'84 FB

[JayoM]

Been selling a few wheels to fund my 20b rebuild, and don't have the money to do the arch work to fit my wide Equip 01s. So pulled these Casablanca's out of the shed, loving how they look.






That'll keep me happy for another while

[spoddy]

car looking well mate. how's your mx3 going or did you sell it?

that 20b cosmo will be some yoke when you have the engine rebuilt, or are you planning on sticking it in an FD?

[JayoM]

No, the 20B will be staying in the Cosmo. I wouldn't have the heart to gut a Cosmo, rare enough as it is! The MX3 is going well, that will never be sold!

[Petrolhead96]

That is looking absolutely sweet dude! an inspiration to keep at mine!! and your FC is gorgeous I'd love to see it in the metal one day.

[richrx]

Hi

Love this build! Its definetly how i would like mine to look too... Great inspiration!

Can i ask how the car drives now with the 13b? I suspect mine will need rebuilt in the next year or two and with the 12a being hard to rebuild a 13b might be the only option.

Cheers

Richard

[JayoM]

That is looking absolutely sweet dude! an inspiration to keep at mine!! and your FC is gorgeous I'd love to see it in the metal one day.

If you don't want to keep it, let me know Looks like a good shell!

The FC is cool alright. Unfortunately, it might have to go to pay the hefty 20B rebuild bill If ya fancy a roadtrip some weekend, feel free to make your way up here

Can i ask how the car drives now with the 13b? I suspect mine will need rebuilt in the next year or two and with the 12a being hard to rebuild a 13b might be the only option.

It drives amazing, to be honest. The carb needs a tune as its tuned for a blowthru turbo, but it goes like stink and pops flames, so I can't complain too much It still has a real visceral experience of driving an FB on the limit When money frees up a bit, the engine is going to go through a small bit of an overhaul, should be interesting!

[richrx]

Can i ask how the car drives now with the 13b? I suspect mine will need rebuilt in the next year or two and with the 12a being hard to rebuild a 13b might be the only option.

It drives amazing, to be honest. The carb needs a tune as its tuned for a blowthru turbo, but it goes like stink and pops flames, so I can't complain too much It still has a real visceral experience of driving an FB on the limit When money frees up a bit, the engine is going to go through a small bit of an overhaul, should be interesting!

So is there much of a power/torque difference between them? Definetly keep us updated of any engine builds, lots of photos

Out of curiosity what was the rust like underneath?I've got rust on mine and i'm becoming obsessed with other rx's and the rust repairs that are being done...


Final question, what size, width and offset are the wheels. They sit perfectly

Again, awsome looking rx


Rich

[JayoM]

I've no hard figures, but its a very noticeable difference in terms of power and torque. The 12a was on the Nikki carb, so I don't know what it would be like on a Weber.

It was actually one of the better ones I've come across. Needed small bit of welding on the chassis rails, the usual with the sills and arches. Previous owner had fibreglassed under the rear seats where they all go, been meaning to get new steel welded on there. It was rusty around the bootlid as well. Clean as a whistle now tho

Wheels are 14x6.5 +4. Surprised how well they sit.

[JayoM]

Was up at the Dublin C&C yesterday. A few nice pictures and some decent amount of footage in the video coverage!

[Chud]

Been keeping an eye on yours on instagram dude, looking good.