Hey everybody just letting you know I finally bought my second gen! An 86 gxl n/a wit 164k on it standard trans, hatch shocks hold up hatch but you have to pull lever extra hard or they dont pop it up enough and hatch sticks.

Tell me what you guys think i should do to it and what you think of the car.
Oh and it doesnt have any engine problems now, but with that mileage should i expect to do a rebuild soon?

 

On an 86, I'd recommend changing ALL or the suspension bushings, and ALL of the vacuum lines if they havn't been changed already. Aaron Cake's sight also recommends changing out all of the fluids and filters, 'cause you can't be sure when it was done last. A more free flowing intake and exhaust is always a pep-up. Otherwise, I'd keep it stock untill you decide where it's lacking.

Are you planning on using this as a daily driver, street-leagal racer, or what?

 

Gonna be a daily driver till i can find another car or a nice bike..

 

nice buy

 

Take the MSF course if you're gonna get a bike. I used to teach it. It really prepares you for riding.

And good luck on the new car too.

 

turbo II hood

 

http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/newowner.htm

 

that's some crazy 2tone goin on...

 

I kinda like the 2tone..

 

next time take pictures in a room that has oh...i dunno...a light...or maybe in the daytime.

Welcome to the club!

 

Good buy, i am having a dilenma over what to buy lol. A turbo fc or na,, both awesome condition, but obviously i would want to go with the turbo.

 

Id go with the N/A just because ive heard they are alot more reliable that turbos.. and it makes since theres alot more that can go wrong wit a turbo. And im only 16 i dont need a turbo yet, my mom wouldnt let me drive it

 

nice

 

Ah dont worry the N/a rx7s are quite fun too, just get it all tuned up and into spec, andgo get a compression test, lets see some daytime pics and interior pics, paint your hood to match

86 GXL's ROCK (i should know . .)

 

how much did you get it for?

 

im 16 aswell with an 86 GXL. and mine is also red!!

 

looks good!

 

Cool, welcome to the GXL owner's club.

What kind of front lip is that?

 

haha hey man... ****! i juss got one on TUESDAY!... looks juss like urs man this is weird.
how much did u get urs for?
sounds like i made this post. cuz im 16 also. got a 86 GXL hehe
i got my car for 950. came with some side skirts but there not on. the guy did a street port on it and intrax springs all around kyp agx in front and tokico in the back. TURBOII tranny. TURBO hood, turboII mirrors, the kouki circle tailights, some short shifter.

unfortunatly my gauge lights dont work and speedometer doesnt work and my speakers too.

 

lol i got mine for 1000.. everything works fine but the smog pump is taken off so i gotta get it to pass smog and the guy lost the key so i have to get that done too.

 

there's so many red S4 GXL's its insane, popular color i guess (well it is the workingman's Ferrari right?)

 

Hey just so you guys know i posted a thread a while ago about the car throwing white smoke.. i thought the engine was bad.. we started it today and i realized the smoke was blue and it goes away after a lil while.

 

wow you guys got way better deals than me, I am 17 and just got one for 3400 with 82k miles.

 

well yours is prolly in better condition than ours.. mine has 164k i need a new sunroof motor and im gonna replace the window switches and if the window still has issues im gonna replace the motor.. i also need to replace the radiator.

 

yea i guess... mine is in pretty much perfect condition except for the horrible paint job but no rust, it also has no mufflers but i dont care since my racing beat exhaust gets here friday.