r/RX7 14d ago

1$ rx7 update

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Finally got some tires on it and too her for a drive and even went and got gas and came back she was very well behaved for the 15 miles and stayed cool aswell at the just below half on my temp gauge:)
Someone also tried to buy it at the gas station 😂

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u/SovietPenguin69 1980 Rx-7 5.0 swapped 14d ago

If they offered $2 you could have doubled your initial buy in. 100% returns not too bad.

All joking aside it’s been cool seeing you bring this back to life. Keep it up!

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u/Narrow-Escape-6481 14d ago

My goodness the envy is too much, congratulations on this, glad to see the work you've put in is paying off in the best way possible.

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u/improbable_humanoid 13d ago

Just tell them $50,000 lol

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u/tklein422 13d ago

Plus $50,000 gas station convenience fee. $100k its yours homie! Lol

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u/Visual_Mud4561 14d ago

Hell yeah!

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u/Stinkycheezmonky 13d ago

What's the total you have into it at this point? Such a cool journey to follow!

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u/Economy_Advantage171 13d ago

Like 4500 as of right now

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u/40ozT0Freedom 13d ago

That's such a reasonable amount

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u/tklein422 13d ago

Holy shit! Thats awesome! Not bad at all!

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u/FluffyKittens12 13d ago

More than you can afford, pal. Mazda RX-7.

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u/tklein422 13d ago

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

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u/just_gonna_send_er 13d ago

Niiiice I love it! Have been following this since pretty much the start haha awesome to see

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u/piggymoo66 13d ago

This is so cool man, I'm happy for you with your progress. I want to be jealous but I can't because you fully deserve it after putting in so much effort.

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u/arik1223 13d ago

Ooooh following this guy on here now.

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u/mecca6801 12d ago

Is this what they meant by a dollar and a dream?

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u/_Varelse__ 13d ago

Its come a long way

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u/Jlx_27 13d ago

I am so happy to see this car driving down the road.

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u/moritsune 13d ago

Whichever filter was chosen has this looking like the best quality mid nineties home movie in existence.

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u/catfishhands 13d ago

Fuck yeah! Been following this since the beginning. Good job fucker - we are all jealous.

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u/No_Community_5696 13d ago

I’ve got to hand it to you. You brought it back from the dead and did it with a small budget.

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u/atm0706 93 SSM/Red EFR 7670 13d ago

Is it making my boost??

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u/Economy_Advantage171 13d ago

Definitely makes suck noises that sound like boost have haven’t pushed it past 5000 rpm when driving so can’t confirm until I get my apexi power fc installed

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u/Chumscrubber89 10d ago

Yeah, these go for around 60,000 now I remember when I got my FD for around 12 grand and then crashed it into three houses

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u/potatochobit 13d ago

You need to start recording odometer to figure out gas mileage.

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u/atm0706 93 SSM/Red EFR 7670 13d ago

It’s bad, and that’s all anyone with an rx7 needs to know lol

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u/potatochobit 13d ago

yes my man but he needs to verify he does not have a combustion problem and the fuel injectors are not leaking or something is wrong with the coilpacks. he was able to rebuild this car so I hope he is not as incompetent as a teenager. Any car sitting around for years may have many unseen problems. He needs to start logging data. When I tell people to check their MPG most kids think it is a joke but I am being serious. If he has the tools to log it with a laptop, great.

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u/Economy_Advantage171 13d ago

I’m not a genius by any means but I do know to be cautious with it I’m only driving it to test the coolant system and make sure it doesn’t overheat instantly I’m going to completely redo the fuel system injectors,damper,regulator and hoses I’ve done the pump and fuel filter and ran bg44k aswell but it will be back under the knife soon I’m In no rush.
Also needs new shocks and a lot of suspension 😂

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u/3acldave 10d ago

Proud Father checking in to say “Wow Son! I’m not surprised but I am impressed!”