ph2ll

Hey great job and for such an even better price! Welcome to the forum. Get some pics up, for some reason we all love pics no matter how bad the paint job or whatever. You might want to think about rebuilding the carb. I had done two and both turned out great and it made a heck of a difference.

jonvo4591

Ok this thread is alive again.

today i went and picked up all the parts that came along with my car when i bought it, so now i have something to do. i have to get that u joint replaced, get the carpet and seats in, get the hatch and sunroof on, and get the tail lights and rear bumper on. then it's time to take her down to my dad's shop and change all the fluids and check everything over.

Yes, i am excited.

Edit: i think i will rebuild the carb, and also, i have to get it off the jack stands and rolled outside soon to get some pics for you guys. i have just been really lazy lately as the school year is coming to a close and we are all slacking off.

axle

glad to hear it I just bought a 83 gs myself last Sunday (that makes 6) it needs TLC to so keep us posted on the progress and if you need help you can always ask

jonvo4591

wow, am i the only one who posts on this thread? anyway, i just got done rebuilding the carb today, and got it all on and everything. it runs a little better, but still runs like crap. i don't know what's going on. i'll have to do some searching.

axle

this thread needs pics then it will come alive

jonvo4591

this afternoon pics will be here

jonvo4591

PICTURE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok ok ok ok.


this is the side, i have all the trim for it.


here is a rear 3/4 view, you can see the cracked center piece and my bumper i don't have on yet


here you can see the rust spot on the pass. door on the front. and my missing radio atenna.


just a front view


another front view


i think these cars look like boats from the front.


my pile of interior parts that won't be going in, and my trusty hatch prop (complete with nails sticking out of it)


interior shot thru the sunroof that i have yet to get.


where the passenger's seat is suposed to be




the engine. i have the air filter off cuz i just rebuilt the carb, and was tuning it and messing around with it.

today i got it running good, and then my fuel pump broke. one more thing to do...

oh, and by the way, this car has 198,000 miles on it.

wanklenoob

hey it's a good color, and the body seems pretty straight! for the price I think you got a sweet deal! The interior needs a little work, but this is coming from someone who was blessed with a mint interior lol. I've deff. seen worse, post some progress pics!

axle

I have a sun roof that will match your interior the out side color is tornado silver (dark metalic grey) that is if you want it

jonvo4591

thanks for the comments. the body is pretty straight as far as alignment of panels and stuff, but it's also pretty rusty. the rockers have holes in them in front of the back wheel well, and on the inside, both rear whellwells are rusted thru, i don't know how much of that i'm gonna fix, i just wanna drive the thing.

axle

you start driving it and you will want to fix it and this one will all ways be special to you cause its your first some elbow greese sanding a little welding and some por-15 and you have saved the 7 from the crusher or you can get another in better shape and that one can live on one part at a time rx-7s are like a drug I tarted with one then my son wanted one than i bought another and was able to start driving it the nex hing I know there are six at my house

jonvo4591

new fuel pump and filter today, works like a charm. DLIDFIS last saturday cuz i blew an ignitor. i used gm hei ignitors, and it works great. now i need a new muffler cuz my car backfired louder than a shotgun, and blew the end right off my muffler. one thing leads to another.... :P

swbtm

iTrader: (2)

I know the feeling... i've been getting mine together for about 2 months now!

good luck... that muffler problem sounds a little odd to me... back firing that bad huh?

jonvo4591

yeah, i don't have it driving yet due to the driveshaft not being done yet, so i tried to start it after unflooding (again and this time it finally worked) and it wouldn't restart, and it let out a huge backfire that was louder than shotgun. i got some pics now of the muffler blown up, and i'll post them on my other thread about the situation if you wanna see.