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retaliate1st 05-14-08 07:01 PM

'93 Build Progress PICS
 
Well, to make a looooooong story short:
I bought my FD w/ 130k miles on it, orig. motor, stock everything except for intake / exhaust... I blew my engine back in December '06. I bought a jdm engine from Zerolift Autolab in Fairfield, OH which turned out to be garbage, sued Zerolift, got money back, and started buying a new engine piece by piece.... (and waaaayyyy too much other stuff)

Here's some pics:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...P1010010-1.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...t/P1010003.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...t/P1010002.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...t/P1010001.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...t/P1010013.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...t/P1010012.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...P1010011-1.jpg

Here's the list of parts: (I'm sure I'm forgetting more than a few things)

Engine
Atkins Rotary Master Rebuild Kit
Rotary Aviation 2mm Super Seals
Rotary Aviation "Race" Seal Springs
Mazda Competition Rotor Bearings
Window Stationary Gear Bearings
2 Brand New Rotor Housings
2 Brand New Rotors
Brand New E-Shaft
New water pump
Greddy Air Pump Pulley Delete Kit
Mazdaspeed motor mounts

Turbos
Dynatech Corp. Rebuilt Twin Turbos
Hallman Manual Boost Controller
HKS SSQV

Cooling
Koyo Radiator
Samco Silicone Radiator Hoses
Greddy Vspec FMIC
Greddy Elbow
MoCal 25 row Dual Oil Coolers With Braided Lines
Pettit AST
ARC Intake w/ K&N Filter (not sure if this will fit with the intercooler piping)

Fuel System
Fuel injectors cleaned/serviced by RC Engineering
Denso Fuel Pump
Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator
Gauge for FPR

Suspension
Engine Torque Damper
Tokico 5 Way Adjustable Shocks


Transmission
Tranny getting rebuilt
Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel
Counterweight
ACT Street/Strip Clutch / Heavy Duty Pressure Plate

Exhaust
Blitz nur spec catback
3" downpipe / midpipe / no cat

Electronics
Apex'i Power FC (w/commander)
Autometer Sport Comp Oil Temp Gauge
Autometer Sport Comp Oil Pressure Gauge
Autometer Sport Comp Water Temp Gauge
Autometer Sport Comp Air Fuel Ratio Gauge
Autometer Sport Comp Boost Gauge
HKS Twin Power w/FD Harness

Interior
Autometer A Pillar Dual Gauge Pod
Rx7 Store steering column Gauge Pod
Center Channel Speaker Dual Gauge Pod
Power FC Commander Holder

Battery:
relocating to passenger side bin
***not sure which battery to buy***

So here I am almost $12,000 later, wondering: what next? I just want to see it run again, it's been wayyyy too long.

The engine's back in the car now, just have install everything else. Everything was sand-blasted; it's all pretty - I hope it runs....

Wish me luck...

~Brent

silverTRD 05-14-08 07:04 PM

looks good dude. keep us posted

rossc 05-14-08 07:05 PM

Looks awesome!

Is it just me or do you have your Y-pipe on backwards as shown in the last pic?

Upgrayedd 05-14-08 07:08 PM


Originally Posted by rossc (Post 8191689)
Looks awesome!

Is it just me or do you have your Y-pipe on backwards as shown in the last pic?

You're right. it is on backwards

theorie 05-14-08 07:33 PM

lol i was looking at the pics thinking, wait is the motor backwards? wtf is wrong with the Y pipe...oh, its backwards

retaliate1st 05-14-08 08:00 PM

:wallbash: lol, yeah it was on backwards in that pic. fret not, it's been corrected....

Now I'm just trying to figure out what other little things I've either forgotten or should do...

Hose Techniques viton hoses are on the way, what else?


Financial Disaster :101384_l:

mgoddard1 05-14-08 09:26 PM

Nice looking motor there. With the sort of horsepower you're going to produce I'd look at upgrading the suspension to prevent wheel hop. Trailing arms, toe links, and upgraded rear diff bushings should do the trick. I can't tell from the pictures but I'd replace all the smaller coolant lines such as the ones going to turbos, the AST, and the throttle body if they're more than a few years old while you're at it.

HawaiianRedMako 05-14-08 10:56 PM

Nice pictures, I would change the plastic oil injector lines with braided SS lines. These plastic lines tend to get brittle and crack with time.

I would also replace the stock oil injectors if you still have them with the upgraded ones. The stock ones has the tendency of "starvation" during high boosting conditions when the Apex seals need lube the most.

Unless you tend to use premix cycle oil in your gas, then disregard changing the injectors.

Yeah, when I got my reman engine installed, I also replaced the coolant lines, especially the turbos, they're a bitch to do with the engine in car.

