i am looking for some help. i am interested in buying a second gen rx7 yet are unsure what to look for. i am planning on spending 5 grand for most of the car and maybe a little more for some more mods. should i



A)put most the money into the car and drive it like so

b)spend little on the car and get an engine swap

c)rebuild



thanks

buyer's guide to rx-7's, located in the 2nd gen FAQ:



https://www.nopistons.com/forums/index.php?...showtopic=16768

hey thanks aggie that really helps.

What would you say by the car with the engine already swap, attempt it myself, get it done at a shop.



i know ill learn alot more doing it myself and i know it will be alot of work but i would prefer it. Buying the car with the engine already swaped should be about the same price?



which would you choose

swap what into it?

well the more power the better but for my price range the stock turbo is about my only option

I dont get what your asking.

well am i better off buying a 7 that needs a lot of work or buy a 7 with the work already done to it. Eg bodywork, engine, interior etc

I would buy the car, then rebuild it yourself. That way, you can choose the builder, and choose whatever compenents or porting that you want. When buying an already-rebuilt one, there's no way to know for sure what's inside there, unless you take the thing apart.

buy the car that is in good condition

oh i c... myself my $365 dollor project was a car that i found in a driveway of an elderly lady that i picked up for $300 but she didn't have the title so i had to pay another 65 so i go and we try to start it to bring it home and it wont start so we toe it home and it ends up being an all summer project.... from new fuel tank... new brake calipers and rotors... new sun roof and soon to be a new (but used) exhaust system. and i've put about a grand into it ontop of the 365 i paid. but its been fun and i've always been looking for a project like this and i'm fotunate to have an S4 T2 as my first car.... still not on the road https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub..._DIR#>/sad.png

I would buy my TII and then put the rest of the money into making it better. Hell, I wish I could afford to keep it and do that myself.

yea buy unique's T2

I have to wait until the insurance company looks at it to come up with a new price.

so this board is about fifty fifty on the car. well then what would you say is worst condition youd buy a 7 in? Example if the car needs new everything then its gonna costs thousands more were as if the car only need a new engine the body can be saved. Whats the worst condition you would buy??



Has anyone done anything similar to this other than mazdaenthused??

It depends on what you're good at and who you know. If you know a body guy, buy one with a bad body...like mine. If you know an engine guy, get a rust free shell with a blown engine.

If you've got 5k to blow now, and a couple more to help mod, and are new to the scene, I'd recommend buying one that is close to stock with a good body, and maybe a newer motor so you can (hopefully) avoid any major problems until you can get more experience with the car.



Good luck!

Thanks for the help everyone. I am out on the search and will hopefully be posting some pics of a stock 7 in a couple weeks.

here's what i did:



i knew i wanted more power than my crappy 86NA, and i knew i wanted a standard. enter TII. so i wanted a turbo in either black, grey, or white and i wanted to eventually put 17" rims on it, rebuild the engine for reliability, and get some nice S5 rear lights, and find one with a decent interior (no cracks on dash). i looked all summer and found one for $3000 with a blown engine. it even had the rims, exhaust, and S5 lights already put on.



my mechanic rebuild the engine in my S4 na, so i knew he could do a good job. i went to him, and now i have one of the pimpest cars i can think of...all for under $9000



what else could you get for $9000? a kia https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif

personally, i'd go with a good looking car that runs bad/not at all. engine work and parts replacement is something you can do yourself and save lots of money on labor. body work isn't.