guess i will start my own.... rebuild thread
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Here are some pictures from pulling the tranny to fix the 5th/reverse syncro. This was before i had a garage i was using a storage unit as one haha!
The car was not high enough for the transmission to slide out so it sat there leaking chocolate syrup while i frantically tried to jack up the car more.
on the stand
The car was not high enough for the transmission to slide out so it sat there leaking chocolate syrup while i frantically tried to jack up the car more.
on the stand
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here is the tool a friend had to make me to dis-assemble the transmission.
apparently mazda cannot order this, does not have it to let me borrow it. he had to cut a 36??mm socket in half and weld about a 12" pipe in the middle. he ended up ruining a $100 bandsaw blade trying to cut through the hardened socket... oops.
apparently mazda cannot order this, does not have it to let me borrow it. he had to cut a 36??mm socket in half and weld about a 12" pipe in the middle. he ended up ruining a $100 bandsaw blade trying to cut through the hardened socket... oops.
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The steel pipes are supposed to be temporary i plan to use them for a pattern to create a mold to create carbon fiber pipes similar to these but without the seam.
http://www.vaglinks.com/Docs/Misc/CarbonFiberHowTo2.pdf
I know there is no need or real benefit to making the pipes carbon fiber i just want to try and make the engine bay look really nice and it is a personal preference.
Wire tuck.
http://www.vaglinks.com/Docs/Misc/CarbonFiberHowTo2.pdf
I know there is no need or real benefit to making the pipes carbon fiber i just want to try and make the engine bay look really nice and it is a personal preference.
Wire tuck.
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put some semi-new leather i got from Reno_NVFD on my seats
Started casting metal as a hobby after seing Brian on VWVortex
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...-casting-parts
this guy makes all his own parts. Even though he has a mill he uses only a router to show that the average joe can mill parts flat.
I made my furnace using a penzoil oil can and some fire bricks i found at my old duplex.
A hole is cut in the side for the tuyer which air blows through to heat the fire, this furnace uses charcoal.
I pour the molten aluminum into a muffin tin to make ingots to use later/give me practice melting aluminum before i cast real parts.
growing stash of Al ingots....
the first "thing" i cast
and finally a part that.. may need revising.. but will hopefully work on the rx7, an idler pulley bracket.
with a mockup pulley and belt
Started casting metal as a hobby after seing Brian on VWVortex
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...-casting-parts
this guy makes all his own parts. Even though he has a mill he uses only a router to show that the average joe can mill parts flat.
I made my furnace using a penzoil oil can and some fire bricks i found at my old duplex.
A hole is cut in the side for the tuyer which air blows through to heat the fire, this furnace uses charcoal.
I pour the molten aluminum into a muffin tin to make ingots to use later/give me practice melting aluminum before i cast real parts.
growing stash of Al ingots....
the first "thing" i cast
and finally a part that.. may need revising.. but will hopefully work on the rx7, an idler pulley bracket.
with a mockup pulley and belt
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Thanks nick. Its hard to believe i made this thread 4 years ago! Have the UIM, coils, off trying to see where that fuel is leaking from them we can go for a driveM
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Cast some block off plates yesturday, mold leaked and ACV blockoff plate did not fill properly (A pattern was too close to edge of flask but I ignoored it ).
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Update
Ive been working on making an idler pulley since the tweakit kit seems to be unavailable and had bearing failures.
heres 3d printed prototype.
heres 3d printed prototype.
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