Jesuscookies

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Okay,

I am in the middle of a turbo conversion and need a little help.

I have an 88 Turbo II motor that I am swapping the front cover on. (85 GSL SE front cover to put into my RX 2 )

I need to tap that front cover for the oil return from the turbo right? and so, was wondering how you guys did the whole job.

E.G. where to tap?

Do I use a specific fitting? Or is there a special piece that people are using?

How do I get the piece to stay in place? JB Weld? Thread the cover? Weld?

any help is greatly appreciated.

Nutty RX3

when you finish this project hold on to some info for me. I will be trying to do the same setup for a RX3

Jesuscookies

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There is a wealth of knowledge here, about this very topic. I have run into a bunch of people who have been nothing but helpful. Just ask and I am sure you will get all the answers you are looking for

If I ever can help I definetly will. (Right now I am just learning myself )

Kick

Here something that might give you a hand Nutty RX3, http://members.iinet.net.au/~bradr/. Its has some good info on that very swap you are going to try to your rx3. The site takes you over how he did his set up for a 13bt swap in to a rx3..

I my self am still learning just like you guys. Jesuscookies, I would not mind seeing your rx2. If you have time to post pics. I would really like to get a pic of your motor area to have a look at next ot mine. So I can get an idea what I am missing tell I can get a mazda book for my rx2. I am only going to start with a stock 13b and run a weber 48 sidedraft my self. tell I got money...

Best of luck guys..
I hope that links helps

Jesuscookies

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Kick,

I have a picture or two of the engine bay, but it is completely cleaned out, and awaiting the engine. I am at the very begining of this conversion and so, am quite a bit away from a finished product.

I have the engine, the car (2 of em ) and the turbo kit is on order. As soon as I get things rolling. I will be posting pictures. I need a better camera though.

Thanks for that website it had some very useful information.

David

rxrotary2_7

jesus, check your PM's
kick, if you need any reading material/workshop manuals/micrfische send me a PM. i have TONS of stuff from the dealers.

GT3 for Street

I used a (GSL-SE) front cover on my conversion. I drilled in to it on the center of the raised boss thats visable from inside of the cover. I tapped it and used a fitting from pipe thread to an A.N. fitting. I also cut the return line from turbo and welded an A.N. fitting on it. also I ran into a gasket problem and had to cut a bigger hole around the o-ring for the cover.
Ken

Jesuscookies

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THANKS KEN!! I think I am on the same path here. I am using the GSL SE cover as well. Right on this cover, directly under where the oil metering pump goes, is a quarter size indentation. This is the same place where the turbo feed is on the original 88 cover. This is where I was going to put the AN thread fitting. However, I do not know what kind of a line I am going to get with the turbo kit I ordered. So, I will have to wait, or call em, and see what type of a line he is going to supply with the kit. Then I will know what size/kind of AN fittings to get.

I think this is the best spot to put the return. What do you think?

David