new owner of a FC, give me your thoughts
01-12-04, 09:17 PM
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new owner of a FC, give me your thoughts
well, ive been registerd on rx7club.com for a while now, rx7s have always been my dream cars, but since i couldint afford one, i bought a miata. now i also just bought a rx7. heres the info on it, sorry ive been a little slow to post it up, got a little to much in the hang of being a lurker so i took this from my post from my regular forum. You can check out some more progress as well as some stuff on my miata if yall care in my info.
ok heres the story on it.
I was driving down a road on westhimer and i found this FC just sitting in a parking lot, looked at it, found the owner, bought it for $100. its been sitting since 94-95, and its a base model 86 FC. from what we can get from the VIN, its prolly one of the first FCs to ever come to the US.
it wasint turning over unless we sprayed ether right in the TB as we cranked it over. we were guessing it was not getting fuel, or the gas was just too damn old, or both. we get it home, start playing with stuff, and what do we find out? the MAS is not even connected, so the ECU wasint even reading it, :smack:
drivers side window is broken, so the interior smelled a little like dookie, so ive been trying to take out the interior and clean it up. no rust is inside the car, and theres very little on the body, the main rust on the car is pieces that can be replaced (sunroof, headlight cover, fender)
also one of the sparkplug holes has been crossthreaded
it will take a little work, but it does run, and just some regular maintnence is required. biggest plans are a T2 swap, cause really, it will just be cheaper in the long run to make this faster then the miata, for now.
oh, and like the owner said. "motor is DAMN good!!!"
now the pics.
Pulling stuff out
What the interior DID look like when we started
A little overview
Hoebag giving me a special JDM indian monkey dance for good luck on the car:thumb:
ok heres the story on it.
I was driving down a road on westhimer and i found this FC just sitting in a parking lot, looked at it, found the owner, bought it for $100. its been sitting since 94-95, and its a base model 86 FC. from what we can get from the VIN, its prolly one of the first FCs to ever come to the US.
it wasint turning over unless we sprayed ether right in the TB as we cranked it over. we were guessing it was not getting fuel, or the gas was just too damn old, or both. we get it home, start playing with stuff, and what do we find out? the MAS is not even connected, so the ECU wasint even reading it, :smack:
drivers side window is broken, so the interior smelled a little like dookie, so ive been trying to take out the interior and clean it up. no rust is inside the car, and theres very little on the body, the main rust on the car is pieces that can be replaced (sunroof, headlight cover, fender)
also one of the sparkplug holes has been crossthreaded
it will take a little work, but it does run, and just some regular maintnence is required. biggest plans are a T2 swap, cause really, it will just be cheaper in the long run to make this faster then the miata, for now.
oh, and like the owner said. "motor is DAMN good!!!"
now the pics.
Pulling stuff out
What the interior DID look like when we started
A little overview
Hoebag giving me a special JDM indian monkey dance for good luck on the car:thumb:
01-12-04, 09:19 PM
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Hoebag has a plan on how to remove the carpet...this idea only lasted for 5 mins, and 4 dremel disks
Yea...just a tad bit of work.
Interior is spotless of any kind of rust.
My friend, trying to fix the cross-threaded sparkplug hole.
Improvise!
Anyone wanna buy a Rx7 radio?
The interior as it is now, thanks to scrapp and hoebag co. or reopolsturing.
01-12-04, 09:21 PM
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God i love that big, centerd tach, cant wait till this thing runs.
The other 2 somewhat major problems on the body.
I need to turn that fan into a electric fan.
Freaking nasty *** 4 lug, dial rims.
Still cant figure out how to take out that dash. i doubt its recoverable.
Wondering what i should do about this, and all the other weather stripping, anyone know a place?
01-12-04, 09:22 PM
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Anyone know a radio that will fit in a FC?
The miatas new parking spot, across the lane in my neibors spot. can yall guess which neibor?
Yup thats right, HIM. (only ICCH OGs will remember him:roflmao
After i cleaned it, its much nicer now.
