My brother has a 93 FD that he just recently finished doing an auto/manual swap on, and before he could drive it 200 miles, it died, wont start. It seems the car has a blown a rotor, I think it had over 70k on it and it's past treatment was questionable. Now he needs a rebuild and/or a new motor. He was thinking of just having it done at Pineapple, but it would be rather expensive and it would be a while before they could work on it. So now he's looking for other options. Any sugestions?

Here's a pic for refrence.



and a couple videos after it died, one with spark and one without.

http://www.sharpandshiny.com/images/rx7/MVI_0271.AVI
http://www.sharpandshiny.com/images/rx7/MVI_0270.AVI

 

well, pineapple is a good shop. and remember... you get what you pay for. there is a few good shops around that do a good job also. i myself would refer Lopi at IMPORT AUTO.
here his info....
Import Auto Repair
Engine, Repairs
Lopie
(360) 753-5887
9611 Littlerock Rd. SW
Olympia, WA 98512

or here is a link to nw shops.
http://www.nopistons.com/forums/inde...howtopic=59463

hope this helps you out some.

 

Kahren, you'll have to ship to him, though. He uses all Mazda OEM pieces at very competitive prices with extremely good work. He also does some beautiful porting for low cost. Reason he can do everything for cheap is because he works out of his house/garage. Contact him and he can provide more info and pictures of his work.

His name on the board is Kahren you can PM him, or contact him on aim at kahren1981

 

I'd say Pineapple

 

this is a lil off topic but that is a nice ride bro !!! i like it !!! also depending on how cheap you want to go i know some people that are CHEAP !!!

 

Do it yourself...If price is a factor then go to Lopy if not then pineapple is your best bet.

Don't forget Corksport either...

 

Come on over and visit our shop..............

 

have you done a compression check? Why look for a rebuiild unless you want one or know that is what you need. check out mt peak in enumclaw for diagnostics if you cant do it yourself. Mark is a square shooter and is reasonable on rates....

 

yeah, I was just going to say-- check the compression on the motor before you do anything. I highly recommend pineapple, no offense to the others mentioned, but I have had nothing but good experiences with rob.

 

PINEAPPLE is the way to go!!

 

Pineapple!

 

Thanks for all the info, hopefully he'll figure out something soon and get his FD going again. In the mean time he picked this up for $1,500.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/164417587.html

 

pineapple would be the way to go