New addition to the family
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New addition to the family
I'm a terrible impulse buyer, but I am trying to get over that. With that being said, I browsed Craigslist for the hell of it to see if there were any interesting things for RX-7s in general. Well, I sure found something interesting. It was a 1987 RX-Shell. For 100 dollars, american. For what it is, I think it is a decent buy. It also came with a clean title.
It is a little stripped, but it is ok because I can just figure out what needs to be replaced and what can be salvaged. Hopefully I can get the project going without too many hiccups.
So the few immediate things I need (or at least what I have made a list of so far)
Rack and Pinion (Hopefully I can get the manual version to keep it simple.
Tires (just cheapy junk yard tires will do for now to roll this thing around)
New wiring harnesses (the ones one that were chopped up)
Driver's Side Glass Window
Driver's Side Fender
Engine (Hopefully turbo)
Transmission (Again, Tii)
Things I have to go in/on:
Sway bar
Dash
Hood
Drive Shaft
Differential
Half Shafts (differential to wheels shafts? I'm not sure what exactly they are called, Axels?)
Bumper
The reason the car is sitting really low on one side is because there is not a shock on the passenger front side. Thankfully I have a spare front set of shocks and a complete set of TEIN lowering springs for the coupe. Once they are on, steering comes next and hopefully that'll be simple enough. I just need the mounts to hold it together.
I have a few other things missing but once I get the car cleaned up and on some jack stands I can assess is more completely.
This is gonna be fun!
It is a little stripped, but it is ok because I can just figure out what needs to be replaced and what can be salvaged. Hopefully I can get the project going without too many hiccups.
So the few immediate things I need (or at least what I have made a list of so far)
Rack and Pinion (Hopefully I can get the manual version to keep it simple.
Tires (just cheapy junk yard tires will do for now to roll this thing around)
New wiring harnesses (the ones one that were chopped up)
Driver's Side Glass Window
Driver's Side Fender
Engine (Hopefully turbo)
Transmission (Again, Tii)
Things I have to go in/on:
Sway bar
Dash
Hood
Drive Shaft
Differential
Half Shafts (differential to wheels shafts? I'm not sure what exactly they are called, Axels?)
Bumper
The reason the car is sitting really low on one side is because there is not a shock on the passenger front side. Thankfully I have a spare front set of shocks and a complete set of TEIN lowering springs for the coupe. Once they are on, steering comes next and hopefully that'll be simple enough. I just need the mounts to hold it together.
I have a few other things missing but once I get the car cleaned up and on some jack stands I can assess is more completely.
This is gonna be fun!
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Oh, I thought that was one of those 2-rotor engines.
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Lol I figured jokes about the wheels being in the engine bay would have some jokes to it.
I know it'll end up costing more in the long run but I want to restore the car correctly. I plan to do a full Tii swap to it. I'll figure it out. I have a few spare parts for the wiring but I was a little wary when I realized the harness was chopped up, but its a learning experience.
I know it'll end up costing more in the long run but I want to restore the car correctly. I plan to do a full Tii swap to it. I'll figure it out. I have a few spare parts for the wiring but I was a little wary when I realized the harness was chopped up, but its a learning experience.
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Restoring the car correctly would mandate a non-turbo drivetrain, as well as all the other OEM parts. You are looking at about $20,000 for a complete restoration. If your intent is to simply build a ghetto TII, then you could just buy one in our classified section for about $3,000.
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