newbie question

[dreamer512]

I hate to bore you guys with the same old questions, but I am another person who has been hanging out on the forums a while (though I never post) thinking of getting an rx7 3rd gen.

Going on the advise i have heard about buying one, I am definitely no mechanic nor do I or any one i know, know anything about rotary engines! So besides body work I could never tell a good one from a bad one.

I dont care about the condition of 2nd hand rx7 bodywork too much as I will do a lot of modifications myself anyway!

So, if I buy a cheap cheap rx7 for £6k, and rebuild the engine straight away,..does that make it pretty much fault proof for a good 40k miles if I look after it thereafter?
Also where is a reputable place to do rebuilds and what realistic price would I be looking at?
Thanks
Any comments would be appreciated!

[Fish]

OK, What you have is a good idea. Get yourself a cheaper car, get the engine rebuilt then sort out the pretty side of things.

For the engine I can recommend Hayward Rotary (Carl), he rebuilt my engine, and many others on here.

There is also RX Motors, ReWorx, RoTechniks and WGT to name but a few.

That should then be good for circa. 60k miles, so long as oil changes are done and modifications are done in the correct order.

Dan

[dreamer512]

how much is a good budget for a rebuild? I hear from £2000- 4000, a massive range.

Whats a realistic figure? I need the left over money 4 aero styling!
thanks for speedy reply!

[Fish]

It all depends on what modifications you are looking at in the future. Do you want to go for big power? The budget is about right for a standard to a ported engine, if you want to run mental power you will need to look at a bigger budget.

You would be best speaking with the people I listed.

Dan

[dreamer512]

ok sure,
thanks will track them