Good luck on your project and hope to see another FD being on the road again!

zack4173 05-14-08 11:16 PM

very nice glad you got the money back from the jdm engine.

retaliate1st 05-15-08 07:41 AM


Originally Posted by zack4173 (Post 8192564)
very nice glad you got the money back from the jdm engine.

only took 8 drawn-out months and a small claims law suit! lol


Originally Posted by mgoddard1 (Post 8192196)
Nice looking motor there. With the sort of horsepower you're going to produce I'd look at upgrading the suspension to prevent wheel hop. Trailing arms, toe links, and upgraded rear diff bushings should do the trick. I can't tell from the pictures but I'd replace all the smaller coolant lines such as the ones going to turbos, the AST, and the throttle body if they're more than a few years old while you're at it.

how much power do you think it'll make? i wasn't expecting a whole lot. yeah the motor is street-ported and there's some nice parts but still stock twins (still sequential too) and they'll be running 10-12 psi....

maybe someone with a similar build could give me a horsepower estimate?

mgoddard1 05-15-08 03:11 PM

I'm guessing you'll have somewhere around 330-350HP to the wheels. I'm getting around 320HP to the wheels with a stock motor, stock twins, downpipe, high flow cat, airinx intake, 12PSI, Greddy FMIC, denso fuel pump, RB catback, and PFC tuned by Steve Kan.

Cwellman 05-15-08 09:09 PM

keep up the good work

DrunkenBowler 05-15-08 09:26 PM

haha...u got fucked my mike bailey at Zerolift too lol. I bought a motor from him once and it turned out to be the wrong one. Got my money back though.

DrunkenBowler 05-15-08 09:27 PM

And i knew him before he had his shop in fairfield. Back when he was dealing out of his dad's garage. Nice guy, terrible business man.

retaliate1st 05-15-08 09:44 PM

lol true true....

he tried fucking me royally gave me false tracking numbers, kept saying the motor was shipped, avoiding phone calls, etc....

when i finally got one there was no compression in one of the rotors. it took a lawsuit to refund the money.

fuck you mr. mike bailey.





....no hard feelings though :)

retaliate1st 07-10-08 01:46 PM

Still not finished yet. Nickel & Dime shit keeps getting in the way. Here's some new pics...
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...t/P1010025.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...t/P1010026.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...t/P1010027.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...t/P1010028.jpg

Whatcha think?

mrb63083 07-10-08 02:33 PM

^great work, man. I really like those oil coolers, too.

retaliate1st 07-10-08 03:25 PM

thanks :)

Azcamel 07-10-08 06:30 PM

sweet work, love the dual oil cooler, where did you get .

retaliate1st 07-10-08 06:31 PM

i bought them from a forum member

Scrub 07-10-08 06:31 PM

They look like gotham racing coolers, those bitches need ducting big time...they are sitting WAY back.

retaliate1st 07-10-08 06:36 PM

they're Mocal and yes i know they'll need ducting. I don't plan on keeping the stock bumper. When it's changed I'll do the appropriate ducting...

Scrub 07-10-08 10:09 PM

should be fun :)

Mytelex22 07-11-08 12:12 AM

OP, Is that your gas mask on the floor under the stool in the third pic? tisk,tisk!

;)

spandy 07-11-08 01:48 AM


Originally Posted by retaliate1st (Post 8363188)
Still not finished yet. Nickel & Dime shit keeps getting in the way.

That has been my story for the last week so i feel your pain. :wallbash: :lol:

Looks good man, keep it up. :icon_tup:

retaliate1st 07-11-08 02:34 PM


Originally Posted by Mytelex22 (Post 8365181)
OP, Is that your gas mask on the floor under the stool in the third pic? tisk,tisk!

;)

lol... I have noooo idea what that is actually ;)

95WhitePEP 07-11-08 03:39 PM


Originally Posted by rossc (Post 8191689)
Looks awesome!

Is it just me or do you have your Y-pipe on backwards as shown in the last pic?


I thought something looked weird....what does a backwards y-pipe increase HP...LOL?

retaliate1st 07-11-08 03:41 PM

yeah.... about that.....

Rx72Heaven 07-11-08 04:22 PM

looks good, but why go with OEM OMP lines? Those plastic lines are garbage.

Punished 07-11-08 04:26 PM

Build is looking great man. Will be worth it once it is on the road again.

retaliate1st 07-11-08 07:06 PM


Originally Posted by Rx72Heaven (Post 8367198)
looks good, but why go with OEM OMP lines? Those plastic lines are garbage.

I'll be redoing some of the stuff such as the omp lines later.... I ran out of $$$ :)

retaliate1st 07-11-08 07:07 PM


Originally Posted by Punished (Post 8367207)
Build is looking great man. Will be worth it once it is on the road again.

Thanks man. Hopefully very soon....

spandy 07-11-08 11:22 PM


Originally Posted by Rx72Heaven (Post 8367198)
looks good, but why go with OEM OMP lines? Those plastic lines are garbage.

Why not just premix and forget the lines and pump altogether? :)

chinaman 07-12-08 08:57 PM

Nice job bro! If you spent $12k, I don't want to know how much I've spent so far and, still have more spending to do. I did'nt want to see my receipts 'cause I would've definately had my wife kick me in the ass after adding them up! Waiting on final pics.....

retaliate1st 08-24-08 10:18 PM

It runs!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6..._Video0001.jpg

dabigesii 08-25-08 09:44 AM

Nice...congrats on getting it running, I just finished mine a couple of days ago

retaliate1st 08-25-08 09:47 AM

it might sound like a pissed off wiffle bat.... but it runs!


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