finneymc

thanks for all the complements guys i am going to be working on the looks of the car and i will post progress, i am only going to be doing routine maintenance and tuning to the engine (it already has a decent amount done to it)

thanks

finneymc

i could do that rather easily actually, being married in the military to another service member we rate about 16,000lbs of shipping back to the states. Our house hold goods is only about 3,000lbs and i expect us to have about 5,000lbs by the time we leave here. That leaves 11,000lbs of anything non hazardous to bring back. the only problem is finding a junk yard out here. most cars are just crushed and dumped

chagar

Be ready to spend more once you get it back in the states. I have spent the price I paid for the car in the last 13 years. Gotta love the car thogh, it is a classic.

sbnrx7

iTrader: (4)

Man, just looked at the pics and was expecting a beater...very nice. I have one off the wall questions....how does it feel to going from the left hand seating position to the right? Especially shifting with your left hand now.

finneymc

i thought that it would be wierd but it really isn't, shifting that is. The driving on the oppisite side though takes some getting used to. Especially on base, where there isn't always oncoming traffic, i find myself not paying attention and i will turn into the right lane from a stop sign and not notice until there is an oncoming car and i am like O **** and i swerve back into the left lane lol.

i have decided that i am not going to bring this RX7 because it has about 60k miles on it already. I told my wife though that if i find a 2002 spirit R that she can expect me to take it home no matter the cost! lol we will see how that goes when and if the time comes.

BigWillieStyles

wow, that looks great, ive never seen an FD for such a good price. How many kms? We need to organise a cruise in the local mountains, maybe in april or may when the roads arent covered in ice.

finneymc

im down for a cruise! it has just under 100,000km about 60k miles. I need to get the front fender fixed, it has some curb rash from the previous guy pulling to far into parking spots, and i want to refinish the CF hood

Vashner

60k already? It's 16 years old... the average would be 120+. 60 it's just broken in.

I think your passing up a steal.

finneymc

i already bought it crazy i would never pass up an FD read the top of the thread lol

i was saying that i am not going to bring it home to the states in three years

jmeyer93

iTrader: (1)

thats nice, did you end up just paying $2500

finneymc

nope i said i will give you 2g's cash and that was friday, he left for korea sunday and really had no other choice because he waited so long to sell it. he said...I'll talk it over with my wife and get back to you. He called back about 20min later and said ok can you do it today? and you know the rest of the story

BigWillieStyles

60K? whats that, do you mean 60,000kms, or 60,000miles?

Now a Spirit R is like 40K in Japan.

finneymc

it has 60,000miles =100,000km that seems to be to many for me to want to bring it back to the states in 3 years, i plan on driving it a lot out here till i get rid of it or till i head back to the states

BigWillieStyles

has it had an overhaul of the engine yet? How long you in Japan for?

dreaming mate, only 99spec twins that go that cheap are the ones you need to spend an extra 1000dollars rebuilding.

sbnrx7

iTrader: (4)

You need to put that bad-boy on a plane and bring it back with you. You said you had 11,000 lbs of cargo room to spare. Put it in the overhead compartment of a Globemaster...it would be considered carry-on at 3000lbs.

finneymc

it has had the engine checked out at Makers, a shop that deals just with 7's between here and hiroshima, everything tested good. Both turbos and all working as they should, it was a 180point inspection everything clean.

there are only minor things wrong like the A/C needs to be charged, the back wiper and defrost don't work and it needs to be tuned. all this should be fixed in about 2 weeks, i will also get an oil change new o2 sensors, alignment, 50,000mile tune-up and then get it tuned at makers

BigWillieStyles

makers is pretty famous mate, nice.

I think there is a makers in Hiroshima and another in Fukuoka. How long you in Japan for?

saeedm

what kind of problems were you having? Mines a '92, with 80k miles, and no serious work has ever been done to it.

MADDSLOW

iTrader: (11)

You couldn't bring it back to the states even if you wanted to. Don't even bother looking for a Spirit-R unless you're just planning on driving it in Japan. The topic has been covered numerous times; it is always either impossible or illegal to get one over here.

BigWillieStyles

the early model rx7 had a few issues and some had to have recalls. Nothing is really wrong with the 1992, 1993 S1 FD, but Mazda began correcting a few potential problems from late 93 S1 JDM r2 onwards, such as an ungraded dash that doesnt peel, different radiator fan position for better cooling, etc.

finneymc

im here for 3 years will

BigWillieStyles

how about some suspension mods to help the handling more. Does it still have stock suspension? The suspension is bound to be extremely worn out after 15 years. This is where i would concentrate.

Im looking forward to a cruise in the warmer months. If your coming to Okayama anytime soon, send me a pm.

finneymc

i cleaned it up really good today, the engine bay actually turned out really nice after a good cleaning, and I really wish i would bought some wax because after a good washing the outside looked a lot better than i thought it would. i just REALLY need to get that front fender fixed!!

finneymc

i did a quick restore on my CF how and waxed the car!

BigWillieStyles

looks great, and i see you learnt how to post pictures.

If you ever want to sell any parts, send me a pm