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I found a $150 OBX wastegate to replace the two crappy wastegates the owner provided.   Random Rotor slice I found on the shelves @ Pineapple. I did find the other 3/4 and it's pictured later on.  Next to it was this lovely destroyed pressure plate... it apparently let go around 11k in Rob's P-Ported truck...  S4 TII motor ready to head home.  At some point I remembered to drain my air compressor. Yum.  I'm out of engine stands at the shop, so the hoist had to do. I installed the clutch, oil pan, motor mounts, and water pump + housing. Thankfully I had a spare and could toss the old one out. Bleh.    *Fancy lighting*  While I waited for paint to dry, I grabbed this cabinet from our storage shed and started to clean it up. The goal is to mount it above the tool boxes.   Most the spray paint came off with just a bit of lacquer. I still need to find a matching handle to replace the missing one. Next up, I need to clean the interior.  Waiting for more paint to dry... So I grabbed the buffer. Not bad for old dried out compound. I think 90% of this paint can be saved, the other 10% has peeling or scratches down to the primer/metal.     I ended up with a torn gasket for the water pump on the S4 TII motor, so I went back to working on the MB 94's motor. I'm spending way to much time cleaning everything before reassembly.      Next up is heat shielding, welding up the wastegate dump tube, and some wiring.     I found another set of 99+ 17" brakes for a decent price on eBay. It included spindles, rotors, and calipers for $350. The packaging was... terrible. A thin piece of cardboard separated the hubs, which eventually lead to 3/5 lub nuts being bashed out in transport. Thankfully there was no real damage.     I got my pressure washer back from a friend and decided to clean the FC's engine bay. Much better.   More paint... I'm really liking having a mead blasting cabinet and small toaster oven. It's great for doing small parts.  Turbo! I pulled my spare S4 Turbo out from storage and started prepping it for install. (See the old turbo below for why.) First up was taking care of the wastegate. It's incredibly small on the stock car and can barely handle a downpipe or intake without spiking. The stock ECU only runs 5.5PSI on the S4 cars, so porting the wastegate can help prolong the life of the turbo      Here's the turbo that was on the car for reference. It's dead Jim.      Both of the gaskets were blown out.   The painting never ends!  Ever since my Wilton vise debacle, I decided to keep an eye on CL for another vise. This one popped up and I paid too much for it, but I finally have a bench vise in the shop that WORKS!  After a good cleaning, I soaked the brake rotors in Evaporust to clean off the surface rust. Much better. These are OEM rotors, good to 30MM per the stamping on the back. When I tried to measure them, I kept hitting the wear ridge on the outside. (No, I don't have fancy brake rotor thickness calipers or a Mic this big.) Solution! Our recently repaired lathe.      Eh- close enough for stock rotors. I'll order some new ones from Japan in a few months. Until then, these will work fine on my White 94.  One downside to Evaporust is the flash rusting- this was maybe 3 hours after washed them off? I'm not going to bother coating them with anything. Plus who would put oil or wax based protectants on brake rotors...  Here's my other stupid eBay purchase of the month. 1999 factory gauge cluster that was mislisted for pennies. It features a 6-oclock tach and boost gauge, replacing the useless oil pressure gauge.  I ran a quick errand and picked up a fancy cast aluminum oil neck for the 94 MB.   While cleaning up the turbo, I inspected the manifold and found some common cracks. Out of the three manifolds I had, I chose this one to repair due to the overall condition. The crack did not extend into the manifold and hopefully this repair will hold. I drilled the ends of the cracks, ground them mostly out, and welded it up with Aluminum bronze. Man, was this cast nasty. It had a TON of carbon in it and was impossible to get the filler to "flow" nicely over. The toaster oven with temp controller came in handy to slowly heat/cool the cast.           Might as well... paint it.   Unused water passage blocked off.  Getting closer.  Other 3/4 of the rotor from above.  With the turbo installed, it's ready to install.   Since it was ~85F out, I decided to clean the 94 MB's engine bay in prep for installing its new engine.  While test fitting a downpipe I have, I found the cat was full of nuts and seeds. Thanks small rodents. Glad I removed it and didn't burn up the cat the first time it started.   The stock exhaust is being replaced with a Racing Beat dual tip I have laying around.   I decided to change the unknown condition diff and trans fluids. It looked ok, but why risk it over $30 in gear oil.    While I waited for fluids to drain, I quickly wire wheeled the injectors and cleaned them with carb cleaner. I'll probably drop them by the injector cleaners tomorrow just incase.  At this point I stopped due to a missing oil-feed crossover tube that for the life of me, I can not find. 
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I love your pic dumps. Keep this format, please. 
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May 3, 2016 00:51
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Cut up rotors are great tools at times actually; I have a corner I clamp in the mill and run a grinding stone in the corner seal pocket for clearancing side seals, and another one where I drilled into the side seal slot, put a scribe in and ran around on a junk side housing to see where the limits are.
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May 3, 2016 02:14
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the spyder posted:Was that Kyle's car? Yes...yes it was. And I'm so loving jealous.
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May 3, 2016 02:35
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I'm looking for a good T4 turbo blanket if anyone has a recommendation.
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mekilljoydammit posted:Cut up rotors are great tools at times actually; I have a corner I clamp in the mill and run a grinding stone in the corner seal pocket for clearancing side seals, and another one where I drilled into the side seal slot, put a scribe in and ran around on a junk side housing to see where the limits are. I tried to use one once as a ghetto cupholder to hold a shock still while I tried to put the strut top on it.
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I just bought something with 4 wheels and scattered with VW + Mazda parts. I should change the title of the thread to: Spyder's home for abused rotaries: More bad decisions.
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When I hear VW and Mazda in the same sentence, I think something mid- or rear-engine with a transaxle...
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May 6, 2016 02:27
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Lol at the two different seats.
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May 6, 2016 02:35
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Commodore_64 posted:Lol at the two different seats. Front-facing for the driver, rear-facing for the mechanic.
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May 6, 2016 02:41
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MiniFoo posted:When I hear VW and Mazda in the same sentence, I think something mid- or rear-engine with a transaxle... nailed it
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May 6, 2016 02:45
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Those tires are really something
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May 6, 2016 05:36
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Astonishing Wang posted:Those tires are really something Interco TSL Thornbirds. For when you prefer your hyper expensive off-road tyre to be more show than go... http://www.intercotire.com/tires.php?id=16&g=1
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Was gonna say, thornbirds are nicknamed thornturds for a reason. If you want to stay with Interco go with the bogger (if you want to be knocked out by clods of mud to the back of the head) or TSL, TSL/SX, etc. Otherwise I'd say stick the smallest Goodyear MTR/Kevlar you can buy on there. Also, I am very very jealous of your deathkart.
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Busy week/weekend. The death cart was found on a local Facebook page. I had hit a roadblock with the Red 94, it's motor was essentially trash due to the internal salt water damage. Rotors, housings, and irons were all pitted/rusted/garbage. Many of the accessories and harness were also damaged/needing replacement. This left me with two options: Find another motor or piece together a "floor sweep" special from Rob's collection of used parts. As soon as I saw this, I knew I had to buy it. I contacted the seller and setup a time to check it out. When I got there I was informed it had "sat outside for a while, uncovered". I'm fairly certain the seller noticed my immediate change in attitude. As I looked it over, I couldn't help but notice the uncovered intake ports on the turbos, emissions, and air recirc systems. I removed a loose spark plug from the rear rotor and was greeted with a rusted tip. The seller at this point informed me that his buddy who he bought it from "had it running". There were no oil lines, no cooling system, no fuel pump, control system, wiring/ect. At this point I should have walked away. Instead I grabbed the breaker bar and 19MM I brought with me and tried to ease the motor over. It would not budge. After a few slow rocking motions back and forth, the rust finally let the pulleys free and the motor spun easily. Too easily. Great. Another motor with no compression. The seller watched the entire time and I explained the issues as simply as I could. The turbos were ruined by the water. The engine was most likely a boat anchor and most the the accessories had been ruined by the rain/sun. I made a stupid low offer and gathered my tools. After the seller discussed it with his buddy that had just shown up, they eventually agreed on it. I immediately regretted it. After I got it home, I pressure washed it and drained the fluids. It was green from sitting outside, but amazingly both clean coolant and oil came out. The accessories actually cleaned up rather decently. There appeared to be lots of good usable parts, or at least that's what I kept telling myself. It looked like a low miles motor that was taken care of. At this point, I couldn't resist and tore the motor down to it's keg. As I peeled the layers away, I found the nastiest rats nest, buried under the rats nest. To my absolute amazement the wiring harness was in nearly perfect shape. Something I badly needed for the Red 94. I found some common issues, cracked exhaust manifolds on the turbos and a burnt out primary coil pack. Once I got down to the block, I started feeding the engine Seafoam to see if the compression would bump up. Again, to my amazement, it did. The front rotor regained the tiniest amount. I went ahead and removed the last turbo->block exhaust manifold and inspected each rotor through the exhaust ports. The seals were intact, covered in carbon. The rear rotor was surpassing clean, just the tiniest amount of surface rust where carbon had flaked off. The housings looked ok, no large chrome chunks missing. I was relieved. Friday, I took the motor to Rob's and tore it down. We confirmed it was a early REW (92 production) and anywhere from 40-60k. There were no real surprises when tearing it down. One of it's last oil changes had to be with Pennzoil judging by the yellow tint baked onto the oil pan/pump. It easy came off in the parts washer. In the end, I am left with enough parts to build one good motor for the 94 and enough spare parts I should be able to get it back on the road after I get back from japan. Oh and as far as the death cart goes, my neighbor saw it and immediately bought it for $350. I forgot to mention it also had a brand new KEP adaptor kit, including the clutch/flywheel/pressureplate that I just listed forsale. All in all, I made $100 and got to keep the engine. Not bad. Oh and I kept the hater pipe to hang on the wall.                        Next up: Why are assholes sneaking around our shop? 
