SRX8 2012/13 Project

[Kruizer]

This is probably my favorite build thread on here. Will definitely be keeping up, great job!!

Cheers mate, much appreciated !

What kind of drugs are you using?
The MX-5 just in between and damn quick.
The RX-8 even more radical and again that quick.
Really impressive and great skills too.

The MX5 is for a mate of mine, will be fitting that out with a rotary engine over the winter

The Rx8 is for the track for some fun. Have you noticed I'm building an RX7 for myself as a daily and a KP61 long term project

I know this project has been quiet for a while but here is why, she has been away getting fitted with these puppies. Brembo 8pot Calipers biting down on a 355mm disk running a 33mm spacer to accomodate some Work Meister 18 x 11JJ +10 Offset for the Team Chihuahua SRX8, thanks to Robbie at http://www.tdp.ie/

[forloveandglory]

What kind of drugs are you using?
The MX-5 just in between and damn quick.
The RX-8 even more radical and again that quick.
Really impressive and great skills too.

[Hugger]

This is probably my favorite build thread on here. Will definitely be keeping up, great job!!

[Kruizer]

sick build.. where abouts did u get those head bars for ur seat ? or did u make that ?

They were made in Japan for a demo car for the Auto Salon, haven't seen another set like them tbh...

While I'm waiting on the car to come back from TDP having the brakes fitted and custom spacers machined up, I got to putting the seats back together, the dash all in one piece and the harness a bit of a clean. Have a sparco snap off kit and wheel in the RX7 that I'm gonna try use on this so fingers crossed as its a cool bit of kit




Next up is the wiring, fuel lines and fitting a single wiper for the front windscreen. Looking forward to getting this all back together even if the car itself won't be ready until March...

[charlie_91]

sick build.. where abouts did u get those head bars for ur seat ? or did u make that ?

[Kruizer]

dude this is looking pretty sick so far, i love the cooler setup!

Cheers mate and it avoids using a header too so I can keep the engine bay nice and empty

Cant wait till its finished!

Dude that is awesome ^^^ LOL

Sorry folks that I haven't posted any updates in a while but hope to change that very soon. At the moment the car is in TDP having the Brembo's fitted however this in itself has been a task, the calipers are so big that it would have affected the lock on the car if I was to space them back from the wheel to allow fitment without a spacer. Being a double wish bone set up has its challenges and this is certainly one with big brakes. The stock position of the caliper was to remain however this now meant spacing of the Work Meister in order to clear the rear of the spoke. The space needed ? 55mm or just over 2" inches, now in turn this will have a knock on a effect where by I will more than likely have to do some modification to the footwell but sure thats only a cutting dish and a welder Lastly it looks like the car will be really wide already running an 18 x 11JJ up front and now a 55mm spacer on top of that, should make for some interesting arch work coupled with the 13.5JJ rears the car should have some presence, next up back to Mr. Stones for some more fab work...

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Cant wait till its finished!

[ZopTekRacing]

dude this is looking pretty sick so far, i love the cooler setup!

[Kruizer]

Did you not weld the vents in on the hood? If it is just glassed/epoxied in...I bet you do it again in a year or two when it goes through 4 seasons of weather and a full season of track time. I hope i'm wrong...but I doubt it.

If you can show me a way to weld fibreglass to metal by all means do If it breaks I will repair it, not that bothered, it is going to be a track car, I'm sure it will get a few bumps and bruises...

So John sent me on a few more pic's of the mounts and bits that got some primer, here you can really see the detail gone into the intercooler / rad rear mounts and also the way the RX7 rack was mounted.

The rack used the inner arms of the RX7 but the outers of the RX8.

Decided it would be better to weld some of the ducting to the body of the car so that when painted it would look cleaner.



Thats all for now, next is collect the shell and prep the engine bay and interior for paint

[FlatRocker]

Did you not weld the vents in on the hood? If it is just glassed/epoxied in...I bet you do it again in a year or two when it goes through 4 seasons of weather and a full season of track time. I hope i'm wrong...but I doubt it.

[Kruizer]

om nom nom nom

You hungry dude ? :p

This looks like its going to be awesome.

Thanks mate...

So I have had these Brembo's for around 6 / 7yrs and never fitted them to anything, decided it was time to get them off the shelf, they used to a demo set for display but I had to have them even though I'd no car suitable for them, anyways they will be clamping onto 356mm discs using Ferodo DS3000 Plus 03 Brake Pads. So the car is booked into Trackday Performance for Aug 9th, in the meantime I will be bringing the car home to try get a few bits wrapped up on the build... Here are a few pic's of the brakes that I've had for ages :

[Xtra Big Kahuna]

This looks like its going to be awesome.

[jimbo]

om nom nom nom

[Kruizer]

badass

Thanks fella...

Great job.. How much power do you expect from this engine?

Well there was a car last season in prodrift, exact same spec and it made 420bhp on a standard engine so 400bhp would be my goal to start with...

I was prepared to sub after just seeing the wheels.
But damn man, you are putting in immense amounts of work!
Saw the SpeedHunters article as well, can't wait to see it progress!

Thanks dude, have to get a few more Meisters for the rear, 315's would be too expensive to be drifting on, no sponsor here LoL

So glad to see an RX without an american V8.

This build is so wrong but so right.

If it had a v8 it would be wrong no matter what.

LoL there is an RB25DET RX8 for sale in Ireland at the moment but I feel its too much weight up front, I think the SR's are the perfect compromise between power and weight balance once pushed right back to the bulkhead...

[rice4life]

So glad to see an RX without an american V8.


This build is so wrong but so right.

If it had a v8 it would be wrong no matter what.