Well thats it for now. its not the best rx7, but im glad to have A rx7 for now. i just need to find some parts (like a whole black interior) shoot me a PM if you can help me out on anything. thanks.
01-12-04, 09:22 PM
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this is another day when we pulled out the interior.
sorry this was so long
david (turboFC3c) came over, and we decited to take out the rest of the interior, another friend or two were supposed to come over and help drain the liquids in the thing, but they didint call.
we had some real fun taking that stuff out, it was funny. after a while of messing with really delicate plastic, we just snapped it off, stared at the peice in silence real quick, and declared "i won!" haha, yea it was pretty funny.
stupid *** dash. sorry i didint get pics of the time we were doing it, just after pics
oh yea, thats a badass right there.
all the essential electronics
yea, we found some rust not sure how deep it goes
lose weight feel great, hahahah, its ok i had subway
people around my neiborhood are staring to get curious, i now have to lock the doors, LOL lock the doors on a beater, thats sad. oh yea, and i got a new driver side window.
sorry this was so long
david (turboFC3c) came over, and we decited to take out the rest of the interior, another friend or two were supposed to come over and help drain the liquids in the thing, but they didint call.
we had some real fun taking that stuff out, it was funny. after a while of messing with really delicate plastic, we just snapped it off, stared at the peice in silence real quick, and declared "i won!" haha, yea it was pretty funny.
stupid *** dash. sorry i didint get pics of the time we were doing it, just after pics
oh yea, thats a badass right there.
all the essential electronics
yea, we found some rust
not sure how deep it goeslose weight feel great, hahahah, its ok i had subway
people around my neiborhood are staring to get curious, i now have to lock the doors, LOL lock the doors on a beater, thats sad. oh yea, and i got a new driver side window.
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01-12-04, 09:22 PM
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Looks like a good start for $100. I have all the rear carpet in perfect condition if you wanna buy it off me. Same color and everything. One of my spark plug holes is crossthreaded to... how did you fix yours??
01-12-04, 09:31 PM
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the hatch carpet? mine is ok condition also, but im looking for black, or something besides red, i may just color dye that and look for other peices, i hear black interior is hard as crap to find.
we havent fixed it yet, but we are gonna get a helicoil kit, you pretty much shave the sparkplug hole and stick in this threaded sleeve.
we havent fixed it yet, but we are gonna get a helicoil kit, you pretty much shave the sparkplug hole and stick in this threaded sleeve.
01-12-04, 10:36 PM
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you used ether on a rotary?!! Not a wise idea. Ether will kill your motor or significantly shorten its life span.
you used ether on a rotary?!! Not a wise idea. Ether will kill your motor or significantly shorten its life span.
01-13-04, 12:50 AM
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Dude, you have what i wana buy, a junk 5SPD for a cheap price in good running condition, dude Strip the interior, rivit a aluminum dash in, get ya a bigass autometer tach, and oil gauge. get ya a real mazda short shifter, get ya some indrustral white spray paint, and spray it flat white. just take it out race it and have fun dude, dont make it a show car, youll be so much happier with a fast car.
01-13-04, 08:44 AM
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well i wanted a FD (doesint everyone) but i knew i couldint afford one, let alone how to keep up with one. plus after driving a miata i had to have one. the miata cost 10k. a 95 (special edition if that means much) with 29k miles on it. ive always wanted a FC as well, but nothing could stop me from getting a miata. ive always had a crazy goal to own a miata,FC, and FD at the same time, we will see how i get there.
oh, and so many people have told me what they think i should do, i feel like i didint buy the car at all, they did. i allready know what im going to do with it, and it wont be a show car, but it will be a nice looking FC that focuses more on HP. so not to be rude, but ive gotten tired of everyone going "just leave it looking like **** and use it only for autoX and drift days"
sure. im gonna keep a car around for only 1 drift event a year, and spend 30-40$ a weekend to go drive around in a circle for 10mins. ive tried the autox thing, its fun, but i dont have that kinda money to blow every weekend and not get that much seat time.
oh, and so many people have told me what they think i should do, i feel like i didint buy the car at all, they did. i allready know what im going to do with it, and it wont be a show car, but it will be a nice looking FC that focuses more on HP. so not to be rude, but ive gotten tired of everyone going "just leave it looking like **** and use it only for autoX and drift days"
sure. im gonna keep a car around for only 1 drift event a year, and spend 30-40$ a weekend to go drive around in a circle for 10mins. ive tried the autox thing, its fun, but i dont have that kinda money to blow every weekend and not get that much seat time.
