cosworth vs rx7

[eatmyrx7dust]

When you own a RX-7, part of the joy is explaining to complete strangers, who approach you in petrol station forecourts, pub carparks, supermarkets, if fact everywhere all the time, that the car infact has no valves, no pistons, no cams, yes its only a 1300, yes it does look gorgeous, it has 255-280bhp stock.

Does this happen to cosworth owners ?? and you can\'t stick an rx-7 badge on a mx5 and pretend its a rx-7 !!

[jazraymcbeath]

sounds good to me i hope i have found a replacment for the cossie thats as good and hopefully better

its hard living here as there isnt any 3rd generation rex owners to stop and ask and get a blast in there car

all i need to do now is get hold of a rex does any one know of any or is it best to import whats the best option so i can have a rex  on the road for 5k that just needs maintained i dont mind the work as long as i have a finished car for 5k

[Freddy]

Slightly off topic;

I have an RX-7 which has had a rebuild recently. Ltd edition type X in manual with all the small comforts. Car drives well with no faults to report.

Looking for £5900 ono.

Or if you\'d like to import one then I can also provide a personal import service.

[asp]

where is wick.jus askin cos theres 1 buy me,

[jazraymcbeath]

wick is in caithness in scotland i am as far north as you can go i live 18 miles from john o groats wick was taken off the vicking word for vic from when they cames over an concered orkney shetland and the very top of the highlands i bet you will sleep tonight knowing that

[RobbieRX-7]

i would seriously NOT BOTHER doing the cossie engine conversion..RX-7`s should live with the rotary for the 50/50 weight distribution. ive seen in person ,a slightly modded rx7 with blown engine going for £2600. if you add the price of a DIY rebuild (minimum £800 you can buy a kit from usa for about £600) then you basically have a new car on your drive. Then you could spend the rest on power or body mods to make it unique to yourself.

i worked it out if you buy this kit from usa..with all required gaskits and even the guidance videos the grand total is £750..BUT that is providing your engine needs no major replacement parts (rotor housings,rotors etc..)

[jazraymcbeath]

i am starting to lean that way where do you see cars for that money that would be exellent but will cost me about 500 pound and a few days of work to get the car up here

[RobbieRX-7]

my mate saw that car i mentioned in the autotrader..(ive even got my mates wanting a rex now!) it was breakerlink i think..we went over to see it and it started on 1 rotor, was lowered with coilovers and a few other mods (nothing drastic)

as one of the mrc members said..if you think you can tackle it then buy 1 with a blown engine..


here is where i got the prices for the rebuild kit..ive hearrd these are real good quality kits..

http://www.rotaryaviation.com/overhaul_kits.htm

[Gerry M]

Originally posted by jazraymcbeath
wick is in caithness in scotland i am as far north as you can go i live 18 miles from john o groats wick was taken off the vicking word for vic from when they cames over an concered orkney shetland and the very top of the highlands i bet you will sleep tonight knowing that

dont buy a rex if you live in wick!!, i\'m in thurso & wish to remain the only one in caithness!!. but seriously if you want a run in one i can sort that out but unfortunately am offshore for the next 2 weeks.

[Gerry M]

& you\'ll prob need to go to thurso for all your petrol as i dont think you can get super ul in wick?? The only probs i find up here with a rex is the roads arent really made for jap spec suspension, super ul is only thurso & inverness as far as i know & i dont think theres a garage in caithness would touch it for maintenance. but if your a mechanic its nae probs, I\'ve done all the basic servicing on mine so far.

On the good side i\'ve found mazda in inverness to be helpful, you car get oil filter etc locally, you do get asked all the time about it as its unique up here, theres nothing looks like it, the supras, evo\'s, subarus etc are all too scared to come near you as they dont have a clue what it is.

[jazraymcbeath]

what about the brigade of saxos and 106\'s lol
there is always a race here haha
anyway pop in when you get on shore and will get the crack and i will speak nice to my girl freind to give you a shot of the type r

[Gerry M]

they just point & stare!!

[stu0x]

This is probably predictably biased, but imo people who own RX7s have them because they love RX7s... more than any other car. Because it\'s so fundamentally different to every other production car, and because there are a fair few compromises to owning one, it\'s a totally irrational purchase decision. People don\'t tend to go "hmm, I want a car that can do x, y, and z, and my budget is £x..." and then work out that an RX7 is their best purchase. They buy them because to them it is just \'the car\' they want. That\'s how it worked for me anyway. Ask an RX7 owner to explain why he\'s got one and he\'ll probably just look blankly for a few seconds, then go "it\'s an RX7 mate..."

[gsb876]

Usually people buy rx7\'s to be different and the rare factor, not very often you travel somewhere and bump into rx7\'s

In the year and a bit i have owned mine i think apart from shows i have only ever seen 4 rx7\'s on the road

[gja7]

ALRITE M8 !

COULD BE  FATE HERE - I AM ONLY DOWN IN INVERNESS AND
I HAVE AN 1993 WHITE RX7 TWIN TURBO WITH A BLOWN ENGINE WHICH I AM SELLING , I WAS REALLY REALLY HOPING TO GET IT ON THE ROAD MYSELF BUT IT HAS SAT FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND WITH THE CLOSEST RX7 SPECIALIST BEING IN ENGLAND IT IS VERY HARD TO GET ANYONE TO HAVE A LOOK AT IT AND IF I WANTED IT REBUILT I WOULD HAVE TO TRAILER IT DOWN AND TAKE DAYS OFF WORK AND I CANNOT BE BOTHERED WITH THE HASSLE.

I JUST PUT IT ON EBAY YESTERDAY . DO YOU GO ON EBAY ?  IF YOU DO THE ITEM NUMBER IS : 4554195052

IT HAS NEVER BEEN REGISTERED SINCE IT HAS CAME INTO THE UK WHICH ISNT A PROBLEM BECAUSE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REBUILD IT GET IT MOT\'D AND REGISTER IT WITH DVLA FOR PENNIES WHO WILL THEN GIVE YOU A NUMBER PLATE . EASY AS THAT.  I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS AT MY HOME AND I HAVE PAID ALL THE CHARGES INCLUDING SHIPPING ETC.

IT HAS HAD A LOT OF MONEY SPENT ON IT HAS UPRATED EVERYTHING. BODYKIT , ALLOYS , DUMP VALVES , SUSPENSION , QUICK SHIFT , STEERING WHEEL ,INDUCTION KIT ,                          EXHAUST  ( NEEDS NEW CAT ) , APEXI STUFF ETC AND RUNS ABOUT 300BHP.

IT IS SITTING AT MY PARENTS HOUSE IF YOU WANTED TO COME DOWN FOR A LOOK BUT  IT IS UP FOR SALE NOW SO WITHOUT PRESSURING YOU IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOON . I WOULD LET YOU HAVE IT FOR  Â£3500 CASH BUT I CANNOT GO ANY LOWER AS IT COST ME ALOT MORE BUT I AM WILLING TO CUT MY LOSSES. IF I DONT GET THAT FOR IT THOUGH I WILL JUST GET IT REBUILT MYSELF BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY AND SELL IT THE WAY IT IS FIRST.                                                                    

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK - GRAEME !                  :bandit