The story: so we got spark all going, i knew the engine was flooded so i took out the plugs and cranked. gas went out and i let it sit to let it dry. later then i put oil in the leading holes to build compression and put the plugs back in. cranked it like 4 times and nothing. so i had my dad come out and work the choke and gas in the engine while i started it. it was beggin to start, on our last try it worked and smoke fills the building. we keep gas on for a lil and then let off. the whole building is smoke. i realized then how much i love rotarys. And it still runs like a champ.

 

cool...glad you are bringing one back to life!!

 

Yes, they do tend to run once in a great while. Congrats.

 

It's alive!!!!!!

 

Congrats to the latest recipient of the Wictor Frohnkensteen Award!

 

im soo happy. it started up strong today with no problems. just need to put some new brakes on and install slave cylinder. anybody got a guide for the slave cylinder?

 

Slave cylinder is straight forward. In my signature is the link for the FSM. Down load a copy and follow the FSM instructions.

 

thanks man, hopefully i have time do it this weekend. im gonna finish painting the metal interior glossy grey this week and then hopefully get slave in this weekend. possibly brakes too. then i can just drive...

 

I hope you are skinny and can crawl under the dash easily if you change either the master brake or clutch.... It was a PITA for me to crawl under when i changed mine.

My autocross car needed a new brake booster, brake master and clutch master!!

 

ohh. hopefully that doesnt happen to me. we will see

 

ha ha yeah. Its a pain. rotorhead's yoga is involved.

 

Take the driver's seat out first; only 4 bolts, and makes it a LOT easier. not 'easy,' but easier.
That way, you can lay on the floorboards and put your legs back in the hatch space.

 

lol. Just put the car up on jackstands, as high as you can get it. Then you can kneel outside the car and reach up under there. Clutch master cylinder swapped in ten minutes that way. Sure beats trying to stand on your head.

 

well the seats are out until we finish painting the metal interior and i have jackstands and access to my uncles car lift so im good.

 

Now, all you need is that third elbow that lets your arm bend midway between elbow and wrist, heh. Tiny Japanese assemblers...

 

hahaha, yeha, i wish i had tiny hands sometimes.

 

well if your just replaceing the slave cylinder its mounted to the top of the trany witch is verry easy to get to,I had to replace mine once because i was racing and broke it clean off the trany,Striped the bolt's clean out so i had to get a tap and die set and rethread it and useing bigger bolt's
Ahh allmost forget what kind of car do your have year and model

 

1983 engine, 79 chassis.

 

Congrats bro! Im in the same situation. I just picked up a 81 thats been sitting since 96. Got a awesome deal on it I will try starting it on friday. Im gonna buy a new battery, fuel filter before I attempt to fire it up.

 

good luck with ur project man. get another one on the road. ^^

 

Thanks bro, was the linkage on your carb seized? I lubricated my carb entirely and none of my linkage seems to want to even try to move. Do you have any pics of your car?

 

we didnt really do anything to my carb, just sprayed some carb cleaner in it and i renewed all fluids and filters. we also replaced the starter and did some re-wiring because the leading spark plugs didnt get spark. everything seemed to work real good. ive started it up everyday since it began to run. here are some pics





here is the link to the album, alot of pics.
https://www.rx7club.com/members/food7373-136356-albums-1st-gen-rx7-w-mariah-kit-1923/

here is the link to youtube, vids of it starting and a walkaround.
http://www.youtube.com/user/food3737

enjoy the pics and vids. once it is running on the road i will post some nice vids.