FC Drifter

this girl that i know is getting an FD. its a 93 base i believe. anyways she doesnt know too much about cars much less an FD so she asked me to sort of "advise" her on the car. problem is most of my rotary know-how is 2nd gen, not 3rd gen. i know of the so called reliability mods(AST, precat, etc.) but what other areas of the car are weak points? the car already has the vac lines zip-tied and silicone also, so thats taken care of. she has some cash to throw at it but im not too sure what she should get for it. any help is appreciated.

JimmyJimboJet

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=68640

JONSKI

If she is willing to learn, then I say help her all you can. At least tell her to get on the forum and hang out in the 3rd gen section. If she wants an FD because they are "cute", then maybe an FD isn't her best option.

FC Drifter

she seems to have a grasp of what shes getting into, and im always glad to help a rotary brother(or in this case, sister) so i think shell be alright. im just not familiar to 3rd gens and im one of the few in my area that knows anything about RX-7s, and the only one with the patience and time to help her out. besides...shes pretty cute

FC Drifter

thanks for the link JimmyJimboJet. guess i should have looked around and searched a bit huh?

JimmyJimboJet

you should really let her know about the forum, like JONSKI said. it wouldn't hurt for her to get acquanted (sp?) with common problems even before getting the car.

FC Drifter

ive been meaning to link her to the forum. i know she can get the help she needs, hell this is where i turn to for help with my T2. i see her on the weekends, by this weekend she should have the car actualy. ill send her this way as soon as i can.

P'cola FD

Just warn her about the onslaught of guys wanting her picture if she comes on here.

FC Drifter

lmao. ah yes good point. ill be sure and give her adequate warning. cute girl + FD + this forum= lots of horny guys begging for pics.

JONSKI

FC Drifter

haha funny stuff Jonski. one other thing about the car she is buying. i know the guy that currently owns the car and he told me the radio doesnt work in it. seems that every time the radio is turned on it shorts out and pops the fuse. any ideas as to why?

maxcooper

Some of the speaker terminals might be shorted. I did that on my car when I replaced the rear speakers and it killed the radio. I fixed the short and then the car started eating batteries. I replaced the head unit and haven't had any problems since.

-Max

skunks

Just rip out the entire stereo system and rewire it, its not that hard (stock speakers and deck suck). If you can't hook up a stereo system, your gonna have a bit of trouble trouble shooting this car. That should not stop you from getting a FD though, you can always pay for someone to troubleshoot/engine swap stuff for you. Personnaly I think its the best bang for the buck if your looking for a car which is purely for racing cuz thats the only thing its good for, the rear is really good for nothing other then holding a fuel cell and a halon tank and possibly a Sub. There are no rear seats in the US and even though you could get them, they would not be good for anything. Even the passenger seat area is too small for normal people (I hate sitting in the passenger seat! Hell you can't even place gauges in there cuz the area there is too damn small to leave it opened!). If she has a BF, he is gonna wanna drive it all the time too so that might be something to think about...

BTW: Any Pics...

Hey it can do 150+ mph stock, it can't be that bad

Good luck

JONSKI

Why would you listen to the radio when you have turbo whine? Ahhh, turbo whine, the one station that never gets old. fffsssszzzzZZZZZZZzhew!

waysho

yea... trust me.. you boys here have no idea.