New Car...Well new project.

[eraser4g63]

So I picked up a new project.1987 turbo 2 RX-7 It was 100% stock, minus the wheels, when i picked it up, 115K on her. just installed an Autometer boost gauge, and a A/F ratio gauge. Going this week for a full exhaust from the turbo back and im ordering my SAFC and Bov later this month. merry christmas to me.

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[WhiteAccord]

Car looks like its in great condition... Keep updates...G/L

[Repost Squintz]

nice! i've always wanted one.

[Civic_H2b]

looks good:goodjob:

[ranj]

i love those cars, but how reliable are the motors?

[cactusEG]

damn good car.. i've always wanted an RX7

[Tuner_13BFC]

nice find glad to see more 7's on the road but take care of it an you should have gotten a volt meter with the purchase FCS are eletrical nightmares :( thats what iam dealing with now drivin me nuts

[eraser4g63]

well i had both from a prior car, I am buying a voltmeter soon. so question how the hell do i keep it from flooding???? I already changed the plugs, ordered wires and changed the air filter. but i still have cold weather start up flooding and even warmish weather start up issues. any ideas???

[MachNU]

dam nice car, there is something about the old body style rx7's and supras that just makes them look sleek and badass! nice car! :googjob: also dont mind asking how much did you pick that up for, always wondered how much those generally run!

[eraser4g63]

The place i got it from was asking almost $5000, but when you wave cash around they tend to be more willing to work with you, $4000. You know honestly i went between an EVO, and STI, but after looking at them and really considering my options i realized i wanted a car i controlled and that wasn't basically being driven by an ECU . plus i get a huge hard on for late 80s-mid 90s hatch back sports cars.

[wes_297]

did you take those pics at the lookoff in jasper?

[Mangrum]

nice car man cant wait to see what you do to it

[Repost Squintz]

they still have this car listed on autotrader... lol
talk about slow on the dealerships part

[eraser4g63]

did you take those pics at the lookoff in jasper?
Yeah i work there, so i know all the little mtn. roads that are fun as heck to drive. plus you cant beat the veiw. lol

[wes_297]

yea. i live up here. the view and mountain roads ar the only thing i like about livin here lol.

o yea. i love the turbo II. i've always wanted one

[Josh...]

The place i got it from was asking almost $5000, but when you wave cash around they tend to be more willing to work with you, $4000. You know honestly i went between an EVO, and STI, but after looking at them and really considering my options i realized i wanted a car i controlled and that wasn't basically being driven by an ECU . plus i get a huge hard on for late 80s-mid 90s hatch back sports cars.

Did you buy it from a person or a dealership? The reason I ask, one of my friends was the owner right before you.

[Papa_Smurf]

damn, that car looks good man.

updates for sure.

[eraser4g63]

Did you buy it from a person or a dealership? The reason I ask, one of my friends was the owner right before you.
I got it from a dealership. if your freind is on IA have him PM me, i got a couple questions. mainly did he ever get it to pass emissions or not. what what all little problems does he know about.

[0DISPLACMENT]

fyi u got screwed on that deal. that car is SUPER problems. there are like 3 oil leaks on the motor, the passenger side motor mount is held in with zipties :( if im not mistaken the diff mount is about shot??

i went to look at it from a "private seller" who was driving another car from the same place, a supra turbo. also COMPLETELY full of problems. if it was me..... ditch the car. unless you like suprises.

and if you knew about all of this stuff, idk why you bought it. if you didnt, sorry to burst your bubble, the "private seller" was going to give it to me for 3500... and ya, the "private seller" works at the dealership you bought the car from.
he told me he bought the car for a friend but the friend got robbed and couldnt buy the car from him, so he "needed to get rid of it fast", and had a similar story for the supra.....

if you think im just ****ing around, it is leaking oil SLOWLY out of 3 spots on the front of the motor 2 places near the intake man. and one above/behind the water pump. and i bet the dealership, unless they decided to fix the diff. mount and motor mount after me and a friend pointed it out, missed it in their inspection b4 they sold it to you.

