I am moving my build thread over here, so bare with me abit here, lots of pics and posts inc :D
Ok, so i was bored outta my head and have a bad back at the moment, blown through all the newspapers, forums and internet-games, so i decided to make a small worklog on my FD. Feel free to post suggestions, better solutions etc, thats what forums are for
Translating my worklog from norwegian to english now, so the first few posts might be abit misleading regarding time spent, work etc..
Short story, the last 2,5 years has been a living nightmare for me. While work has been a madness the last 4-5 years, with sick work hours, bad management and selv-centered bosses and leaders wearing out people in their 20s so bad they get sick for months and dont care to replace em or pay the ones hanging in there good money, i have this self-pride in what i do, and i will go to any means to get the work done. It wears you down bit by bit, but you hang in there for the others and try to keep em afloat and on their feet. the management takes advantage of this and put more work on us, selv pride kicks in, we manage, and so the evil circle has been drawn... the downward spiral...
First, the FD broke down due to a waterseal blown on a mazda reman engine. Picked the engine down, when i suddenly and unexpectedly lost a close friend of mine. He`d killed himself for reasons nobody knew about and nobody knows about this day. Barely got inside the front door from the funeral when i got another phonecall, a friend of mine had died in a car accident, so new funeral... cant get any worse..?
A short while later, i lost a dear family member to brain anurism after decades of diabetes-years....
Then, a while later i had to go through a loong fight with insurance company about a drywall behind the kitchen that had been waterdamaged.. Me and my girlfriend had bought a house, everything seemed fine, until i one day got curious about the back wall underneath the sink.. It was completely soaked and molded..... as im allergic and have astma, i cant live in a house like that, so we used all our savings and fixed the wall, and then take the fight with the insurancecompany...
finally got it sorted after months... and then she dropped the bomb on me.. Its over, she didnt wanna be with me anymore...
I hit the wall...bad...! Buried myself in work, more work, cut contact with all of my friends, and just lived under the radar for 1,5 years, staid with friends and family, while she(my ex) stayed in the house... finally, after 1,5 years, she contacted me and said she`d moved out and someone needs to live in the house... I moved in, and decided to keep the house... So, i bought her out and now own a house of my own, 30 years old. 135 sq.metres, double garage, 2 bathrooms, 4 bedrooms, dining room, seaside view, beach 5 mins down the road... LOVE IT!
So, to "refurbish and renovate" my own life, i started fixing up my house, and "renovate" her out of the house... Walked into the garage a week after i`d moved in again, and sat down and just looked at my downed poor FD sitting there... And decided that house is house, it will have to wait... I need the FD on the road again to move on and get myself sorted once again...! So, i began the restauration and rebuild of my old FD, and see it as "therapeutic" selv-help...!
Plans:
Car, 1993 silver touring FD. Painted it spirit R grey.
Engine and surroundings:
Streetport 13B rew, built by Banzai racing. RA black superseals, TII lowcomp rotors etc.
KG 850/1600 fuel setup with walboro 400pump rewired.
HKS twin power with LS/yukon coils, 11" raceplugs and FAT magnecor coilwires
Big FMIC kit
big radiator
3" turboback exhaust from GP-sports
BNR stage 3s in seq mode, going to push em to the max(21psi area)
AEM water injection setup
Apexi PFC and commander with datalogit
Blitz SBC-ID dual boostcontroller with a Blitz datalogger on the side.
Aezknights simplified viton seal industrial strength solenoid setup with viton checkvalves etc(100psi setup)
Self-designed oil baffle pan with one-way valves to keep oil centered by the pickup at all times.
Fuel baffle setup
suspension and braces:
Yellow koni shocks, Eibach springs
Tanabe rollbars
a known brand of strutbraces front and back, yet to be decided.
dragon performance diff-brace and gearbox brace
Polybushes diffmount and enginemounts
Wheels and brakes:
RO_JA R2 rims 9x8 front on 245s, 10x18 rear on 275s.
standard FD brakes
Drivetrain:
FD gearbox
Kaaz 1,5 way diff, with new seals, bearings etc.
