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Just a couple updates on the RX-7
08/01/2026

Just a couple updates on the RX-7

So we had a 1970 Volkswagen truck come through the shop and to be honest it needs extensive work but as projects can be ...
08/01/2026

So we had a 1970 Volkswagen truck come through the shop and to be honest it needs extensive work but as projects can be extremely expensive for custom Fab work we're doing it piece by piece. So with that said we started out with the front wheel wells and fenders and some of the other rust work that was most obvious. We were going to do some work on the side doors but he ordered the wrong panels and we weren't able to. I also apologize for the photo dump

So I did make a slight miscalculation. When I built the first oil block to get rid of the filter location I separated bo...
06/26/2026

So I did make a slight miscalculation. When I built the first oil block to get rid of the filter location I separated both oil galleys thinking they needed to be. After taking some time and looking at it I realized that it couldn't be separated because the pump would push the oil into the block and whatever remaining oil couldn't make it into the block would go back into the oil pan through the oil pressure valve. So I ended up rebuilding it.

Thought I'd give you guys a little more of what we've been doing on the RX7. Had to somewhat assemble the motor to do so...
06/26/2026

Thought I'd give you guys a little more of what we've been doing on the RX7. Had to somewhat assemble the motor to do some of the fabrication of the filler tube and the oil filter relocation block.

Just a little more work to the front nose
06/26/2026

Just a little more work to the front nose

Building a proper splitter for the FD. It's not completely done but it's about a third of the way.
04/26/2026

Building a proper splitter for the FD. It's not completely done but it's about a third of the way.

A little work on the engine swap for the '77 Datsun 210. I apologize for the photo dump.
04/26/2026

A little work on the engine swap for the '77 Datsun 210. I apologize for the photo dump.

So I'm going to start doing some posts on the FD. So to start with I bought it knowing that the water gasket was bad and...
04/26/2026

So I'm going to start doing some posts on the FD. So to start with I bought it knowing that the water gasket was bad and leaking coolant out of the overflow tank. So is that being said we started fixing some of the small stuff like the intercooler piping needed to be cut and repositioned so that it flowed better. Then we noticed that the radiator was kind of rough so we repaired it and repositioned it along with the condenser back in the front of the car. So after that as we are taking the motor out of the car we noticed that the wiring harness was absolutely fried pluses it was the original that was desperately needing replacement. So we did that and as we were taking the motor apart there were a few pieces that were super questionable for example the corner seals fell out in two pieces but the good news is it has already had a big Street Port done on the housings with 3mm seals. After disassembling the motor and figuring out everything it needed we had them cleaned up and now they're back for ceramic coat and mods. We're also going with half inch studs seeing the ones that were in it were original.

It was back to work this weekend on the 93 RX7. Found a few issues as we were pulling it apart, the header has a few cra...
03/16/2026

It was back to work this weekend on the 93 RX7. Found a few issues as we were pulling it apart, the header has a few cracks in it and it needs to get deeper on the inside and a tiny port. Apart from that there was missing Hardware and other places the bolts were crossed threaded or stripped. We're almost halfway there so next we're going to finish stripping the engine bay so we can put in the heat shield.

Did a little bit of work this past week on Richard Rich Shields dirt track car. Pretty exciting project and a little nos...
03/16/2026

Did a little bit of work this past week on Richard Rich Shields dirt track car. Pretty exciting project and a little nostalgic working with the iconic race cars again.

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