Another, "Hey look at my car's rebuild journey" attention deprived thread.
 

I am about to start the rebuild in a week. I BELIEVE I spun a rotor bearing road racing in the Montana Porsche Club. My oil pressure was low ever since I bought this engine and it had to be the culprit (check out my huge thread tittled "Strangest oil pressure problem...)

Anyway, no major mods are going to be done internally since it already has a mean street port(we'll ses since I bought the short block assemblied). I am considering maybe a half bridge if the street port is large enough were it can't be improved. In addition I will add harder stantionary gears and racing rotor bearings.

The biggest project is going to be rewiring my harness and replacing stock sensors with new units so my megasquirt problems will only be because of my tuning ignorance. I figured new pics of the rebuild process and the steps to accomplish a successful running engine will be helpful to anyone no matter how many of these threads exist.

Here are some pics of where she lays at the moment.
I will keep posting. Thanks for looking.

How wide are your front and rear tires?

nice car.....

No I love these threads!

Fronts are 8'' and rears are 8.5''. Thanks 88

That engine on the floor is an old rebuild that seized due to bad seals. its S4 and I want the lower compression rotors if they aren't jacked up.

great car! love the crazy big fmic...what color is the car? aftermarket or almost looks like the stock darker blue?

Its Honda electron blue. FMIC is big but love the temps on the track. My TO4B has a hard time keeping it charged. :)

as in electron blue pearl? or AKA SI BLUE?

SI Blue. With heavy coats of ferarri clear.

Love the Stock S4 trim. Keep reppin the S4 brotha!

Damn. Threads like this make me just wanna throw my piece back together..Nice car though man!!

nice bro and you have a catchy thread , keep us updated

Well, it has been well over a week and I have not got much done. :)

Have had so much going on in my families life and have only been able to hit up the garage maybe 30 mins a week since my first post. I have decided to get all the little things I have wanted to do to my car for a long time and figured since its going to be naked I might as well do it.

I got a sweet deal from BASTARD(thanks bro) on a Turbonetics 62-1/HKS mani and custum DP. Want to complete my fuel system so I am going the stainless route,Aeromotive FPR, 1520 sec/720 pri. I also am working on my MegaSquirt on some spare time, that shit is complicated and I am not looking forward to the issues once I get that installed.:crying: I am shooting for 380-400RWHP.

Last week I got a hair up my ass and wanted to remove my engine harness to rewire to aviod some issues on the MS goes in BUT half way through the removal I figured I better keep the F-CON in while breaking the new rebuild in since it ran fine before the motor let go. It would have sucked to deal with all the problems with a new EMS and try to somewhat tune AND break in.

All in all, the engine is ready to get taken out and the only thing stopping me is...my wife:) She starts as a RN in Jan and the old single income will double. Rebuild kit will fall from the sky then. As promised I will keep you all posted. Here are some pics(the least I could do for making you read this)

couple more

I second. Did you get those German commies?

sweet! car is coming along... slowly:) ive been there! i know what its like!

ahh another one!! these things are slowly motivating me to start my cars project. do some updates soon!

Thanks Vip, I figured maybe with some more custom work and accessories it might be worthy to climb up on the 2nd gen winners podium at Sevenstock next year. THEN again though if you show up w/ a new FC I will probably get second place again. ;) (again sorry to hear about the FC).

Im going on 4 years since I started this car and from the day I purchased it it seems that my life has a vendetta against it. Something always comes along and puts the car on stand by....deployment, marriage, baby, wife's college, my school, ect. All good things, don't get me wrong but it is frustrating when you just want to get it finished.

hey, i see you got the same exact turbo set up as me...im anxious to see what this 62-1 turbonetics is gonna do!
the hotside a .96 on yours? thats what i got
have you seen these yet?
http://himni-racing.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1025

this thing is MASSIVE!
you wont be dissapointed!
im not....

sorry to threadjack.....when i get/see great stuff, i just like to share!!:naughty:

Sweet price on that DP. I can't wait to here it spool. I have no doubt it will get me to 400.

Just a quick update I am deciding to sell my MegaSquirt. It is for sale in the 2nd gen parts section. Selling for cheap and it is in great shape. I have decided I am going to the power FC route with the Banzia Racing adapter.

Do you have a shot of your wheels, I can't tell what they look like and for some strange reason I'm interested.

you shooting for that on pumped gas or with aux. inj.? thats my same power goal....im HOPING this turbo is gonna spool loud!

Update:

Well I just got back from Iraq last week and got a little down time from my job and family to work on my FC. Since the last time I posted I was taking measurements for fabricating my intercooler piping and RB pre-silincer to accomadate my new 62-1 kit. Everything is welded and good to go. I also finished my fuel system and upgraded it to a parallel system. I ended up doing something a little different then what you see on here, I went with JEGS "push-loc" AN fittings and hose all around. I like it BUT kinda regret getting the blue hose since it is so bright I think it looks ricey. I am slowly getting used to it. I also got an aftermarket FPR and 1580 secondaries. In addition I also got all the necessary flanges and lines for my turbo's oil system, push loc as well only in Grey instead of ricer blue. Function 7 on EBAY makes some great qaulity flanges. Higly reccomended!

