carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Help me pick a registration for my LS1 / LS2 engined (one day..) RX7. Poll options are above! thanks. (It's 6.0 or 6L because the LS2 is a 6 litre engine. The LS1 is 5.7 but I can't get A57 LRX ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 A6LFD sort of looks like it's trying to say Alf or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Thanks for the votes so far whoever you are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I voted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 I voted Thanks. There's only me voted for A 6L RX so far! Re: your PM Martini, I'm in Altrincham. I don't go into city centre much so I don't know where's unsafe for a Supra. Mine's gunmetal grey, missus drives it, and she works in Hale. She goes up to the airport area a bit and that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Cool. I used to row towards Altrincham. I won't be parking my supra in Manchester anywhere other than a big sainsbury's car park or in the secure parking underneath my building. Might see you on the roads R.E. plates - has to include RX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Cool. I used to row towards Altrincham. I won't be parking my supra in Manchester anywhere other than a big sainsbury's car park or in the secure parking underneath my building. Might see you on the roads R.E. plates - has to include RX Yeah I think FD only means something to people who are into RX7s or Jap cars in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Yeah I think FD only means something to people who are into RX7s or Jap cars in general. I think that applies to all your choices really, you'd be better off getting a normal plate and having a sticker made up that lists the details of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Aren't you doing this a bit arse about tit? The plate's the easy bit..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 It's a bit close this. I was going to go for 6.0 RX, see how easily influenced I am! Need more votes. Needs lots of votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Aren't you doing this a bit arse about tit? The plate's the easy bit..... I am a bit, but at least it'll remind me what I'm supposed to be doing I have made a start though. I have ordered the front replacement subframe to fit the LSx, the trans mount and the diff pinion support/mount, whatever one of those is, that apparently means I won't get wheel hop. I think it might be an actual diff mount that also supports the pinion. here's the subframe: Transmission mount: and the Differential pinion mount crossmember: What do you reckon Chris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 I think that applies to all your choices really, you'd be better off getting a normal plate and having a sticker made up that lists the details of the car. I suppose you're quite right actually, but nontheless I'm going for one of them. They're only £200. ("Only £200." I'll curse myself for saying that when I'm poor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 You will be once the engine conversion's done properly Work out the estimated cost, triple it. Work out the estimated time. factor it by the power of 3 You'll have the plate to remind you., as you say.... I have done a lot of conversions, the 2 current ones I am doing for myself are about as over budget as the Olympics, and only 18 months over time, so far. Neither are finished! (Or is it neither *is* finished...?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 You will be once the engine conversion's done properly Work out the estimated cost, triple it. Work out the estimated time. factor it by the power of 3 You'll have the plate to remind you., as you say.... I have done a lot of conversions, the 2 current ones I am doing for myself are about as over budget as the Olympics, and only 18 months over time, so far. Neither are finished! (Or is it neither *is* finished...?) Oops, I didn't mean to quote you on the above message. The one with all the pictures is for you But yup, you're right, however the whole point is to have a project to do, so time can go on and as time goes on more money flows.. Plus I'll bet your conversions require you to do lots of custom fabrication, welding and what not, which I shouldn't have to do. Anyway, you haven't voted. Get voting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 None of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 None of these. Go on then, give me your suggestions. Anything must be better than "J87 GCH". Fine for a corgie man I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Does that lot fit a RHD car? It'd look really nice powder coated, or even just galvanised, for what it would cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Does that lot fit a RHD car? It'd look really nice powder coated, or even just galvanised, for what it would cost. Yeah it does. Only problem will be the nice long-tube headers will not clear the steering shaft, so I'll have to use "shortys" instead, and maybe get an exhaust place to knock something together. It will be powder coated or something, because parts of it are mild steel and will rust. Powder coating or galvanising.. what gives best bang for buck in terms of rush prevention? This is what the chap said when somebody said "is it mild steel, will it need powder coating" The plate is mild steel and the tube is med carbon DOM. Chromeoly or not it should have something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Galvanising is the ultimate rust prevention for mild steel, even INSIDE the tubes will be zinc plated. You could powder coat over galvanising, I think. You could even polish the outside and have it bright nickel plated, so it looks like chrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Galvanising is the ultimate rust prevention for mild steel, even INSIDE the tubes will be zinc plated. You could powder coat over galvanising, I think. You could even polish the outside and have it bright nickel plated, so it looks like chrome I'll consider galvanising then, as long as it's not going to mean things don't fit any more. Check out the radiator / cold air intake setup: shown with air temp sensor. Also you can see the D-shaped tube for added hood clearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Mounting kit and RAD/CAI kit should be here soon. I'm off on holiday on Friday and will be ordering engine/trans/ecu/harness when I come back. Just can't make my mind up whether I should be going for an LS1 or if I should pay extra for an LS2.. There's some complications and concerns with the steering setup. The subframe moves the steering rack up slightly which results in bump-steer, so they have created a bump-steer correction kit which umm modifies the tie-rod ends or something, but this has turned out to be a duff solution as the rack tilts when the wheels move. The original fix was an "outer bump steer correction kit", which I can only assume mounts on the outside of something, but for some reason that was thought of as not ideal, so now there is an "inner bump steer correction kit". Inner was thought to be the new best thing ever until this tilting rack phenomenon was spotted just recently. I think it needs a suspension expert's opinion, hint hint. Here's the thread if anyone has any thoughts to share: http://www.v8rx7forum.com/v8-rx7-technical/56019-inner-bumsteer-kit-design-issue.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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