after owning it for 4 months the engine has failed so im removing it at the moment for a rebuild,also going to respray the car properly as its been badly done by the last owner.
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U rebuilding it yourself?
damn, that was bad luck.
i really wanted to buy that rex when it was for sale a few months back. glad i didnt now
shame about the engine but at least you will know its good when back together.
what was the history of the engine when you bought it??
dont think i remember seeing it for sale.
Quote from: FD3S Efini;598748U rebuilding it yourself?
yes mate its going to take a while but im happy doing it !
Quote from: karl_tate;598949shame about the engine but at least you will know its good when back together.
what was the history of the engine when you bought it??
dont think i remember seeing it for sale.
There was no history of a rebuild when i got ! he let me have it for the day so i could compression and seal test,compresions were 6 bar with even jumps so i knew this day was coming up,i didnt pay much for it and it had a pretty gd spec apart the fuel system and manegment . i planned to use it all summer and rebuild through the winter but i think my man foot might have brought it forward :D.
is that a gt35 turbo?
The car has done a 12.7 at 122 the spec it is at 1.2bar i think a panspeed ecu
j
Quote from: slingo;598976There was no history of a rebuild when i got ! he let me have it for the day so i could compression and seal test,compresions were 6 bar with even jumps so i knew this day was coming up,i didnt pay much for it and it had a pretty gd spec apart the fuel system and manegment . i planned to use it all summer and rebuild through the winter but i think my man foot might have brought it forward :D.
ah right i see, well keep it updated :D
I think it should have good porting for you, from japan
J
Quote from: gyles18;598984is that a gt35 turbo?
hello mate ! its a to4s on a greddy manifold with a h.k.s waste
Quote from: JayDee;599004I think it should have good porting for you, from japan
J
it used to be dragons old drag car ! i dont supose you know the injector size do you ? ive split the block today but cant tell if theres porting or not :3Confused is there anywhere i can get the measurement for them ?
i think it has 4x850 are the intake ports smooth? or you can post a pic
Quote from: slingo;599034it used to be dragons old drag car ! i dont supose you know the injector size do you ? ive split the block today but cant tell if theres porting or not :3Confused is there anywhere i can get the measurement for them ?
the housings are fooked ! i havent checked the plates yet i cant remember the tolerance between straight edge and face ?? also the oil pump side cover has alot of crazing on the inside,is this normaly ok ?
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its not ported and the injectors are standard!!
yes some do have lots of crazing on the inside
Quote from: JayDee;599053its not ported and the injectors are standard!!
thanks for help dude :cheers.god only knows how its lasted so long on stock injectors :eek:,i dont know when it was built but the a/f ratio must have been massively lean under hard driving.
it has had a wideband on it when running 1.2 it was safe it must have a adj fuel reg and some high fuel pressure
Quote from: JayDee;599068it has had a wideband on it when running 1.2 it was safe it must have a adj fuel reg and some high fuel pressure
its has a sard fuel pressure reg ! i havent looked at the pump but yet but i will fish for it tomorow !
just out of intrest jay how do you know all this ? :)
i know the previous owner andrew and i knew and went out in the car when ross had it, use to handle really well when it had ohlins on!
i love the handling at the moment but i will be putting coilovers bk on and the power was just savage ! i used to have skylines but there like barges compared to the rx7
yes the handling is very good once you have confidence in the cars the to4s is a nice road turbo get the engine ported, ecu etc and it will be alot better
Jay sshhhhhh
That\'s the route I\'m taking ! Rxmotors are supplying the housings and rotars and I\'m sending the plates off for street port !600 for bits and 300 for port work :mmmm
cool your in good hands with tim, take it the housings are getting ported as well
yes jay ! Has anybody used atkins rotary for seal kits and there uprated tips ?
