Stu\'s New Toy

[grinder]

Well guys , after selling my rx7 about 6 months ago - i was gutted and on the hunt for a new one !

so here she is :

she is a 1990 ( H ) Turbo II
104K miles
Full mazda rebuild
New Clutch
New ABS Thingy
New Tyres
Full Service Records
New rear bushes
etc....

[grinder]

and heres the back

[richrx]

Ok ignore my post in insurance. i LOVE the t-II in black im very jellous.

stunning car, now to find a roundabout since its wet:D

[grinder]

im just getting the insurance sorted so that i can take it out tonight !

i drove it for about 1 mile ( to make sure it worked )

the girlfriends dad drove it back 129 miles and he says it runs sweet

i was trying to chase him at 105 down the M6 !

so yes - i now have a BLACK Turbo II - Yipppppeeeeeeeee !

just a pity i have missed all the track days and such like - but there is always next year

[richrx]

well when you drive it tonight and pull up behind another shiney car look at the reflection, when i drove the black one in aberdeen it looked identical to KITT(knight rider) i think thats why i loved it so much, childhood memories:D


where did you find it?

[grinder]

when it was being driven home , i was either behind it or infront and looks superb from all angles !

well thats the insurance started form 16:00 tonight !!

where did i find it ?? - well it it appeared on the yahoo rx7 forum thingy on wednesday i think , did the deal over thurs and fri , and picked it up on sat morning from leicester ( excuse spelling ! )

just reading your reply in the insurance thread - 21 yeah thats a bad age - i can remeber getting a quote on a V6 vectra and when i was 24 it was 1800 , i turned 25 and it dropped to 800

i have insured this car as :

1 - classic car
2 - its my second car
3 - limited milage of 3000 per year ( which is fine for weekend use )

thats why its sooo cheap i think

[gyrpere123]

Very nice, make sure you lock it up well. Its identical to my now for spares only car after some twat stole it but only got five miles to the first wet roundabout and totalled it. I am now having to rebuild it into a T11 convertable shell, nearly done just engine to sort and its back on the road. This one is also black and is starting to look vry nice, will see you around.( Ps whatch those wet roundabouts they can catch you out ) MARK

[grinder]

i leant all about wet roundabouts in the EGI - very scary at first

im really surprised about the power in these things

was rolling in 3rd gear at 30mph - as i went into a 60 zone at the start of a really steep hill

foot down and away it went - how quickly 80 approched even on a hill !

[Sean]

Looks identical to mine except your engine obviously works:o

[grinder]

the engine is seems very sweet at this moment in time !!

its got good oil pressure and the temp gauge sits right

the only thing i dont like at this moment intime is the standard boost gauge - its hard to see when driving

you tend not to take your eyes of the road at 7000 RPM in 3rd !!

[Sean]

Wait till you try 8500 in fifth!!:cool

[grinder]

will a stock TII put that revs in that gear ??

[Sean]

Well I got to 150mphish when my mind went a blurr ( could have been the sound barrier, end of clear straight road or the gasseous substance emerging from my pants!), but the motor was screaming!:)

[grinder]

blimey - thats impressive

in the EGI i got to about 118 - but it felt really unsafe - like the back end wanted to break loose

the TII seems better for speed , but feels very shakey on the back end ( although its had the rear bushes done on it )

gonna try and get it on a rolling road some time in the future to see what she puts out - as every one i ask give me a different figure

all i want to know is it more than 200 BHP

[DB81]

Great looking car, how much did you pay for it if you don\'t mind me asking?

Congrats on the other new arrival too!