I finally have the camera working again, I'll set it up for my computer and submit pictures tomorrow.

Well a pic thread without the pics, thats a first. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...>/rolleyes.gif

I have a vivid imagination, but not that vivid...



PICS GODAMMIT!!!

what was the point in this post :S

Hold on, hold on, I guess I can give you some pics while I'm trying to replace the headlight bulbs and the seats are out...

Here. The headlight cover on the driver's side is off for a) replacing the bulb, and b) the cover's plastic is broken on the bottom so we're going to replace that as well.

The headlight cover is off because I'm replacing the bulb and we need to replace it. (Plastic's busted on the bottom.)

Grr...my IE's screwing up, really sorry for the double post.

By the way, the headlight bulbs are hard as piss to get out of the housing. Any tips?

Got the bulbs in, pretty tricky compared to my friend's VW. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png The headlight cover is still broken on the bottom, but I had it in place for these pics.

A shot of that sexy ass.

So thats how you got your post count up. A new post for a new sentence,. Maybe I should try that. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png



She looks good. When you got the 20B going in?

Oh, sorry about the posting like that but I reached the pic size limit for the two of the angle and front so I had to have a new one for the rear. 20B's coming after we get a few things restored to new condition. The paint, there's a dent or two, headlight cover, etc. After that, we're going full 99 spec. Then it'll allow us to fully focus on the performance. Pics and updates later on.

We noticed on the trip back with it the it was smoking close to the downpipe and it smelled exactly like burning oil. (This is under the car.) We got home and got under it and it definitely has an oil leak somewhere thanks to it being all over the undercarriage. I'm thinking it's the oil metering lines but Dad's skeptical and wants to know for sure where to look. Any ideas?

Probably the turbos. How many miles are on them?? It seems like every one I have seen has a tendency to leak oil around them.

It's got 97k on it.

original engine? its not the metering lines unless someone had it apart and broke em. its more likely to be the oil pan, rear stationary gear o ring, oil filter base o rings, metering pump o ring, or a motor mount (yes they leak too)

You have an Rx-8, a 3rd gen Rx-7 with plans for a 20b, you were going to throw hundreds of dollars into flashy guages (with no idea of how well they work) and you're 18. Where are you getting all this money? If it's from your parents, they have even less sense than you.



Mark

Would pics of the undercarriage help at all on here?

if you are going to take pics why don't you just look to see where the oil is coming form https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif

Well, my thinking is that there's some chance of someone saying "Oh man, that's exactly how mine is/was!" then they could help diagnose. We were looking pretty late last night and were both tired as hell from cleaning and fixing a couple of things. I figured I'd just ask for an opinion on here before I went to bed.

damned motor mounts.... always ****** leak! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif

ok:



a) you cant change a ****** headlight bulb without breaking something

b) you cant figure out an oil leak, that apparently is so massive its all over the under carriage.



seriously you need to rethink the whole "i think im a mechanic" thing. stick to a civic with a stock motor.



seriously, youre just going to ruin the cars, sell them for half what you paid and become a rotary hater...all cause your an idiot.



kevin.

Haters! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif

OK, just real quick, maybe things are different in Japan, but R2? Do you mean RZ? And if is an RZ where is the RZ emblem that would be on the pillars behind the doors? Just curious.

The R2 package. It was the R1 in '93 but when the '94 models came out, it became the R2. It was pretty much a handling package and true R models don't have a sunroof. People back then would buy the touring and then put R model parts (ie: strut bar) on there so they could "have it all."

Oh yeah, headlight cover had broken plastic when we bought it. It was just kind of "snapped in" with all of the mounting plastic held on by the screws. Epoxy will be a temporary solution.