PeteWW
1993 RX-7 updates:
almost ready... Jul 18, 2009
…to remove the engine.
Since the car has been sitting for five years, it seemed prudent to do a thorough check of the engine prior to attempting to start it. Since the car needs quite a bit of other work anyway, I decided to remove the engine so I could look directly inside the exhaust ports. I’m hoping/praying that there is no or only superficial rust.
As my initial post suggested, progress has been / will be slow. By last month, I had managed to remove the upper manifold, exhaust, powerplant frame, and driveshaft.
Other work the RX-7 needs: Remove the leaky ABS pump. I’d prefer to have ABS, but a new pump is far out of my budget. Repair or replace the hatch. The hatch has two rust perforations near the window. Repair the drivetrain vibration. It’s either the driveshaft or a halfshaft. Replace tranny synchros. Fix AC. Replace windshield. Paint. Battery. Wiring: improve engine grounding & move relay box. Improve flow into airbox. Add mechanical boost controller (aka Grainger). Replace catalytic converter. The car failed emissions testing prior to its long hibernation.
I don’t expect much progress until September.