Looks:
99spec front
99spec wing with carbon winglip
Feed side underskirts in carbon
shine auto street diffuser rear.
99spec lights
CF hood
Prolly a ton of things ive left out or forgotten, but im going for a mild and "stock" look with small touchups. enginebay will be simple black on black with no crome. Reason for this is simple. My car is imported on a silly rule that states that the car has to appear original to keep its plates... If im busted by the vehicle inspectors with this setup, im screwed and have to put it all back to original state again.. So, fingers crossed
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GPsports midpipe and back. Nice and shiney!!! Nomatter WHAT the ladies says, boys... Size matters...ALLWAYS!!! :D
Or maybe im just compensating for a small displacement...? :D
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/GP-sportsmidpipeback.jpg)
Using a well known measuring stick:
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Diffbrace and transmission brace from dragon performance
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/rx7deler1.jpg)
Innovative LM1 wideband
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/rx7deler.jpg)
]New radiator, shiney things....! Again, a well known measuring unit :D
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/radiator.jpg)
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virker som gode greier dette :)
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My cat was more interrested in the package itself...
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BNR stage 3 seqs, old news perhaps, but still gold news..! ;)
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rewelded Efini Ypipe
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efini crosspipe:
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seals:
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Soooo beautiful..!:
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]Finally, we bought the house and i have a nice garage to do work on my cars..!
Started taring down the engine from the top, just to inspect, study and have a look.
The engine blew a waterseal, so complete stripdown is in order. As i dont have an engine lift available now, ill start with the stripdown while the engine is in the car...
MILLIONS of clips and connectors, crisp dry wires and bonehard small hoses and crap...! This has a mazda reman engine in it, but it appears that the people that swapped the engine, pulled loose the clips and connectors by pulling the wires.. wich exposed the copper... that started to erode in the seaside salty weathercondidions... And having a lol-vented hood alowing water to drip down on wires and connectors probably havent helped much... a new wiring harness is in order..!
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hmnmm, no wonder it started to leak water on that last trip..! :lol:
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the infamous "crows nest" DjeeeZUZ...!
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discovered why the car leaked a small amount of steering fluid I believe... the old owner(norwegian with a barn) had mice...!
The window-washer hose had also been chewed over.
I really hope the steering rack has survived, i dont dare thing how expensive this thing is..
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A nice treat of a radiator suddenly appeared from the deep darks of the engine bay:
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The only rust on the car, to be fixed with an engine bay respray in satin black for clean and neat looks, while keeping it "inspection friendly"
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Yes, we defo need new wiring harness...!
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engine out
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Took me a fair bit of swaring, a phonecall and a glance at a youtube vid before i understood the clutchthing on this car..!
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the end
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striped down the engine to shortblock... and tilted the engine over...
this is what came out of the exhaust ports, minus the oil...
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waterseal much ye...!
Nice sound from the engine too, ayeh? :lol:
See vid, sounds like a blown water pump :lol:
http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/?action=view¤t=V090309_1850.mp4
at this point, the relationship went to pieces.... and the car sat for 1,5 years while i was away... Finally have the house now, so i have access to the poor thing... It is time to revive this japanese supersportscar..!
Testfitted the exhaust, cant wait to hear this baby BRAP once again...!
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99spec rears in, looks so much better!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-05-06185532.jpg)
FMIC fitted, like a glove! Used the hoodlatchbolt to bolt it dead centre, worked like a charm!
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The end of the day, a cold beer, good work done, nice and warm, sunset... and oh.. what do i spot in the background there...? ;)
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So, engine is away...I had fitted other major parts...What to do...?
Was sitting in the garage one day after i`d had a major cleanup, enjoying a cold beer in the nice weather, looked at the car and wondered if any of the bolts on the suspension was possible to loosen at all.. And then, the snowball started to roll..
Thanks to WD-40, airtools, elbowgrease and sledgehammer, i had the front subframe with all attachments out after about one hour... Man, those steering end joints, hate em...! And the ABS sensor unit on the hubs...? Dont even mention it..!:icon_tdow Most of theese bolts i dont think has been turned since the car was new...!
