RX7 Brake Upgrade and Short Stroke Conversion Completed

Took a chance last weekend to fit all the stuff i've been fabricating for the last two weeks. Took only about three hours to fit them in as that's all the time i have. I did the conversion on Saturday and with my bus arriving in Jakarta late, the work's done in the afternoon. Sunday is out of the question as i had to bring The Dog to her very first gathering with Daihatsu Charmant Community members!

Everything went smoothly as planned. The only minor setback came from the short stroke strut hubs that was decided to be replaced with the old ones from the car. Since the short stroke hubs had already been machined fit the Civic rotor, the old hubs underwent the same treatment.

Some pics of the work in progress.. Comparison of the rear dampers..

Fitment of the rear RS*R springs and KYB Gas-A-Just dampers.

Preparing the "HKS purple" front struts for installation.

Installed.. You can reuse your old brake lines for the RX7 calipers. I will find time to upgrade the lines to steel braided ones later.

This one shows you how the spacers will later help clear the wheels from fouling the calipers.

Who's hiding in there.. Oh it's just you, my silly awesome FD caliper!

The 80 series Land Cruiser brake master cylinder upgrade comes next. Bench-bleed the BMC, bend some brake lines, check for air in the brake lines and you're done. This pic should give you an idea of how to bend the lines.

As you can see, you need to bend them quite a bit. Also, although the fluid reservoir is bigger than stock, you don't have to worry about space as the LC BMC is shorter. This will help you give the needed space to clear the strut tower. Here's the finished work. Looks sweet paired with my T3 camber plates.

Money shot. Comparison of the stance, before..

and after..

Sorry for the muddy tires but that's around 30-40mm lower. Not really shakotan-low but just perfect for me.

Comments after conversion? First thing i'd like to point out is the ride stiffness. I'm running 6kg front springs and 4.5kg rears and it's already stiff. I can't imagine how it feels for guys running higher combination like 8/6 or even 9/6. You guys must have kidneys made of steel! Anyway, let's see later how my combination serves my purpose.

As for the brake, they felt great. I'm not experiencing any off-balance between front and rear, squishy pedal nor unpredictability from it. It does feel a bit like the brake booster needs to be upgraded to cope with the larger cylinder diameter but it'll hold just fine for now.

With that done, The Dog has officially been pimped by..

LoL, i think i'm the first guy running Techno Toy Tuning parts here in Indonesia. Am i Gabe?