So it looks like the rare convertible FD was destroyed :(
 

fess up who did this? i usually see fires on the passenger side of salvage fd's what could have caused this?

https://www.iaai.com/Vehicles/Vehicl...oadRecent=True


looks like it was this one recently for sale i always kinda wanted it shame:(:

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...anual-1035980/

Damn that blows!

Eh, I dunno. I think I'm ok with this.

Probably a break in the fuel hose.

...or aftermarket ignition?

molotov cocktail

appears to be better off anyways, for some reason it looks like a firebird to me with a vert top..

Dam I follow this guy on Instagram looks like it might of been from the battery thermal hitting the ic I toled him about the problem take a look for ur selfs
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...8be1a9cab7.jpg

not to mention the unfused alternator wire draping over every fucking thing.

but i guess charging performance is more important than safety.

Sad to see this happen to such a rare one even thoe it was a ugly over weight miata

Based on what I see it wasn't just cost that made those convertibles rare. Somehow I'll sleep OK tonight knowing it's even rarer.

Hope the V-mount was salvaged

Why would anyone just throw an alternator charge wire over the top of everything like that? That's very sloppy workmanship and a fire hazard.

Not to mention an exposed battery terminal pointing at the intercooler pipe, less than an inch away from it...

That's got fire danger written all over it, I'm sorry to say.

The factory Clarion stereo amp is located on the passengers side of the car and some people have experienced it randomly overheating and catching alight, setting fire to the passengers side of the car. That may explain a few things too.

I see exposed positive terminals on 90% of the battery relocated cars that come into the shop. There must be a really bad write up somewhere that people are following.

bummer :(

My first FD died in a fire. It's been 17 years since that happened and even today I still get anxiety after seeing a picture like this. My worst nightmare...

Though I was never a fan of the convertible FD I still feel for the owner. Sucks :(

Looks like the makings for a boost leak....upper left of pic. Maybe it was getting worked on. Least of the problems now.

Sad to see. Unique. It was listed on the various car selling sites for a long time. I thought it was interesting, but not something I'd own. Hate to think about how much it must have cost to convert it.

That is the secondary turbo inlet, not a boost leak, and it looks like the car was driven around that way, wide open, without a filter.

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...6a84a1884d.jpg

So much wrong in that engine bay picture.

Hate to say it, but..... Automotive Darwinism?

You're old :egrin:

I am! But I'm still pretty :blush:

My Hemi powered Chrysler got burnt as bad as those pictures in an engine bay fire.

All for the want of me not installing twenty cents worth of battery cable insulation. That's all it takes. Nearly paid the price with my life, as the electric fuel pump failed to shut down and kept pumping fuel into the engine bay when a burning wire re-energized it.

Seriously, if your engine bays look like that pic, go outside now and put some insulation around the battery terminals and wiring.

FD owners should be extra vigilant of fires.

Coolant boils on top of the engine and the boiled down gooey mess is flammable once the water boils out of it.

FPR leaks on the fuel rail and leaks fuel.

Poorly thought out/installed battery placement and cables

Factory Clarion amp under passengers side of dash can spontaneously fail and ignite.

Go do a health check on your FD.

I allways carry a fire extinguisher in mine! that's sad to see that thing burned down! a lot of people might not like it, but I bet it would be fun to cruise around in

Wtf. Not my taste but sad nonetheless.

I actually went and looked at that car in June '14 and the engine bay was bone stock. The paint had fine cracks all over the areas where the body contouring had been done, the filler was giving up the ghost. It also had floor rust under and around the seat frames. I had money in hand, but turned around and walked away when I saw that it was going to take some major work if I was going to keep it.
I actually already have one of these that I have stripped down to restore, it has the same body problems with the filler cracking. I decided I didn't need another restore project.