Hiya fellow FC owner !! :D :D
got me a new toy today ( pics at end of thread )
its a 1991 J Reg Convertable
brief stuff about it off the top of my head
1 - Convertable with a good roof
2 - 1991 - J Plate
3 - 61K on the clock
4 - Rotechnics engine went in it at 55K
5 - Auto :( ( but who cares )
6 - Eneki Rims ( or summat like that )
7 - Avon ZZ1 205 front 225 rear with LOADS of tread
8 - no tax ( and its a 2.6 :( )
9 - no MOT ( how i like a challenge )
10 - Dash in peices ( came like that - needs rebuilding - just the lights and stuff )
11 - Tan Leather interior with matching door cards
12 - front splitter ( Yipppeee )
13 - Front Fogs ( standard fitment i believe )
14 - HKS Turbo Timer ( looks like its a type-1 with loads of coooooooool features :D)
15 - Sigma M30 Cat 1 ( not sure what it is - but it locks the doors and bleeps )
16 - Roof cover in boot - looks like NEW
17 - 6 Disc CD Changer
18 - Kenwood head unit
19 - front strut brace
20 - cant think of anything else but 20 is a round figure
*** thought of more stuff ***
21 - Momo steering wheel with a mazdaspeed badge
22 - green stuff front pads
bought the SS back boxes from the tony aswell ( yeah i know - parting with more cash eh !! )
Battery is on charge at the mo and pulling loads of amps - will try and start her tomorrow night
Big thanks goes out to Kev-Yorks for collecting the car and bringing it to my house :D :D - and it was abotu 275 mile round trip for me
Jobs a good \'un :D :D
Stu
front lip................................ git
come on Prof, where are these nice lips! I cant let grinder do me with his nice lips
i know matey - just a shame the car isnt black or there would have been lots of things being swapped over
bonnet
lip
etc...
gonna make my own front lip - already got one , justs need shorting and some flat peice making for the top - got far toooo many projects on a the mo though
Stu
OMG - :King :yes :cheers :mmmm :Laugh
That is one nice beast - not too keen on the wheels but hey - I bet you didn\'t pay much for it ;)
So you now own to FC\'s then Stu !
From the rear looks like an import. Is it a runner ?
Ummmmmmmmmmm.. vert... sweet :mmmm
Quote from: antnicukfront lip................................ git
come on Prof, where are these nice lips! I cant let grinder do me with his nice lips
expecting them any day - along with my new tubby.
I seem to remember this car and a figure of £ ( will people stop putting the price if my cars in threads - i will never beable to sell them one !! LOL :D ) being bandied about - is that the price and is this the car ?
WOW...then you will bringing TWO FC\'s down to the Old School Meet in 2007.....................GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!:yes :guinness
hiya prof :D
yeah it was the car - its not a runner as yet - the battery is on charge
and the dash needs sorting out - ie its in the glove box !!! LOL
the wheels are in desperate need of a refub - but they will do for now :D
and yeah she is an import - looks nice and solid underneath ( makes a change for me !! )
Era - hummmmmmm the cab is out of your 1990 age group though :D
just noticed the better half on one of the pictures - no idea what face she is trying to pull ?!??!?!?!
Quote from: grinderEra - hummmmmmm the cab is out of your 1990 age group though :D
Could turn a blind eye if both come down !!!!!!!!!! Dont tell a soul,I wont..heheheh:Typing
so let me think
225 one way - so thats 550 * 2 cars = 1100 miles
say they do 20 MPG @ 95p a litre thats .... £237 in juice
seems a pricey weekend out buddy !!
Quote from: grinderso let me think
225 one way - so thats 550 * 2 cars = 1100 miles
say they do 20 MPG @ 95p a litre thats .... £237 in juice
seems a pricey weekend out buddy !!
You are tighter than a ducks ass bro, hehehehehehe..:rollin I mean it...:cheers Got plenty time to save.............:Laugh
Welcome to the the "Two T Two Vert.club" Stu.:Ladys-man
Looks like another Grinder:-
Super Saver, Bargain Basement, two [T11] for the price of one, with Tesco\'s culb card points, Deal or no deal, The Price was right, Sale of the Century :Thumbsup!
Good luck with the project, when you get her up and running we will have to try to arange a meet for all the t11\'s we can muster.:driving
Grant
im hopnig it doesnt need much to be honest
gonna try and get her running tomorrow night , gonna give WGT a ring to see if he has some exhaust gasksets
and from there just play it by ear
if she runs ok - then its MOT time :D :D
got a stack of paperwork from rotechnics ( about 7K ) and the odd few reciepts for stuff , looks like a well cared for car to be honest - i have certainly seen worse
Stu
Turbo timers keep the car running for a minute or so after you switch off the ignition in order to give the turbo time to cool, prolonging its life.
^^^^^^^Absolutely.....:bandit
im not sure how the turbo timer works - need to get some numbers off it and have a read up - it lights up when you put the ignition on though :D
its got a Cat1 alaram thingy - im not sure how it will cope with the TT ??
more digging around to be done me thinks !!
Stu
Quote from: grinderjust noticed the better half on one of the pictures - no idea what face she is trying to pull ?!??!?!?!
