Alex's 1993 MB "From old to new" Build thread!
12-17-11, 06:47 PM
#253
12-17-11, 11:06 PM
#258
Rich all those are temp. Collin is making me a flange for my riced out thermostat with cut smog pump bracket and an fittings.
Front cover was achieved by pressure washing and silver hi temp paint
The gold tape is still holding since day one 4 months ago
Front cover was achieved by pressure washing and silver hi temp paint
The gold tape is still holding since day one 4 months ago
12-19-11, 04:29 PM
#259
Little idling video and that's a street port!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56RLj...e_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56RLj...e_gdata_player
Last edited by Alex Rodriguez; 12-19-11 at 04:32 PM.
12-19-11, 11:02 PM
#262
I tourqed everything to Mazda specs for my side seals I went on my own. Instead of using the feeler gauge keeping the side seals between .017and .044 I trimmed them enought where they move freely than but weren't tight.
Motor has superb compression now can't wait till break in if its at 117-120 Just imagine another 3-5psi end of break in .
Update I fixed the rear iron leak from the crappy weld. What I did was tap and drilled it for a future gauge or waste gate cooling line woot woot. My oil leak ends up been a loose turbo feed line lol . No smoking stays at 83 degrees at idle fOr long periods of time.
Motor has superb compression now can't wait till break in if its at 117-120 Just imagine another 3-5psi end of break in .
Update I fixed the rear iron leak from the crappy weld. What I did was tap and drilled it for a future gauge or waste gate cooling line woot woot. My oil leak ends up been a loose turbo feed line lol . No smoking stays at 83 degrees at idle fOr long periods of time.
Last edited by Alex Rodriguez; 12-19-11 at 11:08 PM.
02-28-12, 08:08 PM
#272
Ok to start off I know Fris from lucky7 since 2005 we have always done business and transactions since then but never though he will take care of me like he did. Until recently my series of events and career change has left me in a troubled situation.
Those that followed my build thread know I do all of my work. Thanks to Fris and Dave-RIP everything I know about rebuilding and porting is thanks to them. So I was building a monster streetported ALS sealed motor for my FD due to my previous stock ported 350whp motor breaking a few seals and trashing my turbo.
I will not name the shop due to their careless and shitty customer service that sold me a porting template. I recieved what was considered a "mild street port" template . So I went to town porting little did I know that porting template was a little on the large streetport side and I ended up screwing with the Side seal track.
Fast forward to my build I did it all by myself from pulling the motor,rebuilding, to dropping it back in by myself. She fires up the first try compression was 120s idled great and then it happened!!!! She died. Side seal broke seals went to ****, rear iron and front are trashed.
So i dropped close to $2500 in brand new parts for this build and lost it in less than 10 mins. I didnt even drive the car.
My luck this happens in the worse time.
1- I am moving out of my old house and putting everything in storage
2- I am reporting to a diffrent base for special military duties.
3- I dont have no time to even change the oil in my car if i had to, due to school,work,driving,and family life.
Fris aka -Lil Red- with his kind heart picked up my car the day after. Knowing he had no room he still did. Then it went on to the tear down where I lost half the motor in damages. Quickly we sticked to a plan and executed.
1- picked up my car over 100miles away
2- tear down
3- sourced a middle iron for me
4-rebuilt it
5- trouble shooted another issue with my turbo
But my credits dont stop there.
Francisco Declet aka FJDRX7
gave me a set of front and rear irons for FREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
not only has he saved my *** but he has in the past too. When my motor blew he sold me a rotor and housing for practically shipping cost!!!!!! to help me and a fellow service member out.
So to recap everything for those that dont want to read the story.
Guy blows motor,
guy rebuild motor a lot of money spent
guy gets wrong template and screws porting up
guy blows motor wasting over $2500 plus parts and 10 days of leave vacation
Guys friend come to his rescue and helps him
Guy writes a cute story about friends.
Thanks to
Fris C
Francisco D
Tony
Willow
Louie
Lucky7 racing
FJDRX7 of texas
I WILL POST NEW PICS OF THE REBUILD TO THE REBUILD OF THE REBUILD
Those that followed my build thread know I do all of my work. Thanks to Fris and Dave-RIP everything I know about rebuilding and porting is thanks to them. So I was building a monster streetported ALS sealed motor for my FD due to my previous stock ported 350whp motor breaking a few seals and trashing my turbo.
I will not name the shop due to their careless and shitty customer service that sold me a porting template. I recieved what was considered a "mild street port" template . So I went to town porting little did I know that porting template was a little on the large streetport side and I ended up screwing with the Side seal track.
Fast forward to my build I did it all by myself from pulling the motor,rebuilding, to dropping it back in by myself. She fires up the first try compression was 120s idled great and then it happened!!!! She died. Side seal broke seals went to ****, rear iron and front are trashed.
So i dropped close to $2500 in brand new parts for this build and lost it in less than 10 mins. I didnt even drive the car.
My luck this happens in the worse time.
1- I am moving out of my old house and putting everything in storage
2- I am reporting to a diffrent base for special military duties.
3- I dont have no time to even change the oil in my car if i had to, due to school,work,driving,and family life.
Fris aka -Lil Red- with his kind heart picked up my car the day after. Knowing he had no room he still did. Then it went on to the tear down where I lost half the motor in damages. Quickly we sticked to a plan and executed.
1- picked up my car over 100miles away
2- tear down
3- sourced a middle iron for me
4-rebuilt it
5- trouble shooted another issue with my turbo
But my credits dont stop there.
Francisco Declet aka FJDRX7
gave me a set of front and rear irons for FREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
not only has he saved my *** but he has in the past too. When my motor blew he sold me a rotor and housing for practically shipping cost!!!!!! to help me and a fellow service member out.
So to recap everything for those that dont want to read the story.
Guy blows motor,
guy rebuild motor a lot of money spent
guy gets wrong template and screws porting up
guy blows motor wasting over $2500 plus parts and 10 days of leave vacation
Guys friend come to his rescue and helps him
Guy writes a cute story about friends.
Thanks to
Fris C
Francisco D
Tony
Willow
Louie
Lucky7 racing
FJDRX7 of texas
I WILL POST NEW PICS OF THE REBUILD TO THE REBUILD OF THE REBUILD
02-19-13, 09:38 PM
#275
Alex... hang in there bro. Not sure if you remember, but I stopped you last year on your way out of Sevenstock at Buttonwillow just to say Hi! Sorry to read about your bad run of luck, but it looks like things are turning around. Hope to see you at this year's SS event again!!