Hello My Rotary Bros..

[Retro_Boy_G]

Hey guys,

First of all i would like to introduce myself.. My name is Gianni and i am from Scotland. About 2 weeks ago a nice RX7 FC 2 came up on eBay and i decided to buy it.. Ever since i layed my eyes on the FD ive always wanted one.. although its the FD i wanted the FC was more in my price/insurance range.. I don\'t have any pictures of the car yet as she still needs a good clean inside and out.. If im being totally honest i mainly bought this car off the back of my favourite anime series Initial D.. (and above reasons). I have no knowledge of the rotary engine at all so i am hoping that you guys can help me out a bit.. the car seems to be in great working order and has done 80k.. which i think is not bad for a 21 year old car.. it has a new exhaust system fitted also.. The only mods i want to do are as follow.. Colour code the back and side bumper things, power coat the wheels white, tint the windows and add a new spoiler and bonnet.. below is a pic of the bonnet & spoiler i would like.. i\'m just not sure if i need a new bonnet though or someone could supply me with just the air scoop thing.. I am also looking for some new rear light covers as one of them has been cracked.. Any help would be really appreciated.. hopefully i have not broken any rules or anything with my post and i look forward to becoming a regular on here!

[TiddlesRX7]

Hi and welcome to the club. There is a lot of information on this forum and the people here are pretty good at helping you out when you need info. I also joined the club in your situation and have found it the best source of info/knowledge on the web.
I presume from your post that you have an EGI (non turbo) FC3s as the car in the pic is a TII FC3s. The bonnet is a standard item on the TII and it should not be too hard to find. I think the best thing I can recommend is that you do as much reading up on here/web about the general running and workings of the rotary engine. It has helped me a lot over the last couple of years and I am still a novice with these things! Take good care of it and most of all enjoy it. These cars are a lot of fun.

[Retro_Boy_G]

Hey dude,

Thanks for the welcome! below are some pictures from the actual auction i bought her from.. It is a non turbo i know that much.. if you could tell me where i could find the parts to fit this it would be great!.. Had a bit of a run in with some guy on eBay today.. he was breaking up an FC and i asked for a price and pics of the spoiler.. he didn\'t want to send me pictures until he had £35 in his bank account though.. so i quickly told him i wasn\'t interested then he started slagging me off.. Anyways, here are some pics of my actual car ripped from the eBay auction.

[TiddlesRX7]

Wow looks like you\'ve got a clean one. If its that good underneath then its a keeper. Make sure you get it wax oiled underneath before winter so it doesn\'t rot away with the salt from the roads. I have a stock TII rear spoiler for sale and maybe even a bonnet. Both in red though so would need a respray.

[Retro_Boy_G]

Thanks man.. Yeah she is very clean.. and ive not even had a valet on it yet! haha.. I would have no trouble having the parts painted.. its just wither you would be able to get them up to me via courier or not.. but if the price was right then i would certainly be interested! As long as i don\'t have to pay you £35 before you take any pictures! hehe.. The next night i get free and its nice outside (is it ever in Scotland? haha..) then i will give her a right good clean.. The insurance i have only covers it for 1500 miles.. I also have a Honda Civic so luckly i can afford to only run the RX7 when its a nice day.. so hopefully she wont come into contact with any road salts or water.. the engine bay actually looks alot cleaner than it does in those pictures.. the whole car is clean.. just abit dated on the inside.. but i will see how it comes up after a valet.. i was considering some new bucket seats.. but its not something im 100% on yet.. I really appreciate your help so far dude. Alot of forums are quite scary to say the least but everyone seems pretty down to earth and nice on here.. I look forward to my stay.

[NurburgRob]

Welcome

[L18M]

hey hey,
welcome. i like the lower 1/2 bumper in the 1st pic!

benlewismay i think had a white turbo hood (with scoop) if i remember correctly, else he got a black one. have a chat with him. he helped me lots!

as for rear spolier.. ptaylor18 (i think that was his screen name off hand) has one similar which is very nice. search through his posts. i cant remember where it was
though personally i quite like the stock turbo II spoiler.

[TiddlesRX7]

Alot of forums are quite scary to say the least but everyone seems pretty down to earth and nice on here.. I look forward to my stay.

It\'s funny a lot of people new to the club say that. It\'s something the founders of the club and the mods should be proud of. You\'ll find that there is no such thing as a stupid question (or at least I have found that!) and you\'ll get an answer to most things even if its in the form of a link to another site or something.
If you do put a TII bonnet on your car be aware that the engine bay probably won\'t stay clean like it is now, as you\'ll pick up all sorts of crap from driving around. Plus without having an intercooler anything that goes through the scoop will end up ontop of your engine/bulkhead. Unless of course you blank it off with something.
I\'ll have a look at the bonnet on my other car and make sure it has no dings in it. The rear spoiler has a little damage to the passenger side but is a dead easy fix to be honest.

[clive]

Welcome to MRC :Thumbs-up

[Retro_Boy_G]

Morning all! Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome.. The only forums i have used in the past are Gaming/Arcade forums and trust me.. there are alot of crap people using the internet.. i feel the whole n00b phase is hopefully passing by though..

The spoiler on it is actually quite nice.. I\'ve thought about maybe just getting it done white.. but when i see some of the awesome spoilers on this site i often change my mind and want a new one.. unfortunately i change my mind more than the Scottish weather changes.. I will wait and see what Ade has to offer as he was the first to mention he might have some stuff for sale. I am also looking for some new rear light covers as my back left one is cracked.. It has been filled in with some kind of red putty or something which looks fine from afar but bad up close..

BBCFC - I don\'t quite understand what you mean by the lower 1/2 on the first pic?.. Is it not a standard front that is on it?

The car had some nasty stickers on the front and sides which you can barely make out from those pictures (thankfully).. they have now been removed.. Just needs a good clean!

Ade - If you have any pictures that would be great. In the meantime i will hunt for  benlewismay and ptaylor18 and save their profiles in my favourites so if nothing comes of your stuff then i can try them.

again i really appreciate everyones help. You are a great bunch of guys!

Gianni

[TiddlesRX7]

Here is a couple of pic\'s of the spoiler and the damage to it. And a pic of what it looks like on the car.

[Retro_Boy_G]

Thanks for that dude. The only thing im thinking is that as its higher up than my spoiler you will then see the screw holes at the back.. I think i am probably best just getting my original spoiler painted white.. saves me money and i know it will obviously fit my car no problem. BUT i am certainly interested in the bonnet. It\'s the main thing i am really after.. that vent at the front just makes it for me.. Although i will probably just cover up the hole into the engine to save problems.. So it\'s mainly the rear lights and bonnet i am looking for. Can you help at all with them?

Thanks again for taking the time to get the pictures for me

Gianni

[sadgoth]

that lower front on the TII pic is not stock, looks like a RE Amemiya nose to me.

Welcome btw, as has already been said, don\'t be afraid to ask questions!

[Retro_Boy_G]

Ahhh.. awesome! Well you learn something new everyday! Thanks for the info and the welcome

[dthebuk]

it maybe quite hard to get hold of an aftermarket front bumper, but i think replikit made a few.

not sure what the outcome was though. anyway heres a link http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45963