uk 91 turbo 2 convertible

[jimmy-turbo]

hello , ive recently bought my fist rx7, its a uk turbo 2 convertible in black on a 91 plate. The cars in good condition but its impossible to start, ive got some good tips of here on how to get it started so i would like to know what a good uk cars worth, so that i can justify spending some money on it  

[Brett]

Welcome! :wave
A top quality Uk Cab could be worth over £6000 if its in Show room condition, a Good one can change hands for £4000 an average around £2500 a poor car will go for £1800 and a non runner could be as cheap as £500.
 Got any pics?

[grinder]

was it from ebay by any chance ??

if so - i looked at it ( pics ) nice car , shame about the milage

brett is right with prices .. BUT

i just sold mine for £400 as a non runner

i have seen them in garges for £1995 with about 8K of receipts for work done ( inc rebuild 12K ago )

they are only worth what someone will pay to be brutally honest - but YES in A1 condition they are worth a fortune !

so the starting prob ... what happens ?

can you jump start it with booster leads ?

does it try to start ?

Stu

[elford_tim]

Indeed, prices do vary widely (not to mention that IME most of them are a tad overpriced as well).

Regarding your starting problem, did it *ever* run while you were around?

[2qk4u]

My UK TII wouldnt start last weekend,we tried all the usual and had to tow it in the end...

[Thud]

 "Generally" starting difficulty on a rotary = flooding. This is a sign of engine seal wear and the oncoming need of an expensive rebuild.

If you are lucky then it\'s being caused by something else : fuel pump, leaky injectors, bad spark plugs etc etc. However with a car that old, if it has not been rebuilt before then it lilkey that the engine is getting a bit tired.

Best thing to do is drop it down to your local Mazda garage and get a compression test done. If you can\'t move it then you can do a rough compression test at home - take a search around the forum for the method (or try //www.rx7club.com).

Sorry to be all doom and gloom but I think this is most likley your problem

[elford_tim]

Ah yes, forgot to mention - I\'ve just bought a rather reasonable TII convertible, all original, UK model, 100k on the clock with very reasonable body and a freshly rebuilt engine (with warranty). From a well-known UK rotary specialist...

Paid 3.3k for it and that includes fitting a new back portion of the roof, where they all go. Picking it up tomorrow but have to go back for the roof later...  

Before you start spending money on yours have a look underneath, some of them do look very nice until you start looking underneath. At which point they look more expensive than anything else.  :2Rolleyes

[grinder]

so you bought it matey

thats great news

[elford_tim]

Indeed I have. And joined the club as well...  :Giggle

Can\'t wait until tomorrow!  :cool

Although I do need to be fairly careful as I still need to run in the engine...

[jimmy-turbo]

i had the car starting fine and driving great for two days, underneath the car is solid,thats what i always check first. I bought it knowing that the engine would need a rebuild soon but i would have liked it to last longer than 2 days.

sounds like a good time for a tuned engine ? whos the best in the midlands for an engine?

[grinder]

i had the car starting fine and driving great for two days, underneath the car is solid,thats what i always check first. I bought it knowing that the engine would need a rebuild soon but i would have liked it to last longer than 2 days.

sounds like a good time for a tuned engine ? whos the best in the midlands for an engine?

That would be WGT at a guess

i cant see you blowing an engine SOOO quick

can you tell us exactly what happened ?

[FD3SNuttah]

That would be WGT at a guess

i cant see you blowing an engine SOOO quick

can you tell us exactly what happened ?

that wouldnt take a genius to figure out!  :driving  

Anyway welcome to the club Tim,  :wave

make sure you plan to come to the rotorstock.

[Moonwrap]

hello , ive recently bought my fist rx7, its a uk turbo 2 convertible in black on a 91 plate. The cars in good condition but its impossible to start, ive got some good tips of here on how to get it started so i would like to know what a good uk cars worth, so that i can justify spending some money on it  

Hello :wave

Well, when you get it started and you\'re out and about driving, look out for me in another black TII cab

I never see any other 2nd gens around Staffordshire, so if you spot me - I demand you wave at least (and preferably stop for a chat! :rollin

[jimmy-turbo]

Hello :wave

Well, when you get it started and you\'re out and about driving, look out for me in another black TII cab

I never see any other 2nd gens around Staffordshire, so if you spot me - I demand you wave at least (and preferably stop for a chat! :rollin

 :Thumbs-up  even more chance now that its working good again

id severly flooded it on my drive, after taking the plugs out and drying them with a hair dryer i kept turning it over without the fuses until no fuel was being sprayed out them put it all back and dryed every plug i could get my hands on ( the garage had steam cleaned the engine) them it started first crank.

the boost seams very impressive for an old engine, its boosting from just over 2k and its maximum on the standard gauge by 3k, for standard it gives a good kick the only thing i can find thats not standard is a fabricated turbo pipe 4" off the back of the turbo, de-cat and a stainless exhaust of unknown origin.

hope to see others soon

jimmy

[grinder]

glad you got her started