soo things have been slow waiting on parts and also due to the cold weather but i have been doing small things here and there with some planning in between. I also got alot done this weekend so i figured an update was necessary.
the engine came out again so i could massage the tunnel in the area around where the passengers knee would be. This was the only spot that it was making contact with. I also notched the seam weld on the firewall and this allowed me to get the engine back about 2 inches and get it pitched correctly.
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LoginI have also ordered some cheap ebay delrin mounts to attempt to drop the engine in the front another 3/4 inch. I have about 1 inch between the upper oil pan and the steering rack wiht the current mount setup. This should allow my hood fitment to be much better but more importantly get that COG down:)
current front fitment
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Loginthis allowed my shifter position to be right at the center of the stock position. I will be running the serialnine shift box You are not allowed to view links.
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LoginPicked up some dry ice and stripped all the sound deadening
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Loginthen started on some final maintenance work on the 2J which included cam seals, front/rear main seals, cam gear rebuild, new waterpump, and timing belt. You are not allowed to view links.
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LoginVVTI gear disassembled and cleaned up to swap the oring
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Loginalso figured out my cooling line routing to the heater core. As Will suggested, i have already cut off the bend on one of the lines coming from the heater box and i will run a heater hose line to the firewall on the cabin side then connect it to the lower line in the picture or by drilling a new hole under the top line which will tee right into the stock 2JZ coolant crossover pipe. The other line will go to the back of the head as seen.
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LoginI have been planning my power steering and alternator setup and actually had the stock rx7 pump mounted to the engine at one point. This would still require me to get new fittings and a pulley so i decided to stick with the 2jz pump. After some research it looks like i would need 3 different AN fittings to connect the rack to the pump. I still need to figure out how to control it but i am assuming it is a PWM signal.
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Logini also happened to call full race to discuss turbine housing sizing and John at full race began throwing all these special prices at me which ended up being significantly cheaper than their website pricing. couldn't pass that up so i now have a borg warner S300SXE 8376 (62MM) with twin tial MVS' wastegates on the way. Still waiting on my turbo manifold to show up which should be sometime this week or next week. I have also been talking with adaptronic on engine management and i think i will be running their new modular series ECU being released in march.
