Looking at getting my first RX7
10-13-17, 10:29 AM
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Looking at getting my first RX7
Accidentally posted this in the regular technical section for the FC but I'll post here, sorry if that was a no-no.
Hey guys, looking at getting into my first RX7 with a 1988 FC3C that is allegedly mechanically totally sound and needs only a few things cosmetically which he has from a parts car. A couple questions, as I haven't found too much info about the convertibles specifically.
1. Is the convertible transmission different than the coupe non-turbo? It has different ratios so I wasn't sure
2. These are 5 lug, but came with an open differential. What differential units can I use for an LSD? I read that you can use a GXL differential but since things are slightly different than in the coupe, I just wanted some clarity as to whether or not that will fit.
3. Can the 94+ Miata Torsen carrier fit in the diff housing? Again, I found some information on this, but nothing concrete to make me confident with the convertible, as things seemed to be slightly different, unless I'm just reading things wrong.
4. Is there anything in particular I should try to grab from this guy's parts car that I would find difficult to find in the future? He already sold the whole driveline and coilovers that were on it, but he has all of the body. I'm already grabbing bumpers and a mirror and tail light to fix what's currently cracked on the main car, but coming from the world of my 74 Hilux, where parts are nigh on impossible to find, I'm paranoid about how difficult finding things will be.
Hey guys, looking at getting into my first RX7 with a 1988 FC3C that is allegedly mechanically totally sound and needs only a few things cosmetically which he has from a parts car. A couple questions, as I haven't found too much info about the convertibles specifically.
1. Is the convertible transmission different than the coupe non-turbo? It has different ratios so I wasn't sure
2. These are 5 lug, but came with an open differential. What differential units can I use for an LSD? I read that you can use a GXL differential but since things are slightly different than in the coupe, I just wanted some clarity as to whether or not that will fit.
3. Can the 94+ Miata Torsen carrier fit in the diff housing? Again, I found some information on this, but nothing concrete to make me confident with the convertible, as things seemed to be slightly different, unless I'm just reading things wrong.
4. Is there anything in particular I should try to grab from this guy's parts car that I would find difficult to find in the future? He already sold the whole driveline and coilovers that were on it, but he has all of the body. I'm already grabbing bumpers and a mirror and tail light to fix what's currently cracked on the main car, but coming from the world of my 74 Hilux, where parts are nigh on impossible to find, I'm paranoid about how difficult finding things will be.
10-13-17, 10:31 AM
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I also wanted to ask if there is a deeper repository of technical info on the convertible specifically. I searched around for a while but couldn't find anything concrete and a lot of posts seemed to suggest that there wasn't parts interchangeability. Maybe I'm reading this wrong though