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 Jan 21, 2014 - 9:19 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%)  |
Race Car build nights have started back up in full force! Rods and Pistons have been disassembled and taken to the machine shop.
 In return we picked up some blocks and cranks 
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mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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Jan 21, 2014 - 9:40 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
this is going to sound stupid so bear with me, i know there is a reason, but im not seeing it..
why are the pistons and rods going to the machine shop after the fact, shouldnt they go at the same time as the blocks and cranks.. Are they just going to be cleaned, or do they balance them and smooth? lol, just learning... -------------------- Learned a lot in 10 years... I hardly log in anymore, last login Today Sept 6 2019, and I was forced just to clarify a post. LOL
If you PM me and I dont respond, dont fret or cry. Im alive, better post your questions in the thread below, maybe I log back in 2grfe Swapped... Why I chose the 2GR, before you ask read here... A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within. @llamaraxing in Instagram is the best way to find me. I hardly log here anymore. |
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Jan 22, 2014 - 7:28 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jan 21, 2014 - 9:40 PM)  this is going to sound stupid so bear with me, i know there is a reason, but im not seeing it.. why are the pistons and rods going to the machine shop after the fact, shouldnt they go at the same time as the blocks and cranks.. Are they just going to be cleaned, or do they balance them and smooth? lol, just learning... Its not a stupid question. The pistons and rods are going to get dunked / cleaned... the rods will then get a hone.... they could have gone to the machine shop all at once... I just so happen to be doing things in groups to space out the expense. Building an engine isn't exactly economical.... building three is... well... I'm starting to like the taste of chicken ramen. -------------------- -Mike
mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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Jan 22, 2014 - 7:44 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
hey, chicken ramen is good... lots of carbs..
ok got cha.. thanks. -------------------- Learned a lot in 10 years... I hardly log in anymore, last login Today Sept 6 2019, and I was forced just to clarify a post. LOL
If you PM me and I dont respond, dont fret or cry. Im alive, better post your questions in the thread below, maybe I log back in 2grfe Swapped... Why I chose the 2GR, before you ask read here... A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within. @llamaraxing in Instagram is the best way to find me. I hardly log here anymore. |
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Feb 3, 2014 - 9:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
-------------------- -Mike
mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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Feb 16, 2014 - 8:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Hi everyone... shameless plug time, we joined Web 2.0 and started a Facebook page
Team Reynolds Style I'll still be posting updates here, but I wanted to get a bigger foot print going if we are going to take things to "the next level" Anyway... things are moving along - plastigauging all the mains - rods to follow   Also pictured, GT4 front axles... -------------------- -Mike
mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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Apr 5, 2014 - 8:09 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
So... March was crazy... home now from South Korea (work). All the coated parts are back!
    That's a SwainTech PPM coating on the bearings and a PC-9 on the piston skirts. PC-9™ is Swain Tech Coatings’ latest generation of piston skirt coating. PC-9™ has the same low friction properties of Poly Moly™, but PC-9™ is even tougher. Swain Tech Coatings’ PPM™ solid film lubricant is a thin, tough coating applied to bearing shells to reduce friction and improve the wear life of both the bearing shells and journals under normal operating conditions. However, it is when operating conditions are less than ideal that PPM™ really goes to work. If there is a cold start, oil starvation or any other situation where the primary lubrication is less than ideal, PPM™ will provide a solid film of lubrication to prevent a catastrophic failure. -------------------- -Mike
mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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Apr 5, 2014 - 8:15 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
This kind of ruined our night...
  Getting the Cylinder Heads all inked up for some port matching  
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mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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Apr 8, 2014 - 7:22 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
The reconditioned injectors arrived! They look absolutely brand new!
    -------------------- -Mike
mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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Apr 20, 2015 - 6:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
    
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mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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Apr 20, 2015 - 9:43 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '08 Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
blown inner cv joint and a disintegrated motor mount. Must have been a pretty sick launch
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Apr 21, 2015 - 6:55 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (enderswift @ Apr 20, 2015 - 10:43 PM) blown inner cv joint and a disintegrated motor mount. Must have been a pretty sick launch Sadly not... We think the motor mount was compromised as part of taking the engine out last time. Coupled with being old and battered during racing... poof!  And the halfshaft seperated because the bolts we used for adjusting the camber loosened and allowed the knuckle to deflect enough to allow the joint to seperate. -------------------- -Mike
mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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Apr 21, 2015 - 8:07 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 13, '14 From Dallas, Tx Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I love what you have been doing and all, building engines for your Celicas, I wish I had the expenses to build an engine for mine.
Keep up to good work, I love all these photos. |
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Apr 22, 2015 - 6:14 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (PrimeLuxeZ @ Apr 21, 2015 - 9:07 AM) I love what you have been doing and all, building engines for your Celicas, I wish I had the expenses to build an engine for mine. Keep up to good work, I love all these photos. Well... a lot of the race car expense is split between 4 guys... so it makes it a little easier... and Thanks 
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mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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May 25, 2015 - 8:16 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Hah... we are in full prep mode, bitches!
 Don't ask.... I think the damage is more from poorly removing the engine then racing...  Brand new oil pan... hopefully no more leaks...  See the orange?  cranks.... cranks everywhere.... Also... I bought all 3 of these on Amazon for $120... I have no idea how.... 
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mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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May 25, 2015 - 11:54 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '08 Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Can you post a video of the car? Would be fun to see how it runs
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May 26, 2015 - 2:26 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (enderswift @ May 25, 2015 - 12:54 PM) Can you post a video of the car? Would be fun to see how it runs lotsa wind noise... but: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN2mGAz8_AM -------------------- -Mike
mjcoury@gmail.com Team Reynolds Style Celica Blog Celica Wiki It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work. |
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