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Good afternoon all,
Jay here from Ottawa Ontario Canada. Just recently acquired a 1982 RX7 and really looking forward to owning this car for a very long time.
210,000kms and all original. Runs great and of course, needs a bit of love.
Thanks for having me and i look forward to chatting with many of you!
Jay here from Ottawa Ontario Canada. Just recently acquired a 1982 RX7 and really looking forward to owning this car for a very long time.
210,000kms and all original. Runs great and of course, needs a bit of love.
Thanks for having me and i look forward to chatting with many of you!
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Thanks Tom!
It was driven up by the previous owner and washed immediately Plans so far are a full tune up and flush of fluids, brakes, bushings (if i can find the ones that are clunking) Buff out the dull paint and try to restore it. A major bath and detailing of the interior as well. Lots of work to do for sure I may look into installing an aftermarket radio and changing the speakers. Its pretty much all there, it just needs time and muscle.
this is my first rotary adventure so i am a little paranoid driving it before i replace everything LOL I dont really have much previous history on the engine either... these forums really help though, i am thankful for that.
Which generation do you own?
It was driven up by the previous owner and washed immediately Plans so far are a full tune up and flush of fluids, brakes, bushings (if i can find the ones that are clunking) Buff out the dull paint and try to restore it. A major bath and detailing of the interior as well. Lots of work to do for sure I may look into installing an aftermarket radio and changing the speakers. Its pretty much all there, it just needs time and muscle.
this is my first rotary adventure so i am a little paranoid driving it before i replace everything LOL I dont really have much previous history on the engine either... these forums really help though, i am thankful for that.
Which generation do you own?
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An attempt may be made in the winter to rebuild there is about 1/4" of undercoating on everything so that will be the first thing to clean off of the engine before i take it apart.
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Right now, Rock Auto is my best friend lol I plan to bring it up to safe driving condition.. i don't have any history really on the car, so i would probably just start there. buff the paint and shine it up Luckily there is very little rust on her and should shine up really nice.
Seems to run well also, just a few items to tune it up and drive it this year and see how it goes lol
Seems to run well also, just a few items to tune it up and drive it this year and see how it goes lol
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welcome to the board, Jay.
nonsense! unless you have reason to think something is amiss (leaking oil or water seals, low compression, etc.), leave the engine alone. maintain it, give it TLC and drive it. if this is simply a case of you wanting learn to do rebuilds, then put a few bucks away periodically until you can get your hands on a second engine, and build that one. enjoy your car. don't look for trouble, believe me, it WILL find you someday.
i wish i were in Ontario right now.
i wish i were in Ontario right now.
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welcome to the board, Jay.
nonsense! unless you have reason to think something is amiss (leaking oil or water seals, low compression, etc.), leave the engine alone. maintain it, give it TLC and drive it. if this is simply a case of you wanting learn to do rebuilds, then put a few bucks away periodically until you can get your hands on a second engine, and build that one. enjoy your car. don't look for trouble, believe me, it WILL find you someday.
i wish i were in Ontario right now.
nonsense! unless you have reason to think something is amiss (leaking oil or water seals, low compression, etc.), leave the engine alone. maintain it, give it TLC and drive it. if this is simply a case of you wanting learn to do rebuilds, then put a few bucks away periodically until you can get your hands on a second engine, and build that one. enjoy your car. don't look for trouble, believe me, it WILL find you someday.
i wish i were in Ontario right now.
I wish i was in Florida right now lol
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Hi Mate, Nice find looks like a very solid car. Leave it stock for a while. You can do little things to make them go well with a stock engine. First thing I would do is a set of extractors (headers) I think you call them over there. And a nice glass pack resonator and a good offset muffler (not straight through) on the rear. 2 1/2 would be a great size. It will also save you slot of weight. On the 1/4 panel you have buffed out now it is glossy seal it with a product called Meguires tech wax 2. I would imagine you can purchase it over there. We use it in our paint department at work and it is easy to use and you get a really deep finish that dirt and sunlight won't damage. Just keep putting it on every 2ND wash for the first couple of months. If you need to know anything more about first generation rx7's just send me a message. By the way I am from Queensland Australia. Cheers Mark.
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Hi Mate, Nice find looks like a very solid car. Leave it stock for a while. You can do little things to make them go well with a stock engine. First thing I would do is a set of extractors (headers) I think you call them over there. And a nice glass pack resonator and a good offset muffler (not straight through) on the rear. 2 1/2 would be a great size. It will also save you slot of weight. On the 1/4 panel you have buffed out now it is glossy seal it with a product called Meguires tech wax 2. I would imagine you can purchase it over there. We use it in our paint department at work and it is easy to use and you get a really deep finish that dirt and sunlight won't damage. Just keep putting it on every 2ND wash for the first couple of months. If you need to know anything more about first generation rx7's just send me a message. By the way I am from Queensland Australia. Cheers Mark.
Next on the list is a flush of all fluids and replacing all vacuum lines as well as the fuel pump. Im getting a bit of a misfire and i would like to make sure all bases are covered as far as any possible vacuum leaks go. Compression test will be the first thing though, i need to get my hands on a tester.
I look forward to the wonder rotary world
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not a problem, we're here to help in any way we can. if u will follow the orange link at the top of this intro section: RX7Club.com - Announcements in Forum : Introduce yourself, it will explain how things works. i look forward to seeing the progress of this build.