Hi everyone, just introducing myself here for now, though I'm sure I'll have lots of questions to ask later! I just picked up a mint 1995 RX7 that shows 34,515 miles on the clock It's been garaged since new, and the lady told me that it still has the factory Dunlop tires on it. The paint is yellow and it's in pretty good shape except for a few dings here and there. The only thing is that the motor is blown & removed, along with the tranny. I got the car really cheap.. Apparently the woman's husband died some years back and the car was never fixed, and it had just sat in her garage since 1998 I think until I trailered it over to my house. I wasn't even going to buy it at first, but my friend told me RX7's have a pretty good resale value.

Anyway, I don't really care too much for the car, but the interior is in nice shape. I still have to go back and get the transmission and engine. Speaking of which, after some research and poking around on the net, I found that I can fit in my carburated 351 small block that I built a few years ago. It's just been sitting in my garage and now it's conveniently sitting next to the RX7 After a little bit of searching it appears I may have problems with hood clearance, but I don't think I would have any problem with cutting a hole in the hood.. no big deal though, the car will basically be a budget buildup anyway so I can keep my Mustang off of the road.

-Ryan

 

OMG! your driving a dead mans car! and OMG "I don't really care too much for the car"
anyways, welcome to the club. ive only been here for a few months and i love it.

 

if its yellow and a 95 sounds like its been repainted?

 

ahhh how could she let a ford guy get a hold of an rx7?? AHHHH!!!


jk, before i got my fc i had a falcon...but seriously u better be joking about the 351. i kill you!!

 

^im not kidding, i swear i will *serious look*

 

I believe my friend said it's called "Mica Yellow"? Not sure. If it was repainted however, they took it down to the bare metal first, because a few dings in the driver's side door go down to the metal and there is no paint underneath. Also the jambs are the same color.

 

Possibly, Competition Yellow Mica (CYM), which was one of the standard colors for the R1 models in 93.

Anyways, good luck with the car and welcome to the club. Got any pics of your car?

 

Yellow was only available in the US in '93.

 

How much did you get it for? 5 speed?

 

I'm with Kirbyt....the yellow was only available in 93....so it's either a 93 or a 95 with new paint. You'll find most of your questions answered in the NEWB section and with use of the search function. Welcome to the club and best of luck to you getting her going again.

 

you are going to put a piston engine inside an RX7.. I'm not religious but i do believe that if there is a god he may very well strike you dead of something horrible like a ruptured colon or a horrible toothpick accident if you do that...

ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

That's cool, good opportunity. Good milleage.

You don't really like this car???????? Have you ever driven a running one with the rotary engine??
We are rotor heads, **** a bunch of american engines, why would you do this, I know, "I have the engine", right? It is no longer an RX-7 if you put in that engine, I for one am interested in ROTARY engines. I know you are just trying to figure out what you are going to do, but talking about putting in an american engine into one of the finest Japanese Sports cars to ever be released is unethical. You won't find much love on that one. Just my opinion.

 

Actually he's interested in putting together something with the parts he has available at a good price. Sicne he cares nothing of the car you can bet it will be a butchered up POS before it's ever running piston or rotary powered. These conversions done right are costly and time concumming. Perhaps he'll see he doesn't have time for the project and pass the good deal with a proffit on to someone who would enjoy it. I guees he's not so much and Rx7 owner as he is someone in posession of an Rx7.

 

toothpicks!!

 

Why don't you try to part it out. You would have a chance to make a profit, rather than destroy a low milage FD.

How much did you pay?

 

no ****, this sounds like a car that deserves an owner that will respect the Rotary Experiment 7, not turn it into a mutated piece of junk, they are right, ask JimLab and them about how in-depth of an operation putting an american **** block in really is. Please spare the car to someone else that can save it. PLEASE.

 

by the way, the whole cutting a hole in the hood is no problem thing really tears at my heart!! SAVE THE FD.

 

If you don't really like the car and you only bought with resale in mind, I would strongly suggest that you fix original motor and put it all back together and sell. There is only 500 of those 95's floating around. If you bugger it with another motor you will probably never get what you paid for it let alone the money you will sink into it. Go find something that you "like" to put your motor in, and in the mean time find a used rx-7 for sale and take it for a test drive, you might think differently after that. Just my 2cents.

 

Yea, you should just give it to me.

 

Werd. You can have sex with your sister that doesn't make it right. Just like putting a 351 in a ROTARY.

 

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? What the hell is a piston?
I always thought there was something special about the RX7, mmmm, yes..... ROTARY ENGINES.

 

Jeez, I didn't know it'd be such a big deal. I got the car for $1,500 and I still have to go back and put up the engine/transmission and some other misc parts. I already pulled some stuff to make room for the 351. Why did these cars have two oil coolers? I don't know much about rotaries and yes, since I already have the engine, I'll put it in the car. As far as budget goes, if it has to wait for more money to come along then I will wait and do the job right. I don't mean to come off as being a cheapass or anything, just trying to save a little $.

 

You really should throw a reman in there and clean it up and sell it for more money. Then you could do what you want with the money. It sounds like you could easily make some money off of it. I know you aren't good with the rotary, imagine what your "hybrid" will be, reliable? working? how much money will you throw down the intake? We just all want to see our cars live a good prosperous life, not get the hood cut out!! You just stirred up all of our worst fears for this car, they are extremely rare at this point, just doesn't make any sense. Like they said you can have sex with your sis, doesn't make it right!!! Good luck, see you on monster garage.

 

Post some pics of it.

 

i'll buy the dual oil coolers. let me know thanks