has been a long time since i have owned a rx7 and now im really happy i got one to add to my collection
its a 83 gsl 109,000miles body's in really good shape sadly the interior is not but it runs good but needs alot of little things taken care of overall im really happy and cant wait to daily drive it..




future rotorheads lol

 

I love it. I am addicted to these cars since I got one a few days ago.

 

looks like i have to do some serious maintenance on my car needs a total fluid flush coolent isnt even green brake fluids brown.. noticed the front drivers side dowel is leaking a little.oh the fun of rx7s .

let my wife take it for a spin today she likes it untill i drove home and did donuts and burnouts she was scared shitless..

 

very nice GSL!! the interior looks decent overall and will be easy to complete. your kids look like they are having a blast in your car! i've been putting my kids in my cars since they could sit up by themselves!

 

Muahaha

 

WOAH!! I LOVE the tan interior!!! The next 7 I get is DEFINETLY gonna get a tan interior!!

 

Thanks guys.the more i drive the more issues seem to surface .
1 Headlights are stuck up. Im thiking fuse.
2 Hi beams only work if i hold the lever towards me. Combo has bad contact ?
3 gauge cluster lights went out .fuse/dimmer related?
4 under decel i get a weird problem like 1 rotor runs usally 5 sec deal. Thinking its ignition related coils/ignitor barely hanging on.
5 shifter is really lose its anoying vibration.is there a bushing or somthing.
6sometimes its hard to put in gear "no grinding" . Trans needs new fluid maybe hydralics bleed to will help

 

Cruise controll works its pimp now i can drive slow "i have lead foot syndrome

 

4 is normal. You have a shudder valve. Welcome to the world of stock.

 

would it do this at idel to?
its funny you say that i have never owned a bone stock rx7

 

Nice to see ya rockin a 1G again!!
Cheers Buddy!

 

1) Check the "up" switch on the console, too; make sure it's not on.

2) More likely the combo switch needs disassembly and cleaning; the little ratchet gizmo that controls holding the high-beams on until next pull may be gummed up or damaged.

3) Dimmer, dimmer connector both candidates as well as fuse. The dash-lights 10A fuse looks to be shared with the 'down' function for the headlights, so that might be a hint. Remember that a blown fuse isn't a problem - it's a symptom of a problem; something blew the fuse.

5) There's a nylon bushing at the bottom end of the shift lever. Could be your issue. Cheap, but a bit of work to get to.

 

Not sure how you got all that out of what I wrote.

 

the TPS can be out of adjustment too, or just be bad. yes it has one.

 

thanks DivinDriver,j9fd3s for the advice..

i found that the tail illum fuse 10a was blown which seems to power dash and head light down function replaced it but only to fail 3hrs later so ill have to find the cause,,

jeff i don't see how i couldnt get that out of what u wrote. You stated my deaccelerate "issue" was normal and was caused by the shudder valve. I further questioned if it would still do it at idel and if that was normal. anyhow ill look in the manual as to what the shudder valve does and aslo look into testing my tps.

im enjoying the **** out of the car did a mpg calculation im getting 25mpg with some rape driving and hiway.

 

Well, continue to enjoy it. I'm obviously of no help.

 

Dont be like that i appreciate your help jeff i would take any advice from you.
Wasnt being negative only explaining to your post
No hard feelings mate..

Cheers kiwi

 

worked on the 7 today changed engine oil, tranny oil,3rd member oil, coolent got replaced, bleed the brakes and clutch with the help of my 6year old.
found that the hose that goes to the the non exsistant cats was just open to atmosphere so I caped that. and called it a day..
yet to investigate the decell issue ill research on the tps,shutter valve etc tonight..

 

water pump failed :c(

 

Has anyone used rtv sealent instead of a gasket on the waterpump housing.what did you use and did you keep the shims on.. Ill try and get some gasket paper and make one otherwise ill do the above and im pretty confident i have done it before with success
Thanks

 

made a gasket was rather easey

first I copied the housing

traced it on gasket paper

carefully cut it out

perfect eye patches


no kids were harmed in the making..

 

had to redo my thermostat gasket today for some reason it failed :c(
I used ultra grey permatex instead this time better seal up

 

upgraded my ignition this weekend with a 2nd gen coil and msd blaster cdi box

 

working on getting a 2nd gen fmoc in.




clearence issue for the oil line will have to work on that a little




any input would be great
cheers kiwi

 

Here's what I did. I used stock 2nd Gen oil cooler lines, had new hoses put on the bungs and had them add I think 12 inches to one line and that's how I got it around the cooler in front and bolted to the top. "No problem"