Hey i was thinking about buying a rx-7 this would be my first one. i know a bit about them my dad had one. Now i was wondering if it would be better to buy a rx-7 thats nice inside and out but a blown engine or no engine. i was think of trying to get one for like $500-$900bucks. then get a new engine or re-build. Have any of you done this ? I don't got alot of money to work with i got like $6000 and that about all and my 300zx thats for sale. If this is a good idea where is a good place to look for the car and can i get a rotary engine in Canada or do i got to get it shipped in from the us. Thanx for any help!! oh one more thing should turbo or none. $6000 Canadian is like all i got to spend thx agian.

 

u got enough money

rx7 arnt that much i got mine for 2g with everything running great

and the turbo modals around me are around 3g

 

If you get one with no engine or a wrecked engine, you are gonna have to bust your *** to make sure the rest of it is fine... Like my Dad always said "Don't buy someone elses' problem."
There is a guy up in Canada that sells rebuilt engines wicked cheap... I want to say about 1800 canadian... If you hunt around a bit on the internet, you will stumble across their website.

 

really do you know where around in Canada and c the reason i was think about doing it this way was because the rx-7's here for sale are like $4500 cheapest and you don't know who much life there is in it. this way i would know that with the rebuild there is alot of life left in it! If you know that site for the engine in Canada could you give it to me and where around in Canada thx.

 

what year 300zx do u have

 

i got my T2 for 250 bucks with a blown engine. the body is in rough shape but the interrior is great. the suspension needs some work too. i put in a j-spec for 900 bucks and it runs pretty good, but i need a radiator and an alternator. all the mods on it i already had from a previous T2. its nice but its definatley a project car. if you go the route of buying a car with a blown engine, make sure the rest of the car is in damn good shape. its alot of work but i can honestly say i know alot about my car now. ive replaced just about everything on it and need to rplace just about everything else. i have no regrets about buying a project car though, i have enjoyed the work ive had to do on it. i guess i have some weird facination with starting from nothing and trying to make something great out of it.

 

My 300zx is a 86 v6 turbo, 5spd it runs great and it for sale right now but i am thinking about keeping it now! when i got it everybody told me that it would be nothing but trouble but nothing have ever happen to it seens i got !!

 

So you guy's don't think this is a good idea ?!?!?

 

i dont think anyones saying its not a good idea....at least im not. all im saying is to know what your getting into. its a good bit of work but it can be very rewarding to start from scratch.

 

I think its a great idea. A blown engine will drop the price of a car well below what it should take to get a new/rebuilt engine(or should at least). You will get to know exactly what has been done to the car and when and how well its maintained.

 

Look around in the papers. I just found an '89 T-II for $1000 (US) and am hoping the engine is just suffering from carbon lock...........compression is coming up should know for sure in a couple of days. Even if that doesn't pan out I still got a NICE rolling chassis for cheap and can do a rebuild in my (nonexistant) spare time.

Plus I still have my '86 NA for a daily driver till this one gets running.

 

get a rolling body w/ blown motor for $500, then drop a couple grand into a rebuild form pineapple. from what i hear, that'll do ya

 

Ok so say i do it this way should i try to get the blown engine in it or not ? i am all new to this so i want to ask as many questions as i can! What does the rebuild engine come with the tranny or do in to find one or hope it comes with the car i buy?? I got this idea when my friend blown the engine in his rx7 and sold the body for $700canadian and the car was perfect besides the engine. Also do you guy got any idea's of where i should look for body of a rx7 i live in Canada?!?!

 

Get one with a blown engine for a core or to have that actual engine rebuilt.

 

what kind of gas mileage do you get in your rex? and how many liters fills your tank? Also how many drive you rex daily? I wish my dad never sold are rx7!!!!!!

 

Umm...lol. I got 20mpg before I put my DP/MP, walbro pump and new fuel filter on. That was shifting before the secondary injectors kicked in though

 

i've heard the 13b rx-7s get about 20mpg on a good day... (mine won't hehe).

and my 1st gen has a 16 gallon tank. i can drain that ****** in about 150mi.

 

i get about 11 a gallon and i have dp, exhaust, etc. car is not a great daily driver if u drive far everyday. at least in my situation thats how i feel.

 

but its a @$*&@(* great car to own. the money u have should be enough. get a TII, w/ the money u have leftover, u can mod it real good and run 12's on street tires

 

do you think that it could really do 12's at the track? oh there aren't any tracks around here so its mostly street racing on sunday nights. Alright well i am going to start looking around here for the body but if anybody finds one around canada manitoba area plz tell me! If i get a none turbo rx7 will i notice the difference from driving my 300zx? what do you think would when a 300zx 5spd turbo not many mods or a turbo rx7 ?

 

I believe the the 7 will win stock for stock by about half a second. With these old cars its hard to tell though. But I believe that the 7s respond better to mods and definitely handle alot better.

 

I NEED A RX7 BODY BAD REALLY BAD I AM FREAKING OUT CAUSE I CAN"T FIND ONE !!!!

 

Didn't you just start this thread last night? Lol. Well I saw a fully running TII for sale in NY for $1700obo. Had the 3800rpm hesitation and a few other little problems but had a rebuilt engine. It was in the for sale section unless its sold.

 

www.trader.ca has a 10th AE RX7 7,000 o.b.o. dollars running good with 115, 000 kms offer 6400 and you'll get it. Rare car. 250 in Canada.

 

In new York ??? that would cost alot for me to get it all the way over here and i couldn't c it before i bought it so i don't like that idea!! How come it so hard to find rx7's the way i want them !!!! yes i started last night