-darrin

[0DISPLACMENT]

and just so you know, to help with starts on flooding, install a switch for the fuel pump. there isnt much you can do as far as ive learned to STOP the flooding on cold starts.
-darrin

[Josh...]

His name is scabtastic on here, but he's not on a lot.

[b16ftw]

looks great...

[eraser4g63]

fyi u got screwed on that deal. that car is SUPER problems. there are like 3 oil leaks on the motor, the passenger side motor mount is held in with zipties :( if im not mistaken the diff mount is about shot??

i went to look at it from a "private seller" who was driving another car from the same place, a supra turbo. also COMPLETELY full of problems. if it was me..... ditch the car. unless you like suprises.

and if you knew about all of this stuff, idk why you bought it. if you didnt, sorry to burst your bubble, the "private seller" was going to give it to me for 3500... and ya, the "private seller" works at the dealership you bought the car from.
he told me he bought the car for a friend but the friend got robbed and couldnt buy the car from him, so he "needed to get rid of it fast", and had a similar story for the supra.....

if you think im just ****ing around, it is leaking oil SLOWLY out of 3 spots on the front of the motor 2 places near the intake man. and one above/behind the water pump. and i bet the dealership, unless they decided to fix the diff. mount and motor mount after me and a friend pointed it out, missed it in their inspection b4 they sold it to you.

-darrin

Yeah i just found the motor mount. the diff mount was replaced. i just found the oil leaks this morning. I had no idea all this stuff was wrong with it. but im going to start working my way through them. im going to install the switch for the fuel pump tonight. just wondering if anyone can refer me to a good rotary shop localy. but thanks for the heads up. i bought it and kinda knew it was going to be a project. i just ordered a motor mount about 5 mins ago. so i geuss its time to start fixing it.

[AnthonyF]

^^ you know. it may be a few problems. but who cares. Now you get to put your blood, sweat and tears into. Thats makes it "yours".


Very nice car. Very clean. good luck with her.

[eraser4g63]

yeah thats the way i am looking at it ^^

[0DISPLACMENT]

well thats good. too bad they didnt tell you about that. cuz we told the guy about all of it. im sure you COULD use that against them considering they did know about the problems to get some kind of reimbursment for the money spent to fix the mount, if its a big deal to you anyway.

[eraser4g63]

ehh its really not. hey you wouldn't happen to have a small list of problems that you found did you? if so could you pm it too me.

[0DISPLACMENT]

mainly what ive already pointed out are what me and my friend noticed. but that only means there are will probably be several other problems with the car, but goodluck and hope it turns out awesome for ya.

-darrin

[eraser4g63]

thanks man. you wouldn't know any good RX7 mechanics would you^^

[benny.boom]

not a big fan of rotarys.. in fact i hate em..

[eraser4g63]

^^^ congrats... your an a$$ hat. if you don't like it don't Post

[Kamikaze]

Usually, the people who bad mouth rotary engines know next to nothing about them... ;)


Nice car man. :goodjob:

[eraser4g63]

Shoot i know very little about them i know a little on how they work, but other than that this is a learning experience.

[izzzie]

car's looking good!

[MonstroniuM]

Hella condition for 20 years old... Keep us posted!

[0DISPLACMENT]

mazmart. cant think of where it is exactly right now. just woke up >.<
but kalifornia (austin) used to work there. im pretty sure they work on cars up there, OR you could ask kalifornia07?? not sure his name on here but i know that he knows some mechanics.

-darrin

[SLOWR/T]

nice car. im gonna get another RX7 someday. with 115k on the clock you better ask for some apex seal or a rebuild for christmas though. thats getting about the life of a TII motor.

[TS240]

Im not trying to be an @$$ but everyone I know that has had a rotary engine ****ing hates them. They have an @$$ load of electrical problems, a short life span, and they're just plain not reliable. I love RX7's and I love the sound or a rotary engine but they are more trouble than they are worth. If I were you I would swap in a 1jz, 2jz, RB, or even a V8 if ur into that kinda thing. Since you said its a project, a motor swap shouldn't be a problem, and you'll be much more happy in the end.