So, i disassembled the front subframe, started to clean off old rust, wash all units separately and paint em. Used simple and good rustpreventing(yes i know alot of the parts are aluminium, but wanted to keep it simple and clean looking) paint that you use on iron fences. Went with glossy black. Clean and inspection friendly.
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Now that the front subframe was all nice and shiney, the rear had to be done as well. Pulled it out and compared with cleaned front subframe:
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Just some light work done today, reasembled the rear subframe after paint
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mmm, cant wait to get the car on the ground on theese again:
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My dog was going about its business in the garden when he got very curious about something he found :lol:
Two hedgehogs just...doin their thang:icon_tup:
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Dennis(my dog) got abit too curious when he poked his nose too close to the small rascals, so when the male hedgehog felt Dennis nose touch him, he jumped up, so here we are, picking a few small hedgehogpins outta his nose :lol:
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Now its midsummerfest over here, the beer is out and the bondfires are lit up, have a good one all!:egrin:
mmmmm, next to new engine wiring loom arrived today!
No more crispy connectors and wires!:icon_tup:
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got some stuff done today. Washed down the engine bay, sanded down old flaky paint, zink-primed it and went for simple satin black for a pure clean look. Offc. i ran outta zink-primer and paint, so only got left side done...
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got some stuff done today.
drivers side being sanded down and cleaned..
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Hmmm, found rust underneath the battery tray, seems like its caused by a semi-loose batterytray, vibrating/grinding against the chassie, wearing off the old paint and primer..... Salty norwegian coastal weather have not helped on the situation.....:icon_tdow
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What is this item, found it under the igniter on the drivers side:
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Found a second "rats nest" under the breaking-unit..! :lol: Also found the remnants of my previously posted semi-eaten window-washer hose and end covers on the steering rack...:scratch:
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Engine bay done, satin black:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-07-04224908.jpg)
looks soo much better against the titanium grey paintjob:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-07-04225110.jpg)
brakeunit picked apart and refurbished:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-07-04225212.jpg)
ABS unit picked down for washing, sanding off and painting:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-07-04225137.jpg)
all pipes on the torpedo-wall grinded down, primed and painted:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-07-04004050.jpg)
small and detailed work today, god how i hate this...
attacked the abs unit and break drum vakuum unit thing with brush, air grinder, sanding paper, degreaser, primer and paint today.
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finished up the engine bay in satin black today as well, im pleased!!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9294.jpg)
Also, one shot of the sun going down today, from my garage. :D
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another day, more work.
Put together my BNRs today, minus a few parts im gonna clean up and paint:
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Went on to reassemble the following units:
painted abs unit:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-07-12220429.jpg)
and the brake-unit:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-07-12224538.jpg)
igniter and fuel unit:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-07-12224524.jpg)
then went for a drive in my friends newly tuned celica GT4, man what a nice car to drive! its like riding a train! Nice weather as well
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and came home to find my dog bored half to death chillin on the carpet, that little frog! :lol:
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more tedious work today. So little done it seems, but so much time goes into getting into those tight spots to sand down, prime and paint... Boring work..!
:(
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Got some work done today! :D
rust-prevension in the wheel-wells up fron, nice and shineyt:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-07-26201801.jpg)
removed covers in front of window, washed and grinded down, zink-primed it and painted satin black
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cleaned and washed calipers
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bolted up the rear subframe:
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and fitted it! :D
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nice, clean, black!
What an effing nice day it was today! Sun is out, cold beer in the fridge, so we had to do some car-duty!!!
Had to snip a few photos of my house and garage and the view:
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Today, it was front subframe-time! Yes, i know i mounted the front swaybar wrong here, but corrected it before i fitted the subframe:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9295.jpg)
sliding it in:
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and done:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9299.jpg)
Sandblasted the rear calipers:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9300.jpg)
Started to remove and clean my old shock/springsetup:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9302.jpg)
4 HR springs, sold to a friend of mine, got a brand new set of eibachs, type Howard Coleman-recommended coming in:
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My dog was getting pretty fed up with me by this time, so he gave me a " i dont give a fnuck"- attitude when i tied him to the Cosmo :lol:
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painted rear calipers:
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washed down plastic covers:
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washed, primed and painted all heatshields under the car. I know they are alu, but its just to get a uniform look to the car. The paint is heat-withstanding paint as well.
