one of two things happen when you leave mobeoner in the garage with a finished car

1- Shit gets done!
or
2- Shit gets tore up!

My car... from the pictures, looks like a little of both!

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Big ups for the help with the wiring harness!

i gotta tow my rx7 to Jason's garage after urs gets out lol. i dunno what imma do with my harness, i think imma just leave it alone for now, instead of trying to single turbo it.

pull it and swing by my house, i can help you out:icon_tup:

Don't leave stock man, it wil be a mess and look like crap, pull the harness and bring it to me or Ben (muibubbles) and clean that sucker up. Do it once Do it right...

Fiz-e sometimes get paranoid about his car and he also said he was going to leave his harness stock so I just went behind his back chopped it up ;)

Thats the one downfall of sharing a garage with you! one day you just flip out and start ripping shit out of my car, lol. like a harness or a motor... then I get text's sayin check your email and I see pics of what he is doing!

I will be honest, if I wasn't for me telling him that I want to do a lot of the work myself my car would have been done a long time ago. :nod:

yea i figured leaving it stock was a bad idea. being since i wasn't really sure what killed my street ported mazda reman motor, its prolly a good idea to rip apart the harness and make sure its in good shape. I've pretty much replaced everything else minus the ignition system yet (other then the plug wires and plugs). So why not! :D

I got a lil work done on my 7 during this nice dry weekend.

Wish I can say the same! Got caught up with small issue after issue... still targeting to get it all done and start it up next weekend!

On Friday I got my other parts from rx71king... guy does excellent welding as I stated before and works super fast. I mocked up my wastegate dump tube and I had to hack the DP and adjust the angle and add my Wideband sensor bung (added it right at the bottom of my DP)...

The Dump tube!
http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...924_120902.jpg

The whole DP with the new cut angle!
http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...924_120940.jpg

New Bung holio!
http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...924_120948.jpg

Saturday was my goal day to get the car all done! I was far from done! and now even more frustrated! I now took off from work on Friday to go to my garage and work on the car to try to wrap it up. I am hoping it all goes smoothly. but Here is a pic of the turbo back off and all my fittings for my oil and coolant for the turbo! all I know is that AN hose ends are a B!TCH to get on, the -4 was ok the -6 was a bit harder and the -10 was a PITA.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...924_123738.jpg
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At the end of the day all I got was the turbo back on and the drain in... BUT of course I miscalculated and the line is at a weird angle and touching the manifold... so I need to loosen it up to move the 45 angle the other way! =(

Got some progress in today... again, not as much as I wanted! but I got the turbo on. got the down pipe and the wastegate on... fit like a glove! great welding! Also got the return line fixed and put in all the other plumbing... getting there.

Everything under the turbo set up!
http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...930_180625.jpg

backing plate... ohhhh so clean.
http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...930_151550.jpg

everything hooked up. ready to go soon!
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been hihgly getting unmotivated here! things are going slow and problem after problem... Fuel leak on the primary rail is not a good sign, but hopefully some thicker orings will do the job!

Spark plugs were pulled out and they are rusty! which can not be good! Hoping its not a coolant seal. but looking very slim as to why else the plugs would be rusted! ANY THOUGHTS ON WHY THEY WOULD BE RUSTED! Would they rust just from sitting in the block with no oil too long,

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...iz-e/plugs.jpg

^Is there a high amount of humidity where you have your car stored? Could be just from sitting.

Did you turn the motor over and see if coolant comes out?



John

Well I wouldn't say crazy humid but it I'd a stone throw from the water. So its a possibility. I hope that's all it is. The car has has had no oil or fluid for 3 month or more while I have been working on the Turbo.

Lets see. Just trying to play out all my scenarios here.

^ yea but if the motor wasn't sealed....moisture would get in there. id try to clean it out a little before turning it over.. Save your motor!

Also, did you leave the uim or lim off? Was it all coolant or was there a mix of water and coolant?

The LIM has been off the whole time and was covered with a towel with a wrench on it... so yes air can get in...

and the turbo and manifold was off for about a month with the exhaust ports open... and then with the manifold on with no turbo for a while! Mobeoner was at the garage when he pulled the plugs and he put some oil into it and turned the rotors both way to lube it up a little!

You say to clean it out? how should I do that? any recommendations!

When I drained the oil like 3 months ago there was nothing else in there... but then again hard to see when your on the ground draining oil into a large bucket with other shit in it! =(

ooo its really coming along now! :D

You can remove those blue vacuum hoses looped on the nipples on the LIM. They're just passthroughs and can be left uncapped.

Also, I highly recommend you get a DEI turbo blanket for your setup, and also it's a great idea to heat sleeve all the oil/coolant lines, ABS lines, a/c lines etc. Anything near the turbine housing..... this will really add to longevity and reliability :icon_tup:

Thanks Tom... I just hope its done soon so I can drive it to your crib and have a freaking beer and get those tail lights done finally :lol:

Thanks on the info on the nipples. I guess I just did not want dust and stuff pilling up in there.

Yeah I have not thought about a turbo blanket yet! I guess I was waiting to get the car running and on and then get one and wrap up all the smaller things. I got some heat shielding material for some spots and a wrap for the DP but not really for the other lines! I will look into that too, I do want the car to be reliable (as reliable as it can be) :nod: and I have had heat issues before I started the single set up!

Sell it and buy mine :)

Sell it and buy mine :)

Hey my name is jake and I am from ogden utah and I own a 93 fd3S jdm righthand drive rx7 and i need help finishing the car. I did a single turbo conversion to a holset turbo and a GReedy manifold, hks exhaust, and I have the intercooler and wastegate and that stuff I just need someone who has built theres to come help me put it all in and help with the vac setup and oil pipes etc... Can you help me or find someone in my area that can. Im not sure how to comunicate with people on here yet but I will pay someone to help me thanks.

