RX-7 ?'s thoughts needs

[madoc05]

Well i have been working on DSm's for 5 years now and I think it is time for a change and it just so happens that I have the chance to pick up a 1979 RX-7 cheap. Would this car be good for a track car it has a rotary motor, but it needs some work like new shocks which i would change anyways and a new exhaust. So I guess my question is, is this a good platform for a track car and how hard is it to work on going from a 2.0L I4 to a rotary engine? Also is there parts I can find and what should my first changes be.

[L-Spec]

Heeeyy... quit copying me! Haha, just playin. I've been autoXing my DSM for a while now, I got fed up with it's understeer (FF) and bulkiness. It's more of a boulevard cruiser in my eyes. It can be a good track car, but that's gonna cost some cash So, for track racing purposes, I bought an RX-7. I didn't know what I was getting myself into, I mean, all the wires scared the crap out of me, but after a friend/mechanic took the engine apart for me, I realised it's not so bad.

The friend that took my engine apart for me also has a late 70's RX-7 (well, actually he sold it and bought an 88 MR2 because he's going to school and he can't handle 17 miles/gallon haha), and he raced it and he did very well. I personally see there is more potential in the RX-7 than a DSM.

An oil change and other basic maintenance should be first priority. As for track events.. racing slicks of course haha, and then suspension and you're good to go. If you check out the FAQ, there'll be a ton of sites you can find parts on, but my favourite would have to be corksport.com

So, I think yes, the RX-7 is a sweet track car, and if you've worked on a DSM (especially turbos), you're more than qualified to work on a rotary haha. Oh! Here's a link to my buddie's RX-7: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/506853

Good luck

[drftk1d]

Originally Posted by L-Spec

Heeeyy... quit copying me! Haha, just playin. I've been autoXing my DSM for a while now, I got fed up with it's understeer (FF) and bulkiness. It's more of a boulevard cruiser in my eyes. It can be a good track car, but that's gonna cost some cash So, for track racing purposes, I bought an RX-7. I didn't know what I was getting myself into, I mean, all the wires scared the crap out of me, but after a friend/mechanic took the engine apart for me, I realised it's not so bad.

The friend that took my engine apart for me also has a late 70's RX-7 (well, actually he sold it and bought an 88 MR2 because he's going to school and he can't handle 17 miles/gallon haha), and he raced it and he did very well. I personally see there is more potential in the RX-7 than a DSM.

An oil change and other basic maintenance should be first priority. As for track events.. racing slicks of course haha, and then suspension and you're good to go. If you check out the FAQ, there'll be a ton of sites you can find parts on, but my favourite would have to be corksport.com

So, I think yes, the RX-7 is a sweet track car, and if you've worked on a DSM (especially turbos), you're more than qualified to work on a rotary haha. Oh! Here's a link to my buddie's RX-7: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/506853

Good luck

that's a pretty good restoration.

[madoc05]

So I went to go look at the car again it hasn't been started since 1992 and I've heard that rotary engines sieze when not started in a while. I tried to start it but couldn't and the clutch had no pressure. Any ideas on how to get it started or to check to make sure the engine is good?

[drftk1d]

you can turn the engine by hand

but it probably siezed from sitting for 14 years
you can try pouring marvel mytery oil or automatic tranmission fluid into the spark plug holes and try to turn it over