Project rebuild....

ENVYD · February 18, 2009, 06:28:56 PM

lol well are you getting that block for a steal

karl_tate · February 19, 2009, 07:33:31 PM

yeh, got the block last night, waterseal failure.

ewww what a mess.

not sure what im going to do with it yet but plan on stripping it down this weekend if i can get a 54mm socket.

also my dads machine at work is fixed and he cleaned up my old, knackered housing and rotor to see what they would turn out like, omg, how clean

think i might put it on the mantel piece lol

bit of a comparison, old vs cleaned housing

still got this mess to sort out as well

:rollin

i pulled all the masking off the other day as well, what a pain in the a$$, had a nice football afterwords though. this is how its looking now with it all uncovered and the finish is quite good but the pictures dont pick up on it very well.

ENVYD · February 19, 2009, 07:50:52 PM

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is that a chip so soon mate

anyways look cool and i really would not want to get that dirty

karl_tate · February 19, 2009, 10:39:17 PM

erm, where are you looking?? to the very right near the bottom??

tbh it could well be as it feels "soft" if you know what i mean for some reason, i dont think it would take much to chip it

ENVYD · February 20, 2009, 06:47:45 PM

lol just masking the engine bay back up while you put the engine back in! also why did you need that block off mark?? thought you already had good parts?

lee49 · February 20, 2009, 07:59:28 PM

really good read tis project is.
coming along really nicely and to have done it yourself must take some of the pain off the old engine going so soon!

karl_tate · February 21, 2009, 09:59:03 AM

i bought the block just as spare parts but most of it could be scrap if its thrown some tips, hopefully getting a 54mm socket today so will find out later

i already have a freshly built block which is sitting next to it, think there is a few pictures further back.

cheers lee, its getting there now, i could of just put the new engine back in and be done with it and it could of been back on the road ages ago but it was winter and i get carried away lol

karl_tate · February 21, 2009, 05:24:22 PM

well no luck getting a 54mm socket but the trusty old chisel and hammer did the job

everything seems in good condition will all the apex seals in tact which was nice and it was the inner seals that had gone.
this was the easiest engine i have stripped down, carnt believe how simple it is, took me around 30 mins and it was all in bits :yes

and all ready to be pack away for cleaning

i also made a start on polishing my turbo up and it has turned out quite well considering what it looked like before. spent around 2 hours on it :2eek

Kash_ · February 21, 2009, 05:32:19 PM

Nice work dude :Thumbs-up

Ada7 · February 21, 2009, 05:38:19 PM

Polishing is an arse but it does make things look so good

Nice work :Thumbs-up

Adam

karl_tate · February 22, 2009, 07:12:24 PM

cheers kash,

yeh its an absolute arse and i was covered head to toe lol

well most of the wiring is now complete for the fuse box

just need a few more connectors, didnt order enough :rolleyes:

its going to sit some where here, i was going to hide it but for the practicality, if i do happen to have a problem, then its easy to get to.

gandyRX · February 23, 2009, 02:59:02 PM

hey mate love this thread like the shini turbo as well gonna look soo good when it finished, bit of an odd request mate, it looks like youve got the cwest kit on your rex, just wondered could you post up some pics of it on the car, just asking because ive just got one for mine and its being sprayed soon but i havent got any decent pics really of what the entire kit looks like on the car fully painted and on there

Bobbit · February 23, 2009, 03:06:44 PM

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WTF? Thats enough to give me nightmares, lol. I\'m seriously impressed you can understand whats going on in that pic not to mention you made the bloody thing, :god:god

gandyRX · February 23, 2009, 03:27:11 PM

omg, you are rather handy with a soldering iron then lol

karl_tate · February 23, 2009, 06:17:33 PM

Quote from: gandyRX;586705hey mate love this thread like the shini turbo as well gonna look soo good when it finished, bit of an odd request mate, it looks like youve got the cwest kit on your rex, just wondered could you post up some pics of it on the car, just asking because ive just got one for mine and its being sprayed soon but i havent got any decent pics really of what the entire kit looks like on the car fully painted and on there

thanks mate, its good to know others appreciate the work i have put into it.

i only have the front bumper but have a look on here for some better pics from the front, might help you out a bit.

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50029

Quote from: gandyRX;586715omg, you are rather handy with a soldering iron then lol

lol it wasnt required on most of the wires, just used the tool that i bought with the fuse box and connectors etc

Quote from: Bobbit;586710WTF? Thats enough to give me nightmares, lol. I\'m seriously impressed you can understand whats going on in that pic not to mention you made the bloody thing, :god:god

cheers rob but it looks more confusing than it is, tried to make it as simple as possible as not to confuse things.

obviously i had all the wires labels up as per the previous pictures which helped no end but yeh it does look complicated lol

clutch should be here this week all being well