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Old 04-24-2010, 06:37 AM
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that sucks man, gl with your rebuild. I'm going under the knife as well in july for my rebuild.
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Old 04-24-2010, 03:24 PM
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the one that had his engine out 5 times and lasted 50 miles each time ?
Thanks for correcting me Brettus, as I didnt know that, I only got to the first page
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Old 04-26-2010, 07:42 PM
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Old 04-26-2010, 10:54 PM
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Old 04-28-2010, 09:57 PM
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the motor came out of the car today. Patrick's going to take the motor apart tomorrow.
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Old 04-29-2010, 05:36 AM
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Hurry up and get that damned car fix man....and don't be like me last summer...hah hope everything comes together for ya...
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Old 04-29-2010, 08:49 AM
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Sucks dude, such a nice build.

Gauges and alarms are so important on FI cars. I once had my oil return line come off at speed and had no oil pressure gauge. By the time I realized my engine was toast.
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Old 04-29-2010, 09:11 AM
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you may want to install a w/m system while you are at it?
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looks like a blown corner seal. no damage done. i'll try and get some pics.
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Wow... that might be a first.
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Old 05-04-2010, 08:27 PM
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here's some pics.

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Old 05-09-2010, 09:16 PM
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my Esmeril Apex seals and Pineapple Racing HD water seals came in last week. Patrick took some stuff to RotaryResurrection to get powdercoated. should have it back together this coming week. i might be able to pick it up next weekend.
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Old 05-09-2010, 09:18 PM
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oh yeah, it also turned out that the blown side seal did some damage on the way out. i needed a new rotor housing.
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Old 05-09-2010, 09:28 PM
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wow that sucks bro. Whenever my time comes im thinking of using the same seals as you
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Nuke, email or IM me before you drive it out of there bro!
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Old 05-13-2010, 10:40 PM
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Patrick found a broken Apex seal.

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here's some more pics of my rebuilt motor.

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wow, awesome, housings look great!
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Wow damn nice man......That is the high temp powdercoat right?
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i'm finally back from going out to sea. i heard the other day that my car runs. going to be picking it up next week hopefully.
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Old 05-28-2010, 08:01 AM
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Hey Nuke, hoping for the best for you! Your car stands out in my memory bigtime from the jersey sushi meet
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Old 05-28-2010, 09:56 AM
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Hey Nuke, hoping for the best for you! Your car stands out in my memory bigtime from the jersey sushi meet
thanks Beth.
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Old 05-31-2010, 10:28 PM
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sneaky sneak of some of my new powder coating.

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UPDATE:

i've had the car back for a while now. had some problems keeping it running. it idles perfectly but is running rich. it is still not driveable. i need to send my Cobb AP back to get fixed and then do some tuning. hopefully it will be fine after that.

i also have a couple other things i need to do:
repair melted gauge wiring
install boost gauge/controller
install washer fluid/2 stroke tanks

the problem is now i have moved away from my car and have no job to pay for any of this. i will keep everyone posted once any changes happen.
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^ Sucks dude.
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^ Sucks dude.
could be worse actually. found out my pulley does not wobble at all, which is something i was worried about.
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