'86 RX-7 for $850 nmna in Detroit area MI

In reply to silverBlitz:

Quite a bit of mis-information there...

grafmiata wrote: In reply to silverBlitz: Quite a bit of mis-information there...

That's an understatement.

silverBlitz wrote: Check compression before anything else. A rotary engine is expensive to replace and basically non-rebuildable. I had a '86 RX7 and ran it for year before donating the shell to a friend. '86 RX7's came with an aluminum hood so it's the one to have. LSD's were not available for the NA diff until '90 when it came on the GTU edition (very rare). The smaller brakes are not an issue at all. Overall it's a fun car on track but keeping it cool is the biggest problem.

Wut?

Pretty much all of this is untrue.

You can get LSD's in teh NA diff. I know GXL's (S4 and S5) and GTU (the S4 cars) the GTUs (S5 cars) had them.

I think some of the sports had them as well.

The aluminum hood thing seems to be a crap shoot. One of my GXL had one and the other didn't. I think all convertibles had aluminum hoods. It was not 1986 specific.

Rotarys are not too difficult to rebuild. In fact, there are youtube videos out there to show you how. This board has alot of resources as well.

Never had an issue with keeping the rotary cool as long as the airflow is properly managed. (I endurance race an 1987 GXL with stock cooling system).

Hopefully that clears some things up.

Before all the rotary-knowledgeable people give their $.02, I want to say welcome to the board.

With that being said, the information you have given is very much incorrect.

The Mazda Rotary is one of the easiest engines I have ever rebuilt. It's not as easy as say a Chevy small block, but it's definitely not hard. However, yes they are expensive to rebuild, but the costs can be kept down if one does it on their own. What makes it expensive is the rebuild kits. 12A engine kits are much more expensive than 13B kits. Or at least they used to be.

The aluminum hoods came on only the Convertibles and the GTUs model (it had the same stuff as the Turbo II, but was NA). There has always been hood swapping with convertibles.

LSDs were introduced in '88 on the GXL and GTU model, which was an NA 13B.

Cooling issues are generally a 3rd Gen issue an is usually fixed with a better flowing radiator. Yeah it can be more expensive, but it's a good investment.

It was an automatic. I feel vaguely cheated And it does have 5 lug wheels

Did you see it, or just talk to the guy? Sunroof? Condition?

It has a sunroof. Interior is in really good shape. Paint is somewhat faded but only to the point where it's not super shiny. No body rust. Underside isn't perfect but isn't awful either. Sounds like the brake issue is maybe due to rusted lines not the master cylinder like the ad said. He said it hasn't run since before he's had it. I have his # if you want it.

BlueInGreen44 wrote: It was an automatic. I feel vaguely cheated And it does have 5 lug wheels

ugh I would too. Thanks for looking, now most of us can rest easy.

It is like the pic he posted isnt even for the same car.

If you look at the wheels in the pic, It HAS 4 bolt wheels on it. (bolt hole in middle of 5 spoke and one in middle of "valley" between the spokes) He even says it is a manual in the pic.

P.S. GTU and GTUs are NOT just NA versions of the turbos. They have an entirely different drivetrain than the Turbos.

The GTU (S4) and GTUs (S5) are basically sport models.

The LSD was available before 88. I have had 5 (S4) Rx7s that were all 86 or 87s. They all had LSD (mostly GXL) and 1 sport.

wvumtnbkr wrote: It is like the pic he posted isnt even for the same car.

My thoughts exactly.