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Hello everybody, I’m Jose from Spain (so sorry if I make mistakes while writing this) anyway currently I own a 1980 RX7 fb that i just recently buy, I have some experience whit cars, in the past I used to drift and that taught me a lot of working on cars, but now I’m trying to restore this one, cause RX body is my favorite of japan cars. It’s my first rotary engine, I know some basic stuff of how they work but I never touched one, piston engines by the way I worked a lot on them, but that is not my biggest concern about my RX, looks to be on a good condition on the engine, starts good on cold and hot and I don’t even need to use the starter, but have rust… I started to look and the rear wheel was in very bad condition, also the doors and the taillights on the lower zone, I’m trying to repair it cause where im located there’s no option to get a new shell, here are very rare cars to find, this is the first time I see one in my life, the one I own. So I will put some pics so you can see this car. Thanks everybody for all the posts on this forum and guides they help a lot.
Welcome and congratulations on your car. It's actually an SA, not FB. Looks like a European version. What is the S/N? SA22C-????
I'm always impressed with the work guys will put in, when the cars and parts are so rare where they live. Your end project will be very gratifying when done.
Hi, thanks for the greeting, yeah sorry it’s not a FB it’s a SA, and yeah I will try to restore even if I can’t find any parts on my local area, I just love these cars. Any tip or something I should know about my SA? Every info helps, thanks.
Restoring a car can get discouraging at times, when things don't go right or you have difficulty figuring a problem out and it seems like its just one big money pit. But don't give up, the more difficult it is, the more satisfying its completion will be. You might need to reach out further for parts, but they are still out there. You need to be committed and persistent. Here in the US, we are very lucky to have had a plentiful supply of old, derelict cars to pick parts from. But even with that, the available amount of parts have gone down as asking prices have gone up.
I've owned one of these since new and lightly refurbished it about 20 years ago. Since then, I've purchased a few more (all SA's) and am currently in the final stages of restoring my 5th car, with a couple more still to do. In addition to the satisfaction of the end result, I feel I'm also helping preserve a few for future enthusiasts to also someday enjoy. A couple before / after examples:
Restoring a car can get discouraging at times, when things don't go right or you have difficulty figuring a problem out and it seems like its just one big money pit. But don't give up, the more difficult it is, the more satisfying its completion will be. You might need to reach out further for parts, but they are still out there. You need to be committed and persistent. Here in the US, we are very lucky to have had a plentiful supply of old, derelict cars to pick parts from. But even with that, the available amount of parts have gone down as asking prices have gone up.
I've owned one of these since new and lightly refurbished it about 20 years ago. Since then, I've purchased a few more (all SA's) and am currently in the final stages of restoring my 5th car, with a couple more still to do. In addition to the satisfaction of the end result, I feel I'm also helping preserve a few for future enthusiasts to also someday enjoy. A couple before / after examples:
Damn, that’s a lot of work, that really give me some hope to do mine, thanks a lot for sharing, today I’m doing the other side, this is how it’s almost finished
Not the best welder probably one of the worst but I try my best, hope I get better as I work jeje
