Hello there

[be11]

Hi

Christian Bell here

i dont actually own an FB, i do however own a 1982 mazda 626 with a Nissan turbo transplant running roughly 210bhp, not sure how interested people will be?

im looking to get some info on the suspension setup of my car, as i believe it to be the same as 1st generation rx7.

just snapped my first half shaft! hoping to look into rear axle upgrades.

will get digging!

[TOOL]

Welcome.

Get some pics up of whatever you've got. SR20DET is it?

[be11]

Its a CA18DET with stage one mods. nissan gearbox and custom prop.

Up front iv fitted Nissan s13 coilovers and modified lower arms to fit mazda subframe then nissan knuckles, hubs and brakes too (handily the same 4x 114.3)

kept the mazda steering box and utilized the oem tension rods. removed ARB

OEM setup at the rear, same 4 linked axle as on an fb i think, pretty sure the old front setup was also the same. snapped a half shaft within a month

[ian65]

Hi Christian,
that's a proper sleeper you've got there, I bet that surprises a few people ( until your driveshaft snaps)
How do you find the steering with the steering box.... it's the one thing on the RX7's that we wish we could change.... it's difficult to get rid of the play in the setup.

[codge]

Hi Christian,

Bodywork on that top shot (engine bay), could be easily mistaken for 1st Gen RX7.
So as you say, maybe a lot of common parts.

Remember Series 1 & 2 1st gen running gear is quite different in places from Series 3.
For example Series 1 and 2 uses 13" wheels with lug bolts whereas Series 3 is 14" using nuts.
This is also true for the half shafts. 24 spline on S1/S2, 26 spline on S3.....I think that's right?

If you car is 1982 that equates neatly to a Series 2 1st gen production year. Your colour also looks like Renaissance Red, which was a Series 2 colour.

Regards
Codge

[RamoNZ]

I understand that 1st gen struts bolt in, but because they are much shorter the car gets very low.

You could get 210bhp from a naturally aspirated 13b - maybe consider a swap?

[be11]

i get on with the steering box quite well although the next part of my project is to fit nissan 200sx steering rack and PAS

i had all the bits for this conversion at my disposal when a chap broke an s13 for bits at our unit. was a pretty easy conversion to be honest.

pretty pleased with it, keeps up with my mates e46 m3 all day.