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That's a pretty good score - I've mostly had the other sort of surprise. Too bad the death kart is going away though, that would have been fun too. As a weird question, what would you want for a pitted garbage FD rear iron and rotor?
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May 11, 2016 00:21
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Assholes on your property? Time for some automated defenses.
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May 11, 2016 04:54
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Someone send him the cursed honda valve cover to leave out in the yard.
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May 11, 2016 06:25
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I'm betting they want to steal your poo poo and are scoping you out. Also, a great story and a good partout ($100 free AND a motor? Score!) but I would have loved to see you make that deathkart run and drive.
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Hahahah holy poo poo a turbo rotary go-kart. How did the builder survive long enough to sell it?
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Hahahah holy poo poo a turbo rotary go-kart. Estate sale
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Based on the condition I'm pretty sure the "had it running" part was done in the donor car the engine came from, or was straight up bullshit. I bet they never had the kart itself actually running and driving.
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kastein posted:Based on the condition I'm pretty sure the "had it running" part was done in the donor car the engine came from, or was straight up bullshit. I bet they never had the kart itself actually running and driving.
I wouldn't mind a few closeups of the suspension setup before you turn it back into exhaust tubing though.
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May 11, 2016 18:34
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Looks like Beetle swing arms.
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mekilljoydammit posted:That's a pretty good score - I've mostly had the other sort of surprise. Too bad the death kart is going away though, that would have been fun too. Let me check with Rob. He wanted to hang on to the entire junk engine thinking he could do *something* with it, but I have my doubts.
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kastein posted:I'm betting they want to steal your poo poo and are scoping you out. If I had the time, I would have kept it and found a cheap 13B to toss on the back. Knowing my neighbor, I'll get it back in 3-6 months, or whenever his wife discovers it- whichever comes first  .
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mekilljoydammit posted:Looks like Beetle swing arms. It looks like they literally welded the frame on to the front/rear Beetle bits. Nothing special except the trans mount which looked off the shelf.
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Non- Deathkart related post. I leave in a few weeks for Japan and HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING! I'm trying to get at least two cars done before I go. Here's my weekend/evening progress so far: Check out this QUALITY wiring done by the previous shop. It's all being replaced.  I removed the unnecessary second fuel pump and old fuel filter.  I'm not sure I like how thin of wire this aftermarket harness uses. That's a Wiha 01? tip for scale.  Added the wiring for a fast reacting intake air temp sensor.  And replaced the secondary injector plugs (ID2000).  Time for a car work break.   Cat approved.  Beautiful day.  Next up: Recirculating the wastegate. The owner wanted the car a bit quieter. This stainless was still under a lot of force. When I did my initial cut, it sprung back and pinched the blade.  Testing the fit...  Pretending I can weld.   I tossed on the empty trans to make sure the overall fitment was ok.  And here's why you put your welding jacket on. Oops.  First cut:  Our big bandsaw is buried in crap, so I rigged this up. If you're just getting started in fabrication, I absolutely recommend buying a portaband and Swag stand.  Looking good from 3ft away.  drat it. I didn't cut my tube long enough.  So I took a break and modded the other harness I have to support 4 secondary injectors.  Thankfully I bought a spare bend. This time it fits much better.  Receiver hole cut.  Wastegate side flange welded on.  Tack welding is a PITA with a foot pedal.  Welded up.  poo poo. So, what happened is I noticed the turbo-> downpipe flange was welded on with the tube sticking past the flange- no more then a 1/16th. This meant it was clamping against the tubing, not the flange 2/3rds of the way around. So I carefully sanded it off. Which meant I lost my home position from when I mocked and tacked everything up.  So I cut it, inserted a spacer, and re-welded it. Ugly, but it's only temp until the owner buys a new turbo it in ~3 months.  90% Ready to be dropped in the car.  Details after I get home. Just got interrupted by real life work. the spyder fucked around with this message at 22:36 on May 13, 2016 |
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the spyder posted:I leave in a few weeks for Japan and HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING! Whatever you do, hit ALL the good ramen houses in the area you're staying in. Jesus I miss good Japanese ramen.
