How much?

[*Bowsy*]

I recently put my 3rd gen Rx7 up for sale so that i could purchace a higher spec singled turbo\'ed Rx    but since putting it up forsale the car ain\'t working.
Long story short i think it need a rebuild as i\'m have zero compression rating in the rear rotor.
The front one is working fine abd from the looks and checks everything else is fine.


Anyway i\'m wondering whats the best thing to do.
Should is sell it as rx7 needing a rebuild or should i rebuild it then sell it?

I\'m looking to loose the least amount of money as i want this other rx.

i\'ve posted the details of my car in the forsale section awhile back if anyone wants to check it out tell me what ya think

[gsb876]

Hmmmm,

Diffecult one to answer, as a un-rebuilt rx are worth little now, even a fully rebuilt standard rx will go for like under 6.5K ?

Looking at your rx i would say with a fully rebuilt engine you could probably get £7K for it ? So work it out from there if its worth rebuilding or selling as is ?

If sold as it is probably fetch 3.5K ?

All approx figures, no offence intended.

[*Bowsy*]

no offence taken,as thats what i thought i would get for the car if i sold it as it is at the mo.

How much does the cheapest rebuild kit cost?.

if i did the rebuild i will prob do it myself with a mate who did a rebuild on his Fd last year so that would save me some money but it would take longer to do as i can\'t get the car in the garage at the mo due to deccorating.

[Jono FD3]

Silly sujestion but ther was a rex which had a bump and he was pulling it apart.......
Why not ask him if he\'s selling the engine out of that and you could save mony by doing a transplant??

Jono

[Bobfish]

ive seen a 1992 rotary with a blown engine needing a bumper respray go for 1900 before.

[gavink]

If you look in the for sale section someone is selling a complete engine - may be worth a look

[gsb876]

Sure there was a polished engine going for £1100

Just about to post the thread but you already been there Bowsy  :cool

[tr1cky]

Silly sujestion but ther was a rex which had a bump and he was pulling it apart.......
Why not ask him if he\'s selling the engine out of that and you could save mony by doing a transplant??

Jono

Jono\'s right, the members name is Dandan, I think he still has the engine for sale!? Has been rebuilt just before he crashed it, by RE:Worx. Believe it was completely undamaged too.....

This would seem the most cost effective route to take.

HTH Rich

[Jono FD3]

or you could get in touch with this guy:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mazda-RX7-FD-1994-spares-parts-orders-for-breaking_W0QQitemZ4592663670QQcategoryZ52640QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Jono

[Grizzly]

if you don\'t mind me asking what are you doing with the car?

[dandan]

Everyone who mentioned me is right, i do have a fully rebuilt engine up for sale from my crash damaged FD.
It has approx 1000kms after running in so it is basically mint. I\'m looking for any offers over £2000 for it now, which I think is a good price but I\'m not desperate for the money so I can wait for the right buyer. I really don\'t want to go below the £2000 mark.

It\'s there if anyone wants it though!

[*Bowsy*]

I\'ve decided to get engine rebuilt.
I\'m going to rebuild it myself with some help from a mate who rebuilt his FD last year.
I didn\'t relise that rebuild kits were that cheap plus.
Going to buy the kit from rotaryaviation or atkinsrotary not decided yet but both seem to be a similar kit.

I\'m going to start stripping the engine bay 2moro and get it all ready for when the rebuilt kit arrives.


Anybody got any ideas on wer to start? lol,what to remove and what not to remove.

[Grizzly]

They are basicly the same kit, i get more joy from Bruce Turrentine, (East Coast Rotary). I belive he puts the kits together so might get a better deal.

[Bobfish]

you should buy new rotor housings too when doing a rebuild.

[deanflowers]

if you buy the vids from rotary aviation it tells you how to remove it and replace it, ive manged the removal so far and it wasnt that bad a job

basically you take it out as a complete lump leaving the box in the car, if you disconnect the loom from the ecu you can take this out with the motor.