Once again Im not trying to be an @$$ Im just giving you my opinion.
Very clean FC, one of the straightest bodies I've seen.

[eraser4g63]

yeah i considerd the swap route but i think im gonna keep it rotary

[TheDarkRacer]

Im not trying to be an @$$ but everyone I know that has had a rotary engine ****ing hates them. They have an @$$ load of electrical problems, a short life span, and they're just plain not reliable. I love RX7's and I love the sound or a rotary engine but they are more trouble than they are worth. If I were you I would swap in a 1jz, 2jz, RB, or even a V8 if ur into that kinda thing. Since you said its a project, a motor swap shouldn't be a problem, and you'll be much more happy in the end.

Once again Im not trying to be an @$$ Im just giving you my opinion.
Very clean FC, one of the straightest bodies I've seen.

Im not trying to be an a$$ but the electrical problems are just 20year old solderpoints in the ECU, the short life span of turbos are because of the turbo and usually poor matinance. Its about as much trouble as any other 20year old car . Parts are easly as avaible as pistion engines but other then that, rotarys are nice to you if you are nice to them.

But to the O.P. Great find. Clean as mess, and as someone else said, start saving for a rebuild kit. Turbos usually last around 15-120k. But if you pull then engine soon you will save yourself the trouble of having to get a new rotor and rotor housing with the rebuild kit. You want to hit up Rx7club.com for info. They have links to everything you need somewhere in the 2nd gen secton. Good luck and when my 7 is running a meet is going down!
P.s.(you paid wayyy too much for that thing.)

[eraser4g63]

Yeah, im starting to realize that. but ive spoke to the people at Mazcare and they said i can drop it off in jan to start to get the leaks and a few other things worked out. apparently this motor in it has been rebuilt recently ( as in the last year) so im going to have them fix the leaks, check the compression and fix a few other small things. then its on to a FMIC, Some fuel management, and a little bigger turbo with some supporting mods. just did a test pipe 2 days ago. so ill keep y'all posted

[0DISPLACMENT]

ummmm i was told the motor hadn't been rebuilt. but then again... who knows whats really gone on with it. i would just go ahead and rebuild it.. its a turbo, be safe :)

-darrin

[eraser4g63]

I keep hearing that it has, and i have heard it has not been. thats why im gonna let mazcare do a compression test. But ill just end up ordering a rebuilt motor from rotary resurrection or buying a JDM S5 motor. one of the two.

[87 Turbo II]

I have an 87 TII completely stock with 97,000 original miles and I've had it for 2 years with no problems (well a window switch is burned out but nothing related to the drivetrain). You'll love it to death.

Welcome to 7 ownership.

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[khailon]

wow looks good

[eraser4g63]

I actually been trying to push it and push it to see if i can even get it to complain while coming down a very familiar mt road. thus far it just goes and grips. i freaking love this car.

[scabtastic]

and i miss that freaking car....i wish i would of kept it...but being that is was my DD and the private seller i bought it from didnt tell me everything i needed something reliable...ill buy another soon...take care of her

[87 Turbo II]

they're so much fun. You'll love it. I love mine. Samy year and everything, only I have stock wheels, the aero package, and S5 taillights.

[odie22]

very nice!! gl with it

[2rotor]

i love my FC, and FCs in general!
i looked at that car on the side of macland road, it was chained to 2 old school jet skis. i remember that dent above the tail light. the fact that it was an arctic silver turbo II surprised me, had never seen one.

that car is in better condition than most, good luck with it, keep up the maintenance.
and dont worry what people say about them being unreliable and problematic, if you love the car, it will love you.
i daily drove my first FC for 2 years and put about 60k on it, and it never left me stranded, the motor is in my second FC and now has about 180k on it and still runs strong. dont forget to redline it under load regularly (warmed up of course).