Went for a nice cruise into downtown nashville this weekend. Plans for the next couple weeks include installing my sparco seat and coilovers.

 

shameless plug alert!

although i did nothing with my rx7 we did schedule a date and time for the annual meet. Want to extend an invitation to the Orlando/Tampa/G'Ville and everyone in between. the thread is Skicky'd at the top of the SE Section page and if you are like me, you never look at the Sticky section

here is the link. add you name to the list if you are going to make it.

https://www.rx7club.com/se-rx-7-forum-35/7th-annual-churazco-meet-markham-park-nov-5-%40-1pm-971786/

 

Sat it In the car show at cruising the coast for like an hour then got bored and tried to figure out where the Hell to put my baja blast on the taco bell run...

 

Cage == Painted.

Rustolem stain black ftw, spray can bedliner for the door bars and foot wells.

 

Almost have my engine torn completely down to the block, I might break down and go single turbo haven't fully decided but I want to get rid of all the mess in the engine bay. Sort of following the book for tear down and so far it has gone pretty smoothly, scared to take the LIM apart and I have no place to actually put the parts which sucks.

 

Hopefully I can get it all back together lol still have a bit to go before I have it all apart. Going to be down for quite awhile but I want to get everything done correct the first time. And yes Andrew I am taking your advice and going single turbo, just have not decided what kit but have a while before I am ready for it anyway.

Going to pull the engine apart, street port, refresh or replace internals and new coolant seals. I want to have the smallest amount of components possible, no power steering, no AC (maybe wife is fighting me on this), even thinking of dropping ABS.

 

Gary
Did i give you advice on going single?
Anyways how long you tihink it will be down?
Who is doing the work for you?

 

Yeah you have told me a few times to go single, it is going to be down for a long time, I am broke as hell. I didn't go to school this semester so I had to find a job with only an AA and am working at a gas station for $9/hr. Once I start school again the project will pick up a lot more but for right now I am doing the work myself. After I get the block pulled out I will find someone to check it out and do the porting and rebuilding.

As for putting everything back in, I am going to do most of the work that I can myself and see if Phil or anyone else has the time and wants my money when I get stuck.

The car was running when I took it down but I had a coolant leak which I found. Phil told me it was a weak point, which is the plastic piece that goes into the drivers side of the engine that I failed to replace. I think my coolant seals were also on their way out as my car would smoke after it heated up but only occasionally. I figured better safe than sorry and hopefully I can save some parts for the rebuild.

It never overheated, boosted very nicely and ran strong but it needs a complete overhaul. Taking everything out I have found a bunch of surface rust that can be sandblasted out and then have my engine bay and rest of the car repainted. I am taking my time as I am no rush and am not in a position to buy parts as I am making 1/4 of what I make going to school lol.

 

lol stared at my empty engine bay, pretending there was an engine there...

 

progreresss!

 

Did the fuel pump relay today... Took 4 hrs due to me hiding the wires so good that I can't even see how I ran them..LOL LOL

 

Changed Tranny and Diff fluid with Neo, changed oil and new plugs.

Finally started the car for the first time in about 2 months

Now I just need to open a wideband hole in the new midpipe and I'll be able to finally get back on the road. :-)

 

From experience, your wife will probably only ride in the car once and she will learn her lesson!

 

Yeah she has only been in the car like twice as it is.

 

Oh, you are fine then, get rid of it!

 

The closest my wife gets to my car is when she goes into the garage to do the laundry!

 

 

Painted spoiler and mirrors on 88 GTU

 

changed diff and tranny fluid with NEO on the rx3!! Shifting is butter now!!

 

installed new belt for the tweakit idler pulley.
finish removing ast lines to radiator.
did ecu wiring layout.
mock up coil bracket.
mock up turbo side i/c pipe, might be switching to v mount pretty soon.
clean up garage, couldn't barely walk thru it.
change kitchen garbage disposal.

 

How much boost are you runing on the garbage disposal??

 

im keeping that one low boost 45 psi

 

Alright shoot me, how the heck do I install the JDM armrest??

 

Installed my sparco sprint seat Saturday. Pics up this weekend.

 

If you have to ask.....

Then you are NOT worthy....