i just bought an 85 gsl today in perfect condition for 1300. heres the link to the guys web page: http://home.satx.rr.com/jasonr/RX-7page.html
nicest guy around, if you want a 97 cobra also in perfect condition for sale, really cool guy. all it needs is for the front rotors to be turned really.

 

Darn Nice looking car! Congratulations!

 

Wow, he was asking like 3k a few months ago for it. It may have a ton of miles on it but looks good from what I can see.

 

Damnit i think i overpayed for my car. I paid 3700, mind you it is Canadian dollars. It has 60K miles on it 100000 kilos and the interior is minty but it needs paint and my rims arent shiny like that. Also that freaking shutter valve in the carb makes damn noises after 4500 RPM you guys know why? i dont.

 

this one has 175k miles on it, still runs like a champ though, took that stupid valve out and it works great. i need a thermostatic swithc though, im afraid i'll leave the fans on or something

 

Try taking off the vac lines and capping them, then run it and see if it still makes the noises. If it doesn't you're all set, but if it does then it's not your shutter valve.

 

does anyone know where i could some rims for my car besides tire rack? tire rack doesnt tell me what size the rims need to be. does anyone know that either? i'm lookin for some 15's that arent all ghetto, just ones good for autocrossing.

 

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/

Has some nice rims for good prices.

I'm not sure I know what you mean by "what size the rims need to be"?

The bolt pattern for non -SE first gens is 110mm x 4. You can fit anything to about 7" wide on. You sadi you wanted 15" for auto-x, so you can grab a nice set of 15"x7" rims for under $400 for the set.

The stock wheel sizes were 13"x5" for the steel rims and 13"x5.5" for the 4 spoke alloys.

Hope this is usefull. Lemme know if you need anymore help.
-Spencer

 

4x110 and 7" wide is a huge help, thanks. but that site has no 4x110 wheels that i could find

 

Oops, sorry!

I never looked up non-SE rims on there (I have an -SE).

The only other site I know is www.tirerack.com

 

Mr Rose always said he wanted Panasports for his car. Our cars are almost twins.

Not exactly cheap though.

 

Very nice Felix!

 

yeah those are nice, probably out of my budget at the moment, but i can always save up. how much do those rims weigh?

 

Hows the short throw shifter? Ive never driven a car with one. Have you driven a 1st Gen without one and is there a difference?

Is that discounttiredirect.com have prices for a set of 4 with tires or is that per rim. If its for four thats a great deal!

 

Winnipeg85GSL
You can get a nice set of 4 rims for under $400 with no tires from http://www.discounttiredirect.com/ ]DiscountTireDirect[/URL]. Tires from there start around the $75 per tire price range.
Problem is it appears they don't have any rims that fit non GSL-SE cars.

-Spencer