i'll see you guys down there!

 

sold my car at exactly 10:24 pm saturday evening to my brother's friend for $1400
hopefully i can find another one or something else for me to drive

 

It was cool meeting everyone. wish i wouldve hung out with you guys but i got lost in that place when i started on the go-karts!!

 

Damn - missed it..

Anyhow, I'm a new RX owner in Jenison.. Just finished (well, finished to the point of driving) a LT1/T56 swap into a 87 T2, still polishing the very rough edges but it moves (with much gusto).. Hope to get it track worthy for a HPDE at Grattan May 1st, so still scrambling to fix all the issues I am now finding (and a 22 year old car has plenty of issues!!).. Been a Miata guy for the last 7 years or so (97 Turbo and a 92 Turbo I still have) but wanted to get back into a V8 sports car, and the RX7 fit the bill perfectly. The black T2 is the 3rd, the first (I still have) had the motor pulled and some body damage so it's a parts car, the second was a rotted red 91 that got completely parted out. The T2 is a Georgia car, so rust free but was used as a track car so I am working at putting it back to streetable (HVAC/light/etc). And no, I didn't remove a rotary to do my mad scientist work, all 3 cars came pre-gutted.

Oh, If anyone is looking for FC parts, I'm cleaning out the garage from the red 91 part out and am about to start a white (blue interior) 91 part out as well, so feel free to PM me if you need something. I'll get a FS post up as soon as I get an inventory together.... I have a bunch of body parts that are miserable to ship that I would love to get out of my hair.

Hope to meet up with some of you at some point!
Wallyman

 

Damn, you're practically my neighbor man! Must stop by for a cold one sometime...

 

If you have a neighbor that recently drove a very illegal RX7 with an open headered V8 and no hood, yeah, you must live near me.

With all the maintenance BS I am doing soon, perhaps I can sucker.. er... invite you over to lend a hand (or just to sit and heckle, that's cool too). In the next two weeks I hope to:

Build CAI setup
Install the T2 hood
Pull rear subframe
Install all new bushing in a spare subframe and to existing suspension in front end of car
Install new diffy mounts
Install new rear subframe mounts
Install Stance GR+ coilovers, F and R
Reinstall rear subframe
Get built and swap in C4 vette aluminum driveshaft
Pull, gut, cut, sew and install blue S5 seats for 5 point harnesses and track use
Install 5 point harnesses in car
etc etc etc.

Yeah, I got lots to do prior to May 1... and that's only the RX, I still have to prep the Miata as well.

Why did I start a new project car??

Wallyman

 

It is an addiction. At one point I had 4 RX-7s (81,86,87,93). Luckily I came to my senses and realized I needed an intervention ;-). I am down to 2 now and I still don't have enough time to do much with them.

 

Funny part is, I've owned 3 now, and the 3rd was the first I have ever driven or ridden in! I think my addiction is just a car addiction in general, not model specific... I had 3 miatas, only one drive 99% of the time.. 3 RX7s, all 3 were undriveable..

Honest, I don't WANT non running cars.. it just seems like I had to buy 3 to make 1 useable one!

Wallyman

 

I'll be pretty busy for the next few weeks prepping my car for the run to North Carolina, but after that we'll hook up for sure.

 

I know how that is.. tho I just got pimped 2 more days on my coilovers so it screws with my timetable.. grrrrr.. still plenty of time, right?

Wallyman

 

Lonesomebob near jackson Napoleon mi to be exact Gs and a parts car and an RX3 wagon

 

Im from michigan
currenty live in ortonville

 

Hey Darrin check out the new V8 RX-7 GXL I just picked up last week. I also have another 88 GTU that I bought a month ago thats N/a with a header and exhaust as a daily driver. I sold the Supra I had.

https://www.rx7club.com/v-8-powered-rx-7s-299/351w-swap-c4-trans-833413/


Have you gotten the RX-7 I sold you to run any better or done anything else to it?

 

In case any of you need some body panels or a 91 roller, I'm cleaning out the garage.. check the post here: https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...62#post9175462

I'm motivated, so if you see something you like, shoot me a reasonable offer.. I want this stuff out of my hair.
Thanks!
Wallyman

 

Everything SOLD, roller and all parts (until I dig up more stuff).

Wallyman

 

dang that was somewhat quick

 

When you practically give it away, it sells quick I guess. $275 buys a large pile of crap at my house.

Wallyman

 

What ever happen to the Mi rotary forum?

 

It got hacked by some douchebag hacker from Iraq, then it was back for a while, now it's just down again for no reason.

 

Am in Lansing area of Michigan, if there are any people in the area that would like to get together and compare notes or something I might be interested.

 

Hi I am at Eaton Rapids. I would like to sell my 1980 RX7, Nice car. Listed at Southwest Craigslist.
Call me at 517-663-6683 if you have any questions. Mike

 

Anyone in the GR area have an FC with aftermarket seats that I could sit in?

Trying to figure out how to stuff 6'3" and 230 pounds of me into a car with a helmet 'comfortably'.... I've got stock 88 seats gutted (no lower pad, just sitting on the springs) and it's not really enough, I still rub my helmet on the roof a touch..

Let me know, I could use some help and would love to sit in a car with some aftermarket seats installed for rererence.

Wallyman

 

if you don't mind losing the ability to slide the seat, you can just make custom brackets to bolt the seat directly to the floor in a comfortable position. Getting rid of the slider rails will give you another inch or so in height and possibly 1 or two in leg room, depending on how you position the seat.

Are there any meets coming up? Since MIrotary is and has been down, i've been a bit out of the local 7 action.

 

I'm still screwing around with the seat, maybe I can make soemthing work that way but I was hoping to keep the ability to slide that seat.. and I don't want to swap seats in and out for track, honestly. Too much work.

Wally

 

That sux... has anyone heard whether it's coming back?