I was surfing through ebay one day and came accross a fairly decent looking 86 N/A, seller did not have it listed as a normal car ad, but it was in the parts section. I thought it was for a parts car as low as the bid was, it was even listed as such in the title. So I palyed the ebay game, and threw a bid at it for $450 (had a reserve) well no dice, I did not meet the reserve so I contimplated it being too far out of my price range. My wife looked at the pictures of the car and suggested I wait until I can see the car I was going to buy. I was not having it, and wanted a car now even though I was not returning to the US till the end of Sept. So I waited, I watched as it came down to the last 10 minutes of the auction. The vultures swooped in, and the bid started to rise. $475, $500, $550 (reserve still not met) I thought the hell with it, I'll throw a $750 bid at it in the last 10 seconds and see what I come up with. It was mine, $700 reserve and I hit it @ 3 seconds https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png



This was the description:



This is a 1986 rx7.It has engine problems.It will run but has no power.Has a new fuel pump,plugs and battery.I do not know what is wrong with it and is sold as is.It has 17 inch wheels,front tires are no good rear are decent.It has 3a racing mufflers.The body is decent,the drivers door has a spot that has had mud in it before and needs some attention.The rest of the car shines and looks pretty good.The interior is faded and nothing to look at.It is a 5 speed and shifts and moves but has no power.It could be run up onto a trailer or hauler but not driven.



What really sold me is that the car was 75 miles from my Fathers house in Ohio, and the seller was willing to deliver it for $1 a mile.



Here is what I got (pics form the auction, more to be posted in a few weeks.

Rear view

front view

No ****, I was considering bidding on that car. I think it looks decent for $700. I'd say get rid of the fartcans first.

oh there are many things planned for this ride, I have almost a complete upgraded FC sitting here with me in Japan right now minus the body. T45s turbo, SDS fuel management, Electromotive HPV-1, ORC twin plate, HKS drag spec coilovers (see them in the running gear section) 3 core aluminum radiator, Cusco 2 way diff (locker) plus much much more.



First thing is to get it running right, next is to get it ready to swap all this in, over the winter.



The exhaust will go up for sale once the turbo motor is dropped in (S5 extended side port)



The car was the most expensive thing so far...

The T45s https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif

car looks nice

Nice deal.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

yah i like that color



mike

i had the same problem. all i did was change the fuel filter and spark plugs. ran like a champ. oh you should also check out the TPS.

Right now the car sits at my fathers house in Ohio, who has no clue what a rotary even does. He can change his own sparkplugs and oil, and thats about his extent of car knowledge. So I am having a hard time getting good answers on what the car is doing, has 120,000 miles on it, not sure what it even looks like under the hood.



Dad says "You should like it for what you paid for it, it has some of them go-faster mufflers on it!" https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif



Once I get there I will be tearing into the system and hopefully will not be rebuilding a motor while I am home. I was so blind in wanting a FC I did not even notice that the car was a 2+2 till after I had bought it.



The seller could not have been better, especially working with my situation overseas. Title was signed but not dated https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/cool.png He delivered it after 2 weeks of e-mails back and forth and was completely honest.



What worries me is that my father says there is exhaust coming through one of the mufflers, but not the other hopef https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blink.png ully its just the way it is designed and the flow is just directed more to one side.



Once I get started expect a bunch of questions specific to a N/A I am not used to working with the stock motors, so this should be a party. Put a standalone on an engine and I can figure it out, give me the stock unit and I am scratching my head @ the rats nest.



Vosko, thanks bro, maybe when you get your FC on the road and I get mine going we can meet up at one of the tracks and see what happens https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683473.gif

Ok just got this in from my father...



I started the car and let it run for awhile. It started right up immediately. It idles at 1300 rpm and I couldn't get it to step down. Tried over revving to get it to settle down and all it did was backfire and go right back to 1300 rpm. Any ideas?



Help a brother out guys, looking at what has already been replaced what can you tell me with this?

Sounds like maybe the thermowax on the TB is not getting coolant or something (not heating up enough). I'd check that, check the throttle cable to make sure it's not too tight, then set timing, idle adjustment, and TPS of course.

Sounds like a plan, I was thinking maybe the MAF as well

mafs never go bad. dooes that thing not have a sunroof? not sunroof is gooder



mike

No sunroof https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png = not as much body flex https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

yah, bastid i wish mine wasnt the rusty pos sunroof



mike

I have been building this car in my mind for almost 8 months now. I have a small junkyard it looks like in my house of all the things for the car



S5 Koouki FC motor w/ extended sideport, and large exhaust port

S4 Zenki FC motor will have same side port, more moderate exhaust port

Cosmo hardened stationary gears

FD UIM

20b throttle body and pipe

Atkins 2mm 2pc seals

2 complete rebuild kits

SDS fuel Management system

Electromotive HPV-1 ignition system

Custom Fuel rails

Custom solid motor mounts 10mm lower than stock

Custom 3 core aluminum radiator

16" 2700 cfm electric fan

ORC 600c twin plate clutch

Aeromotive Fuel pressure regulator

R32 Skyline GT-R 3 core Blitz intercooler

Apexi AVC-D boost controller

Apexi AVC-R boost controller (undecided on the AVC-R or AVC-D so I have both)

Cusco 2 way LSD (locker)

Recaro SR II bucket seats

Kenwood DPX-6020 head unit

Kenwood KACPS30IT amplifier

Rockford Fosgate 6.5 mid bass

Sabelt 4 pt harnesses

Rebic Sub injector controller

HKS T45s turbo/ manifold/ downpipe

HKS Hiper Drag coilovers (can be seen in the running gear forum)

and much much more





The car is being built https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

First off, this is not enough LOL



second, drop me a PM if you want to sell the S5 motor

Quite the list. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/boink.gif

I got my 86 Sport with a bad motor but flawless body (before my freaking mom hit it backing up) for $350 https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683329.gif

camel long time man its randy aka fc3sboy anyways u get that idle down yet, if not its posible its just a simple air leak some place like the lower intake gasket , seen 3 motors now that where s4 nas that did that and idled about the same as urs. anyways hit me up man

car looks good... good deal and best of luck with it.

Give me a few eeks guys, I just needed some preliminary things to check, since i am not used to seeing stock engine bays https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/cool.png I will post up what I find and let the N/A Guru's have a crack at it. I want to do a compression test as well. I arrive in the US on the 28th of Sept, and will be working on it probably by the 30th. Hope to have it up and running for the trip to Dover, but I have the U-Haul tow dolly ready to drag her with me if I need to.