Racing Beat silicone hoses

 

the O-ring for the oil filter sandwich had to be cut down to fit properly! i cut it at a very tight angle on both ends and used vaseline and packed it in the seat. as for the pulleys the water pump pulley had to be milled out for the shaft to fit through it. took some time, but i finally got it to fit. the carb spacers are actually a little long.... about 1/4" too long to be exact, but will work beautifully. other than needing to find out if the motor was timed at a diff. degree other than stock the motor is pretty close to being ready to drop in.

i'll be dropping the pulleys and velocity stacks off monday to be anodized and hopefully get around to ordering a new water pump, rad and plug wires. more updates coming soon!!!!!!!

 

Are SS braided oil cooler lines really needed? I keep seeing everyone buying them but why? Mine arent leaking..or are they known for leaking?

 

the main reason for them is 1. they are bigger in diameter and flow a higher volume and 2. they can withstand a higher psi rating for when i install a new adjustable oil pump. other than that they are kickass to look at and just less things to worry about leaking/replacing later!

 

I am going to murder you Sir! When is it going to be running is the only question that needs answering - I want to drive it right meow!

 

Okay awesome, yeah that explains it. I love the sidedraft setup..i want to do the same but cant find a damn 48 dcoe or dhla

 

ya i looked forever for the one i got and ended up getting it for i believe $150. just put a $20 rebuild kit on it and should be ready to go just keep looking you'll find one eventually. although i'd probably go with like a 40DCOE mine is a 45 and i'm pretty sure it will still be very rich!

 

People are telling me I need a 48mm minimum for a streetport 9.0:1 13b. And then I'm hearing I can run a 45 but ill lose top end power..

 

you can buy inserts for the carb to change the mm. i'm running a 45mm on a half bridge port motor which may or may not be too much for the motor. my buddy had a 48mm on a stock 12a and it was extremely rich no matter what..... it was horrible at stop lights/signs. lol

 

back from DGRR 2013....... if you've never been you MUST go! if you have been then you know why lol. got a few things i'll be steeling from Rwatson5651.... he's got a beautiful car btw! too bad he hit a deer on the way home..... :'(

 

finally got the brand new water pump painted and installed! looking for a way to mount an adjustable alt. tension rod for a v8 on the rx7 as it would be easier to tighten the belt with the new pulley set up. pics coming soon.

 

started messing around with some monster coil wraps.

brand new water pump

masking it off to be painted

painted


had to grind down the spacer so that it would fit properly

 

finally got the rest of the crap out of the engine bay so i can start sanding for paint.

 

Hey, not to hijack your thread, what is that black cylinder in the oil pan? The engine I just picked up and tore down has one and I've never seen it before.

Also, how hard was it to take out the suspension? I have my engine bay torn down to about the same point for blasting and repaint and have it still in the car, but it's just sitting there begging me to take it out and rebuild/repair/repaint.

Can't wait to see how yours turns out! Very inspiring to see that we're at similar points on our rebuilds.

 

almost done painting the front half of the car!


when it is done i'll be waiting for new parts to arrive and be installed..........

 

honestly i'm not really sure what it is. i believe it's just a casing that goes around one of the sensors. as for the suspension it's easy! there are 4 bolts each side where the sway bar mounts, 2 bolts each side for the cross member and 4 bolts each side for the struts..... remember to unbolt the brake lines and steering arm 1st as well.

 

The black cylinder in the oil pan houses the oil level sensor.

 

thanks i was having a brain fart on what it was for

 

finished painting the engine bay this evening and started putting things back together. selling a lot of factory parts off the car in the process so if you guys need anything let me know!

 

Got some stuff back in the bay today. I'd post pictures but my laptop is busted :/

 

finally able to post pics of some of things I've done lately.....
new clutch and brake master


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still need to replace the seals, but it's all cleaned and painted. and I got the short shifter to work smoothly as well and installed the new ball

 

Just received all new trans seals, comp mount, throw out bearing, shift fork boot and stainless clutch line....... Time to install it all!

 

Ok guys question time.....

I just picked up gsl-se suspension for an upgrade. My question is what transmission should I use and what proportioning valve do I need to use? Thanks and ( a lot of pics ) coming soon