Hello all. I've wanted to buy a first gen RX7 since I was 16. Now that I have the money I have started looking again. I live on Camp Pendleton, Ca and it seems every RX7 I find either has extremely high mileage (160+) or sat for many many years without being cranked on a regular basis.

My question is, if someone has done the work so that it runs perfectly, no sputtering, no leaks, no smoke. Would you find it reasonably safe to buy or is there just too high a risk of future problems due to the inactivity it had?

Thanks a ton.

 

If you do end up buying it, the best thing to do is to before you ever start it is to dab a little oil into the spark plug holes and crank it over by hand.

I don't suggest buying one that you might have problems with later, personally. It really is just a matter of patience being a virtue. However, if one comes your way that hasn't been stated in a while that seems like a good buy I suggest looking around here:
http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/unstore.htm

 

FWIW, no matter the condition you buy it in, it will always need work. And I would not buy an RX-7 unless you plan on doing most all of the work yourself, labor is too expensive. A FB is an easy and great car to work on.

 

I do plan on doing everything that I can do myself.

 

Hey I was just wondering? Are you buying it to restore or are you buying a car that you will be driving?

 

Something else comes to mind...where did the car spend it's life at, I mean is it a northern car with rust from salt on the roads or is it a southern car that has had mild seasons and no rust?

 

I'm buying it to drive but I intend to put the money and time into it to make it nice and plan on rebuilding the engine whenever it goes out.

 

With any older car you have to expect to put money into it. Bushings go, hoses go, fuel lines and brake lines go. Often more is spent than what the car is worth.

If you dont want to make money on the car then its all about what you want.