Engine looks great man, looking forward to the rest of the build

after some work, all i was able to achieve is this
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/z...L/DSC05388.jpg

i guess i have a log way to go

Oooooh, pretty!

i got one of my rotors that clean in about 5 minutes with a drill and a wire wheel attachment, doesnt look like it did anything bad that would effect it but mine is just for decoration so i didnt care.

Hello,
here are some new pictures from our 13B T2 Build. As I already stated a few posts earlier we are still waiting on a corner seal to arrive.

Hehe, enjoy the pictures =)

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/.../2_housing.jpg
Housing mounted to the engine stand and first housing stacked !
Did I mention that my FC got hit while I was traveling to the store to get those damn 1,25 mm bolts to mount it on the stand ?? Assurance totaled it. *facepalm*

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...ing_rotors.jpg
Loading the rotor with most of the seals. Some seals have been installed once the rotor went into its housing.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...tall_seals.jpg
Side seal fun.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...sing_rotor.jpg
Damn ! It doesn´t fit. Tried another one ...

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...ll_seals_2.jpg
Fits perfectly...

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...sing_rotor.jpg
A nice shot before all the side seals went in. I kinda like the atmosphere.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/..._rotor_tip.jpg
Apex seal went in. We used the OEM corner seals with FD springs. The rubber plugs are new of course =)

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...or_tip_big.jpg
A nice close up. Every scratch is visible ...

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/..._apex_seal.jpg
Oiling the surfaces ... Castrol 10W40.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...end_of_day.jpg
Took a break for today. It was already morning. Someone recognize the suspension chilling there ? lol I bet you won't =)

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...hed_eshaft.jpg
Polished E-shaft went in. Polishing that thing was not necessairy but its always a good idea. Cost 60$. Looks like new.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/..._hylomar_3.jpg
I guess this might be the right amount of hylomar.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/..._hylomar_2.jpg
This stuff really is a pita.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...te_hylomar.jpg
The next time I will hylomar the seals instead of the irons. Might be much better.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...water_seal.jpg
But looks good. I like the porting too :nod:

@ R-X-R
Is that a 12A rotor ? It looks a bit different from my 13B rotors. Specially the bathtub.
For the rust pits, apparently they are not that big of a deal as long as they are not too deep.
The 13B T2 rotors have them too. For the polishing I figured it works best when placing
the cloth on a wood plate putting polish ing liquid on it and sliding the rotor over it. This way you dont have to rub hours.
I used "Nigrin aluminium pflege", you might call it aluminium polish or chrome polish.
It is slightly abrasive. I found it removes the yellowish/brownish residue thats still on the rotor even after a good cleanup.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...ore_polish.jpg
The rotor on the left has been cleaned with wheel and parts cleaner. I used green scotch brite pads to get rid of the carbon. Before polish I washed it with water and then used brake cleaner to prevent rust.
The rotor on the right has not been cleaned at all. Thats how it came out.

I noticed WD40 did help a bit to for cleaning rotor, nothing to write home about but it did a bit. Also it keeps the rotor shiny and prevents rust while the rotor is outside.


Steven

So i did wut u said except using a wheel with dril because i am scared :D. i uses mothers aluminum polish.,.,

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/z...R/DSC05507.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/z...R/DSC05503.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/z...R/DSC05506.jpg
http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/z...R/DSC05504.jpg

by the way what kind of wheel are using with the drill.,.,i really dont want to take metal ,u know.,.

oh its a 13b 6 port rotor

Jrz's?

Very nice start of the project, great write up and attention to detail!!

Very nice, clean rebuild Steven!

More! More!

nice build

Did this ever get finished?

Still waiting for a corner seal lol :lol:
We didn't really worked on it for the last couple of months.

It has to be finished. Took my 7 in the shop too, getting repaired and restored.
Not to mention the RX-8 sitting outside waiting for a new renesis :icon_tup:
PO ran it dry of oil ... Such a waste ... You dont want to see the mess ...

We will travel over to london next week to pick up a new renesis:icon_tup:

Steven

Gasoline ? Thats no fuel, thats liquid money ! (1,344€/L and counting...)


Like your build but you're lucky in Luxembourg.......here it is 1,72/L euro right now:icon_tdow

Whoa, thats one hell of a fuel price. We now have 1,39 €/l ...:icon_tdow

Funny you mention fuel. Yesterday our heater went out in our house. 5k l tank was empty :lol:, had to use a good ol' can of diesel, 20 liter lasted me a day. :icon_tdow I mean that was 25 €...
Time to switch to pellets, for the saving I can buy every year a RX7 :nod:

Hi, great topic! Love all the pictures, and the detail this rebuild is done with.

1,79€/L for 98 here... :-(

Riz.

Since we are busy about fuel prices: I tank always in the Dats 24 in Mechelen and the price for 98 (Super+) is currently 1€627 and normal 95 = 1€573. I'm happy my daily car is a diesel 1€405

:)