Now an FC RX-7 owner... (with pics)

[James N]

Hello mate,
That looks a very nice one. Its interesting to see other new owners perspectives on these, as i pick mine up Friday! You happy with it?

[dthebuk]

i have a TII parcel shelf if you want to buy it mate
not that bothered about selling it...so make me an offer
i live in bucks btw so its not to far

[pdtaylor18]

I can give you the UK style bumper lights, just need an address.

[KenD]

Sorry to hear about the damage...sorry cant help with the light covers...hope you manage to sort it out.
Hows the car been running?  
Mean\'t to say, I did a roundtrip Hampshire to Wales last week (first long run for some time)...480 miles roundtrip, 90% motorway.  At a steady 75-80 on the motoryway I got 26 mpg.
Did you get the rear parcel shelf? I only ask as if you\'re not getting it I may make an offer!!
Cheers
Ken

[posam]

dthebuk... payday tomorrow.. so will make an offer once I know that my overtime\'s sitting comfortably in my account if that\'s ok ?? Any idea of the sort of wonga you\'re looking for.. so I don\'t insult ya
 
Pd- I can\'t pm.. but E-mail address is posam1@gmail.com if that\'s allowed ??
 
Cheers guys... feels like it\'s slowly coming together.. although the drivers side windscreen wiper decided to hurl it\'s blade off this morning on the way into work... was quite comical watching it sail into the hedge... gonna have a look and see if it\'s still there on the way home.. though it looks like the pin snapped so whether I\'ll be able to re-attach it or not is another question.
Just hoping it doesn\'t rain :evillaugh
 
Starting to think about more cosmetic things again.. god I\'m a tart. Gonna try a trick I found on the web for getting rid of dents.. and see if I can get the big one above the rear arch out... then I may just see what I can do about the mismatched colour on some of the panels...

[Brett]

Cheers guys... feels like it\'s slowly coming together.. although the drivers side windscreen wiper decided to hurl it\'s blade off this morning on the way into work... was quite comical watching it sail into the hedge... gonna have a look and see if it\'s still there on the way home.. though it looks like the pin snapped so whether I\'ll be able to re-attach it or not is another question.
Just hoping it doesn\'t rain :evillaugh
 

 That\'s a very common failure :yes  Recommend you revert to using the hook type fittings (Look at the end of the arm and you will see what I mean :Thumbsup!

[posam]

That\'s a very common failure :yes Recommend you revert to using the hook type fittings (Look at the end of the arm and you will see what I mean :Thumbsup!

Lol bosch wiper blade purchased with said hook type... I had my hand out of the window with the rubber part of my ice scraper on the way to the station this morning... my old wiper was trashed.. it obviously fell out of the bush during the day and got run over by a tractor... lol.. I stopped and picked it up for posterity anyway on the way home last night..

[posam]

Right...
 
The car takes a while to warm up.. basically until it\'s warm it has a habit of cutting out if you take your foot off the throttle... I\'ve found that leaving it in the car park to warm up doesn\'t work quite as well as actually driving it.. I only do a short journey home mostly quiet country roads.. and can normally keep it ticking over even when stopped... (my heel toe\'ing is getting quite good now.. and that\'s with big clumpy boots on)
 
Anyway.. last night left station as usual.. had a nice clear road for about half a mile.. then it kind of goes up hill.. it\'s narrow.. with passing places.. some bigger than others.
 
Car in front of me was one of those diddy peugeot things.. there was a car at the passing place at the top of the hill.. a focus or something similar... anyhow.. the diddy car decided it couldn\'t get through the considerably larger than it, passing place.. and decided to stop on the hill. and then reverse back towards me...
 
stopping I managed fine.. just gave it a bit extra gas to keep the engine ticking over... unfortunately reverse means I need to use the clutch, as well as the brake... and err.. well my feet may be good.. but can\'t really manage three pedals at once.. not with a car coming with me...
 
therefore off the accelerator the foot comes.. instant engine stopping.. arse.
 
ah well.. hand brake on restart... errrmmm.. no.
 
oh balls..
 
it seems my overpowering urge to stuff my foot down on the accelerator to stop it stalling has flooded the engine..
 
so roll down the hill to the  big passing place I\'d just gone past and stop there..
 
dig out the manual, handily left in the glovebox..
 
To start a flooded engine hold the accelerator pedal down.. and turn the engine over till it catches.. now in retrospect this seems like a bad idea.
 
It didn\'t help anyway.
 
