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Old 12-03-12, 08:45 AM
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New owner of a 86 rx7

I just bought the rx7 off my uncle it has 80k miles on it only thing is it needs work ill post picks of me building it on the way but for now this list is this



parts list
Alternator
Alternator belt
Antifreeze
oil
oil filter
battery
tires


it just needs some tlc which im giving it to her so ill keep u guys posted on everything and will have pictures on friday on everything im doing and the picture of the car ill b doing it one thing at a time im going to start it friday to make sure thts all the parts tht i need but we will see friday
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good luck, hope to see it coming together
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thanks
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might as well ad plugs and wires to the list. always a good idea to do it all at once
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Can't wait to see how it comes
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Cait wait to see how it comes along )
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And good luck!
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Congrats , if the car has been down for a while I'd suggest changing the fuel filter , and the fuel as well
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thanks its been cold and raining were i live so no go yet and yeh ill add fuel filters and wiers just incase thoughs are bad well keep u posted whn it not as rainy
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Goodluck man!
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awesome car good luck and happy building
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Good luck hope to see pics of it soon.
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Cant wait to see some pics, good luck with the build man
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the pic of my car also in the engine does it look like im missing anything on the right side just some info
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looks like thats where the powersteering and a/c compressor was.
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so i should look for them or do i need them bc my uncle then was driving it like that b4 the alternator and battery whent bad
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acculy i found out from my uncle it was an option to have them in the 86 model and the one he bought didnt have it i was wondering if adding it to my car would it drive better or should i leave it the way it is
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just did an oil change and put gas in it wouldnt start then did the method to unflood the engine started right up
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New owner of a 86 rx7-forumrunner_20131216_153051.jpg

She's a beauty all washed and cleaned this Is an older pick but still gotta love it
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Good luck on getting it to where it needs to be
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Thanks i recently replaced the radiator and oil sencer bc they were both leaking now its driving fine i love driving it but theres snow where i am and it sucks driving it bc all the salt on the roads and the snow doesnt agree with my car also its my only car as of right now so i cant store it yet
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Awesome, congrats!
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Originally Posted by Bbllgamerkid
acculy i found out from my uncle it was an option to have them in the 86 model and the one he bought didnt have it i was wondering if adding it to my car would it drive better or should i leave it the way it is
would not worry about it unless you are a person that likes AC in the cab, personally I am a 2 at 60 kinda guy.

I removed my complete 87 AC system, have 95% of the bolts/brackets with it if you are interested in putting it back together. (actually I lied, I need to remove the condenser yet, but that's in a week or so.

As for the P/S... look at your rack and pinion as to were the powered lines would come in. Don't see any? its a manual rack and never had power steering to begin with. (this is okay and many people like it better manual steering)

confused at 3/4 of the things I have mentioned? Foxed.ca You are most welcome sir, clean car!
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Might b the ac unit then and I might during the summer just gotta wait and c when it gets that time Bc I'll probly b driving with the windows down anyways Bc it's such a nice car but I'll keep that in mind if I want to I want to upgrade the suspension and breaks first so I can put 17s on the car
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