Project Mary-Kate
10-19-05, 11:37 PM
#1
Project Mary-Kate
It started on craigs list when I saw a 91 RX-7 for sale 15 miles away from me... Blown engine,
but good body. Email soon revealed that the car belonged to a female - and when I heard that, I
kinda knew the car would be in good condition - as females are much more caring...
After a few emails and phone calls, I got the location of the car and checked it out at a rainy
December night.
Jan 01, 05, I took the car for $300 and spent 100 on towing back to my house.
Here
is New Years Night, with a picture of my car in the background.
The following days became trying to get the engine started days - though now I realize what a
waste of time that was , as all the apex seals were rusted onto the rear rotor -
even to this day. The front wasn't doing too well either.
That is when I decided to tear everything out...
but good body. Email soon revealed that the car belonged to a female - and when I heard that, I
kinda knew the car would be in good condition - as females are much more caring...
After a few emails and phone calls, I got the location of the car and checked it out at a rainy
December night.
Jan 01, 05, I took the car for $300 and spent 100 on towing back to my house.
Here is New Years Night, with a picture of my car in the background.
The following days became trying to get the engine started days - though now I realize what a
waste of time that was
, as all the apex seals were rusted onto the rear rotor - even to this day. The front wasn't doing too well either.
That is when I decided to tear everything out...
10-19-05, 11:38 PM
#2
and pull the motor
The motor soon found a place in the garage and rest there for a little - as - at that point, i
was still spending all my money on robitussin.
Now, to the interior of the car. It was pretty flawless, and the car has relateively low miles.
However, a problem DOES exist and it is...
That problem was soon followed with a solution as my other rx-7 has...
The motor soon found a place in the garage and rest there for a little - as - at that point, i
was still spending all my money on robitussin.
Now, to the interior of the car. It was pretty flawless, and the car has relateively low miles.
However, a problem DOES exist and it is...
That problem was soon followed with a solution as my other rx-7 has...
10-19-05, 11:39 PM
#3
And in no time... The red rx-7 has...
However, a problem still exist as the car has no engine. Yet, fortunately, I have another rx-7
with a good engine - but ugly body and interior...
That engine soon found its way into the car along with a Kevin Landers designed bracket. The
bracket was welded front and back, and the transmission was aligned center before the hole was
drilled.
By then, it was also half way thru with my senior year - and we have a project called "Senior
Project". After a quick thought, I decided that it would be a great idea to rebuild the
original engine of mary-kate, and decided that as my "Senior Project"
However, a problem still exist as the car has no engine. Yet, fortunately, I have another rx-7
with a good engine - but ugly body and interior...
That engine soon found its way into the car along with a Kevin Landers designed bracket. The
bracket was welded front and back, and the transmission was aligned center before the hole was
drilled.
By then, it was also half way thru with my senior year - and we have a project called "Senior
Project". After a quick thought, I decided that it would be a great idea to rebuild the
original engine of mary-kate, and decided that as my "Senior Project"
10-19-05, 11:39 PM
#4
But, as I begin to tear the engine apart, I was in for a known suprise...
The rotor was... well...
At that point, I decided to buy a different motor, and end up getting a J-Spec S5 Motor with a
NA tranny for $300. The catch? Blown apex seal on front rotor... Here you see the J-Spec on the
left and the NA apart.
The rotor was... well...
At that point, I decided to buy a different motor, and end up getting a J-Spec S5 Motor with a
NA tranny for $300. The catch? Blown apex seal on front rotor... Here you see the J-Spec on the
left and the NA apart.
10-19-05, 11:40 PM
#6
And installed into my car...
After a cloud of smoke, the car started and idled at the pre-set 1.6k... It will run like this
for many hours to come...
Here is a picture of the car - with the tailpipe shooting hot exhaust gas - if you look closely
enough, you can see a blur on the shadow of my mom's car.
Normally, this is the part where the project would call to an end. It has a fresh rebuild stock
motor, with stock turbo, no leaks, no cats, and stock exhaust. It would have been perfect - but
yet, my former 17 years old self just wanted more power... and electronics were added...
