Hi all
I would like to rebuild my 93 fd i have had it sat on the drive for some time,and thought i would give it a little go .
I have a small list of parts i need but would like a full list of every bit needed.
i did a search of the site and could not find anything.
plus is there any website that sells the parts ?
thank you for any help
Craig
some of it will depend on the condition of oteer parts in the engine such as rotors, rotor bearings etc etc
ill sort them as it comes to bits ,just wanted a parts list just to get it going.if anything else is in need rotors ect then ill get them as i go.Not in a rush to fix it,as its been sat on the drive for 2 years,just want to play around with it now if it all goes wrong then well not lost anything.
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Try and get/borrow a rebuild video :) are you going to rebuild it to OEM specs or race specs?
just to the specs it came from mazda with,it does have a few new bits on it intercoler and feed air intake and a feed exhaust,nothing to worry about i don\'t think.
Ill have to find a dvd ,will be nice to have a video of how to do it.
check out pineapple racing:
http://www.rebuildingrotaryengines.com/
they have some free rebuild vids and stuff to show u some of it
Thank you that is a very good site,i will get the video\'s and look for a rebuild kit .
hi craig, hope you good.
if your wanting to do it your self get the rebuild dvd, some one on here might send you a copy, ive been trying to find some one ;)
i lost a tip around 2 months ago and i got my rebuild kit from pineappleracing and my builder rated it very highly.
Dragon have always got everything in stock at all times as i believe he supplies most of the other tuners with the bits I would have though he`s prob the cheapest as well.
Give Ross a ring 01404891888 say matt sent you.
You can get heavy duty gasket (Viton) kits better and cheaper from Gary at Rotaryarts, you can even reuse the water seals in his kits
Ive been looking at doing this aswell and im gona for new housings just as a peace of mind thing but other than a rebuild (seal kit) and some new apex seals is there anything else i need?
Quote from: mjwebb48;536395Dragon have always got everything in stock at all times as i believe he supplies most of the other tuners with the bits I would have though he`s prob the cheapest as well.
Give Ross a ring 01404891888 say matt sent you.
Yes I got a new front plate from Ross , he was very quick to supply :Thumbs-up
Blitzboy thats where i was gona get my seal kit from-bout £125 arent they?
As found at the top of this page.
http://www.rotaryart.uk.com/acatalog/RotaryArt_engine_kits_for_Mazda_RX7.html
yes they are , I have seen these in the flesh very good quality, wish this was available earlier when I did my build, the seals help stop blow by at high boost, and are actually used by a few top rotary drag racers abroad
So if i had that seal kit mentioned above, some new housing, some Hurley Apex seals what else would i need?
Side seal kit and some corner seals?
Hurley are good but depends what are your plans with the motor, porting and stuff, stick with Mazda OEM side seals, corner seals again stick with Mazda unless you are into Bridge Porting go with Atkins solid corner seals.
What are your plans with the car?
We ran full Mazda seal thoughout in the drag car and steves car, stock seals and corner seals, havent found there limit yet.
The best parts are Mazda, the other o\'ring kits are only made because they can be made cheaper, not better.
Do you remove the plastic inserts on the corner seals Ross on Steves Car? mine got chewed up hence why I went solid corner seals
My plans are just to stay pretty much stock for now apart from de-cat, maybe a set of filters and an Apexi PFC so be be looking somewhere around the 300 ponies mark. What are your thoughts?
well in that case defo stay stock with Mazda stuff, defo stay stock with Mazda Apex seals corner seals etc still think Garys gasket kit is still good quality though
Quote from: BlitzBoy;536421Do you remove the plastic inserts on the corner seals Ross on Steves Car? mine got chewed up hence why I went solid corner seals
Yes just remove the rubber bungs, they dont do a great deal anyway. All stock Mazda 2mm seals in the drag car and steves car etc.
Is Steve bringing the car to the Jap show finale?
And whats happening with the new drag car , you fixed the tranny yet :D
Ok thanks for your help dude.
Good thread. Was thinking of having a go at rebuilding mine if/when it goes wrong so was looking into this kinda stuff to.
All very helpful :D
Adam
Hi Karl
sorry to hear about your car ,are you planning on making it faster?
I just thought i would have a play with mine and do it my self,tryed selling the car on e-bay but could only get £750 for it so thought might as well play about with it and if it still does not work then what the hell just sell it for scrap.
Has any1 got the DVD they can sell me or pass on ?
Thanks for the number Matt ill give Ross at Dragon a ring when i get back from holiday, think i saw 1 of there cars running at totb a few years ago most amazing fd i have ever seen.
So if i get the RotaryArt full block kit
with
Hurley Race Apex Seals/Tips 13b 3mm
then this would only leave me with internal parts like housing and rotors to get if needed ?
oh and oil and sparkplugs ect
Could be wrong but i think you only need 2mm apex seals if your doing a standard rebuild. 3mm are more race spec and you\'ll have to get the rotors machined out to accept them... But i could be wrong
Adam
so getting 3mm will not make it any safer then ?
Just run all stock Mazda parts, they work its has simple as that.
Dont think so make. I\'m pretty sure the standard mazda ones are 2mm.
Adam
just had it in my head it would make it stronger.
how much do you do the kit for dragon with the apex seals 2mm ?
Best to contact us direct, as we cant advertise on here.
yeh will be making it quite a bit faster and changing alot of things.
keep us updated with how you get on with the car.
Ok Ross will do ill give you a ring some time next week.
Sounds good karl will have to come over and see you some time when i get mine fixed Ted and John have been telling me how nice yours is .
ill pop some pics up as i do it,give me something to do over winter.
yeh thats what im doing, just going to take my time getting it all back together and how i want it, its just money that im short of lol
LOl know that feeling. :0)