hey guys, i was trying to sell my car last fall with no luck (wrong time of year), so i figured i’d post it up again since we’re coming into summer.
car is a 1987 Mazda RX-7 FC3S TII. i bought it for $4000 in March 2006 with 187,XXXkm on it, body now has 193,XXX on it. immediatley after buying it i replaced the clutch and all the brakes with brand new OEM parts, new brake master and some new lines, new clutch master. passed safety in march 2006, and is e-test exempt.
the car is currently at my parent’s place in Caledon. in early June 2006 the original engine let go of an oil seal. i purchased a 1989 S5 J-Spec 13B-turbo engine from Joe at RPM Performance and put it in. removed OMP, rat’s nest, A/C, some other emissions junk, and also blocked off or removed a few un-needed items. engine has aftermarket BOV and a cone intake. S5 keg and internals, S5 turbo, S4 injectors and rails, S4 intake manifolds, S5 alternator with dual underdrive pulley, S4 power steering pump, stock S4 top-mount intercooler. the engine only has 40,000k on it.
here’s where the car stands right now. swap is complete. engine has spark, has fuel, and has combustion, but will not start. i’m pretty sure it’s something as simple as a mis-matched MAFS, but i ran out of money last fall before i could diagnose it further, and i would have had to put it away anyways.
here’s some other details:
-new paint 2 years ago. dark blue with slight metallic flake. some chips in the bumper, small chunk of paint missing on trailing edge of driver side fender where the door caught it. trim and hatch were painted too.
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surface rust starting to bubble around rear wheel wells. hardly noticeable, NOT through yet, and very easily fixable. rest of the car is rust free.
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does not have a TII hood for some reason. previous owner swapped it out for an N/A steel hood.
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on stock 16" S4 TII wheels with Bridgestone Insignia tires, still lots of tread left, very nice tires.
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working power sunroof, power mirrors, power windows (passenger switch is broken).
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5-speed.
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stock Tokico blue shocks.
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aftermarket exhaust. looks like 2’ piping back, only one cat (instead of stock 2), into nasty muffler with 4" tip. muffler came with the car, looks gross but actually sounds pretty good.
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car has base model seats instead of the TII items, but my buddy has a set that i could buy off him and include with the sale.
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interior in pretty good shape. 2 broken vents, crack in the idiot cluster surround, wiper switch only works in one setting (all of which are trademark FC problems). comes with a leather rear seat from a GXL. some panels are currently removed but i can put them back in before the sale.
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boost gauge and A/F gauge on a-pillar. boost gauge isn’t wired in yet but there’s a stock one in the cluster anyways.
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brand new Sony X-Plod speakers in the back, front ones don’t work and i haven’t looked into them yet.
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car currently has a really nice Pioneer MP3/CD head-unit in it right now, i can include it in the sale for a bit extra.
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removed FTP lenses from bumper.
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S5 tail-lights.
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H4 bulbs
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no-name front strut bar.
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bottom part of front bumper is cracked in one spot from where i hit a racoon. it’s being held up to the tow hook with a zip-tie and isn’t very noticeable.
i can provide pics at anyone’s request. my asking price would be somewhere around $4000 as is. $4000 for car +$2000 for clutch and brakes + $1200 for engine + incidentals = approx. $7400 i’ve spent. so i think my asking price is reasonable. in my honest opinion it wouldn’t take more than a few hundred bucks to get this car on the road, IF that. i was going to send it to Joe @ RPM Performance soon and get him to just get it running for me, since i now have the money but not the time or space. but as much as i love it, i’m kinda losing interest in the project and it’s becoming a pain in the ass. i’d much rather have something reliable. i’d be interested in trades as well, 240’s, AE86’s, clean non-fucked-with FC’s, MkIII Supra’s.
feel free to PM me or e-mail me at driftRPS13@!hotmail.com (remove the ! obviousley)
thanks
-Brian
