scissors4hands

alright im new here, but i have read and read, and i really have loved fc's even with there problems, well i looked around and i found this vert, which is now mine. stock as a rock, clean title, clean body, passed smog with no problems, few problems though, it has 160k on the motor, now i know ofthe horrible stories and well all the rumors that my car will jst explode cuz its a rotary, lol, but i have all the maintanence records dating back to the first owner, oil changes and tire rotations every three thousand miles, and i drove the car home which is a three hour drive, no ovr heating, no problems, ran smooth and fine. theres no oil leaks, the gas mileage isnt super bad its a n/a getting 20 mpg. 5 speed so i can keep the rpms down which helps, few other little problems are the left blinker doesnt work, not sure what the deal is with that, the stock leather seats are worn, paint is chipping, original paint btw. the guy i bought it from had it for 7 years and he wsas older so i know the car has had proper caring. not sure if im missing anything really, car is a 89 came with the sweet an sexy bbs rims, good tires toyo with decent even tread on them.












any advice or comments are welcome

fc3sdude

Clean car, i had a 89 red vert. But a buddy totaled it so it went to the junkyard, miss it but i have had my 86 coupe for 4 years now and i love it. Just keep it maintained and it will love you.

iamsisyphus

I have an 89 convertible too. The cars are almost 20 years old, so there are going to be problems, but sounds like you got a good ride.

pfsantos

iTrader: (1)

Welcome. Get the FSM for the car (see sig. hint hint). You'll see lots of problems, just because this is the forum to bring them up, but overall these are excellent cars. As said, keep in mind the age of these cars.

BTW, don't lug the engine trying to save fuel (i.e. too much gas, lower RPM, too high a gear). A little reving is fine once in a while and cleans up carbon. Enjoy.

teddyrx2

iTrader: (33)

nice find

rx7fan1903

Sup man! Welcome to the site and congrats on the buy! Looks pretty good for its age.

If your turning lights don't work, it could be as simple as a blown light. Change it, and if it doens't work then it could be a wiring problem or something.

scissors4hands

yeah i think the light is jus the switch though, so i gotta get that fixed, the paint will be fixed when i get time and money to paint it woot woot. lol

couple of things i want to ask, not exactly search quality but noobieness in all

okay one, when i start to accelerate or start going faster, my sterring wheel tightens up alot, kinda annoying cuz all of asudden its like reallly touchy, jus wondering whats with that.

and second my clutch i think is original which would explain the play in the gears, seriously i can put it in gear an wiggle it like its in neutral lol kinda annoying when i stop i cant tell an sometimes kill it, o i was thinking new clutch, stage 1 or 2? what brand or make would be cheapest an best, any like fashion trend with the clutches going on? or any make people prefer. also i will get a new flywheel. i already bookmarked the stick for the clutch change an stuff.

any advice on brands or what tey prefer for the a new an better clutch/ flywheel would be awesome.

and also before i forget, on my front bumper, i gotta a itty bitty about one or so inch lip, i was wondering if that was jus stoock on all verts, so kid said he never seen one with that, and i highly doubt its after market, im guessing stock?

btw if any of you happened to wonder, i paid 1500$ for the car, i think was a decent price,

V8what?!

Nice Price!
Not your clutch.
Replace the turn signal bulb before you assume it`s the switch.

daviddeep

iTrader: (4)

As mentioned above, the play in your shifter is not from your clutch. It is from worn shifter bushings which you can replace yourself if you're handy. There have been a million posts on this subject, which you can easily find if you search "replace shifter bushings."

The small black plastic front lip on your 'Vert came standard on all S5 (89-91) cars that did not have the larger TII-style chin spoiler. Nothing special, but it's nice that the previous owners didn't scrape yours off on a curb someplace.

Welcome. Enjoy your 7 and treat it well. Carefully read all the FAQs at the top of the page; they're loaded with invaluable information.

DriftN7

Congrats!!!

pfsantos

iTrader: (1)

What you feel in the steering wheel is probably the variable assist power steering changing the assist so you can feel the roa more. May be working fine, unless it changes it erratically.

+1 Not your clutch, worn shifter ball bushings. It'll feel like new once you change them. These cars have excellent shift feel.

scissors4hands

Thanks guys!

yeah after more reading i obvously found out it wasnt my clutch, shoulda known to check around more from my other forums.

btw how much sh** do people give you for having a rotary?? i work at a common place for the "drft scene 240 guys" to hang out at, an they seriously act like my car is a bomb, nearly every person has told me my engine will blow, or blow up.


so im glad to have support.

Hybrid G

iTrader: (4)

hey i just got my frst FC as well been looking for 2 yrs now and loving very momment of it.

Yea i have and had alot of nissan I love the SR20 been racing it for long time now.

Anyone who talks like that about the rx7 is not real car guys and abviously have no clue what they are talking about.

pay them no mind, i normally shake my head and laugh

hybrid

scissors4hands

yeah i try to do my best, lol

Funny cuz they know nothing of the car, there like that THINGY blows you know, some sort of seal type thing...

im like.... yeah.......

but still grinds my gears ya know, but i love my car no matter if it does sound like a lawn mower lolol another teaser they throw around often.

but i always have the upper hand, there "JdM TYTE tokyo super dorifto drft-mobiles" still look like some one was building there car with miss matched legos, every car is beat to hell cuz there owners are douche bags.

scissors4hands

Soo me an my friend went out an took more pics, he owns the miata.









The pics came out really nice with the high exposure tinkering lolol


hope you guys enjoy.