Hardware cleaned up & zinc plated:
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those studs seem a bit longer then mine..................:rolleyes:

Intake Manifolds
Cleaned and ready for whatever I decided to do with them. Not sure if I will polish them. I like the raw look. We'll see.

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@Benjamin. ;)

zinc plated....nice!:nod::icon_tup::icon_tup:

ChipsMotorsports.com Rocks!

So, after what felt like a completely useless purchase; I have finally been revived! Chips Motorsports offers a service to nitrate irons to fix step wear, as well as, fix collapsed water jackets. Prices are very reasonable relative to what I paid for the motor, and what I would have lost to have just keep these things paperweights.

Irons before:
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Irons after:
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Added some freeze plugs here and there:
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This picture really shows the step wear on the irons
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Here you can see the coolant jack almost completely collapsed. It looked like this everywhere.
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hey newb you just got yourself another subscriber! :awesome:

Good stuff mike... glad chip was able to fix all that iron haha

I was beginning to think I lost you forever. haha Glad to see you back. Now post up your 20b build thread you crazy Frenchman. ;)


Gordon, yea I'm really happy at how the irons came out and an very glad that they were repairable. At a certain thickness of step wear they aren't repairable. As far as the intake manifolds go I've decided to have Chip make a custom sheet metal intake manifold for me, so I won't be using the stock intake manifolds even though they look so good.

haha Right?!?! Thanks brotha! See you over summer mang.

also......please buy the R-magic kit in the fs section.. it beckons your name.. I seriously think I had a dream where it was calling out for you.. innately.. if I can hear it calling your name in my dreams... I know you've heard it too.. "only authentic R-magic Gt Kit rocking 20B fd in the US."..pfft game over. Sema will be calling you personally..

tu che' i had the same dream, except it was reality............:scratch:

lol I love you guys. I want it, I really do. All my monies are going to finishing this motor and buying wheels though, and I really want to buy a SR20 S14 to drift with my buddies because there's no way I'm drifting the FD when it's done. haha

Maybe I'll sell my RE-A kit?!?!? ;)

you better drift that fd!!! I"m building mine to have fun in it =-) happens that most fun....happens to happen at the track!!!!!

Nice build can't wait to see it finished

Zinc or Cadmium?

Subscribed! Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Mike can you be my father? :D

Ooh she'll be on the track, but just for a different purpose. ;)

Thank you sir.

Zinc.

Thank you sir. Stay tuned! I have some big thing coming your way.

Lol I'm only 4 years older then you, but you can call me Daddy. ;)

Can you tell me where you had that done? I'm only asking because metal platers are rare to non-existent in the bay area, but a source local to you might be a reasonable alternative.

I sent my stuff to ChipsMotorsports.com in Michigan. Private message to_slow here on the forums, or check out that website. The laws in Cali are so strict I don't think there are many platers here at all, and the few here are super expensive due to the stricter EPA regulations that they have to abide by. :/

I can call you daddy,. and hurry your ass up to LA already.. btw did you see what happened to my motor.. Donezo!

Irons
Close up of fixed collapsed coolant jacket repair and nitrating by Chips Motorsport.

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Irons
Chips Motorsports reaming of oil feed to the bearings.
-8 with o-ring groove for a leak proof setup, not pipe threaded like other builders out there.

Because I'm also running a Mazdaspeed dry-sump system Chip will be doing some trick stuff that I'll post later, so stay tuned for some rotary related porn that you've never seen done to a rotary before!

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Glad to see you're still soldiering on. Keep it up!

Thank you sir. There's no turning back. I've set my mind to building a 20b race car, and it'll be done! haha :icon_tup:


Some more custom work from Chip. 20B rear oil pedestal with direct feeds for main bearings. -10 in with -8 outs. It is machined for turbo feeds and temp and pressure probes for later on down the line when we get to mounting the snail.

I also ordered 3 brand new OEM S5 rotor housings and 3 brand new S4 Low comp rotors. They are on backorder, and Mazda Japan says it'll be about 2 months before they get here. No worries, it'll give me time to save up for a rebuild kit and some apex seals. :)

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I grew up with my dad and uncle building muscle cars (both engineers like myself), so I turned to them for what to do on this step of the process since they've built all their cars from the ground up. Anyway, there goes $400. haha

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