\'79 sa22c for sale

[Martiny]

Cheers dude, lets hope you buy another one in the future, eh?

[syebba]

Hi Guys!!
I bought the MKI RX7 off mr.bishi on ebay.
The bidding hotted up in the last half hour of auction,i ended up paying £1600 to secure it.
Pretty happy with car though!It looks great,i havent seen a MK1 for about 20 years,so i would think its fairly rare.
Anyone got an idea how many are left in UK?
The bodyworks not bad,its clean & tidy,but it does have some bubbly spots which i will get seen to.
Brakes/steering/gearbox/clutch/cooling system/electrics are all very good,as is interior.
Suspensions rock hard so i\'ll have to do that as well,exhaust is deafening on motorways,another thing to do.
Cars done 122000 miles,starts,runs & pulls,no problem!Good fun!!!!!!
Anyway i\'d like to pick your brains!!
The 2 gas struts for the glass hatch at rear are f....d,are these the same as 2nd & 3rd series cars,anybody got some or can you buy new ones?
Which stainless steel exhaust system would you recommend?
Suspension,which shocks/springs,rear dampers etc?
Mr.bishi,if you read this,i hope youre not too sad,the cars at a good home & will be well cared for,i\'ve already spent 15 hrs t-cutting & waxing the car,not a single splatted midgy or tar spot on it now!!!!!!
This is my 3rd car,others i have are a new Punto 1.2,a Dax Cobra 4.2 V8 which ive owned & built for over 10 years & its a stunner!!
The RX7 will only do about 2000 miles a year,so i\'ll spend more time working on it than driving it.
Nice Celica Mrbishi,best of luck with that,i\'d be interested in seeing it when its finished?
Thanks in advance for your advice & help guys!!
Oh yeah,was anybody else in this club bidding on this car,i met the reserve at £1100,& someone else bid £1550!!!I nearly lost it!!!I raised to £1600 with seconds left!!
Christ this is long,i\'ll shut up now.
Cheers Stuart.......

[syebba]

Hi Guys!!
I bought the MKI RX7 off mr.bishi on ebay.
The bidding hotted up in the last half hour of auction,i ended up paying £1600 to secure it.
Pretty happy with car though!It looks great,i havent seen a MK1 for about 20 years,so i would think its fairly rare.
Anyone got an idea how many are left in UK?
The bodyworks not bad,its clean & tidy,but it does have some bubbly spots which i will get seen to.
Brakes/steering/gearbox/clutch/cooling system/electrics are all very good,as is interior.
Suspensions rock hard so i\'ll have to do that as well,exhaust is deafening on motorways,another thing to do.
Cars done 122000 miles,starts,runs & pulls,no problem!Good fun!!!!!!
Anyway i\'d like to pick your brains!!
The 2 gas struts for the glass hatch at rear are f....d,are these the same as 2nd & 3rd series cars,anybody got some or can you buy new ones?
Which stainless steel exhaust system would you recommend?
Suspension,which shocks/springs,rear dampers etc?
Mr.bishi,if you read this,i hope youre not too sad,the cars at a good home & will be well cared for,i\'ve already spent 15 hrs t-cutting & waxing the car,not a single splatted midgy or tar spot on it now!!!!!!
This is my 3rd car,others i have are a new Punto 1.2,a Dax Cobra 4.2 V8 which ive owned & built for over 10 years & its a stunner!!
The RX7 will only do about 2000 miles a year,so i\'ll spend more time working on it than driving it.
Nice Celica Mrbishi,best of luck with that,i\'d be interested in seeing it when its finished?
Thanks in advance for your advice & help guys!!
Oh yeah,was anybody else in this club bidding on this car,i met the reserve at £1100,& someone else bid £1550!!!I nearly lost it!!!I raised to £1600 with seconds left!!
Christ this is long,i\'ll shut up now.
Cheers Stuart.......

