is $1000 us dollars a good price for a 88 rx-7 fc non turbo that may or may not run but might with a little work?

 

IMHO It'd have to be pretty sweet if the engine is questionable. That's a hard question. Everybody has a different frame of reference. I got my TII with good ext., int. & a bad engine for $700. Found a crashed one with a good engine for $900.

 

the engine looks fine but it wont start. i think its because the alarm is still equiped. but i dont know. and the body is good just needs rear bumper. thanx for imput.

 

get the compression checked, then you know what your dealing with engine wise.

 

does anyone know if the alarm would prevent the wires from getting spark? and if so how do i disable the alarm?

 

As long as the majority of the car is in nice condition, it sounds like a decent deal to me... even if the engine has thrown an apex seal.

You can pick up all the components for a complete rebuild for about $900 usd, or purchase a rebuilt stock NA core for about $1200-$2200 usd.
So either way, you are looking at less than $3500 usd total for the car with a rebuilt engine.

Maybe the engine doesn't even need rebuilt. Could it be a simple flooding problem? Carbon lock? Alarm syndrome?
Like Rx7Nub suggested, get a compression check done.