Plain Jane OEM nothing to see here rebuild

[mazdadude7]

Originally Posted by JustJeff

Do tell?? What's not going well on yours?

My rebuild hasn't gone all that well. Well the timing for needing it couldn't have come at a worse time. I lost my job in 2009..same time I needed a rebuild. I'm doing better than I was a year ago...but not as well as I was two years ago before all this "economy stuff" happened.

I've had a few setbacks. Needed to replace my turbo..but now I have a core if I want to do a BNR. I needed a refund on a horrible housing some asshat tried to pass off as useable. I needed a replacement on a rotor that a seller didn't know was detonated. He hooked me up nicely.

The rest of my rebuild will either happen quickly or I may simply take my time and wait till it gets a little warmer.

yea mine is a similar story, lost my job a year ago was a stay @ home dad for a while, then when I got some money and time I took apart my fc to paint it, then bam got a job and got sepperated almost at the same time! now I have been working so much I dont have time to paint it and I need it now . Its been a roller coaster thats for sure! now im thinking I need to sell it and get a family car of some type or slightly more geared to that. so I wont get to enjoy the car for that long after its done.

[JustJeff]

It's warm and things are moving again.

I need to replace my OEM heatshield anyone have opinions on this one. I'm getting a few things from Prosport anyway and the price is right.

http://prosportgauges.com/turbo-heat...t-t3-Grey.aspx

[JustJeff]

Just ordered my Rtek 1.7, will be dropping my ECU in the mail to them later today.

I just wish it would stay warm out. Mother nature keeps teasing me.

[89Rotary]

This build looks awesome for a "boring stock build" lol

Keep up the good work!!

Heres a quick question, how did you clean your rotors? when i built my N/A that was probably the hardest thing. and now that i've picked up a TII swap, the rotors are staring me in the face laughin!

[JustJeff]

^Thanks, my work is very moderate and run of the mill compared to more experienced owners.

I've used the videos on rebuildingrotaryengines.com for alot of knowledge and how-to. That combined with an Atkins rebuild dvd and numerous threads asking advice on anything and everything.

http://www.rebuildingrotaryengines.com/
There's a video about cleaning rotors and they use a wire wheel and small brass brush. I followed that for cleaning.

[89Rotary]

^^ I completly forgot about those video's thanks! lol

[JustJeff]

Kudos for Pocketlogger. I get an email today just after Noon telling me they received my ECU, I get another email 40 min. later telling me it's chipped and on it's way back to me!!

S5 TII 1.7 is on it's way to me

I went junkyard hunting yesterday for a Volvo 2 speed fan controller....no luck. It's awful slim pickings at my local junkyards. No 7s, not much of anything actually. There were only two Volvos on their lot that could have had that controller...both were picked clean.

I did get a newer 2 speed Taurus fan than the one I have...this time I got the full harness. Now to figure out a better way to mount it to my Koyo....

[JustJeff]

Have the Rtek

Found an industrial powder coating shop that will do small items on the side. Their choices in colors are pretty slim but the price is right. $50 for the UIM and LIM sandblasted and in any color they have. I'm thinking black, silver or white. If I did white I'll put a Rising Sun flag that will go over both the UIM and LIM.

Gonna stop in tomorrow and see if I'll get a discount if I bring in lots of parts at once. Might have some local people interested in going in all at once. Hell if anyone is local to Southern Indiana and wants some things done in any of the colors I'm getting....send me a PM.

[JustJeff]

Parts are getting powder coated a mix of gloss black and silver. Ordered all my rebuild parts from Atkins and Pineapple. Got a turbo blanket from Summit Racing. Using a Starion thermoswitch for my Ford Efan. Um...what else....??

OH....made a decision that my rebuild is going into the black vert and I'll probably be selling the red one after all the turbo parts are swapped onto the black vert.

[JustJeff]

Originally Posted by SundayForever

IIRC the bad apex seal groove was still within FSM specs for overall clearance. BUT it varied by like .002 or .003 from the good side to the damaged side.

I'm having a hard time remembering the exact numbers and I'm too lazy to scroll up and look But that sounds about right. There was enough variance from one end to the other that I was concerned. The rotor would probably be useable for a 3mm apex seal. It does have the one nick in the rotor face so that would create a hot spot. Who knows I may put it up for sale or may have it powder coated and use as a display or clock.

[JustJeff]

Atkins parts arrived today. Everything looks as it should. I may end up ordering an FD OPR. One thing I forgot to order was hylomar. There is a thread on one of these forums about hylomar and their different formulas. Someone found their old formula that does not harden. Later today I'll dig that thread up and post a link.

I"m still waiting for the Pineapple stand adapter. I ordered at the same time I did Atkins and haven't recieved anything about it shipping out. I hope those don't have a long wait/backorder.

I also hurt my back/neck yesterday. Had to leave work early, didn't got to work today and have a Doc appt. tomorrow. I gotta say yesterday's pain was amazing. Just the g-force from accelerating from a stop was enough to turn me white with pain. Of course that didn't stop me from getting work in on the car. Not related to the engine, but for the black vert swap I'm modding my headunit mount. I'm using the bracket from the vert OEM headunit. Modding it so that I mount my headunit the lowest. I'll then make a front panel for 3 gauges that will fit above the headunit.

[JustJeff]

Finally got parts back from powder coater. The owner went out of town and left my parts locked in his office. 2 months or so later I have them back and he tossed in a discount on the price.










I've got more pics but the camera battery died and I can't find the charger or d/c plug. I did all the pulleys in black. The water pump housing is silver. Did my Infini IV bar ends silver, TID silver, turbo charge pipe silver. Fuel rail silver.

[JustJeff]

Only semi-related to my rebuild.....my finances might finally be improving!!!!

Interview with the owner of a local company turned better than I could have asked. I was overqualified for that specific opening, but our conversation led to him talking about his future needs. He needs someone to train to manage one specific division of his sales/service. I'll hear from him beginning of this week.

If I do land the job I may celebrate by tossing a lightened flywheel into the mix.

[NoDOHC]

A light flywheel makes a world of difference in first gear.

Congrats on the interview, I hope you land the job!

[JustJeff]

^ I did get the job! Not sure if I'll do the lightened flywheel or not, but the engine is being assembled today!! It's been a long time in coming.