I also bought some new gauges, clutch, wheel spacers, oil cooler lines, blah, blah, blah. You know the usual shit.

So, as you all know I thought I spun a rotor bearing last June. WELL, I pulled the engine today and ripped into her. I ended up spinning the front rotor bearing, chipping on apex seal that fucked the front rotor and the rotor housing, destroyed my front stat gear bearing and e-shaft journal, chipped a rear rotor apex seal and killed that rear rotor housing AND possibly screwed my intermediate housing.

The side housings turned out OK. I was worried I might have burned them up. As for the intermediate housing there are some crazy located scratches that are on only one side. They are deep enough to catch with my fingernail and I am up in the air if they are fatal to the housing(posted thread in General Rotary Tech sec). Thing that really blows is all the side housings are ported very NICE and is unfortunate that the intermediate might be toast.

GOOD NEWS is I have a S4 13bt coming in next week from Seattle that only smokes a little bit. My cousin has had it in his garage for 6 years abnd wants it gone. There is my part engine I need so very bad!

So all in all I lost just about everything on this motor but at least I salvaged the ported side housings and got some 3rd gen corner seal springs.:lol:

The lower compression rotors will be nice for my turbo set up and I will probably port the new intermediate housing. Plus I am pysched to order some 2 piece Mazda apex seals, I have only used 3 piece before. Lets hope there isn't to much wear on all the parts in this other motor OR this project is gonna get a whole lot more expensive:wallbash:

I will update you as I go and want this puppy done before July so stay tuned.

Here are some pics of the damage. Got to love that front stat gear damage.:icon_tdow

Some pics of the intermediate housing's funky scratches. Nasty never-the-less.

some more

oh and started to paint mani's

loler at the topic name

UPDATE: So the motor from Seattle fell through and I ended up buying the RX7.com rebuilt motor from a forum member here for a GREAT price. Since then I have been busying buying the needed parts to get this beast running.

For my EMS:

I got my Apexi PFC and commander(thanks turb0x2) and my Banzai racing adapter with sensors. I also got my trailing coils wired correctly for the PFC mod

Exhaust:
Finally got the welding done for the flex pipe on my RB presilncer. DP bolts up perfect to turbo now!!

Interior:
I am in the process of wiring my BZ adapter to knock box and spped sensor. I also installed two new gauges in front of the idiot cluster. They turned out very nice for the amount of bullshit was required to hide the wiring and mount the cups.

Exterior:

I got a little inspiration from erikseven and smoked the FTP and front/side turn signals. I used Lamin-x on the FTP and VHT niteshade/clear coat on the turnsignals. As for the rear wheels I put some 5mm spacers to get that rubber flush if not a little beyond the fender. Should look good once I actually get this pig on the floor.

Engine:

I have been doing a lot of painting! Got to make it pretty! :) I still need to install the pilot bearing, turbo oil lines and RB oil adapter.
I alos heard that the knock sensor is best on the rear housing of FC's SO I tapped the rear rotor housing and installed.

More to come as I get closer to payday. Still need to get Datalogit, old school laptop and radiator.

will keep posted..

Pics of engine, exhaust and EMS.:icon_tup:

Rear wheels and interior

exterior. You like?

lookin good! :icon_tup:

How did you tint the running lights?

Nice color to.:icon_tup:

VHT Niteshade. Make sure you clear coat it or it looks too flat.

What did you use to paint this stuff? It looks great and I am in the process of rebuilding and would love to have my manifold look that fantastic.

I actually used the Engine Block paint you see at any Schucks/Checker/Autozone. You know, the stuff that is tough up to 500 degrees. Just put on about three heavy coats then used the 500 degree clear coat and put on a nice wet heavy coat. Stuff turned out great for being rattle can!!

UPDATE:

I have got everything installed on the engine besides the radiator hoses and oil cooler lines. I re-finished all my grounds, installed new pilot bearing, wired in my PFC and retro fitted a turbo blanket. I also re-finished my wiring harness(what a f*cking nightmare)

I did a whole lot more but am just beat today from this pig and can't think right now.

I am just waiting on my Koyo, Datalgoit and a laptop, after that she should start up and be ready to fine tune.

Will keep updated..

I don't think those blue fuel lines are ricey. If they were a color other than blue, then maybe.

Thanks man. I don't think so either now that 50% of them are covered by mani's and what not

clean ride dude, i like the color and the fuel lines dont look ricey

How long were you in Iraq?? And speaking for all of us on the forum thanks for being out there for us!! Were all glad to have you back home!!

Thanks man. Only in Iraq for a 60 day ANG tour.

looks nice bro someone is shooting for 400+ whp

Yes sir I am! Saw your vid El, looks like your already there. :)

yeahhh booyyyee

you are already there too bro

good job man, car looks awesome

SHIT! I have hit a road block. PFC won't work due to a short possibly. Check out my threads in 2nd gen and PFC forums if intrigued.

nice job bro

Thanks for the compliments guys.

unfortunately I have hit a road block and have to send in my PFC to get it bench tested. I am unsure if it didn't work when I bought it or it accidentally fried so they will let me know what ghosts are in the machine.

will keep you updated.