Silkworm Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 (edited) For Sale: 1988 Mazda RX-7 This car was originally prepared for the SCCA Improved Touring S class and NASA ProSedan 1 class. All preparation work was done by myself, except the safety gear which was installed by Blaine Fabrications. The car first saw the race track in 2002, and it's first wheel to wheel race was in July of 2003. The car was track with NASA in the Pro Sedan class until 2005, and has been used as an occasional track vehicle since that time. I lost interest when the series converted to Pro Touring and went to an open, points based rules system, and other than a rear spoiler, have not changed it since 2005. Car has run as fast as 2.10 at Thunderhill, 1:55 at Sears Point, and 2:19 in configuration 13 at Buttonwillow with myself driving. This car is very fast, and has a lot of my own blood sweat and tears in it. I wouldn't sell it except for some personal situations that have come up and require my living situation to change, and I won't have room for a race car. I'm asking 9,000$, will consider any offer. The car is available for viewing in Milpitas, please contact Paul Cabana at (408) 204-1417 to setup a time. Serious inquiries please. Body/Suspension: 1988 Chassis, had approximately 180K miles on the body when conversion was made. Aluminum Hood from base model RX-7 Replacement roof without sunroof professionally welded on by Miracle Auto Body in Napa Hood pins with hood lock removed ABS deleted and standard brakes installed from base model RX-7 Brake Bias adjuster installed inline with rear brakes GXL 4 piston front brakes with vented discs GXL single piston rear brakes with vented discs Brand new brake master cylinder when car was built for racing Stainless steel braided brake lines Delrin suspension bushings front and rear, along with MazdaComp stiffer rear differential bushings Rear Steer elimination bushings installed AMB wired transponder Koni adjustable shocks/struts adjusted by Tripoint with valving appropriate for spring rates Eibach ERS springs 500 and 400s for the fronts, and 325 / 275 combos for the rear Mazda Competition Stage 2 suspension kit (hardened/thicker strut bodies, coil over system, and camber caster plates for the front) Racing Beat swaybars with Mazdatrix endlinks Manual steering rack from base model RX-7 Kosei K-1 15x7 wheels with 225/50/15 Toyo RA-1s, as well as a rain set of stock GXL wheels (15x6.5) with 205/15/15 full tread RA1s Wheel bearings were replaced last in 2005 Hardened wheel studs Blaine Fabrication fully adjustable rear spoiler. Have the stock optional spoiler from the GTUs if you want to run Improved Touring. Engine/Drivetrain Series 5 engine block, upper and lower intake manifolds, 5/6 port sleeves removed, VDI wired in the full open position. All smog equipment removed and vacuum ports blocked. Series 4 engine computer, MAF, ignition and fuel injection. Fuel injectors cleaned and balanced on last rebuilt in 2005. Oil injection system installed but disabled, vehicle uses premix 2 stroke oil for rotor lubrication. Mazda Competition engine mounts (stiffer) Racing Beat Header Custom 2.5" exhaust, mandrel bent, fully welded from flange to exhaust tip with a Magnaflow muffler. Will comply with 103db sound requirements at local tracks. Have slip on Supertrapp on a 90* bend for racing at 92db sound requirements. Koyo aluminum race radiator with shrouded electrical fan controlled by a mechanical switch in the cockpit Mazdacomp underdrive crank pulley Mazdacomp alternator double pulley (helps keep the waterpump belts from slipping at high RPM) Mazdacomp oil pan baffle Stock Clutch and Flywheel. Clutch inspected in 2005 with plenty of life left in it. Throwout bearing replaced in 2005. Stock transmission rebuilt in 2005, with the GTU 5th gear installed. Stock driveshaft Oil cooler bypass blocked Stainless steel oil cooler lines New Alternator, fuel filter and radiator hoses as of 2005 All new vacuum lines, waterpump, master/slave clutch cylinders, fuel lines when car was built in 2000 Interior/Safety 8 point rollcage, 1.75x.120 DOM with logbook. Better than SCCA/NASA specifications. Fully welded and compliant with SCCA IT regulations. Roll cage pads were installed with consideration for chassis stiffness as much as possible. Cage is gusseted in key areas for additional strength. NASCAR style doorbars on drivers side for more interior room and safety. X brace on passenger side. Kirkey 'Road Race' Seat. Largest seat available, with four point bolt down to the chassis floorpan. Seat back brace installed and bolted in two places to the rear hoop horizontal brace. All sound deadening removed except around drivers footwell area. G-Force safety harness M&R mesh style window net 5lb Halon firebottle Electrical kill switch system installed Cool Suit driver comfort system installed. (I can provide my t-shirt with lines for the system if you desire, but it may be a bit big for you, I'm a big guy) Dashboard gutted as far as possible to comply with Improved Touring rules, and designed to be easily removed for maintenance (3 quick disconnect wires, several bolts, and the battery kill switch wires will permit the dash to be removed) Autometer Ultralight Tachometer with memory, water temperature, oil pressure and temperature gauges Stock shifter (previously used short throw shifter but found that it caused issues with the shift to third gear under race conditions) Quick disconnect Momo suede steering wheel with splined hub welded to the stock steering. T-sport sequential shift light, fully adjustable to suit driver's requirements Electric fan switch Windshield wiper switch disabled and moved to single mechanical switch. Wipers act only on 'high' speed. Camera mount Pictures can be found here: http://home.comcast.net/~dtymazda/site/?/photos/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Videos of the car in action can be found at http://www.youtube.com/dtymazda" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Edited April 23, 2009 by Guest Quote
mbuskuhl Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Base class is PTE @ 2800lbs. How do the PT points break out on this? Quote
Silkworm Posted April 23, 2009 Author Posted April 23, 2009 Ah, good catch, I haven't looked at PT rules in half of forever, since, as I stated, the car hasn't been run since PT was implemented. I'll redo the calculator with the '09 rules and see what the classification is. Quote
wlfpkrcn1 Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 I came up with PTD with some points to spare.... Quote
Silkworm Posted May 7, 2009 Author Posted May 7, 2009 Price has been reduced to 8K. Motivated seller, looking to move it soon! PaulC dtymazda at yahoo.com Quote
Silkworm Posted June 26, 2009 Author Posted June 26, 2009 Car is still available, please feel free to contact me! Quote
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