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I miss the tonkatsu  Those screw-down battery terminals are totally shithouse, you should crimp that cable into a lug that accepts a bolt-on all-brass marine battery terminal, or crimp into a marine terminal in the first place.
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You're a goddamn productivity artist.
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I haven't even finished my last update and I don't care. Check this awesomeness out! Courtesy of the surplus auction at Commodore_64's work. 48" 12G Tennsmith Finger Brake. We're going to make so many boxes and box like objects now.
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 I can't wait to start making boxes and brackets.
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Every boy's dream has come true in your garage! Think of all the badass switch panels you'll be able to make now. And shock mounts, and skid plates, mmmm.... Do you think it'll have a problem with stuff thicker than ~3/16", or will it bend it like beckham?
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Astonishing Wang posted:Every boy's dream has come true in your garage! Sadly it's limited to 12G, which is thick for a 48" brake. For anything thicker, I have a die set for my 20T press.
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Think of the chassis braces! The fuel line covers! The heat shields and air ducts! What a time to be alive. Also it only cost me 751 dollars. I may have beaten someone in the blind auction by that dollar.
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I just bought another $160 worth of wiring/cables/AN fittings to finish the 94 MB (plus spares to finish two others). This is after ANOTHER order of $200 for heat shielding (exhaust wrap, tubing, ect). Building these cars correctly is expensive. Oh well. It will all get reimbursed. On a side note, I spent at least $60 in hardware and fittings @ our local True Value on the same car. The guys bill is going to have ~$300 in random fittings/hose/nuts/bolts- but it's done right, which I rarely see.
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True with any build worth its salt. I would much rather see $500 worth of proper fasteners, hardware, electrical components and whatever other ancillary bits hold parts on, than see $500 worth of parts held on with zip-ties, electrical tape, robertson screws and UTS cheese bolts scattered throughout. Working on mostly Japanese motorcycles has filled me with a type of anger most don't understand.
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More 94 MB car updates! I started working on the final bits before dropping the engine in the car. The wiring is done, the MAC boost valve is wired/plumbed/mounted, and additional heat shielding installed. I had to re-add nipples for the PCV and fuel pressure regulator vacuum sources. No idea why they blocked them off. Fuel filter has been changed and I spent the ~5 minutes to put a nutsert+bracket in to hold the relocated heater hardline.         With all of that out of the way, the engine can FINALLY be installed.    Now, I've never seen how this piping was installed before, but I can already tell I have to re-do at least the drivers side charge piping. The new intake manifold moved the throttle body elbow forward, making the tube too long. I also have no idea how the passenger side charge pipe stayed in place... There's no retaining beads on the pipes. I guess he ran pretty low boost?   Random project interrupt:    Wahoo cameras! I'm liking them so far. Enough that I'm adding a few more.  My Sunday project was to re-window our media blasting cabinet. I had the idea of using Ikea Besta tempered glass shelves due to their relatively inexpensive cost and availability. I had tried using cheap poly carb from Home Depot and after a few uses, they became so frosted you barely could see through them. Even with a mesh screen protector, they only lasted 4-6 months. I used a left over piece of 3/4" plywood to make a frame to cover the existing hole and routed a rabbit to support the glass. Both sides are sealed with window rubber gasket tape. For $5 a shelf, even if I replace ~4 a year it's still cheaper then the mesh screen and poly carb I was using before. Next up: improving media suction/feed, rebuilding the mesh under support, and updating the vacuum system.        
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