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Old 09-23-05, 03:00 PM
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Need Help With a Second Gen!!!!!!!!

I am in the middle of trying to pick which project car I would like to start. A nissan 240 with a RB-20 or 25 swap. Or a 2nd gen RX-7. This is where I am stuck. I can find plenty of sites on where to buy motors for the 240 and have a lot of questions answered. But with the 7 the information is hard to find. First I want a turbo 7 so. I believe from what i read it is a pain to do a t2 swap to a n/a 7. If so I have to buy a t2 in good condition or a t2 in need or a motor. Where can I find motors to buy for a ts or any 7?
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http://www.Corksport.com

Then search, its a thread made quite often.

Also a 240sx would be cheaper to build .
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Then search, its a thread made quite often.

Also a 240sx would be cheaper to build .
But then you would exactly like all the other drifter wannabe's. I personally say go with the 7, but I'm already addicted. They are similar to british cars, they can take some love and care sometimes (more so on a british car) but you have this great sense of accomplishment when you work on it. Plus you have this unspoken bond to other rx-7 owners, like a secret club no one else knows about.
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Originally Posted by zmaxprobe
I am in the middle of trying to pick which project car I would like to start. A nissan 240 with a RB-20 or 25 swap. Or a 2nd gen RX-7. This is where I am stuck. I can find plenty of sites on where to buy motors for the 240 and have a lot of questions answered. But with the 7 the information is hard to find. First I want a turbo 7 so. I believe from what i read it is a pain to do a t2 swap to a n/a 7. If so I have to buy a t2 in good condition or a t2 in need or a motor. Where can I find motors to buy for a ts or any 7?
If you like working on cars, go with the seven. Information is easy to find, it's all fight here on this forum. And like said before, there's a commeraderi between seven owners, much like motorcyclists and jag owners. I personally havn't found my seven to be any more of a pain to work on than any other car I've owned, there's just more that needs to be done.
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theres not more to be done, its just that there is more to be understood......an RX-7 in good condition is in my opinion is way more reliable than a crappy piston engine, and this is coming from a guy who owned a 89 turbo supra, 91 mr2, 88 mr2, 1g and 2g eclipse.......my past two RX-7s and the two i have now never give me any major probs.......if you are your own mechanic go with a TII hands down, they're light, powerful, and can handle boost up the a hole, and this way you already have a turbo and dont have to spend money on a pain in the butt engine swap.
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Originally Posted by psychotic7
theres not more to be done, its just that there is more to be understood...
Sorry Psycho, I was talking about MY seven. There's definately more to be done. Maybe not all of it is necissary.
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Originally Posted by Sideways7
Plus you have this unspoken bond to other rx-7 owners, like a secret club no one else knows about.
time for another group hug!!

i'm with the rest of these guys. if you don't mind getting your hands a bit dirty now and again, this is an awsome car. i'll never go back to any other sports car.

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