so last year around july my car got impounded to make a long story short i got it back...and decided that i would finish it...so i got rid of two my rx7 well one to get the car back and the other was just a shell anyways ive pulled the motor and started to inspect and look at what i can upgrade and change...here are some pics of the motor being pulled...

heres the car after i got it back


heres the motor after i pulled it


tear down...

 

down to the block



turbo (going to have it rebuilt and a/n fittings put in for steel braided lines)

 

clutch and fly wheel going to be sent out for new friction insert new pads on clutch disc (or get another one) and pressure plate cleaned clutch disc and pressure plate looks worn but it still had tons of life on it and pad as well..i never had an slipping on it and i drove it for about 9 months before it was impounded

 

here is some scorching on the flywheel



clutch disc..still some pad life left

 

pressure plate and complete assembly










more updates will be comming soon...as i will be taking pics and mabe some videos of the build process. ill be posting parts and showing you guys what i will be doing...so follow me and stay tuned for more updates to come this upcomming week...

 

ports still look good

 

Good luck with the rebuild. How do you like the unsprung puck clutch?

Riz.

 

oh its great...thats a stage 3 clutch and i had it made by this company that sponsors me...they make the clutches for me and i sell them or get people what they want at a great price...and its built to your specs....so its great its not harsh or anything like that its smooth...

 

Hmmm... Price indication for complete set?

Riz.

 

Nice, what kind of turbo and manifold is that? and also is that an aftermarket flywheel?

 

i sell it for about 600 to 650 depending on what you want price varies...but it comes with flywheel pressure plate clutch disc (what type of material you want) pilot bearing and throw out bearing...and counter weight

 

the turbo is a garrett stage 3 with a stock t2 manifold and the whole clutch setup is aftermarket...i can get the whole setup for you for about 600 to about 650 or 7 depending on what you want...but yes that is an aftermarket setup

 

hey guys, sorry for the long delay...i've been trying to get some things straight in my life and i has caused me to kind of put my car on hold just a little how ever there was some things i started to do before putting things back together...i started cleaning up some of my parts like the uim, lim, and throttle body got my hands on a parts washer and a sand blaster and i must say its great...here are a few pics of before parts washer, after parts washer and the sand blasting (sorry i didnt get any pics of the upper and lower manifold but it looked just like the throttle body):

THROTTLE BODY: before parts washer






THROTTLE BODY: after parts washer



THROTTLE BODY: after sand blasting

 

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD: after sand blasting




UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD(with throttle body): after sand blasting






going to post up more pics this up coming week...ill try to update every week so you guys dont have to wait months at a time

 

ok so its been a min. since i posted the build....long story short had the car at a friends house..didnt do what i wanted to do there because of personal issues but i got the car home and decided to just do things on my own like i had planned to with help from some great friends already in the industry helping me out..so with that said...today i finally decided to put my car on a diet by removing some items from under the dash...

started pulling the dash...this can be a pain if you dont have patients lol






so once i got it out this is what it looked like smh...all this crap that im not going to use




then with these 3 items..well 4..one i didnt take a pic of but with all of this and the ducting i just removed about 40 to 50 pounds



so going to do some more work tomorrow and take pics..there is some wiring that i want to tackle before i put the dash back in...also im going to paint the dash black since its blue and everything else is black lol...well update tomorrow

 

how long did it take to pull the dash?

 

about 20 to 30 min i didnt rush and its really not hard you jus have to disconnect some things and then its just 11 bolts that hold it in place four on each side and then 3 at the top...

 

i was so tired of the dash being blue and everything else black that today i decided to paint it black...i went and bought some gloss black paint from home depot for about .97 and was a little skeptical of how it would come out but i must say i was very impressed...here are a few before and after pics....

before:






after:

 

here is the other pieces that i sprayed as well...

 

What did you use to paint the dash with? It looks super glossy. I was thinking about doing this as well.

 

eh, i hope you didnt use krylon or some black automotive paint. i hate glossy interiors cant see **** through the windshield

 

[QUOTE=K!NCH;10679613]What did you use to paint the dash with? It looks super glossy. I was thinking about doing this as well.[/QUOT

i used gloss black it was like 97 cents at home depot...i couldnt find the vinyl so i just used that...but i think it came out ok

 

 

+1 Not feeling the drips, shiny finish, or the improper paint that's going to flake off. Even vinyl paint is marginal at best, where any spot that gets rubbed or lightly scratched comes off... let alone the wrong paint. Seriously I'd redo it.

 

advanced auto sells a automotive vinyl dye... The semi gloss looks awesome btw