FC Rx7 Found in Barn.
 

Hey guys just Recently Purchased my FC rx7 Convertible and being in the process of 'Cleaning" it up. I Purchased it up for 300 Dollars was sitting in a barn for 3 years.. i picked it up that day drained the oil and put new coolant in it. and started right up.. defiantly one hell of a find!

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Now the cleaning up begins:
Outside the Barn:
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Needs a new Top!

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Painted Passenger Fender:
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I love the Targa Convertible!
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More to Come!!

GREAT Find , Welcome to the Otherside

you really cleaned it up nice! looks clean

i had a question. are those stock gauges in my car or after market?

Freshly Polished:
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Cleaning up nicely, does Indiana have tough smog laws? (not that it would be an issue with injection). Looks like the stock gauges just with white faces, great garage you have there also, got the same harbor freight seat in my workshop.

congrats! looks like its in great shape. I like the Targa convertible top.

cool find, hope it doesn't rain much there till its fixed

I actually live in Illinois. This Car is my project car before i leave for my basic training. my shop is 2 sided one side my dads company runs an asphalt business and the other side i have were i am currently working on the Rx7, and my Turbo Integra.

Gotta love those Harbor Freight prices!

Thanks to all! more to come! any suggestions on what type of suspension? Im leaning towards Tein i had it on my G35 and loved it

welcome to the website and goodluck with the car man!

what are you going to do about that ding in the quarter panel?

most likely going to buy the wide body rear fenders and do that.. if not my buddies really good at body work and il have them cut and section that part out..

wow! $300 that's a steal!

yea the best part was having the guy i bought it from come out and drive it. he was kinda upset that i got it running. ha.

Currious how much can i expect to get outta this rx7 price wise? just currious how these are in value

Nice find. I'd say $900-1200 bucks is a good ballpark for a good running second gen.

Thanks alot. i just recently blew my radiator so i just got a used one for 50 bucks.. these cars arent to bad parts wise unless a rebuild is needed.. and i also notice this car is very tempermentle when it comes to starting after being sat for a couple days

Yeah I know, these cars seem like they were meant to be excersized every day otherwise they get pissy with you.

I'm not sure that is the case, I have a 2nd gen RX7 non-turbo, and I let it sit for a while, no problems sitting for a while and then starting, there may be a problem with something either the starting system, battery, fuel or something, you just need to address the problems. Mine starts without any problems after sitting for a week or so.

i just recently put a new battery in it. maybe i need to clean the injectors... or maybe the spark plugs are bad

It's a possibility.

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all wheels polished.. tinted windows..

picture of my shop:
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Awesome find congrats. i love barn finds some guy on another forum im on just found a mint Honda rsv (motorcycle) in a barn with a bunch of bird droppings on it.

ahhh. yea im a huge motorcycle fan. i actually have a Kawasaki Z1000

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You are one of a lucky guy, my friend, i wish its was happend to me haha!
Like you said go for the tunned up and you will see if the car running good ! Good luck whit the targa rx7 lucky guy!

One hell of a find man! :D Congrats! :icon_tup:

thanks guys.. i absolutly love the rx7's.. acutally in the market for an FD now

wow, nice find!

This looks like my find that I got, except I didn't find it, I got offered my 87 FC coupe for my 1980 Corolla. It looked very much like this, but instead of in a barn it was in someones very large back yard.

I need a sweet barn find lol

yea i was actually suprised that someone had an rx7 in a barn lol

Or a sweet back yard find... lol. Which is basically what I got. Check it out here:

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-non-technical-pictures-198/gryffinwings-fc-rx7-number-2-a-921943/

very nice!

Thanks. Just need to be able to figure out what wheels I got with it, the only I know is that they are RH Evolution wheels.

THIS! :lol:

Again, amazing find man. :icon_tup:

yea i couldnt be happier with the car. just installed my new radiator and my new Hks suction intake system. and orderd hid's

Sweet find and nice clean up job!!

wow that is really one damn good find, cant wait to see how this car progresses good luck mate =)

Nice! I was just at a junkyard hoping for a nice find only to see another piece of you know what. thanks for giving me some hope another one exists. I guess I should start looking in the barns around here.

great find for the price!! looks like its cleaning up well.

finding a barn around my area is just as rare as finding an rx7 in a barn lol

Very nice find talk about luck! point me in the direction of a find like that!

Recently I have found a surge of broken down or parts RX7 being posted onto craigslist... Much to my other half's dismay I have been spending money like it's been going out of style to turn our yard into a junk yard... Needless to say some of them had to be moved to friends houses lol. GREAT find btw, see if you can find any other RX7 that have been wrecked and turned into parts cars (god rest their souls!). I haven't found a more enjoyable car in my life to drive, I hope this will remain a life long passion of yours.

thanks everyone.. i have recently discovered that my rear rotor isnt firing. i belive its time for a turbo II swap...

Turbo Swap
 

Hey Im lookin into a turbo swap as well! does any one have any advice before I get to far into this project?

By the Way nice bike lol

Great find for sure! never seems to amaze me what people find buried under the dust!

yea i am currious wht all do i need.. like do i need an s4 engine? or and s5?

Wow what a great deal, car looks rather good for sitting in a barn for so long. Welcome to the board.

well turbo II swap is comming sooner than i thought.. just bought an engine and transmission!