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Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:06 am
by RX7SA
Not done anything on my SA unfortunaltely other then get a complete bushes kit (thanks to Johnny boy and also for the ride in miss January, my first ever ride in a gen1!!)
I am busy trying to fix my Jetta. Tightening the bolts on my subframe to the correct torque setting after sand blasting, rust treating, acid etching, zinc etching and final spraying in gloss black, the bloody bolts only went and stripped the thread out of the wishbone mount :evil:
So, I went inside, had a beer, went to see the misses and spent the weekend contemplating my RX7 instead. Needless to say, workshop time is booked at Rotechniks, van is hired for parts coming off, SGS called about rear window struts, wheel refurbishers and air compressors researched, POR15 and paint stripping consumables etc purchased. Feel much better ;)

Simon

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:48 pm
by myatt1972
I only meant to take the Elford sump off, got a bit carried away! :shock:

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Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:44 am
by ian65
I look forward to the animated video of you putting it all back together..... it should take about 8 mins according to Dirks clip! :D

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:21 am
by Steve-A
Nice progress Keith. 8-) Hows she look inside? Gonna be ok?

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:51 am
by codge
Good to see a proper garage Keith, instead of these hygenic decorated-out places. Good Man.

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:07 pm
by RX7SA
Garage?? :mrgreen: Whats that like then, all about the driveway for me i'm afraid :( Still great work keith, which tunes are you going have playing when you put it back together then? ;)

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:56 pm
by ian65
are the housings scrap or any good? ..... good 12a housings are well worth hanging onto these days.

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:58 pm
by myatt1972
I finished pulling it apart at 10pm last night so didnt have a good look at it but my first impressions are "Its Stuffed"!
Its the engine that a bought just for the sump and when I got it the guy told me it wasnt good, in fact I couldnt turn it over by hand, it went so far then locked up.
Just thought Id pull it apart for fun, took me about an hour to strip it, I think it would take a little longer to build one up, lots of fiddly stuff to deal with but not rocket science.

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:23 am
by TOOL
Get some pics up if you can. I always enjoy seeing how well stuffed they are :D

Re: What I've done to my car this week!

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:19 pm
by MelloYello
Nice day to get mine out and give it a rub ;)