Hey man, welcome to the forum! Communication on the forum is easy... well the best thing to do is search around and see what info is already out there and whats been discussed before asking too many questions... But search the forum and look in the sections that are located closer to you, I am sure you will find people in your area and I am sure there are more than a few that are willing to help out! just start posting up so they know your real and need help! start a thread and you will be up and running with people in no time!

Unfortunately I don't know anyone in the ohio area!?!? but maybe someone will see this and chime in! Good luck man!

Little O-ring big problems... after trying to get the fuel system set up we found the primaries we're leaking... so had to go out and get some bigger o-rings... small difference in size. big difference in no leak!

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poor bumper has been sitting for months and has been getting squashed under two other bumpers and tools! put it with 3 bolts just to straighten it out a little... can't wait till its redone and on the car! looking good!

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note to self... need to start wearing gloves while working... this time I slammed my hand against the frame edge pulling the intercooler pipes off! it was not going loose so I pulled hard and BAM it let go and my hand punched the metal! nothing a little shop towel and ziptie can't fix to make a bandaid!
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After searching HIGH and LOW for slightly longer engine mount bolt I finally found one! had to use like 6 washers to get it shorter to the length I needed but it got there! (issue was the block is cracked right by the mount screw hole so the threading wont hold... I got it in.

Car is now dropped on the floor and fluids going in! then only need to tighten up loose ends and hope it starts up!
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nice coilovers.

I know, I almost had a pair... so I figured I use yours as the backdrop to my photo since I am jealous! :lol:

Cant' wait to see the new exhaust on there :D

Haha, tell me about it Tom, I want that bad boy on there too but going to have to wait it out till the car gets started again! (which actually might be this friday! can only hope it turns over:scratch:)

Thanks man... and welcome to the forum!:nod:

Sweet man, keep up the progress.
Since the 8 inches of snow right b4 Halloween I haven't gotten anything done on mine. :(

thanks man... slowly getting there... not going to be anywhere as clean as your car is but I can always strive to it! but with time!

yeah man that weather was crazy, I was freezing my butt off that day I was working on the car too. and today was cold as hell. guess winter is real close now.

car looks good!

Thanks a lot man... could be better... but with time! lol. :lol:

So I took off friday with excitement to get the car turned on after a long overdue wait! and while wrapping up loose ends noticed that I was leaking coolant from one of my coolant lines running to the turbo because the end ripped the hose! well we fixed that and finally pushed the car out of the garage to start it (knowing there would be a lot of smoke fromt he oil in the enginge that was there to keep the seals lubed)

Well, good news is... the car turned over with no problem what so ever! bad news was... smoke from the engine bay right away! after two more tries and getting the same effect noticed oil under the car! after a few look arounds we jacked the car up and found oil... long story short is the manifold is cracked and the oil was leaking out of there. SO IT ALL NEEDS TO COME OUT AGAIN to get he manifold fixed! argh....

Here is a pic of the car out for its "so close yet so far" finally out of the garage pic.
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also forgot to note that I put on the back bumper and the new hood! still need to fully tighten it down and all... but its on there.
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was in the garage working yesterday and I got a new tool box... came with this sweet sticker! figured. hey its red! let me put it on mobeoners car cuz its red too... I think it looks greeeaaaaatttt!!!

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/a...127_134100.jpg

^ HAHA I dont think he is going to like that:lol:.


John

It's like a Christmas present! its the thought that counts! no? hahaha.

also aside from stickering up mobeoners car... Albert (2RotorsNaDream) came by to look at what a real single turbo looks like since he is talking so much smack over there. hahaha. He stuck around to BS about shit and helped me out pulling the manifold back out!

Were able to get it off without having to take off the DP and without taking off the turbo lines! Going to get it fixed and then waiting on some new bolts to come in and hopefully it can be back in and ready to start up again on Saturday!

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I hate stickers on my FD- I hope that shit peels right off other wise I am taking a shit and stuffing it inside your air vents...

BTW this is a good time to crank the motor and push out the rest of the oil, don't forget to pull the ignition fuse ;)

No heat in your cabin? Bundle up before driving!

love it!! cant remember how i got this but ghetto fix, paper towel an blue painters tape.... Worry about it after im done working on the 7 :lol:
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Stop hating on the sticker you know it looks good! hahaha.Stuff all the shit in the airvents that you want! not like there is any heat or cold coming out of there! hahahaa

good point on the oil! will definitely do that before the manifold gets back in.

Tom, the car is hot enough, and nothing was connected before anyway jus figured I take the lines out while I had the room... plus! I never drive it in the winter, and even if I do I have yet to rive the car for longer than 5 minutes with the windows closed! no matter what the weather.

HOT FIXES all the way dude! as long as it holds it till you get done!

I went thru the trouble of running heater lines on my single turbo FD and I agree with you, the floor boards get hot enough that I never turn on the heater.

where on earth was the psychodelic pic taken?

sorry to hear bout the manifold. beautiful car though man hope to see it running soon

yeah like theorie linked... we had a large rotary meet there last year and that was one of the pics I took from there! you will see a few of that location on the forum since there was a huge turnout that day!

Thanks man... Yeah it was a real bummer! I could have definately left it like that but I don't want to cut a corner like that... I hope to get it done before the weekend so I can Put it all back together Saturday and get it started again and smoke out that oil and get it running! (I HOPE :scratch: )

Yo Jason why are you hating on your new sticker? Me and Darek took mad long to center it and make sure it looked classy. Don't hate, appreciate.