well, it kinda goes like this: i made this bet w/ my dad. i bet him the title to my ride if i didn't get it runnin again b4 the end of this year, and local "street on the strip" racing is starting to pick up for the year. not only that, my dad said he would totally gut the car, cement it into the ground, & he would turn it into a friggin FLOWER POT!!!!! i need an engine for my 86 rx7 gxl. it doesn't have to b anything special, just inexpensive.

 

Do you not have an engine at all?

We need more info if you want advice...

 

gotta na 13b requireing a rebuild.......... bone stock 86 gxl here

 

Well, then rebuild it

 

yea right...ain't got $1800 min for labor costs & another $1200 for parts.....thats ALL i can get n my area......the one & only shop.....absolute cheapest in town

 

dude, build it yourself.
atleast tear it down and check the rotors and the housings for damage and warpage. If they are good you can buy the seals and rebuild it.

 

I meant do it yourself... I did mine myself (although it's to be seen whether it runs or not now), and it wasn't *that* hard (definately a learning experience though), and I've never rebuild any engines before (or even taken one out by myself).

If you can't get the cash to rebuild it within 5 months or so, I'd say you're fudged.

 

well, i COULD do it my self, but i ain't got the facilities to do so & can't find the parts & even if i could, i ain't too sure i can get them for a decent price

 

why would you make a silly bet like that?

 

because i am fixin to get married and my dad dont think i will ever get it running again

 

I think what he meant was what do you get if you win?

That was a really silly bet to make :p

 

lol find some FC for stupid cheap and buy it and motor swap it into your car lol.

running FC's with less than perfect bodies go for 600-1000 in my locality lol

 

Is he paying for the wedding if you get it running or something? Is there a large lump of cash in it for you for fixing it so it can be moved off his property under its own power? I can't really figure why else you would make this bet. The bet isn't really hard to accomplish though. Alot of people on this forum tear down and rebuild their own engine for the first time, having never taken apart any engine before in their lives. They are succesful most often too.

 

my wife has just recently bought another 86 rx7 and she is going to do some swapping and trading on the cars and try to get them running but she has neve even messed with a rx7 at all

 

Well, since 7's can run without seals... You didn't say how well you want it to run... Open it up, pull the seals, make it rich as hell and get 5 mpg until your dad accepts that you won the bet.

-Goofy

 

How will you get compression with no seals at all? You'd get horrid blowby into the next chamber, preigniting, and... yea. Ick.

You should be able to find a used but still intact motor for $400 or so. I don't have any spares or I'd sell you one.

-=Russ=-