Rotofire

GavingJuice....

rx7anator

yea man thats the plan...and again ill post tomorrow wut happens..but i hope i get this...she'll be my baby..and ill bring ur up right...unlike the dude that has it now

heb09

if its good a good body, no rust and drives nice, get it. Otherwise dont botther. Buy a fuel filter and fit it before buying it.

Metallic_rock

well, with those problems... tell him that Kelly Blue Book rate's it in "fair" condition at $1,000.00. That one would be considered in "poor" condition, and KBB won't even put a price on something in "poor" condition.

If he won't take $680.00, wouldn't take it. I bought my 82 with the 13b in it for 900!!! The car wasn't running that great, but...

hornbm

if the body is in really good shape, and it has engine problems, then offer him no more than $500.

Rotofire

the suspense is killing me!

1984special

offer him maybe 200...

You'll find another one, don't worry. The last thing you want is to rush into an investment and realize it's not a good one.

rx7anator

****** said no less then $850...so idk wuts gona happen now...but we'll see

g prime

The problem(if u still care) could also be the inlet/return filters/ strainers, I don't know if that is excatly what they are called. My 81 was stuttering in 4th and stalling at speed, and that seemed to fix it.

peccas

hey try to let the guy know whats the worst that can happen .. you might not buy it and he'll have no choice but to sell it the junk yard for less than 100 dollars.i 've had 3 rx7's in the last 7 years.


-1981 gs
-1984 gsl se
-1989 gx

these cars kick ***.. GOOD LUCK BRO..HAVE FUN///////

Steve Shulz

What does your gut tell you? Honestly? Usually every bad deal ive managed to get myself into (alot by the way) usually was preceded by a dont know about this. If its easy and things fall into place then those tend to work. Just from your story I would walk. You never know what the status really is. Did you pull the plugs? Did you hear the 3 swooshes for each rotor? Take a comp gauge, its the only way to be sure. I always to a comp check rx-7s now, unless the price is below $500. Another will come, dont worry, you may have to drive a bit further, but autotrader.com lets you put in miles from you....

bizarro

iTrader: (1)

i think you are too anxious to get this car...trust everyone when they tell you that another will come...

my second 7 had too much rust...but i got it anyways...paid too much and i was so upset at myself...

i ended up swapping it out with a non-rusty 7 so i lucked out...you might not...

if he doesn't take $300 i say WALK...another will be coming if you are looking...

you'll find people selling here all the time as well as ebay as well as autotrader...don't step into this if you are not willing to put ALOT of time money and work into it...for real...but if thats your intentions and you got the money to toss around then get it...

edit - you don't have your city listed just state...i checked the atlanta zip code and there are 8 rx-7's listed within 200 miles of atlanta...so there you go...excuse of no 7's around has been eliminated

heb09

wave $300 in his face.

rx7anator

yea i live right in the middle of georgia..and iv done autotrader searches..and i dont have that kind of money...im only 15 and i got the money i have from sellin off my 2 dirt bikes...and i gota have something to work on....i love taken apart and rebuildin ****....i completely rebuilt a honda 2 stroke motor in 5th grade (i know these cars are rotarys) and thats just a new challenge for me...but my dad is all bitchin about havin a project car..and my mom is bitchin cuz its gona be a race car...it just seems like this is the perfect car for me...but they dont think so and on another note there are 4 known rx7s in this general area...an 86 i was gona buy but it ran like ****...the 84 im lookin at now...some dude has a red 85...and a friend of our family has one...but with a 350 in it (ruined it if ya ask me) but wutever...either my dads gona throw in the extra money for me...or were gona bump it. well see

Rotofire

i'd walk away from the one your looking at now (the one that he wont take under 850) sounds like he isn't to anxious to sell it. I'd wave cash in front of him....Feed him a line of bullshit saying that it has all these problems...that's what i did with mine...and they beleived me! Mine was in mint condition ha ha and they came down because i told them the OMP was starting to go out and that would cost major to get it fixed...soooo if he wont come down any further walk away

SaiyanJin93

Well, if I can remember correctly..on my 83 limited GSL the shutter valve was the cause of my problems which is right under the carb..or alongside the rats nest leading to the carb.'s air and fuel mixture screw..

rx7anator

hey guys....I GOT IT...my dad went and got it for me on his lunch break and suprised me when i got home from school...then me and my bro went on a drive (hes 17 so he got to drive) and at first we couldnt get it over 40...then later one we had it goin a 95..then again it owuldnt get over 50 .....so now i gota pay my dad back..and have money to work on it....the first thing im doin in buyin a fuel pump filter...if that doesnt work im cuttin out the cat..and if that doest work...ill be back here beggin for some help...THANK god im now part of the club...well im startin work on my baby tomorrow...so expect pics and updates...lata

BigJim

Just for future information RX7anator, you dont need a 7 to be part of this club. Just by comming here and showing that you want to learn about these engines and cars is good enough for me.

rx7anator

ok well i just got done for tonight....worked for about 3 and a half hours today. i pulled the seats out..then carpet and all that insulations ****...got the storage bins out (by the way where can i get more??? mine are broke and no doors) to every piece of carpet and insulation out...got a few stops of rust (where the seat bolt in mainly) she defently smells better...i cleaned the dash and shifter and all that....i still gota clean out all this **** thats stuck to the floor...in the storage bin holes..and in the hatch area...then im boltin the seats back in (im in the hole $165 so no interior right now...plus i need an exhaust real bad...or at least some seals)then after the seats are in im gona go get a fuel pump filter...replace it and see how she runs....and ill have pics up sometime tomorrow..well its late and im gettin in bed..lata

DONNA

"congrats on your new car",,,yep u will spend many hours on ur baby, some happy and some not, but shes yours now ,,,have you checked to see if the secondaires are functioning freely,,may just need some wd-40 on the linkage seeing that u got over 55mph at one time, could u hear/feel the 4barrel secondaries kick in?
also check the check valve on the fuel return line comming from the carb,,,its a one way valve so dont put it back on backwards and spray it with some carb cleaner, it may be clogged. its located about 10 inches from carb, round metal piece one inch long (may want to start a new thread when you come back), also you will soon be needing a haynes repair manual,,,look on ebay or check one out at the library...

bizarro

iTrader: (1)

well i guess if you really wanted it then you got it!...what was the final price your dad got it for? as for the issues...good luck and hope you get her running in tip top shape

now send some pics man...

dbtolman

Welcome to the group! One word of warning... These things are ADDICTIVE! I bought my first, sight unseen, for $250.00 (83 LE) Turned out to have a problem with rear rotor... wouldn't do more than 25mph! Anyways, playing with that car hooked me... bought a 85 GSL, have about $550 in her by the time I towed back home. Runs great, but bad body and interior... Now I plan to make one good from two...

Anyways, your issues sound workable. Have fun!