Thinking of getting it straight in for a service to get oil and filters done and maybe a compression test done.....but i have no idea how much any of this will cost.
Bit worried about the Induction kit thats on there as this has come straight from japan.
it\'s a 1992 in a colour i aint seen before, it also has a clutch like somones wedged a brick behind it, and the biting point is next to nothing...your either on or off! thats gonna take some getting used to.
Is it a big job getting the clutch changed?(aparently its some high performance 1).
whats the place near reading that specializes in rx7\'s as it looks to be the closest place for me being in Swindon.
Ok, so by induction kit your are talking about the filters/pipes?
And by japan, you really mean no filters/pipes :D
sounds like you have a paddle clutch it bites better !
you can do thie oil and filter change you self its quite easy. but if you get it done by a garage prob charge about £20
What color have you got ? is it standard?
Shaq
it pretty much standard afaik, all standard bodywork, it\'s a matalic green/blue colour. i\'ll put pics when i get it home :)
The garage in reading is called Rotechniks.
Tel: 0118 988 8555
Regards
Max
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it\'s a matalic green/blue colour. i\'ll put pics when i get it home :)
It\'s called Montego blue, its a standard RX7 colour for all markets. I think the JDM cars had a bit more a of a flip in the paint than the UK cars though.
odd, i\'d definatly say it was more green than blue. :rolleyes:
Booked in to have it\'s cat1 alarm fitted.
Pics now!!! :D
Lets see this baby
Here we go then, picked the car up yesterday despite being very i\'ll, made for a horrid drive.
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/daniel.keefe.106/car/rx7/Mazda%20rx7%20006.jpg)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/daniel.keefe.106/car/rx7/Mazda%20rx7%20002.jpg)
Anyone know what Induction kit that is? :confused:
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/daniel.keefe.106/car/rx7/Mazda%20rx7%20003.jpg)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/daniel.keefe.106/car/rx7/Mazda%20rx7%20004.jpg)
i\'ll take a couple more later when the sun aint glaring my camera.
That filter looks like a Trust/Greddy one... hard to tell though :)
Edit: Nice f***ing car mate! :D I\'m jealous now!!!
My problem now is insurance...
Im on a classic car thing which gets me covered fully comp for £930 quid, problem is i need to down as a second driver on another vehicle, currantly im ok as i still have my 106 which is still insured untill i sell it.
I need another car to put my name to..
are those standard wheels or not.... beggining to think not. only 16\'s though.
[edit] couple more pics..
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/daniel.keefe.106/car/Mazda%20rx7%20007.jpg)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/daniel.keefe.106/car/Mazda%20rx7%20008.jpg)
No i dont think they are teh factory wheels (the factory wheels are 16\')... although those are very similar :)
Nice car mate:D
those wheels are not standard but Insurance company don\'t know that. Induction is a re-amemiya kit. The more I see that colour rx7 the more I love it.
rgds
QuoteOriginally posted by BNA_ELLIS
Nice car mate:D
. Induction is a re-amemiya kit.
rgds
never heard of um.
bah, im never gonna get used to this clutch...
Get a new one then!
How much modification you plan to do to that thing? I\'m betting a big solid single plate will do... possibly a twin...
I dont really intend on modding it, it\'s got enough for me :) .
How much it it likely to cost for a new clutch....although tonight it feels abit better....maybe i will get used to it. New cat1 alarm gets fitted tomorrow.
Also was gonna ask you guys where you Oil gauge mormally sits between idle and when moving.
im abit confused by the double din head unit that in it, it only goes up to 89.9fm then drops back to 70.something. Gonna put my Pioneer back in anyway.
need to get it booked it for a service, oil\'s looking black :(
My oil guage sits between 3 and 4 when idle .. never goes much past 4 when I thrash it.
*gulp* - the size of that induction kit man... hehe - ridiculous! - nice though... I want one *grin*
As for the head unit man - get a band converter if the unit is good!
A band converter is like $40 Aus.... esay to install... all it does is just like amplify the fm/am bands...
for example, oevr here we get them to boost the signal by 10 (hz?)... so 89.9 is really equal to 99.9 :)
Get what I mean?
As for a clutch, they vary in cost... you may be able to find a bargain good quality rebuilt one for less than $2000 AUS... (im talking twin plate here)... few hundred pounds will get u one... but then its got to be installed :)
Well alarms being fitted today, asked about them removeing the head unit so i can put my Pioneer 1 in and aparently it\'s a difficult job cos of pre amps and stuff :confused: .
Also whats the right type and best oil i can use in it?
Not sure about how well the second turbo\'s doing either...never seems to pull high up in the rev\'s, least untill last night when i\'d charge up in second and get next to nothing but when i switched to third i actually got a kick in the but at high rpm which was nice :) ...yet worrying at the same time..
Sounds like it still has a Jap radio in it then mate. Drop me a PM if you want any advice of fitting a stereo. No stero is difficult to fit, as long as you have some sort of facia to adapt the double din hole you\'ll be fine. Its just a case of getting a few basic wires from the car such as Battery , Ignition, earth and perhaps illumination.
Do you have amps etc? The pre amps are just low outputs designed to be amplified by the amps, if you don\'t have amps you don\'t need them, and can just connect a set of speaks to it like any other stereo :)
Dave :)
If you\'re in Swindon I would either choose between RE:Worx in Portsmouth or Dragon Performace (Ross) in Exeter for your servicing. Rotechniks are very expensive!
In Japan the frequencies for FM radio are different, so as Brian says, either get a band convertor which will change the frequencies coming into the radio so that you can pick up UK stations (although the display will always read wrongly), or as Dave said, pull it out and put in a UK head unit!
> Chaz <