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all calipers done:
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car rustprotection-covered to the moon and back!
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all in all, a good day!
Had a friend come over today to help me do some heavy lifting and fitting today.
Lovely celica GT4 he has, with some nice bolt-ons and tuneups, but pretty stock looking:
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I started to clean the gearbox:
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while he started to wrap the downpipe:
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Then, we bolted up the Dragon Performance diffbrace:
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Threw in the main shaft and PPF, together with the Dragon Performance transmission brace(no more 3gear shiftfails they say)
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refitted the intercooler and front fiberglass thingy:
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and threw in the spaghetti(main wiring loom)
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ran into a pretty....annoying... problem with the downpipe. At first, it rubbed against the exhaust-housing of the twinturboes, so we shaved it down abit:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9332.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9333.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9336.jpg)
Then, when we test-fitted it, we saw that the hole where you fit the lambda-probe, was totally in the wrong place....!:icon_tdow The downpipe is of unknown origin. Good quality, but i suspect foul ebay-play by the one who sold it to a friend of mine(JDM TT), who couldnt use it, so he sold it to me... and i got the cat in the bag....
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9340.jpg)
Anyways, its not my friends fault. Ill just have to fit two new bunges, or whatever you call em, on the other side where it should be :)
All in all, a great day!:icon_tup:
Got a package from NVMYRX-7 on rx7-club today! Superseller, great guy to deal with! He even followed my instructions to make the brand new in box Eibachs look used, so he dusted them up and made em look dirty, and wrote a "thank you for the wires" and tagged "trade" in the export box. Got em through customs without having to pay Norways silly 25% import tax. :icon_tup:
Brand new in the box Eibachs. Approved by Dennis!:lol:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9342.jpg)
also, i hung up the front bumper and placed the hood on top just to dream abit , knowing that my baby is on the road again in about a month :blush:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/2011-08-03185653.jpg)
looking very good
Saturday, nothing-to-do-day! So, we do some work on the FD.\'
First, i introdused and paired up the newly aquired eibach springs with my old yellow Konis:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9361.jpg)
Fitted the rear callipers:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9364.jpg)
then, i had to modify the front underpanel to fit both the FMIC, and the radiator i was to lower abit to get more room up top:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9355.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9357.jpg)
Had a radiator built for me locally by a friend of mine, and he welded up things abit off, just a few mm, so i had to widen the lower support holes for the fan:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9350.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9351.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9353.jpg)
then, i started to fabricate some new lower radiator mounts, to fit the radiator a few cm to the front, and lower:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9349.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9358.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9359.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9354.jpg)
Radiator sitting nice and low:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9362.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9365.jpg)
threw up a IC pipe just to see how low it was:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9366.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9367.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9368.jpg)
Cut out hole for the drain bolt:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9371.jpg)
like a glove:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9369.jpg)
Also, modifying the undertray abit to let in cold air from underneath the car. Cut a gap 5-6 cm behind the bolts that bolts the tray to the 99spec front, and im going to space out that gap so its even and flows good. a plus, it wont be visible from the front, and air will have a nice trip through the rad, and out the big ventilations in my hood:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9374.jpg)
Hung over-day, so time to do some work on the 7 to get the body working again :)
Bolted up the suspension and swaybars today, and fitted the wheels just to "dream" abit :)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9375.jpg)
jacked up the rear, to see how low the eibachs are when they are not broken in, i recon they will drop alittle more when they are used abit :)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9376.jpg)
I can also lower the spring-cup another 2 cm on the shock itself, if it doesnt get low enough, ill do that.
