Buying an FC + Reconned Engine and installing myself?

[m1tch]

Thats not too bad with the rust but you need to poke it a bit more lol the coupes like mine are notorious for rust, the convertables are better as they have extra heavier sheets of metal underneeth as they have no roof for strenght, it does seem to be ok though, so you are lucky

[dave5526]

Well looked like this was off as the owner had decided to keep it and put the engine back in when he came back off holiday, but he\'s now decided he has to sell!! And offered me the car and everything else he has rx7 related (including haynes manual, aluminium bonnet from a convertible fc and the private plate) for £1000. Sound like a good deal? Or should I be worried that he was keeping it and now suddenly decided to sell again? I\'d probably be buying it without viewing as getting up to sheffield and back will be another £50 and I dont know enough about these cars to really tell me anything just by viewing a non-runner :rolleyes:
 
BenLewisMav, if you\'re still interested I\'d like to talk to you about doing the engine install. I\'m not 100% sure on buying it still as I need to look into the finances but if I do I\'ll be looking for it to be a bit of a project and uprate things while the engine is out (not sure what yet as I have no clue when it comes to rotary tuning!). So a) are you capable and would you be interested in doing the tuning as well, and b) if so do you know of somewhere near you that I could store the car (dirt)cheap whilst its being worked on? Because I probably can\'t afford to do everything at once depending on how much tuning parts cost (i\'m guessing a lot) so it\'ll be an ongoing project and the car would have to stay in gloucester until the engine is running and in the car. My mobile number is 0 7 9 3 0 . 6 7 9 8 1 1 or you can email me at dave5526 (@) hotmail.com if you want to talk  :Thumbsup!

[grinder]

i spoke to the chap ages ago i was gonna buy some parts of him

from the pics it does look in pretty good condition

if he can PROVE a rebuild and the engine is good then its not a bad deal - just a shame you have to drop the engine back in

[dave5526]

Yeah, in a way I dont mind that as I would like to get my hands dirty and learn about the car/engine, but it\'s all extra expense as i\'ll need help and obviously have to get it trailered somewhere.
 
Last time I spoke to him (a while ago) he didn\'t have a receipt for the rebuild but was going to speak to rx motors (i think it was) about getting a copy, I wont be buying it if he can\'t produce one and I may try and speak to rx motors myself and see if they remember anything about the work they did.
 
How much roughly would the car be worth as it is but with the engine in, assuming the engine is perfect and has had a full rebuild and there are no other problems? Just wondering why he doesnt put the engine back in himself and tax/mot it if it will be worth as much as he says it will.

[lee mills]

I haven\'t got a clue how much its worth but it does sound a bit suspicious to me. if he could make a lot more money with just giving up a bit of his time i would of thought most people would opt to make as much money as possible. As far as the engine goes give Tim a ring he\'s very helpful
Thanks
Lee