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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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Post pics of messed up housings

post em!!!
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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... Rotary Resurrection has some good pics, as does Mazdatrix.

This is one of mine.


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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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OUCH! Must have been a sad sad day when that happened!
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 10:22 PM
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damn I just want somthing to compare mine to
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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are u giving out an award for the most messed up housing?
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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no I need somthing to compare mine to
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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... in terms of what? A messed up housing is unusable. It doesn't matter if it has one chunk missing, or if the entire chrome surface has been ripped apart.

Do you want to see if yours is usable, or what?

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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 11:15 PM
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i chased this problem around for a few months...


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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 12:21 AM
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that sux
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 12:30 AM
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With a bit of sanding it turned out like new

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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 12:32 AM
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Turbo II-FB
no I need somthing to compare mine to
Why not just post pics of yours?
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 12:42 AM
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my friends 3rd gen ones are really bad.





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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by luiml73
I do believe that is one of the nicest photos I've ever seen. *drools*

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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 12:45 AM
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I cant find my camera ,but as soon as I do I'm posting them. Should I sand my water jacket to get that yellow stuff off I am in the process of trying the clean my parts. Cna I use a sire weheel on my rotors?
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 12:48 AM
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Best part is I only paid $800 for the pair

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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 01:02 AM
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So...you're saying it buffed out? It DOES work!
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 01:02 AM
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only....


wouldn't it be nice to just take a bunch of beer cans, put em in a press and voila! rotor housings!


btw, do they not use diffusers any more? i see turbo port sleeves in that rotor housing but no coolant port?!
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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I cant find my camera so I wil descibe it the middle has a couple rough spots and the outer has about 2-3mm were the chrome stuff looks like it was shaved away slightly
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