Heres the deal, i have an 87 tII, as you can tell....I bought it wrecked, now i can either fix it or buy a n/a for 500 bucks with blown motor and do a motor swap... is the swap worse than fixing the old rx7 and getting it inspected and having the value dropped cuz its salvaged...or is it pretty straight forward?

If the NA is in good shape the swap might be the best option. If it is the one that is "under a tree" then maybe you should reconsider. If the car will be street driven, I'd go with the one which can be registered and insured. A few on my freinds have been through the nightmare of trying to get an "R" titled car back on the road.

No, this isnt the one under a tree, its in perfect condition. What all is involved besides the obvious wiring harness and such?

well since you have 2 complete cars its really easy, you just swap everything



mike

is it insurance fraud to do this swap? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...>/blackeye.gif cuz i didn' think about that before i started :redface: but then again im not gonna tell them its got all this other **** in it either.

Doesnt matter for liability

its only fraud if you swap vin numbers, that being said its still an na rx7 to your insurance company, so in the even of an accident thats all they will pay you for



mike

yeah well that ain't **** anyways. Beside i wil goto jail for life for murdering the person who hits my ride.

do the swap if both cars are complete. hell of a sleeper

Actually, I work for State Farm, so I can tell you what we do... If you are going to do a legal swap, just keep all your invoices and take lots of pics of the new engine out and in the car. You will never get full value of the swap, just depreciated value. Or if you do a legal swap and get it CARB and BAR certified first, you can take it to an automotive appraiser and have an "Agreed Value" policy, which will insure it for the full agreed amount based on sum of parts or appraisal. Or very lastly you can insure it through a specialty company that deals with kit cars, and insure it as one, that way you can also set a replacement value and pay premium based on that figure. :bigthumg:

hey louis thats my line :bigthumg:

so then my insurance gets jacked up as soon as they know i got 10k in go fast goodies.....right.......

Your car isnt fully insured so just dont worry about it. Liability remains the same.

If someone else hits your car and totals it your only going to get book value for the original car.

exactly, i only worry about other ppl hitting me, i will never hit someone in my FC. no way no how, im not stupid and im too scared to have anything happen to it. Im very cautious. don't drive in the winter or in rain/storms.

Thats all well and good guys but whats involved in the swap? just change motors and wiring harness?

It all depends on the sawp. Na to na or na to turbo. If its na to na then you're correct and if its the same series engine the original harness can be used.

edit: just read the original post if youre doing na to turbo youll have to swap the TII rearend, driveshaft,and tranny and of course the engine. Youll also have to use its wiring harness or go to a stand alone(alot easier but cost a little)

No, im putting my turbo motor from an 87 into a 92 n/a

yeah sorry about that im a little off today https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/dunno.gif

How would i go to a stand alone?

how? or do you mean where can i get one? All thats involved is yanking the old computer and wiring harness, putting in the new one and rewiring the engine and sensors. rx7trix most likely carries standalones. U could browse the ECU discussions forum.