i live in okinawa but have an 84 gsl-se in the states, i plan on buying a complete fc even if its not running in order to completely strip it of all i need to make the swap into my car back in the states. does any one know some good rotary guys to help me rebuild the block. half bridg 3mm apex. basically able to supprt 500hp.

all the rotary action seems to be in main land......PLEASE HELP. im getting frustrated cause i know its out there, oh not to mention that know one at all even the locals seem to remember what a 1984 rx-7 is or looks like. GD it !!!!.

 

Just curious, whats with the 3MM apex seals, did some jackass shop in the US say they are best or some *****?

 

Hey you can find a rotorhead anywhere escpecially on this site .I bought my rx7 in OKINAWA at JOHNNY'S used cars sales and imported it it was one of the smartest things ive ever done!!!!! Im doing a turbo 2 swap as well but im waitng on my current engine to go.

 

Right Hand 7... You got the green rhd fb in jacksonvile? I forgot your name. You should know jordan. I got the gold na fc.

 

hey right hand seven, what did it take to import the car and what year is it

 

I have the RHD in Jville I do know Jordan , It is an 82 RX7 but stateside it would be an 85 model, it wasnt that difficult I was active duty Marine Corps when i did it so the military paid to ship it to the conversion company I only paid conversion cost and registration fees approximately $1,200.00 out the door and completely legal.

 

If one of you can help me out Im in need for some more center caps for my wheels yhey have lost that new look and because they are plastic i dont want to chrome paint them,PM if you have to with any info..Arigato NE?

 

Right Hand 7 - how many years ago was this? I know a guy (USMC) that just had his FD imported. Went through a lot of legwork and it's not legal yet. Had to basically strip it to the shell and get a shipping container for it.

 

I shipped my SA in 96 you can still send cars from japan but the problem is NHTSA they want your car to crash the same as a left hand side driver noone has paid to volunteer the 4-6 RHD third gens with the front end intact for crash testing, therefore its close to imposible to get an fd legal in the u.s other than a race car.

 

what are the rules regarding a car imported strictly for racing?

 

Im not sure what the proper procedure for a racing import is youd have to contact your TMO office they should be able to tell you.

 

I just purchased an r-x7 yesterday I want to make many many mods but I need a solid place that I can order parts from that has a little bit of everything. Either out in town or online. I tried rx7.net but they dont deliver to japan . I live in chatan-cho.

 

I just sent you a PM...few questions for you

 

I also live in Chatan, I am rebuilding my FC now.

 

Well dude, living in Japan and orderind to rx7.net is kind of weird!!! There are plenty of places you can buy parts used and brand new here! Of course you need to speak a little japanese...

 

I really meant, places that do everything I need. Tuning, parts, paint etc exclusively for the fc.

 

Well I don't know Okinawa and if there are any tuners like that over there. You may need to go or send your engine to Honshu or Kyushu for such a job.

If you speak japanese you will find many websotres that sell parts for your car at good prices but if you don't, you'll need help.

You can also try to contact big tuners like Amemiya, RS-Pantera or R-Margic. They may speak a little English I think and the offer rebuilt engines for both FD and FC RX-7...

 

Heepee,
A lot of guys in the Okinawa area have had pretty good success with dealing with tuners etc... for rotaries. I believe there is an ex military guy that has a shop out there as well and he builds amazing rotaries. I think he is mostly on the zeroyon site which is where most of the okinawa boys hang out.

In the mean time if you have any questions or parts needs feel free to post them up here on the 7 club or pm some people in the Far east section as there are quite a few people in the far east section that sell parts and deal with rotaries, myself included.

Tom

 

Look up Scott Head aka "HEAD" on zeroyon. He knows his stuff and can build a motor from hell. As far as FCs he's also built a "back-halfed" FC monster, he can pretty much tell you anything you want to know. Best of luck.

Flik