Damn man that really sucks. I wish I had more advice for you, but without being there looking at it I'd just be guessing...
Just to confirm, you checked:
-fuel pressure/volume?
-timing is roughly correct (have someone crank it over and check with a light, will give you an idea if you're in the ball park)
-Spark on all 4
-completely de-flooded and oiled chambers
-cranking at 250-275 rpm or so (not a weak battery etc)
-go over all wiring to make sure all the injectors are plugged in correctly etc

I don't have any experience with your ECU unfortunately. Is it popping or attempting to start at all, or just nothing?

^^I'm sure you included this in "wiring", but just to specify, make sure you check all of your grounds. Also, just to give us an idea? Have you checked for fuel and/or spark?

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Does this mean you're up and running???

Great shots. Very Japan Touge vibe going on there

Thanks, I finally figured out my annoying partial throttle herky jerky motion that I had going on. My dashpot was not adjusted properly which caused my throttle plate to shut way to fast. During light throttle cruising the throttle body would open and close rapidly (like it couldn't make up is mind open or close) causing the car to surge shake. Last night I was tinkering with on the 7 and noticed this dashpot piece was not doing is job. Made a small adjustment and the result was a totally better driving experience.

2,000 miles on the rebuild and counting. Engine is running very well, I have boosted 15psi a few times, I need to address the boost control because it is supposed to be limiting boost and it isn't.

Burned out and replaced the trailing arm link bushings with poly ones, huge improvement!!! Also replaced poly bushings on the tension rods up front. Very happy with the results.

For the future I have new reman front brake calipers, new rotors, new pads, new brake master, new wheel bearings, new throwout bearing, new handbrake cables among other new parts waiting for install :)

Dude I need to get my car on the road so we can go cruise - where were those photos taken, Stevens, Hwy 2?

You were mentioning the throttle return dashpot being out and causing a poor ride - are you using the bypass air control valve as well as the dashpot, or just the dashpot? I've heard you really need either one or the other.

~Geoff

Geoff, I'm not sure

replaced the watts link bushings, all poly in the rear now.

Tonight I'm putting my new brake parts on :) For anyone wondering, the S5 tii rear brake calipers came with two casting numbers, 1313 (vented rear disk) and 1315 (solid rear disk) Don't let the autoparts store get you the wrong ones like they did to me 3x's.

So much planned not enough time to install it all...

New brakes installed. Finished at 3am last night, I realized I love Rx7 maybe too much & no one else thinks working on project cars until 3am is normal except seven guys. We ended up destroying my brake fluid reservoir when removing the master at mid night. Went over to a friends place and took a replacement off his parts gtu-s and installed on mine. Gotta love the sense of community we have
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So with a disc brake rear end, do I need special hand brake cables? I ordered them online and big surprise was sent the wrong ones.

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I have not spoken with insurance but I think it's totaled. One of my co workers managed to drive over the front of my car and destroy the front end. Car was parked in my office parking lot, I was not driving at the time. After work i came out to find it sitting like this.

What do you guys think? Anyone have good input on how to best have this covered by insurance? I have the insurance info of the responsible driver who caused this.

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Jesus that sucks :( Whether it's totaled or not will really depend on the frame damage and how much needs to be replaced.

What kind of insurance do you have on the car currently, typical passenger auto ins or collectors? Has it ever been appraised? If so that could work to your benefit, since it gives you something to fight with. If not, it's "just" a 30 year old car to the other guys insurance company.

I wish you the best of luck man, I work at an insurance co and they can be a real bear, or they could be your best friend. Hopefully it's the latter...

nooooOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

You might be able to get away with fixing her up - new bumper struts, front bumper, headlight covers and shrouds, center panel, brake ducting, side fenders, and lower front air dam.

Huh- i just noticed, you have the brake ducting, but no brake duct intake holes on the lower air dam - is that a series 2? I'd swap out for a series 3 with the ducting

Even if insurance does total it, make sure you can keep the car, even if it does get branded with a salvage title (not sure how it works in your state, in NJ that's what happens) Then fix it up. This is one of my favorite FB's on here, would hate to see it get scrapped :)

This is terrible, i cant even believe what im seeing, i would fix it and drive it round with a salvage title. you could always build another shell for it.

Agreed, A salvage title isn't the end of the world, at least not in NJ.

man, sorry to hear about this. people suck.

anyway, if totaled, at least buy the car back for pennies. then you could always take the $ and look for another clean chassis and swap everything you have over. this could work in your favor if u wanted to build bigger, better, meaner car.

this looks fairly clean, no idea how much he's asking for it but you could always use the best stuff of either cars and sell what you don't need: 1985 Mazda Rx-7 GSL-SE

Dang he STILL hasnt sold that thing? I'ts been on craigslist for at least 2-3 months. Last i knew he was only asking $3,500 or something for it.

talking with a co worker who has 8 year xp working in a body shop as a adjuster. He seemed to think it will be around $3,000 for a professional job to repair it. In that case the vehicle will be considered a total loss. I will be keeping the car either way because I really like it, but definitely makes me sad, I try to laugh it off because there is bigger more important things in life but this certainly sucks. This car seems to be a magnet for good and bad, always an adventure.

sorry to se that happened to your car. keep it for sure. its finally sorted.

That really sucks, but you're right - in the grand scheme of things it is a little bump in the road. Glad to see you're gonna keep it and fix it.

Man that sucks, luckily it's not worse.
This is one of my favorite FB's on here.
Glad your keeping and fixing her back up.


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Not sure how this is panning out for you yet... But, by the looks of it (and that's a dangerous thing for sure!) you're out two fenders, header panel front bumper, valence, vents, bumper shocks and lights, light covers and maybe a few more things. When my car was stolen, and I recovered it, I ended up getting the insurance money because it was a total. Not a biggie for me, no plans to ever sell the car and I have all the paperwork to back up the salvage title if it was ever needed. I just put the $ back into the car, and had more fun with it. Hope you get it sorted out quickly. Totally sucks that happened.

Going to be keeping the car and repairing it. Settled with the insurance company today after plenty of going back and forth before we reached a acceptable value. What I learned is that in WA they do not total cars more then 8 years old anymore so I do not need to worry about a rebuild title. I'm going to need quite a few replacement parts but I look forward to the challenge.

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glad to see you'll be fixing the car!

Love the finish on the rears!!

found a pretty decent front bumper off a wrecking yard car, $40. It's white so i need to paint it.

I also put the MR2 Koni yellows on the front and lowered the car a little further :) the glandnut totally doesn't fit and one of the upper hat swivel barrings was destroyed so I will need to pull it back appart once I track those parts down.

Any one have ideas where I can find a glandnut to fit the Koni shocks, unfortunately they did not come with one in the box.

koni is going to send me a glandnut under warranty since it should have came with the shocks. Here is hoping the thread pitch is the same as the FB!!

also, I just purchased something I have wanted for years... can't wait to get my hands on it (literally)

Replaced the swivel hat barrings, strut housing glandnuts and spherical camber plate barrings. Steering is much smoother and I have eliminated the clunking shopping cart sound when hitting bumps in the road.

So.... What did you purchase? Don't leave us hangin ;)

Glad to see you are keeping/fixing the car. One of my favorites for sure. :D

something I have always wanted!

350mm Nardi Deep Corn Suede

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Loving the suede! How's the car coming along?

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car is coming along great. I drove it 400 miles to the Ocean and back, did some mandatory mischief at the Pacific ocean, now I need to spray the bottom of the car off since it's covered in sand

looks like fun.

RX7 is still running strong, no issues with the engine oil since I sorted out how to route the crankcase ventilation correctly.

I had a great summer driving it around with the sunroof removed and the nardi wheel and stuff. Didn't take many photos or anything since it's now got a white bumper and a crunched fender. I still love the car but lost a little interest in going fast in it, I guess I'm getting old. Now the weather is turning wet and cold so I bought a BMW with little knowledge of bimmers. Hah oops at least I can get away with parking like an ass and not using my turning signals.
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3rd day owning it I took it apart because it was eating coolant, cylinder head is cracked in multiple places. Shit, oh well I need to track down a replacement but in the mean time I can drive the FB so life is good.

^^^very nice. i've got a 2001 525i wagon 5speed as my daily and family hauler. wish it had a bit more pep but i guess that's why we have the rx7.

I enjoyed the 80 or so miles I drove it so far. Right at about 24mpg with how slow I drive it. Once the cylinder head is replaced it should be a decent daily, looking at about $1,200 or so to fix her up. I wanna refinish the wheels and get them looking nice again but that isn't a priority at the moment. From what I have seen the BMW is very straight forward, I haven't any issues so far wrenching on the thing.

Yikes :(. At least the car wasn't totaled. Looks like your not too far from getting it back together though.

technically my FB was a total loss. I was required to buy back the FB and file for a new title. In WA state though my car isn't worth enough ($8k) to change the title status so it is still clean title with a accident reported now.

Once I get the cylinder head installed on the BMW I can go back to working on the FB :)
Tie rods, handbrake cable and wiper motor are the next on the FB list. In the mean time I started to restore the style 5's from the bimmer.

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Got the bimmer fixed early December, been driving that which is lucky because day of my last final at school I went to start my 7 up and the add coolant light was on... Got out and popped the hood to find all the coolant leaked out the water pump housing. Doh! anyways I took it all apart and when I inspected the silicon gasket seal at the housing is was basically metal on metal in areas. Going to re seal her up in the next few weeks and do a oil change.

Oh my word!

Nice Car Aaron!

I have seen this thing on the forum for a while now.
Gonna be boosted soon myself :D.

We should meet up soon if you are still in the Seattle area.
I'm in West Seattle myself :).

Cheers bro

~Tim

Glad to see you were able to keep the RX running! Keep up the awesome work, I love your car and attitude!