I finally got my REPU back together and took it out today for a test drive. Its been down for about 10 months being disrespected with a truck bed full of junk, cats puking on the roof, etc, while I did the following:
-dropped resealed oil pan + bazai oil pan brace
-new clutch, pilot and throwout bearing
-new brake calipers, master cylinder and SS lines (from ReSpeed.com along with the banjo bolts -thx Billy!)
-made a new oil cooler mount
-new battery cables
-made and installed hockey puck motor mounts - I can totally feel the engine through the gas pedal now - brap brap brap!
-new transmission mount

Its running great and no leaks to be seen. The new clutch has a much softer pedal then the last one so it should be a bit better in traffic - no slipping though even giving it some gas. Only bad things were my cool old school M wooden shifter **** split in 2 and I heard a tool drop out onto the road at some point but it sounded like a cheap one (I hope!).

Still to do
-bleed brakes some more
-install refurbished control arms to replace the one with the stripped bolt

Planning on driving it around tommorow and I'll get some pictures once I clean it up a bit.

--Erik

 

Cleaned it up and put about 50 miles on it today with my 8 year old. Still ran great and it was a pretty nice day for a drive too

 

theres the picture!

 

sweet congrats nice truck

 

very nice

 

Wow, nice repu. Good Job, now enjoy your ride!!

 

good stuff

 

nice

 

is your trucks body cutout below the door or is it the picture?

 

The PO painted the bottom part of the cab black (Its there - PO was NOT Fred Flintstone!). I like it but I think when it gets repainted someday I'll make it body color.

 

Very nice REPU!!!. Brings back memories of my REPU. My was so clean my friend wanted a even swap for his RX7. Got me a stock RX7 and turned it in to a beast with Street Port, Weber 48 IDA and NOS. The REPU has the same set-up minus the NOS.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3253204/3

 

thanks everyone - Im really enjoying driving it again.
datfast1 - nice collection of rotaries you've had bet you wish you kept em all! Interesting front valence on the repu too.
blwfly - finish your truck man!!!

 

yeah ill get there i have to pay off my rx2 first plus iv stolen some parts off the repu to get the rx2 on the road . but i will finish it im not the type who gives up

 

If there's only one good reason for not finishing your truck, thats got to be it. I'd love to pick up an rx3 someday but I would really like to see my truck and 7 repainted and both running at the same time. Ok and maybe a big turbo in the repu....

 

RatBoy: Thanks for the compliment. I do love my rotaries and wish I still have them. The grill was a Ford Courier that I was able to fit the REPU back in the days with square headlights.

 

Nice Truck