Just thought i'd introduce myself here, seeing as this is where i'll probably post most often. My name is Ian, live in colorado, and I own a turbo II and an 83 limited edition. Both are fairly stock and at the moment the turbo II doesn't run. I bought the car for 800 bucks. The guy had no idea what he was doing. He put a brand new motor in it and never hooked any wiring up. He wondered why it wouldn't start. I just got my hands on the service manuals i needed so ill get it running soon hopefully (unless there is another underlying problem).
I got the old motor that was in the car too. Supposedly the apex seals are shot. Who knows though. If i get it running fairly inexpensivly I'll look into fitting it into the 1st gen.

I'm fairly new to rotary powerplants, but have appreciated them for sometime now. Hopefully i cant turn both these cars around quickly. Until then, great site. I've already learned tons here, and hopefully i can add my intelligence to the list in the future. Later

Ian

 

welcome

 

Welcome, nice find! Next time you find a killer deal like that, send it over to Oregon, send me a PM welcome to the club.

 

yeah. it was a good deal. the better part is i got the 83 for 100 bucks. i haven't dropped a dollar into other than gas and oil so far either. and it still runs great.

 

just to add while im here... are there any other people here from colorado... i personally know about all 3 people in my area that know what a rotary is. well thats a little exagerated. but there are probably 3 modified turbo IIs. a street ported 13b 1g, and a few stock 3rd gens in the area. other than that though. there is nothing out here.

 

Check the regional forums for people local to you.