Mr BiG G

Ok heres the story....i bought a bed off this guy and i was jus talkin to him n stuff and found out he has an 86 lying with a blown engine and tranny.....he said he'll sell it to me for a hundred bucks. now it's gonna cost me another 100 to tow it to my place. the 100 is in canadian pesos...so thats like $70 US. so i'd be paying a 140 US dollars for an 86...do u guys think it's a good deal? i will go this weekend and check out the car and tell u guys it's condition....till then i jus wanna know if it's a good deal for sumtin like maybe an 86 base model with a blown engine and tranny and average body condition maybe a little rust...thanx

peace

anthrax

If the body and interior are in good shape, and there are no mice go for it. You can't really go wrong

O 16581 72452 5

I'd shop around a little before making a final decision, in the past month i've found 3 FCs for sale for around $200. If at all possible, find one with a good transmission atleast. I didn't realize how complex a rotary was until i got mine taken apart, so think twice about rebuilding one. Maybe you could even get lucky and find an FC with a trashed body and good motor in combination with your FC with a blown motor to swap the good motor into and keep the other one as a parts car. Use the blown motor for a learning tool, take it apart, i learned so much by it.

Mr BiG G

yea...but finding FC's this cheap is rare over here....isn't it easy to put a t2 into an 86? cuz i got a buddy who can get me a t2 for almost $800US

RotorMotorDriver

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What are the odds the engine AND tranny went bad? That just seems odd to me...

~T.J.

Mr BiG G

yea...i wanna check it out...cuz u know wat the engine could even just be flooded and the guy doesn't even know....im gonna go this weekend and check it out...it's like a 3 hour drive from where i live

Mr BiG G

by the way T.J did u find ur car yet or not?

O 16581 72452 5

My engine and tranny are bad, the odds aren't unlikely.

TII engine swaps aren't an easy process, you'll also need the TII transmission.

rotaryrevial

hey thats is a great deal cause u can find and buy or steal those parts from a junk yard. and the rust is no big deal i had a huge dent inbetween the fender and the door with tons of rust and it got to the piont were it was hard to open and scine i bought it it deosnt even look like the same car . and when im done tuning it up im going to vist they guy that sold it to me and see that he should have never sold it.

RotorMotorDriver

iTrader: (1)

Nope.
Ive heard he would need the whole driveline.

~T.J.

Mr BiG G

oh....i guess im gonna get it....cuz i wanna keep my 1st gen in storage for the winter....and put sumtin in this 86 and get it running for now and use it for college until next summer

JIMMY54

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I'd say go for it..... 140 for an rx7....


do it!!

Mr BiG G

OK i went and checked out the car today FINALLY....it seems to be in pretty alright shape...it's a GXL 86 and it has a little rust underneath but nuttin that i can't fix...3 of the wheels have good thread, the right side door has some rust which has gone right thru...i'll fix it no problem...the left side door has some surface rust...the right side fender is bent in....i'll get it replaced shouldn't be a problem...someone backed into it a while ago....apart from that the engine is totally done....the transmission is arryte it's a used tranny with a new clutch...interior is fine...drivers seat cloth is a lil torn/worn out and the right side headlight motor isn't workin.....i think im gonna get it...should be a good TII project....the problem is the car is gonna cost me 54 USD but towing it is gonna cost me $143(US) and im kinda broke ryte now....so i was wondering for u canadian guys here...do u know any place that rents out flatbeds and stuff? if i can get a flatbed i'll just hook it up to my van and bring it down to my place for cheaper....

thanx,
Gufran

JIMMY54

iTrader: (2)

I believe u-haul rents out those things to hook up to your wheels to tow, but your going to need a tow hitch. Also, renting isn't gunna be much cheaper (if at all) then towing. $54 towing is acutally pretty good price, is it on a flatbed?? My brothers car cost $100 to get towed from thornhill to mississauga.

Mr BiG G

it's gonna be a normal tow truck and jim that price is in US Dollars towing is not 54 it's 200 canadian(143 US) the car will cost 75 canadian (54 US)

JIMMY54

iTrader: (2)

Opps i mis read.... yah 200 towing is expensive.... Call up u-haul. Thats what we were going to do, except we had the problem of no tow hitch.

Mr BiG G

oh damn...a tow hitch is that steel ball thing on the back of a truck ryte?...i don think i got that on my van...is there any other way to hook it up to the van...

thanx,
Gufran

JIMMY54

iTrader: (2)

Well....not really.....Unless you go slightly illegal and get a strap hooked up from one car to the other....But gotta make sure to have someone in the rx7 to brake and steer....Not good idea for long distances though as if you get caught...$$$
Theres also the other type of hitch where its like a square hole which the trailer fits in to.....hard to explain, but if u see it u'll know what i mean

Mr BiG G

arryte thanx...im gonna look into that tomorrow morning prolly go down to uhaul...

peace,
Gufran