Thought that was you without your cap on like :rollin :rollin :rollin
with comments like that , i should be asking you to "step outside" - but you are a lot bigger than me - so i wont !! LOL
Quote from: grinderwith comments like that , i should be asking you to "step outside" - but you are a lot bigger than me - so i wont !! LOL
Just kidding matey you know me :Laugh
Besides you could prob beat me at the mo as knee has gone again so can just about stand never mind fight :Hammer
Looks a good buy there, the white alloys do suit the car so if you get them refurbed will look ace !!!
Is the plan to make 1 very good RX out of the 2 or use them for different purposes matey ?
Gurj
the alloys are alloy colour not white - not sure why they have shown like that
prob due to using the phone camera and the colour of the flags ??
plan is to have 2 :D
one for me and one for her :D - trying to get her involved more as she hates RX7\'s with a passion - so the best way to over come this was to buy her one :D :D
Stu
Uhm......That could be a stroke of genius or a stroke of madness...Could go either way, but stand well back when she explodes......:bandit
Quote from: AdriansturgessUhm......That could be a stroke of genius or a stroke of madness...Could go either way, but stand well back when she explodes......:bandit
Hmmmm , interesting ploy Grinder sir, as Adrian says :Hammer
Quote from: ProfOMG - :King :yes :cheers :mmmm :Laugh
That is one nice beast - not too keen on the wheels but hey - I bet you didn\'t pay much for it ;)
So you now own to FC\'s then Stu !
From the rear looks like an import. Is it a runner ?
Your correct he didnt pay much for it.
I had it running about 6 weeks back when I bought the new battery.
Ps Stu you didnt mention it had brand new battery fitted.
Im sure its in better hands than it was in.
I just did not like it.
I bought it in Oldham about 18months to 2 year ago drove it home and it was never driven again....
Im sure stu will have it running soon....
Quoteone for me and one for her - trying to get her involved more as she hates RX7\'s with a passion - so the best way to over come this was to buy her one
I\'ve tried that, I used to let Mel drive mine (post Bridgeport), she HATED it, used to bunny hop down the road as the lumpy idle made the clutch bite a bit odd for her! She is a lost cause when it comes to anything automotive, just wants a car with a good stereo to listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees and that is comfortable for her to drive
you can\'t help it can you grinder :P does look very nice! your not looking to sell the rims are you?what sort of size are they? am i the only one with a partner that likes rx7\'s? its my parents that dont....
chris
No mine appreciates the Rex - but she went and bought herself a 300ZX TT - now that is also a nice car.
Do love the sound of both cars being started up when ever we are going off somewhere - don\'t suppose the neighbours do, but heh - we don\'t drive like loonies on the estate - just when we get onto open roads LOL :3gears-rh
cheers tony - will update the post to include a new battey
will try and get her running tonight :D
printed out all the manuals for the stereo , alarm and turbo timer - so thats a bit of reading to be done
Chris : wheels are 16\'s and not looking to sell yet , got another set of 16\'s in the garage aswell ( have a look at the white cab bit on http://www.fc3s.co.uk )
Adrian / Gruj : i go with the stroke of genuis to be honest
Stu
Looking good Stu! :D
thats cool stu, if you do sell them can i have 1st refusal?
chris
well it wont bloody start - the hunt for info starts here :(
will update later :D
Stu
What about fuel. Is it getting through. Thats what I was looking to try and find when I took the intercooler off, but couldnt find anything.
good luck!!
Another one fella??!! WELL DONE! :D
Good luck with her! :wave
tony .. just the man
charged the battery - and its still making that god awful clicking noise
did it ever do that with you ??
i have reset the turbo timer and that makes no difference
i have started to remove the plugs - they are really wet - looks like it was flooded just not sure how you managed it :D LOL
so yeah - its getting tons of fuel - maybe tooo much to be honest ?!?!
the clicking noise is still worrying me though
Stu
The clicking could be a dead alternator I guess.
gonna start a new thread so this doesnt get spoiled with guess work :D
Stu
im not sure how the turbo timer works - need to get some numbers off it and have a read up - it lights up when you put the ignition on though :D
set the timer to 10 secs and when u switch ign off, it carries on running for 10 secs :)
its got a Cat1 alarm thingy - im not sure how it will cope with the TT ??
The Cat 1 wont effect the running of the car, it just cuts feeds to coils etc, to stop it starting
hth
Mick
Hi Stu :wave
You succombed to temptation then ;)
It looks really lovely (notice the front fogs are different to mine, interesting!) - good luck getting it running!
Don\'t worry about the auto box, I was vehemently against them too until I tried mine out - it suits a cabriolet for day to day driving and you can override it & select gears anyway or "hold" them if you want more control!
What colour is it? I thought it was black?
It always makes me raise an eyebrow when some people say their women folk don\'t like/appreciate RX7\'s, I think its more to do with whether or not a person likes cars in general, male or female.
:wave
Quote from: grinderwith comments like that , i should be asking you to "step outside" - but you are a lot bigger than me - so i wont !! LOL
You still can, he\'s got a dodgy knee so I doubt he\'ll catch you if you can run fast :rollin
Nice new addition to the family by the way:cheers
Lynn - the car is a greeny blue colour ... so not black :(
still not happy about the clicking noise and the sheer amount of fuel thats in the engine - trying to get the plugs out - but really struggling - need smaller hands !!
Stu