Alex's 1993 MB "From old to new" Build thread!
12-15-11, 12:31 AM
#231
Began cleaning right away I used simple green and degreaser for these steps. Basically I will dip them and scrub them with wire brushes under water and the come up super nice.
PORTING TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cut and welded shut the rear iron passage nipple.
PORTING TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cut and welded shut the rear iron passage nipple.
12-15-11, 11:11 PM
#244
Original Gangster/Rotary!
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A couple random thoughts:
**You really damaged the hell out of the rotors/housings..... I think something else must have been going on. I can't count the number I've times that I've went WOT at 1/4 tank of gas with no problems. You detonated like a BOSS, the question is why
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**Nice portwork. If that's your first time you did a damn good job.
**Did you use engine assembly lube during the build?
**Why the solid corner seals?
**I like what you did w/the coolant nipple on the rear iron. Are you going to follow suit on the front of the T-stat housing? Looks like there's a rubber vacuum cap on there right now, which won't last.
Great job with all of it, definitely rotary ****
**You really damaged the hell out of the rotors/housings..... I think something else must have been going on. I can't count the number I've times that I've went WOT at 1/4 tank of gas with no problems. You detonated like a BOSS, the question is why
?**Nice portwork. If that's your first time you did a damn good job.
**Did you use engine assembly lube during the build?
**Why the solid corner seals?
**I like what you did w/the coolant nipple on the rear iron. Are you going to follow suit on the front of the T-stat housing? Looks like there's a rubber vacuum cap on there right now, which won't last.
Great job with all of it, definitely rotary ****
12-16-11, 10:57 AM
#245
A couple random thoughts:
**You really damaged the hell out of the rotors/housings..... I think something else must have been going on. I can't count the number I've times that I've went WOT at 1/4 tank of gas with no problems. You detonated like a BOSS, the question is why?
**Nice portwork. If that's your first time you did a damn good job.
**Did you use engine assembly lube during the build?
**Why the solid corner seals?
**I like what you did w/the coolant nipple on the rear iron. Are you going to follow suit on the front of the T-stat housing? Looks like there's a rubber vacuum cap on there right now, which won't last.
Great job with all of it, definitely rotary ****
**You really damaged the hell out of the rotors/housings..... I think something else must have been going on. I can't count the number I've times that I've went WOT at 1/4 tank of gas with no problems. You detonated like a BOSS, the question is why
?**Nice portwork. If that's your first time you did a damn good job.
**Did you use engine assembly lube during the build?
**Why the solid corner seals?
**I like what you did w/the coolant nipple on the rear iron. Are you going to follow suit on the front of the T-stat housing? Looks like there's a rubber vacuum cap on there right now, which won't last.
Great job with all of it, definitely rotary ****
SHE IS ALIVE!!!!!!
I tried to do a compression test and the battery was dead but still managed to hit 120psi. Got a new battery and compression was solid better than my old motor. After all was put together I fired her up on first try. She burned off all the gunk and I adjusted the idle to 1100rpm and she holds a nice fast BRAPP BRAPP BRAPP.
Rich-Yes sir all port work done by me its my 3rd time. Not hard at all just takes time. I used vaseline, tranny fluid and maxtuff by royalpurple for the lubes. I went with Solid corners because of my FC i had a couple years ago thing was a beast 468whp and never had an issue.
The rear iron nipple ahhhhhh, yeah its leaking it has a small pinhole so i will have to remove the manifold and weld it back up.
