Ok well on March 26th my 83 Gsl was struck in a Parking lot by a truck, Damage is not to bad ill show pics later, Anyways I called the police and got a report and the owner of the truck has Liability so Im safe there, anyways now I have the Issue that started when I purchased the car

My Insurance is telling me that im not the registered Owner of the car when I went and got the title changed back in November apparently he sold me a "83 Rx-7 Gsl" but after running the Vin number its a 82 Rx-7 On a salvaged Title, So I have a title of an 83 Mazda Rx-7 GS but thats not the title to the car I own, does anyone have an Idea on what I can do?

Btw all the parts check out as an 83 accept the 13b Swap, All disc brakes, Rear LSD, Power Windows.. Ect So when I purchased the car I thought i had it right, but I didnt have it pass in my mind to run the Vin on the car beforehand, Is there another location on the car for vin numbers?

Heres a Link to the Old owners car when I did find it on the boards https://www.rx7club.com/nw-sale-wanted-classifieds-209/83-gsl-1500-obo-800347/

 

Under the hood and on the door jam. I think on a FB. Does the color code match? Registration ect?

 

Thanks Spider I actually got everything figured out apparently the # on my dash did match everything else but the door Jam the color code and everything else matches my car I just drove over to the crash site it is a 83 RX-7 GSL most likly since it will be totaled I will be buying it back and parting it out

 

Before

After

 

that dosent look bad. I suggest a wide body kit or a hammer and racing tape.

 

x2 on the racing tape, i have seen alot worse, hit up the junk yards, get a fender and bumper, and get that baby back on the road.

the impact looks like it wasnt real hard. Def put effort to fix it before parting out...

Rob

 

I know a Hammer and some paint would fix it but I still have to finish the Harness swap.... that last 13b S4 Harness that was swapped into it was complete **** and the car ran like it... Im not good at doing the new swap I dont know what to connect and where everything should go, It depends on how much I get out of the insurance before I decide if I want to keep this FB or not

 

holy sh%t thats my old FB.

you didn't buy it from me though, it had a nice 4 port 13b with a weber on it when i had it.

does it still have that giant rearview mirror?

 

Nahh it doesnt I put a new one, it now has a S4 13b injected I was working on the harness swap before the collision happened.... its not to bad im waiting for insurance to call me and tell me if they will fix it or if there gonna total it, If they do total it im going to buy it back and consider what im going to do it with it, I know a guy who can do the body work, I still have to harness the engine, I bought a complete bumber to bumper full body and engine harness for a 86 Rx-7 but I dont know what I need out of the harness for my car, is it just the Parts that plug into the ECU? Iv never done the swap so just figuring it out

 

Update on the Rx-7, Insurance has totaled the car T_T so im waiting for them to call me back by tomorrow about figures on what there going to give me for said car, I know most likly there going to be low ballin me and Im betting that ill be fighting this for another week or so

This is my first time dealing with Insurance company about this was wondering if any of you had any advice on what I should be doing to about getting the most bang for my buck on said car?

also I will be buying it back pulling the motor and selling the GSL as a whole it is a 1983 with 110XXXk miles on the chassy, the larger rear Disc brakes have been installed on it so if your interested in the rear LSD and all that so if your interested pm me

 

Just remember that its not just up to them. It's an agreement between both of you. The value they will be paying is what should be the cost to replace the vehicle that you had. So if you want to do some homework ahead of time, start gathering evidence to make your case for what you think it will cost to replace the car.

 

Thanks Parid Im going to start looking for a FB GSL for a replacement, cant seem to get a blue book value on the car :\ but im sure I can find a good replacment

 

So i got back with Insurance and I settled with a good lump sum for the car, considering buying it back I can buy it back for $300 the Chassy is at 111k miles and the motor is a rebuilt 17k miles ago 13b considering if its worth the Hassle in buying the car back or not any opinions?

 

Iv decided Im going to buy the car back pull the motor and sell the shell ill be posting a new thread in the WTB section