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I haven't been active on this forum for years, and my FD has been mostly dormant for over 10 years.... long story as to why, but I'm ready to get it back on the road 

I had a go-to specialist - Jimmy's RX-7, where I purchased my FD, but posting here to see if anyone can recommend any specialists near to the south-east? I'm not sure if Carl Hayward is still about, and I have no idea about Essex Rotary although they came up on a google search

Scope of the work is to get my FD running again, it's not quite in a 'project car' state, but it's not far off!

Any advice appreciated!

Hi Clive,

You might remember me... you came to my place years ago to help change my brake pads, and have a bacon sandwich

Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a go.

What's the recommended procedure for tow starting? And should I think about changing the fuel filter/ spark plugs first?

Cheers!

So, I have neglected my rex for a looooooong time. It's been sitting on my driveway for about 10 years now, occasionally I started it, cleaned it etc... but for the last few years, not even started it.

Reasons are too long to go into, but suffice to say, I'm not proud of the situation

So, I'm in a position now where I can get it back up and running, and I need your help. Where do I even start?? Will the fuel pump be seized? The fuel filter gunged up? Spark plugs? Etc....

At the moment I have limited time and resources (they will both increase), so what do I do first? I'd like to do checks/ changes one by one, by a process of elimination, rather than go the whole hog and change everything at once

I hope that all makes sense!!

Details;

FD3S, '93, Type R
Apexi ECU, not even a base map I believe
Apexi twin air intake

I've tried to start it recently, and it turns over, but doesn't fire up. It sounds like it's almost about to, but no dice

As I said above, with limited time and money, I'm thinking to do it step-by-step, so what would be the first thing to try?