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Old 04-23-05, 09:31 PM
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Post pics of messed up housings

post em!!!
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... Rotary Resurrection has some good pics, as does Mazdatrix.

This is one of mine.


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OUCH! Must have been a sad sad day when that happened!
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damn I just want somthing to compare mine to
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are u giving out an award for the most messed up housing?
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no I need somthing to compare mine to
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... in terms of what? A messed up housing is unusable. It doesn't matter if it has one chunk missing, or if the entire chrome surface has been ripped apart.

Do you want to see if yours is usable, or what?

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i chased this problem around for a few months...


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that sux
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With a bit of sanding it turned out like new

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Originally Posted by Turbo II-FB
no I need somthing to compare mine to
Why not just post pics of yours?
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my friends 3rd gen ones are really bad.





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Originally Posted by luiml73
I do believe that is one of the nicest photos I've ever seen. *drools*

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I cant find my camera ,but as soon as I do I'm posting them. Should I sand my water jacket to get that yellow stuff off I am in the process of trying the clean my parts. Cna I use a sire weheel on my rotors?
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Best part is I only paid $800 for the pair

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So...you're saying it buffed out? It DOES work!
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only....


wouldn't it be nice to just take a bunch of beer cans, put em in a press and voila! rotor housings!


btw, do they not use diffusers any more? i see turbo port sleeves in that rotor housing but no coolant port?!
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I cant find my camera so I wil descibe it the middle has a couple rough spots and the outer has about 2-3mm were the chrome stuff looks like it was shaved away slightly
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