Can't you get your money back? Why did you pay him before the job was done?

Go through the new car with a fine-toothed comb. I guarantee you'll be able to find $300 worth of maintenance and/or wear items to replace.

 

It was through craigslist he really needed the money for rent so i had him come fix the car but then i needed to buy the parts for the car. I still have his tools and jacks here so he will come back.

 

I wouldn't be in a hurry to swap intakes. Buy it, swap in your rear carpet and trim, and drive it for a while. The Nikki carb will have better driveability than the mikuni, and can be made to match the power. Either way, it's not something you need to rush into. (Intake swap)

 

So i should just drive it for awhile and get the fell of the car and then when i get the hang of it swap it out? Will it be hard to do or pretty easy?

 

Yup....

My race car is/was a rust bucket compared to that car. Dude needs to quit playing wack a doodle and buy the car.

 

I mean there is alot of good things i like on the are then there are bad things to.

 

OP is training for newb-olympics at this point, not sure why you all keep feeding the obvious troll

 

Word of advice - stop paying people to fix your car before you know what's wrong. You got raped on this fix. If you have to pay someone to hunt down an electrical problem, your going to be handing out a lot of money for other repairs. Get your hands dirty and dig in.

We are here to help you diagnose problems and lead you in the right direction. You won't get an BS here (we are self policing). Hell, you might have a forum member close if you just ask.

 

KC is right.

Buy the car. Stop asking so many questions. Read the FSM and get greasy instead. Then post pics of what you've done.

We'll give you all the high value advice you need, you just need to get busy and out of your imagination.

Keep the other car for parts, you'll recover most of your investment that way, if not more.

Start with that that intake system you got suckered on when you bought the Rust Bucket.

Cleaned up that manifold and carb could be real good for your bank account.

Or even better sitting on your shelf waiting for the next project, a year or two from now.

But you better put your money down soon on the white one or it will be gone.

 

Thank you and sorry i am new to the rx7's so this is all new to me. I will be trying to work on the car myself from now on but i never worked on a car before so i have to get the hang of it. I am sorry if a rubbed anybody the wrong way.

 

Exactly. Buy the car. Drive the car. Read a lot of threads, the entire 1st gen archive for starters. Easy is a relative term. As you go along everything becomes easier. Right up to the point where old age and arthritis kick in. By then, hopefully, you'll have a kid your age to do the work.

 

And when you reach old age as an FB owner, you'll qualify for OGTA membership.

Lots of benefits.

 

How old do you have to be? And are SE owners allowed to join? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

Lol yeah that would suck and be kinda funny at the same time, if some one else bought the car while the op was coming up with all the crazy questions. I've learned if you have to think about some thing that much you probably don't need it.

 

Better to ask alot of questions then get the knowledge you need rather then ask no questions and no nothing about what your buying wish i would learned that with the first rx7 i bought.

 

I thought this place was to help people with there rx7's not bash and get mad when they ask questions about there car.

 

You've just got to be careful is all. Too many questions about a theoretical car that you don't even own seems a bit too far forward-thinking.

If I was you I'd:
1. Keep the car you have and fix the rust and problems
2. Buy this car in question (not the yellow other one) and drive it as is
--A. This would involve keeping the car you have as either a donor parts car, fixer-upper, something along those lines
--B. I wouldn't swap anything over to this car in this scenario. Keep both cars as they are and use this one as a daily driver or weekend warrior
--C. If you were to do this and part out your current car - keep everything you'd want and try to sell off the rest.
--D. Get the 15x7 wheels with the car. If you don't want em for the extra $200 I'll pay ya the distance for my next build!

Up to you whichever you choose. No one on here is going to tell you what to do - it's all your choice and priorities at this time. If you stick around these cars you're going to have to learn mountains of information on how to maintain and enjoy them - welcome to RX7 ownership

 

They're just messing with you youngster. Dont take it too seriously. Its part of the learning process.

 

And by all means hurry up! I live in Bloomington, Mn only 15 miles from that car and I may just have to add it to MY Mazda collection if you don't make a move. Looks like a great deal. ;-)

 

No kidding. If that car was for sale within 500 miles of me I'd be driving it home right about now. I'm not a fan of white cars as a rule, but that car has a great stance, the black diamond wheels look fantastic and it's only got some minor issues to sort out.

We're all trying to help as best we can because most (if not all) of us have been in your situation: totally clueless about the car we just bought and obsessing about performance mods that are applied in a vacuum, without any context.

You don't know how well a bone-stock RX-7 runs and drives. It's an important piece of information to have before getting concerned about your sidedraft carb setup and whether or not to swap it onto a car you don't even own yet.

 

Well this car isn't bone stock it has alot of upgrades already. Everybody here told me not to buy a rust bucket car and this car looks like it could be to.

 

I'd buy that car in a hurry.

 

Could be, but you haven't looked. Get over there and check it out. You know pretty well by now the spots that are prone to rust.

 

Fine. Don't buy it. Do us a favor and make a decision already.

 

Ha. If this many experts say go for ya might want to go for it. The natives are getting restless. Lol

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