Hey all my name is Jeff Im a proud new rx7 owner in SC! I just scored a red 1993 with 87000 mi on the chassis and recently rebuilt with 5000 on the motor in beautiful condition. Excited to be an active member on the forum!

 

welcome to the club jeff. always good to see locals joining up. now, lets see some pix.

 

This is what I got so far. The only thing wrong with the car is one of the headlight covers is broken. I really want to get non flip ups and im still looking around to see whats out there. i dont feel like paying $1000+ for headlights so if anyone has any recommendations help a rookie out...

 

Welcome to the forums! Glad to see another forum member in SC. Nice FD too!

 

Hey Jeff, welcome. Im a new member as well. good to see more new members in the southeast region. awesome pickup by the way. that FD looks very clean.
little jealous lol

 

thanks man...I take it from your username your a z fan? This is my last ride she was awesome!

 

Welcome i'm from Spartanburg SC as well. I have a 87 turbo im rebuilding. If you don't mind me asking where you got your FD from. I seen a older couple with a red FD i have been trying to get them to sell it to me lol.

 

I found this one up in maryland which was kinda a hassel but i ended up getting it for 10500 which was a steal to me at less than 90k on chassis and ~5k on rebuilt motor.

 

cool so i can still pester the owner of that FD lol. it's a one owner and his wife wants him to sell its about 4 of us now in spartanburg, two FC's a FB and now your FD

 

well I got the car yesterday and there appears to be some significant boost issues. When im sitting in nuetral and rev up the car and hold rpm, the boost gauge may read 5 for a moment but immediately drops back down below 0. if im driving in 3rd gear and give it wide open throttle it will boost to about 6psi and just stay there throughout the entire rpm range. i need some help this is my first rotary engine and first turbo car lol i may be in over my head. It looks like there is a hose missing coming off the side of the air box and the vaccuum lines have been changed to blue silicone ones.

 

that does sound kinda low even for stock setting. possible leaks somewhere?

 

Alright guys I figured it out and I'm boosting near 11 psi at wot!!! It's a world of difference. I got to taking some stuff apart and realized the restrictor pills were not in the wastegate and turbo precontrol vac lines. I made some for about $6.00 of Lowe's parts and she's as good as new!

 

excellent! glad u getting some stuff figured out. still want to come check it out.

 

sure thing I should be good any time this week if you want to meet up somewhere in spartanburg...

 

i work 2nd so weekends work best.

 

Kudos to you for rooting out the cause... So many people would likely have given up on the car for something like that! Well.. not a caring FD owner like yourself.. the flex houses leading to the stock airbox sure do look... Different.