A 1st Gener from Essex

Runners · January 08, 2015, 04:07:30 PM

Hello Everyone,

I'm Sarah, a petrol head from Essex! I've owned a 1st Gen RX-7 for about 15 years now. Sadly it's been sitting in dry storage for the last 10. It's a 1983 in quite good nick, just in a few parts! I got the engine professionally rebuilt a few years back (it still turns) and set about restoring my baby. I've done some welding and there's one more bit to weld, then it's a case of putting it all back together again. Sadly life hasn't been straight forward over the last few years, and I've had to get rid of another project. I fear I am going to have to make the same decision about my RX. So I thought I'd join the forum to see if there are folk that still get excited about restoring a 1st gen. I'm loathed to scrap her as it will be hard to part. I love that car and the amazing driving experience, but I just haven't got the time anymore.

boosted · January 08, 2015, 06:23:34 PM

Hi Sarah
Welcome. Do have a soft spot for an fb i will have 1 1day. Get some photos up we all like piccys here.

clive · January 08, 2015, 08:03:14 PM

Hi Sarah and welcome to MRC

Yep, there's still people who get excited about Gen 1's after all there's so few left around now

You say it's been in dry storage so hopefully it's going to be easy to get it up n running.

Pictures ?

re japi · January 08, 2015, 08:48:35 PM

Welcome!

Yes, we like FB's and we like pics

Runners · January 09, 2015, 12:11:31 AM

I'll have to drag it out the garage and get some pics up. Half of me says to hang on to her, the other half desperately needs the time and space

Casey · January 09, 2015, 12:30:15 AM

Hi Sarah, whereabouts in Essex are you? Great to hear form another 1st Gen enthusiast somewhere close by. I have a 1983 FB that is in my garage that I'm restoring at an exceeeeeedingly slow pace. I've recently retired so hoping to make better progress on it in 2015!

HERE'S A LINK to my restore thread on here. I'll try to fix the broken photo links that seem to have occurred when we recently upgraded the forum

Runners · January 09, 2015, 07:22:29 PM

Bet it's not as slow as mine! Nice thread, mines not in such a whole piece. Quite close, but to coin a phrase, yet still so far.

I'm in Chelmsford, so rather close indeed!

mpk490p · January 09, 2015, 09:14:01 PM

Hi Sarah keep it going these are rare things now! Miss mine!