Well peeps im mashing through the crap jobs and hoping to do some fun stuff soon ! Its nearly ready to paint under the bonnet which im doing at the weekend, i will photograph the mixing steps of 2pk paint to anybody whos intrested :Yawn . ive dusted the subframe and painted the lower chassis and a small amount of the tunnel with a hand can and clear coat,reasons the subframes bk in is so i can paint it half in the garage to save on masking times .
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looking good mate, nice and clean, ready for fresh paint :D
cheers karl :cheers ! fooook it takes forever to do this but i am looking forward to putting on some paint
what colour are you spraying the engine bay...?a matching white?
yeah i had to send the petrol flap to tcp to be matched ! i dont know if it was a mazda colour on the car and i have a paint code for a red lol ! im toying with the idea of a diffrent colour because im painting the whole car but not sure i do like the white !what do you think ?
i had the same dilemma as you with mine. what other colours have you got in mind?
i like this paint but have no idea what it is ! but them maybe its the whole car i like ! also like some of the new bmw silvers and gunmetals :)
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what colour is your now gyles ! didnt it used to be green ?
ahh the shineauto car....
yeah id go with that. there arnt many people with the grey rx7\'s. it looks a bit different.do like the grey......im just trying to find the paint code for you.....
mine is now audi mugello blue.....
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56025
those pics dont really do it justice....it turns different blue in different lights. its got a lot of pearl in it
i think its titanium grey II, paint code 29y which is the one they used on the later models....
looks a bit like this....
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ahhhh dude it looks sweet ! i like it ! that paint code would be cool too :) now im thinking !
have a look above ^^^^^
Quote from: gyles18;601894looks a bit like this....
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:eek: ok whites going out the window thats proper sweet !
yeah, eventually when i get mine back it will look like that. just need the front lip and lights. cant justify spending more money on something i dont have/havent had for a year haha!
that grey is sweet though....
you got any other plans for it? looks like you\'ve got the engine sorted...
loads of plans gyles but havent got the budget to suit lol ,im getting married this year so money is abit scarce ! no im doing it slowly and still toying with the engine idea,when you add the cost of bits its not far off a decent built engine,so still not sure but rxmotors are very helpfull !
where is your car at the moment ?
heres another one for you........
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Quote from: slingo;601905loads of plans gyles but havent got the budget to suit lol ,im getting married this year so money is abit scarce ! no im doing it slowly and still toying with the engine idea,when you add the cost of bits its not far off a decent built engine,so still not sure but rxmotors are very helpfull !
where is your car at the moment ?
ahh congratulations.
i know what you mean with budgets. mine started off very small but just ended up escalating as i just kept thinking, well if i get it done now then i wont need to later.....
my car is up at wgt at the moment getting mapped. looking forward to getting it back.
what do you think of the last pic??
looks very nice is that the same paint ?
it looks a little darker, but i think its just the light....
have you seen the feed car?
no dude never seen it !
http://www.pure.cc/~misuchi/main/FEED_RX7_03B.jpg
heres another picture of the shineauto rx7 from the front
http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/Jacco%20Willemsen/Random%20Shots/rx7%20fujita.jpg
looks proper savage !love it
Quote from: gyles18;601928heres another picture of the shineauto rx7 from the front
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im going to have to scrap the white,aaaghhhhhh more work ! il get on it in the morning see if i can get some for the weekend . thanks for the insperations gyles :D
no worries, keep us updated on how its doing :)
weeeeellllll ive decided to stick with crystal white,i do like the titanium paint but the white is here to stay :Thumbsup! well i would had the top coat on but the winds been strong down here so ive been kitesurfing :yes but il have it done tomorow if theres no wind
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is looking nice and clean anyway :Thumbsup!....have the door shuts and boot been done already or are you doing them?
Fanks mate,they did the door shuts but not the boot:( but I\'m going to repaint the whole shell because of body kit holes :reallymad
jesus you\'ve got some work on your hands! will be worth it when its done though!
have you got wide front arches on yours?
