my first build!!

takahaski.r · 02-15-2009, 09:33 PM

well i have had the car for almost 2 months now...ive only driven twice up an down my street. on the day i was going to have it registered it started smoking heavily,so i went online to see what i could gt as a response.
blown coolant seals. so i went with it knowing the engine had to be torn down.
not knowing anything about rotary engines i panicked and tried to get some one to help me through it,so my savior toby aka novice rotary tech
aided my call.
he arrived to asses the damage and confirmed the coolant seals.
so from tear down to back up ill post.
the car at day 1

2 weeks after

engine tear down

discovery of wroughted coolant seals that lead to seal failure.never let your car sit too long with water in it, previous owner also ran nitrous threw it

new housing and other new parts

takahaski.r · 02-15-2009, 09:43 PM

cleaned the engine bay with toothbrush....seriously

rotor sitting in new housing thanks ernst (rx7world)

engine reassembled with toby's god like rebuild technique!!

installed air separator tank from gp sports.

had to make new omp lines from small engine fuel line.
also had to modify adapter to fit apexi air filter.
had to make plug wires, accel 8.5 spiral wires
now im waiting for the remainder of my parts to get here.
himni racing solid urethane engine mounts
rt racing silicone rad hoses
koyo rad
need the injector grommets?!?!?
stainless clutch line

88turboii · 02-16-2009, 05:35 PM

cool, good luck with putting it all together, you know its an RX-7 when you have spent more time fixing it than driving it haha

your car looks just like tobys too

takahaski.r · 02-16-2009, 09:22 PM

toby and i were thinkin about having a mini meet upon engine install

RotaryRoadRage · 02-19-2009, 03:05 PM

look's good man.. GL with the project..

chris

Whizbang · 02-19-2009, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by takahaski.r

AHH! An orb! Your garage is haunted.

takahaski.r · 02-22-2009, 10:28 PM

engine is back in and fired up

N.RotaryTech · 02-23-2009, 09:54 AM

Really? You got it started? I want details. Call me.

takahaski.r · 02-25-2009, 05:35 PM

its done! yay....rotary meets here i come!!

88turboii · 02-27-2009, 08:39 AM

how does she run? did you find a plug for that coolant sensor hole?

N.RotaryTech · 02-27-2009, 03:31 PM

For some reason I believe he has a TII center iron.

Look at the pictures with the center iron in them.
In the 1st post, look at the last picture, there is a hole right under an next to the oil filler neck hole toward the front of the engine. Isn't that where the knock sensor goes on a turbo motor?

Just wondering if the ports in the center iron of turbos are different than the center iron ports in n/a's.?
Are they smaller?
I should know this by now.

88turboii · 02-27-2009, 07:57 PM

where did the engine come from??

takahaski.r · 04-05-2009, 09:05 PM

figured it was time for an update
new wheels,hood,thanks jamin. i still owe you.and custom front lip
tII calipers waiting to be put on.

takahaski.r · 04-05-2009, 09:06 PM

also forgot Savannah side spat things

88turboii · 04-06-2009, 12:11 AM

looks nice!

02-15-2009, 09:33 PM	#1
takahaski.r rotard Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: columbia sc iTrader: (0) Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	my first build!! well i have had the car for almost 2 months now...ive only driven twice up an down my street. on the day i was going to have it registered it started smoking heavily,so i went online to see what i could gt as a response. blown coolant seals. so i went with it knowing the engine had to be torn down. not knowing anything about rotary engines i panicked and tried to get some one to help me through it,so my savior toby aka novice rotary tech aided my call. he arrived to asses the damage and confirmed the coolant seals. so from tear down to back up ill post. the car at day 1 2 weeks after engine tear down discovery of wroughted coolant seals that lead to seal failure.never let your car sit too long with water in it, previous owner also ran nitrous threw it new housing and other new parts __________________ pissed off?being that close to a rotary, id say youd be pist-on

02-15-2009, 09:43 PM	#2
takahaski.r rotard Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: columbia sc iTrader: (0) Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	cleaned the engine bay with toothbrush....seriously rotor sitting in new housing thanks ernst (rx7world) engine reassembled with toby's god like rebuild technique!! installed air separator tank from gp sports. had to make new omp lines from small engine fuel line. also had to modify adapter to fit apexi air filter. had to make plug wires, accel 8.5 spiral wires now im waiting for the remainder of my parts to get here. himni racing solid urethane engine mounts rt racing silicone rad hoses koyo rad need the injector grommets?!?!? stainless clutch line __________________ pissed off?being that close to a rotary, id say youd be pist-on

02-16-2009, 09:22 PM	#4
takahaski.r rotard Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: columbia sc iTrader: (0) Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	toby and i were thinkin about having a mini meet upon engine install __________________ pissed off?being that close to a rotary, id say youd be pist-on

02-19-2009, 03:05 PM	#5
RotaryRoadRage Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2008 iTrader: (3) Posts: 244 Rep Power: 17	look's good man.. GL with the project.. chris __________________ 89 TII black on black Gamer tag - graveconditions

02-22-2009, 10:28 PM	#7
takahaski.r rotard Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: columbia sc iTrader: (0) Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	engine is back in and fired up __________________ pissed off?being that close to a rotary, id say youd be pist-on

02-16-2009, 05:35 PM	#3
88turboii destroy, rebuild, repeat Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0) Posts: 395 Rep Power: 17	cool, good luck with putting it all together, you know its an RX-7 when you have spent more time fixing it than driving it haha your car looks just like tobys too

02-23-2009, 09:54 AM	#8
N.RotaryTech Home-brew Rotary Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: GooseCreek SC iTrader: (0) Posts: 552 Rep Power: 17	Really? You got it started? I want details. Call me.

02-25-2009, 05:35 PM	#9
takahaski.r rotard Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: columbia sc iTrader: (0) Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	its done! yay....rotary meets here i come!! __________________ pissed off?being that close to a rotary, id say youd be pist-on

02-27-2009, 08:39 AM	#10
88turboii destroy, rebuild, repeat Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0) Posts: 395 Rep Power: 17	how does she run? did you find a plug for that coolant sensor hole?

02-27-2009, 03:31 PM	#11
N.RotaryTech Home-brew Rotary Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: GooseCreek SC iTrader: (0) Posts: 552 Rep Power: 17	For some reason I believe he has a TII center iron. Look at the pictures with the center iron in them. In the 1st post, look at the last picture, there is a hole right under an next to the oil filler neck hole toward the front of the engine. Isn't that where the knock sensor goes on a turbo motor? Just wondering if the ports in the center iron of turbos are different than the center iron ports in n/a's.? Are they smaller? I should know this by now. Last edited by N.RotaryTech; 02-27-2009 at 03:33 PM..

02-27-2009, 07:57 PM	#12
88turboii destroy, rebuild, repeat Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0) Posts: 395 Rep Power: 17	where did the engine come from??

04-05-2009, 09:05 PM	#13
takahaski.r rotard Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: columbia sc iTrader: (0) Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	figured it was time for an update new wheels,hood,thanks jamin. i still owe you.and custom front lip tII calipers waiting to be put on. __________________ pissed off?being that close to a rotary, id say youd be pist-on

04-05-2009, 09:06 PM	#14
takahaski.r rotard Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: columbia sc iTrader: (0) Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	also forgot Savannah side spat things __________________ pissed off?being that close to a rotary, id say youd be pist-on

04-06-2009, 12:11 AM	#15
88turboii destroy, rebuild, repeat Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0) Posts: 395 Rep Power: 17	looks nice!