What's it worth? Should I sell now, or later?
01-24-07, 02:10 PM
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What's it worth? Should I sell now, or later?
1983 GSL, Silver with very slight damage to front passenger fender.
Of course, LSD Rear End, and stock wheels.
Fuel pump is switched (relay missing), to start you turn car on, turn pump on for a couple seconds and turn it off, floor it, start cranking, turn switch on as it begins to start, and remove foot from gas pedal. She idles just shy of 1,000 and runs pretty smooth.
Someone took the entire insides from an 85 GSL-SE (including the dash!) and transplanted into this one. It's red inside, and in VERY good shape.
And best for last: It's got an 85 GSL-SE Engine transplanted into it, and it was done right. Headers (RB, I think), and racing muffler (think it's Monza, but we can't all have RB.) Has cone style cold air intake, and racing fuel pump.
Needs:
1.) Kick panel under glove box replaced, I have one on the way
2.) One hatch hinge replaced, it's on the way
3.) Little triangular black trim piece on drivers rear window, and it's on the way too
4.) Was flooded when I got it, has sat for a long time while I got the correct injectors, and installed. I ATF'd it and let it sit, then started a week later when I installed the right injectors. Oil has been changed, and plugs too... Haven't driven since, and it's still got ATF in the exhaust and smokes like it... Basically, I'm waiting for a quiet night when nobody's watching to start it up so it can clear up, when I'm not worried about someone calling to report a fire.
(don't ask... it's REALLY happened to me once before!) So, I need to get it out and drive it to get the rest of the ATF out of the system.
5.) Still using beehive cooler. I do have the stock GSL-SE cooler, and lines, and can't decide if I really need them for a street car.
I've decided I want a different car, and I'm not going to put much more sweat into this one... I'm going to hunt down a 2nd gen 'vert when I offload this, I think... So, it's not for sale yet because I can't decide if I should finish working on it, paint it, and then sell it (I already have the new fender). So, I'm looking for opinions more than anything... I'll post pics in a few days, but based on what you can read... What's it worth now? What's it worth when it's done?
Of course, LSD Rear End, and stock wheels.
Fuel pump is switched (relay missing), to start you turn car on, turn pump on for a couple seconds and turn it off, floor it, start cranking, turn switch on as it begins to start, and remove foot from gas pedal. She idles just shy of 1,000 and runs pretty smooth.
Someone took the entire insides from an 85 GSL-SE (including the dash!) and transplanted into this one. It's red inside, and in VERY good shape.
And best for last: It's got an 85 GSL-SE Engine transplanted into it, and it was done right. Headers (RB, I think), and racing muffler (think it's Monza, but we can't all have RB.) Has cone style cold air intake, and racing fuel pump.
Needs:
1.) Kick panel under glove box replaced, I have one on the way
2.) One hatch hinge replaced, it's on the way
3.) Little triangular black trim piece on drivers rear window, and it's on the way too
4.) Was flooded when I got it, has sat for a long time while I got the correct injectors, and installed. I ATF'd it and let it sit, then started a week later when I installed the right injectors. Oil has been changed, and plugs too... Haven't driven since, and it's still got ATF in the exhaust and smokes like it... Basically, I'm waiting for a quiet night when nobody's watching to start it up so it can clear up, when I'm not worried about someone calling to report a fire.
(don't ask... it's REALLY happened to me once before!) So, I need to get it out and drive it to get the rest of the ATF out of the system.5.) Still using beehive cooler. I do have the stock GSL-SE cooler, and lines, and can't decide if I really need them for a street car.
I've decided I want a different car, and I'm not going to put much more sweat into this one... I'm going to hunt down a 2nd gen 'vert when I offload this, I think... So, it's not for sale yet because I can't decide if I should finish working on it, paint it, and then sell it (I already have the new fender). So, I'm looking for opinions more than anything... I'll post pics in a few days, but based on what you can read... What's it worth now? What's it worth when it's done?
01-24-07, 02:58 PM
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Need a pic, but are you serious that they put the hideous '85 dash into a 1983 RX-7??? 
With the mods, damage and that crazy start-up routine, you'll be lucky to get past $1500 for it, no matter what's under the hood....
With the mods, damage and that crazy start-up routine, you'll be lucky to get past $1500 for it, no matter what's under the hood....
01-24-07, 10:26 PM
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Hey, Doc
The man says he wants a 2nd gen vert instead. I thought I saw a showroom mint one in somebody's side yard, but when I got within 10 feet I realized it was a Ford probe with a black tarp over the top. Damn. I hate when that happens!
The man says he wants a 2nd gen vert instead. I thought I saw a showroom mint one in somebody's side yard, but when I got within 10 feet I realized it was a Ford probe with a black tarp over the top. Damn. I hate when that happens!
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Judging by the silence, I'm thinking he didn't like my answer....I wonder why the rest of the peanut gallery is silent on this one? When someone asks for an opinion, it usually opens the flood gates.
"Hail, man, stick in a V8 and dump that 13B crap and you'll get $13,000 for it easy!!"...
"Hail, man, stick in a V8 and dump that 13B crap and you'll get $13,000 for it easy!!"...