davidian Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 awesome project man, great diy steez im doing some similar stuff but not in an mx5. keen to have a go at an intake manifold like yours tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 So lately got a new bash plate, 8mm this time good luck cateyes New bash plate by Dustybike, on Flickr Old engine seemed allright apart from this pitting and shit? this is #1 was the worst of them all. This from knocking? Fucked engine #1 by Dustybike, on Flickr #1 conrod welded to the crank Fucked engine experimental welding by Dustybike, on Flickr stripped the engine bay to repaint it while i was waiting on the new engine to arrive. There was a little rust but nothing to bad. untill Rust! by Dustybike, on Flickr runs right to the top and forward a bit. not sure how far into the frame rails it goes but it goes lower. its the exact same on both sides. New engine arrived today so checked it out. "Previous owner informed me it had recent port & polish, balanced crankshaft, GTR pistons." also paid extra for a clutch n flywheel that was suposibly all good and was ment to come with gtr ecu & loom and fuel rail. in reality i got a gtx long block with fucked thrust bearings and intake mani sitting beside it. awesome. Now to try and get some money back. I must say if anyone is considering doing the same swap dont unless you have a built bpd and a gearbox to handle it. This if far to much effort for 250-300 hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 It seems like a lot of your issues are ride height related? A worthy reason though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 I will never raise it. scraped more engine bay shit away to find more rust and nice crash damage. time to bring it home i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 hey mate, did your 1.8 NA sump fit straight on or did you have to machine it a bit? I found that the FWD GTX sump has oval grooves machined out of the edges of the mounting face, the NA doesnt making it about 5-10mm shy of bolting up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 mine bolted strait up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 strange. did you get a mx5 turb sump or NA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 na 1.8, you havent gotten one from the newer version bp with vct? im not sure if its different but idk what else it could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 ive no idea to be honest, just asked for a 1.8 sump as i diidnt know better TBH its at engineers now getting worked on and a oil return put on so should be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 had a look just now. you need to use the rwd baffle plate and pickup. i guess you arnt and its hitting on the fwd baffle plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 yup that's the one. seems a hell of a lot easier doing mx5 to bpt conversion than bpt rwd anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 what are you putting it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 lada niva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 IMG_0131 by Dustybike, on Flickr dCMwupnzat8 Still hasnt run since that day have a 13b for it now though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 That is awesome. Mad props for keeping it that low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 ill do a really sexy swap and overhaul in a couple of years So its been a couple of years. I brought some pineapple racing large street port templates 20120619_172438 by Dustybike, on Flickr 20120619_172834 by Dustybike, on Flickr 20120619_184303 by Dustybike, on Flickr Ports were ok. I tidied up the template a little for the 2nd one. 20120621_171845 by Dustybike, on Flickr I had been looking at rice racings ports and wanted bigger. 20120717_174731 by Dustybike, on Flickr I only really went up on the outside. If i were to do it again i wouldn't port in so much down the bottom of the port and maby not so low. So i modified the template to suit and did the second primary. 20120717_175039 by Dustybike, on Flickr 20120717_183247 by Dustybike, on Flickr I kept it in a little on the bottom edge but not much as i had to match the other port. The line crossing across the bottom left of the port is about the edge of the rotor at the most open point. 20120717_183229 by Dustybike, on Flickr 20120719_181916 by Dustybike, on Flickr 20120719_181415 by Dustybike, on Flickr I ported one of the primaries matching the top of the secondary port and modifying the bottom right a bit to blend the port. I was pretty much blind grinding the lower part as i couldn't feel how thick the wall was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Brought a nice diff 20121122_125037 by Dustybike, on Flickr 20121122_125017 by Dustybike, on Flickr fd3s diff with a carbonetics 2 way. apparently they're quite nice and quieter than kazz. how i will make it fit is still a mystery 20121123_182718 by Dustybike, on Flickr can anyone explain this to me? the front rotor is grooved all over but the rear is smooth. Iv searched but couldn't find any info on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rot808 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I am VERY much liking the direction this is taking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Brought a nice diff 20121122_125037 by Dustybike, on Flickr 20121122_125017 by Dustybike, on Flickr fd3s diff with a carbonetics 2 way. apparently they're quite nice and quieter than kazz. how i will make it fit is still a mystery 20121123_182718 by Dustybike, on Flickr can anyone explain this to me? the front rotor is grooved all over but the rear is smooth. Iv searched but couldn't find any info on it. http://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/uhhh-trippy-ass-rotors-s4-tii-check-em-out-993537/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 I am VERY much liking the direction this is taking Thanks, hopefully it will turn out well. http://www.rx7club.c...-em-out-993537/ cheers! so just machine marks and nothing to stress about? Hopefully it doesn't cause a heat difference between them. I'm still trying to decide what to do body wise, I would like to tube frame the front and maby rear but I don't know if i can and put it on the road. I emailed for a hobby car technical manual but haven't had a reply. Can anyone recommend a cert guy in the wellington or palmy north area? I went to julien cheer for the first cert and would prefer to not go back haha. Pic of inside the front box section, you can see where its been welded right at the back :/ 20121219_211828 by Dustybike, on Flickr and how it sits at the moment... Yeahhh.. 20121219_212531 by Dustybike, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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