HealeyRick Rick Neville (490 posts) Registered: 12/19/2007 05:01PM Main British Car: 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L |
Bad Boy Brit
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Re: Bad Boy Brit
That car is a work of art!! Methinks that the owner was hosed by that custom shop, how do you spend $500,000.00 on that car? I can see maybe $100,000.00 but not much more. What do you guys think?
Cheers Byron |
HealeyRick Rick Neville (490 posts) Registered: 12/19/2007 05:01PM Main British Car: 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L |
Re: Bad Boy Brit
After a bit more searching, this car is a fiberglass Sebring kit car. I should have recognized it as such from the windshield and vent window. It's nicely done, but I have to agree with Byron as to the build cost. Here's a pic of another one with the same fender flairs in the original fiberglass body.
Seems like there might be the same touch of hyperbole in the metal fender flare description as the build cost. |
DC Townsend David Townsend Vermont (406 posts) Registered: 11/21/2007 12:22PM Main British Car: '78 B (almost done) 30-over SBF, dry sump |
Re: Bad Boy Brit
The combination of low camera angle and the lower stance make the black one look pretty sweet while the camera angle and high stance on the red one make it look very out of proportion. Same body, different results.
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roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Bad Boy Brit, (AC 6.1)
BWA, "That car is a work of art", well, not this Art anyway. A way different Brit Bad Boy, (AC 6.1), is progressing well. With good help, pulled 907 eng/trans and cradle by lifting front of unit body up/over, with cherry picker. This is best way to pull, by far. Car is getting close to "cage" time. Jim N, will you elaborate on how to negate dynamic rear steering on Series II RX7 rear suspension ? I have Energy Suspension urethane busings to install. Are the "shackles" on lower controll arms, left intact ? Thanks, roverman.
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2463 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: Bad Boy Brit
Art, If I remember you just use special bushings to disable the rear steer unit. I found it, here you go.
[www.mazdatrix.com] Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/04/2012 10:00PM by mgb260. |
roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Bad Boy Brit, RX 7 irs.
Thanks Jim, I shall inspect "Energy Suspension" kit for these bushings. I'm still concerned if the "shakles" contribute to dynamic steering. Jim, did you state earlier that the ring /pinion gear size can be increased, and still use the same housing/CV's ? Onward, roverman.
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2463 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: Bad Boy Brit
Art, Turbo II is largest ring gear at 8". All others are 7". You have to get the bushings from Mazdatrix(maybe other Mazda vendors). They are hard Delrin and allow no movement other than rotation. I don't know about the shackles. If not needed grind them off.
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roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Bad Boy Brit
Thanks Jim. How do I tell 7" or 8" ring gear without disassembling ? Onward, roverman.
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2463 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: Bad Boy Brit
If its out of the Turbo II 86-92 with rear steer it is the 8". Probably posi also, earlier ones clutch type, later Torsen. Earlier ones 3.9 ratio, later 4.10 I think. There might be a tag on front where housing bolts down.
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flyinlow Kevin . Elko NV (84 posts) Registered: 01/25/2011 04:52PM Main British Car: 1964 Spitfire Ford 5.0 |
Re: Bad Boy Brit
The turbII RX7's all had 4.1 ring & pinions and use a heavier axle than the non turbo cars
They can handle most anything you can throw at them short of a blown big block I had an 87 RX7 turboII with a 96 LT1 from a corvette that I used for open road racing Ended up putting a corvette differential in it to get better gearing for hi speed but I think the turboII diff is stronger |
roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Bad Boy Brit/ 8" Mazda
Jim and Kevin, If no tag, how else do I determine Bad Boy 8" ? Thanks guys, roverman.
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flyinlow Kevin . Elko NV (84 posts) Registered: 01/25/2011 04:52PM Main British Car: 1964 Spitfire Ford 5.0 |
Re: Bad Boy Brit
There is an external difference if I remember right it is in the # of ribs can't remember exactly what but will look through my old paperwork and find out
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flyinlow Kevin . Elko NV (84 posts) Registered: 01/25/2011 04:52PM Main British Car: 1964 Spitfire Ford 5.0 |
Re: Bad Boy Brit
N.A differential has 9 ribs on the back cover
turboII differential has 11 ribs Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/2012 03:12PM by flyinlow. |
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roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Bad Boy Brit, 8" Mazda
Kevin, It sounds like 8" third member will not fit 7" rear cover/ aluminum housing ? Thanks, roverman.
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flyinlow Kevin . Elko NV (84 posts) Registered: 01/25/2011 04:52PM Main British Car: 1964 Spitfire Ford 5.0 |
Re: Bad Boy Brit
No it won't interchange and the cv axles are heavier on the turbII and wont interchange either
The turboII diff is allot stronger and worth getting the only problem is the only gear ratio available is 4,10 but if you run a t56 trans with .50 ratio 6th gear it is allot of fun and still reasonable rpm at highway speeds |
roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Bad Boy Brit, one more diff.check
to identify Series 5, Gen II Turbo, 89-91' RX 7 with 8" ring gear, from "Grant at Granny's Speed Shop", bolt circle on input flange is 4.120" vs 3.786" for 7" ring gear. 8" Turbo's use "Gleason" clutchless limited slip. Kevin, I'm using R154 (5) speed and 26" tire. This works well for max hp. at approx. max speed,(I hope). Thanks, roverman.
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