Nice to see another project...

 

power steering rack out (going manual)



auto pedal assembly removed



anyone need an auto drivetrain or power steering system?



are fuel lines supposed to come out in pieces? haha

 

i was sick as hell last week so not much has been done

last few bits of blue interior removed

added the man pedal



started working on the 'new' motor and had a bit of an accident removing the water pump housing. ripped the mount right off the iron, and the housing is STILL siezed on. fml

 

The path of least resistance was to break the cast iron ear off before separating the pump housing from the iron, lol.

Pretty strong galvanic corrosion, where'd you find that, the bottom of a lake?

 

Nice, another ongoing project! I should have more updates once I finish moving to the new house.

Good luck with the build, subscribed.

 

ghetto-fabulous floor fix



beginnings of black interior

 

very nice

I swapped my black interior too I just didn't put my carpet in yet, it's sitting in my closet

 

successful evening of parts collection



pretty sure im going to be building a motor now at this point... have 2, one is blown for sure and the other is iffy condition. should have more than enough parts to make one good one

 

came across some strange/hacked wiring, i'm trying to identify its purpose and whether it can be removed

started a different thread here

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?p=10613590

any help appreciated!

 

just been piecing the interior together and collecting parts lately

some progress

 

looks like you're making progress!

I used to live in brantford, knew someone that lived in st. george and was on this forum, I think his name was colin. Few years ago now, this was in like 2004-2005.

 

hah, a bunch of parts on this car came from colin... known him since like... kindergarden

manual rack in



running all new fuel lines, replacing rear brake line with new OEM piece



where the car lives, and the protege

 

heh, i suck at updates. been busy with other stuff lately but still picking away at the car. still need to finish fuel lines but the tube bender i had sucks. have to find or borrow a good one.

new crossmember for t2 trans on auto body



5 bolt hubs and t2 calipers



horrible pic, but here's the interior currently. s5 wheel so much better

 

know where i can buy a arctic silver pass side fender lol?

 

im failing at updates

the rear end is all together and the car is pretty much roll-able... other car decided to have like 54 different issues all at the same time though, so money/time has been spent on it recently instead of the rx7

 

car is on the ground for the first time in months

 

Having FUN.. Must be exciting to take it for a rip.

 

heh, yeah.. still a ways away from that, but its becoming a car again slowly

 

Amazing progress, your definitively set on getting it going.

 

 

your making me want to spend some more money on my fc.

 

Tore down the two motors i have.

It's still good, right?





Coolant wall failure



These two housings look really good, except for one big gouge (far edge of back housing). Is this typical of the older 3-piece apex seal engines? This one is low-mileage and its still got this deep gouge

 

Wow, those S5 wheels look AMAZING from that angle.

 

Can't quite tell from the pic. Guessing
Looks like there might be a triangular apex corner seal piece induced groove in the chrome that goes around the housing - it is not uncommon to see other wise decent housings with a groove like that.
If the next apex corner piece rides in that type of groove, the engine will probably not last very long.
I have heard of people installing apex seals backwards for budget builds with similar housings.
Some of the aftermarket apex seals have a different (less pointy) apex corner seals design to reduce that type of wear. e.g. goopy, atkins

Other nicks on the exhaust side are liveable for budget rebuilds as long as it can't catch an apex.

 

started to clean up the engine bay



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