311unity13B

did you send/drop off the whole car, the long block, or shortblock. I was thinking of just taking up the longblock and letting him disassemble the whole thing. Because of what he says here:


Now, what are the issues with this?....Is it hard to get everything back into place and working properly? My buddy is very mechanically inclined, and I am still learning, but very well. With our combined knowledge, would we have any major issues to deal with.

What is the breakin process like and how long does that take? Does it consist of driving like a grandma for 3000 miles? Any additional information on this and anything else you can think of related to a rebuild and install is appreciated.

i searched, but didnt find a very direct and to the point answer, so please help me out on this one.

~Zach

ddub

Tearing down to a bare block isn't hard, but I wouldn't say it's incredibly easy either. I've done it tons of times in many different setups and applications. First time is a learning experience, obviously, and every time after that just gets easier.

Also, the FSM is a very valuable resource. If you decide to take it apart (the easy part), when you are ready to put everything back on, like manifolds/wiring/emissions/vac lines/etc, have the FSM handy. It will indicate pretty well where things go if you cannot figure it out.

10AEturboII

Stripping the long block to short block is pretty straight forward. Just remeber where things go by making diagrams are refer to the FSM. The first time I did I was nervous but after all was said and done it was easy, and good experience to boot.
I thought there was a good description of the break in period on the RR website, I could be wrong though.

91verty

what 10a said was good. I remember rebuilding my first,it was a 12a. BEing new at that time i just simply took polaroids of everything. I had tons of them but it did help me tremendously. Its really not that difficult but do take your time, and your patience will oay off.

djmtsu

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I have a Landers rebuild. But it was a turbo swap, so all I did was pull the motor as a longblock and pick up a motor as a longblock from him. If you are concerned about messing up any of the wiring harness or vacuum hose mess, then bring him the longblock and pay the little extra for him to do it. That way its a straight pull and drop for you.

PS- you'll be happy with the Landers Rebuild, I am Just follow his break-in instructions, they are simple. A 3K break-in is a little excessive though.

jerd_hambone

i'll be taking my engine to Landers as soon as i have the money.

I've read alot about his work, and i've heard nothing bad. nothing.

I already have my engine down to bare block aside for the flywheel.

It was pretty easy to take it apart, i used a haynes manual and followed it step by step to make sure i did it right. It definitely was a learning experience, and was well worth the work in my opinion. It was the first rotary i had ever touched, and i did the work myself, aside for getting the transmission bolts off. They were stuck pretty good.


But if you have a Haynes manual, and follow it, you shouldn't have much trouble.