inittab

Everyone's 1st Gen is in one state of repair or the other. Some guys are building beautiful rotary rockets while others are watching the weeds grow through the rust holes. lol Mine's a work in progress and sometimes it's off the road for a few days or weeks at a time. Right now it's in winter storage and while it's there I'm restoring the gas tank. I'm also gonna be replacing the clutch hydraulic system as well. So I would classify mine as "undergoing minor repairs". What's that status of your 1st Gen? Just curious.

gamble302

arg
needs to be more multicar type of stuff
ones fine and dandy daily driver
other is fine for now but i dont really drive it much, waitin for suspension and an inspection lol

mar3

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Exactly.....current '84 is a perfect driver

the '80 is as dead as a car body gets, engine and tranny OK, but that's about it....

the '83 I'm going to get is a runner but needs carb work to pass inspection, everything else is perfect including the incredible black interior...

Fennix_sr

awaiting new paint job, and trany is goin so i gotta take one outa my spare parts car, funny thing is my car has like 400k's on the car, i think its the origional trany, but dif motor

peejay

Believe it or not my car is at 100% except for the slipping clutch (no biggie), the starter that doesn't work when it's cold (also no biggie), and the intake manifold gasket that leaks verrrrry slightly (again, no biggie). Will need a cat put on it by March if I stay in Cleveland.

Just need legal registration Till then it's just a driveway ornament. But hey, I'm really good at rebuilding calipers now, and I finally tracked down and fixed the stereo so that the front speakers work.

eddierotary

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Nope, mine is underging major surgery. i hope to finish soon.

Rx7carl

1-84 GS IT car, running, ready to race
2- 85 GSL Daily driver auto, avg condition
3- 85 S- dead, awaiting its transformation to road race car
4- 85 GSL- dead, parts car? maybe my dad wants it? maybe Ill just keep it? dunno yet.

82streetracer

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before my car went into storage it went for a month and a half without any mods or anything breaking.

Now its all torn apart for my turbo II swap, I have the engine and tranny mounted. and the bnr stage 3 turbo is on there with a RB downpipe.

Im working on installing a intercooler right now.

morpheus

84 (base) - my toy...daily driver, waiting to pay off the engine, so i can get the electromotive software dialed in, rear quarters mariah mode 1, front fenders and bumper from my 83 (til i get the $ for a new mode 1 airdam)

83gsl - runs, but burns oil badly (will be daily driver when snow comes

other 83gsl - parts car (missing front clip, and soon to be missing lsd and disc brake rear end!)

peejay

Aww man, did you HAVE to remind me?

The '85 engine smokes like a freight train when cold. Seems OK when warm so it should pass the smog test once said cat is put on.

Hmm.... Options options...

1. Leave it like that until it uses more oil than gasoline and leave your cars alone already

2. Throw the '80 engine in there

3. Port the crap out of the '80 engine and throw it in there

4. Get an '83-85 12A with a blown rear rotor, scavengine its front rotor and rotor housing, and ressurect the Evil Engine and throw it in there

5. Same as 4 but have much more biggerful porting instead of "torque central" porting

6. I now have in my possession a S4 13B that needs some TLC. Stock 2mm apex seals can handle high RPM like stock 3mm seals don't. Nahhhh, I'll use it for parts to put together one good 13B for the '87

phooka

My 85 gsl is up on jackstands.. undergoing various repairs/upgrades.. recently aquired - not driven in well over a year and wouldn't pass inspection if the guy was deaf, blind and quadrapalegic.

I'm rebuilding the interior, trying to get motor to run right while installing a mikuni carb that I haven't figured out, and rebuilding the entire exhaust system, fixing brakes and suspension etc..

Here's a recently refurbished door panel (I shoulda taken a b4 picture!)

