Rebuild 
This is a (cleaned) 6th port sleeve.  Air comes in the end, plows into the wall, and into the engine (at high RPMs these open).
This is a (cleaned) 6th port sleeve. Air comes in the end, plows into the wall, and into the engine (at high RPMs these open).
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This is a 6th port with a Pineapple Racing Insert.  It makes it a much less abrupt transition, and is supposedly good for 5-8 hp at the top end.
This is a 6th port with a Pineapple Racing Insert. It makes it a much less abrupt transition, and is supposedly good for 5-8 hp at the top end.
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We're rebuilding the engine in Brian's garage.  The tarp is to keep the mess contained.
We're rebuilding the engine in Brian's garage. The tarp is to keep the mess contained.
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This is a new housing.  It's shiny.  The triangles wobble around inside these.
This is a new housing. It's shiny. The triangles wobble around inside these.
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Front iron.  Nothing exciting.
Front iron. Nothing exciting.
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Inserting the pieces into the rotor (don't worry, that's not me).
Inserting the pieces into the rotor (don't worry, that's not me).
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These are my new apex seals.  They're 2 piece instead of the stock 3 piece, and should hold up a lot better.
These are my new apex seals. They're 2 piece instead of the stock 3 piece, and should hold up a lot better.
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See the EGR valve on this mid iron?
See the EGR valve on this mid iron?
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This is my mid iron.  No EGR.
This is my mid iron. No EGR.
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And now, no vacuum leaks or anything where the EGR went.
And now, no vacuum leaks or anything where the EGR went.
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Here is the car with the dashboard area partly apart.
Here is the car with the dashboard area partly apart.
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I'm adding this cruise control actuator.
I'm adding this cruise control actuator.
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It fits right in.  Now I just need to get the rest of it installed.
It fits right in. Now I just need to get the rest of it installed.
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This is a rotor sitting on the front iron.
This is a rotor sitting on the front iron.
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The coolant seal o-rings were a pain to get in place, so we sat housings on them to hold them while the sealant set up enough to hold them.
The coolant seal o-rings were a pain to get in place, so we sat housings on them to hold them while the sealant set up enough to hold them.
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Me brushing sealant on.
Me brushing sealant on.
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The inside area is the combustion chamber.  The outside is the water jacket.  O-rings seal on both sides of the water jacket.
The inside area is the combustion chamber. The outside is the water jacket. O-rings seal on both sides of the water jacket.
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The engine is halfway together at this point.
The engine is halfway together at this point.
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