Quote from: gyles18;602536jesus you\'ve got some work on your hands! will be worth it when its done though!
have you got wide front arches on yours?
it did have but there pikey spec ! But I\'m looking for front wings and i\'ll probably stretch them a bit or maybe some feed ones :yes
hmmm i like the feed ones,i was tempted for mine, but i think ill leave for my next fd....
top coats finished and came out perfect ! im glad to be on the refitting side of things now waaahhhooo !:Thumbs-up
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Looking good,dont suppose you want to paint mine?
no worries dude ! do you live close ?
what sort of time scale are you looking for completion??
End of july gyles hopefully,but i dont wont to rush it !
of course, mistakes happen when things are rushed. you\'ll still have a few months of summer to enjoy it though. would be good to see it when it\'s up and running again :mmmm
Quote from: gyles18;603845of course, mistakes happen when things are rushed. you\'ll still have a few months of summer to enjoy it though. would be good to see it when it\'s up and running again :mmmm
yeah dude we meet up im portsmouth most weeks,we will have to meet up or pop round somtime if your local
Quote from: slingo;603806no worries dude ! do you live close ?
North Bersted mate
Quote from: dwarfslapper;604100North Bersted mate
you are close mate :WaveBye
Not much hapenned over the last week,ive had some sort of man/swine flu ha ha but i have sourced a engine for it from japland ! hopefully it should give me a good base for a rebuild because most of my bits from the engine are fooooooked !
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if you need any help with ports ,injectors, rebuild give us a call mate
Quote from: Silverstone Autosport;605925if you need any help with ports ,injectors, rebuild give us a call mate
cheers mate ,when i come to do the fuel system i will give you a shout :)
Its been a while and tbh ive been abit slack but the engines here and i fort id share it with you guys
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looks very clean bud, whats the plan for it??
Quote from: karl_tate;608831looks very clean bud, whats the plan for it??
its had an exhaust port only karl it came from show car that was stuffed up the rear just 900 km after a rebuild.im not going to port the inlets for now,im in the process of bolting on the turbo and sorting the wiring and vacums
I managed to remove my finger from my ar$$ and swung the engine back into place whilst bathing in gear oil :Thumbs-up .i havent got new injectors or e.c.u yet due to lack of funds but it will give me time to finish the bodywork but i want to run the engine before i take the uim off again
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progress update peeps:)
ive run the engine up and all is good,it suprising how smooth it runs compared to my old unit !
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That looks really neat and tidy dude... excellent job :D
thanks mate im starting more painting next week ! i so badly want to drive it again
looking very clean and tidy indeed....whats your estimated time to be back on the road?
cheers gyles :) 2 months tops ! i saw you in aldwick a while ago,looks very nice !
Looking good, more pictures chap??
Quote from: slingo;617396cheers gyles :) 2 months tops ! i saw you in aldwick a while ago,looks very nice !
cheers dude.
just been down to monaco in it at the weekend :Giggle
1550 miles in three days, 7 countries good times :burnout
hows your\'s coming along?
jesus dude youve covered some distance !! do you have home recovery from abroad ? good dude im mashing through the bodywork but its hard to do anything when its such nice weather :)
yes, but its useless. ive already used it a few years ago and wasnt worth the money tbh.
what have you got left to do on yours then?
Updates on progress peeps ! jesus i had to dig this out ! well im getting through it now and i can just about see the finish line :Thumbs-up
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pro spray booth lol
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Quote from: gyles18;623532yes, but its useless. ive already used it a few years ago and wasnt worth the money tbh.
what have you got left to do on yours then?
not much now gyles 2 weeks tops
lookin good slingo!
yeh looks great, top work.
Quote from: N777CK T;635052lookin good slingo!
cheers nick ! i havent seen you about is your wagon ok ?
