just found my old rx7 :( what have they done

jamison1982 · August 29, 2011, 11:36:37 AM

hi ben, yes i know that car its my old and first rx7, a very good car, well was anyway.

if i could i would buy it now and restore it, the car was truly amazing, the things that i recon are still with the car are

rsr coilovers
mazdaspeed short shift
1.5 way diff ( dont think he knows about that one lol)

the car was as pictured above, if you buy it, let me know as i will have those wheels back lol will buy them off you

Test Drives Unlimited · August 29, 2011, 12:07:27 PM

What a state that car is in

Benedunn · August 29, 2011, 01:46:33 PM

well ive bidded upto 1500 and its stopped - just out of curiosity how much would you guys be willing to pay for this car in this state?

Ben

StreetracerHCI · August 29, 2011, 02:01:43 PM

they killed a beautiful FD :2Mad

TRIND-FD · August 29, 2011, 04:54:25 PM

Quote from: Benedunn;785239well ive bidded upto 1500 and its stopped - just out of curiosity how much would you guys be willing to pay for this car in this state?

Ben

Â£1000 tops if you were lucky

jamison1982 · August 29, 2011, 04:57:42 PM

It\'s at 1500 so far and 14 hours left

TRIND-FD · August 29, 2011, 05:02:11 PM

Quote from: jamison1982;785255It\'s at 1500 so far and 14 hours left

Lol, stating what i would pay, There is a lovely black auto on here for Â£2000, Needing a rebuild, Id be looking at that rather than your old one, shame its been detroyed.:Nono!

Jit · August 29, 2011, 05:06:20 PM

Â£1500 for that? Really? Thats stupid money for an early FD with a knackered engine and knackered bodywork. I know of a 97 FD that just needs a front end and putting back together for Â£3500 and has a rebuilt engine in it already?! Im sure you could twist his arm to get the car with a blown engine for Â£2300. Either that or Andygs immaculate shell is worth a look at Â£1500 but it does need a front bumper, interior and running gear but the bodywork is absolutely immaculate and probably the best base to start from.

TRIND-FD · August 29, 2011, 05:12:00 PM

Quote from: Jit;785257Â£1500 for that? Really? Thats stupid money for an early FD with a knackered engine and knackered bodywork. I know of a 97 FD that just needs a front end and putting back together for Â£3500 and has a rebuilt engine in it already?! Im sure you could twist his arm to get the car with a blown engine for Â£2300. Either that or Andygs immaculate shell is worth a look at Â£1500 but it does need a front bumper, interior and running gear but the bodywork is absolutely immaculate and probably the best base to start from.

Andys shell is lovely, Had a look at it the other day when i picked some bits up, Mint, so tempted to re shell mine.:burnout

Jit · August 29, 2011, 05:13:25 PM

I think its comfortably the best FD shell Ive ever seen especially paintwork wise. And ive seen a few!

Benedunn · August 29, 2011, 06:54:48 PM

i thought it was getting silly and luckily i had the sence to stop! i think he\'s got a mate to bid on it if im honest and wouldnt be surprised if i get a second chance offer - my first bid was Â£500 and within a couple of hours i was outbid, left it a while then started to see how far up it went today and yesterday! there are 15 bids on the car and 14 are mine! im torn now tho how much are the wheels, coilovers, exhaust, diff etc etc worth?

i could see the car back to its former glory for about Â£1500 (3rd gen 13b rebuild kits are way cheeper than renisis kits :eek:and i have a few mates with body shop garages (as does everyone :rollin)

the problem im having is i just dont know what im looking at or for really - i know the 8\'s so well ive (touch wood) made money on for real diamonds in the ruff every time - guess i just need to spend more time around here

TRIND-FD · August 29, 2011, 07:19:26 PM

Personally dont like the wheels, tbh , knowing what I know now and have seen, when you do a 7 up. You get what you pay for, I wish Andy g was selling his shell when I was looking, I would of saved a lot of Â£. You think its gonna cost you this and it cost double, I\'ve spent Â£6500 so far, working it out if I\'d bought a mint shell, I would of spent Â£4500. Engine rebuild parts for the fd, minimum Â£1000, unless you gotta change rotors, housings, irons. Costs can double. It\'s never cheap taking on a project started by someone else lol.
Start with a great base. IMHO

Benedunn · August 29, 2011, 07:49:27 PM

where on earth are you buying your rebuild kits from? id be :censored::censored::censored::censored:ed if dan at atkins charged me more than a $1100 for a master rebuild kit for an fd + postage and import tax might be creaping up towards Â£1000 but still

and it doesnt look like much of a project to me - a lick of paint and an engine rebuild then put her back together - how hard can it be right :2Confused

TRIND-FD · August 29, 2011, 07:53:01 PM

Quote from: Benedunn;785291 where on earth are you buying your rebuild kits from? id be :censored::censored::censored::censored:ed if dan at atkins charged me more than a $1100 for a master rebuild kit for an fd + postage and import tax might be creaping up towards Â£1000 but still

and it doesnt look like much of a project to me - a lick of paint and an engine rebuild then put her back together - how hard can it be right :2Confused

I only use oem, not saying others are no good, but that\'s all I use.

Jit · August 29, 2011, 07:58:22 PM

You\'ve obviously never rebuilt an FD engine before! I\'d go along with Keiths Â£1000 minimum! And if that FD owed me 3k with a basic soft seal rebuild and a cheap and cheerful respray, I wouldn\'t consider that to be a bargain at all! I\'d probably see it as a long winded way of getting a car at the correct money. That assumes the rest of the car is decent.