Just rescued a FD
 

Hey guys, my name is Matt Downey. Im from the Detroit-metro area of Michigan. Recently, I rescued a '93 rx7 from a junkyard in Detroit, they were going to crush her :( . I asked the owner of the junkyard if I could buy the car and he said yes, so now I own one of my realistic dream cars. I plan to just fix the car up, it needs A LOT of work, but it will be exciting. Im new to the whole "rotary scene," I'm still a piston type of guy lol. The car is about 85% there, so Ill be needing parts, Im looking forward to meeting some rx7 people and learning more about these cars, thanks :icon_tup:

Great Work
 

I am a current owner of a 1988 Rx7 Turbo and love rotary engines! I am looking to build an FD the exact same way you are and hope to follow you in your build. In my opinion building it from the ground up will be a pain but you will have the best chance at building it the way you want with the parts you want.
Best of luck,
Marco

Thanks, I'm used to building cars. It is a pain, but if YOU build it, youll know everything about the machine and have the satisfaction that you completed your goal. I restore muscle cars for a living and I've built my daily driver and my race car. I love building cars, but I hate body work lol. It will be a nice car when its done. I need to gather some parts!

Parts for you
 

FYI living in LA i have access to lots of rotary shops, one of which is Lucky Seven Racing. They have thousands of used parts at their shops that are available for sale, if you want their info and need parts they are fantastic!

Thanks! Any resources I can get are very appreciated. Thank you

do you have any pics?

Yes. I need to figure out a way to load them

Here is some:

Yep can't forget Mazdatrix I live about 10 min away from them :) good to live in a LA.

Ill have to check them out, id hate to live in California, personally lol.

You have some work ahead of you man good luck

congrats dude. glad you saved it. i rescued mine from an 18 year old kid who was fast on the track to blowing it up.

Nice find man!

i like the silver ones nice ride

nice bro!! :icon_tup:

Looks like some work, but work can be fun.

whos the idiot who junked a silver FD with a red interior? lol

nice find :)

how much did you pay for it if you dont mind me asking and do u have any pics of the engine bay?

clean looking s6s are hard to find

I don't have any engine pics right now, but I did just get the car running :icon_tup: so the car now runs and drives too, which is pretty bad ass for a junkyard car. And don't turn suicidal, but I payed $750 for her :ylsuper: best deal of my life!

That's what I wanted to know lol. The car has a clean and clear title too :icon_tup:

How's ur car now man got pic of how it sits and good job at the save man. Some yards say no to selling the car out right I'm glad u saved it

What was wrong with it? Why wasnt it running?

750....Best find ever for the money $$$$$$

I concluded that the car was stolen. Busted drivers window/door handle/lock, the ignition was all cut up and busted out. The car didn't have keys so I bought a used ignition cylinder and door locks with keys. I put a the ignition on and had to rewire the ignition harness, then the car cranked but no spark. So then I found a bunch of chewed up wires from mice in the engine bay (car has been sitting since 08 I believe) I fixed those wires and she fired right up :nod: