Misc. 1st gen questions!
10-27-05, 09:45 AM
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Misc. 1st gen questions!
the story thus far:
I bought a 1983 FB for $300 in august - thinking it wasn't too rusty - getting a pretty unpleasant surprise. Decided to part it out over the winter... let it sit till now after removing the interior.
Needing money - sold my winter car - decided to put the rustbucket FB back on the road (it seems to be pretty solid mechanically).
Got it up in the air - got the wheels off - cut out ALLL the rust - dad thinks he can rebuild it all and I have a welder - so it'll be SAVED!
took off the ugly-*** wing and I'm even painting it too!
Anyways - I don't know a whole lot about 1st gens - so I have some questions!
1: the car sits funny on the ground, it leans to the pass. side.
I can't find any issues with the springs or mounts on that side -but both swaybar endlinks on that side are rusted though and broken - could this cause that? (they're fine on the other side) I suppose I'll replace them and see anyways - what's the fun of an rx7 with body roll?
2: the car doesn't seem to have a whole lot of top-end. My old FB had a fantastic topend after I fixed the "teeter-totter" secondary linkage. It was off on this one too - and I put it back on - while I haven't driven the car much, it seems dead up high.
3: Where the rear fenderwell meets the upper-link mount, there is a brace on the side - can I buy these anywhere as mine are pretty much totally shot. I guess I can make them if not!
I bought a 1983 FB for $300 in august - thinking it wasn't too rusty - getting a pretty unpleasant surprise. Decided to part it out over the winter... let it sit till now after removing the interior.
Needing money - sold my winter car - decided to put the rustbucket FB back on the road (it seems to be pretty solid mechanically).
Got it up in the air - got the wheels off - cut out ALLL the rust - dad thinks he can rebuild it all and I have a welder - so it'll be SAVED!
took off the ugly-*** wing and I'm even painting it too!
Anyways - I don't know a whole lot about 1st gens - so I have some questions!
1: the car sits funny on the ground, it leans to the pass. side.
I can't find any issues with the springs or mounts on that side -but both swaybar endlinks on that side are rusted though and broken - could this cause that? (they're fine on the other side) I suppose I'll replace them and see anyways - what's the fun of an rx7 with body roll?
2: the car doesn't seem to have a whole lot of top-end. My old FB had a fantastic topend after I fixed the "teeter-totter" secondary linkage. It was off on this one too - and I put it back on - while I haven't driven the car much, it seems dead up high.
3: Where the rear fenderwell meets the upper-link mount, there is a brace on the side - can I buy these anywhere as mine are pretty much totally shot. I guess I can make them if not!
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