[DieselDakota]

My friend recommend this forum and after looking around a bit I decided I liked it, has a nice laid back feel compared to rx7club. Anyways, I think I'm gonna stick around, so I might as well post a build thread. I'll start with the history/copy over earlier build threads and bring it up to modern day.
I bought the FD in 2011




I picked up the FD for 3000$, it idled a little ruff and isn't the most beautiful specimen, I started out with a full rebuild using the atkins rebuild kit. I also deleted and simplified as much as I could(some regrets here).
anyways here's the car



Started pulling it apart and pulling the engine early summer 2012.





The project got pushed to the side for most of the summer as I ended working on my truck alot more than I wanted.
In September I got to pulling the engine apart.







at the end of September I disassembled the engine
The iron's





Some serious carbon build up on the rotors





And the housings




and the engine in pieces


here's the pictures from cleaning
still needs some more cleaning but starting too look alot better






mostly just cleaned the crap off the outside at this point



and two months later with next to no work on the car finally got back at it.
finished cleaning the engine, assembling the rotors and painting the engine in one weekend.
Started by moving all the parts and parts washer from the unheated barn into the heated shop.


Prepping the rotors. Side seals ruffed into place on the front rotor



Then both rotors


Then grinding the side seals

oil control rings installed in the front rotor


Then both rotors


all seals lubed up and apex seals and springs set in place on the front rotor. basically ready to drop into the engine


Then both rotors