Soon to be that time

[Skifledanabit]

It\'s more the fact that I don\'t have that kind of money, I will do, but I can only do one bit at a time.

Trust me, this is really hard, hearts and mind fighting to the death.

[Mir]

It\'s more the fact that I don\'t have that kind of money, I will do, but I can only do one bit at a time.

Trust me, this is really hard, hearts and mind fighting to the death.

I hope mate you find a way to keep it.

Mir:Thumbs-up

[B.Martin]

Hard question mate, are you not better off just looking around and buying a FC thats in better condition already?

[grinder]

^^^^ thats always one option

I can never throw a load of money into a car , its just not "in me" to do it .. its a car at the end of the day

The FC is slightly different , but even with having the money , i wouldnt spent £500 on a ecu and £300 on tuning etc...

so in my shoes , there is NO way i would spend 7k on a FC

You could BUY a monster FC for that , and import it and insure it

ALTHOUGH

if you are set for having the car you want .. how much of the money can you save with you doing a lot of the work

can you take the engine out and get it to carl and save a few ££ in labour

can you strip all the shell etc.. , you get the experience and save a lot of money

or , take it over a 5 yr plan  , work out what you need to do first and at what stage and let everything else come later

get it all welded and sprayed first .. then next year look at the suspension and changing all the nuts and bolts for nice shiney new ones

get the part polished / chromed / powder coated as you need them and spread the cost

just my £0.02p worth , but we all appreciate i hate spending money

[grinder]

Me again...

What are you hoping to achieve from all this

Do you want the perfect FC ( cant think if you have a TII or EGI )

Is it power you want , or a daily drive , or what ?

are you sure this is the right way forward with YOUR car

can you not buy another one for example a TII with a bad clutch , or knackered gearbox ( < whistles innocently > ) and spend the money getting that to pristine condition

whats your aim .. what do you see your self driving ?

id rather be street porting a TII and getting it ecu\'d up and mapped - should see you with 250 at the wheels ( why not street port something with more power to start with )

like i said .. what do you want acheive ?

[TiddlesRX7]

I dunno I think the main question is what time scale your giving yourself to get it to the standard you want. Im in a similar boat. I could spend ££££\'s on it to get it back to new but with the tweaks I want but I too can\'t afford it. So over the last 5 years or so I\'ve been doing it slowly. I reckon it\'ll take me that time again to do the rest if I ever do. Luckily I can garage mine and sorn it if need be now (not that I ever had, Its been able to go on the road ever day I\'ve owned it!). When times get hard I can just leave it in the garage until the time is right again. Then just keep tucking a little £ away until I\'ve enough for the next bit.

Ade

[Prof]

I am in much the same boat myself.
 
I will be rebuilding the engine and sorting out the underside of the car, but the newer shell will be getting a full respray and I want to get my wheels refurbed too.
 
Plus finish off sorting the suspension, redo all the wiring, and some new cosmetic bits.
 
It gets pricey quick !! I suspect it\'s at least 4K for me and that\'s with doing a lot of work myself, but I reckon the end result will be a cracker and well worth the money spent.
 
bear in mind that if you go down the route of another car- you\'ll probably be getting the same body work, parts failures and similar to factor in - maybe just not straight away. This is often overlooked in comparisons
 
BTW - Rotechniks can sell you a crated Renesis engine (brand new) and RX Motors have already fitted one to an FC, plus Carl has a lot of experience with Renesis too - so don\'t rule out a \'super EGI\' - 240bhp plus in an EGI would be quite compelling....

[m1tch]

If you think you are going to have issues with emissions I have an electric air pump in the garage crazy massive flow lol its from a Vauxhall V6 but its a GM unit as fitted to many american cars to get them past the emissions.

[Skifledanabit]

if i were to go ahead, I\'ll set up a savings account for the engine and just start doing what I can do to the body first, then, when I have saved enough to pay for what I can\'t do, get it done.

May be the best way forward.

[dthebuk]

what about getting an rx8?

same if not more power than you\'ll have with ported egi lump
better fuel economy
better low down torque
less rust
better chassis
4 seats
lots of mod cons
lsd


they\'re pretty good bang for buck these days too.

What is it you actually want from the car?

[B.Martin]

There is a T2 that\'s conveniently just popped up in the for sale section, looks okay

[richrx]

http://mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75085