girlzlover12
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 05:33 AM |
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RX7 enzo
What I want to do is take a 93 rx7 and cut apart the frame and shape it more like a ferrari enzo I would make my own body panels out of fiberglass
using my own molds. I am new to this kind of project and I was told on rx7club.com that I would be able to get some help here.
Is there anywhere where I can go to for some good information on building the new frame?
Tips and things to keep in mind would also help a lot
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ReMan
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 07:03 AM |
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Not sure you've got the right forum here either
Try here?
http://www.kitcarlinks.com/ushomepages3.htm
[Edited on 7/7/05 by ReMan]
www.plusnine.co.uk
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Bart Vangampelaere
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 01:36 PM |
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Really depends on what you want to do. If you wish to make it a close replica of the Enzo, you'll need to build a completely new car! The Enzo
is mid-engined, and uses a carbon fibre monocoque. The FD (93 RX-7) is front engined (engine behind front axle, also known as front mid engine) and
uses a unibody design. Doors are "normal" while Enzo doors are totally different with cut-outs in the roof. You can't start cutting
into a unibody design without seriously weakening the structure. Basicly any panel that's not bolted on is there for a reason.
If you want to go ahead, the only route would be building a tube framed car, using the drivetrain from the donor, if at least the engine would fit in
the front. If not, you'll need a transaxle etc, meaning hardly anything but the engine would be left from the RX-7...
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girlzlover12
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 04:45 PM |
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thanks for the replies I want to keep the subframe and everything I just want to build a body that looks more like the enzo I dont want it to be a
replica but more like a new version of the rx7 I want to keep some of the characteristics of an rx7 but shape it more like the enzo. I guess I would
have to widen it a little bit and put longer axels on it so the wheels stick out more I guess I could build it all on the rx7 frame but there would be
alot of empty space behind all the body panels thats why I was thinking about building a new frame.
rx7
http://www.mediawars.ne.jp/~rxseven/rx7.htm
Link to some nice pictures of an enzo
http://www.carbodydesign.com/vehicles/ferrari/2003-enzo/2003-enzo.html
[Edited on 7/7/05 by girlzlover12]
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ERP
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 11:52 PM |
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You might want to mockup what your trying to build in photoshop first.
Look at the position of the enzo cabin relative to the wheels and look at the same ratios on the RX-7... If your expecting anything even ballpark
similar my guess is you'll be disapointed with a rebody.
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Bart Vangampelaere
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| posted on 8/7/05 at 01:49 AM |
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Using only the subframes (they only carry the suspension and engine) seems useless: you could be going for a fully new frame aswell then. You could
try to retain the "backbone" of the rx-7, but it's of no structural use. It's there to tie the front and rear together, making
the FD a very stiff and rigid car. But most parts bolt on to the unibody.
As stated above: the mid-engine design of the Enzo is so far off that it seems near-impossible to obtain that look.
Why not going widebody FD? A lot easier, and if done right, really cool looking.
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girlzlover12
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 05:48 PM |
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I have already taken that stuff into consideration that is why my backup plan is making a widebody fd. I am not very good with photoshop (I do webpage
design for a living I use fireworks haha) I have been doing a lot of research over the last week so far I have decided to make a front bumper that
sticks out more and looks more like the enzo bumper it will make the car a little longer too. then making wider fenders shaped more like the enzo ones
with larger wheel wells so I can put some 20" wheels on it and instead of using a longer axle I will use wider wheels. A lambo door kit (not one
of those cheap ones that only open 45 degrees) a hood that looks more like the enzo hood but I will keep the pop up lights and maybe make the hood
open forward.
I havnt decided on what Im doing with the back yet.
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kreb
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 07:41 PM |
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I'm not normally a purist, but I think that the FD RX-7 is a bona-fide classic and I hate to see it chopped for any reason. No insult meant (I
could say the same thing about myself), but there's a 99.5 percent chance that what you end up with will be ugglier and lower performance than
what you started with. If you're hell bent on a project of that nature, take a FC and do it. They're a dime-a dozen. If you succeed, then
move up to a better donor. Better yet, build it from scratch. Take a Subaru turbo-4 or H-6, install it in mid engined configuration with a tube frame
and custom body. - Or scan e-bay for a while and find someone elses abandoned project and turn it into a success.
When they do the "extreme makeover" they start with something ordinary. They don't start with a supermodel and try to change her
into something else!
https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1966_FiatAbarth_1000SP1.jpg
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girlzlover12
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| posted on 17/7/05 at 07:18 PM |
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at first I was thinking of using a fc because of the lower cost. Right now Im still doing research nothing has been finalized yet
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Bart Vangampelaere
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| posted on 2/8/05 at 09:24 PM |
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I'd say scratch build it. An FD is simple too good to be cut up. BTW: If you'd be using an FC, you'd be better of in some other
points too. They're cheaper to get, easier to fix, and you can always put an FD engine in if you're car ends up like you want it to be. A
S5 FC (TII 200hp) engine can be tuned about as far as an FD can be tuned, so it's not even needed to do so.
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