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I have a set of reverse rotation 3.73 gears for an 8.8... Grant
Here's my first rotary powered car from back around 1995, a homemade dirt latemodel powered by a homemade 4 rotor! The engine was made by putting...
At one time my 500+hp 355 had two breathers front, no pcv. I found when I ran the car WOT with no hood, I would get little specks of oil on my...
Here's mine... [IMG] More info here... https://grannys.tripod.com/20102.html Grant
You need to make one of my Hillbilly Clutch Slippers. Really helps tame tire spin without bogging the engine, softer clutch hit but that softer...
Put a 'tamer on that clutch pedal! I've had a small in/out Toploader behind 700hp since 2011, it's been 5.71 in the 1/8th with a 1.30 60'. Same...
I consider my '85 RX-7 a proper off topic hotrod... [IMG] Solid roller 355 sbc, faceplated Toploader 4spd, TruTrac with 3.55's in the narrowed...
Thanks guys! more pics and info on my double engine rotary dirt car here... https://grannys.tripod.com/4rotor.html Scroll down to the bottom of...
As an impressionable kid living in Nipomo CA, I got to sit in Tommy Ivo's 4 engine car when it was in the showroom of a Buick/Olds/GMC dealership...
I had a guy a lot older than me give me this, said it would help my dirt latemodel... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Still have it but never used...
I build a torque arm that is much like two close ladder bars with a common front eye, nose attaches with shackles to a bracket above the...
I'm a Dirt Late Model guy, so Weld Wide-5 !!! [IMG] [IMG] Grant
I've bought a couple hundred sets of custom Dutchman axles over the years, never had a problem that wasn't my own mistake. Grant
I know you want some room for suitcases, but a non-running 1st gen RX-7 with ratty paint will check a lot of your boxes. Lots of room for an LS in...
At one point a non-running 1st gen RX-7 was pretty much worthless, then came along cash-for-clunkers! Still some non-running RX-7's out there just...
1st gen RX-7 is a much easier V8 swap as it has a much bigger/wider engine bay than the Miata, no firewall mods required. Also a huge transmission...
Here's some pics of my sbc swapped RX-7, had it since the early '90's... 1st version, back in the '90's [IMG] 2nd version after setting the...
Here's a link to a page about a Calif legal swap and the certification process, formerly rotary powered Mazda RX-7 swapped to 5.0 Ford V8 power......
With regards to an 8.8 with c-clips, changing ring/pinion can require different carrier shims for proper backlash, which moves the diff center pin...
Back around 1969 my uncle Jim worked in a Santa Maria Buick/Olds/GMC dealership. He had a '65 GMC pickup with a 6. The dealership warrantied a 455...
The alternator bracket is 3/4"x1", I've made hundreds of similar brackets years ago for my V8 conversions for an off-topic car... [IMG] [IMG]...
Here's some pics of one I made from 3/4"x1" steel bar stock and 3/4" dia cold rolled round. Rectangular stock was bent in my press... [IMG]...
'79-'85 Mazda first gen RX-7's are pretty rare after cash for clunkers, even parts cars are waay up in value. Recently had to pay $40 for a used...
Use the car as a checking fixture before welding! After pressing the weld yoke in, but before welding, bolt the shaft in the car and spin it by...
I used to race dirt latemodels, decided to put wide-5 wheels on the back of my current hotrod... [IMG] Currently using wide-5 adapters, only...
I like these, but i'm a dirt latemodel guy... [IMG] [IMG] Grant
I was away racing in Oregon when Dave Bradway Jr lost his life in a torque arm equipped sprinter during Dirt Cup @ Skagit. I believe not long...
No need to change 'tamer adjustment for street, during casual pedal strokes you won't even notice it's there. Grant
Ram Powergrip HD (2800lbs on a 900 series metallic disc) is good for around 800 Ram Powergrip (2800lbs on a 900/300 series dual friction disc) is...
The RX-7 is similar with a huge transmission tunnel and easier to find, here's mine with an sbc/4spd and radiused wheelwells. Firewall/engine...
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