First few questions

[leersv]

Hello,

I have finally managed to get my mits on an imported 1992 RX7. As far as i can gather it is totally original and is even still restricted. I do not know if it has been rebuilt and it has done 118k kms.

I\'ve only had it for about 10 days so forgive me if some of my questions seem a bit noddy-ish.

History of the car is sketchy but from the MOT i had done, i can see that its only done 94km in the last 6 years and have been told it is an FD type X. It has a red leather interior and a sunroof if that helps anyone with the specific model.
 
I have managed to get it started and have changed the battery, fuel pump (original one had seized), spark plugs, flushed the fuel tank and changed the filter, oil and filter and pads all round.
 
I am now looking to see what i can do to it to make it as sweet as.

1) I am not in the market for silly power but are there any essential upgrades?

2) The speedo reads kph, is there a sticker or something i can put over the dial so that i know the uk speed or do i need to get better at mental metric to imperial conversions?

3) Does anyone have an electronic version of the owners manuals and a haynes manual that they wouldnt mind emailing me?

4) Where is the VIN plate so that i can properly identify the model etc?

5) I put the lights on last night and now cannot get the pop up head lights to go down? With the lights turned off i did try pushing the button repeatedly on the RHS of the dash, but to no avail. Now i dont even know what the correct position for the button is. I assume it is not mechanical as both of them are not going down, but am not sure where to look, i presume if its not the fuse then a relay or two somewhere?

6) On start up there is a bit of smoke and a smell of petrol, is this likely to be as a result of hte car not having been moved for a long time or is it the early sign of an imminent rebuild? After my first run in it of 20 miles or so there was no smoke visible when idling at the end.

7) Changing gear from first to second seems a bit notchy, again is it operator error or the early signs of a faulty gearbox / clutch on the way out? All other changes seem fine.

I have read about sorting the rats nest of pipes, does this apply to this model or not?

9) Do i need to change the AST or is it fine to leave it and sort it if it splits?

10) Are there any things that i absolutely must or more importantly must not do?

11) If it is standard i assume it will have a cat in place. Do i need to keep this as its a 1992 model or can i get rid of it and therefore find a few more horses?

12) I have just taxed it also, it was taxed as a 2.6. I have read that imports tend to be registered as a 1.3? I dont suppose that it is possible to change this (to be in my favour of course), or am i just unlucky?

I am sure that once i start rooting around as time permits i will have more questions, but in the mean time thanks in advance for any help / suggestions.

Lee