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01-13-04, 09:01 AM
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Id try and get my hands on a black or grey interior when you start replacing. IMO the red is just ...well nasty. 
Doesnt look too bad though, a nice paint job will make a world of difference.
And nice Miata! I was looking at buying one once which appears to be the exact same car you have. It was a 95 M-edition, same color, looked identical. Next to rx-7s, miatas are one of my favorite cars...they just need a rotary
Doesnt look too bad though, a nice paint job will make a world of difference.And nice Miata! I was looking at buying one once which appears to be the exact same car you have. It was a 95 M-edition, same color, looked identical. Next to rx-7s, miatas are one of my favorite cars...they just need a rotary
01-13-04, 09:50 AM
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Originally posted by PumaSquirrel
and its a base model 86 FC. from what we can get from the VIN, its prolly one of the first FCs to ever come to the US.
and its a base model 86 FC. from what we can get from the VIN, its prolly one of the first FCs to ever come to the US.
Base models didn't come with power mirrors, or amplified rear speakers, (and the sunroof was very rare).
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01-13-04, 10:23 AM
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Originally posted by Icemark
Not a base model. That is a Luxury coupe.
Base models didn't come with power mirrors, or amplified rear speakers, (and the sunroof was very rare).
Not a base model. That is a Luxury coupe.
Base models didn't come with power mirrors, or amplified rear speakers, (and the sunroof was very rare).
and i never got pissed at peoples opinions, im just tired of all the initial D bandwagon freaks, telling me to paint it white and get a red sun sticker, and then the other group of people telling me to leave it as ****, and when i say i dont wanna do that, they get pissed off. sorry that some people cant just start off with a nice turboII, didint mean any disrespect.
01-13-04, 10:26 AM
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Originally posted by PumaSquirrel
really it is? cool, i guess that explains why i have a aluminum hood and not steel. too bad i didint get power windows as well
really it is? cool, i guess that explains why i have a aluminum hood and not steel. too bad i didint get power windows as well
Think of the Luxury as a GX (as it is in Canada)... not a GXL. Info on the right middle, just below the Sport picture.
Nice Merlot Miata by the way! That is a pretty rare Miata.
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01-13-04, 10:34 AM
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and gxls were the models with 5 lug wheels and rear seat cubbys, ya? theres a FC in a junk yard by my house that has a lip spoiler like that red one, how much is that worth? he says i can have it for $15. also i wasint able to look, but if it has the lip spoiler, is it safe to say it have the rear cubbys? i think it was also a 4 lug. and what do stock side skirts look like? 
i saw someone selling some once, but the pic was small, they looked like mine, i dont think those body panels bolt off
also one last annoying question, my front wheels looks unusually high, right? i would expect the shocks to be blown, but uh- down, not up, lol
and thanks on the miata, i like rare things, hehehe. someone offerd me 1.5k for the wheels once.
i saw someone selling some once, but the pic was small, they looked like mine, i dont think those body panels bolt off also one last annoying question, my front wheels looks unusually high, right? i would expect the shocks to be blown, but uh- down, not up, lol
and thanks on the miata, i like rare things, hehehe. someone offerd me 1.5k for the wheels once.
Last edited by scrapp; 01-13-04 at 10:38 AM.
01-13-04, 11:05 AM
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Originally posted by PumaSquirrel
sorry that some people cant just start off with a nice turboII, didint mean any disrespect.
sorry that some people cant just start off with a nice turboII, didint mean any disrespect.
It takes a lot of work, time and dedication to do what you are doing. And you are going to learn a lot of stuff first hand.
I would never want to undertake a project like that. I'd just spent a lot of $$$ on a car
Good luck
