New to the board. Just purchased an 88 GXL yesterday with approx. 135k miles on motor and chasis. Completely new to the rotary thing. Also have a 91 Eclipse GSX that is sitting in the garage. Time for me to learn some new stuff I guess.

 

nice
i like the color

 

looks to be in good condition. a friend of mine has a gsx. pretty sweet ride.

 

anybody know if that is a stock paint color? been looking for options to paint mine and that color looks nice.

 

looks good, but it's got some hella fender gap

what do you think you'll do to it?

 

Seems to be stock color. Door jams and engine bay are same color.

Haven't really decided on what to do. I'll probably look into Tein Coilovers and work on getting some nice 17 inch rims.

 

That's in really nice condition. I like the color too. Seems like it was worth the buy. How does it run?

Welcome to the board.

 

Thanks for the welcome.
It's runs pretty good. I need to have an alignment done....starts to shake at around 50 mph, but no big deal. I've enjoyed it so far. Can't wait to get the little stuff out of the way to get to the bigger stuff.

 

Thats a stock color. It's called Tornado Silver Metallic.

 

LOL i had a 91 Eclipse for a year b4 i bought my 87..

sold the eclipse last summer though.. no room in the drive way... very nice cars to drive though... if i were to have to choose between my RX and another car that would probably win

 

yes yes yes... the GXL. good snag, very clean looking car! more pics more pics!

first rule of the rotaries: your powerband is way up there. the more I get used to my car, the higher my rpm range becomes.

 

Awesome buy, looks to be in good condition. Might have to get my vert painted that color, looks really nice

 

Looking good! Good luck with it

 

Thanks for the compliments. I really like the color. Just need the windows tinted now. I'll take more pictures once I fully detail the car inside and out. Have to find a good spot. Those pics are on the good side. The previous owner put silver tape on the driver side window to hold it up. Looks kinda ghetto. But I'll have that motor soon.
Other than one occassion, I haven't gone beyond 3k rpms. Once I have an alignment done, I'll take it to thru the 1/4 mile to see what happens. And I'll go try some auto-x stuff as well.

 

Thanks for the compliments. I really like the color. Just need the windows tinted now. I'll take more pictures once I fully detail the car inside and out. Have to find a good spot. Those pics are on the good side. The previous owner put silver tape on the driver side window to hold it up. Looks kinda ghetto. But I'll have that motor soon.
Other than one occassion, I haven't gone beyond 3k rpms. Once I have an alignment done, I'll take it to thru the 1/4 mile to see what happens. And I'll go try some auto-x stuff as well.

 

that looks great. great condition, really clean. how much did you get it for?

 

i have a GXL same color its called tornado grey or something
looks clean dude good buy have fun w/ it !

 

do i see dsm?

 

wow! if I shift anywhere under 5k it feels like I'm fighting the car. not picking on you, just saying that the sweet spot is higher... but I know you will figure that out as you drive it more
again, welcome to the club.

 

I see it has the mandatory backwards directional wheels. Any s4 rx-7, no matter how clean, how low-mile, or what enthusiast owned it, MUST have at least two backwards directional wheels.

Other than that, very nice. Just don't try and make a racecar out of a GXL..enjoy it for what it is. A fun car to drive that still has several options.

 

You are correct. It's a 91 Eclipse GSX with approx 85k miles on the original motor. Doesn't start sometimes, might be coil pack.

I'm enjoying the car at this point. It will be better once I get the driver side window motor(Anyone got one for sale?). I've only put maybe like 20 mles on it the 2 days I've had it. And that has been to the corner store and around the neighborhood. I'll open it up more as I become more comfortable with it.

I didn't even realize that 2 of the rims are set backwards. Once I get new tires I'll have them placed back right.
I will add a few aftermarket items but I don't expect a monster to be born from this car. It's main purpose is to be a daily driver.

 

Get a spair motor, any who as ever had a 7 knows this to be fact. I have a spair and soon to be working on my 2nd spair
Stvev Gambone 76 RX4 twin turbo/twin K fuel/2nd gen spot suspension

 

welcome welcome, nice CAHHHHR