MastrChase

Hello everyone thanks for taking a sec to read this. I've been an RX-7 lover since I was about 15 years old. I'm 20 now and have finally been able to purchase my first RX-7. Its an 86 N/A 5spd, but I'm not sure which trim package it is. I think I've figured out its the sports pkg from http://64.9.213.132/rx7club.com/foru...d.php?t=249616 There's no badge on the car to tell me. I guess it was removed when it was repainted, though from the look of it I think its about that time again.

I bought my FC from and RX mechanic in Gainesville Florida, 30 miles north of me, for $1800. It needs paint eventually and a good wash and wax which I'll be more than happy to give it. Its got a very strong running motor w/ 140k on it, hasn't been rebuilt. Everything feels good one it(as far as I can tell) and he was even nice enough to make me a list of everything to look out for and maintanice tips the the 7. He also gave me a 30 day warranty.

One thing I find odd though, is that it has no storage bins, as you can see in the rest of my pics at http://arichase.mypicgallery.com/ I thought all 7's had bins? Except the 2+2. Someone straighten me out. I guess there's nothing to sacrifice now by putting in a back seat. I still have few things to take care of before I get to play with her/it/him on a daily basis. Have to get my license reinstated, some how pay for insurance, all those minor details haha.

Let me know what you all think. Good deal? I think I'm not offically part of the family Thanks guys and gals.

felixwankel88

A LITTLE pricey for the miles and original engine

BDoty311

Yup. 5-lug, no storage bins, Sport model.

LI FC Greg

Very nice. Yes, definately a Sport. I See the Aero package which is a Sport give away. You also have the Turbo seats. Do you have power steering or an aluminum hood?

EazyE

speaking of hoods, are all turbo II hoods heavy? .... cuz mines a beast

BDoty311

Nope, a lot are made of aluminum.

Jager

iTrader: (10)

I love how someone actually used some of the stickies on top :-o!

Not bad lookin car by the way yo.

BDoty311

NO ****!

RoTa7

i dont think its pricey its pretty koo clean seven. if he takes care of it it will last him a while on org. motor
i remeber my first rx7 GTUs that thing had a load of miles...waaaay more then 140k on orgnal motor

DunTokCok

Congrats, i just recently purchased my first rx-7 also. It is also an 86 n/a my car has 100k on rebuild and i only spent 1k on it, but ur interior is MUCH nicer than mine

MastrChase

It does have power steering thankfully and the hood is steel and heavy and ****. Okay so its a sport, cool, do I just say I have an 86 FC? Cause its not GXL or GTU right?

Do I have an LSD?

Thanks guys for the positive comments and all the feedback in general.

bignickFC

easy to tell just turn to the right and try to do a 180 and if you dont kick it out then no prolly not but if you do good deal. nice car though for the price, at that high of mileage keep eye on the oil. ive seen way to many friends get ripped off, so have fun and welcome to the club!!

BDoty311

DOn't get so technical.

Thats not a good way to tell.

MastrChase

Another thing, shouldn't my VIN say FC3S or FC3C for a vert? It says FC33. Someone explain?

bignickFC

(FACT)if you cant kick the *** end out turning to the right b/c only the passanger tire is spinning the you dont have an LSD.. i have an 88 gxl and it has a lsd i can kick it out easily turning to the right but my friend in his 88 se cant he just burns his tire

bignickFC

idk mine says fc33 to ive never looked at another fc's vin good ?

Stanello

iTrader: (1)

and oh yeah, back to the bins: They were an option, I've got a 87 sport WITH bins

Bigretardhead

yes, sport has LSD.

didn't all 5 lug S4's have LSD?

and no, coupe's say FC33 in the VIN, not FC3S, although that is indeed the chassis code.

bignickFC, 1st, why do you keep mentioning 'to the right' ? direction doesn't have anything to do with it.

and 2nd, some open diff cars will still be able to kick the *** out while turning like you said. best way to tell by driving the car would be to put one tire in the gravel, one tire on dry pavement, and then dump the clutch at say.....5500rpm. if both tires keep spinning, congradulations, you have LSD.

siamiam

not a bad car to find , welcome to the Fc brotherhood and good luck

inflatablepets

uhhh.......no. That's not accurate. I can kick mine out WITHOUT a LSD. Jack the rear of the car up and turn one rear tire. If it's LSD (and working) the other tire will turn the same way. If it's an open diff, when you turn one wheel forward, then the other one will turn backward.

rwd

^ why would you want to even jack up the rear of the car...

inflatablepets

Hmmm.... Lets think about this for a minute. Maintenence possibly, or a brake Job. You might want to inspect things under the car now and then. See, I 'm a fatass that can't squeeze under the car to work on it. 6'0 180lbs of pure fat just can't squeeze under the car.

OneEyedJack

iTrader: (5)

i thought you could just crawl underneath and look to see if "LSD" was branded on the differential. im probably wrong, i remember somone telling me it was labeled like that before on these cars. Never checked mine, so i don't konw from first hand experience

JamesBong

Sorry, wrong on both counts Bigtardhead. if you look back at the sticky, the only S4's that came with LSD were the GXL, Turbo, and in '88, the GTU. If your sport has an LSD, it was added after the fact. Case in point, my '87 Sport didn't have an LSD. Of course, now it has a diff from an automatic, but that's another story.

Bigretardhead

hmm....maybe I'm getting confused with a different model...