My new rx7

[shaunwil]

Yes, they just unbolt. Pineapple racing does a rebuild kit for them too but the gasket isn\'t included in the kit. I think I used a home made gasket last time !

Shaun

[sanbob]

got some good progress done today - pics first.

 

 

 

 

 

[sanbob]

Today i got the hatch sprayed up its no work of art but will do fine till i redo the lip in the summer and at least it doesnt let water in anymore.
 
Sorry bout the pics was gettin dark by the time id finished but made my seatbelt modification in the back seat only done the 1 side for now as its £43 a pop for the universal seat belt kits and i only need the 1 for the monster hehe.
 
Had a bit of a problem with the lap belt bolt as the welding around it had made it seize then snap when i tried harder lol but drilled it out then had a quick run down the road to use the garages tap set to re-thread and put a longer bolt through with a lock nut just to make sure it won\'t come loose.
 
As you can see (just) from the pics ive mounted the shoulder strap on the sidey bit that comes down from the window (dont know the technical term hehe) then cut the interior trim to fit which hides 90% of the fixing had a good test of it earlier and its solid as a rock , then hoovered out the back and put it all back together now that the trim has dried.
 
The last pic is the oil metering pump as you can see its held on with a pair of mole grips :rollin i spotted it when i picked the car up and the guy said it had been on there for 10 years lol just wondering if anyone knows the length of the bolts so i can get another fitted and get rid of the grips hehe, cheers guys.

[David Nock (RIP)]

WTF.....Good Old Moleys, that\'s normal for me....

(Joking Rob.....amazing - tools with car eh?).

I bet No One would ever have got it right about the OMP problem.
Wish I\'d have said "The OMP\'s held on with a pair of Mole Grips".

[sanbob]

haha that would have been worth the 10 man points lol
 
Got a slight wet patch at the bottom of my radiator not leakin much but on its way out, had a look on ebay an there\'s not one on to replace it with im wonderin if a different rad will fit as i have a couple in the shed i dont see that much of a problem as long as its about the right size and the pipes are in the right places what do u think? also just remembered i have a 12v elec fan in the shed aswell so ill dig that out - as u can see im tryin to recycle some of my spare parts otherwise its waitin for payday again lol.

[CHC (RIP)]

got some good progress done today - pics first.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Looking at the age of them there \'Moleys\' - surely they must be an Imperial pair ..... hehehe :rollin:rollin

But seriously, they look as though they have been there for quite some time - it\'s a wonder they didn\'t get picked up during the MOT, so to pass in that condition ... hmmmmm.

[David Nock (RIP)]

haha that would have been worth the 10 man points lol
 
Got a slight wet patch at the bottom of my radiator not leakin much but on its way out, had a look on ebay an there\'s not one on to replace it with im wonderin if a different rad will fit as i have a couple in the shed i dont see that much of a problem as long as its about the right size and the pipes are in the right places what do u think? also just remembered i have a 12v elec fan in the shed aswell so ill dig that out - as u can see im tryin to recycle some of my spare parts otherwise its waitin for payday again lol.

I used a Rad Recore Specialist in S-c-u-n-thorpe, Smithsons. I can dig out the phone No. if you want it. It cost me £100 but for that you get a rad as good as new. Your headers and his brand new core, all soldered up and finished black - brill. I suppose as long as the water flows through the same and you\'re not tracking it any suitable size rad will do? The FB with a good rad is very calm in traffic and none of our 3 have ever overheated.

Otherwise scrappie off the breaker\'s list?

Have you found out yet that there\'s a censorship programme in the Forum Server? It\'s set to \'catch all rude boys words\'. But it catches S-c-u-n-thorpe as well believe it or not.

[sanbob]

But seriously, they look as though they have been there for quite some time - it\'s a wonder they didn\'t get picked up during the MOT, so to pass in that condition ... hmmmmm.

i know what you mean cliff there are a few things on the car that wouldnt have passed if id have checked it believe me but hey while its got it i can sort the problems out slowtime there\'s nothing major unsafe on it so im not worried (honest:rollin)
 
gonna c if another rad will fit tomorrow just measure it out and make sure the pipes are on the right side for now i have a brand new one in the shed not even taken out of the box so fingers crossed hehe

[CHC (RIP)]

i know what you mean cliff there are a few things on the car that wouldnt have passed if id have checked it believe me but hey while its got it i can sort the problems out slowtime there\'s nothing major unsafe on it so im not worried (honest:rollin)
 
gonna c if another rad will fit tomorrow just measure it out and make sure the pipes are on the right side for now i have a brand new one in the shed not even taken out of the box so fingers crossed hehe

Don\'t get me wrong Rob, I\'m not questioning the condition of the car - other than the \'moleys\', it\'s more the integrity of the mot station who passed it in the 1st place (I wouldn\'t go back there for sure).
Cliff

[sanbob]

Neither would i mate it was done down in dorset last dec but not that fussed as long as its working ok lol.
 
I\'ll get all the niggly bits sorted for its next mot anyay looking into putting a 12v fan and new rad in at the mo once thats done ill source all the suspention and steering bushes and get them changed apart from that not much more can be done till the summer when i get a good amount of time to sort the welding out & change the windscreen.
 
Had a good couple of days driving round york this weekend now iv got the rear seat belt fitted i can properly use it as a family car hehe but with the viscous fan stuck on its killin the fan belt - i think its why the car had 2 spare ones hiding under the seats lol.
 
Would it matter if i extended the coolant pipes? as the rad i have spare the bottom hose is at the opposite side it will fit in the same space as the one on the car the way i see it if the pipes still do the same job it shouldnt technically matter will just have a slightly bigger coolant capacity - what do u think guys
 
cheers

[sanbob]

Been a quiet couple of days routing out the shed and finding some good hidden treasures lol found my fan which still works (wow).
 
Found a good fan temp control switch but unsure what temp to set it at whats best? the haynes manual says the thermostat starts to open @ 82 degrees & fully open @ 95 degrees so im thinking halfway between them but not got any other referance help please hehe

[sanbob]

Well got the radiator off today and decided to try an fix it tonight its a small leak bottom left hand corner and since the haynes manual says to solder up any leaks im gonna give it a go ill put some pics up later of either my masterpiece or disaster lol.
 
Took the viscous fan off earlier and what a difference it made the engine actually purrs and i can get the choke off in only a couple of mins, ith the fan on i as having to leave the choke on at least 1/4 for 15 mins or so cos it stalled at every junction otherwise.
 
Got my thermostatic fan control switch today so ill see how far i can go tomorrow gettin it all back together.

[Ian65]

viscous fans are the curse of satan!

[sanbob]

lol had a good look at the rad but no joy its pretty much rotted the bottom off hehe got water seeping through nearly every tube and most of the fins are rotted to a crumbly mess - thats me making a new radiator mount tomorrow then.

[sanbob]

Just a quick 1 on the metering pump there is another 10 man points for the person that can guess the new thing i have found on there while i was changing the coolant pipe ill climb in an put a pic up tomorrow.
 
But on a serious note i could really do with replacing the pump and the mounting bolts as i dont trust it as far as i can throw it lol anyone got a spare hehe