Hi Guys.
I think this is probably my first post on here and not been on for a while as I've been busy but I bought a black Turbo II in May and wanted to spend some time on bringing it all back to speed.
It's done about 117'000 miles probably had a rebuild at some point as it has a rotechniks sticker on the airbox although they didn't have any record of it being done but it could have been a long time back.
The story was that it had been sitting around in someone's garage for a long period of time by the previous owner. This would explain why the bodywork is in good condition, it also looks like it's been welded too at the back of the doors at the bottom so it's had all that covered.
Since owning I've had a new Clutch, Clutch Slave and Master Cylinder and gear bushing replaced at Hurley Rotary Coventry (bought the parts of Clive).
To my own knowledge (not being that mechanically minded) I now need to do the following to bring it all up to speed.
Battery terminals need replacing - these are on order.
New radiator
Needs fuel gague looking at because it's not working
Oil pressure gague needs looking at- ever since I came back from Hurley it wasn't working, possible a lose connection somewhere as it was working fine before.
Turbo gague, similar problem to the Oil gague, needs a check of the wiring i think as it intermittently works as it should.
Brake pads/discs will need doing.
New roof, current one is in good condition but has the usual tears in the common place.
Here's my dilemma... I just don't know what to do with it now?
I'd like to get the radiator and new hood sorted but that's probably going to cost me around the £1000 mark and then there's the issue of the other minor things.
I don't know whether to try and get the work done (although I'm always quite busy) or if I should sell up and put the money towards a 3rd Gen later down the line, which is what I actually wanted anyway.
Don't get me wrong I love the Turbo II to bits and I'm very impressed with the handling of it and how smooth it drives, I just don't know what to do for the best really?
There's plenty of life in the engine to keep it running fine for the foreseeable as Hurley also did a comp test etc and said it was around the 5.9 - 6 ish ranges.
I'd probably consider selling it without too much regret if it went into the hands of the right buyer but I'm not too fussed if I don't.
What do you think I should do?
Matt
I've made a decision to keep the car now and will plan to do bits and pieces every month to get it fully worthy of all the Rx7 greatness.
With that in mind I'm planning to get the roof sorted in February and was wondering if anyone on here knew of any fitting or mobile fitting services around the Midlands area?
I'm thinking of getting the hartz stayfast type from America as they seem to be fairly priced but don't know if they are any good? Where do people tend to get the roofs from?
Before I do the roof I'm going to sort the radiator with either a koyo or mishimoto I think. Already got an Fd alternator coming so should be able to run a decent fan with it to help the cooling.
Matt
Hi Matt,
Glad to hear you're keeping the T2! I have a black vert too, which at some point will also need a new roof! Interested to hear how you get on with buying one.
If you have some photo's of your T2 be good to see them.
Cheers,
Mark
Hi,
Good to see another black one :)
I'm still a bit in 2 minds about keeping it yet, may fancy a 2.5 twin turbo soarer yet lol.
I got an Fd alt to put on at the moment and then I'll go with a koyo rad perhaps.
Then the roof will come next, maybe end of Feb.
I think I would look at getting one from America then someone over here to fit it, not sure who tho yet?
Maybe we could get extra discount for 2?
Do you garage yours? Mine is on the drive so struggle to deal with the condensation drip from the rear window as I don't have a garage.
That's probably the main reason I'd sell it still and get an Fd project to work on instead.
Matt
Morning Matt,
Sorry about the poor photo, I couldn't seem to save it any bigger!
Not sure where you're based, maybe we could catch up at some point when the weather improves. Annoying with the verts that the roofs always tear in the same place, I'm not sure if a replacement one without the drain holes works any better? Other convertibles just seem to have the roofs tight to the body of the car all round.
Mine's on the drive as well, rear window does tend to get wet and drip down too:-( Roll on Spring!
Cheers,
Mark
Sourced a roof kit for mine from the states, a FC friendly dealer fitted it for me (kit doesn't have window aperture, need to cut out when fitting) Still splits at drains after a few years!