Buying A Second Gen
08-04-2003, 11:21 PM
#1
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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
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
08-04-2003, 11:34 PM
#2
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buyer's guide to rx-7's, located in the 2nd gen FAQ:
https://www.nopistons.com/forums/index.php?...showtopic=16768
https://www.nopistons.com/forums/index.php?...showtopic=16768
08-05-2003, 12:56 AM
#3
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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
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
08-05-2003, 12:18 PM
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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.
08-05-2003, 12:45 PM
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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 