After a cloud of smoke, the car started and idled at the pre-set 1.6k... It will run like this
for many hours to come...
Here is a picture of the car - with the tailpipe shooting hot exhaust gas - if you look closely
enough, you can see a blur on the shadow of my mom's car.
Normally, this is the part where the project would call to an end. It has a fresh rebuild stock
motor, with stock turbo, no leaks, no cats, and stock exhaust. It would have been perfect - but
yet, my former 17 years old self just wanted more power... and electronics were added...
10-19-05, 11:41 PM
#7
And soon, that turned into a turbo...
The JDM craze started in me, and I ended up putting on a JDM intercooler, JDM FTP AND even the
JDM gauge cluster... Though the original intent of the gauge cluster was to get the factory
boost gauge working - just because.
Finally, at the end, I ended up getting an RE-Amemiya FMIC...
And returned my car to the stock, NA look. The JDM FTPs are gone now too.
I neglected to take pictures of a few things, but other things that are in the car are, HKS
EVC, S-ITC, and the new version of the S-AFC was sold in favor of the old one due to money
problems.
I will be picking my car back up this weekend and bringing it back to school. I am very
excited. Yes, excited - first in a VERY long time...
The JDM craze started in me, and I ended up putting on a JDM intercooler, JDM FTP AND even the
JDM gauge cluster... Though the original intent of the gauge cluster was to get the factory
boost gauge working - just because.
Finally, at the end, I ended up getting an RE-Amemiya FMIC...
And returned my car to the stock, NA look. The JDM FTPs are gone now too.
I neglected to take pictures of a few things, but other things that are in the car are, HKS
EVC, S-ITC, and the new version of the S-AFC was sold in favor of the old one due to money
problems.
I will be picking my car back up this weekend and bringing it back to school. I am very
excited. Yes, excited - first in a VERY long time...
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10-20-05, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by evileagle
All they did was change the people's names...
I seem to remember a quote that was something like "You can bust some mad crazy drifts on the downhill" from the one I rented. Plus you can buy the entire series through 3rd stage from ebay for less than the price of like 3 or 4 of the American Dvds.
Don't mean to thread-jack though. Awesomely done project, I too wish I could find a deal like that. What grade did you get on your senior project?
10-20-05, 06:20 PM
#16
Originally Posted by GodSquadMandrake
Wow nice. What's up with the Mary-Kate thing though?
What is the Kevin bracket? What does it do?
What is the Kevin bracket? What does it do?
Mary-Kate? He's a weirdo.
Kevin bracket? It's for helping to mount the tranny when transplanting a manual into an auto chassis car.
10-20-05, 08:11 PM
#20
I R SAD PANDA W/O BAW
Originally Posted by f1blueRx7
I don't understand the turbo manifold... Who makes a stock manifold like that to replace the stock cast iron unit?
10-20-05, 09:43 PM
#22
Originally Posted by SonicRaT
Your car's a skinny anorexic coked up bitch? SWEET!
my chevelle is ashley... cause it is... bigger and have a healthy sized engine
Originally Posted by Janus
Yeah the books aren't that bad. The DVDs on the other hand...
I seem to remember a quote that was something like "You can bust some mad crazy drifts on the downhill" from the one I rented. Plus you can buy the entire series through 3rd stage from ebay for less than the price of like 3 or 4 of the American Dvds.
Don't mean to thread-jack though. Awesomely done project, I too wish I could find a deal like that. What grade did you get on your senior project?
I seem to remember a quote that was something like "You can bust some mad crazy drifts on the downhill" from the one I rented. Plus you can buy the entire series through 3rd stage from ebay for less than the price of like 3 or 4 of the American Dvds.
Don't mean to thread-jack though. Awesomely done project, I too wish I could find a deal like that. What grade did you get on your senior project?
Originally Posted by GodSquadMandrake
Wow nice. What's up with the Mary-Kate thing though?
What is the Kevin bracket? What does it do?
What is the Kevin bracket? What does it do?
kevin bracket is the C channel welded on to auto x-member holding the manual tranny up with auto mounts.
Originally Posted by Garoad
How much was all this costing you? j/w
