Finally i'm making some progress on this.
Removed 13B REW Rotary 1.3 engine from RX8. Short summary, i bought this RX8 with blown motor for very reasonable price. It's been in my garage for almost 10 months now. Hopping to get good daily driver out of it.

Here are latest pics:



^ I had to remove front bumper and reinforcement bar to gain enough clearance to pull the engine. These motors are mounted behind front wheels so my one ton engine hoist couldn't reach it far enough.












Special mount bracket is required to bolt this motor to standard engine stand.