Also, have some clearence-issues i have to sort... they juuuust rub, its 3-4 mm, so i have to roll the lip inside the fender to solve the problem:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9377.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9378.jpg)
but, we are getting closer by the day! Paid shipping on my longblock a few days ago from legio here on the forum. He is crating it now and shipping pretty soon :) I cant wait!
Man, the FD looks so sexy from the rear!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9379.jpg)
Another day, more to be done!
Used the rest of the exhaust bandage i had on the mid-pipe. Didn`t even get halfway through it before i ran out. Well, something is better than nothing.
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9380.jpg)
started to bolt up intake pipes etc to the twins, just to sort stuff and have as few loose units as possible
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9388.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9394.jpg)
Discovered that the intake-set on the car was a trust-set. Im pleased!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9393.jpg)
Got my "new used" AST from ebay auction today. Unknown brand, but looks pretty good. Anyone know if its from a known manufacturer?
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9395.jpg)
Found broken pills, fixed em with superglue
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9396.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9397.jpg)
started to clean more old parts to make em look new again
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9406.jpg)
Dug out my spankin brand new upgraded alternator(left in box), old one right side
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9398.jpg)
old:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9399.jpg)
New
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9401.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9407.jpg)
Anyone else have this problem while doing work on their car? :egrin:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9390.jpg)
Also, snapped a few cool pics of an awesome moon passing the bridge here, and later going down behind the ridge:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9386.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/IMG_9387.jpg)
Then, we had some issues, summed up in a post:
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Well, time to revive this thread from the dead.... That engine i was being told was crated...? Seller = Legion = scammer! He yanked me around for a few months, and then vanished.. Then, with the help of this good forum, i got a hold of his name, adress, phone number etc... so i got a hold of him. He pulled the old " oh, its shipped, dunno what to say, blabla.. i will reimburse you", and i got half... then he disappeared again, for good this time, so i filed a scam charge through my bank. They reimbursed me, and took the case against the US bank and legal system.. That retard barked up the wrong god damn tree this time. He ruined his life for 1000 dollars, and that sentence will stay on his record for life.
So, i dug up another engine though the awesome Allrotor93. Cost me abit more, but well worth it!
2000 mile Banzai racing built large streetport 13B-rew, with TII lowcomp rotors, RA black superseals etc.. Banzai even has the buildthread on the engine, on their homepage, and it made over 500 hp no sweat.
Allrotor93 is one truely awesome person to deal with. He agreed to be my parts storehouse over there while i searched for parts, and got em shipped to him, so i could stuff it all in a crate and get it shipped over here (http://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
So, in that crate being shipped soon now, is
Banzai racing engine
LS coils
AEM waterinjection
Kaaz diff in the pumkin, bought from a forum member. Allrotor93 knew the guy and dropped by him to pick it up for me
greddy elbow, tapped for AI
new 6puck clutchkit
blockoffkit from banzai
dash pod
400lph walboro pump
pfc datalogit
pfc commander
and some more stuff i cant remember off the top of my head.
So, just about to pay shipping, and hopefully 3 weeks later, we have all the goodies here in the garage (http://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) Man, i cant wait! Season is comming soon!! (http://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Also have spent my last months in the cold winter, refurbishing the house, so that is 90% done too, but damn its expencive to own a house.. (http://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/icon_tdown.gif)
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Aaaahhh, what a fine day it was indeed, and the perks of being single and living alone is the fact that you can take your work with you indoors if you want to. Started out abit chilly, but once the sun came out, it was superb!
Started to rewire my fueltank for the walboro 400 pump. 4mm wire(good for 30 amp), 30 amp relay, 30 amp fuse. 12V direct from battery, to a relay now powered by the cars original pump power wire. Alcatraz on the computer, and just chillin while i do the wiring work.
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9747.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9748.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9749.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9750.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9751.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9752.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9754.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9756.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9757.jpg)
Got this nice prepped relay socket to make relaychange easy business.
