box-o-aces

Hi there!
My Name is Amaury!
I Finally got a hold of a car that I wanted since I was younger:
1993/FD RX-7! She's a roller - and I get an opportunity to bring it back to life. I've always been wrenching on my cars, and learning as much as possible in the process. Its my favorite hobby and passion - keeps me busy and out of trouble lol. Now, I get something fun to play with and challenge myself with in the process.

I've been lurking for a while, absorbing what I can find - and there's plenty so far, and much more available. Anyhow, just wanted to (finally) make my first post and say hello to everybody on here!

Good day all (or night), thanks for sharing the knowledge!

box-o-aces

Just wanted to share some pics, first one is as I picked her up and brought her back home.

Went nuts through the car and cleaned everything out. Already fixed a few things with the car: installed metal door handles, master window switch and glovebox latch.

I've already gotten to the engine bay - now just have to get the drivetrain pieced together whenever I can make it happen.

For the next few rainy days I'll be going through the wiring harnesses and finishing my water temp linearization mod.

DownhillTurboII

Welcome on, man. Real solid community. Any pictures of your new ride?

Edit: Haha, posted as I did. She looks good man!

box-o-aces

Thanks! I almost forgot to post pics so I tried to ninja-add em lol. Definitely loving the knowledge on here, and the community as well! I'm gonna love bringing this one back to life, for me - she's a keeper!

box-o-aces

Thanks! So far I've been slowly (but surely) fixing small things and getting parts I need to get the car going (mounts, PPF, driveshaft, etc..). Last bit will be the drivetrain itself, it's like I'm building my favorite 1:1 model kit lol.

Messiah

Congrats looks like a good base to work off of. Have you worked on rotarys before? I can't wait to work on one hopefully soon.

box-o-aces

Honestly, this would be my first rotary that I've personally owned/worked on. Applying what I've learned from wrenching on all my previous cars while learning as much as possible and putting it all into play - reminds me why I love wrenching!

tfoss

thats very exciting i remember when i bought my rx7 i was jogging around my home town and saw a red fc for sale 2400$ i went knocked on the door and ended up buying it for 700 i have been in love with that little car ever since i took it sideways around a corner for the first time oh...rotary virginity there is no time like the first time.

box-o-aces

Yes, its definitely exciting! I've been thoroughly going through the car (mainly cleaning) and getting very intimately familiar lol. I've dreamt of having my own FD and I've been fortunate to get this opportunity to build one up from the ground up so to speak. I'm actually typing this as I have the entire interior apart (nothing broken of course, just needed some finesse) sitting on the floor lol. Figure I'll utilize my little free time productively, well worth it

SfnHuynh

Nice find! I wish I could already start working on my FD already... But congrats nevertheless.

FD UZI

FD Uzi from miami 93 fd3 red new motor 500hp
N congrats on ur FD.

box-o-aces

Gracias! And BC, always keep looking and travel if you have to - you'll find one for sure!

mgkarl

Congratulations - looks awesome. Can't wait to see it brought back to life!

lockfreak

iTrader: (9)

Congrats on the purchase. It looks like a nice car.How has the interior held up? What kind of budget are you looking at?

lockfreak

iTrader: (9)

Looks like i missed this. I'm glad nothing is broken. I just bought mine too but I have a lot of interior pieces that are broken.

tuscanidream

iTrader: (6)

If FD interior is anything like FC... every time you try to remove an interior part, a ******* tab breaks off.

Congrats on the purchase box-o-aces, from a fella in the same area.

box-o-aces

Thanks, she's definitely a beaut! Can't really say on the budget, but whatever is within my means and ability - definitely worth it lol!

The interior is tan - but complete and in good shape. I've already repaired the passenger interior handle - but eventually I'm going to get the aluminum replacement I seen on the forums (nice idea). I'll look at getting some non-bose speaker mounts (or fab up my own in my free time) to better mount the door speakers behind the grills. I've also fixed the internal latch in the glovebox - works and looks just like new. Also replaced the master window switch. Later on when I cross the bridge I'll look at converting it to all black.

Right now my main focus is on sourcing a drivetrain - only supporting mods will be reliability ones (ie: cooling, stiffer mounts/bracing, etc..) - as I get more familiar I'll dive in further, but for now I'm very happy - Currently I'm going through the wiring harnesses (front and engine) repairing and soldering a few connections, and some minor bodywork while I can. I've been studying the service manual (and the forums) before I got the FD so thats been very helpful with getting familiar with things.