once it get the motor our yes a good cleaning is on the list..

finally got the middle part of the intake mani. off and managed to get the series of small pipes, im guessing have something to do with feul,off except for 2 lines.. and guess which 2 they were?...
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i had made a thread a while back about how to get my header off.. more specifically the heat shield.. i was saying there was a lot of other stuff in the way and the series of feul pipes and lower intake mani. have been in the way.. heres a pic of the clearance between them.. its about an inch at the most
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the mess..
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these are the 2 hoses i cant get off.. and of course theyre the main 2 comin in from the right side of the block...
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Slice them back a half inch with a razor, and twist them at the same time... once theyre off just cut the hose back where the split stops, and you should be all set.

Another word of advice... the night before you are going to work on it... spray some penetrant onto ALL the nuts/bolts you are going to be removing the next day LIBERALLY... It'll help keep your swear jar empty.

Yeh ive had to cut one hose already I just didn't want to cut more.. I've heard those nipples are really hard to get around. So use some pb blaster?

well ended up cuttin the hoses.. got the lower intake manifold off. exhaust is for sunday. then once i can get the right tool for the power steering and ac pumps ill have those out so.. maybe by next weekend ill have the motor out..

Look at all that dirt.


Cut clamps you cant get off easy with a dremel. PB blaster and possibly a propane torch will be your friend getting the o2 sensor free. Every motor i've helped pull or pulled myself i just eneded up cutting the o2 sensor wires and soldering/heatshrink tubing later.

They are a BITCH. Infact, all the exhaust bolts are a bitch. Should be the only thing you have real trouble with pulling the engine.

yeh got some pb blaster yesterday. all i have left is to get the header off and ac/power steering pumps.. im gonna need a 14mm 6point closed end to get those nuts off..

Leave the PS pump in the car... just remove the brackets off the motor and ziptie it out of the way. Same with most accessories.

ive already taken everything else completely out of the bay.. i was gonna clean it up some since everythings so dirty..

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shit. 50 bucks.. guess u gott pay to play. well i guess i wont be making this event lol. it might be a while for me. motor is almost out.
i got the exhaust mani. out to day, and the ps pump. now all i lack is the ps/ac pump bracket. and i only have one bolt on it i need a 14mm 6 point closed end to get off.
then tranny bolts, mount bolts and this bitch will be out..

50 is cheap, its like 100-150 here

Yep. Our events dont cost alot.

Most of our rx7's dont run though. :D

Motherfuckin' jackstand warriors raise your handz!

Edit: Make some trips to NC here to drift if you have to. I'm sure you can give someone a handjob or road head to get trailered home if you smack into something gnarly. I kidd. NC scene is cool.

It's 40$ by me. Just a skid pad, not a real track tho.

well the events down here are on the inside of a half mile track i believe..

So for the cost of rebuilding, you could probably score a decent front clip turbo motor... you should consider that... before blowing too much money on a motor that won't make over 120 hp...

ive thought about that.. but there are receipts from where they replaced this motor and it was 900 for a na with 60000 miles on it.. and i have no where near 900 to cough up for another motor..
i was figuring while i had it apart doing the rebuild i could streetport it. buy some new injectors(probably not install them though) and look into a small turbo setup.. not stock.. but not a beastly turbo or anything. id rather have a front mount.. but would consider a v.
havent put a whole lot of thought into that scenario yet though since the motor isnt even out.

got the starter , and ac pump off today. as well as 8 motor mounts and one tranny mount.. so all i have left is 4 tranny bolts and this bitch is out.
btw. i found a guy near me who has a lot of tII parts... might be turboed before too long.

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Rear Suspension Upright Toe Eliminator
get rid of that gay dtss crap.
only $48.00 and cheap shipping.
cant beat it

im pressing mine when the day they get here

yea dtss eliminators have been on the list for a while now. I'm pickin up some corbeau seats Sunday or Monday

ok so ive got a lotta shit off but no pics yet.. ive decided on gettin rid of the ac so ive got the radiator out and a few lines. ive got the 2 hoses on the oil cooler left and then 4 bolts to the tranny and then this bitch is out.. i just need a cherry picker.. lol

You dont need a cherry picker.

Drop the front suspension and subframe if you can't find two friends to help you lift the motor out by hand.....

I litterally watched two guys pick a motor up i was selling (not burly doods either) and put it in the passenger footwell of an rx8 without breaking a sweat.

wow its taken you that long?????

i can swap an engine and diff, wiring and all in two hours. with pneumatic tools of course.


use a cherry picker. less chances of injury

i have no pneumatic tools and not a whole lota time at once.. but its spring break now so i should have it out soon.. im not really in a hurry with it.. dont have much money at the moment so not a lot is gonna happen once i get it out.. i want to take my time to make sure everythings right too.

so my dad said he would loan me some money to get it done.. how much would it be to do a rebuild and streetport on my motor?