The RX7 rebuild thread

DreXeL · 2 Jul 2005 at 22:34

As promised, here is the thread that will follow the progress of the engine rebuild of my RX7.

Today I maganed to get the engine more or less ready to be removed, apart from a couple of small things to do it's ready to be pulled. Wasn't too bad a job to do, the exhaust downpipe was a bit of a PITA, and the workshop manual I downloaded from www.iluvmyrx7.com was for LHD cars, so there were a few differences, but nothing major. Anyway a few pics, apologies for the quality, these are phone pics, I'll take my camera out tomorrow.

Front bumper removed, shows that the GReddy intecooler is pretty big, and mostly obscured by the bumper, which is a shame:

Here are some of the parts I had to remove:

And here is the engine basically ready to come out (compare it to the first couple of pics and it looks a lot more bare in the engine bay):

I should get the engine out tomorrow, then comes the strip-down.

Vertigo · 2 Jul 2005 at 22:37

Looks like fun, keep us posted!

BTW, I helped a mate remove an engine from his car years back, it's obligatory to have your photo taken standing in the engine bay you know

Worthy · 2 Jul 2005 at 22:38

Glad to see you've made a start to it. Keep us posted!

vanpeebles · 2 Jul 2005 at 22:43

looking good! :cool:

the big question is though have you skinned your knuckles and turned the air blue yet?

andi · 2 Jul 2005 at 22:45

Cover those open pipes up, you'll be well *****ed off if you drop a bolt down one

olv · 2 Jul 2005 at 22:53

that first picture is a daunting view! good luck with the rebuild.

Glaucus · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:03

Nice... Hope it goes well. Hope the nuts and bolts that are left over at the end arent important (theres always nuts and bolts left over, taht you have no idea where they go..

Mickey_D · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:09

andi said:
Cover those open pipes up, you'll be well *****ed off if you drop a bolt down one

This man speaketh the truth!!

Some rubber bands and some spare bags from the local supermarket can save you untold amounts of hours removing pieces that were never intended to be ****ed with just to retrieve a bolt!!

Stellios · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:12

Good luck, hope it all goes smoothly

DreXeL · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:12

Yeah I'll get those hoses covered up tomorrow. I'm putting all the bolts back into the holes as I remove everything, I'm also labeling everything up, so hopefully I wont get any lost/left over bolts and stuff. Hopefully....... :rolleyes:

daveski · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:15

Good luck with it, looks like youve made a good start.

SgtTupac · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:16

Looking good so far dude. You will find that you will loose certain bolts for "important" things and STILL find a few bolts spare after everything has gone back together lol. Good luck with it all

Gaijin · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:22

Good stuff mate, constant updates are expected

All the best!

giSh^uK · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:22

gl with that,you could even remove those nasty lights while youre at it

seriosuly i hope you get it back on the road soon,fantastic car

Skywalker · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:32

i am crying in pain for you m8 , good luck and keep us updated

rxmac · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:43

Hope it all goes smoothly for you and your giving it some

soon.

SB118 · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:56

Each and every bolt you leave out will improve your power to weight ratio

olv · 2 Jul 2005 at 23:58

SB118 said:
Each and every bolt you leave out will improve your power to weight ratio

hahaha

andi · 3 Jul 2005 at 00:14

All that oil stuff is really heavy too, don't need any of that

SB118 · 3 Jul 2005 at 00:22

^^ he's right, but you'll need some lubrication, use washing up liquid, it's the same sort of consistancy, but a lot lighter.

Always glad to help

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