Quote from: karl_tate;635288yeh looks great, top work.
thanks karl :Thumbs-up
also thanks to dwaffslapper for my siderepeaters and reflectors :Thumbs-up
Quote from: slingo;635320also thanks to dwaffslapper for my siderepeaters and reflectors :Thumbs-up
No worries glad to be of some help:D
Quote from: dwarfslapper;635368No worries glad to be of some help:D
havent forgot that vid paul im waiting for a mate to return it :)
tailgate and front lights to finish ! e.t.o.f saturday waaaaaaahhhhhhhooooo :3gears-lh
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lovin this thread mate ya doin an awesome build, :god
only just noticed this thread.:god:god...seeing Andrew\'s old car brings back memories:( all in a good way.
Its good to see that she is in very very good hands and will roam the streets again and cant wait to see her in a flash.:wiggle Well done again mate and kkep up the good work:god
Quote from: leeincivic;638098lovin this thread mate ya doin an awesome build, :god
thanks lee,its been sort of fun but im glad to be finishing up :Thumbs-up
Quote from: Laeeq;638140only just noticed this thread.:god:god...seeing Andrew\'s old car brings back memories:( all in a good way.
Its good to see that she is in very very good hands and will roam the streets again and cant wait to see her in a flash.:wiggle Well done again mate and kkep up the good work:god
cheers mate :Thumbs-up
big thanks to dragon performance as well for the rear bumper £ 40 bucks and turned up 16hrs after order
That looks awesome - real beauty. Please post finished pics :D
Quote from: dreamers;638416That looks awesome - real beauty. Please post finished pics :D
cheers dude ! ive finshed it now to point i can drive it,still got a long shopping list of bits .
Slingo brought this out this week, and my god he has done an A1 Job, to top it off it sounds f***ing awesome!
Dude I would love to do a swap for part of the next evening were out, when its all done if your up for that, fingers crossed mine gets back from the Nurburgring in one piece ha ha
AWESOME CAR AWESOME PAINT JOB AWESOME BUILD
Big gold star for you Geeza lol :cheers
Quote from: DMDRIFTING;639364Slingo brought this out this week, and my god he has done an A1 Job, to top it off it sounds f***ing awesome!
Dude I would love to do a swap for part of the next evening were out, when its all done if your up for that, fingers crossed mine gets back from the Nurburgring in one piece ha ha
AWESOME CAR AWESOME PAINT JOB AWESOME BUILD
Big gold star for you Geeza lol :cheers
ahhhhhh dude good times mate ! And when ive finished the engine work its yours for a joy ride :burnout
mines sitting on the drive engine-less atm!
:(
I\'m driving my rx7 now and have been to a local event on thorny island this weekend ,i didnt compete as im still running the engine in 0.5 bar and half throttle :Laugh
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looking sweet bud, how many miles have you clocked up?? you had any issues??
where are the engine bay pics :p
Top Job, get the engine bay pics up dude! And get it mapped wahoooooooo
Top weekend too
money shots!! :Laugh
Quote from: karl_tate;641727looking sweet bud, how many miles have you clocked up?? you had any issues??
where are the engine bay pics :p
around 700 now karl,no issues yet mate ! touch my wood :Giggle
also looking for a 99 spec front bumper if someone fancys a swop ?
Quote from: slingo;642302also looking for a 99 spec front bumper if someone fancys a swop ?
try Martin Speedline Imports he got my one for me:mmmm
Good Job On The Rx7
Quote from: dwarfslapper;642361try Martin Speedline Imports he got my one for me:mmmm
will do paul
still trying to track that dvd:Thumbs-up
Quote from: gavinnblake;642484Good Job On The Rx7
cheers gav :cheers
looking very mean! nice job!
cheers gyles ! :cheers
Quote from: slingo;601885i like this paint but have no idea what it is ! but them maybe its the whole car i like ! also like some of the new bmw silvers and gunmetals :)
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Thats FDUKin tasty
Stunning rex,glad you stuck to whit really came off nice,what bonnet is that does anybody know i must have it lol