[mpk490p]

hi stuart welcome to the club,
if you dont have a rear wiper you can buy the struts from most stores, if you do you will have to get them regassed as you can no longer buy the strut that has the electrical connectors on it (got mine done ill dig out who did them if you need the number)

Mark

[David Nock (RIP)]

Hi Stuart.
I would guess there are maybe 50 1st Generations left. Anyone got a better feel for it?
Re the glass hatch strut. I got a pair of Sachs struts from USA after a tip from Shaun on this forum. I accidentally clicked for 2 pairs i.e. 4 struts. Now Shaun\'s tip was you only need the left hand one - it\'s strong enough on it\'s own, and that\'s dead right. You can\'t fit the Sachs struts to the right side (the wiper side), mainly because the strut \'flips\' 180 degrees so the wiper cannot locate. Anyway, I\'ve fitted 1, sold one to Dai in Barnsley and I will sell you 1 for £18 plus postage if you want one. That leaves me 1 spare for myself. They\'re new of course. Alternatively, Dickens on e bay (USA) sell them from stock.
Stainless exhaust - try \'Double S\', somewhere down in the West Country.
Suspension shocks etc? don\'t know - mines original.

[sadgoth]

must be more than 50 left, many are rusting to nothing, but there is never a shortage of Gen 1s on fleabay.

Now a series 1 Gen1 (ie the sa22c) is a lot rarer most of the gen 1s I find are series 3s.

[syebba]

Thanks for your help guys.:wave
The car does have a rear wiper,looks like i,ll have to order from the states or get them regassed.
My Dax Cobra has gas struts on bonnet & boot,i may be able to find out who makes them & get the rx7\'s regassed!
Anyone got a stainless exhaust fitted from manifold to tailpipe,my systems too noisy.Rotechniks do one but its about £900!!
Exhausts seem bloody pricey for rx7\'s,can\'t understand why,there\'s not much to them?
Hah,i\'m really beginning to love this car,few peeps seem to know what it is:3Confused
One guy didnt believe its from 1979,he said it looked too modern!!!
Showed him the plate,he still was\'nt convinced,ah but plates can be changed he said!!Wtf.:2Rolleyes

[batman]

you could always try powerflow they build you a system for about 450  had mine done on my old a4 sweet job and even took it back to have it made quieter done for free and its life time warrenty >

[syebba]

This should help some of you guys out.
Ive looked at the gas struts on the bonnet & boot of my cobra & found the manufacturers details.
They are
Industrial Gas Springs Ltd
22 Wates Way
Mitcham
Surrey
CR4 4HR
Tel 0208 646 6595
They have a website & make gas struts for all sorts of cars,so regassing or supply of new struts shouldnt be a problem.
No excuse for tailgates crashing down on heads now!!!
There  was also an exhaust fabricator who did some work on my cobra in top grade stainless steel,so if he\'s still around i\'ll let you know,might be usefull for rx7 exhausts!
Cheers:Tongue1

[syebba]

ascaudio.
That sounds interesting.
£450!!
Was this stainless steel & inc silencers/back box etc.
Where are they based & do you have their tel nos.
Dont suppose you know the grade of stainless steel they use?
Was it manifold to tailpipe?
Cheers Stuart.:cheers

[batman]

my audi was done by bells silencers in swindon  they have a good rep and use to make f1 exhausts the grade of the stainless i dont know but yes 450 was from down pipe back center section y pipe and two silencers at rear all top job power flow is a uk name so go to there head web site and look for local dealers/fitters ..
 
excuse the camp pose

[syebba]

Theyre nice exhausts!!
There\'s some dealers near me,so i\'ll have a look.
Dont think they do the manifolds though,grade of steel is 304 i think.
Cheers

[mr.bishi]

Hey Stuart!

It sounds like you\'re getting right into it and having fun! Have you tried the bung in the exhaust yet? That quietens it down no end.

Sorry i missed your call the other day,i\'ve been in Rome and was very hung over when you rang.....i\'ll give you a ring later on or tomorrow if you like?

Laters,Simon

[mr.bishi]

Cheers dude, lets hope you buy another one in the future, eh?

If not i maybe sticking a rotary in my celica anyway...(or hunting down an rx4) :bandit

[syebba]

Hi Simon!!
Yes i am enjoying it!
I\'ll give you a ring,i dont know how to fit the bung in the exhaust,just whack it in or is it secured by a screw/bolt?
Ive managed to track down some rear tail lights!not easy to find,but as you said the internet is great for finding parts!!
Hope Rome was good,i\'m doing some work opposite Italy,beautifull part of europe,what was the temperature like?
Cheers Stuart...Show peeps your Celica when done...