fabair

Let me introduce my FD3S UKspec 1994, I have this car since 2 years now!
Some photos when I got it:









Had some problems with charge of secondary turbo, I replaced 2 solenoids and all vacuum hoses from rats nets:



To finally found the lock ring missing on turbo control actuator:

New one in place:


First modification was a short shifter:

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Last summer start to have trouble with the engine, idle low and hot start very difficult.
Compression on front rotor low, time to do a rebuild and streetporting.
Let's start!
First removal of engine:


Engine removed:



Engine opened:
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Start to check why the compression on front rotor was low.
Front housing:



2 apex seals broken:


Front rotors:

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To do rebuild, I prefer to buy new rotors, front and aft:

Two "new" housing, only 2000km!


Porting on side housings done:

Porting on plates:



After porting done, time to do lapping of plates:




Between this time, I cleaned the engine bay and tried to renovate some parts.
Before:

After:

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To do rebuild, I prefer to buy new rotors, front and aft:

Two "new" housing, only 2000km!


Porting on side housings done:

Porting on plates:



After porting done, time to do lapping of plates:




Between this time, I cleaned the engine bay and tried to renovate some parts.
Before:

After:

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Rust on left side of engine bay:
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Start to remove rust:

After cleaning and treatment to remove completely the rust applied , paint done


Ready for rebuild, rebuild master kit bought from Atkins rotary with apex seal Atkins.


Bearing replacement on stationary gears:



I applied red paint on plates:



Replacement of engine mount, the kit I bought permit to keep the aluminium mount:

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Some peripheral parts after sand blasting and varnish applied:






Removal of double throttle on air plenum:

Paint done on turbo thermal protection:

Alternator renovated:


Engine rebuild in progress:


Closing of engine:

Flywheel installed:

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Mesure of the end play:

Front cover in place:



It is how the engine is today, water pump, oil metering pump with OMP lines in place and more:

Ceylon

iTrader: (3)

Nice work! Hows the corrosion on the underside? That's the main issue with UK cars.

Cars looking great, makes me wish I left my UK car standard....

Spalato

iTrader: (33)

looking good!

fabair

For an UKspec, the underside is not bad at all, some rust on drivetrain only and not on chassis.

Spalato

iTrader: (33)

If you ever decide to sell the front bumper license plate frame/holder (if you ever change bumpers in the future) I would love to have it. I have a imported US spec, and I only have the US spec license plate holder and my EU license plate is just like yours, so I can't fit it properly

fabair

I would like to go in the future with 99 spec front bumper but I don't think it'll be soon.
I know your car, I saw your thread in rx7france forum!

Spalato

iTrader: (33)

Yeah, you guys have a cool forum. Wish I could speak and read French so I could get better use from it, but untill then Google Translate is my friend

fabair

I worked a little bit today, lower air intake manifold in place and manifold exhaust removed, I wait high temperature grease to put it back.


Plate in place to remove air control valve.


Aftermarket water pump pulley


Turbos cleaned, paint done on one actuator, was rusty, second one was ok.
New circlip installed as well.


Finally I checked the blades and need to touch up some of them, but I have to find where are the files that I use usually to rectify the blades from jet engine.

fabair

Since last message some job done.
The engine is ready to go back to the engine bay.

Exhaust header in position:

With thermal protector:


Was time to make new paint on the oil pan.
When ready to be paint:

Paint done with Por15 starter kit:


Then was time to put the turbo control actuator in place:


Fuel rails primary and secondary cleaned:

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With oil pan and engine mounts in place:


After that, I started to renovate the rats nest and simplify.
At the beginning was like this:



To finish like this, with new high temp and simplify at the minimum:



I keep these solenoids, turbo control, charge control and charge relief:

With vacuum hoses:


Made part to put the turbo control solenoid at the initial position:
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With solenoid in:

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The next step was to relocate the ignition coils with a plate that I bought on Uk shop.
I cleaned ignition coils and then painted the plate:



This plate will be located in place of air conditioning pump that I'll remove.
With ignition coils in place:


I continued to work on the engine itself, installation of turbos done with new hoses and clamps:



Vacuum hoses for turbo control actuator:


And then Y pipe in place:

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Secondary fuel rail with new fuel adapter in AN6:

Both in place:


I removed the A/C radiator:


Installation of new clutch Exedy stage 1:




I started to clean the engine bay to put the engine back in:


That's it for the moment I'm waiting parts that I bought before to put the engine back, KTS stabilizer bar brace, Apexi Power FC with commander, Koyo radiator, idler pulley kit from Pineapple racing, R-magic decat pipe with resonator.

I have already, Aeromotive fuel regulator AN1000-6, downpipe HKS, catback single tip Racong beat.
I'm looking for an aftermarket SMIC but it is not easy to find one...

Broke_A_Baller

iTrader: (26)

So if the pics are still true...did you not resurface the flywheel?

If you did not...WHY NOT?