Turbo 2 Rebuild

[alileg69]

Alright all

Just bought my first Turbo 2, for £450 but in need of a rebuild!!
Does anyone have any people they can recommend for the job, or know of any places to buy a rebuild kit from as im tempted to have a go myself!!!

Cheers

Ali

[20B_boy]

//www.wgtautodevelopments.co.uk in Northwich, Cheshire.

Speak to Pip - safe hands

[Gman]

Good looking car, are you gonna go for a bit more power too?

[grinder]

where did you find that car

[grinder]

if you can ship the engine to pip - you are looking at just short of 1800 for a rebuild - if you take the car to him then you are looking at about 2400 or there abouts

the kit will be about £700 , depends on the damage done ( if it needs housing and the such like then that cost would go up )

failing that - i will give you £450 for the car

[alileg69]

Cheers All

Found the car at a local garage, bloke bought it for 3k 6 months ago, had brand new clutch fitted, then one tip seal went. and that basicly put him off rotary engines!!! so i offered him £450 and he took it!

Im hoping to go for a little more power, probably just porting and full exhaust, im only 22 so im trying to keep the insurance down!!

just spoke to Pip, sounds a decent bloke. ive been thinking whether to give the rebuild a go myself, has anyone else had any experience of rebuilding a turbo 2? thinking i might be biting off more than i can chew!!!!!

Cheers

[grinder]

good god thats a bargain !

the rebuild ... humm you are a braver man than me - BUT - at only £450 for the car - what have you got to loose

Pip is a top bloke and knows his stuff - but you pay for quality work

porting is a good idea when having a rebuild - not much of a cost implication at that point and make it go a bit better

i would suggest you take the engine out - if at this point you are really struggling - then dont rebuild it yourself

if you get it out all nice and easy and you feel confident then go for it ... at the end of the day you could ship it to Pip in peices

Good Luck and keep us posted

Stu

/cough/
offer still stands if you cant afford/manage it
/cough/

[alileg69]

cheers grinder

i think thats probably the best idea, cant really afford £2400, but should be able to stretch to £2000 inc porting!! only thing then is i have to find money for exhaust!!!!!

[grinder]

sean took his engine out and put it back in OK - all he did was have a 1,000 page thread on here

i went along to help him out when he was putting it back in

people will offer you all the advice and help you need - just ask for it

get the engine done and worry about the rest of it later

failing that see if you can get a second hand engine - im sure ross has one for £1000 - with only 7K on it

thats a cheap way of doing things

take care

stu

[alileg69]

I dont suppose you have any more info on this Ross? That sounds good!!!!

[sadgoth]

I had my TII rebuilt and Bridgeported @ RX Motors for just under £2k give Tim @ RX Motors a call 01725 516462

[Sean]

Grinder wont stop until he gets his vert for under a grand, will he?:rolleyes:

Leave the poor boy alone and stop scaring him, your getting worse than scoobs for harassment:p

[spanerhed7]

If you are thinking of removing the engine yourself or the full rebuild (i did my TII, no problem for £600, but its plenty of work), definately buy one of the Mazda workshop manual cds from ebay or you can download most of it somewhere on the web, cant find it at the minuite...at least you can see what you\'re in for before you start.  I had my FD core rebuilt by Pip and its spot on but I did pay £3600 for it. I know a number of people have had them from Tim at RX and had no problems either.

[Wav]

If money is an issue then i\'d definitely give a rebuild a go yourself, as long as you\'re pretty mechanically apt, have plenty of patience and are able to be very systematic. Try a search for rebuild threads, there are a few about these days and they should give you a few ideas of the sort of effort, cost and time involved.

Rotary Aviaiton in the US is probably the best place to buy a full "master" rebuild kit from. About £600 in total shipped to the UK. Although if it has thrown a tip, then you will more than likely need at least one new rotor and housing, and if this is the case the price of a basic rebuild from Pip et al. will certainly start adding up. Whereas if you build it yourself you can get yourself 2ndhand rotors and housings from someone like Tim @RXmotors:bandit

Anyway best of luck with it and I may even get pop round to have a gander and maybe even try to give advice (if required) if you take it on, as i only live in Notts.

Regards,

Paul:)

[alileg69]

Cheers all, i think im going to give it a go, even if it is just for the experience!!!
Paul: I will be more than greatful for any advice along the way, have rebuilt conventional engines before, but nothing like this. your welcome to pop round whenever you like!!!

Cheers