hi,newb here,already requiring help lol.

[cmnck06]

hi , just  taken delivery of a first gen rx7 reg ylw716x,,believe it was an ex oc members car.....love it and hopefully restoring it to its full glory although she doesnt require much,, just a radiator? any help there? can i adapt a modern more available to fit? also the big Q ? what is hse worth as i am struggling to get a value on the car. cheers chris
I am spraypainter , discounts available to fellow members .:WaveBye

[syebba]

Welcome,
Get some pics up if u can.
X reg only needing a radiator,you\'ve done well!
Best options find a good 2nd hand rad,or recore it.
Values have plumetted in credit crunch,can\'t really give value till you put up pics,condition,mileage etc.
Even then you\'ll get different estimates of value!

[captainbizzaro]

Hiya mate, there is only one place you need when you require bits for a 1st gen...rxmotors-01725516462

//www.rxmotors.co.uk

[Ian65]

Hi,
welcome to the forum...
don\'t bother trying to fit a rad out of a different type of car... just go for the tried and tested proper rad out of a series 2 car... if you use a series 3 rad you\'ll have to move the oil cooler... = hassle!
Cooling is critical to the life of these engines... don\'t take any chances with it.

cheers,
Ian

[johnnyboy]

Welcome indeed.
 
You will discover that we are all picture hungry / addicted (perhaps something to do with our early upbringing?) so the more pic\'s the better.
 
As regards radiators, RX\'s need big efficient radiators and good cooling - and are very upset if they don\'t get it. I am in the school that says recore what you have got. However you are about to dicover that there are multiple views on many things on this forum, and an awful lot of people who are better restorers than I am. So enjoy!
 
Any history with your car? (we like stories as well....)
 
What is the weather like in Kilmarnock?
 
John

[syebba]

If it was me i\'d recore it,good as new,bit risky fitting another 30 year old 2nd hand rad!

[Ian65]

If it was me i\'d recore it,good as new,bit risky fitting another 30 year old 2nd hand rad!

I doubt if there are any 30 year old rads left out there! Nothing wrong with a good second hand rad if it\'s in good nick

[captainbizzaro]

The rad in NEV is spotless, I\'m reusing it on the 13BT it\'s probably just as efficient as some great big thick chinese made crap available.

[David Nock (RIP)]

hi , just  taken delivery of a first gen rx7 reg ylw716x,,believe it was an ex oc members car.....love it and hopefully restoring it to its full glory although she doesnt require much,, just a radiator? any help there? can i adapt a modern more available to fit? also the big Q ? what is hse worth as i am struggling to get a value on the car. cheers chris
I am spraypainter , discounts available to fellow members .:WaveBye

High Chris.
Many welcomes mate.

If she\'s good in the back wheel arch reinforcing plates and in the rear sills the Gumtree Ad was about on the money @ £450, allowing for haggling.
I did wonder how the seller had priced it so accurately, since this was the first sighting of your car (i.e. must have been in the OC long ago, \'cos not recently).

Many rads are in poor condition when these cars change hands so not always easy to find a better one. Remember, as Ian says, S3 rad is taller than your S2, so you would have to put the cooler out to the front of the car. Recore would be around £100 at a specialist but then you\'ll be as new.

A breaking list for March is attached.

The wing mirrors suggest you have a car made for the Japan market, called the Savanna over there?

Spraypainter ....hmmmm .....good....:wave ....Kilmarnock.....hmmm.....:3gears-lh

[David Nock (RIP)]

Welcome indeed.
 
You will discover that we are all picture hungry / addicted (perhaps something to do with our early upbringing?) so the more pic\'s the better.
 
 
John

Like Jane Rusell and Marilyn?  Yummee, Lovely 25 year olds when I was a spotty teenage drooler.

[cmnck06]

cheers for the warm welcome..the radiator is missing from the car, lol. as for pics there to follow very soon..cheers for the info, rx motors i have a reciept from them dated 1994 for a new engine fitted,.it was amemeber from the old club. at this adddress. mazda rx_7 owners club , 44 tower close , charlton .
any part numbs , ebay item were i could get the suitable readiator asap. as the girlfriend is reallly upset as i have more than enough in varoius garages .lol
cheaps paint jobs all round as the old stiuff is my fav.
i need to get my feet asto postin pics as i hve a load ov earlier stuff i have been doin, like a 1934 morriss twelve that was fun to drive..lol as the accelator was in the middle:rollin

[cmnck06]

:drivingwell here she is.

[CHC (RIP)]

A BIG welcome to the forum - rex looks nice so 1st thing to do is name it!
Used to have a Savana myself in the 80\'s so would be interested to hear if perhaps this was an import too?

Like all previous responses, I too would recore but you are going to find it extremely difficult as you don\'t already have one available.
I\'d try RXMotors 1st, failing this I\'d find a scrapper fairly close to you and have a look at it, buy it cheap as poss and have it recored for safety and reliability breasons.

Cliff
:Thumbs-up

[David Nock (RIP)]

Have a look in that breakers list attachment to my post Chris, but don\'t choose a Series 3 rad as they are taller than the S2.

Yeh, the Tower Close address was Des Sullivan (Club President then), round about the mid 1990\'s. All pre internet forums.....
Do you have an owners name from that time? For their privacy best not to post it up here, can you email me? dgnock at btopenworld dot com

[cmnck06]

hi found this on fleebay would this suit as a replacement item numb 170374736438 its a radiator 86-91 non turbo
sorry for bein a pest but its all new to me. lol
cheers chris