MarkPerez

My 82 is in tip top shape.installed new brake pads yesterday. i've got that pain in the *** oil leak still.
I'm waiting for my o-ring / gasket set to arrive from VB
to repair the leak. My oem 12a runs awesome, amazing!
everything, i mean EVERYTHING,electrical,etc,, works.
I drive it every day,, i don't feel right if i don't drive once a day in it,In june i'll have owned it 2 years. I must admit
that i got a good one, i've pushed it to the limits, and it holds together. Yes i can drive it hard (after i warm it up first) right now !!!

85RX7GS

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Mine is about 90% restored - new engine, new paint, all dents fixed, great interior and no rust. It's my daily driver, with 175k miles and it looks like it just rolled out of the showroom.

jimtesla

My 85 GSL-SE is mint......87k.......New Leather,silver face gauges, New tinted windshield..........All covered up in its garage waiting for the weather to clear........

Next project........two power ports for cell phone and gps unit...

Mazda does not need it for the rx-8 comercial......they dont have the money to transport and insure it......

Their loss.....

AdrenalifeRX7

mines being stored during the snowy season here in NY. it's waiting for me to pull the turbo's oil return line off and clean out the old gunky oil. maybe some marvel mystery oil for it too. the car is in excellent shape mechanically but I plan on painting it black (it's red now) this spring. i can't wait to drive it, my beater Beretta GT is way too slow and automatic.

AJC13B

[dr evil]

Bwaahaahaahaa

[/dr evil]

Directfreak

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Hopefully running by January.

MIKE-P-28

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MIne is running, and really has a spendy taste for hi quality gas. It has ZERO problems drinking a gallonof it every 10 miles

Cloud

Well, my blue 85 GSL runs great, but I had to let my roomie borrow it since his damn 88 'Vert caught on fire and is "under construction..."

So I'm stuck everyday either bumming rides, driving the 110000% illegal 84 Supra (registration, inspection, NO KEYS, no title, no insurance, etc), or stealing the gf's celica

The other 85 GSL, the brown one, is still in Gamble's possession, waiting for some "fun stuff." The kind of fun stuff that gets me banished from this board...

79+80_rx-7

my rotary car is a total pile of ****....... it has never done me anygood. its stolen my time, my money, and most of my life...................................



i am in need of a functional carb. I have not have good luck with the rotary/rx7... witht eh three i own, i cant even have one running..... it has caused me dissapointment, grief, and heartbreak.....


Anyways.... i will shut up

error402

'83 GSL - Is may daily driver so I have to have it running. It's amazing what you can get done when you know you have to have it work before the day ends.

'85 GSL-SE - Will be a long project.

-Error402

alien_rx7

Nice colorful sig Error!

Hmm, 83 GSL in garage awaiting engine swap. Just need a cherry picker. Also pulled the carpet to look for rust and repair any I find. Putting interior back together.
Hoping to have it ready to go by Feb/March after it stops snowing around here (Missouri).

82 GSL - taking engine out to put in the 83, since the 83 leaks oil (dowel leak). Body is shot, turning into parts car.

82 GSL - already a parts car and almost finished stripping now. Interior was almost all gone when I got it but still had the drivetrain and engine core plus some good glass and body parts, all rims.

Rotor13B

I'm currently looking for a 83" in good shape and running condition for emmisions reasons. My car would have a better chance at passing emissions if I showed up without it..lol Anyways, my plan is to swap motors after the E test so I can still have the power and performance of the 13B engine. And before anyone says it, i know I will have to swap back and forth for emissions testing every other year, but it's worth it to me. I should have never moved to an emissions county.

lotsacars

'84 SE fully functional, but in winer storage. Saw another SE driving through my town the other day right after we'd gotten 10" of the white stuff. Shame.

peejay

shame?

rx-7s are excellent winter cars. it's a shame to NOT drive one in the winter.

the only car i've had in the winter better than my '80 was my 4WD Subaru. And believe me it's a close match - neither car left me stuck or stranded at any time. The Subaru only wins because, well, it's just SO MUCH FUN to do a 4-wheel powerslide at 70mph on the interstate

- pj (Snow Drifter)