The motor is basically ready to start. One of the A/C hard lines needs a pin hole to be repaired to get it charged. I replaced all the o-rings in the system. The entire engine bay is together. I need to get a battery still. The brake system is also ready to do the final bleeding. The cooland will need all the air out of the system but we need to start it first. I need to do the bushings in the front end still.

Updated pics after getting a good chunk of the parts installed:

He used a single stage paint under the hood so no clear. It is best not to clear because clear will yellow over time under the hood.

Pics of the engine compartment painted (on the lift so I couldn’t get a good overall pic):

Someone on RX-7 club asked about the damage to the front and the reason for the removal so I took pics. I figured I would post them here as well.

Damage right were it was cut at rear coil hole:

left frame rail damage:

right frame rail damage:

right corner:

The filling is nearly done on the front end.

The windshield was removed yesterday so it could be replaced and they found some rust that needs to be repaired before the new one is put in. He also worked some more on the front cowl and did some welding on the front. The car is now on the lift so he can weld underneath.

On saturday I replaced the throwout bearing and also installed the highflow cat. The project turned from a 2 hour job to an entire day because the tranny jack died. We ended up having to rebuild it. This was one of those tranny jacks for the lift.

The High Flow Cat:

This just came in the mail:

http://www.re-speed.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=56&virtuemart_category_id=22&Itemid=18

Energy Suspension, HYPER-FLEX SYSTEM graphite impregnated black bushings Complete Master Bushing Set.

Kit includes:

• Front control arm bushing kit.
• Front sway bar end links.
• Front sway bar mounting bushing kit.
• Front stay rod bushing kit.
• Rear control arm bushing kit.
• Watts linkage kit.
• Rear sway bar end links.
• Rear sway bar mounting bushing kit.

Installing all the fasteners on the black front was a lot harder than planned. There are 4 nuts that needed to be added to the ’83 front so the airbox could be mounted. These nuts were welded from the inside of the framerails.

pre welded fitment pictures:

Welded Pictures: