RexSeven
RexSeven HalfDork
3/15/09 1:05 a.m.

Yesterday felt like the first nice day in ages, so I took advantage of it and installed some Corksport stainless steel brake lines on my RX-7. The car hasn't moved in a month and a half, when the brake master cylinder started to leak. All the rust on the rotors can attest to that. Turns out the car isn't as rust-free as I hoped, but it's mostly surface rust- and in better shape than my Subaru's undercarriage.

Front. That overspray is from CRC's Freeze Off. Freeze Off is the shiznit, and you'll see why shortly.

Rear. I accidentally installed the old banjo bolt fittings instead of using the new ones Corksport provided. Since I need to get back there to bleed the brakes anyways, I'll do it then. I had a pleasant surprise when I saw the rear pads were Hawk HPSs.

This is why Freeze Off is the shiznit. The old lines were stuck like glue to the brackets. A little F.O. and a rubber mallet fixed that problem.

I figure I'll throw in some pics of the new street rims and the now-intact interior.
17" 5Zigen Fighter rims. These will get Falkens or RE-01Rs (if I can find any). OEM rims will get R-comps at some point.

That 80's-riffic beast of a stereo will be replaced with a much-more modern Sony USB head unit at some point. Thanks Mazdax605 for the parts!

A Razo shift knob and new shifter bushings eliminate the slop the shifter had before.

Next up: The brake master cylinder, which I'll do later today, provided I wake up (2nd shift wreaks havoc on my sleeping habits). I'll take lotsa pictures! I hope to have that, the front bearings, and a strange noise coming from the rear fixed by the end of this month so that my daily-driver Subaru can get to the shop to be inspected and have its timing belt and water pump changed. The first NER SCCA Solo event is a fun-run on April 19 on Cape Cod, so I'll need to get the new oil pan gasket installed before then.

Oh, and yeah, I changed my screenname from ArtOfRuin to RexSeven. I figured it's more fitting to GRM than a Lamb of God lyric.

P71
P71 GRM+ Memberand Dork
3/15/09 10:04 a.m.

Looking good! It feels good to finally make progress after the winter, doesn't it?

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
3/15/09 10:42 a.m.
This is why Freeze Off is the shiznit.

Oh please extrapolate on this miracle vehicle elixir. I am always looking for things to add to my arsenal

RexSeven
RexSeven HalfDork
3/15/09 7:59 p.m.
P71 said: Looking good! It feels good to finally make progress after the winter, doesn't it?

Does it ever!

dean1484 wrote: Oh please extrapolate on this miracle vehicle elixir. I am always looking for things to add to my arsenal

CRC Freeze Off:

This stuff is very good at loosening stuck/rusted fasteners and the like, especially if WD40/PB Blaster/et. al. aren't doing the trick. You spray it on the problem area for 10-20 seconds and let it set for a minute. It freezes and cracks the rust. Tapping the area helps loosen it more. Without it or with Screw Loose, all I was doing was bending the hose brackets with my mallet. With it, the old hoses came right off after the one minute wait and some light hammering.

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