I\'ll get my toolkit out i think.. I know I should be able to take the spark plugs out and crank the engine over to get rid of the fuel.. it\'s getting dark.. but enough light..  oh arse.. took the toolkit out the other day.. it\'s in the shed.
 
so there\'s me.. stuck with front sticking out into a narrow, hilly country road.. can\'t roll it back any further.. as the back wheels gone up a hilly bank..just enough room to get a van through.. so I just sit and wait for mr breakdown service to turn up..
 
hour and a half later.. and the very helpful, friendly man turns up.. turns out it\'s the same guy that I saw a couple of months ago when my strada developed a leak around the carb, and wouldn\'t run.. so got chatting again.
 
took the plugs out.. turned the engine over.. my god the amount of fuel in the engine.. the plugs need changing.. but it looks like my car is dumping faaaaar to much petrol in at the moment.. will have to get it rolling road tuned I think.. couldn\'t do anything to get it started.. so a toe home it was... now the next bit didn\'t actually heppen, in case anyone tries to put two and two together.. I categorically deny the fact that the engine of my car somehow miraculously started on the way home.. wouldn\'t want anyone loosing their jobs now would we.. especially not after being so extremely helpful..
Anyway.. engine was now running so I gave a toot and we pulled over.. he told me to rev it a bit.. and I put my foot on the pedal.. which wnet straight to the floor with no apparent effect.. arse.. throttle cable had become detached when he was trying to get it to start earlier.. soo.. warmed the car up using the throttle lever on the throttle body utnil we were fairly certain it would start again.. then turned it off and re-attached the cable.. thankfully started again ok.. all sorted.. home we go.
 
I get in.. pretty much knackered.. but have to go back out to get some bread and milk and stuff..
 
Ooh I know.. I\'ll fit the windscreen wiper I bought earlier.. so I can see where I\'m going..
 
hmm.. how does it go one.. well that bits snapped.. it says it\'s a replacement.. I guess I\'ll just have to unscrew the plasticy bit at the end of the wiper and slot it over the shaft.. I think at this point I knew it wasn\'t going to work.. but wasn\'t really thinking straight.. slides on.. but doesn\'t hold.. (of course there\'s nothing to hold it too the wiper.. so just slides up and down the stalk floppy like.. ) Won\'t sit flush with the window as it\'s not got the swivel bit at the end.. (that\'s where the pin sheared.. not the wiper blade itself.. but the plastic bit on the end of the metal rod..) so try and take it back off.. and the plastic bit on the back of the new blade snapped right off....
 
Arse.. not my night really
 
then this morning after clearing the window with my scraper again.. started driving and the water from the bonnet hit the screen.. flicked the wiper to mist without thinking.. screeeech... quick turn it off.. damn.. no that was intermittent.. screeech..
 
Just hoping I haven\'t actually scratched the windscreen.. didn\'t have time to check it at the station cos the train was pulling in as I was parking... Just not having much luck this week.

[grinder]

ah yes - the Joys of RX7 ownership

[dthebuk]

:Thumbs-up sent you an email posam

[posam]

Well after having driven it for the last 4 months and enjoyed some good times.. I\'ve decided to sell the rex and get something a little more sedate.... before I lose my license.... I can\'t seem to control my foot to the floor instinct and I keep seeing that needle creep well into the instant ban territory... plus to be frank the mrs is cutting down my fuel allowance....

Have kept it topped up with oil, changed all the spark plugs, bought a rear parcel shelf and replacement rear speakers...
It\'s had 3 brand new tyres and apart from that is pretty much as I bought it...


- 1.3 (well, 2.3 ) litre N/A 13b rotary engine, fuel injected with approx 142BHP, but due to the de-cat exhaust, probably a tad more.
- Original 58k (IIRC) miles
- 5 speed manual gearbox
- 4 good tyres with plenty of tread and a space saver spare
- Power steering
- Cruise control
- Electric mirrors
- Electric windows
- Remote central locking & Clifford alarm (expensive one) with manual
- Wash/wipe on front & rear
- Original Clarion tape player/radio and speakers.
- Approx 2 months MOT left
- Tax till end of August \'08
- Original handbook/manual, etc
- Correct V5c, current MOT and tax disc
- Recent oil & filter change, all fluid levels checked.
- Recently valeted and cleaned
- Two sets of full keys & two alarm fobs.

Previous owner had a full custom de-catted exhaust system build and fitted by a jap expert, the MOT done (only needed a side light and a rear fog light) and new spark plugs.

Only things wrong with the RX7 are:
- Paint. Got a few scratches and dents and there are a few panels a slightly different colour.
- The heater doesn\'t work. Never minded though as it does get a little warm in there anyway.
- Sunroof doesn\'t open. Trys to move, but only moves about 1/8".- I have played with this... the runner needs greasing.. if you give it a little push from inside while pressing the button it opens fine.. and no problems closing at all.
Will get the grease out this week and do it properly.

Looking for offers in the region of £1000

Car is located near Rochester, Kent.

Cheers,
Phil
 
I\'ll take some daylight pics when I get in this evening...

[dthebuk]

i saw the car a few months ago...thought i\'d just add thats its in a great condition and probably worth around the asking price.


posam did you manage to fabricate the fitting for the parcel shelf?