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Hello, i'd like to attend with my 9yo son. Can you put me down for 2 places please.
Thanks, lee

Thanks, I'm hoping to gauge cost/benefit. Use will be primarily road useage.

Lee

Hello,

I need to replace my rear's they are 255/40/17. Can anyone recommend any particular tyres or any to avoid. I have a standard 92 Fd.

Thanks
Lee

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77643&highlight=retra+relay

found this.

\'Yesterday i shorted the brown & red wires on the connector & the lights do pop up & down with the button on the dash so you could do that as a temp fix if u want\'

Hope that helps.

I needed to replace the retra relay. I managed to pick one up on a certain well known auction site for £15. Retra relay located in driver footwell (on my imported fd anyway). There is another post about which terminals to short with the relay removed which will enable you control whether the lights go up/down via the switch on the dash.

HTH

Lee

Hello, how much for the drivers door, please.
thanks

lee

Bone,
thanks for the offer, however you are about 12hrs too late. I have just bought one as a best offer from a certain well known internet auction site. If i have any probs with it, i\'ll give you  a shout.

Lee

Yes tried the fix as you suggested and it has worked, thanks. Will now begin the hunt for a replacement relay.

Lee

thanks, i will have a look next weekend.

Lee

If so, what was the resolutuion. I have a similar issue.
 
thanks
lee

Hello,

I have finally managed to get my mits on an imported 1992 RX7. As far as i can gather it is totally original and is even still restricted. I do not know if it has been rebuilt and it has done 118k kms.

I\'ve only had it for about 10 days so forgive me if some of my questions seem a bit noddy-ish.

History of the car is sketchy but from the MOT i had done, i can see that its only done 94km in the last 6 years and have been told it is an FD type X. It has a red leather interior and a sunroof if that helps anyone with the specific model.
 
I have managed to get it started and have changed the battery, fuel pump (original one had seized), spark plugs, flushed the fuel tank and changed the filter, oil and filter and pads all round.
 
I am now looking to see what i can do to it to make it as sweet as.

1) I am not in the market for silly power but are there any essential upgrades?

2) The speedo reads kph, is there a sticker or something i can put over the dial so that i know the uk speed or do i need to get better at mental metric to imperial conversions?

3) Does anyone have an electronic version of the owners manuals and a haynes manual that they wouldnt mind emailing me?

4) Where is the VIN plate so that i can properly identify the model etc?

5) I put the lights on last night and now cannot get the pop up head lights to go down? With the lights turned off i did try pushing the button repeatedly on the RHS of the dash, but to no avail. Now i dont even know what the correct position for the button is. I assume it is not mechanical as both of them are not going down, but am not sure where to look, i presume if its not the fuse then a relay or two somewhere?

6) On start up there is a bit of smoke and a smell of petrol, is this likely to be as a result of hte car not having been moved for a long time or is it the early sign of an imminent rebuild? After my first run in it of 20 miles or so there was no smoke visible when idling at the end.

7) Changing gear from first to second seems a bit notchy, again is it operator error or the early signs of a faulty gearbox / clutch on the way out? All other changes seem fine.

I have read about sorting the rats nest of pipes, does this apply to this model or not?

9) Do i need to change the AST or is it fine to leave it and sort it if it splits?

10) Are there any things that i absolutely must or more importantly must not do?

11) If it is standard i assume it will have a cat in place. Do i need to keep this as its a 1992 model or can i get rid of it and therefore find a few more horses?

12) I have just taxed it also, it was taxed as a 2.6. I have read that imports tend to be registered as a 1.3? I dont suppose that it is possible to change this (to be in my favour of course), or am i just unlucky?

I am sure that once i start rooting around as time permits i will have more questions, but in the mean time thanks in advance for any help / suggestions.

Lee

Hello,
I have finally managed to get my mits on an imported 1992 RX7. As far as i can gather it is totally original and is even still restricted. I do not know if it has been rebuilt and it has done 118k kms.
 
I\'ve only had it for about 10 days so forgive me if some of my questions seem a bit noddy-ish.
 
History of the car is sketchy but from the MOT i had done, i can see that its only done 94km in the last 6 years and have been told it is an FD type X. It has a red leather interior and a sunroof if that helps anyone with the specific model.
 
I have managed to get it started and have changed the battery, fuel pump (original one had seized), spark plugs, flushed the fuel tank and changed the filter, oil and filter and pads all round.
 
I am now looking to see what i can do to it to make it as sweet as.
 
1) I am not in the market for silly power but are there any essential upgrades?
 
2) The speedo reads kph, is there a sticker or something i can put over the dial so that i know the uk speed or do i need to get better at mental metric to imperial conversions?
 
3) Does anyone have an electronic version of the owners manuals and a haynes manual that they wouldnt mind emailing me?
 
4) Where is the VIN plate so that i can properly identify the model etc?
 
5) I put the lights on last night and now cannot get the pop up head lights to go down? With the lights turned off i did try pushing the button repeatedly on the RHS of the dash, but to no avail. Now i dont even know what the correct position for the button is. I assume it is not mechanical as both of them are not going down, but am not sure where to look, i presume if its not the fuse then a relay or two somewhere?
 
6) On start up there is a bit of smoke and a smell of petrol, is this likely to be as a result of hte car not having been moved for a long time or is it the early sign of an imminent rebuild? After my first run in it of 20 miles or so there was no smoke visible when idling at the end.
 
7) Changing gear from first to second seems a bit notchy, again is it operator error or the early signs of a faulty gearbox / clutch on the way out? All other changes seem fine.
 
I have read about sorting the rats nest of pipes, does this apply to this model or not?
 
9) Do i need to change the AST or is it fine to leave it and sort it if it splits?
 
10) Are there any things that i absolutely must or more importantly must not do?
 
11) If it is standard i assume it will have a cat in place. Do i need to keep this as its a 1992 model or can i get rid of it and therefore find a few more horses?
 
12) I have just taxed it also, it was taxed as a 2.6. I have read that imports tend to be registered as a 1.3? I dont suppose that it is possible to change this (to be in my favour of course), or am i just unlucky?
 
I am sure that once i start rooting around as time permits i will have more questions, but in the mean time thanks in advance for any help / suggestions.

Lee

Hello,
I recently (last fri) bought a rx7 that needs a bit of tlc.

First on the list is a fuel pump and front discs and pads.

Can anybody recommend a good place to go for these spares, please.

The car is an import, so is there anything i need to consider when buying these items ie are there any differences between official uk and imported cars. The car is standard.

Thanks

Lee

thanks.

battery is new, will pay close attention to the plugs and look at towing it to start.

Will get some pics up as soon as i can.