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9760.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9761.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9762.jpg)
The dog is curious about what "dad" is up to
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9759.jpg)
I love heatsrink socks, makes everything look so nice and clean
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9763.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9764.jpg)
Prepped wiring loom
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9768.jpg)
Took the fuel pump bracket out, and spotted something i really didnt like
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9769.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9770.jpg)
Stock RX7 pump too that did this..!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9771.jpg)
Imagining this thing catching fire IN tank..!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9772.jpg)
Finally, the sun came out and temps went up alot!!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9774.jpg)
Drilled out two new holes for the power supply:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9775.jpg)
Grabbed some speaker wire with rubber that withstands chemicals, and added an extra wire sock on it for insulation
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9776.jpg)
Drilled the holes extra large and added an extra sock for more insulation and making the whole thing stick really tight so it wont move around
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9777.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9778.jpg)
Added some fuel and chemical resistant silicone to seal it properly
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9767.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9780.jpg)
Also, cut open my front bottom cover earlier to make a cold air intake to my radiator. It scoops air from below the front lip, and straight to the radiator sitting in stock location, and from there, out through a vented seibon hood. Should be enough imo. I will also add some alu sheets to further guide the air.
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9781.jpg)
I don\'t think Mazda went to that much trouble and effort when the car was new. Top effort!
Without getting all deep and meaningful.... simply well done for getting your life turned around and the FD progress underway - it\'s all looking awesome :)
Fair play mate gonna be 1 nice sorted FD when finished.
BABY, ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAAAAAAASSS, IIIISSS YYOOOUUUUUUUUUU!!!! Santa was just here!
The engine and all the goodies has finally arrived.
first of all, hats off to Allrotor93(Jonathan) for being an excellent seller! He let me use him as a parts-base, so i could get all my stuff shipped to him, and ship everything from him to me in one single shipment! I bought the engine off of him, a beautifully built banzai racing engine, large smooth streetport, T-II 8,5 rotors for high boost capabilities.
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9831.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9832.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9833.jpg)
Yukon/LS coils, to be paired up with my hks twin power and magnecor 10mm sparkplug wires
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9834.jpg)
poly diff bushes:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9835.jpg)
a kind gesture from banzai racing! :D
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9836.jpg)
More nice goodies from banzai, they are just awesome!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9837.jpg)
got my commander:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9838.jpg)
and commander holder:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9841.jpg)
my 3 bar map sensor:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9839.jpg)
block off plate kit:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9840.jpg)
twin gauge speaker pod:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9842.jpg)
walboro 400lhp pump kit:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9844.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9852.jpg)
greddy elbow, tapped for WI:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9845.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9846.jpg)
0 mile kaaz 1,5 diff and new sealant rings, in the pumkin:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9847.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9848.jpg)
greddy wheels
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9849.jpg)
spec 6puck springed clutch kit
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9850.jpg)
apexi datalogit:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9851.jpg)
AEM waterinjection, the nozzles fitted perfefcly in the tapped elbow!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9853.jpg)
100 psi industrial vitonsealed solenoid kit, made by aezknightz here on the forum
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9854.jpg)
fuelkit ready
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9855.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9856.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9857.jpg)
tapped my primary rail:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9858.jpg)
no time to loose, so we start working right away!
Man, i love single life, dont you? :D
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9860.jpg)
Started to bolt all the shelfed stuff onto the engine:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9862.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9863.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9864.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9865.jpg)
pressed the polybushes:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9866.jpg)
and fitted the kaaz diff and housing to the car:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9878.jpg)
more bolt-on work:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9871.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9872.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9873.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9874.jpg)
took my steering rack appart and "manualized" it, as it was leaking anyways, so i tought, lets try manual rack!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9879.jpg)
found this thing hid away behind a ton of parts, thought about using it on an old project once, but i ditched the project.. Could this be a nice thing to run on the rear diff? Does the rear diff get hot when used hard?
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9880.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9881.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9882.jpg)
started to get tired, as i was on a hard drinking night out yesterday, so i packed in and called it aday. Startup is not far away now. Man, i cant wait, the car has been sitting for 4 years now...!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/Grim678910/RX7%20rebuild/IMG_9888.jpg)
Is she running yet?