kind words. My goal is to beat a Yuma Rich and Tom(06yumavette) LOL. But i wanna run 11s or 10s and still be able to drive it town,and terrorize Yuma. But Thank You for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Pedal Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Very cool project! That so reminds me if what I was doing at your age. Can't wait to see it running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls1mazdavette Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 I hope to you see all if you in Gila Bend,imma try to have my father in law drive up in his 72 stingray with the Mazda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Ape Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Sweet...glad to see a young guy with motivation. I was thinking the same thing. Reminds me of yesteryear. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Nicebuild and good luck gettin to yer goals!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 06yumavette Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 he ran with us from yuma to LPM for the "dyno day"..... everytime i looked back he was right there. without admitting guilt we had exceeded the posted speed limit and he was still hanging with us.its quick.(not as fast as a vette) but quick!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTCHARLEY Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Keep up the good work! Looks GREAT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1jester Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I used to race IMSA with a 12A turbocharged RX-7 set up by Petty Engineering. I remember Racing Beat in SoCal would stick in a 13B triple rotor that would do quite well on the straight away but would lose it on any curves due to the heavier front engine. I would imagine that your problem would be glueing the rear end down. wonder what you could use for traction control? Are you using a Centerforce clutch? My boost would put me at over 300hp at the rear wheels,and that was two weak points that I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceyP Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I used to race IMSA with a 12A turbocharged RX-7 set up by Petty Engineering. I remember Racing Beat in SoCal would stick in a 13B triple rotor that would do quite well on the straight away but would lose it on any curves due to the heavier front engine. I would imagine that your problem would be glueing the rear end down. wonder what you could use for traction control? Are you using a Centerforce clutch? My boost would put me at over 300hp at the rear wheels,and that was two weak points that I had. i could be wrong, but isnt the 13b a twin rotor, cause thats whats in the rx8? I know the 20b from the cosmo is triple rotor. but ya this is amazing dude. I love what ur doing and hope to be seeing u at Gila bend. and I may be keeping in touch with you, cause my bro-in-law and I plan on dropping an ls1 into a stingray sometime in the near future so ya. you'll most likely be hearing from me soon hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls1mazdavette Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 PeaceyP-let me know if you need any help on my part. I just finished putting the engine together last night.ill be posting pics,all i need is to put my calipers on,and send my PCM to get tuned. Tom,Im gunning for you.LOL Thanks for the compliments guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceyP Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hey thanks man, really appreciate it, if theres anyway i can help to that doesnt require me to drive 3 or so hours to get to u then let me no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marana Rich Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Bring it on, suckah!!!!!!! BTW, we have a local member who has a 62 with an LS1 in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceyP Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Bring it on, suckah!!!!!!! BTW, we have a local member who has a 62 with an LS1 in it. no way!! thats great!! i may have to keep in touch with him to if needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls1mazdavette Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Oh,ill bring it! Im not sure if its enough tho! LOL.well see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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